Dawn of the Grey Tower

Lyon and Bacham marched northward on horses bought from the villagers. Naturally, there is no good horse in the small village near the forest, so the knight chief used all his property to buy a lot of tongues from the villagers, but it is just a camel cargo short-legged horse. This horse has the ability to load Beyond the lap, both the speed and responsiveness are more than that of Lyon's previous mounts.

To the blood lion's surprise, although it was the first time he came into contact with a horse, his Huconian seemed to have mastered the essentials of riding. In other words, the horse on which the elf sat down actively coordinated with Bakham's movements. And it is not difficult to see from the gentle movement of the elf not touching the neck of the mount, he treats animals more kindly than humans.

Lyon wanted to make a joke with his Huongcong about this, but before he could think about it, the traces on the side of the road attracted the attention of the knight.

"Stop." The blood lion said, strangling the reins of the mount, turning over from the horse's back and walking to a haystack next to it.

"What's wrong?" Out of curiosity, Buckham followed his current mentor to the side of the road. When he dismounted, he didn't forget to calm down the two partners he had just met. These horses were a little confused by the rider's orders.

Faced with the elf's question, Lyon didn't answer him in words. The knight frowned and rummaged through the messy traces in the haystack. Soon, a grass stem of unusual color appeared in his hand. Lyon placed the grass under his nose and smelled it, the wrinkles on his brows became more obvious.

Buckham watched the movement of the blood lion, and learned to look like Lyon, following the traces of the knight's long rummage. More strange grass stems appeared on the haystack with the elves' movements. After removing one of them, Bacham carefully observed what made these grasses look so different from their counterparts. He soon discovered that the reason for the strange color was some liquid that accidentally dripped onto the grass.

"Blood, blood of ratmen." The elf's tone became serious, and the memory of fighting the rat-shaped monsters made his right eye tingle.

"About a day or so, I can't determine how many." Lyon made his own guess based on the taste of blood and the degree of solidification. He looked at the grass stems with rat blood in his hands, and his eyes were full of uneasiness. The knight turned his head and looked at the road it seemed to be in. The village where they were housed was less than half a day away. Such a village can't resist the attack of the Ratmen.

"Maybe it was left by those guys who chased you before." The elf said with a shrug. This was not unreasonable. Lyon's entry into the forest was not far away. The Ratman walked some distance while chasing him Road is not impossible.

But the knight shook his head, and he threw the grass stems back in his hand, saying.

"We can't take this risk. Can you follow the blood?"

The blood-stained grass was hidden beneath the haystack, and it was clear that the bleeding ratmen also noticed that it would reveal their whereabouts. Under such circumstances, it is difficult for the blood lion to continue to track down the enemy. That is not what he is good at. But his stubborn is not. This elf who grew up in the forest is extremely sensitive to various clues that will be ignored by ordinary people. This is noticed by the cavalier on his way out of the forest with Lyon.

Lyon guessed right, Beckham did have this ability. Although most elves leave the familiar forest, it is difficult to reach understanding with strange plants and land in a short time, but Beckham is not in this list. Because he has not been accepted by the forest since the beginning. When his peers completed a hunt through simple induction, the young elf had to force himself to find clues from the various traces left by the animals. This kind of long training achieved him. Beckham was older than many years. His elves also have powerful trackers.

"Are you sure?" The elf asked, he didn't think Lyon's decision was correct. Even if there were really ratmen wandering around here, Beckham felt that neither of them had to take risks to track down the rats. They only had to go back and remind the villagers that they were benevolent. Moreover, the Cavaliers have been emphasizing the urgency of time. In such cases, time is wasted here so that the elves do not know whether it is worth it.

"We have an obligation to protect them." Blood Lion said silently. He turned around and immediately took off his weapon, a hunting knife, and the knight's saber was unbearable in the previous battle against the ratmen. This knife was purchased from the villagers together with the horse.

"Protecting them is their own responsibility." Cavalry's words made Beckham frown. In the world of elves, his own safety should be borne by himself and not by others. It is very irresponsible to rely solely on the protection of others. . However, despite complaining in a low voice, he still did not disobey the orders of the knight he served, and the elf dwarfed his body and began to carefully inspect the grass for traces.

Lyon tilted his head and he heard Buckham's complaint. He felt a little annoyed about how to explain the content of the Knight's Creed like this elf. You know, most elves are extreme individualists. There is no law in the elves' tribes, and all the norms are determined by tradition and elders. Unless the child or the elderly is to be protected, the elves will rarely help those who can defend themselves. Indifferent, it is the impression of many people on elves.

"I found ~ www.readwn.com ~ It didn't take long for the blood lion, Beckham quickly found more traces left by the ratmen. He raised his hand to signal the knight to follow, and walked into the deeper grass beside the road. Knight The long picked up the hunting knife in his hand, tied the horse to the tree beside the road, and allowed them to eat the grass along the road, and then kept pace with the elves.

Buckham's speed is very fast, waist-waisted grass can not affect the elf's actions. He took Lyon over a protruding rock and came to a depression that is facing away from the forest, but the village is only about three kilometers away. This is a natural haven \ / The surrounding earth slopes above the surface can be effective Blocking the night's cold can also block the view of the creatures in the earth slope.

The knight and the elf lay on the downwind side beside the earth pit. They watched the beasts in the pit and exchanged their gazes. The six ratmen are not inferior, but weird creatures transformed from humans are hiding inside to avoid the dazzling sunlight. Although the sun can't really cause damage to the ratmen, it will undoubtedly slow down their movements. Generally speaking, the ratmen who operate on a small scale do not like to move around in the daytime.

Lyon reached out half of his head and carefully looked at the rats, two of them were injured. The injury was not serious, one cut the leg and the other broke the tail. Blood Lion guessed that these guys should be chasing the defeated Kingdom soldiers to this neighborhood. He only hoped that the soldiers chased by these six monsters would survive as lucky as him.