With that, Tim glanced at Cynthia thoughtfully again and stopped talking.

It's getting dark.

It's November, and it's cloudy again, so it's barely six o'clock and you can't see the road under your feet. Although it was a lot of peace of mind to have so many people moving forward together, they decided to rest for the night before continuing, just in case.

Frey listened to the spell and checked the surroundings, but there was no sign of werewolves or Grandner. It seems that with the escape of Bérestu, they all disappeared all at once...... This made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

Tim and Marianne seem to have gotten used to this camping life, so the camp was built quickly.

It wasn't until now that Alan knew that his mother was good at using water elemental magic and earth elemental magic, and that she could further fuse the elements to create new elements to control the growth of trees.

In a few moments, several hammocks made of branches and vines appeared in front of them, like small nests, and they were extremely comfortable to lie on.

Allen, Riel, and Frey work together to catch a few hares and pheasants.

Raise the heat, cook the soup, and grill the meat...... I was finally able to have a decent dinner. Everyone sat around the campfire, like a family.

As they ate, they listened to Tim and Marianne tell them all sorts of interesting things they'd seen outside, and all the dangers they'd experienced over the years.

Maybe it's the meal that puts Riel in a good mood, or maybe it's the Paternas' story that's so good that it's midnight when they realize it's time to stop.

"Go and rest, I and your Aunt Marianne will take turns on the night shift. Tim said.

"Okay, dear, it's still the same, wake me up in three hours. Marianne said and lay down in the hammock first.

Seeing this, several people couldn't excuse themselves, so they each found a hammock to sleep in.

But Alan didn't move.

"Why are you still standing here...... Aren't you sleepy?" Tim looked at him, understood, and smiled.

"Hmm...... I can't sleep......" Alan hesitated for a moment and said, "I guess I slept too much yesterday......"

"Then come and accompany me on duty. Tim said, "Just so I have something to say." ”

Allen's mood was suddenly a little excited, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "Me too." ”

Two people sat side by side by the campfire.

But they both had something to say, but they were silent for a long time, as if they didn't know where to start.

"I'm sorry, Alan. In the end, it was Tim who spoke first, "As your mother said, we owe you so much over the years......"

"No, no, no, no...... I understand, Dad. Alan quickly shook his head, "What you are doing is great, and it is indeed more important than me...... And I grew up well, didn't I?"

"But no matter what, I have not fulfilled the responsibilities of a father...... Tim could not hide the loss on his face, "It is my greatest wish to accompany my child through a happy childhood, teach him the basic principles of life, and guide him to become an upright, kind and brave person......

"Don't worry, Dad...... I already know all these things...... "and Uncle Dean and Aunt Heidi have taken good care of me, and I have hardly been sick for so many years." ”

"Then I'll really thank them when I go back,......" Tim smiled, but the melancholy between his brows remained undiminished.

"Fifteen years...... There are only a few fifteen years in life......" Tim suddenly sighed, "After wandering away for so long, your mother and I don't want to come back sooner all the time...... It's not just her, how many times have I not wanted to go on...... But we can't come back...... The werewolves and necromancers are extremely capable of tracking, and every time we shake them off, they reappear around us shortly after...... If we come back hastily, it will definitely bring disaster to you......"

"Actually...... You don't have to carry it all on yourself......" Hearing this, Alan suddenly opened his mouth, "Just tell us...... As your children, I feel we have an obligation to help you share these ......."

Tim paused for a moment and looked at Alan.

"Uncle Dean didn't make it clear, but I understood it......," Ellen continued, "you just don't want us to go down the same path as you......"

"This guy...... It's still the same......" Tim couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, "These things, obviously said that he didn't say a word about you......"

"It's not his fault, Dad...... We discovered it ourselves by accident. Alan said, "We happened to see your letter that day, and I asked him for a long time to find ......out about it."

"yes...... No parent would want their child to embark on such a path......" Tim suppressed his smile and said, "I often wonder what kind of road I have embarked on......

"What a glorious and noble undertaking it sounds like to search for the relics of our ancestors in order to protect the Hep Continent...... If we are lucky enough to find it by the favor of fate, not only will the future of this continent be secured, but the revival of the Alvarona family will also be possible......," said Tim, after a moment's hesitation, "but in reality, it may be a task that we will not be able to accomplish in our lifetimes...... If you don't find it, then it means that decades of time have been wasted...... The whole life will become an ethereal existence......"

"At the end of the day, no one knows, and no one is sure ......," Tim stared at the campfire, "that kind of life may not be called a ...... life"

Alan felt a little sad when he heard this, and he understood more.

His parents have not heard from him for more than ten years, but behind this, it contains their deepest love for their children...... They don't want to see their children embark on such a road that may have no end and no result, so they choose to take the initiative to bear all this.

"Thankfully, though, the heavens are still on our side......" Perhaps feeling that the atmosphere was a bit heavy, Tim changed his tone to a more relaxed tone, "at least in terms of the progress so far, this is all going in a good direction." ”

"In what direction?" said Allen, who didn't quite understand.

"Mr. Audrian is right...... As the search deepened, I did feel a force in the shadows...... And it's out now,......" said Tim, "though he can't get those relics......