The old man was still kneeling there, but he lowered his head as if he was repenting.
Time stopped at this moment.
The young man could not believe what he had just heard. He stared in horror at the wrinkles on Old Cafso's face that had been carved by time and his tightly shut eyes. At that moment, he felt that the old man was not joking with him.
I didn't go to chop wood that day. " Old Cafso spoke first, his voice low and hoarse." I entered the forest and met up with those who had been waiting for me. 'he said, trembling.' I just have to do the last thing I have to do.』
Why? Before the old man could finish, the young man suddenly raised the crossbow in his hand and aimed it at his father.
" They handed me the clothes, and I had already prepared this Tesibius Crossbow.』
Why? " The young man continued to roar.
" They told me that the person I was looking for had been found. I've waited for that moment for a long time. I…" The old man suddenly prostrated on the ground and burst into tears. " I was wrong... Forgive me, my Inanna... Ah..." The old man sobbed.
" Why..." Eos also collapsed to the ground, his eyes blurred with tears.
"I don't know! That's why I didn't give up in the past few decades…I didn't give up on finding the answer! The old man raised his head and looked for his son's eyes, hoping that he could understand.
[What are you talking about…]
That poem…that poem is the answer! Your mother died in my arms. I held her in my arms. At that time, I couldn't believe my eyes. I asked her why!……She only sang that poem a cappella and pointed in your direction at the end…I…The only thing I could do at that moment was to take off that black robe, chase after you, and hug you…my child.』
" You…Who are you?』
"I can't tell you, you'll hate me…Besides, it doesn't matter who I am. What matters is…it's your mother…that poem, promise me you'll never forget that poem, promise me…you can do it…right here, I can atone for my sins." The old man stopped crying, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and opened his arms.
Eos Kavso wiped his tears, raised his crossbow, and aimed it at the old man. However, at this moment, images began to flash in front of his eyes: His father carried him through the mountains and taught him children's songs…His father accidentally fell off a pistachio tree to pick fruits for him…His father repeated the same actions over and over again to teach him how to use a sword…His father searched for the tree that no one had ever seen and the seven incantations that no one had ever heard of. He asked all the villages and towns, large and small, and went to countless harbors, mountain streams, fields, and forests…
The young man slowly put down the crossbow,"I hate you now." 'he said.' Not yet, old man. The old man did not notice that his son's eyes were wet again.'Desert, you haven't been to the desert yet.』
Moonlight gazed gently at Eos Kavso, who was walking with Amityse. The outsider had already recovered his strength, and the girl pulled him to pace in the courtyard. For several days, the girl had been accompanying the bedridden man, helping him trim his hair, beard, and nails. At first, the only thing the Kreya girl wanted was the myth of the Seljuk region in the west told by the mysterious man from the desert, as well as the strange things he and his father had encountered during their adventures in thousands of Palasang. However, it did not take long for her to become fascinated by the man himself. In this oasis, which was nourished by the Qimuli River, which was surrounded by the sand sea in the north and the snowy mountains in the south, other than the battles with the neighboring tribes such as the Ox Tribe and the Niya Tribe, their race had almost no understanding of the outside world.
Because of the years of conflict, there were fewer and fewer healthy men in the village. Amityss 'father was a prestigious public official in the village. Three years ago, he was killed by the Klina Tocharians. Her mother was forced to become the mistress of the village chief of Mugala, so she could keep the family's land and rent it to the tenant farmers. Because of her irritable personality, she often abused Amityss and her two-year-old half-sister. The reason why she agreed to take in this outsider whom the clan did not trust was because Amytis had lied to her mother. He was a noble who had come to the west to visit and got lost. If she treated him wholeheartedly, she would definitely be rewarded. At the very least, for Amitris, selling her, who was almost at the age of marriage, to this man was better than being sold to a brothel by her mother.
The man's voice became softer as he told the story. He didn't reveal more about his parents, nor did he mention the invisible key. These days, the girl would always take care of him while holding his hand and begging him to tell her more stories. To him, this kind of warm feeling was something he had never felt before.
" Do the elves really exist? the girl asked.
" Yes. When I was in Artakauna, my father told me that my mother taught him the language of the elves and elves. At that time, I still didn't believe that elves existed in this world.
" But in Aslanber's forest, we saw it with our own eyes and knew what we were looking for.』
" What are you looking for?』
" Ah, the legendary Akashic Library, do you know? The man squatted down, looked at the curious Amityis, and began to speak in a child's tone," There is a very powerful elf there who manages the entire library. It may have known my mother for a long time. Perhaps it can tell me where the mysterious treasure that my mother left for me and my father is hidden. " Eos recalled that two days ago, the Astrologer of the tribe had come to the girl's house to ask about the stranger's background again. At that time, he had asked about the library, and the Astrologer had advised him to leave and go to the southern part of the mountain where the Wise Men lived.
Are you leaving? 'The girl asked,' Oh, right, Mother asked me to ask you, can you stay? The girl suddenly changed the topic.
The man was stunned.』
"Yes!』
'What do you mean?』
" Stay and marry me. She promised to give us a piece of land, we will have our own home, we will have our own children, we can take them to the mountains to pick wild flowers and herbs, and I can listen to you tell those beautiful stories every day, okay? The girl's eyes were shining.
Eos paused for a few seconds and said,"But I have nothing to repay you with."』
" You have your treasure. There's no hurry. You can return it to my mother when you find it. It's okay! 'said Amyris with a smile.
Eos stood up and looked at the mountains under the moonlight. The towering outline of the snowy mountain seemed to warn travelers of how dangerous the road would be if they wanted to cross it. Amitabha was right. This had always been his dream. His father was dead, and his mother's treasure was illusory. The cute girl in front of him and the steaming steamed buns she handed over every day were the real ones.
Yes, he had made up his mind at this moment.
He squatted down again and caressed the girl's flushed cheeks."" Wait for me, wait for me to come back. I will definitely marry you.』
Note:
Tesibius: The abdominal crossbow was a hand-held crossbow used by the ancient greeks. The first century greek engineer Hiro's book, Belopoeica, is the earliest record of the abdominal crossbow. This is also from the description of another earlier greek engineer, Ctesibius.
Amigis: Greek, Amigis, originally meant pure. Some names of people, places, or items in this book cannot be verified or obtained due to the language texts of the era and region they belong to. These names are replaced with the Greek words of their original meaning.
Seleux: The Seleux Empire, founded by Alexander the Great's general Seleux I (Selucid), centered on Syria, including iran and the ancient kingdom of Mesopotamia (in the early days, it also included a part of India).
Parasangs: Ancient Persian unit of measurement, 1Parasangs = 4.8 or 5.6 km
Qimurik: The name of the river, originating from the Kunlun Mountains in the south of Celle County, Xinjiang.
Niu tribe: The ancient ethnic group of the Hotan Prefecture, Godaniya, which means "cow land" or "earth breast". This name may have an impact on the Tibetan language, so it was changed to "Yutian", which means "Jade City" and "Jade Village" in the Western ancient Tibetan language. Because the jade was produced there, it became the name of the residents there.
Kroraina: the ancient Loulan, Kroraina, the site is on the northwest coast of Lop Nur, Xinjiang, China.
Artacoana, the name of the ancient city of Aria in ancient Persia.
Himavat: The mountain god's name, Himavat, is the Snow Mountain God, a personification of the Himalayas. Appearing in the epic Mahabharata, he was the father of the Ganges Goddess and the Snow Mountain Goddess.
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