animal ears

? On the day of departure, Cole saw the white orc named Palanch again.

"I'll carry you." Palanch's eyes were still cold, but he had already come over, wanting to carry Cole.

"I'll just go by myself." Cole shook his head and refused even though he was unable to move.

With a slight tremor, Palanch froze in place, put down his hands, looked at Cole, then nodded stiffly, took a few steps back, and said, "I know, but if you need me, I'm right behind you. "

"Ah." Cole replied lightly.

Although his body still hurts, he doesn't want to rely on others.

Only by relying on oneself can the injury heal quickly, and one must be familiar with this kind of pain so as not to be afraid of it.

He thought so.

However, looking at Cole's stumbling back, there was a trace of bitterness in the silver-white pupils.

Sara didn't say anything, she quietly stood side by side with Cole, and didn't spend time and energy paying attention to and taking care of Cole. Rather than disdain, it might be better to say that she saw Cole's thoughts early on, and what he did , just slow down a little.The three of them shuttled through the dense jungle together. The depths of the damp forest were full of plants. The branches of the trees were intertwined and disorderly. It was very difficult to move forward. The further you went, the darker the light was. Unlike night, it was daytime The forest was very humid and hot, but it was still, eerily quiet, eerily quiet.

I remember that Ley told me last time that this is the "Eastern Forest", so Cole turned around and asked Sarah, "Which direction is the tribe in?"

"Through this forest, go further east, and come to the sea, the fertile land across the sea is our tribe." Sarah turned her head and said softly.

"Across the sea? Don't you want to cross the sea?" Cole was surprised.

Nodding, talking about the tribe, Sara's eyes were slightly stained with sadness, and he said: "This is the first time you have returned to your hometown, I don't know what you should do, I will take you away when the time comes. The secret way, but you must swear that you will never tell it."

"I won't tell."

"I believe in you." Sara smiled and continued to walk slowly.

At dusk, a few people camped in an open space, lit a campfire, and the evening wind rustled across their faces. There were no sounds of animals around them, and there was silence.

"What are you thinking?" Seeing Cole in a daze, Sarah asked while fiddling with the campfire.

"miss him."

When Sarah heard this, she couldn't help raising her eyebrows and sneering: "You are really sentimental, I don't know what people think."

"What do you mean?" He turned back silently.

Smiling, Saratoche continued to fiddle with the bonfire with a stick, and said casually: "For example, did he ever say he likes you?"

After hesitating for a moment, Cole answered honestly, "No."

"That's it." Sarah shrugged indifferently, the flames reflected on his side face, "Man, the most fearful thing is to be sentimental—"

"No, I can feel it," Cole retorted, interrupting Sarah.

Sara turned her head slightly and looked at Cole, with some emotions in her eyes. Then he turned his head silently, looked at the firelight, smiled deeply, and said, "Feeling? How real can a feeling be? You can't just rely on words Feelings are nothing but empty words, let me ask how many people in the world are willing to believe in feelings.” As she spoke, Sarah’s gaze became distant and her voice became softer, “Maybe only a fool would do it for a word, a promise. After waiting year after year, until my heart was barren, I really realized that I was deceived by myself."

"Sarah?" Cole couldn't help asking, sensing the desolation in his tone.

Sarah shook her head, gently turned the fire away, closed her eyes, her face was still calm, but she didn't speak anymore.

After a long time, the air seemed to freeze. Cole thought for a while, and took the lead to break the silence: "By the way, the beast ear tribe... how is it?"

"Why are you suddenly interested?" After a long time, Sarah turned her head and looked at Cole with a slight smile.

"After all, I have to go back, so I want to know more about it." Then after thinking about it, he said, "And you are the patriarch of the Beast Ear Clan."

Without denying it, Sara laughed, dropped the wooden stick in her hand, and clapped her hands. He said: "There is nothing special about the beast-ear tribe, except that everyone is born with animal ears, regardless of gender. Everyone It is a female, and until they reach adulthood, some members of the tribe will choose to transform into beastmen. However, due to congenital defects, it is difficult for the beast ear tribe to control the power of beast blood, so they have to rely on the cooperation of the priest and the pharmacist of the tribe to recuperate their bodies. After the animalization ceremony, you can become a full-fledged orc."

"So that's the case." Cole replied softly.

"However," Sara answered suddenly, her eyes gradually turning cold. He stared at the fire and said in a deep voice, "Because the children of the beast-ear tribe are all female, the foreigners who lack females are very coveted. In the past, there were many Few orcs from other races will mix with the Beast Ears to take their young children to other tribes, force them to give birth to offspring, but don’t cherish them, and some even treat them as monsters and cruelly abuse them... So the Beast Ears hate foreigners very much .”

Sarah's tone was very strong, and it could be seen how disgusted he was with foreigners.

The fire was still beating, and the wind was cool.

"About a few decades ago, foreigners broke into our tribe and snatched many females. In order not to be insulted, everyone chose animalization, but..." Sara sighed, "But because of their own defects, many tribesmen cannot Controlling their own strength, they all went crazy and hurt many people, so the foreigners began to regard the beast ear clan as monsters, and expelled and mutilated them even more..."

"That's why you travel around in order to find the lost clansmen?" Cole continued Sara's words.

With a flick of her eyebrows, Sarah turned her head to look at Cole. After a long time, she suddenly burst out laughing.

"What a surprise, Cole, do you think I'm such a great person?" He laughed so hard that tears almost came out.

Of course not.

"But didn't you ask me to go back?" Thinking of the reason for the explanation.

"No, you are different." Sara withdrew her smile, approached suddenly, held Cole's cheeks, and said with a breath, "The reason I asked you back is because you are mine."

It's this sentence again, every time it's like a joke.

"Then what about others, other tribesmen living outside."

"Let them fend for themselves." In an instant, the smile turned into cold words, and the cold smile on the corner of his mouth showed that he was not joking.

"But you are the patriarch." Cole stared at Sarah with puzzled eyes.

With a low eyebrow and a smile, Sarah continued: "What about the patriarch? Can I manage people's freedom and their hearts? They don't want to go back. What can I do?"

"Unwilling to leave?" Cole was curious and wanted to ask further.

But Sara stopped him, lowered her head gently to kiss his words, Cole couldn't help froze and opened her eyes wide, at this time Sara slowly left him, and whispered next to Cole: "So please Wan remember, you are mine, don't deny it no matter what."

Sarah's kiss had no emotion, it was just a kiss, and his voice was resolute, yet revealing a little helplessness.

Why?

After a few days of bumps, the road ahead is still unknown, but Cole is fearless.

Facing Cole like this, Sarah just smiled coldly and didn't say anything else.

Can't read Sarah's eyes.

Sara is more mysterious than Lay. Lay's eyes are forbearing. Despite the distance, he can still touch his sincerity, but Sarah is different. His heart, together with those unfathomable eyes The purple eyes melted into an abyss that could never be touched. Although Sarah was very close to him, even though he kissed him, even though he could touch his temperature, he knew that Sarah had no feelings for him.

Cole also couldn't figure out the meaning of Sarah bringing him back to the Beast Ears, but...

Sarah fetched water and shared it with Cole.

"Thank you." After taking the water bag, Cole looked up to thank him, and then took a sip carefully.

Seeing Cole's cautious appearance, Sara, who was sitting beside her, couldn't help but smile with her chin in her hands: "Don't worry, I won't be guilty of poisoning you."

Couldn't help but look back, Cole blushed, shook his head and said, "That's not what I meant."

Closing her eyes and snorting, Sara straightened her hair and replied, "It doesn't matter, anyway, it has nothing to do with me. Besides, if I want to poison, it's the child who poisoned me, right?"

Ke Ke stared at Sarah, shaking the hand holding the water bag.

After putting down her hair, Sarah stared at Cole who was stuck, slightly bent her lips, patted Cole on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "When the ceremony is completed, find him and explain to him, otherwise you two will regret it. "

The short and joking tone is more like advice.

"Why are you telling me this all of a sudden?" Feeling strange, Cole looked at Sarah and asked.

Continuing to keep smiling, Sarah patted the dust off her body, stood up, and said lightly: "No reason, maybe I sympathize with you."

pity?

Sara always said things she didn't understand.

"People are always too stupid, lingering over some insignificant things, unable to see their own feelings clearly, and end up missing the most precious things in vain, and have to spend a lifetime regretting it, don't you think it's ridiculous?" Laughing sarcastically Sarah raised her head and stared at the sky quietly. After a long time, she finally lowered her head, looked at Cole calmly and said, "Continue on the road. We must leave this forest before dark."

"Ah." In response, Cole put away the water bag and stood up steadily.

His health has improved a lot.

After walking a few steps, suddenly, he asked again: "How far do we have to go?"

Looking back at Cole, Sarah stretched out her hand, pointed in front of her, and said softly: "After we pass this forest, we can walk to the seaside for half a day, and at most two days, we can reach the tribe. Of course... if someone comes If we greet you, we will arrive sooner." At the end Sarah's tone was very strange.

"Is someone coming to greet you?" Cole was of course curious, so he followed up and asked, "Is it someone from the tribe?"

Smiling, Sara said: "Of course." Fu sneered twice, and said bitterly, "Who else would there be except them?"

The tone was unspeakable, full of weird disgust.

Sara... seems to hate the people in the tribe too.

But isn't he the patriarch?

With all kinds of questions in mind, Cole still followed Sarah carefully. No matter what, as long as he could heal himself, and then find Ley, he would not be afraid to go to the cave of dragons and tigers, or even go up the mountain of swords and down into the sea of ​​fire. tribe.

In other words, the Beast Ear Clan is the only home for the self who knows nothing.

One day the bloody hands will be stained red with his own blood. Cole is not afraid of death, he is only afraid of hurting Ley. He does not know how much Ley has suffered in seven years, but he knows that he will not Less, or Ley wouldn't be wandering around with him.

He is sorry.

Because the heart is moved, the guilt is deeper.

"I'm sorry, I hope you're well." Silently clasped his hands together, his apologetic voice concealed heavy emotions.

The wind was blowing, and I could faintly feel the salty smell of the sea in the air, coming from the gaps in the branches. This kind of salty smell was unfamiliar, but driving my instinct, Cole's chest A strange expectation was ignited, hoping that the sea behind the dim green wall would be as blue as I imagined, the waves were rolling, sometimes calm, sometimes turbulent.

However, when they got to the beach that day, there was a storm.

The violent wind rolled up the huge waves, constantly tossing and washing the black rock wall on the shore, the heavy rain fell mercilessly, the sky was black and gray, covering the whole sea, as if people were in the haze, could not find the exit, and the vast The sea is vast, bleak and desolate.

Almost drenched, Cole quickly found some driftwood and wide leaves at the beach and temporarily built a shelter, allowing Sarah and Palanch to hide inside, while he blocked the sea wind head-on and let the salty wet The rain soaked the whole body.

Looking forward, the rain is falling drop by drop along the chin and wet hair, and the eyes are gray, and nothing can be seen.It was the first time he experienced the power of the sea, the terrifying and huge power, Cole was in awe, but instinctively felt joy.

Maybe this is the scene I was looking forward to.

The blood begins to boil.

The red pupils dominate the world and are breathtaking.

Sarah, on the other hand, kept staring at Cole's tall back. Even in such a violent hurricane, the almost completely black figure was clearly visible. Even, Sarah felt that it was such a vigorous and violent landscape that could be worthy of it. Such a back view.

Close your eyes, there is rain in the air, and the salty smell of sea water.

Something... is coming. ?