The lone wolf of Freyrdrand

Nine Separation

Black cold air surged from Marukolo’s bone staff, facing the two pure ice weapons in Glenna’s hand.

“How many years have you been pursuing the throne of Avarosa?” Marukolo said with clang, “You drove away the soldiers who disobeyed you, you injured your own sister, and now, you still want to take us deep The hinterland of our mortal enemies!”

Glenna pulled out the Ice Spear with her left hand.

“If the Ice Son’s team gathers, the furnaces of the entire tribe will die!” The black air on Marukolo’s bone stick became more and more intense, “If your motive is food or revenge, I will stand firmly on your side .But now you’re just blinded by a myth that deceives children!”

“If you want to challenge me, you don’t need to talk so much nonsense.” The cold air from the True Ice Weapon blew Glenna’s pale hair, “Use your magic to bargain with me, priest.”

The pitch-black cold air was as thick as a liquid, and Marukolo’s frost magic covered his whole body, as if he was in a dark night: “This is not my battle alone, Grena! I represent Fudo!”

“Don’t…” Ashe covered her mouth with her hands. She wanted to rush forward to stop the fight, but Yiru grabbed her shoulders and shook her head at her.

Grena lightly tossed the Ice Ax in her right hand, and the one-handed ax circled in the air before falling back steadily into her hand.

Glenna crossed her arms, and struck out the sharp ax and spear at the same time, and the cold wind roared like a giant beast.

Marukolo hurriedly raised his hand, and the black cold air formed a shield, blocking Glenna’s swing.

“Go on, priest!” The black shield trembled violently under the cold erosion of Glenna’s two True Ice weapons, and Glenna yelled angrily, “Keep hiding behind your magic and your precious furnace! But listen up! up!”

Grena’s arms suddenly exerted strength, and the cold wind of pure ice was like the claws of a giant bear, tearing apart Marukolo’s magic shield.

“You can’t escape death!” Grena smashed the black air with one blow, and the ice wind hit the body of the Frost Priest. ‘Group]: 9? 8; 0; 2? . 0’. 5,,8″5.;6 up his drooping neck.

“Mom! Don’t!” Ashe broke away from Yilu’s hand holding her shoulder, and stood in front of Marukolo: “Let him go! Mom!”

Glenna’s hand was hanging in the air.

“Get out of the way, Ashe.” Glenna ordered.

“He’s just here to protect the Furnaces!” Ashe begged, “Let them go, the Furnaces will only slow us down, we can go faster without them! Let them go home, please! ”

Glenna stared into Ashe’s eyes, and then turned her gaze to the crowd of furnace households who didn’t even dare to breathe. This group of weak people was waiting for her to decide their fate.

“Marukolo, take the furnace owners down the mountain.” Glenna turned and left without even looking at the Frost Priest kneeling on the ground. “Remember, you survived because of my daughter’s kindness.”

Ashe breathed a sigh of relief. She knelt down and looked at the injured Marukolo, and asked with concern, “Are you okay?”

Marukolo’s breathing was a little short, and he forced a smile: “I’m fine, I can heal a little injury by myself.”

The two were silent for a while.

Section 6

Marukolo stared straight into Ashe’s eyes: “I’ll take the furnace owners home, and you should come too.”

Ashe opened her lips slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but she swallowed the words back.

“Ash, come back with me, I don’t want…don’t want…” Marukolo seemed to have touched his wound when he spoke, he took a breath and slowed down his breathing, “Don’t give your life to Glenn. Na’s crazy funeral.”

Ashe didn’t speak. She looked towards the mountaintop in the distance. The place her mother was going to was surrounded by clouds and mist, covered by thousands of miles of ice and snow.

“I want to go back with you, Marukolo.” Ashe said softly, “But I can’t leave mom behind.”

“Ash!” Marukolo shouted anxiously, but accidentally touched the wound, and then coughed violently.

“Sorry, Marukolo.” Ashe unloaded his big bag, “Lothar went hunting, he should be back before dark, the things in this bag are all his belongings, you must hand them over give him.”

Marukolo bowed his head deeply.

“Ai Xi! Let’s go!” Yiru shouted at Ai Xi.

“Here we come!” Ashe responded, and looked at Marukolo before leaving, “Take care.”

Ashe stepped across the frosty grass, heading in the direction of her mother.

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The mountain that Glenna is going to climb is very high. Ashe has never climbed such a high mountain in her life, let alone in this season when winter is approaching.

Ice blood is not afraid of the cold, but it also has a limit.

Three days after leaving the mountainside, on the mountainThe thin air and frighteningly low temperature made many ice bloodlines shrink back.

Grena didn’t force them to continue climbing, and Ashe felt that her mother didn’t care about anything but the top of the mountain now.

But Glenna’s five blood allies and Ashe’s five sworn fathers all chose to stay. They had made a blood oath with Glenna, and they would stand firm by her side no matter what happened.

Ashe didn’t go back either. Even though she was still young and her ability to resist the cold was immature, she couldn’t abandon her mother.

The scenery on the high mountains is the same, and ice, snow and strong wind seem to be the only things left here. Ashe struggled to hide behind Iru, she began to regret why she was wearing such thin clothes, maybe it would be easier if she brought a few furs.

After several days and nights of trekking, Glenna finally chose to stop and light a fire to rest, the reason being that she wanted to check the map.

It was difficult to start a fire on a high mountain, and it took Ashe and her five sworn fathers a lot of time to get it done. They sat around the fire, and Glenna checked her map over and over again.

“Here, kid.” Yiru served a bowl of hot food to Ashe.

“Don’t we have any more food?” Ashe took the bowl and found that the pot had bottomed out, and the oath fathers were empty-handed, obviously not planning to eat.

Yilu patted Ashe’s head lovingly: “It’s good that you are full, we are not hungry.”

Knowing that she couldn’t persuade them, Ashe sighed, and walked to Grena with the bowl in her arms: “Mom, you can eat something.”

Glenna didn’t reply, but murmured: “Why doesn’t the astrology match the map…”

“Mom, can you hear me?”

Glenna kept checking back and forth between the map and the starry sky, and Ashe also looked at the starry sky, but she saw nothing. The heavy snow covered many stars, and Ashe could not know what her mother saw in the misty starry sky. what.

Ashe gently combed Glenna’s messy hair, she no longer wanted to blame her mother for being stubborn, she just wanted to stay by her side.

“Be careful! Someone is coming!” Yilu lowered his voice and shouted. For a moment, everyone raised their weapons and looked in the direction Yiru pointed.

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The Freljord is a mountainous region with complex mountain ranges and no paved roads. So in the Freljord, every trip to another place involves traversing mountains and glaciers, a risky gamble even for the Iceblood.

——Excerpt from “Valoran Travels: The Freljord