"Are you telling the truth?"

Lord Saril was suspicious when Duro whispered something in his ear, after all, there was already a precedent of this dwarf.

"Lord City Lord, everything I said is true, there is absolutely no lie!"

The dwarf Duro knelt on the ground, filled with fear and trepidation.

"Guards, take this dwarf away and lock him in the dungeon. No one is to approach him!"

Lord Saril shouted towards the outside, and two fully armed guards walked in.

"Lord of the city, I'm not lying, they really have a problem! And the tribes too..."

"Gag him!"

Before the dwarf could finish speaking, he was stopped by the arriving guards. The two men lifted him up, took his feet off the ground, and dragged him down.

City Lord Saril looked at the dwarf being dragged away, his face already showing impatience.

He glanced at the shadow of the pillar in the room, but said nothing more.

...

"Catherine?"

"Are you that dwarf who follows Joey around?"

"Huh? I risked my life to cover you that day, and you don't even remember my name?"

On this day, Tobacco Field was suddenly greeted by two newcomers, Catherine and Medes.

The bearded man seemed quite excited to see Catherine arrive, after all, they were practically acquaintances and had been through life and death together. However, Catherine's words saddened him greatly, as she hadn't even remembered his name.

"Sam, who is this human woman?"

Martha was immediately displeased to see such a beautiful human woman accompanying Joey to the tobacco field, and that she even knew Sam.

Women, what a jealous bunch!

“This is Lady Catherine, the daughter of the Lord of Grayfurnace City. Ever since I’ve known her, she’s been hunted down!”

"Oh, so she's just an unlucky girl? Will she drag us into this too?"

Martha had absolutely no interest in Catherine's identity. When she heard that Catherine was being hunted down, her first thought was whether she would be implicated, which was quite pragmatic of her!

"Alright, alright, starting today, the two of them will be staying here. Besides Catherine, Medes can actually help you out!"

"It's not safe outside right now, so the two of them will leave with us later!"

Joey didn't want to explain too much to Beard and Martha, since neither of them were very thoughtful. Talking too much would only put him in a position to be questioned.

"Sam Blackstone, you're doing pretty well these days, you even have a wife!"

When Medes saw Martha next to the bearded man, he couldn't help but make a teasing remark.

"hehe!"

The bearded man scratched his head, unsure of what to say. He couldn't very well say that he had simply been standing at someone else's door watching blacksmithing and waiting for Joey, when he unexpectedly found himself with a wife.

Martha was quite pleased to hear what Medes said. Her identity had been confirmed, and she was no longer afraid of anything happening between Catherine and the bearded man.

The group had gathered and were about to chat some more when a shout suddenly rang out.

"Joey!"

It was Karl, the Draenei.

"You guys go ahead with your work, I'll go check what's going on?"

Joey assumed that Carl was there to urge him again and planned to go and deal with him.

Catherine ignored him and began to examine the large smelting furnace in front of her.

This is a large smelting furnace that no one in Grayfurnace City has ever seen before. I didn't expect that Big Beard and Martha could keep it running properly. It seems that they really have a talent in this area.

"Karl, is something the matter?"

"If it's about leaving, I think it should be soon; the weather is getting colder and colder!"

"Oh, no, no, it's not about us leaving!"

"But there should be some connection. I'm here today to tell you something, although I don't know if it will be useful to you."

"A message?"

Joey was also a little curious. It turned out that Karl had come to him for reasons other than the departure of his people. It seemed that he really placed his hopes on him.

“Last night, an orc came to the smokefield; my people saw him!”

Karl then described the orcs' physical characteristics to Joey.

"An orc, it's him!"

Based on Karl's description, Joey was now certain that the orc was the one he had encountered yesterday.

"You've seen it too? I thought it was good news!"

Carl was somewhat disappointed. He had intended to use this news to strengthen his relationship with Joey and pave the way for his eventual departure.

"No, no, no, Carl, this is indeed good news. Thank you so much for letting me know!"

"But what's he doing in the tobacco field? Orcs don't come here to buy tobacco, do they?"

Joey was eager to hear what followed.

Seeing Joey's expression change, Carl also became excited; it seemed that this news was indeed of some value.

"He came here to see Lykins, but my tribesman doesn't know exactly what they talked about. However, according to him, Lykins seemed very happy after hearing what the orc had to say, and he smiled exceptionally brightly!"

Carl shared everything he knew, hoping it would be helpful to Joey.

"That bastard Leighins is really a shrewd businessman; he can do business with anyone!"

Joey muttered something to himself, feeling somewhat dissatisfied with Leigh. After all, doing business with orcs was definitely not good news for him. He just didn't know if Leigh knew about the conflict between him and the orcs.

If he already knows, he will probably come looking for trouble. Although he may not necessarily hand me over to the orcs, it is very likely that I will have to pay a hefty price.

If he doesn't know yet, it's hard to say what he will do once he does find out.

"Karl, thank you so much for sharing this information. The day of departure is getting closer, and any little thing could affect us. I hope you can continue to keep me informed in the future!"

"Don't worry, I will!"

For the sake of his people's safe departure, Carl understood the meaning behind Joey's words.

"Then I'll leave it to you!"

"You're too kind. But those two people you brought today would be better off not showing themselves. New faces tend to attract attention!"

Carl was about to leave, but he still reminded Joey of something.

"Yes, thanks for reminding me!"

It seems that nothing about the tobacco field could be kept from Karl, but that's good, at least it means that this orc is probably meeting Lykins for the first time, otherwise Karl would have told him long ago.

Orcs.

Lord of Sandstone City.

Lakins.

Draenei.

Joey was increasingly looking forward to the arrival of the heavy snow. It seemed that his escape plan would have to be brought forward. The water in Sandstone City had become somewhat murky, and while hiding himself, he needed to find a way to leave.