“I’m surprised that for a young kid like you, it
didn’t take long for us to convince you to accompany us,” said Grunt.
“My destiny is to save Uld! How can I not want
that?” replied Leo. “I will do my best and be a hero! My father is watching
over me. I’ll make him proud.”
The three adventurers peacefully crossed the Field
of Grasswind. It was a nice escape from the grueling battles and experiences
that they have had during the past few days. The blades of grass are dancing beautifully
with the wind, swaying their tips as if greeting the adventurers.
“It’s good that this field remains untainted by the
filthy hands of the Discordians!” remarked Lillin.
Grunt nodded. “Indeed. It would have been a waste
if such a calm land will be ruined by the enemy.”
“Hey! There’s the village of the humans!” Leo
interrupted.
“It looks like the village is still safe,” Lillin said
with relief.
When they are near the village, they noticed
something is amiss. The village is extremely quiet and the smell of blood
travels with the wind.
Lillin gasped. “It can’t be! Are we too late?”
“Seems to be that way. Let’s search the village and
see if there are any survivors. Hurry!” Grunt ordered.
“Wait! These widgets can detect the electric
current running from a live body. Let’s follow these.” Leo said.
The widget floated in the air and released a weak
electric flash. It started to move forward so the three adventurers followed.
The widget turned right after the second corner and went inside a small house.
Afterwards, it went under a wooden table and stayed there. Leo and Grunt looked
at each other in confusion while Lillin moved the table aside and knocked on
the floor.
“Anyone there? I am Lillin, a Satyr travelling
alongside my friends. If anyone is in there, please answer me.” Lillin said.
A few moments of silence passed, but after a while,
the floor was lifted revealing a small compartment. A female human peeked and
then went out, followed by her two children.
“Who are you? What happened outside?” asked the
mother.
“We just came here and found a number of dead
soldiers in your village. It seems that the village has already been abandoned.”
Grunt replied. “Can you tell us what happened?”
