The moon at the end of midsummer is like a cold silver hook, hanging in the night sky where there are no stars and emitting a chilling light, and the forest at night seems to be completely shrouded by the power of darkness.

In this dark forest, the bonfire in the center of the small camp became the only light source to illuminate the darkness nearby, and the flames in the sky kept spitting fire, and even the surrounding fence walls were tied with torches, reflecting the whole camp in a light.

Even so, the guards standing at the edge of the fence still looked at the dark forest with trepidation, tightened their spears and shields in their hands, and twitched their throats with pale faces, as if some monster would burst out of it at any moment.

A tempting scent wafted from the camp, and the guards, who had just been bloodless, were immediately drawn in, staring at the scented soup pot wafting from the campfire, and swallowing their saliva - they had not eaten anything for almost a day after a tired journey, and the smell of this scent was a torture.

In order to keep the soldiers fighting, Mrs. Angelica took almost most of the food left in the convoy, boiling bacon, oats, and diced onions in hot soup pots, the brown bread on the campfire was browned, and barrels of pear wine, a specialty of Fort Hague, were removed from the wagons and filled with everyone's cups.

Seeing that the brothers and servants in the camp were happily enjoying their meals, the hungry guards could only sigh and turn their eyes back to the dark forest outside the camp, and complained to the Radiant Cross about their bad luck.

"Come and eat it while it's hot, we'll have to wait all night." A brisk and gentle voice sounded from behind him, and the curious guard turned his head, and immediately saw the black bread and broth in his hands!

Radiant Cross, you old man really take care of me! The guard, who was almost crying with excitement, hurriedly snatched the soup bowl and bread and took a big sip first. The hot salty broth flowed down the esophagus into the stomach, as if the whole body was warm, and he munched on the onions and pieces of meat in his mouth, and pursed his lips with great happiness, and then he remembered to look up and see who the person was.

"Young Master Allen?!" The guard was so frightened that he almost squirted out the soup he had just eaten, and knelt on the ground with shaking legs: "I'm sorry I didn't know it was you......"

"It's nothing, please keep on guard. Alan smiled softly, turned away with his hands behind his back, went to fill another bowl of hot soup, grabbed a few pieces of bread, and walked towards the guards standing guard on the other side.

"May the Radiant Cross bless you forever, benevolent and kind Master Allen!" I don't know which guard shouted first, and then many people shouted: "Long live the black bottom shield spear flag, long live Alan Kwyn!"

"May the Radiant Cross bless. The busy Alan smiled and wiped the sweat from her forehead, and responded to the guards who were gulping down food, which made the little maid who had been following her feel a lot of distress.

"Let's go back and get some rest, you've been tired from the day. The little maid blocked Allen, who still wanted to continue patrolling the camp, and couldn't help but look at her with concern: "Leave the rest to others, okay?"

"They're going to have someone die tonight, to protect me. Alan shook his head and smiled indifferently: "And how much can I do for them, maybe that's all, it's not enough at all, isn't it?"

"But they are all your servants and vassals, and it is their duty to protect you. The little maid smiled and held Allen's hands, blushing a little shyly: "Just like people serve you, this is what we should do." ”

"Yes, but that doesn't mean I should just sit there and enjoy this qiē. Alan slowly broke free of the little maid's hand, stood up again and looked at the attendant sitting by a bonfire in the distance as if he was thinking, his hands trembled slightly: "I'm sorry to run out alone this time, but I don't regret it at all." ”

"I was protected by others on that stormy night, but I was also protected by others - and I'm glad that I was used as a replacement for Brother Saila to survive until now. Alan smiled very happily, the kind of happiness from the bottom of his heart: "At least when danger comes, I can pick up a sword to protect myself like others, and I can also let the people who protect me feel at ease and fight boldly without worries." ”

"Hats off to you, benevolent young master. A steady step suddenly stopped in front of Allen, and he bent down with a slightly admiring voice: "You must be that Sir Alan Kwyn, right?"

"Hey...... You are Sir Leonardo Cambrai?!" The slightly startled girl nodded subconsciously: "You know me?"

"Your father, Viscount Otto Kwyn, is an old acquaintance of mine. The Knight of the Sacred Tree smiled, "You are right, whether we are knights or nobles, we should all wield our swords to protect others, not just our vassals and servants to protect us - old Otto must be proud of this, the tiger father has no dog." ”

"Perhaps. For a moment, Alan really wished that the reality was the same as the Sacred Tree Knight said, but unfortunately the cruelty of reality could only make her smile reluctantly, and it was kind of a response to the other party's words. He glanced at Edward, who was still sitting by the campfire, seemingly looking at something, and then turned away.

Ring of the Knights of the Sacred Tree - A ring made of sterling silver, set with a coin-shaped sapphire engraved with the coat of arms of the Knights of the Sacred Tree. By the light of the fire, Edward carefully looked at this treasure that looked quite extravagant and valuable, as if it had some special magical power.

"To get an identical one, you have to become a Sacred Tree Knight. Leonardo Cambrai sat in the seat directly across from him: "Edward Witwood, am I not mistaken?"

"My only brother, Tornier, sent a letter from the Knights of the Sacred Tree two months ago, mentioning that he had found his squire, a taciturn, honest young man. Leonardo snorted, "It seems that he is only half right—it is not just honest enough to kill a dozen ghouls and kill a wizard's squire." ”

"I'm sorry that I survived as an acolyte and failed to protect my master—I know how derelict it is. Edward carefully considered what he should say, and handed the ring in his hand to Leonardo: "This is the only relic I can still find, I was originally going to return it at the headquarters of the Knights of the Holy Tree, since you ......"

"No, you better stay at the Knights' headquarters and return it, I don't think anyone is more qualified than you. Leonardo patted him on the shoulder, and it could be seen that the expression on his face was still a little lonely: "If this is the will of the Radiant Cross, then we should not disobey it!"

"I've heard something about you from that Sir Rollas, to be honest...... Unbelievable. Leonardo shook his head: "So I'd rather believe that you have avenged Tornier, at least that will make me feel better!"

Edward nodded silently, the Sir Leonardo seemed to be even better at talking than he thought, and he was a little relieved - at least for the time being, he didn't want to disgust a clearly senior Tree Knight.

At least for now...... Edward, who sighed softly, stood up from the campfire, perhaps intuitively or really heard it - in the dark forest, there was a constant sound of grinding teeth, a rough and hoarse roar, and a pair of eyes hiding behind the dense forest, with greed and **.

"Looks like you're starting to notice something. Leonardo's face showed a slightly surprised smile: "Good observation, I'm beginning to believe a little, you alone defeated that wizard." ”

"They don't seem to be planning to sneak up on us. Edward looked at the Sacred Tree Knight in front of him with a bit of inquiry, "Why?"

"Sneak up on us?hehehe...... Don't think of these bloodthirsty monsters for hyenas in the wilderness. Leonardo smiled: "They won't sneak up on us, they'll just swarm and eat us all alive!"

"So, what kind of monster is that?!" The guard who was sitting behind the fence and was drinking soup suddenly shouted as if he had lost his heart and went crazy, staring at his eyes and crying in his voice, and even the soup bowl in his hand fell to the ground, picked up his spear, and aimed at the outside of the fence house tremblingly: "No, no, no, you are not allowed to come!

"Don't scare yourself out there. Sir Rollas walked over and tugged at his collar, staring at the guard's face with fierce eyes: "What do you see?!"

"Red, red-eyed!good, so many pairs of red-eyed ......" The guard's face was even more ugly than crying, and his teeth were chattering: "All staring...... Stare at me!"

The atmosphere of solemnity and fear spread like a plague throughout the camp in an instant...... The people, who had been noisy and noisy, instantly became as silent as death, and they all looked out of the camp in unison, and could only hear the crackling sound of firewood in the flames.

Also, the roar in the dark forest grew clearer and clearer.

"It is always said that the blood wolves are the most daring and feared monsters in the world, because they always wait until the whole pack of wolves has gathered before they dare to attack their prey. Leonardo said to Edward with a somewhat sarcastic smile: "This statement is simply stupid!"

"Or to put it another way, if ghouls are considered to be the most loyal doglegs, then the blood wolves are an army - they will never attack without the orders of their leader, even if they are hungry!"

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