Outside of the rocking body, the creaking sound of the wooden wheels makes it difficult to sleep.

A hooded man leaned out and looked out like a long line to the walled outpost several kilometers away. The queue was ragged and scrawny, and there were even soldiers in armor and blood-stained bandages. Everyone lowered their heads in a trance, limping as the ranks wriggled.

The innocent and lively children couldn't stand the oppressive atmosphere, and after confirming their good partners, they rushed out of the arms of their parents to the side of the team to play games, although they tried their best to obstruct them, but after seeing the innocent smiles of the children, they also let down their guard and played with them.

In the crowd, someone fell to the ground like a candle in the wind, and the accompanying relatives and friends sadly hugged him into his arms, but there was nothing he could do about it. Some people take out mold-covered food from their bosoms, and before they can put it in their mouths, they are snatched by the people around them and scuffle together. Whenever the crowd was too crowded, or when there was a fierce fight, the cavalry at the outpost would quickly step forward to check on it, and if there was a person who could not stand on the ground, he would send a wagon to drag him away.

Looking at the scene outside the car, the man reluctantly sat back in the car, and another woman with a hood and beautiful cheeks was lying on the wooden board with her eyes closed. The man looked at her quietly, trying to take a break like she did, not caring about the argument outside the car. The stomach roared at this time, and after several struggles, the man got up helplessly and groped for something on his body.

An item wrapped in brown oil-soaked paper was opened, revealing two golden-colored dough sacs. Gently place it on the ground, take out one of them, tear off a corner, throw it in your mouth and chew it carefully, and the dry and wheaty taste fills your mouth. He tore off another piece and put it in his mouth, and the more he chewed, the more he sucked the saliva from the food in his mouth, and he became thirsty, but the food also became sweet.

At this time, the woman came to her senses, sat up and stretched lazily, and the man saw this and pushed another noodle on the ground towards her.

"I don't want to eat such dry food, and I have to drink a lot of water to quench my thirst every time I finish eating."

The woman smiled and took the food, and like a man, she tore off a corner and put it in her mouth to chew. Seeing that the man did not respond, as he looked, several children were staring at the food in their hands outside the car.

"Ah......hh Ferrot, I want to give them half of the food, they look so cute! The woman sighed, trying to tear off half of the food in her hand.

"Don't give them food, you know it's not good for us, Randy." Ferrot said solemnly, and then sent the children away.

They, like this group, are heading to the frontier city of Alomere, the human frontier city. The difference is that they have come here from another city several times, and they seem to have fled here.

Seeing Randy take out a book to read, Ferrot wanted to take a good rest, but several soldiers came to the car and knocked on the body, so he had no choice but to get out of the car with her for inspection.

When they came to the outside of the car, they found that they had unknowingly come under the city wall, and the soldiers let them go after a brief investigation. After coming to the window of the outpost to receive the pass, he was about to enter the city when the sound of commotion behind him attracted everyone's attention.

Not far away, someone screamed and fell in a pool of blood, and the rest of the people threw down their belongings and fled in all directions. Some people were knocked to the ground in the chaos, and died in agony in countless trampling; Someone was exhausted, and after falling down without running far, he was brutally killed by a monster that came from behind; There was nowhere to escape, so they simply pretended to be dead bodies crawling in a pool of blood, only to be mercilessly bitten by the hunting beasts that came with them.

"Damn it! Immediately gather troops and prepare to march to save the people!! A non-commissioned officer drew his sword at his waist and gave the order, followed by dozens of cavalry pouring out of the city walls and charging at the enemy not far away.

Countless panicked people ran past Phylote, the deep and loud bells ringing overhead, and the soldiers who came from the city walls were entangled with the influx of refugees, blocking the gates of the city in a dilemma.

A boy of six or seven years old fell to the ground, and his mother tried to immediately step forward to help him up, but he was accidentally pushed to the ground by the crowd behind him. Someone in the crowd sensed the possible danger and tried their best to angrily scold the people behind them to stay calm, blocking them with their own bodies, and someone on the side also reached out to help them up after seeing it.

Randy walks over to the crowd and picks up the sick and frail elderly, bringing them to safety and calming them down. The soldiers not far away were already engaged with the enemy, but their situation was not optimistic when the support was delayed. After checking that the people behind him had withdrawn under the city walls, the non-commissioned officer ordered the soldiers to begin to withdraw backwards.

Flying towards the battlefield, Phyllott unbuttoned his scarf, his cloak falling in the wind, revealing his superb breastplate. He drew a thick, heavy, broad-bladed heavy sword from behind his back, raised it to his chest with both hands, and looked directly at his prey with fierce eyes.

"Randy, the support is up to you!"

After Felote finished speaking, he activated his magic.

"O wind, please follow me!"

A bewitching hurricane followed, kicking up dust and scattering it everywhere. Before the people around him could open their eyes, Felote picked up his sword and galloped towards the enemy. At some point, Randy took out a wand that looked like dead wood, patted the dust on his clothes, and walked forward under the gaze of everyone.

"Really, use your magic and consider the feelings of the people around you!" Randy muttered and stroked the ends of his hair, then began the technique as well.

With Randy's gestures, a brilliant blue magic array emerged with her as the center. The air around her began to become moist, and as the magic circle continued to rotate and emerge, the water droplets formed gradually condensed into the palm of her hand, and the drinking water that people had spilled on the ground before also gathered beside her.

"Taste my power, "Water Impact" !!"

When the enemy was about to besiege the soldiers and Ferlot, Randy decisively cast his magic. Dozens of slender surging streams of water burst out of the magic array, knocking out the hunting beasts and beast-shaped monsters with sharp blades in their hands. After receiving assistance, Felote began to counterattack, covering the evacuation of the soldiers towards the rear.

"Hurry up, they're rushing up again, I can't hold it anymore!!" Randy struggled to keep the magic circle running, and the water released gradually slowed down.

After the beasts and beast-like monsters were knocked away, there were many substitutes coming up from behind, and the power of the water impact could not kill them directly. Due to the favorable time and place, if Randy wants to continue to maintain the operation of magic, he needs to spend extra energy to condense the water element in the air, and on the other hand, he needs to concentrate on guiding the water flow to carry out attacks, which can be described as a huge drain on the spirit.

Felote also notices Randy's situation, so he disengages his magic and activates the "Wind Elf's Protection". In an instant, a docile and violent hurricane wrapped around his body, and the sound of different distances continued to echo in his ears, and after sorting out the echoes in his head, Felote clenched the weapon in his hand and slashed towards the enemy.

Seeing Randy staggering, the people who had been helped earlier cradled hold Randy's body as she was about to fall. wanted to take her to a safe place to rest, but she refused, and could only watch her shake her body and walk not far away.

"I promised him that I would be his back, how could I be alone while he was fighting?" Randy smiled heartily and confidently, and if it weren't for the haggard face, she would have looked beautiful when she smiled.

"Listen to me, O water, and defeat the enemy in front of you!" Randy slammed his wand into the ground and folded his hands in prayer.

As if in response to her thoughts, a steady stream of soybean-like droplets appeared out of thin air in the sky above her, dripping like rain and converging at Randy's feet. The children's jaws drop at what they see and they pick up their cups to open them, and the water in the cups is called to gather at Randy's feet.

After swinging his last sword to slash his foe, Felote looked behind him and sensed Randy's magic, and after confirming that the required elements had been condensed, he shouted at the soldiers who were defending him to evacuate immediately. So they started running desperately, and the monsters also launched a wanton pursuit.

"Randy, start the spell now, or it's too late!!" With a loud roar, Phylot wrenched the soldiers who had fallen behind or fallen to the ground, and threw them hard at the crowd.

"Water Springs!!

After making sure they had enough time to escape, Randy unleashed his magic, a huge stream of water churning under his feet as the magic circle appeared. As she clenched her wand with all her might, a torrent of water gushed out from directly in front of her wand and spread outward in a fan-shaped fashion.

The sudden stream caught the other party off guard, and the fast-running hunting beast had no time to dodge and rushed into the current, and the beast-shaped monster that followed behind was swallowed by the current when it turned around and was about to escape. In an instant, everything on the plain was washed away and drowned, and the terrible wails of the monsters resounded in the sky.

With the whole audience in a state of panic and stupefaction, the soldiers in the city gate finally pushed away the blocked crowd and came outside the city to defend themselves. Randy sat down exhausted, his hands still clenched on his wand, the water began to slow down, and the magic circle beneath his feet flickered until it disappeared completely.

"All of them are on first-level alert, and the sentinels are screening the entrants in an orderly manner and quickly alienating them from the scene." A middle-aged soldier wearing a red cloak and riding a white horse roared.

Before Felot could reach Randy's side, she was surrounded by a group of well-armed and well-trained soldiers, one of whom gathered his weapons and helped her to retreat with the group to the soldiers.

"According to the reports of the frontline soldiers, thank you for your help to avoid further casualties at such a critical time. I'm Major General Willian, the commander of the Second Frontier Brigade, and we'll take care of the rest, so I'd like to ask you to move to the city and rest. Seeing that Felote had arrived at his side, the sergeant dismounted and saluted the two, and then clenched the hilt of his sword at his waist and looked into the distance.

Ferrott pulled out a blue potion, took Randy into his arms, and carefully fed it. It was only after a few moments that Randy's physical condition improved, and when she took it from the soldier's hand, she was trembling all over, her face was like ashes, and she was in a state of depletion of her magical power.

Phylote took off her cracked leather gloves and stroked her forehead with her hand, wiping the sweat from her cheeks. At this moment, his heart was so relaxed, the moment he saw her sit on the ground, his heart beat in his throat, and the sad memories of the past came back like a ghost.

With the crisp sound of the scabbard, Willian drew his saber and walked slowly forward. Felote followed their figures, and their figures reappeared on the plains where the corpses had been lying for hundreds of miles.

A huge monster with a sword-riddled sword appeared in view, and beside it stood dozens of armored, guard-like monsters of the same kind sneering at the crowd. In order to boost morale, the non-commissioned officers took the lead in sending out a deep and powerful roar at them, and after the consternation, the soldiers let out an earth-shattering roar, and the battle was stimulated.

After taking Randy to safety, Felote fed her some food and water, and after seeing her close her eyes and fall asleep, he clutched his weapon and looked at the fighting soldiers in the distance. At this moment, my arm was still trembling slightly, and my body gradually felt tired after relaxing. Closing his eyes and briefly entering a state of concentration, the sound of the wind resounded in his ears, the wails of pain, the roar of anger, and the crisp sound of hand-to-hand combat, all of which stimulated the nerves.

Florette snapped open his eyes, grabbed his weapon on the ground, and walked towards the battlefield. Suddenly he felt something tugging at his body, and when he looked back, Randy grabbed his wrist with a tired expression.

"Heh, without my assistance, pay attention to safety when fighting alone." After Randy finished laughing, he let go of his hand and closed his eyes again.

"I will, and when you wake up, you'll see me by your side."

With a faint smile, Ferrot turned to run towards the battlefield, but was stopped by an inexplicable mother-in-law. Behind her stood a timid boy, and after seeing Phylote's suspicious gaze, the mother-in-law showed her intention to take care of Randy while he left, as a token of her gratitude to them.

"Then please, just take care of the cold, I'll be fine with the rest." With that, Felot galloped away.

The battle on the front lines is even more intense than expected, and the monsters in armor show the same combat skills as humans, and cooperate against Willian's elite men. And Willian led several of his subordinates to stubbornly resist the attack of the giant monster, and gradually fell to the upper hand under its fierce attacks after rounds.

"O wind, please guide me."

With his third skill, Ferrot concentrated all his strength on his arms and used magic to greatly increase his speed and agility. After dodging the monster's block and attack, he leaped up with the help of the wind, clenched his heavy sword and swung it towards the giant monster's head.

Bang - dang——!!!

The unexpected sound disrupted Felote's plan, and before he had time to think about it, Felote immediately turned sideways and threw away the weapon in his hand. The giant monster sensed Felote's attack and raised its arm to block his attack, and if it hadn't let go in time, the massive impact caused the heavy sword to rebound and almost injure itself after slashing into its hard exterior.

Before his body could hit the ground, a roaring giant arm struck, forcing Felote to block with both arms. The huge impact sent him several meters away, and before the beasts and monsters besieged him, Willian was able to adjust his formation in time to protect him.

"What's going on? Its skin appearance ...... Ahem! ”

Before he could finish speaking, a mouthful of blood gushed out, and he wanted to cover his mouth, but his hands trembled in pain and he didn't listen.

"Are you alright?" Willian stepped back to his side, "Medic!! ”

A man with a white armband ran to the back of the group, calmly opened the medical kit, tore and untied the clothes on Felote's arm, took out a bottle of bright red liquid and poured it on his arm.

Something in the body was pulled away and gathered towards the wound on the arm, and the whole body began to become weak and weak. The wound is healing with a visible trend, and the arm that was already in pain is gradually regaining sensation, but it still trembles uncontrollably. After seeing that Felote had recovered from his injuries, the medic tried to take him away from the battlefield, but he politely refused to thank him.

"You should go back to safety with the medic and have a good rest, although that kind of healing potion can quickly heal injuries, but at the cost of activating life force, you are not suitable to appear here now, or that you will only drag us down if you stay here!!" Willian sternly scolded Phylot.

"How can a warrior turn his back on his teammates and leave alone? If you want to go, let's go together, and if you want to stay, then let me be in charge of the back!! Felot roared in response to Willian and reactivated his magic.

"You fellow...... "Willian said with relief, "then give me a good fight, and wait until we get back and have a pot!" ”

Willian ordered his men to hand Ferrot a well-forged sword and readjust his formation to defend against enemy attacks. Under the fierce onslaught of the giant monster and its men, Willian's men suffered a large number of losses and were forced to retreat towards the city gate, but there was no sign of defeat in his eyes and expressions.

Randy is helped by his mother-in-law to the city gate, which is now littered with garbage and abandoned luggage. After seeing Randy's appearance, the sentry hurriedly stepped forward to urge them to return to the city, and after she insisted on going out, she had no choice but to do the ideological work of her mother-in-law.

On the plain, with the light of swords and swords, in the face of the danger of being strong and weak, and outnumbered by the enemy, the soldiers are stubbornly resisting. The beast-like monster swung its shield with a giant blade, and watched as its opponent was knocked to the ground with a hideous smile on its face, and another soldier immediately stepped forward to meet the next round of attacks. Other soldiers worked together to cut off their ankles and stab them in the head and chest.

Randy broke free from the sentry and his mother-in-law, staggered two steps forward and fell to the ground, struggling to get up and running towards the plain, where Florte was being knocked several meters away by the giant monster, spitting blood from his mouth. Before he had time to think about it, he inserted his wand into the earth, and was about to chant magic when he was blown to the ground by the wind. After picking it up and inserting it again, it was still blown to the ground under the influence of the wind, so he hysterically picked up his wand and kept sticking it into the hoe, finally fixing it, but he couldn't gather his spirit when chanting magic.

"Damn, hurry up and respond to my expectations!! Hurriedly...... ...... immediately" Randy choked on his wand and sat helplessly on the ground.

In my memory, the first time I felt so powerless was the first encounter with Felote. At that time, her team fell into the trap of the enemy, and just as everyone else was brutally murdered and waited for her fate to end, Felote descended from the sky to save herself from danger.

"Now it's my turn." Randy said inwardly.

The wind blew the dry hair that shook in front of him, and thinking that he was ashamed of his cuteness when he was hoeing the ground like a madman, Randy calmly straightened his hair, then pulled out a dagger from his waist and stroked the blade.

Now that his magic power has dried up, if he wants to use magic again, he can only force it at the cost of his own life, but is this the best choice? Obviously, the two of them finally came here after all the experience, but fate pulled the two into the battlefield like a joke. If you have to choose to stay, I would rather that person be me, rather than let him go before me, after all, this life is given by him.

"Damn! Why, why are you so weak? Tears dripped down his arm, and the blade kept moving closer to his palm, but he couldn't do anything to himself.

Not far away, the mother-in-law called out, and as she looked, the sentry followed her and tried to take her away. The walls are full of scars from the blows of blades and boulders, but what kind of city is Alomel, and what kind of city is it, will it be more memorable than the sight of the royal city?

"I don't know what kind of scenery Felote will see when he walks into the city of his heart, and I really want to enjoy the pure land of mankind with him and live there together!" Randy muttered in pity, raising the dagger and stabbing it hard into his palm.

The breeze blows the earth, taking away sorrow and tears, but it brings hope to people in danger. The wrist was grabbed, the dagger was snatched away, and when they came to their senses, the mother-in-law had come to hold her tight, and the sentry was watching them.

For a while, the clouds were thick, the wind was fierce, and tens of thousands of elite soldiers gathered under the city with high expressions, waiting for the figures above to perform magic. After launching the last round of counterattacks, the soldiers on the front line scattered in all directions at the risk of being attacked by the enemy, and when the enemy was still surprised whether to pursue or not, dozens of lightning bolts struck between them.

"Welcome to the Alomelle region, and I hope you enjoy the next feast." A strange woman turned her back to them.

On the battlefield, the wind swept across the field, and the condensed eye of the storm continued to swallow the land along with the dark clouds. The monsters scattered and fled under the onslaught of thunder and lightning, the air filled with a scorching smell, and the giant monsters roared and charged towards the crowd. The woman threw away the dagger in her hand and controlled the storm with open arms, the air rushing down from the center brought blessings to the human camp, and the dust stirred up constantly interfered with the vision of the monsters.

The people raised their swords and attacked, and the tide of battle turned in an instant, blood stained the earth, and wails resounded in the sky. At this moment, the human being turned into a bloodthirsty devil with a sharp blade in his hand, and for the sake of glory and revenge, he slashed the enemy and slashed it indiscriminately, dismantling him into eight pieces.

Randy stared blankly at their tragic death at the hands of humans, and felt a hint of pity in his heart. With the help of her mother-in-law, she leaned on her wand and came to the woman's side.

"What's going on with those monsters?" Randy asked.

"They're just a bunch of beasts that live in the southern forests and are in turmoil under the influence of magic crystals."

On the city walls, dozens of flames pierced the sky, blasting the giant orcs to pieces, and the thunderbolts that fell invaded their bodies from various wounds, causing them to fall to their knees in a matter of seconds. The four-legged beast scurried desperately through the crowd to survive.

"Alright, the battle is over, and you're ready to go back and claim your reward!" The woman relaxed her arms and twisted her neck, "Ah, yes, my name is Millie." A wind mage from the Magic Rapid Reaction Force, interested in joining us? Eat and live, and have a lot of benefits! ”

Millie looks at Randy amusedly, pulls out a blue potion and throws it to her, and leaves in a boring manner. The soldiers began to check the remaining enemies on the battlefield, and a large number of aftermath personnel came to the plains to take care of the battlefield. In the crowd, Felote waved at Randy as escorted by the soldiers, and both looked at each other with deep relief.

At dusk, after sending Randy to the designated hotel to rest, Ferrot went to the place Willian had confessed to - the castle tower alone.

On the way, many soldiers and civilians carried the corpses under the city walls one by one and covered them with white cloths. Heavily armed soldiers escorted wagons to carry the carcasses of beast-like monsters to the city, and whenever they appeared in the city, the people on both sides of the road lifted stones and eggs to smash at the corpses, and even if they accidentally injured the soldiers, they only brushed the dirt off their clothes without complaint.

"Is this the Pure Land of Mankind?" With doubts in mind, Phyllot stepped up the stairs.

In the deserted attic, only one soldier was in charge. After entering the room, Willian was standing outside the attic looking into the distance, his back looking so heavy and lonely against the background of the setting sun.

"I guess you came here with that girl for some purpose, right?" Willian was the first to ask.

Fleur stopped in astonishment, looked at the figure in front of him, then closed her eyes and thought for a moment as she walked to his side.

"It's been a long time since I've seen someone like you here, so it's easy to see the difference between you. Most of the time, they are refugees who have fled from various tribes or towns. Willian let out a long sigh.

Under the city walls, countless soldiers and civilians were still cleaning up the corpses, and some of them were slashing wildly at the monster's corpses in order to vent their anger, letting out hysterical roars. The people on the side were not surprised by this, and even happily joined in, and threw the corpses into the container after the incident.

"Those so-called monsters are nothing more than a group of werewolves who mutated after being infected by mistakenly eating magic crystals. But this is the first time I've seen ...... weapons and human combat skills as they are," Willian fell silent.

"What if those werewolves were attacked in an organized way?"

This sentence exploded in Willian's heart like thunder, and he looked at Phylot in astonishment, and his eyes sincerely hoped that this sentence was a joke.

"I don't want to talk about the past, but the town I used to be in was subject to similar raids." Phylott let out a long sigh, "It's true that I didn't like them fleeing here, but I heard that this is a peaceful city, so I brought Randy here with me. ”

"I was the general of a border guard unit sent by the Autonomous Region of Ansásius, and after receiving a distress signal from the town, I led the troops to support. There, we were attacked by Hoghead Hunters, who were similarly well-equipped and skilled in combat. Even though we were well-trained, we were eventually left alone, and I was the only one who chose to join the Adventure Society after being cured. ”

Hearing this, Willian raised his head to look at the red-dyed sky, glad that the kingdom had sent reinforcements in time.

It was also during that time at the Adventure Guild that he met Randy and teamed up with her. During a mission to the Mantiwan region, I heard a lot of local gossip that the alien groups that started riots in various places were inseparable from the support of the local nobles. ”

"What are they doing that?" Willian grimaced.

"It is rumored to be to create a strong alien legion. Since the disappearance of King Alyphria, the kingdom of Millegard has split into its current state, and the pretentious nobles have never stopped snooping on the high powers, but due to the combined opposition of the elves and the centrists, they are forced to accept to come to the present-day Mantiwan region. The succession of the dragon maidens also forced them to bow their heads and accept the rule of the alien race, so they secretly set out to recreate the tragedy of hundreds of years ago. ”

Willian stretched out his hand to signal Ferlot not to continue, turned and walked into the room, swallowing a glass of wine on the table. At Willian's motion, Phylot also came to the table and drank his glass, and the two then sat down and talked freely.

"Haha, it's a pity that we're not in the main city right now." After three rounds of drinking, Willian laughed out loud when talking about the city. Seeing that Fellot looked surprised, he then explained.

"In fact, many of the inhabitants of this area have fled from various regions, and many of them have been forced to flee here after being attacked, so they have a deep hatred for the enemy. And the city you're going to is under that high wall. Willian stepped outside, pointing to the towers of the city walls in the distance.

"The owner of the city, Count Andrew Alomelade, upon hearing of what had happened to them, generously accepted them and provided them with the necessary means of subsistence. As the crowd grew, the city of Alomel could not afford to take on more refugees, so at the suggestion of the Count, they came together to establish the present residence of Meloses, which is now the lower town of Downtown. The border guards are made up of those who have fled the war. ”

As Willian looked out, more and more residents of the street gathered under the walls where the bodies were placed. Smoke is rising from many of the roof chimneys that have not yet been built, but those who are waiting may never return.

The last rays of sunlight also dissipated in the sky, and the cold wind blowing in the face brought longing and sadness. Perhaps the tears in their hearts had long since dried up, and the two men on the city wall just watched everything silently until a soldier stepped forward to report the situation.

"This is your reward, and when you go to the city of Alomere, this money will bring you a lot of improvement." Willian threw in a heavy cloth bag containing glittering silver coins.

"The battlefield has been dealt with, and we will hold an emergency meeting to discuss the relevant issues in the future, and I will also include the intelligence information you provide in the agenda to discuss with them and present it to the Supreme Executive for processing. In addition, I will write you a letter with which you may go to the Council Chamber when you are in the city of Alomere, where they will help you. With that, Willian turned and went back to the attic.

Felote stopped for a long time and looked at the money bag in his hand, and the cries of the city gradually came into his ears. At this moment, he fell into confusion, and the seemingly bustling streets were now full of sadness and loneliness. The soldier stepped forward to convey the soldier's farewell, and after looking at the broken moon wheel in the sky, Felote walked down the wall.

The road back was unusually long, as the money bag tied around the waist became heavier and heavier. Knocking on the door of the hotel, and after no answer, Felote pushed the door and entered the room. A flickering candle was shining at the counter, but there was no sight of the kind and kind old man at the reception. After making sure that the room he was in was empty, Felote took several silver coins from his purse and placed them on the counter.

Carefully push open the door, and the sound of sleeping snoring wafts through the room. The candle flame left by the bedside seemed to be coming to an end, and the reflected figure was shaking with the howling cold wind.

After gently closing the door, locking the door, unfastening his gear and placing it in the corner of the bed, Fellot sat down on the edge of the bed, quietly staring at Randy, who was tightly wrapped and poked out with a head sticking out. The heavy purse was opened, and in the faint light of the candle, each piece was revealed with a dazzling metallic glow, and it was clear that the silver coins were newly produced.

After tying the mouth of the bag, he gently placed it on the bed table between the two of them, but as expected, when it touched the countertop, there was still a sound of metal rubbing in the bag. After hearing the noise, the person on the other end began to roll up, muttering in his mouth, and the bed board creaked in response to her movements.

When all the sounds had died down, Felote smiled and lay down on the bed a little tired, and the candlelight went out.