Chapter 7 Chapter VII

Luo Ning also felt this way, and coupled with his doubts about what happened in the camp, he had to think that the suspicious phenomena they felt now had a lot to do with his mission this time. Although it was still some distance away from the port city of Haskell, it was a little too quiet.Our mage heard nothing.A port of this size should be full of noise, enough noise to reach the ears of the mage gang.But Rhonin didn't notice the sound of any living thing except for the little bird that landed by chance. "There is nothing to say, we are in trouble," the paladin leader warned Vereesa. "If the situation is critical, we'd better hide at once."

"Maybe we are just too anxious because of the long journey." Even so, the voice of the ranger was low and cautious when he said it. So everyone stopped and rested for a while, until Luo Ning couldn't sit still and decided to act.He straddled forward, ready to walk all the way to Haskell whether he rested or not, which really surprised everyone. Vereesa immediately urged her horse to follow, and naturally, Lord Santeras also immediately went after Vereesa.The knights of the Silver Hand had to rush to the front of Rhonin. The mage saw it and held back the joy in his heart. He thought that now he felt that it would be okay to endure their arrogance and pompousness for a while longer.How come the mages and paladins who don't like each other will part ways at the port.

Of course, that refers to the situation when the port is still populated. Even everyone's mounts felt an unusual silence, and their footsteps became more and more hesitant.At times, Ronin had to kick the spurs hard to get the horse to run.However, no knights have mages because of this joke. What made everyone relax was that when the team slowly approached, they did hear some voices and iron strikes coming from the direction of the port.The voice gradually increased.Can also hear the trucks coming and going.The voice is not loud or noisy, but at least it proves that Husk has not become a ghost town.

However, the group still walked very carefully, always feeling a little uneasy. Vereesa and the knights held their swords in one hand, while Rhonin silently recited a spell in his heart.Everyone doesn't know what will happen ahead, but they are looking forward to everything being revealed soon. Just when the gate of the port town finally appeared in everyone's field of vision, Luo Ning noticed three things rising into the sky. The mage's horse backed away in shock, and Vereesa grabbed Rhonin's horse by the reins to help subdue it.Some knights drew their swords, and Duncan quickly directed them to withdraw their weapons.

In a moment, three giant griffins landed in front of the team.One end landed on the top of a thick tree, causing the two ends to land directly on the road. "Who's going to Husk?" asked a gryphon rider.This is a bronze-skinned, bearded warrior.Although he couldn't reach Luo Ning's shoulders when he stood up, it looked like he could lift Luo Ning, and even his horse could move. Duncan stepped forward immediately. "Hello, Griffin Rider! I'm Lord Duncan Santeras. I'm going to lead this team to the port. If you allow me, I would like to ask, did any accident happen to Husk?"

The dwarf knight smiled bluntly.Instead of the pudgy frame of their more worldly cousins, he resembled a barbarian warrior crushed to half his height by a kidnapping.His shoulders were even broader than a stout human knight, and his muscles undulated rhythmically.Long, thick, unruly hair hung behind a strong, resolute face. "If you don't call being attacked by a pair of dragons an accident, Husk is indeed in trouble! They came three days ago, trying to tear up and burn everything they can! If it wasn't for my rider passing by that morning , the port in front of you has been reduced to ashes, humans! It’s a pity that they encountered us just as they started to destroy! It’s a wonderful air battle! It’s a pity that we lost Corudin!” The three dwarves raised their fists and patted themselves chest, "May his soul be proud forever!"

"We saw a dragon," put in Duncan, and then hesitated a moment, thinking the dwarves were about to sing a mournful dirge he had heard before. "There were orc riders on the dragon back then. Then we saw you fighting it—" When Duncan spoke just now, the dwarf frowned at him.But when he heard about the battle in Lingchang, his eyes lit up immediately, and a rough smile appeared on his face, "Ah, it was indeed us at that time, humans! We have been tracking that cowardly lizard and intercepted it in the air. It! It's also a dangerous but wonderful fight! Moloch over there—" He pointed to the sturdier, almost bald-headed dwarf who descended on the tree to Rhonin's right: "lost a good fight Axe, but at least he still holds his hammer, eh? Morlock!"

"I'd rather lose my beard than lose my hammer, Falstead!" "Ah, the hammer is what attracts the ladies the most, isn't it?" Falstead replied with a chuckle.It seemed the dwarves had just noticed that Vereesa was in the ranks.His eyes became bright, "And here happens to be a beautiful elf lady!" Still sitting on the griffin, the dwarf bowed awkwardly, "Falstead Dragoncatcher is willing to serve you At your service, Lady Elf!" It took Rhonin later to realize that the high elves of Quel'Thalas were the only foreign allies the dwarves of Arrath could truly trust.Of course, that didn't quite explain why Falstead's full attention was on Vereesa; like Santeras, the dwarven rider apparently found Vereesa fascinating.

"Bless you, Falstead," replied the Silver Ranger solemnly. "At the same time, congratulations on your victory in the battle. For any army, two dragons are not easy to deal with." "For my troops, it will take one day, just one day!" He leaned forward as much as possible, "We have never had the honor of meeting your people here before, let alone such a beautiful lady! Is there anything we poor warriors can do for us? Luo Ning felt the hairs on his neck stand up.The dwarf's tone, if not his words, conveyed more than help.Our mage wasn't supposed to be irritated by this, but for some reason now he is.

Maybe Duncan Santeras had the same reaction, as he preempted anyone by saying "We appreciate your help, but it doesn't seem necessary. We'll have to get to port and find the boat waiting for the mage so he can Get out of here." The paladin's answer made it sound as if Ronin had been exiled from Lordaeron.Our frustrated mage finally couldn't help but said: "I am performing a surveillance mission for the entire alliance." Falstead looked unmoved. "We have no reason to keep you from entering Haskell to find your ships, Men. But you will find that the harbor is depleted by dragon attacks. The ships you seek may have caused the wood chips floating at sea!"