130 white hair
At first, he simply wanted to take a look at the enemy hunters, especially the women, who entered the mountain.
The man has lived in the mountains for a long time, but he has met few humans so far.
I’ve rarely seen a living woman. The woman I met a few times was either a frozen corpse or only glanced at from afar. So I just wanted to see what a living woman looked like.
The female hunter who ran away from the enemy’s night raid found it right away. Climbing the tree, he was dying, leaning between the cracks.
The moment I saw her, my mind flashed like a tree struck by lightning that fell to the ground.
I never thought that being a young woman was so pretty.
Totally different from my mother. He had a clean face without any wrinkles. He was very dry, but his body was clean without a single wrinkle.
When I pressed my cheek with my finger, the skin felt firm and bounced off my fingertips. It was completely different from my mother’s soft flesh.
this is the woman
I thought so.
You may keep the things that flow into this mountain. The boy promised. Unless it poses a great threat to the country, the lost property that falls here belongs to the man himself.
Even though it is an enemy country, this woman is not a soldier. even dying I couldn’t think of anything that would pose a threat.
Besides, since you ran away from the soldiers, you won’t be able to go back. If so, can I accept it?
The man thought so and took the woman down from the tree and returned home. I still remember how soft the woman’s body was at that time and how amazing it was.
The man stared at the woman who fell asleep as if exhausted.
At first he tried to run away, but this woman finally accepted his heart. Now, both body and mind belong completely to him. It’s a wife.
The man gently stroked the woman’s cheek with his clumsy fingers and pulled the blanket up to her neck.
The winter mountains are cold. A fire is kept inside the hut, but it might be cold for a woman. Because women have very soft and fragile bodies.
I can’t help it this year already, but next year I need to prepare even better. Since the number of people has increased, both food and firewood cost twice as much.
There was also something for women. You will need twice as many hides to buy from the merchant. You need to make extra traps.
‘Besides, I might have a child.’
No matter how much contrast there is, it will be insufficient.
***
Mountains in winter are dangerous.
From nob le mt l dot com
During the snowy season, it was impossible to walk around in normal shoes.
Wooden overshoes made of suitable wood, pre-dried and bent into a large shape, should be worn under the shoes. Without the wooden overshoes, my feet were so deep in the snow that I could not walk.
Boris, along with a few soldiers, put on the shoes and walked erratically along the mountain path to find the mountain keeper’s house on top of the mountain.
It was because the mountain keeper was scheduled to guide the army of the Kingdom of Crete.
No matter how familiar Boris is with fighting in the mountains, it is difficult to fight with an army in the winter mountains without a guide.
It is still difficult to move, but in the winter mountains, snow covers all terrain, so there are many cases where even cliffs cannot be distinguished.
Fighting on such a mountain without a guide is tantamount to suicide.
That’s why he came to the mountain with a few soldiers. Hmm, Boris sighed and looked down at the man lying in front of him.
“Senior, please give me this woman as my wife.”
The mountain keeper was lying on his stomach, rounding his back like a cat with puffed fur. It seems that she is trying to hide the whitened woman from Boris’s eyes, lying on his back.
Boris saw the woman lying down behind the man.
She’s a woman, but her body is tight. The hand on the floor had calluses, and there were traces of minor wounds on the fingers. Her movements didn’t look like she was doing martial arts, but she was different from other women. I guess I’m a hunter.
If you look closely, the waist is convex. Maybe he was injured and had a cloth wrapped around his waist.
The woman was trembling as if someone had pointed a knife and threatened her.
And most of all, there were marks on the woman’s wrists.
“ha.”
Boris looked up at the sky.
Seeing how he accepted his sigh, the mountain keeper desperately continued.
“He promised. I have a certificate. He said he would give me a wife if I did a good job as a mountain keeper and a good guide. I promised.”
Boris squatted in front of the man.
“Yes, I know. I was there too. But isn’t that woman from the kingdom of Crete? If you see the marks of the binding, you must have known about it and tied it up.”
“…”
The mountain keeper kept his mouth shut and lowered his head.
“The kingdom of Crete is an enemy country. We can’t have a woman from a country in the middle of a fight, and someone who looks like a guide, on our side. Just wait a little bit. I’ll find a prettier, younger, and better woman.”
The mountain keeper raised his head.
“I like this woman, old man. She said it’s okay for me to keep the things that flow into this mountain. I picked her up. I picked her up from the ground.”
“That woman is not a thing.”
“It’s a thing. It fell on a tree.”
The mountain keeper said, sweating profusely.
Boris sighed.
This man is simple and sincere.
Believing without a shadow of a doubt what he had promised long ago, he continued to guard the mountain, patrolling far and wide every day.
It takes several days to dozens of days to visit the entire mountain, even if you set the area and go around it in order. This man went every day without missing a day.
Had it not been for this man, the fact that the kingdom of Crete had climbed the mountain would not have been discovered so early.
‘I can’t help it.’
Once this mountain keeper decides on this, he will never change. I knew he had that kind of personality, so I entrusted him with the job. But that’s why, once you change your mind about being betrayed, that’s it.
Boris scratched his head and looked at the woman.
“You got a wound on your back. Who did you get that wound from?”
The woman shuddered and opened her mouth.
“That, I, there, as the hunter’s daughter…”
“Don’t be afraid to tell me. If this man wants you, I can’t help it. But if you lie, I’ll cut off your arms and legs and give them to this man.”
“Hee!”
The woman screamed and fell flat on the floor. The mountain keeper looked at Boris with resentment, but this level of threat could not be helped.
The woman spoke while shaking her whole body like an aspen tree.
“I, I, I, I am the daughter of a hunter living in the foothills of the Kingdom of Crete. Originally, my father and older brother were supposed to guide the military, but on the first day of the new year, my father passed away in an accident. I was in charge of the guide, but in the middle of the night, a soldier, this wound to that soldier…”
The woman’s words were simple. It is said that in the middle of the night, a soldier attacked and tossed and turned, injuring the opponent and running away.
said the woman in tears.
“Chew, at first I tried to run away from here too, but now I absolutely have no such heart. Please save me.”
“You said that you ran away because a soldier tried to rape you. But did you mean that you thought about becoming this man’s wife in just a few days?”
The woman trembled and fell flat on the floor.
“It wasn’t just that soldier. Every day since I was the guide, several soldiers… I thought of my older brother and put up with it, but I couldn’t stand it any longer. Now that I’ve run away from the army, I can’t go back home anymore. This mountain As long as I can live quietly in the world, I ask for nothing more.”
There was only one woman in her family. Only siblings remained. Their mother ran away when the siblings were young, and they say they have lived with their father at the foot of the mountain until now. Her older brother also grew old and was alone because he could not find a woman who would live in the mountains.
Boris looked at the woman quietly and smiled. A good idea came to my mind.
“You seem to have a good relationship with your brother.”
“…”
The woman looks up at Boris cautiously. Boris straightened up and stood up.
“Give me something that my brother will recognize as you. If this goes well, I’ll allow you and your brother to live on this land.”
The kingdom of Crete was advancing by dividing its army into two. The main unit is in the process of attacking from the gateway where the declaration of war was sent, and the other one is expected to come over this mountain and attack Watoringu.
The first place they met as they crossed over to Dicoquaria was the salt regions of Watoringu and beyond.
Boris intended to attack the Crete surprise army from this side and reduce the number to some extent.
Watoringu is a vast area. In addition to the city where the permanent residence was located, it consisted of several cities, mountains, and wilderness.
However, there aren’t that many soldiers protecting Watoringu. The burden of protecting the entire Watlingu with a limited number of soldiers is enormous.
If the enemy’s soldiers could be reduced by using a little trick, there was no reason to miss the opportunity.
‘Well, I have no intention of defeating the opponent here.’
Watoringu will basically stay in the castle and focus on defense. I made that promise with the emperor.
For that reason, almost every castle in Watoringu has been diligently stocking up on food for several years and preparing to lock itself in.
But if you get a chance to blow them up, you should definitely go out. Until the emperor comes, if there is a way to tie them down even a little and reduce their numbers, you will have to use both hands and feet to stick with them.
Boris brushed his hands and murmured.
“Winter mountains are a perfect place to die of missteps.”
***
At that time, the imperial army led by Rudi passed through several cities and was barely getting out of Putegrin.
There is also a point of snow, and it is not so fast because it is stopped in the city and supplies food and goods. But even that was a tremendous speed compared to the Kingdom of Crete.
Even the army of such an empire can no longer mobilize when the day begins to fade. As the sun went down, the imperial army stopped marching and began pitching their tents.
The soldiers stacked stones in a round shape like a furnace and placed fire magic tools. A long iron rod and an iron pot were hung on it, and beef jerky and dried vegetables were put in it. Soon, the smell of boiling stew emanated from all over the place.
Rudy mingled with the soldiers, warmed themselves by the fire, and ate stew. After chatting with the soldiers for a while and looking around, it is already night.
When Rudy entered his tent, there were already a stove magic tool and a tub used for washing the body.
An aide looking after Rudy’s miscellaneous personal affairs came in with soap in a cloth bag and a cloth used for a towel. After closing the entrance of the tent, place the items neatly next to the barrel.
“Good job. I’ll take care of the rest, so go away.”
The aide’s face darkened slightly.
In the imperial palace, attendants do everything, but there’s no need to do that on the battlefield. It’s much more comfortable for Rudy, but other people don’t seem to think so. When Rudy said he would do it alone, he said he was sad, or he was very sad.
The aide lowered his head as if he couldn’t help it.
“Yes, Your Majesty. Then I’ll be back to clean things up in a minute.”
“okay.”
After the aide left, Rudy undressed and went into the barrel and closed his eyes. My muscles were tight all day because of the cold. Soaking in hot water seemed to relieve fatigue.
Chalbang chalbang, as the water moved little by little, a pleasant stimulus touched the skin. The air is cold, but the water is warm.
Feeling cold on his slightly wet face, Rudy lowered himself into the water a little more.
When my chin touched the warm water, I breathed out spontaneously. good night. It was when I tilted my head back a little and lowered my body a little further into the water.
Suddenly something pulled his hair.
“!”
In an instant, the body sinks under the water. Hot water came into his mouth and nostrils.
Something white fluttered and touched his face. At first glance, it looked like white hair.
yes, it’s hair
Thin, long hair began to wrap around his body.
