[The Chronicles of Narnia] Sin

With the company of comrades who suddenly appeared, the process of climbing the mountain was much smoother than Edith imagined.Even though the depths of the forest were pitch-black, and the chirping of birds and the howling of apes could be heard endlessly, those eerie legendary creatures were still curled up in dark corners after all.

"What kind of animal is that sound?" Edith was more familiar with sea areas, but not so much with forests, and those strange whistling sounds always made her uneasy.

"I guess it's wild boars or something," Saknur replied, "but I'm sure they don't dare to approach."

Edith was puzzled: "Why?"

"They can feel my breath." The boy whispered, "Even if I maintain my human form, they have every reason to be afraid."

"Are werewolves so powerful?" Edith once again refreshed her understanding of this race.

"You should remember the competition we had in the Intelligence Bureau assessment." The young man's voice was light, "When I fought with you, I actually only used one-third of the strength. This is just our human form. Average level - after transforming into a wolf, the combat power can be five times that of a human."

Edith was so shocked that she couldn't speak directly on the horseback.

"Did I scare you?" Seeing her silent, Saknur was at a loss, "Or are you blaming me for not fighting you with all my strength?"

The girl shook her head quickly: "No. I just think that you seem too condescending to be an executive."

"Do you only turn into wolves when the moon is full?" she asked curiously.

"No," the boy replied, "except for the full moon night when we must show our original form, we can switch forms at any time. To be honest, maintaining the human form is the most energy-consuming, but this can exercise cultivation."

"It's simply amazing..." Edith clicked her tongue in admiration, "I really wish I could have such a strong fighting power."

Hearing what she said, Saknur was inexplicably excited: "—do you want to become a werewolf, if you can?"

"Maybe..." the girl said hesitantly, "But since God made me like this, there should be his reasons."

For a moment, Saknur wanted to say that he wished that Edith was his kind.She was the most athletic and independent girl he had ever seen.These dark nights will always bring the distance between people infinitely closer, and people can't help but think wildly.

Before the sun rose on the second day, the two successfully crossed two mountain ranges and formally entered the national border of Archenland.They rested for two hours in a small town that had not yet been affected by the flames of war, and then rushed to the southeast coast without stopping.

The fishing village where Edith used to live is called Conil, backed by a small green hill and facing the vast sea in the east.Countless fishing boats have nurtured generations of lives, but today's war has changed everything beyond recognition.

When the two arrived at the hut where the Heigls lived, Edith's adoptive parents, the indoor scene was already a mess.Overturned tableware, pots and pans, broken picture frames and ceramics, wooden furniture that was blackened and cracked after the fire... everything that came into view reminded the two of the barbarism of the Calormen invaders.

There were no bodies or blood in the house, and the Heigls were nowhere to be found — which was good news in a way.Edith guessed that they were hiding in the hills to the west, and the two tied up their horses and began to climb the mountain on foot.

They went up along the stream in the mountains, not only to prevent getting lost, but also to find the fleeing people to a greater extent.

Finally, when the sun was shining at noon, Edith saw a familiar figure drawing water by the stream. It was a thin and slightly tired woman.

"Mum!" She shouted excitedly, stepping on the muddy ground and running towards her long-lost mother.

Saknur followed behind her, and his mood brightened.

Edith spent a lot of time talking before she managed to tell the story of supporting Narnia, assassinating Youtus, and pretending to die.Mrs. Heigl's mood gradually changed from being in shock and thinking that she had seen a ghost to crying with joy.She told Edith that she and her husband had wisely moved food and valuables in advance, and had been living in the cave with several survivors from the same village for two consecutive days.

"You are our pride." The wrinkled woman smiled gratifiedly, and once again hugged her daughter who was lost and recovered as if she was her own.

Edith almost cried until she burst into tears, when she suddenly remembered that there was a young werewolf who was watching the confession show behind her.She quickly wiped her eyes, introduced Saknur to her mother, and thanked him for helping her cross the dangerous mountains.

"Your eyes are very special." Mrs. Heigl said in surprise when she saw the boy's red eyes.

Knowing that she couldn't explain the special race of Narnia, Edith smoothed things over with a smirk: "He was born, and he is quite weird."

Mrs. Heigl didn't ask much, and took them back to the entrance of the cave to reunite with Mr. Heigl and several other neighbors.Saknur's identity is too sensitive to continue to stay with the family, so he decides to go to the front line of the war and leave Edith to take care of them.

"Can you do it alone?" He asked worriedly before going down the mountain.

"It doesn't matter, just bring five people. Run if you can't fight, hide if you can't run," Edith replied deftly, "——The Intelligence Bureau exclusively implements the policy."

Seeing that she was so optimistic, Saknur left with confidence: "After the war, we will meet in the fishing village of Conil."

"Up to three days, I promise," Edith said to her mother behind her as she picked berries in the early morning of the second day, "the combined forces of Narnia and Archenland will definitely drive those bandits out of Conil."

"I hope so." Mrs. Heigl, who was following her, answered with a rattan basket.

As soon as the woman finished speaking, there was a "swoosh", and an arrow feather pierced through the air from the dense forest, nailing the plum in Edith's hand to a nearby tree.

The girl raised her empty palm in shock, and quickly took her mother's hand: "Run!"

A black mass of heavily armed Calormene soldiers emerged from the southern hillside: "There they are! Catch them!"

At the end of the valley where the mother and daughter are, there is a dead end.More arrow feathers flew by, and Edith threw her mother down behind the boulder shelter in time, and drew out the dagger at her waist to wait for the opportunity—she had no other choice, even though there were more than a dozen people on the opposite side, she had almost no chance of winning .

"Hand over your food and gold coins," the voice of the leading man sounded from behind the boulder, "We have been hungry all day."

Edith still huddled behind the stone, and threw out a half-full basket of freshly picked berries: "This is all we have."

A few red fruit bones rolled on the grass, but the man dismissed it: "If labor and capital can rely on this to fill their stomachs, why are you chasing you?"

Edith asked angrily from behind the stone: "You are right. If we really have food, what are we going to do with it?"

"Then hand over all the jewelry and gold!" The other party almost lost his patience, "If you were a man, we would have stabbed you through a dozen times, you little girl."

Seeing this, Mrs. Heigl wanted to take off the silver bracelet on her hand, but Edith held her arm—she knew that it was a token of love from Mr. Heigl, which had a history of more than ten years. Significance.

"I have this." She took out the pure gold medal awarded to her by the Supreme King after the naval battle last year from her pocket, and threw it in the direction of the voice, "Is this enough?"

"I say everything!" The leader's voice was furious, and more than a dozen soldiers around raised their weapons one after another, making Mrs. Heigl's hands holding Edith tremble.

"Pick it up and take a good look, it's pure gold." The girl seemed to have seen something suddenly, and her tone suddenly became surprised and joking.

The leader fell for it and bent down to pick up the medal on the ground.At this moment, a figure quickly landed on the hillside and killed him with a knife from behind.The person who came quickly put away the dagger and set up the crossbow. The whole set of movements was smooth and flowing, and shot several short arrows in a divergent manner, and the four soldiers around fell to the ground in response.

"Thank you, Just (King of Justice for short)!" Edith saw the timing when the soldiers were startled and turned their backs to her, jumped out of the bunker, and quickly dealt with the two closest to her.

The rest of the soldiers drew their swords one after another, and the two waves of forces fought together.

"I thought you came with an army!" Edith saw that there was no one behind the young man, she raised her knife to parry the soldiers in front of her, and complained helplessly.

"All my soldiers were taken away by Orris, you should be satisfied if I can come!" Edmund took advantage of the other side's breathing space and threw the extra dagger at her waist, "Go on!"

Edith held a blade in each hand, and she fought more easily. After 3 minutes, only the girl and the King of Justice were left in the valley standing upright, and the rest were either killed or seriously injured.

"We seem to be a little cruel..." The girl looked at the mess everywhere, threw the used dagger to Edmund, and covered the wound on her left arm that was cut in the fight with her right hand.

"The number of people they killed is definitely more than two digits." The Justice King put away his weapon, tore off a strip of cloth from his shirt and simply bandaged her.

Mrs. Heigl, who was behind the boulder, finally dared to come out of her hiding place. Seeing another strange young man in front of her, she was a little dazed: "Who is he, Etie?"

Edith herself didn't expect that in the past two days, people would appear one after another in a foreign land to help her.Edmund was winking at her, and she could only frown and say, "Er...another friend."

Two days later, the fishing village of Conil.

The situation was a little bit beyond her expectation.Edith sat awkwardly at the table full of food in her small home, watching Edmund and Saknur looking at each other.

The war ended earlier than she expected, so Saknur returned from the front line early in the morning.Judging by the expressions of the two, the Justice King never thought that the "Blood Moon" overdrafted his annual leave to come to Archenland to help Edith; and Saknur never thought that the king would condescend to go over mountains and mountains alone His soldiers fought alone.

"...Thank you very much." She said with difficulty, "My dried salted fish is delicious...do you want to try it?"

The three raised their forks absent-mindedly, and then agreed to eat nothing.

Everything exploded without warning.If she can barely feel a little bit of Saknur's affection for her, she really can't figure it out on the side of King Justice.The other party is a rational being that even she herself is unwilling to release, how could she suddenly let herself go and come to Archin Lanlang for a while?Moreover, she always felt that the relationship between the two was like close friends, and Edmund never saw her as a lady from the beginning to the end.

"I'm here to make up for what I misunderstood you last time." King Justice explained with a cough.

"Well, I know." Edith put the first spoonful of porridge into her mouth, and the psychological effect made her feel that it was sticky and tasted strange.She took another spoonful of dried fish and put it in, stirring in the bowl irritably.

Saknur didn't know what to say, and his explanation seemed to be more ambiguous, so he simply remained silent.

"I've talked to my parents. They will keep my identity a secret." Edith broke the deadlock. "We can leave for Narnia this afternoon."

The two boys nodded: "OK."

Another two days later, Cair Paravel.

After finishing the usual threesome in the Shura field, several people returned to their own rooms to rest in their own thoughts.

Edmund took off his coat and lay on the bed, boasting that his heart was like a mirror: he was just apologizing for a better and more practical way, but he accidentally broke Saknur's feelings for Edith, and he would do nothing to hinder them in the future. ;Edith was thinking while taking a cold shower: She felt that she should speak clearly with Saknur, but before the other party said something formally, she seemed unable to express her attitude, so she could only pretend that nothing happened; Knull sat on a hard bed in the soldiers' dormitory, hundreds of thoughts popping up in his mind: this godlike rival king and superior who appeared out of nowhere gave him little courage to continue.

Is this what it's like to grow up?It doesn't seem to be good at all.

Volume Four: Passion