Three-three-seven canyon two
readx;? This night was undoubtedly a very difficult night for everyone. They hid in the canyon www.biquge.info avoided the cold wind, but they couldn't avoid the falling snowflakes. On this moonless night, Ian held his torch high and failed to find a suitable place to rest.
"Can't go any further. Harry shouted, "The teacher is no longer good. ”
Colby was not very good at it, and he needed more rest when he was recovering from a serious illness, but he was forced to walk all day. His face was already very bad, his eyelashes were covered with a thin layer of frost, his lips were purple from the cold, and his eyes were a little erratic.
Ian also knew that he couldn't go anymore and had to stop. They had to stop and spend the night in this ankle-heavy canyon.
"Can you make a fire?" asked Ian.
Dennis shook his head: "It's a little hard, there is no shelter, the snow in the sky will extinguish the flames." ”
As soon as Dennis's words fell, the torch in Ian's hand was extinguished with a "poof". Their faces turned ugly, for this was their penultimate torch, and each of them had carried a torch with them before they set out, and one torch could provide about a quarter of an hour's light. It wasn't a very long time, so they barely used their torches at night, but even then, the torches were depleted.
Although Colby said that after passing through this canyon, it is very likely that you will reach the territory of the elves. Leaving aside the truth of this legend, even if it is, then who knows how long this canyon will be? How long will it take them to get out of this canyon? They only have one torch left now, which means that if something unexpected happens at night, they will be very passive.
In the absence of a light source, no matter how powerful a hunter is, he is like a headless fly.
In addition to the light source, they have an even bigger problem, which is that the food is running out. The dry food they brought in had been eaten more than ten days ago, and during the time they followed the mammoths, they had been eating wild fruits, occasionally eating one or two wild birds and hares. But not anymore, the wild birds have flown to the warm south, and the hares don't know which cave to hibernate in.
Now there are only a few wild fruits left on their bodies.
"I kind of understand what Nicole said before. ”
Before the break, Ian said to Dennis, "Nicole said that the three hunters we saw before were most likely starved to death, I didn't believe it at the time, but now I believe it." ”
Dennis was silent for a while, then said softly, "We don't even have a chance to turn back now, and if we can't find the elves, we won't be able to go back at all." You are right to starve to death in this forest, and I believe that the three hunters were starved to death. ”
Ian and Dennis' words weren't heard by anyone else. They found a better location in the canyon, but only relative to other places. There is a raised rock above here, which blocks most of the falling snow, allowing them to start a fire under the rock.
Nicole took out a fruit from her backpack, took a small bite, and leaned against the rock with her eyes closed, her beautiful face could not hide her exhaustion. It's the same with Quintina, and at times like these, the two women in the team are particularly pitiful. After talking to Ian, Dennis walked up to Nicole, and didn't know what to say to Nicole, Nicole opened her eyes and looked at him, then rested her head on Dennis's shoulder.
Ian looked a little sour, and he missed the Messiah even more.
As for the others, Green still hasn't been able to transform into his brother's personality. The exhausted brother fell asleep by the campfire, Colby leaned against the rocks, and Harry wiped his face with a towel. Everyone has something to do, but Ian seems to be idle.
Although he was also tired, he didn't want to rest. So he glanced at the firewood around the campfire, then stood up and said to Dennis, "I'll go collect firewood." ”
It's been a difficult journey, never before. Before they met Nathan, the Wind King, all of them were exhausted. Ian walked alone under the canyon, picking up branches that had been blown off from the canyon. These branches have been soaked with snow and cannot be used without fire.
In the huge canyon, Ian was alone, alone on a moonless night, picking up firewood. When he raised his head by chance, subconsciously looked back, and saw the faint light of the fire, he suddenly felt lonely. The taste of loneliness spread from the bottom of his heart and swept through every corner of his body.
He suddenly remembered what a fisherman had said to him when he was in the port of Sophia.
"Actually, the sea is lonely. ”
At this moment, another voice appeared in his heart, and that voice was very familiar, he was saying:
"You too. ”
By the time Ian walked back to camp with firewood, almost everyone was asleep. Nicole ducked into Dennis's arms, squinting and sleeping like a kitten. Harry and Colby, a pair of teachers and students, huddled in a corner, like down-and-out beggars. Green fell down by the campfire alone and fell asleep.
In addition to Ian, there was one person who was not asleep.
"Sleep, I'll keep vigil. Ian sat down next to Quintina, holding the firewood, and baked it by the campfire.
Quintina shook her head, her long dark red hair giving the texture of a fine wine in the firelight.
"Why don't you sleep?"
Quintina spat out only one word: "Cold." ”
Cold, indeed cold. They had only taken their autumn clothes with them before they left, and they had guessed that winter would come, but they didn't expect it to come so soon, before they could find the elves, and it was so menacing that it took almost a day to freeze the entire Armanic forest.
The bone-chilling chill came from all directions, and the heat emitted by the bonfire alone was obviously not enough to keep out the cold. If it weren't for the cold, Nicole and Dennis, Harry and Colby wouldn't have snuggled together.
Ian tossed a dried branch into the campfire, and with a "poof" the flame flew a little higher. At this point, Ian took off his coat and hugged Quintina, who was huddled in a corner shivering, into his arms.
Quintina froze.
"Don't overthink it. Ian said tiredly, "Go to sleep, you'll die if you keep freezing." ”
Quintina held out and pointed at Green, "What about him?"
"Oh, he's thick-skinned, it's okay. Ian sniffed the scent that came from Quintina's red hair and pretended to be indifferent, "You're different. ”
Quintina smiled softly, didn't say anything more, leaned into Ian's arms, and closed her eyes. Ian picked up the garment and gently placed it over Quintina's body.
"It's going to get through. Ian noticed the tears in the corners of Quintina's eyes and whispered, "He'll bless you." ”
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