🍁Nine Ancient Obelisks

- Hmm... I haven't had to chop wood yet. Can I try? I'll work for an hour and see how it goes. Right now. Okay?

- Sure. - The Witch gives Erika an axe. - Good luck!
Unfortunately, after the chopping began, it became clear that the wood was quite ordinary and had no intention of talking to the girl.

After four hours of walking in the mountains, the city dweller, unaccustomed to such hikes, would gladly eat food even without salt.
-Well, I'm just a guest here, in the evening, kind Sir Lanson treated me, in the morning, Madam Nitra gave me a drink... But, am I really imposing? - the hungry student hesitated at the end.

- Not at all.
Inak led the young man into his cozy little house; inside, there was a very specific smell of various herbs and medicines made from them. Once at the table, Asmidul finds boiled white fish meat and boiled rice on the plates in front of him, and once again, some kind of herb.
- Imported, - the host explained about the rice, - from Asakhina. And I caught the fish last night. This is a "uchidka," it's very tasty. You can find it all over Anuzish, but for some reason only in hard-to-reach places. For example, I caught this one in an underground river nearby. - The fisherman pondered for a few moments. - Although I say "nearby," I'm talking about the horizontal distance from here, but in general, this is not entirely true, because I had to go deep underground. The King loves it very much, by the way... I remember once fishing with him, and he kept getting angry that he couldn't catch anything, and then he shone with joy like a child when he finally succeeded, ha-ha. Well, the herb is a mix of what I collected in the mountains and what Nitra grew nearby. Don't be shy, if you need more, I'll bring some.

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At 2:00 PM the next day, Ferrus safely arrives at Niniamata.

- Well, I just wanted to ask... - Ushumgallu hesitated. He suddenly realized that he didn't want to and couldn't tell Kiru everything about his meeting with the black knight. - Do you know of any other wandering knights in these parts? I saw one, two meters tall, in a strange armor - definitely not one of the local soldiers.

- Hmm... Knights are an imported concept in our country, so we are a rather rare phenomenon in these parts. Maybe you saw the commander of the "Hand"? Kurt Gurianos is, of course, a little shorter than two meters, but his black armor is very impressive.

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- Strange nonsense. If it appears to only one person, it means they're hallucinating, but not everyone at once? Dude, when I saw him grab you, I wanted to tear everything apart, if I could even move, and I wouldn't care about the consequences. What a mess. Never mind, next time we'll be ready. I'll leave such a dent in his bucket that his mother won't recognize him.

- I had the same reaction when I saw the iron thing in your neck. But you know, he looked cool, don't you think? That's how I imagined the Black God, maybe I should get such armor too?

Looks at the women's sobs:
- That's approximately what it looks like, darling, skull-crushing. You should think about whether you even need it. Aren't you aware of what this phenomenon is? Maybe it was in one of your books.

- Ittt doesn'tt workkk thattt wayyy! I should crushh skullss, nottt... And nottt me! And nooo... I don'tt know... And I don'tt wanttt to know.

Hands the crab to Bratishkina:
- Well, friend, thanks for your concern. If it weren't for you, the vultures would have already picked us clean.

- You're welcome, we mortals should help each other. It's not right to part with our physical bodies on land when the sea is so close and you can drown in it.

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Camistella wakes up at 6 am from a loud noise... Unfortunately, it wasn't the black knight, but just Nebos - a sentient mushroom - generating some strange sounds.



- Come on, get up! Prepare your front and your back - a meteor shower awaits them today!