Posts from 🍁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?

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.

- 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.

- 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.

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.

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.

- Yeah, I had the same reaction when I saw that metal thing on your neck. But you know, it looked cool, don't you think? That's pretty much how I imagined Chernobog, maybe I should find myself a suit of armor like that too.

- No problem, we mortals should help each other out. It's just not right to part with our physical bodies on land when the sea is so close and we could drown in it.

- It doesn't work that way! I should be the one crushing skulls, not... Not me! And no... I don't know... And I don't want to know.

- 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.

-- Same time, same place tomorrow? What awaits us?

- Fair enough 🙂 I'll take the potions for 10. By the way, do you happen to know where a budding model could go in the city to earn some money?

Kir decided not to inquire further about the knight. - Yes. Let tomorrow's trial be a surprise.

Added 3 minutes later
- Nope. You'd better try your luck in another country. Or you can try your luck with Kimchilla from Enlil, but she has specific requirements, and it's not easy to get an audience with her.

- Exactly. 
Inak led the man to his cozy little house; inside, there was a very specific smell of various herbs and medicines made from them. Once seated at the table, Asmidul found boiled white fish meat, boiled rice, and another herb on the plates in front of him. 
- Imported, - the host explained about the rice, - from Asahina. And I caught the fish last night. It's a "uchidka," 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 paused for a moment. - Although I say "nearby," I'm talking about the horizontal distance from here, but in general, it's not entirely true because I had to go deep underground. The King really likes it, by the way... I remember once we went fishing together, and he kept getting angry that he couldn't catch anything, and then he lit up like a child with joy when he finally succeeded, haha. And this 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.

Well, that's just great. As if I needed more screeching around here, - Erica would have thought, if she were a Lizard...

After an hour of chopping wood, Erica turned to the woman:
- So, how is it? Do you like my work?

Equipping spirits,

Insho headed to the Gura Gura store.