Reiner was already in the nameless forest north of the Dawn Forest.
He looked around, then quickened his pace to the caravan owner's carriage and said, "This forest isn't very safe. I need to take a long detour."
The caravan owner was a thin and dark old man.
He stroked his white beard and answered without thinking, "Lord Reiner, you are more familiar with this. You will be the one to make the decision."
"Um."
Reiner took them on a long and winding route.
Finally we stopped in front of an open space, set up camp there to rest, and wait to continue our journey tomorrow.
If I remember correctly, it's probably around here.
Reiner followed Aliana to a pine tree and touched and patted its sturdy trunk with his hands.
The old tree demon stood there motionless and did not react at all when being touched.
Aliana said, "Grandpa Tree, don't sleep. Reiner is here to play with you."
After saying this, she knocked on the sturdy tree trunk with her staff.
After trying for a while, there was no response.
Reiner clearly remembered that the old tree demon was here.
"Could it be that we've found the wrong place?" Reiner began to doubt himself.
After all, this forest is so vast, there are similar places, and there are not many reference points.
"I don't think so. I come to play with Grandpa Tree every few days. It was he who told me through the elves that there were humans who could speak elven language here, so I came here. I will definitely not recognize the wrong place." Aliana said seriously, holding the staff.
Just then, a voice came from not far away: "Child, the place is right, but the tree is wrong. I am here."
Reiner looked toward the source of the sound.
They are all identical pine trees, and I don’t know which one is the old tree demon.
He took Aliana around and started searching one by one.
Soon they found the old tree demon with a human face.
More than a month passed and he didn't notice any changes.
The nose that was twisted by Martina's punch also healed.
"You guys really came to chat with me, and Aliana is here too. I'm very happy to see that you have such a good relationship.
Did you find the blonde woman you mentioned? I fell asleep again not long after you left."
"Found it, thank you for your help in showing me the way." After that, Reiner called Junice over and put his arm around her shoulders.
When she saw the old tree demon, she greeted him in broken Elvish: "Mud Howl..."
The old tree demon laughed out loud, then asked, "It seems like you and I have a special relationship."
Reiner didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that there seemed to be something else behind its words.
"Well, she has become my woman." Reiner translated this to Junice, making her blush.
"It's great to have energetic young people." The old tree demon stretched out his two skinny arms and moved them around. "But the northern part of the forest has been getting more and more noisy recently. Young people should pay attention to their safety..."
Reiner pricked up his ears; he vaguely smelled the scent of a mission.
It still wants to live a few days of peace.
"What do you mean by making a fuss?"
The old tree demon chuckled and continued, "You'll know once you leave the forest..."
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