The lone wolf of Freyrdrand

The Throne of Avarosa

Ashe and Lothar climbed the mountain all night without sleep.

Although Delacron killed Glenna, his pursuit of Ashe and the others did not end there. As long as everyone looked down the mountain, they could still see the ominous black magic.

Ashe looked at the distant mountain top, the sky turned pale.

“Today will be a rare sunny day.” Lothar panted, “It’s good news.”

“Are you okay?” Ashe asked softly. In fact, she didn’t want to ask, she just wanted to say something to divert attention.

“Fortunately, after all, I ate something last night.” Lothar smacked his lips. “It’s a pity that I lost all the prey I hunted these days.”

Ashe knew that Lothar was pretending to be relaxed. He was a warm-blooded person, and he couldn’t hold on to such a high mountain for too long.

But Ashe didn’t try to persuade Lothar to go down the mountain. She knew that Lothar was very stubborn, as stubborn as Glenna.

He was so stubborn that he could even take his life.

Ashe rubbed her sore eyes, they couldn’t shed half a drop of tears: “Why is Dracron still chasing and killing our Avarosa tribe, didn’t they provoke the Frost Guard?”

One of Ashe’s sworn fathers said angrily: “It must be the Son of Ice! They don’t know what conditions they used to persuade Dracron to chase and kill us. The large army of the Son of Ice must have gone to attack the village!”

“The village hasn’t been fortified yet, so what should I do?” Another sworn father of Ashe asked.

Ai Xi thought for a moment, and said decisively: “The soldiers are divided into two groups. You go down the mountain to the village and organize everyone to escape. If you are fast enough, there should be time.”

The two sworn fathers glanced at each other. In just one night, Ashe seemed to have grown a lot.

“But we swore to protect you.”

“I declare that you don’t need to be bound by this oath any more, and Aunt Haiernuo needs you more.” Ashe said firmly, “Dracron’s target must be me, leave me, and you can go down the mountain safely by another route. ”

“Perhaps you can sneak away from Delacron’s nose in the dark.”

“No, I have to go up the mountain.” Ash paused, “This is my mother’s entrustment, and I must never let it down.”

The two oath fathers looked at each other and nodded at the same time.

They knew that Ashe was no longer a little girl who just needed protection.

A sworn father took down an iron sword and handed it to Ashe: “At least there is a weapon.”

Ashe took the iron sword, a trace of hatred flashed in her eyes.

She hated her own weakness, if she could use the True Ice Weapon… maybe… maybe her fate would change.

“Protect yourself, child.”

“May Avarosa guide you.”

The two sworn fathers each hugged Ashe.

“May Avarosa guide you too, my sworn father.” Ashe blessed.

“Wolf cub!” a sworn father shouted to Lothar.

“Yes.” Lothar whispered. He tried to keep all his movements as small as possible so as not to consume too much energy.

“You are a brave furnace household.” He patted Lothar on the shoulder, “Will you come down the mountain with us?”

“No.” Lothar replied simply, “I want to be with Ashe.”

“Good job.” The two oath fathers also hugged Lothar, “From today on, you are no longer an outsider in our eyes, and you will guide Ashe on the way up the mountain.”

Lothar nodded.

Ashe’s oath fathers left, she looked at Lothar: “Can you find the fastest way up the mountain?”

“Yes.” Lothar looked up at the top of the mountain, “but there is still a long way to go.”

“How long do you think it will take the fastest.”

“If we maintain the current speed, it may take about five days… depends on our luck.”

“Then let’s go.” Ashe picked up all the luggage, “If you can’t hold on anymore, I will immediately abandon you and continue walking. TomorrowWhite? ”

Lothar smiled: “I will definitely walk to the top of the mountain with you.”

Ashe stared at Lothar silently, then raised her cloak: “Come in.”

“what?”

“Didn’t you always want to hug me? Hugging each other makes me warmer.”

…

Ashe and Lothar leaned on each other, climbing the mountain step by step.

Delacron’s pursuers persevered, but they still couldn’t catch up with the two of them. The more you go up the mountain, the more steep the terrain is, and the cavalry can no longer use their horses to climb the mountain. And Delacron’s magic seems to be getting weaker and weaker. It seems that even the terrifying ones can hardly challenge the stalwart of the mountain. The number of cavalry under him is decreasing sharply.

Ashe used her body to shield Lothar from the cold wind as much as possible, while Lothar kept observing the route, telling them to avoid detours as much as possible and reach the top of the mountain as soon as possible.

Lothar used an arrow to dig out a plant of grass from the crevice in the stone, washed the mud off the roots with snow, stuffed it into his mouth and chewed.

“Are you sure you don’t want to eat it? Although it tastes bad, it’s still food.” Lothar spread out his hands to Ashe, holding half of the grass roots.

“No need.” Ashe tightly grabbed the rope that tied the luggage, and looked towards the top of the mountain.

“Even if you are an Iceborn, you will die if you don’t eat or sleep.”

“You’re not an Iceborn, didn’t you walk with me for three days?”

“At least I have something to eat.”

Ai Xi looked at Lothar. This boy was about the same age as him, and he was still a warm-blooded person, but his willpower was more terrifying than anyone she had ever seen. Obviously his body was on the verge of its limit, but he still insisted on climbing the mountain with her.

“What made him persist so much?”

Ashe climbed up a rock and reached out to lift Losala up.

The stars were shining above their heads, and the dazzling lights danced in the sky.

“Look, it’s the aurora.” Lothar pointed to the sky.

Ashe looked towards the direction Lothar was pointing at. She was clearly in an extremely cold place, but for some reason the colorful light made her feel warm.

“Avarosa’s throne…” Ashe whispered.

“what”

Ashe led Lothar to continue climbing: “Mom said that Avarosa’s golden hall is among the mountains containing pure ice, and endless magic flows from her throne.”

Lothar said in surprise, “You mean those auroras are magic?”

“I don’t know.” Ashe quickened her pace, “But the end point of mother’s map is here, it must be right! It must be right! The top of the mountain is right in front of you!”

Ashe kept chanting, she was afraid, afraid that there would be nothing on the top of the mountain, afraid that what Glenna had pursued all her life would be in vain, and afraid that she would not have the strength to save the people in the village.

Fear that all efforts and sacrifices will be in vain.

Plop!

Ashe felt empty around her, the boy she had been holding was gone.

Ashe looked down, Lothar was lying on the cold rock.

“It seems that this is my end…” Lothar said weakly, “I’m really not reconciled, it’s a pity that I’ll be there in a while…”

“Hey, stop joking!” Ashe patted Lothar’s face vigorously, “Don’t…get up!”

“I’m sorry, Ashe, I can’t accompany you all the way to the top of the mountain.” Lothar tried his best to pull out a smile, “You go, if Avarosa’s treasure is really there, remember to shout for me to hear. ”

“I won’t abandon you!” Ashe seemed to have forgotten what she had said, she threw away her luggage and only put the iron sword on her waist.

She picked up Lothar and continued to walk forward.

Section 8

“Put me down…” Lothar twisted his body weakly, but Ashe’s cold fingers tightly locked his wrist, preventing him from falling off his back.

“I won’t abandon you, stop dreaming!” Ashe gritted her teeth and said, “I’ve already lost my mother, my sworn fathers…but now, I don’t want to lose anything!”

Lothar felt that Ashe’s blond hair was blown tousled by the wind, and the strands of hair hit him on the face, causing a slight pain.

This pain reminded Lothar that he was still alive.

There was a girl who didn’t want him to die.

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Avarosa is the second sister of the legendary three sisters. She is known for her wisdom and kindness. According to legend, she once unified a large area of ​​the Freljord, so she was honored as the Queen of the Freljord by later generations. The image is a beautiful woman holding a longbow.

——Excerpt from “Valoran Travels: The Freljord