The Shadow of the Crown of Snow [Western Fantasy]

When people are depressed, they will use cranky thoughts to make themselves more depressed.

Hecate always felt that she lived so hard because of what happened to her.If she hadn't been sent as a proton to a neighboring country, if she hadn't been maliciously ignored by the people of Nagrand, if she could have grown up safely with her parents and sister, she would have been like the one in the Church of Light in Yoda City. Like a little girl, she loves the world with all her heart.

However, she found that life is so hard, she is no exception, and the little girl in the church is no exception.

Already some parts of Hecate's body were changing without her realizing it.For example, she no longer measures time by human standards. 100 years is short for her, and ten years is short for her. She even resents Selene a little. Why can't she cherish these original things? Not much time.she

There were many night watchmen in the camp, but during the night when Hecate was on duty, everyone more or less relaxed their vigilance. When a few sentries saw Hecate approaching, they retreated from their dispensable positions and returned to the camp. Go to the tent and have a good rest.

A living hero is actually easier to rely on and worship than a god.The Holy Church of Wilton also likes to transfer people's belief in the heroes to the God of Light, so as to ensure that the religion of the God of Light can continue to operate continuously—this country is like a huge and ancient machine, and it wants to To replace new parts, you have to stop or even hurt your muscles and bones, and then go through a long break-in period, but fortunately, this machine has been made to a perfect level, and the rulers just want to rack their brains to maintain it. The integrity of the machine, let it not rust, do not stop.

Compared with Selene who just wanted to retake the occupied homeland, Hecate had more ambitious and bad ideas in mind.That was the wickedness of a child's prank that Hecate always had, and after she had enough abilities, these evils were enough to be called evil.

It wouldn't do Hecate any good to mess up the entire continent.She had no intention of expanding for Nord, nor did she hate anyone but Hussein, but at that point, she had no reason not to do it, nor a reason not to.In other words, the only reason supporting her not to use her own power to vent wantonly is Selene.

"That's why I said, don't give so much power to immature children." An ancestor in his mind shouted angrily, "People's desire to destroy is inherent."

"Calm down, we are all dead anyway, and I believe Hecate will not do anything to harm the Nord Kingdom."

"Nobody knows what she'll do!"

"I agree. She is not much different from the group of beasts across from her."

Hecate paced back and forth irritably, then couldn't help but ran to the place where the supplies were piled up, easily pried open the crate with the crescent blade, and took out a bottle of mead.

"The Talisians also know that mead is a good thing." She leaned against the stacked crates and drank most of the bottle in one breath. As expected, her body that could digest even toxins Quickly digested the spirits, so that Hecate didn't feel the slightest bit drunk.

She went out again with the wine bottle in her hand, and continued to stand at her original position, paying attention to the enemy's movements.

In the middle of the night and the early hours of the morning, the night watch soldiers would more or less fall into fatigue and drowsiness. Hecate would not encounter this problem, but she was more likely to get caught up in her own emotions and ignore the surrounding things.

On the stake somewhere in the camp, the leopard-headed man who was bound by chains finally pulled the stake out of the soil without making a sound, and then let the stake slip from between the chains with difficulty, freeing himself Back to freedom.It was still a cub in the leopard-headed people's tribe, and had never followed the adults to the battlefield formally, but it had participated in many large-scale hunts and learned hunting skills.

Because of this, it didn't choose to run back to its own camp immediately, but wanted to attack the human camp.

The leopard-headed man lowered his body, sniffing the air, trying to find a lone prey.It quickly found its target. In a tent that was already some distance away from the surrounding military tents, there were humans resting alone.The leopard-headed man recalled the actions of his elders when they approached the deer, and moved forward slowly while clinging to the ground.

It happened that none of the sentries saw its movements.

This night and the first half of the night, Selene has been writing scriptures for Hecate.She felt that she might have a talent inherited from her father in this aspect, and she easily wrote a series of stories for Hecate in the most touching way that did not actually exist, but it was not ruled out that Hecate could follow this book in the future. If you don't do it with the holy book, then this holy book is a real prophecy.

The more she thought about it, the happier she became, and she hummed a rare song. After writing dozens of pages and using up most of the ink in the ink bottle, she rubbed her eyes to realize that she was sleepy, and wrapped herself in a blanket to get ready. Get a good night's sleep.

Selene has always been vigilant, but she is still not as sensitive as Hecate, who surpasses human senses. It is impossible for her to notice the tiny sound of the leopard-headed man's soft pads stepping on the soft soil. Soon fell into a deep sleep.

The armor was taken off, and the saber was placed next to the armor. Selene has long been used to living in a place protected by Hecate. It has been a long time since she hid a self-defense dagger under her pillow, and it has been a long time since she used life detection before going to bed. surgery to ensure safety around you.

She was disappointed that Talis' soldiers depended on Hecate, but she forgot that she was also dependent on Hecate.

It wasn't until the leopard-headed man's sharp claws touched Selene's neck silently that she finally woke up from her sleep. Fortunately, she was a qualified northern warrior and made the most correct decision at the moment of life and death to avoid Unleashed this fatal blow that could directly decapitate her.

The leopard-headed man was still a cub who had never fought against humans before, so he would not know how to stop Selene from getting the weapon. Selene took advantage of the fact that it was in a daze because of the failure of the attack, and used the fastest speed to get the weapon. sword.

As long as the weapon is firmly in hand, humans have the possibility of defeating beasts.Selene took a deep breath, and dealt with the leopard-headed man in the small military tent.Her combat strength may not be as good as Hecate's, but she is also stronger than most ordinary soldiers. After a few rounds with no injuries on both sides, the sharp long sword pierced the leopard-headed man's throat, and it waved in the air Claws, the painful expression indicates that it is about to die.

The noise during the battle caught the attention of the night guards, and also distracted and relaxed Selene for a moment. She underestimated the tenacious vitality of her opponent. The space didn't get any deeper, and with the last bit of strength, he swung his paw down.

It is a leopard-headed man, and it knows that a certain vital point of human beings is the same as that of a leopard-headed man.The leopard-headed man stabbed Selene's heart accurately from behind with its sharp claws.

Hearing the news reported by the soldiers rushing over, Hecate completely froze in place, her mouth half-opened in bewilderment, and was dragged by the soldiers back to the military tent where she and Selene lived.

The leopard-headed man's body was still lying on the side, his throat pierced by Selene's long sword, and his claws were covered with blood.In the strong smell of blood in the military tent, Hecate felt the fear of death for the first time. She stumbled and knelt beside Selene, trying to cover the scary wound on her back, but the blood kept coming out It flowed out and fell through her fingers to the ground.

Hecate felt as if he was feeling the passing of Selene's life.

A doctor was quickly called in for emergency treatment, and Hecate could tell he was just routinely prescribed medication and bandages.She wanted to question the doctor, but found that she didn't even have the strength to stand up again. The voices of the people around her and the voices of the ancestors in her mind all turned into a piercing noise, mixed with the gradually blurred vision, from which she could occasionally recognize Yes, all the worst news.

"almost?"

"It's almost there, I can feel my soul loosening."

"I didn't expect it to come so soon... Is this piece of soul enough?"

"Should be enough, even at this point, she is a great Nord monarch."

"Hecate! Get out of the way!" Gu Yinuo's voice interrupted the whispers of the ancestors. Panting, she pushed Hecate away a little, poured a pill from the small medicine bottle in her hand, and put it in into Selene's mouth, "Give her some water and see if she can swallow it."

Hecate hurriedly got up to pour the water, and almost knocked the water glass over on the ground. Fortunately, Selene did not seem to be completely unconscious, and she still had a vague consciousness. Following the little water that Hecate poured into her, She swallowed Gu Yinuo's medicine smoothly.

"Fortunately, fortunately." Gu Yinuo wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with trembling hands, "It seems that I am right to take the life-saving medicine with me."

She turned to look at Hecate, who was holding the cup in a daze, and patted her on the shoulder comfortingly: "She will be fine."

"Thank you...really, thank you..." Hecate put her hands on the table and managed to stand still. She turned her head and caught a glimpse of the leopard-headed man lying on the ground. The long sword that pierced through its throat made Hecate Carter remembered the ice blade that almost killed him.

At that time, Selene was probably so helpless, she could only watch her life go by little by little, unable to make any recovery.

"You'll be fine," Hecate repeated in a low voice next to Selene's ear, not sure if he was comforting her or himself.