The lone wolf of Freyrdrand

Thirty-Three Drinking at Night

Ashe and Lothar returned to their cabin, and Ashe explained to Lothar what happened with the Lokfar people on the shore today.

“You said that the soldier named Olaf killed such a big sea monster by himself.” Lothar marveled, “It’s not easy to kill that creature. Anyway, if I see one ?8;0;2?.0′.5,,8″5. ;6 Turn around and run away. ”

“Pay attention to the important points!” Ashe pushed Lothar angrily. “The question now is not whether Olaf can kill the sea burly beetle, but whether we can sit down and have a good talk with the Rockfar people.”

“Hmm…” Lothar held his head and thought for a while, “So the Lokfar people themselves are not against following you, but Olaf, the strongest fighter among them, is determined not to follow you…”

Ashe sighed long and hard: “It was almost successful, if he hadn’t come out to disrupt the situation…”

“Why, I’m angry.” Losala lifted Ashe’s hand and comforted, “The subjugation of the tribe under the name of Avarosa’s reincarnation has been going very smoothly during this period, and the first time I encountered setbacks, I felt a big gap. ”

Ashe twisted her body: “One thing…he doesn’t seem to be a very persuasive person…how about we give up…”

“Give up why give up?” Lothar said, “The Lokfar people are well-known in the west for being good at fighting. They dare to kill any tribe and monster. If they can subdue them, they will be a very powerful force.”

“The stronger the tribe, the harder it is to be subordinate to others. Now I only have the empty name of Avarosa’s reincarnation. I’m afraid it will be very difficult…” Ashe sighed, “And I want to return to the inland as soon as possible. Although I The followers are very excited, but they will definitely be exhausted from drifting on the sea all the time, and the daily food source is not stable, so give them a place to settle early to stabilize the people’s hearts.”

Lothar pondered: “Well, I’ll meet that Olaf tonight to see if I can find an opportunity to communicate. If he is as smelly and hard as a stone in a cesspit and refuses to cooperate, we will leave tomorrow morning Not too late.”

“Okay, I’ll accompany you.”

“No, I’ll go alone. If you go, Olaf might not be able to bear it and fight with you directly.”

Ashe objected: “No! You are still injured, what if he hurts you? I can protect you.”

Lothar smiled and pinched Ashe’s face: “Don’t worry, although the Lokfar people have a grumpy temper, they are also a tribe that values ​​honor very much. They won’t take action against a cripple like me.”

Ashe looked at Lothar’s severed arm, a trace of heartache flashed in her eyes: “But…”

“It’s okay.” Lothar stretched his waist, and walked out of the cabin, “I haven’t made an oath with you yet, so it won’t be so easy.”

Ashe stood up: “Where are you going?”

“Cooking, hot wine.” Lothar pushed open the door, “I’m going to have a drink with that Olaf tonight.”

…

Olaf gnawed on a freshly roasted pig’s trotter, and sat alone at the entrance of the village, staring at the fleet of ships docked by the coast.

“I don’t know if that little girl will dare to fight with me.” Olaf faintly revealed excitement in his eyes., “Her bow is amazing, if I get dozens of arrows, I don’t know if I will die…”

Olaf’s eyes suddenly lit up, and he saw a fire in the night slowly approaching him.

“Here it comes!” Olaf bit off a large piece of meat from the pig’s trotters, threw it back on the grill, wiped the oil stains on the fur of his clothes with both hands, raised his two battle axes, and waited expectantly. Watching the firelight.

The flame came to Olaf, and the person holding the torch was not Ashe.

But a boy with a broken arm.

Olaf was immediately discouraged, and hung the battle ax around his waist again: “Who the hell are you, why didn’t the little lady with the bow come?”

“Her name is Ashe.” The boy reminded Olaf of her name. “I am her lover, and I am also the messenger who came to talk to you this time. My name is Lothar. Are you Olaf?”

Olaf spat greasy phlegm on the ground in dissatisfaction: “It’s me! Didn’t I say that, I never use my mouth and only use an axe when I talk, you little crippled me doesn’t even bother to talk to you.”

“Well, don’t say that.” Lothar took off his package from his back and opened it, “I brought you good wine and good food.”

The strong aroma of mead and fish entered Olaf’s nose, and he couldn’t help twitching his nose twice: “I don’t accept bribes, don’t think that I will let you into the village if you give me food.”

“I didn’t come here to enter the village.” Lothar took out a croissant and stuck it in the snow, and poured it full of steaming mead, “I just heard that a warrior named Olaf killed it alone. A huge sea crocodile, I just want to see it.”

When Olaf heard this, his beard immediately turned up: “You have a bit of insight, and you know how to worship a great fighter like me.”

Lothar smiled and handed the croissant to Olaf. Olaf hesitated for a moment, but did not accept it.

“Why, isn’t the great warrior Olaf afraid to drink?” Lothar said with a smile, “Or are you afraid of poison in the wine?”

“I’m afraid of a bird’s egg!” Olaf snatched the croissant, “I have been bitten by countless kinds of poisonous snakes in my life, and I am afraid that you will poison me.”

After finishing speaking, Olaf raised his head and drank the honey wine in one gulp, and then let out a hearty “ha”: “The wine is good!”

“I brewed it myself, and there are dishes.” Lothar said, taking out various dishes sealed in wooden bowls in the bag, “Fried round whale meat, bluefin fish sashimi and seaweed soup.”

Olaf’s eyes lit up: “The pilot whale is not easy to catch. You did it.”

“yes.”

“It seems that the craftsmanship is good.” Olaf stroked his beard, “But even if I eat your food, you won’t get any benefit.”

“It’s already an honor for me to drink with a powerful warrior.”

“Hahaha! Even if you can talk!”

Olaf seemed to be very pleased with Lothar’s flattery, so he opened his belly and enjoyed delicious food and wine with Lothar.

With the hot wine and hot soup in his belly, Lothar’s face turned red a lot, but Olaf seemed to have always had a flushed face, and there was no change in him.

“Are you an Iceborn?”

“I am not.”

Lothar was stunned. Olaf is not an Iceborn but is so powerful. He may have other special magic blood.

“Tell me about your experience of killing sea quivers.” Lothar asked, trying to find out why Olaf was so powerful.

Olaf twitched his lips: “That bastard is amazing, a dozen fighters may not be able to fight together. But who is I, I am Olaf!”

Lothar smiled and listened silently.

“As soon as I saw the big bug, I jumped on its back… It should be the back, I couldn’t tell it was so round… Then I chopped two axes into its flesh. The beast went crazy , dragging Lao Tzu into the ice and into the sea, almost choking Lao Tzu to death. But Lao Tzu survived, no matter how much he hacked! When I woke up, it was already dead.”—— ——————————————————————————————————

The Rockfarers, the Rockfarers, here they come, with axes.

Rockfarers, Rockfarers, they went to war with cruel methods.

Lockefarers, Lockefarers, in their past, not a single blade of grass grew.

Rockfarers, Rockfarers, they roar, Ragnarok.

——Excerpt from the Freljord ballad “The Rockfarer Comes”