Chapter 10: A Painful Journey

Atet had secretly ridden the maroon valley horse in the stables of Wink Castle before, but it was a fairly docile mare.

The valley horses from the Shire kingdom's White Rock Valley do not have the excellent sprinting power of the famous Usenema, nor are they as endurance as the highland horses produced in the Lazer kingdom, but they have the advantage of being tame and obedient, and their coat color is also very petite and beautiful, which is favored by noble ladies and ladies from all over the continent, and the maroon mare is also the mount that the lord occasionally rides on outings due to his interest.

But the grumpy black plateau horse in the stable was the ultimate goal he had always wanted to secretly ride on, but unfortunately he never dared to try, on the one hand, because it was Lord Wink's heart, and he was afraid of being whipped on the ass after being caught by the Lord, but in fact, the main reason was that he was afraid of the tall horse that grinned at him at every turn.

Lying on the back of a wolf running at a rapid pace is much more bumpy than riding on the back of a valley horse that can only walk with its head raised and slow and slow with its head held high. Moreover, these giant wolves, even in the open wilderness with high clouds and clouds, even when they were running quickly against the cold wind, the special smell formed by the mixture of sweat acid and their own unique fishy smell as carnivorous beasts enveloped their bodies, and it still made Ite's head swell, coupled with the violent jolting, and after a while, he couldn't help but vomit. The acid water vomited from the empty stomach dripped down the rope in the mouth to the ground, and the whole person began to become in a trance, vaguely, judging by the direction of the rising sun in the sky, they had been running towards the depths of the grassland.

The giant wolf is a well-known animal for its endurance and is good at running long distances. From the place where the sun rose in the morning, the procession began to run without stopping, until at dusk, in the distance, a small tribal silhouette appeared in sight, and the giant wolves wheezing in their throats slowed down slightly, and under the guidance of the leader of the team riding the pure black giant wolf, they ran towards the place where the smoke rose.

It was a small tribal stronghold, dozens of dilapidated tents scattered haphazardly around a small lake that had almost dried up, and the tents made of animal skins that had been weathered by the wind and sun for a long time were covered with patches of large and small sizes. On a tall wooden pole, a long string of ritual knots sewn together by the tail of an unknown beast fluttered in the wind, looking desolate in the afterglow of the dim setting sun.

Several werewolves dressed in tattered animal skins, with more than a dozen giant wolves with dim fur, and dozens of kobolds with thin bodies, had already been waiting outside the tent, and when they saw the arrival of the team from a distance, they hurriedly rushed to meet them.

The leader of the party and the werewolf knights were greeted into the tents, but a large number of wolves and kobold servants, along with all the human captives, were led to camp by the small lake and rest.

The grass in the Sunset Grassland is soft sandy soil, which is difficult to store rainwater, and it is impossible to dig wells in this soil, because the soft soil is very easy to collapse, so this nomadic race is always chasing aquatic plants and constantly migrating, and usually camps near water sources.

The kobolds in the tribe brought large pieces of smoked meat and dried cassava, and brought large vats of clear lake water from the nearby lake, and the kobolds in the team first carefully fed the giant wolves lying on the ground gasping for breath, and then they also ate their own mouthfuls, and finally walked to the human captives who were thrown on the ground and were still tied with their hands tied behind their backs, and untied the tight ropes one by one, and threw away some leftover dried meat and unfinished water.

After a whole day of tossing and vomiting, Ete curled up on the ground, and there were bursts of spasmodic throbbing pain in his lower abdomen, so that he barely had any strength to support his body anymore, and could only curl up in pain.

A strong arm gently lifted him up, helped him to recline in his arms, and a slightly tired and hoarse but warm voice sounded softly in his ears: "Hey, little one, are you okay?

Trying to raise his head, a pair of sky blue eyes full of concern in his blurred vision were extremely clear in front of him, and the warm color was like the fresh and bright color in the sky after the rain.

"Hmm...... I...... I'm fine......"

The stubbornness and pride hidden in the young man's heart suddenly burst out, and Ete tried his best to endure the intense pain and discomfort in his body, and struggled to sit up straight.

"I ...... I'm just a little dizzy...... It's all to blame for the big brown-haired dogs on their backs......"

Iter struggled to explain that he didn't want others to see his weakness and think that he was a cowardly child who couldn't stand the storm.

"Oh, yes, I see. ”

The young man with sky-blue eyes smiled and rubbed Ate's messy short hair, blinked a little mischievously, and whispered to Ite: "Although dizzy, I suggest that you better eat something, otherwise you won't have the strength to endure such bumps again." ”

Looking at the face full of warmth, Ete couldn't help but feel a wave of warmth in her heart, answered softly, and reached out to take a piece of dry and hard jerky handed by the other party.

"Hey, I've heard of seasickness, and I've seen bloodsickness, but this is the first time I've heard of a faint wolf, it's weird......"

A voice full of ridicule sounded suddenly, so that Eter, who was lowering his head and devouring the dry hard meat hard, almost accidentally bit off his tongue, and suddenly panicked, and suddenly choked on the food in his mouth.

"Ahem......"

Eter, who was almost choked to death, threw away the jerky in his hand, covered his neck with both hands and coughed loudly, coughing straight to tears, and half-knealed to the ground.

"Hey, little Safant, shut up, you see the little one scared, I told you not to play tricks on people when they were eating, but you just didn't listen. ”

While helping Ete pat his back vigorously, the blue-eyed young man kept complaining about the person who spoke.

"Yike...... Don't blame me, Captain Alex...... I'm just talking about a strange phenomenon that has just been discovered......"

Little Safant, who was reproached, pretended to exaggerate, but his voice became quieter and quieter.

Although the human captives around them were still immersed in fear and unwillingness, they still couldn't help but laugh in a friendly whisper when they saw such a scene, which made Ete's face flush with shyness, and he wanted to dig a hole in the ground and get into it.

"Okay, okay, let's all shut up, hey, little guy, don't bother with this mouthy guy, he's little Safend, such a joker, and he doesn't mean anything. ”

Alex, known as the captain, explained to Ite, gently helping him up.

Little Safent is a handsome young man, with a strong body and a well-proportioned body that makes Itet deeply jealous, of course, if it were not for the handsome face still rippling with a cheap smile, and the left shoulder, which has been bandaged indiscriminately, but still oozing blood, just in terms of appearance, it can be regarded as a young talent who can barely be regarded as dignified.

"Huhu, I'm Little Safente, little Safendt-Trick from the Trick family in White Rock City, and the deputy captain of the Seventh Squad of the Third Cavalry Brigade under the Silver Fir Legion. ”

Little Safent blinked and introduced himself to Ite.