The Witcher: Darkness Falls

Leon turned to look at the woman, or girl, who had spoken.

She had long silver hair, pinned behind her head with a wooden hairpin.

Her eyes were as clear as emerald green water, full of charm, she had a high nose bridge, a sharp and small chin, a swan-like neck, and a high chest under the brown leather armor.

The silver-haired girl raised her chin slightly, crossed her arms and said, "They are just some monsters that came from nowhere. They have nothing to do with God."

As if provoked, the male passenger looked at the girl in front of him and said, "Where did this little girl come from? How come she has no connection with God?

Toussaint hasn't seen any monsters for so many years, why are there so many in the recent period? If it's not God's punishment, what else could be the reason?"

"Monsters were not created by God at all, they have always existed. No, they were brought about by the intersection of celestial spheres!" the silver-haired girl argued.

"What is the intersection of the celestial spheres? Nonsense, it's God!

Neglecting the gods will bring disaster. There have been many such incidents in history. Didn't your parents tell you that?" The male passenger snorted.

The silver-haired girl insisted that it was the intersection of the celestial spheres that brought about the monster and that it had nothing to do with God. The two began arguing about this and even attracted the attention of the people around them.

The silver-haired girl suddenly pointed at Leon and said, "You can ask him! He's a demon hunter, you can tell, right? A true master of hunting monsters must have lived for hundreds of years!

Ask him, he will definitely know!"

Lyon was watching the fun from the sidelines, while also collecting useful information from the conversation between the two.

As a result, before he knew it, the silver-haired girl actually threw the problem to him.

The male passenger also turned his head and looked at Leon again seriously.

"Excuse me, you are a demon hunter. I thought there was something wrong with your eyes.

I thought the demon hunter was just a legend!" the male passenger said in surprise.

"There are indeed very few demon hunters still alive." Leon said.

The male passenger nodded and said, "Then tell me, is Toussaint's problem a monster or a punishment from God?"

Regis whispered in Leon's ear: "It's a troublesome question. If you don't answer it well, you may offend people."

Leon whispered: “I have offended quite a few people.”

He then said: “As for what happened in Toussaint, to be honest, I don’t know what caused it.

But as for the monsters, some of them originally existed in this world, and some were indeed brought from other worlds by the intersection of the celestial spheres."

The boy looked at Leon warily and said, "I'm asking about the monster in Toussaint!"

Before Leon could answer, the silver-haired girl said, “Wait a minute, what we were arguing about at the beginning was not the monsters in Toussaint, but all the monsters in this world!”

Regis stepped forward and said, "I think you should sort it out again. It's best to figure out what the dispute is."

……

"Ladies and gentlemen, don't waste time. We will let you go if you pay the money. Otherwise, go back the way you came!" The thin soldier raised his voice, attracting everyone's attention.

The argument was fruitless and someone shouted that he would go to Beauclair to complain.

But the two soldiers didn't care about it at all, they were just following the orders from their superiors anyway.

They just do what they are told to do.

The captain had no choice but to hand over his own money and the sailors' money.

"I can't pay for all of you. I've already lost money!" He yelled, looking extremely annoyed.

The passengers had to pay for it themselves.

Fortunately, everyone can still afford the two florins.

A woman on the side screamed, "The child doesn't count at all! What does he know? I've already paid, get out of here!"

My husband pays taxes every year to support you robbers, so are you still going to bother with a child?"

The two soldiers were helpless and finally only paid the child one florin to end the matter.

In the end, Leon paid for the old wizard and Regis paid for himself.

"Wait a minute, ma'am, one florin is not enough. That's a child, and you're obviously not!" The fat soldier shouted when he arrived in front of the silver-haired girl.

Leon turned his head and looked over. The silver-haired girl said embarrassedly: "But this is all I have left!"

The thin soldier said, "I'm sorry, this is the rule. If you can't afford it, you can only get off from here. We will take you back to the shore!"

The people around looked over, some with impatience, some with sympathy, and some simply gloating.

"It's not that I can't afford it, I just don't have that much on me. Can't I go back and make up for it?" the silver-haired girl argued.

"That won't work. We can't remember you. We have no money so we have to ask you to get off the boat." The fat soldier replied.

"Hurry up, we're in a hurry!"

"That's right, if you don't have money, just go down!"

"I can pay for you, but how about you come back to my room and have a good chat with me?"

……

Someone shouted loudly with a lewd expression on his face.

The silver-haired girl's face flushed red as she glared angrily at the person who was shouting.

Suddenly, a florin flew across the sky and landed unexpectedly in front of the fat soldier.

He tried to catch it in a panic, but it still fell on the deck. He had no choice but to bend down to pick it up, and the action seemed like he was bowing to the silver-haired girl.

"Is this enough? Can we pass?" Leon asked.

It was he who threw the florin just now.

The fat soldier was very angry, but when he saw Leon's eyes, he immediately lost his temper.

The two soldiers searched the cabin and made sure that the money had been paid before they climbed down from the boat and started the boat again.

"Thank you, um...thank you very much. I...I will return it to you when I get to Beauclair." The silver-haired girl came closer and thanked him.

At the same time, Lyon smelled a very fresh scent, like a mountain breeze.

"No need." Leon shook his head. It was just one florin. He didn't care now.

He was more interested in knowing what happened in Toussaint.

"Can you tell me what happened in Toussaint?" he inquired.

The silver-haired girl looked at him in surprise: "You didn't know? I thought you were going for the reward too!"

"Reward?" Leon was a little confused.

He thought about it, and it seemed that when he was with Naven Leonard, he did not go to see the billboard, so naturally he did not know this.

The silver-haired girl looked at Leon, her eyes rolled and she said, “I see, it turns out that demon hunters sometimes miss information too.”

Then she introduced herself: “Let me introduce myself, my name is Eunice, and I’m a bounty hunter.

I saw it when I passed by Nevinreusch. Toussaint was overrun with monsters, and Duke Gaitan offered a high reward to anyone who could hunt down the monsters.

I noticed you when I changed boats, and I thought you had the same purpose as me."

Leon shook his head. He went to Toussaint mainly to keep an appointment, and secondly to find a place for the old wizard to spend his later years.

As for the reward, he didn't pay much attention to it.

"Can you tell me more details? What kind of monster is it?" Leon asked.

Eunice nodded and said, "So you're paying me for information?"

Leon nodded.

Eunice grinned, revealing her white teeth, especially her two canine teeth which were particularly sharp.

"Of course, this story starts from a month ago..."