God seal

In the cold wind, the bonfire carefully shook its red tentacles, trying to survive the wind and snow.

The paladins took turns to arrange people to be on duty near the bonfire, while the rest took a nap under the eaves sheltered from the wind.After finishing his shift, Eddie walked carefully to Yvonne, and saw Yvonne holding a rhombus-shaped white gemstone in his hand, bowing his head and reciting the holy words devoutly.

The young paladin waited quietly by the side. After a while, Yvonne looked at him after praying.

"what's up?"

"Captain." Eddie glanced at the fire and whispered, "How much do you know about...about Lord Sarandeer?"

"No more than you." Yvonne replied, "Apart from the rumors and stories you all know, the only thing I know is some warnings given to me by the Holy One of Light before departure."

"Warning?"

"Never mention the Demon War in front of adults, and never mention his past partners." Yvonne said.

Eddie sighed and sat down on the spot.

"Although I have also experienced several battles, I always feel that the wars we have experienced are completely different from those of Lord Salanduel."

Yvonne didn't express his opinion, but listened to the young paladin continue talking.

"We fight for the God of Light, for our beliefs, but in the final analysis, we are also for ourselves. But what about your lord? 150 years ago, he fought against the devil to the end and brought hope to the mainland. He is a hero in our mouth. But I only found out today that what he lost was far more than what he gained. Has he regretted it? To be honest, I used to envy my lord being favored by Eli and having a high status, but today—” the young paladin sighed, “I Felt like he was so lonely."

"Actually, based on the age of human beings, Lord Sarandeer is only a young man in his early twenties." Yvonne listened quietly, "This age is the same as my youngest brother. My brother still needs me to take care of him. And grown-ups have to take care of all of us, and maybe being strong means being alone.”

Eddie: "But without him, how could there be us." Without Salanduil's efforts to turn the tide, all the human countries on the mainland would have been wiped out in the evil tide 150 years ago.

The discussion between the two paladins about Salanduil continued in a low voice, while on the other side of the bonfire, Salanduil had been watching over the orcs.After being comforted by Salanduil's embrace, the half-orc seemed to have gained some sense of security from the elf, and at this time was leaning on Salanduil's lap and fell asleep.

Salanduil leaned over and carefully traced the orc's face with his hands, trying to find a familiar outline on his face. Which elf would be the mother who gave birth to him?

Is it the archer Aina who always grabs herself and demands that she must abide by elf etiquette?Or Emerson, who served with his lover in his battalion of guards?Perhaps, it was Lilibeta who went to investigate the news at the last moment but there was no news?

Salanduil remembered the names of every missing elf 150 years ago, and he couldn't forget their figures every time he dreamed back in the past hundred years.

He hated himself as much as he missed these companions. He still remembered that day when the Elven King put on a flower crown for him when he had just grown up. He said: When Hope returns, you have grown into our guide.

Searle never came back.

……

There was a slight cloud in the sky, and Yvonne came over to ask Salanduil if he should continue down the mountain. Most importantly, they didn't know how to deal with this half-orc.After all, human towns would never accept orcs, not even mixed blood.

Salanduel stayed up all night. After hearing the question, he said for a long time, "You go down the mountain first. After I settle him, I will go back to the city and meet with you again."

When we parted, Eddie looked back at the elves standing halfway up the mountain and watched them off. To his heart's content, he suddenly understood Salanduel's answer yesterday—maybe Salanduil was not alienating Red, but alienating all of them.

……

"what are you doing?"

Archie Bailey was taken aback, and looked back to find the red-haired boy standing behind him.Those eyes that would glow like beasts in the night were staring at him closely.

"Are you going to sneak back to report to those mages while we are not paying attention?" Reid looked at him warily, as if he would swallow him as soon as the mage apprentice showed any flaws.

Archie Bailey, who already knew the true identity of the Red Dragon, naturally would not try to fool him anymore. He quickly explained: "No! I just want to find out some things. Aren't you curious?" He tried his best to keep his tone Seductive.

"Yesterday, the elf said that Sarandir was a sinner, and that he killed a thousand of his own race!" Archie exaggerated deliberately, "A thousand! You know, elves are not as easy to reproduce as humans, that's not a small number. number. I must find out what is the matter."

Red Dragon frowned.

"Isn't 150 years ago the war to get rid of demons? The gray dwarves and demons invaded the Central Continent, and the lives were devastated. It's not so strange that more people died."

"No, no, no, you are wrong." Archie shook his head and said, "Didn't you pay attention to the conversation between Mr. Bosien and that elf during the day? That silver-haired elf is the new heir of the Western Sea of ​​Trees! The current heir comes Looking for the former heir, and deliberately bringing up old things. Use your brain to think about what attitude that guy named Estes will have towards Salanduil?"

"Of course I know he's here to trouble that guy!" Reid said angrily.

"Not only that, if it is true as he said, the sacrifice of the thousand elves is related to Sarandir. I think they may still come to ask the crime this time. But—" Archie said, "If I were in the academy The elf I met is really the words of Sarandir in your mouth, I don’t believe that he is the kind of person who would let his compatriots sacrifice in vain.” Although there was only one meeting, Archie’s love for Sarandir But there is an inexplicable feeling.

"I don't believe it either." Reid was silent for a while, and said, "Although Salanduil is arrogant and arrogant, he is a strong man with good character. The elders of the dragon respect him, and we will not miss him. "

"Then what are you waiting for?" Archie blinked and pushed open the door of the hut, "Let's go, let's find out what the truth is."

Red was convinced.So the red dragon who came to arrest people in the middle of the night has now become an accomplice of the mage apprentice.

The two teenagers tiptoed out of the hut one after the other.But at the window on the second floor that they didn't notice, there was a figure watching them all the time.

Half a month later, Archie and Red successfully sneaked into the largest library in Vann City. Under the leadership of Archie, who was familiar with the road, the two teenagers avoided the eyes and ears of the gatekeepers and sneaked into the library. Library of books.

"The Foothills of the Orcs and the War to Exorcise Demons are here! Here." Archie shook off the dust on the book, "It's so heavy, Red, come and help me get it."

The red dragon boy said with some reluctance: "Who allowed you to call me by my first name, human being."

"The great Lord Red, please help the weak and useless humans!" Archie immediately changed his words. This time, the Red Dragon took a few thick books for him contentedly.

""Records of the War of Exorcising Demons" records, 'Under the leadership of Sarandir, the crown prince of the western tree sea at that time, nearly [-] elves left the tree sea and devoted themselves to the war in the Central Continent, becoming the most reliable human beings. Allies.' Wow, five thousand elves! Saran'dir was very charismatic back then!"

Archie sighed, and Reid, who couldn't understand human characters, urged him impatiently.

"Read the key points!"

"Don't worry, at least we have to find out what happened." Archie continued to turn the page, "'The gray dwarves launched an attack from the east, and the war quickly spread to the hinterland of the continent, while Sarandiel and his companions fought against the orcs. The foothills encountered a coalition of orcs and duergars. 'No, this is not the same as what I learned in history class.'

The mage apprentice was surprised and said: "Our teacher said that the orcs and the human alliance fought against the tide of demons in the war to get rid of demons. Why didn't I know that the orcs had joined forces with the gray dwarves? Wait, let me confirm again."

He opened another book.

"That's right, it records that when the demons appeared, the orcs were indeed in the same camp as us. Wait, the demons did not appear in the early stage of the war, but the gray dwarves have been fighting the skirmish. Does this mean that the war is going out?" The other races on the mainland, including the orcs, didn't know that this was another wave of demonic attacks, they just thought it was an ordinary race war. In this way, the orcs, who have always been at odds with humans, will attack together under the instigation of the gray dwarves Humans are also reasonable."

Red said impatiently: "I don't care who the orcs are with! Just read it, and tell me the result after reading it."

After finishing talking, the red-haired boy went to the desk, crossed his legs and looked at the stars, and said, "The matter in the Central Continent is really troublesome. In our Dragon Island, there is nothing that cannot be solved by fighting." If there is, then fight twice .

Archie has been completely immersed in looking up the truth of history. He turned pages back and forth in thick books, muttering to himself almost as if obsessed.

"At the time of the battle at the foot of the orcs, most people didn't know the truth of the war. They only thought it was a war of aggression launched by the gray dwarves and orcs to the wealthy human kingdom."

"But at this time, the elves seem to be aware of it. The elf king ordered all the elves on the mainland to return to the western sea of ​​trees."

"As the crown prince, Sarandir defied the order of the Elf King and brought five thousand elves to join the war. They fought against the gray dwarves and orcs at the foot of the orc mountain. Under the leadership of Sarandir, the elves had already Beginning to gain the upper hand. But this time—"

"A demon appears."

Archie let go of his hand in a daze, and looked at the monsters with black flames all over their bodies in the picture accompanying the book.