Ordinary fantasy adventure in Faerûn

Chapter 49
  "Now that you've said that, what else can I say?"

"I will not betray your trust."

Nohir didn't know what expression to make. His mood was very complicated now, but overall, he felt good about being trusted.

"Let's go, let's find an open place to camp."

He turned around and waved to Ska, gesturing for him to follow. Ska also felt much better after saying these inner words, so he caught up and asked Nohir.

"Hey, Nohir, you haven't told me yet, how come you have a settlement in this wilderness."

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At this time, the sky had completely darkened. They walked out of the dense forest and came to the settlement where Nohir had lived for a while. It was a rugged stone hill, and there was a well-sheltered natural cave under the stone hill. , and it has also been expanded.

The two set up a tent inside the cave, and after agreeing to take turns keeping vigil, they moved two stones and sat at the entrance of the cave to start talking.

At this time, the two of them had built a bonfire, and under the light of the fire, they talked to each other about their past.

Nohir added some firewood to the fire, flicked it with a branch a few times, and then said to Ska.

"I grew up in the wilderness. I have been wandering in this area for more than five years, so I have built many similar residences for myself."

"Just in this area, I have more than a dozen similar settlements. They are all simple, but they can barely guarantee safety."

Rohir began to recall his past. For him, these were real experiences, and there was no awkwardness in recalling them again.

"I remember that I lived here for about a month, because the food in this area is quite abundant, the residences in the back are quite sturdy, and there are no too powerful animals or monsters nearby.

Originally, I planned to settle here, but then a group of wandering goblins came nearby. There were a lot of them. In order to avoid conflicts, I flew away by myself. "

"Other settlements are in a similar situation. After all, there is no absolute safety in the wilderness. For those who were still weak at that time, the best way to ensure safety was to constantly change residences."

"I have slept in caves, tree holes, and once I even dug a hole and buried myself in the ground. That time I was trying to escape the severe cold and I almost died."

"It wasn't until later that I met the druids. With them...mainly with the help of Master Harsin, I barely escaped from the life of drinking blood."

"What about you, Scar, how is your life in Eltoril?"

Scar was listening intently, but he did not expect that the person in front of him, who had always been very rational and witty, would actually be an alien who had lived in the wilderness and grown up alone.

It wasn't until he heard Nohill's reply that he came back to his senses, and then told Nohill about his past.

"My family has been living in the city of Eltoril since the founding of the country Elturgard."

"My family background is not prestigious. Although I can barely be said to have aristocratic blood, I can only be ranked in the lowest class of knights."

"I became a paladin after being inspired by the oath when I was 15 years old. At that time, I was the eldest son and the only child in my family."

"After I became a paladin, my mother has always been very worried about me, because the daily life that a paladin faces is very dangerous. There are murderers, robbers, demons, and we are there."

"My mother is my only relative. She has always been worried that after my death, the bloodline of the Chitrugu family will be cut off."

Speaking of this, Ska suddenly laughed at herself, and then said to Nohir.

"This worry is really not unreasonable, because there are really few people who are willing to spend their lives with a paladin. The world thinks that paladin is a stubborn collection of people who will do whatever it takes to make an oath, including family, family ties, friendship and love. placed under high ideals.”

"And we can't even refute it, because most paladins are indeed like this."       "We are the first line of defense when the world faces danger, and we are also the strongest line of defense, but being too strong makes us appear particularly inhumane. This is especially fatal for your loved ones.”

"No one wants such a husband or wife, especially when he may die outside for no reason one day. There are many people who are willing to find a paladin as their lover and are proud of it, but no one Willing to marry a paladin unless she is prepared to be a widow."

"It was with such worries that my mother left me and went to the Kingdom of Tire more than ten years ago. Without my mother, I would be the last member of the Chitrugu family."

"Since then, for the glory of my family and the glory of the paladin, I have dedicated everything to Eltoril. I have trained hard and improved myself. No matter who the opponent is, I have always been on the front line. This is who I am. He soon became a qualified Hell Knight."

"Then time passed like this day by day. I experienced many battles and won many victories. I lost many comrades. It still makes me heartbroken when I think about it."

"I survived in this daily life of danger, so I was promoted quickly."

"I became the captain of a Hell Knight squad when I was in my twenties, and then quickly took the position of squadron leader. At that time, I was still leading a team of more than 50 people in the inner city. He’s a good boy.”

Huh...Ska sighed slowly, all of this seemed like she had just experienced it yesterday, but the glory and glory of the past had long since passed, and now...

"Originally, everything was developing in a good direction. The city was becoming more and more peaceful, and the people were becoming more and more prosperous. Everyone held this hope and looked forward to a better future."

"Then... everything was gone."

Nohir put down the branch in his hand, walked to him, and patted his shoulder to express comfort.

Facing Nohir's move, Ska just shook his head gently. He had accepted this fact and he was ready.

At this time, his eyes became calm, calm, indifferent, but unwavering. Yes, he had never been so determined. He stared at the bonfire in front of him, letting the firelight illuminate his face uncertainly.

He said slowly to Nohir.

"You know, Nohir, I have never been able to understand hatred, because before this great change, I was always a paladin who believed in the oath of devotion."

"I was very naive at that time, so naive that even after going through so many battles, I still couldn't reach emotional resonance with those who harbored hatred."

He frowned, feeling pain at his transformation, but then he forced himself to relax because he couldn't fight with this mentality.

"But now, I understand."

"The confusion, helplessness, and incomprehension that people suffer when sudden changes occur. These negative emotions can completely overwhelm a person."

"But if the emotion of hatred appears, then all negative emotions will only become an unswerving force that will never stop until death."

"This force is so powerful that it can burn the enemy to death and engulf itself. Especially when the goal of revenge is unclear, blind hatred will lead everyone into the abyss."

Scar turned his head, and his eyes that turned into a ball of dead water after he mentioned Eltoril once again fluctuated. He said to Nohir beside him in an inexplicable tone.

"But even so, I will continue on this path. Now I just hope that before I come to the end, I can see the final outcome of Eltoril with my own eyes."

"Nohir, my sect master, I hope you can promise me and promise my only dream in this life."

"Before I see the end of Eltoril, I hope you will be there before I am about to be burned to death by the fire I started."

"Pull me out again."

(End of this chapter)