A chill slid like a cold snake sliding across Ivan's chest. He glanced at the wolf out of the corner of his eye, only to find that the wolf was staring at him with blazing eyes.

"There is also a statue of Wendy in Lockevonde's workshop. The little wolf's words seemed to be said to Ivan alone, "Wendy looks cute, doesn't you? I think you look cute." ”

Ivan raised his head suddenly, and the girl said "cute" in such a natural tone, which made him feel ...... It's a little embarrassing. However, what is even more confusing is that a flush actually floated on Aisha's face

"That's because Ivan is my little brother!" she shouted at the little wolf as if she was angry, but her voice was not confident, "That, little wolf...... You know Monsieur Lockonde well, and he hasn't told you...... Wendy's business?"

"No, he only told me that the woman's name was Wendy. The little wolf shook his head, "It seems to be an interesting story, I should ask him about it." ”

"......," Ivan glared at the man who had been talking about his mother in an understated tone, "not an interesting story. He said with a slight dissatisfaction.

"What kind of story is that?" the little wolf became more interested, and even stopped. She stood in the middle of the railroad and looked at her posture, as if Ivan would not continue to lead the way until she had explained it clearly.

"What. Ivan frowned

"Well, Wendy has been to Aurora Ridge before, right?" Aisha's eyes sparkled. Ivan realized that all the people around him were looking at him, consciously or unconsciously, and everyone stopped.

"Uh, uh...... yes, yes. ”

A strange sense of weakness came up inexplicably, looking at the excited appearance of Aisha and the little wolf, and seeing the two hunters quietly biting their ears, Ivan only felt that a certain insistence in his heart was defeated by these curious people.

Ah, forget it.

He didn't really remember the story Wendy had told. In the past, he lied to Asha that he couldn't remember what happened when he was a child, but in fact, it was just to comfort Ash. He didn't want to reminisce about the past. Thinking back to the people who are long gone, the beauty that has long been lost...... It's going to be very uncomfortable.

"She's been to Aurora Ridge before, with John. Ivan looked at Isha and muttered in a low voice, "They encountered hordes of monsters, John was injured, and it was Lockevon who saved him......

......

At this time, the Nome craftsman Lockvonde was about to go crazy!

Lockevon clutched the brim of his fur hat with both hands and paced up and down the dining room. The other Nome craftsmen who remained in the dining room stared at him dumbfoundedly.

"The little wolf hasn't come back yet?"

He growled in annoyance at a chubby, yellow-hated Noam.

"Not yet, not yet," Noam swallowed and foamed at the mouth, "she, she'll definitely be back, with her pack of wolves, no, it's going to be fine......"

"It's going to be okay? It's going to be okay, why haven't they come back yet?"

Lockevon is annoyed right now. He thought, he just lost his temper, and that dead kid ran out of nowhere? Damn! Now is not the time to run out, he thought!

Kritz has ordered to kill all humans who enter the Aurora Mountains, and if they are caught by Kritz's men, they will die! Lockvon dislikes humans like the other Noems, but to be honest, he doesn't want those humans to die!

That kid was Wendy's child, and he looked so much like Wendy...... Lockevon thought bitterly. Let's hope that kid isn't stupid enough to actually go to Kritz.

Lockevon still vaguely remembered what he had said. He was so angry that he thought of what King Kriz had done, and the little wolf, the silly girl, immediately shouted that he was going to kill Krize. Lockeonde, though he was only a craftsman, didn't want to hide in this snake cave for the rest of his life, and he really wished that someone could kill that bastard for him!

But he said that anyway. Some say that the fire in the workshop gave Lockevon a fiery temper, and perhaps it was the case that he could not control his mouth when he was angry. God forbid, what if those humans did go to Castle Selfindi? Although a voice in his heart kept reassuring him, the humans didn't know how to get to Fort Selfendi, but another cold voice rang like a bell.

And the wolf cub is there.

The little wolf knows how to get to Selfendi Castle! Lockevon crossed his fingers in agony, pacing from one end of the dining room to the other, and from one end to the other. When he heard from the two humans who had been left behind that their companion had gone out, the little wolf immediately said that he was going out to find them. If you think about it, does the little wolf really mean to bring them back?

The wolf cub is still nowhere to be seen. Lockevon couldn't help but panic.

Lockevon really didn't want to see Wendy's child.

Thoughts are tormenting things, especially thoughts that never get a response. Lockevon still remembers Wendy assuring him that she would write to him later, but the Aurora Ridges are so remote that even the birds won't send letters here. Maybe one day Wendy will come back, maybe not much, but maybe one day Wendy will be bored and will think of him.

Twenty-one years may not be much to an old Noem, but it is enough to change the face of a human being. The first thing that came to Lockeonde's mind at first sight was Wendy's gentle face. But he quickly reacted.

Wendy couldn't be so young, this kid was even younger than the one he had ever met!

This kid brought the news that saddened him the most. When he knew he would never see Wendy again, the bitter waters of remorse flooded him like a sea. I knew it would be like this...... Even if he wants to go to human territory, he should go to see Wendy! Wendy is his only human friend, and Wendy is the one who changes him......

The time outside the snow-capped mountains went in such a hurry, and a separation turned into a farewell.

One day in the winter of 1898, it was snowing heavily near the Iron Fort in the northwest.

At that time, Lockevonde did not have an apprentice under him. It's not that he's not good at crafting, it's that he simply doesn't trust young Noem who want to learn the craft, and he doesn't want to pass it on to others. He was known as the first craftsman of Selfendiburg, and he was very arrogant and unpopular.

That day he heard that the Pathfinders had discovered an ancient dragon's lair. A long time ago, the Aurora Mountains were one of the habitats of the dragons, and the ancient dragons left many treasures in this snow-capped mountain. As the first craftsman, Lockefonte would never miss out on the precious materials that might be found in the dragon's lair, and if he was lucky, he might be able to get his hands on the keel. Lockevon had an almost obsessive attachment to these materials.

With the intention of buying as many precious materials as possible, Lockephonde rushed to the Iron Castle early in the morning by rail car. The Pathfinders live in the Iron Castle. The Pathfinders are a group of very brave Nomes who make their way through the mountains, telling the Sù people where they can build towns and where they are suitable to dig holes and tunnels.

However, when he arrived at the Iron Castle, he was surprised to find that someone had arrived before him. A human woman stood outside the oak door of the Iron Castle, wearing a gray sè travel cloak, looking up at the castle's window.