âIndeed itâs not serious, rest for the night and you should be completely healed by tomorrow morning.â The elf examined the knightâs condition, coming to this conclusion, âAlright, put your clothes back on, be careful not to wipe off the medication.â
âHerbology and first aid⊠is there something you donât know?â the knight stared at him curiously, âLast time I seem to have seen you pick a lock with your dagger.â
âI canât spend a hundred or so years just on fighting skills.â The elf replied nonchalantly, âbut itâs all just superficial knowledge, donât hope for too much.â
âThen Wind magic, is that also superficial knowledge?â The knight put on his jacket, âThat wind that distracted the Joseph brothers, thatâs not natural wind.â
âYou realized? Itâs hard to aim on a horse, but I was afraid they might move too quickly, so I first released aâŠâ the elf seemed a little embarrassed, âI canât really be considered as a wind element magician, my magical powers are too weak, and canât really make anything damaging. âPlus it could only be used in the forest, so strictly speaking, it would be called racial trait
âItâs still a form of attack, not needing to use your hands to throw a face full of dirt at them.â The knight grinned, âIsnât there a phrase that says, there are no low level magic, just low level magicians?â
âRight, it seems like Julian said that several times todayâŠâ
âWhat is it, Mr.Ellen?â the dwarf who was waiting at a distance heard his name, and immediately looked up to ask, âDid you need my help with something?â
âItâs nothing, time to go.â The elf took his own horse, then handed the reins to the knight, and said to the siren who was busy stuffing himself with the dry rations, âShelly, we can make camp once we leave the forest, wait till then for dinner.â
The young siren wiped the food crumbs from the corner of his lips, happily agreed, standing to run towards âAfternoon Teaâ.
âIf you gave me the horse, what will you do?â The knight didnât take the reins.
âWalk of course,â the elf nodded, then added, âI canât let an injured member walk after all.â
âI can walk as wellâŠâ the dwarf added carefully at the side, then looked down at his short legs.
âJulian,â the elf ordered helplessly, âI appreciate your kindness, get on the horse.â
âIf you donât mind,â the dwarf didnât back down, âMr.Ellen can ride with me. â The weight shouldnât be a problem.â
ââŠAlright, then Iâll take you up on the offer.â The elf smiled, jumping onto the dwarfâs horse, then offered his hand to pull the dwarf up as well.
âCain? Can you get on yourself?â Seeing that the knight had yet to move, the elf asked worriedly.
âNo problem.â The knight silently turned around to mount the horse, suddenly feeling that he should probably curse the trio that had caused his injury.(1)
âJust so I have a few questions I want to ask.â After traveling for a while, the elf suddenly inquired.
âJulian, about your ancestor, what Mr.Todd wrote in that journal⊠do you mind revealing it to me?â
âItâs not any secret, Mr.Ellen.â the dwarf replied immediately, âI remember the events in the diary very well, so feel free to ask.â
âSpecifically speaking, itâs about the status of the team he was inâŠâ
âThe Unicorn Legion, Mr.Ellen,â the dwarf said smiling, âit was a group that specializes in dealing with things to do with Magical Creatures. Including the protection of endangered and harmless species, or to minimize the damage caused by the harmful ones and so on. And magical creatures, refers toâŠâ
âI understand the meaning,â the elf gave a soft helpless smile, breaking off his speech, âthe journal should mention something about the Death Dragon.â
âUm,â the dwarf thought for a moment, replying seriously, âthe last entry on the journal was about the âDeath Dragonâ. Though I also want to know what happened, but the journal didnât record the details. It was just written that as a non-combatant member, he didnât participate, and stayed in their headquarters in Elvira.â
âWhat I want to know is,â the elf took a deep breath, âafter that mission, did the Unicorn Legion return to find him.â
âUnfortunately,â the dwarf said softly, âno, not a single one. It was as if they had disappeared from the earth.â
ââŠDisappeared⊠is it?â
âThe reason Mr.Todd didnât join the other dwarves when they returned to their homeland underground, was because of this. There was a section in the journal that said this â âI believed they succeeded, I also believe that they would return alive. So, I will continue to stay here, until they come back safely.â(2)
âI seeâŠâ the elf was silent for a while, replying softly, âthank you, I have no more questions.â
âAbout that, Mr.Ellen,â the dwarf added excitedly, âat that time in the âUnicorn Legionâ, there was also an elf calledâŠâ
âJulian,â the elf shook his head, âSorry, Iâm a little tired. Can we not talk about this for now?â
By the time they exited the forest, it was already dark.
Luckily there was a large empty field next to the forest. With a water source nearby, and there were signs of campfire on the ground, it was obvious that many people had camped at this spot in the past.
The group started a fire easily, solving the problem of dinner. Then, under the directions of the creator, the tent was quickly erected.
The inside of the tent did indeed look larger than the outside, the hammocks hung in various levels, using rope ladders and curtains, to cleverly give each individual some personal space. Once it was complete, the siren cheered loudly, climbing on top of one of the beds then refused to come down anymore.
âI hope this is satisfactory to everyone?â the dwarf bowed, his expression showing both a little shy and a little pride. âThe quality of the Magelessâs Workshopâs product.â
âSatisfied? Are you joking?â the knight sat down, patting the pillow that accompanied the hammock, in shock, âThis is practically a moving palace! â Compared to this, the rooms in the Mercenaryâs Home are like horse sta⊠no, pig sties!â
âThank you for your compliment.â The dwarf grinned blindingly, pointing to a stand next to the bed, âWeapon and shield could be hung here, it wouldnât fall. And you can put your armor in this corner.â
âJulian, you are a genius.â The knight placed the shield on the stand, took off his armor, and fell back onto the bed. Then immediately sat back up with an âowâ, âDamn, my back⊠looks like Iâd have to sleep facing down tonight.â
âIâll change your medicine again in a moment,â the elf sighed, âlooks like when we reach the next village, the first thing we have to do is get medical supplies.â
âIâm fine.â The knight looked at the young siren that had fallen asleep after filling his stomach, âIn comparison, replenishing our food supplies are more important.â Weâve originally prepared five days of dry rations, but weâve had to throw some away in order to reduce weight, from the looks of it now it would be a good thing if it could last for two days.â(3)
âNo problem, I eat very little.â The dwarf grinned, âIâve already made an accord with Mr.Shelly, the extra dried fish that I brought along all belong to him.â
âJulian,â the knight patted his shoulder, âyou are a perfect team mate, I really donât know why those groups in the past reject you.â
âTheyâre probably afraid that Iâll snore,â the dwarf said in a small voice, âthey said dwarves lift the tent with our snoring.â
âEh?! You snore?!â
âNo, Mr.Frank,â the dwarf replied in protest, âbut just in case of any unforeseen circumstances, please donât kick me from the team.â(4)
âDonât worry it wonât happen,â the knight smiled, âthis tent canât be lifted anywaysâŠby the way how much does this thing actually cost?â
âUm, originally there were no plans to sell it, so we randomly priced it at two thousand gold,â the dwarf considered for a moment before replying, âthereâs no shower room this time, but the price is still calculated from the set price, in the end I paid one thousand six hundred â I never really bothered about saving money in the past, good thing I had enough put aside.â
âOne thousand sixâŠâ the elf shook his head, âwell, now I know while old Mr.Mageless was so enthusiastic. In his eyes I must be the pie that fell from the sky, extra-large, elven brand.âă\n