The lone wolf of Freyrdrand

Investigation

It’s raining.

Luo was holding an oil-paper umbrella, and the rain wasn’t too heavy, so the vendors on the street didn’t close their stalls either. Pedestrians went shopping with umbrellas, and a little rain didn’t dampen their enthusiasm for the festival.

“As expected of a festival gathering, there are so many things for sale.” Luo glanced at a store selling women’s accessories, “It’s a pity that I don’t have any money, otherwise I might be able to buy a gift for Riven, and thank her for helping me pay for the room. ”

Luo thought of Xia, she should like this kind of lively gathering very much.

“It’s a pity that this is a gathering of humans, and Xia is not here…” Luo sighed, he had been in Suli Town for two days, but Lilia’s swirling seeds still hadn’t been delivered, “It’s from Lilia’s place.” What’s the matter? But I don’t know where she is…”

Confused about the way ahead, she returned to the hotel.

Riven was already in the room. Her white hair was covered with water droplets, and her clothes were soaked with water. It looked like she came back from the rain.

On one side of the room was a wooden tub filled with water. The stove below was burning, and steam rose from the water.

“Are you all right? Why didn’t you open your umbrella?” Luo asked, “Isn’t it time for me to come back?”

“My umbrella is broken. It’s just a little rain. It’s okay to wash it later.” Riven didn’t seem to care much. “How’s your news going?”

Luo looked at the drops of water falling from the tips of Ruiwen Ruiwen’s hair: “You should wash it first, and be careful not to catch a cold.”

“I’m fine.”

“It won’t take long to take a shower.” Luo walked out of the room, “I’ll wait for you outside for a while.”

“No need.” Riven called to stop Luo, “I’ll talk about it while washing you.”

“Huh?” Luo looked at Riven in surprise.

Riven stood up, picked up her luggage, walked to the wooden barrel, and then moved the corner screen to the center of the room and unfolded it, blocking Luo’s sight.

“What am I thinking…” Luo shook his head, sat down at the table and poured himself a cup of tea.

He actually doesn’t like the astringency of tea very much, but Ionia has this kind of drink no matter where it is, the only difference is the choice of tea leaves.

The sound of clothes rubbing against skin came from the other side of the screen. Luo Luo saw Riven hang the wet clothes on the screen, and then began to turn on water to heat it up.

“Tell me, how is the inquiry going?” Riven asked.

Riven doesn’t look like an Ionian, and she might cause trouble if she went to inquire about the news, so I left it to Luolai to do it all.

Luo drank tea and stared at the clothes on the screen: “I have inquired about the guards and various hotels and inns. During this period of time, there are slightly fewer caravans coming to Suli than last year, but only small caravans are missing. The caravan is still coming as usual.”

“It’s about the same as what we thought.” There was the sound of putting out the fire from Riven’s side, and then the sound of climbing into the bathtub, “People from the Brotherhood will not attack large caravans, because they usually have more guards, and it is easy to rob them.” It may not be worth the candle.”

Luo continued to pour tea for herself, trying her best to ignore the faint sound of water from Riven, “The guards said that there have been many bandits near Suri recently, and many hunters who came out of the mountain heard the gunshots.”

“Sure enough, where are the fishermen?”

“I also asked, and the fishermen said that they hadn’t seen any traces of warships. They just said that it seems that the whale breeding season has been advanced recently, and they often hear loud whale calls.”

“Whale? That doesn’t matter.” Riven let out a gasp, as if taking a bath felt very comfortable. “Is there a guard over there?”

“Didn’t ask too much, they just revealed that they did increase the security force during the rally.”

“Aren’t they going to take the initiative to wipe out the bandits nearby?”

“At least there is no way during the rally. There are too many people coming to Suli during the Satoshi festival, so we must have enough troops to garrison and maintain order in the town.”

“In this way…it seems that they think that there are only a temporary increase in bandits.”

Luo Luo heard the sound of Rui Wen stepping out of the bathtub, she quickly wiped her body, took out clothes from her luggage, and put them on.

The screen opened, and Rui Wen walked out with her luggage in her arms, and then took off the wet clothes hanging on the screen and put them aside.

“You just soak for a while?” Luo asked.

“Just wash it, it’s useless to soak it for a long time.” Rui Wen carried the luggage back to the bed and looked for something inside.

Luo glanced at Ruiwen’s luggage. She seemed to be very concerned about her things, and she carried them with her wherever she went. Every time she took things out, she would use her body to block Luo’s sight.

“Let’s talk…” Luo looked at Ruiwen’s back. She was wearing only a single-shirt and short shirt just after taking a shower. The hem just reached her thighs, and she was tied with a piece of cloth. Looking from the back, the curve of her waist and hips can be seen at a glance. exhaustive.

“It’s so beautiful…don’t think about it…” Luo looked away, Ruiwen gave him the feeling that he was very similar to Xia, and when she was with Xia, Luo always thought about itStare at her.

“Are you going to wash? The water is still hot.” Rui Wen said suddenly.

“what?”

“Go and wash, too. You didn’t wash yesterday, and you should be dirty after running for two days.”

In fact, Luo has never worried about his own hygiene. He can use ice magic to remove the sweat on his body. Xia also taught him many methods of vastaya to wash his body, such as asking the river to wash himself or using some eucalyptus leaves Wipe yourself.

“By the way, I don’t seem to have taken a hot bath yet…” Luo recalled, “Xia did say that she would take me to the hot springs in the mountains.”

“Then I’ll go wash.” Luo walked to the other end of the room and closed the screen.

The water in the bathtub was still steaming. Luo took off his clothes and soaked in it. The wonderful feeling made him feel comfortable all over: “So it’s so comfortable… I wish I had known it earlier…”

“I’ve also done an investigation outside the town.” Riven said, “The south of Suri is the sea, and it’s impossible for the Brotherhood to attack through the sea.”

“Why not?”

“Because warships are very expensive, especially large warships, the cost of a fleet that can carry hundreds of people is sky-high. If the Brotherhood is that rich, they don’t need to be bandits.”

“You know a lot about weapons and armies. Have you been a soldier before?”

Riven didn’t speak.

“Sorry, did I ask something I shouldn’t have asked?”

“No, it’s nothing.” Riven continued, “There are hills to the east. I’ve seen it. The terrain is very poor. There are steep slopes everywhere, and there is no road. It is impossible to transport siege equipment.”

“The way we came to Suli Town is facing north, right? Will we come from there?”

“I don’t think so. That’s the route many caravans choose to take. If the Brotherhood transports siege equipment there, it’s unlikely that they won’t be discovered.”

“Then only the west side remains.”

“Well, although there are no major roads along the coastline to the west, it can bypass the mountains. The terrain is gentle and ideal.”

“Should I remind the guards?”

“Do you think they will listen?” Riven asked back.

“Probably not…”

“Then don’t use it for now.”

“That’s right.” Luo looked at his chest. Two tattoos, one red and one blue, glowed underwater. “In the final analysis, it is not completely certain that the Brotherhood will attack Suri. There is no conclusive evidence.”

Riven didn’t reply.

“Rui Wen?”

“You’re right, maybe everything is just my nervousness.” Riven said, “Tomorrow I’m going to explore the west side in depth, I hope you can come with me, a mage can help me a lot Big. But I have nothing to repay you, and you don’t have to go.”

Luo always felt that Riven’s tone of voice was much less energetic.

“Can I ask you a question?” Luo asked.

“Ok.”

“When we were robbed by people from the Brotherhood, why didn’t you kill us once?”

Riven was silent for a while: “Didn’t you also kill people?”

“That’s because I don’t think you killed anyone. Is there any special reason?”

“I don’t like seeing dead people.” Riven said, “That’s it.”

Luo secretly sighed, his routine failed again, Riven’s defenses were impenetrable, and she couldn’t ask anything about her at all.

“The rain has stopped, I’m going out to do some shopping.” Riven’s voice came from the other side of the screen as she carried her luggage on her back, “Tell me your answer when you come back.”

Riven pushed the door and left, leaving her alone in the tub.

“Even if you say that, I don’t have anything else to do now except follow you…” Luo closed his eyes, took a breath, and sank his head into the bathtub.

A little bit of Riven’s smell.

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During the Liqiu Festival, all guards pay attention to maintaining order in the town and severely punish those who cause trouble and commit crimes.

The matter of suppressing the bandits has been temporarily postponed for one month.

——Decree of the Mayor of Suli Town