Chapter 24: Inquiry
They walked past the camp's schoolyards, granaries, and pools, and when they came to Rod's tent, the white bear Usok was returning from hunting, dropping the food in his mouth, and looking at the two men behind him with a fierce expression.
Ursok growled, his blood-red eyes staring at Vlatania and his brother Essos, who were getting closer. And Rhodes made a quiet gesture, he hoped that his friend would be steady and not rashly move, the reason why there were vampires around Cohen must have a reason for his existence, maybe Cohen was aware, maybe he didn't know, in short, this matter is not as simple as it seems. Because maybe the two vampires and Cohen are in the same group......
Thankfully, until Flatania and his brother entered the tent, the White Bear made no further move, roaring under his breath, baring his sharp fangs, but never pounced on them and bit the two well-dressed noblemen.
"That bear, it's fierce. ”
As soon as he stepped into the tent with his front feet, Fratania read dissatisfied. It can be seen that some sweat stains have oozed from his forehead because of nervousness.
And Rod just smiled-
"Sorry, it's my pet, caught at Blackhammer Castle. It's fierce, but it doesn't bite without my orders. ”
Rod pretended to apologize.
The tent was set up very simply, certainly not comparable to the Grand Duke's luxury tent, and the embarrassed expressions on the faces of the two clean young men could be seen, but soon they sat down naturally.
Rod took the wine from Tallinnham and filled it up for the two guests.
This is the first time that he is so close to a vampire, and unlike the vampire he killed half a month ago, these two vampires are well hidden, they are almost integrated with human society, exquisite appearance, elegant manners, and gestures reveal the noble etiquette of human nobles, if it is not for the reminder of the bear spirit, he also can't perceive that the other party is a vampire.
Rhodes kept himself as calm as he could, looking at the two young Kislev nobles with normal eyes.
"Others catch cats and dogs as pets, but you catch a bear as a pet, it's really different. However, my suggestion is that a beast is a beast after all, and it is safer to lock it up, in case it goes berserk and hurts someone, it will be difficult to do. ”
The young nobleman Vratania offered to. He glanced at the wine in his glass, looking embarrassed. Because of this quality, they generally don't drink it on weekdays. Wines from the Empire are, for them, simply inferior wines. Only wines from the farms of Bretonnia are suitable for their tastes.
"I'll take your opinion into account. ”
Rod perfunctory.
"Well, let me get to the point, Lord Rhodes, I want to know what happened outside the camp that day, the vampires, their appearance, their numbers, and the undead under their hands......"
Flatania asked. He could feel restless, maybe because of the atmosphere, the environment made him feel uneasy, or maybe because of the strange giant bear outside the tent.
In short, Rhodes could feel that they were not so reassured.
"Vampire...... Well...... It's fitting to call them that, because they don't resemble humans at all, they don't look like them, they don't sound like them, and besides, the vampires don't have a uniform appearance, and as far as I can see, one of them resembles a giant ghoul, with fast movements, great strength, and sharp claws that can tear human bodies apart. However, his defense was not strong, and his head was cut off by an ice arrow from Caroline. The other one, the one I killed, was so close to me that it was like ......"
Rhodes paused deliberately, observing the expressions of the two, and could see the eager and curious eyes of the two nobles in front of him. Yes, they cared about it, and Rhodes could feel that Vlatania and Essos cared more about vampires than the mob.
"It's like a combination of a giant bat and a wolfdog, it has a bat-like face, a mouth full of fangs, but it has a wolfdog-like body, and its muscles are strong, especially its pectoral muscles. In addition, the shoulders are very broad, and there are a pair of huge membranous wings on the back, at least four or five meters long, friends, believe me, they have absolutely great strength, and my men have been crushed by the claws of this monster...... I also cooperated with Caroline to kill it. ”
Rod said modestly. It can be seen that both Fratania and his brother listened attentively. I almost took down the pen and paper and wrote it down.
"Friend, is there anything else you want to know?"
Rod asked.
"Quantity, how many of them are there?"
Vratania then asked.
"You mean vampires or their undead creatures?"
"Vampires, how many vampires like this?"
"Four or five, or more, I killed one, Caroline killed one, and beyond that, no third vampire was hunted. Their numbers are very fast, and their power is above you and me, and ordinary people can't kill them at all. ”
"Are you sure? Lord Rhodes, are there only four or five of them?"
Flatania's younger brother, Essos, a young nobleman who was equally handsome and dashing, asked.
"Actually, I'm not sure, because it was very chaotic, and we don't know how many vampires there were in the night, but after killing the biggest one, they retreated en masse. ”
Rod replied, picking up his glass and sipping it.
"Okay, thanks for the news. Excuse me, we'll quit first. ”
After earnestly inquiring about the situation, the two "friendly" nobles got up and prepared to leave.
"Why don't we have a drink together?"
Rod asked, getting up.
"No, Lord Rhodes, you are brave and lucky, the soldiers love you, congratulations. ”
Vlatania turned his head and said complimentally. Although Rhodes also heard it, there was something in it.
"By the way, I still suggest putting your pet in a cage, it's really ......"
"I'll think about it, thank you. ”
Before Flatagna could finish speaking, Rhodes interrupted him and smiled faintly at him.
For a moment, Rhodes began to admire his acting skills, pretending that nothing had happened even though he knew that the other party was a vampire, and it was estimated that after these two human nobles went back, they would not have thought that what they saw today was actually an understanding person.
......
Caroline had arrived after the departure of the two proud nobles, and according to her words, she did not like to deal with wolves in sheep's clothing, and she could not act as if nothing had happened, knowing that the other person was a vampire.
"What did they say?"
As soon as the Frost Witch entered, she asked anxiously.