บท 31: Request
As night fell, the people who had eaten and drank enough picked a corner and began to snore.
In the middle of the night, the distant mountain wind blows a cool wind, blowing the small village, but it makes it look extraordinarily peaceful.
…
"Ah—" Suddenly there was a scream, breaking the quiet night sky.
"Bang bang bang!" The lights in the village began to light up.
Then, footsteps and noises could be heard continuously outside the house.
Thorin and the others were woken up, and they all opened their eyes, full of doubts.
what happened?
With suspicion, they all picked up their weapons and walked out of the door slowly with guard.
After going out, I found that there was a large group of people in front of a house not far from them. People were all wearing sackcloth, and they were all standing there.
"What happened?" Seeing this scene, everyone was puzzled.
Slowly approaching, and gradually hearing the discussions from the crowd of onlookers.
"This is too cruel."
"Poor Blairs, what a disaster."
"Hey~ I saw their family go into the forest to pick fresh fruits this morning. I didn't expect it, alas."
"What kind of monster is at work? Could it be that Captain Rogge still hasn't caught it?"
"When Captain Rogge came, it was already like this. You know, this is the third time this month."
"Can we just move from here?"
"..."
Everyone was discussing, lamenting, and sad, and their anger was inexplicably heavy.
"Excuse me, what happened?"
During the questioning, the dwarves also squeezed through the crowd, but they also saw clearly what happened in the house.
The two figures were lying on the ground, having lost their breath.
Their limbs were all twisted, and their faces were full of horror, as if they had suffered great torture and abuse during their lifetime.
And the blood spilled over the entire room, and there was a strong smell of blood through the narrow house.
These are the bodies of two villagers.
This is... a tragedy, and it just happened.
Seeing the dwarves appear, the man who brought them today—Captain Rogge came over.
Now his complexion is a little ugly, his brows are tightly wrinkled, and the expression of anxiety is completely on his face.
Rogge looked at the trembling figures of his villagers who hugged each other, as well as the faint worry and fear.
He suddenly felt that maybe...he really didn't have the ability to deal with the troubles that had befallen their village.
Thinking about it, he looked at the dwarves in front of him and felt a little dazed again.
Then, in a daze, he caught a glimpse of the weapons they were carrying around their waists, but a thought suddenly flashed in his mind, and then his spirit was shaken, and a gleam of joy flashed in his eyes.
That's right, their village doesn't have enough manpower, so they can ask these foreign dwarves to help.
Ask them to help him deal with the murderers, the monsters, who come and go without a trace, until now he still has not been able to catch their shadows.
...
The dwarves were invited to Captain Rogge's home. The grim-faced Captain Rogge changed his attitude of not allowing strangers to enter during the day, and added tea and cloth seats for everyone.
Seeing this attitude, Groin the dwarf felt very comfortable. Everyone was also confused by Rogge.
However, after listening to his narration, I understood what had happened.
The village is called Dasen Village, and the residents have lived here for ten years. They peacefully cultivated, hunted, fished, and developed slowly, finally forming a small village today.
Everything should have continued like this, but since a month ago, bad things have happened in the village.
People started being killed, children started missing.
When the villagers first saw this scene, they were terrified, so the village selected a few strong men, led by Captain Rogge, to find out what was endangering their safety.
However, in the following month, there were still many murders in succession, and several children were taken away again.
They found nothing.
They failed to resist the erosion of this force, and they failed to save the lives of innocent villagers from it.
Therefore, this makes them more vigilant and stricter in dealing with all foreign things. That's why they treated Thorin like this yesterday.
They even sent people to take turns on duty throughout the night to patrol.
But despite this, tragedy happened again tonight. This proves... what they're doing seems to be in vain.
...
Captain Rogge said, his eyes were full of sadness.
In the end, he finally opened his mouth and said his request, his expression was a little excited, and his voice tremblingly said:
"So, I have a request, please help us deal with that murderer, please do justice for those poor souls, and those children."
After all, he seemed to realize that he was too emotional, a little impolite and polite, so he stopped his voice and continued:
"I can't think of any other way. If you are willing to help me, I am willing to pay any price for it."
Seeing Rogge who looked resolute and then suffering, the last trace of emotion that everyone had towards him dissipated.
It turned out that what he did was all for those villagers.
"Don't worry." Groin jumped out and patted him on the shoulder, "Although your request is a bit sudden, we will not stand by and watch."
Sorin also nodded slightly. The responsibility of the person in front of him was similar to his, which made him feel good. He said:
"Although we have to hurry and the time is limited, your performance surprised me, so... I decided to stay for a day."
Naturally, Gandalf and Bilbo could not see the suffering and massacre of people, and they both agreed.
Although Karl was looking forward to the Dragon of the Lonely Mountain, but this day was not too late. Seeing that everyone agreed, he didn't say anything
more.
Everyone reached a friendly agreement, and they all gave up the prejudice they had caused each other before.
…
With joy on his face, Captain Rogge happily introduced Sorin and the others to the villagers.
He told the villagers that they had the help of the valiant dwarves.
And assure them - the coming bad news will be resolved soon.
However, the villagers still have worries in their eyes.
Because the combination of dwarves in front of him is indeed not very reassuring.
In this strange combination, except for the tall and handsome man and the mighty majestic macho, the rest of the team looked either thin and short, or old, weak, sick and disabled (special).
They looked like a group of miscellaneous soldiers randomly caught from that mountain. They were sloppy and unorthodox, with neither uniforms nor good looks.
Looks like... a sleazy, untrustworthy mercenary group.
And can such a worrying team really help them solve this disaster that has plagued them for a long time?
The villagers expressed doubts about the strength of the dwarves, and expressed concern about whether they would be willing to contribute sincerely.
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