Whispering Poems.

Chapter 1223 Small Forest Beast
"It's hard to explain. Three people are offering sacrifices to a god. I'm sure all three songs have been lost."

Shad shrugged:

"In the investigation report submitted to the academy, I only recorded the lyrics. I don't know how to write tunes into scores, so I give them to you as gifts. If those three people who lived in the fifth era knew their songs , can be reproduced in the next era, and I should be very happy."

There was a slight smile on the witch's face:

"This gift is very nice. Don't you often play this kind of game with Galina?"

"what?"

Xia De looked up at her, and the witch shook her head belatedly:

"It's nothing, I just know roughly why a witch like Galina, who is greedy for power, fell in love with you. It's really good."

Shade has already chosen lunch for the two of them, orange-flavored de la rione toast and chicken pie, and is putting them in a pot and putting them on the campfire to heat up.

The witch watched the blue smoke drift towards the forest, so she suggested:
"There's still some time before lunch, do you want to hear me sing?"

"Of course, what are you going to sing?"

Xia De asked with a smile, deciding to show off in front of Dorothy or Rezia after returning home tonight.

The witch waved the book in her hand:
"How about the three songs you hummed just now? Among the three songs, only the bard's song is suitable for a man's voice, and the other two are sung by women, right?"

"Yes, then please. It would be nice to hear them again."

He made a gesture of invitation, and after confirming that the pot was stable, he also sat down, sitting on the side of the witch.Miss Benanis was inexplicably embarrassed, but quickly adjusted her expression:

"There's still a lot of time, which one do you want to listen to first? The church hymn? Or the unicorn country ballad?"

"The last one is the ballad sung by the twelfth-level witch I mentioned. However, she used a power I couldn't understand at the time, and planted a small tree to accompany her."

Shad described it, while Miss Benanis asked with a smile:

"Could it be that without an accompaniment, my voice can't compare to the witch of the Fifth Epoch?"

Holding the book in his left hand, he pressed his chest with his right hand to try to pronounce, and then motioned Xia De to pay attention.In the snowy woods, amidst the crackling of the bonfire, Miss Bernice's singing sounded.

Strictly speaking, although the melody and lyrics are the same, Miss Bletchett of the previous century and Miss Bernice of this century sang in two completely different styles.Even when Miss Benanis sang, she would add inversions in some subtle places, or lower or raise the pitch to match her singing habits.

This small change made the song "The Witch Riding a Unicorn" more beautiful on the original basis.The singing echoes in the empty Xidi forest, the hibernating squirrels in the tree holes, the horses resting under the trees, the rabbits coming out of the snow holes, the pure white animals looking for food in the forest, and Shade by the campfire, all are quiet Listened to moving songs.

When the singing was over, Xia De was busy using a poker to clear the bonfire, so he didn't applaud, but he still said very seriously:

"Very good, very good."

Miss Benanis nodded slightly reservedly, with a satisfied smile on the corner of her mouth.She lowered her head and wanted to choose the second song to try, but suddenly, together with Xia De, she heard the sound of footsteps coming from the forest behind her.

Something came out of the Innas Forest in southern Xiti, stepping on a thick layer of snow.After carefully distinguishing the footsteps that did not sound like human beings, it was realized that it was a heavy four-hoofed animal.

"In the local winter, are there wild boars near Xidi?"

Xia De asked, stood up holding a poker and looked behind the witch, guessing that the wild animals were attracted by the smell of food.But if you look closely, the four-hoofed animals approaching in the distance don't look like wild boars, but instead look like white pony:

"Are there wild horses around?"

"This is a mountainous area, not a plain. Where did the wild horses come from?"

Miss Benanis also stood up and looked behind, and then both of them saw a four-hoofed beast with pure white light coming from the snow in the forest.On the head is a golden unicorn, and around the body are curled white wings.The light at noon in winter slanted on the little beast through the forest tops and tree crowns. For a moment, Xia De thought he had entered some fairy tale kingdom again:
"Huh? I haven't eaten mushrooms yet, so I'm hallucinating?"

[It's not a hallucination, it should be attracted by food and singing. 】

"She" said softly in Xia De's ear, Xia De was stunned for a moment, and looked at Miss Benanis.It is absolutely impossible for unicorns to appear in the hinterland of human civilization. If such a dangerous creature really flew to the Randall Valley, but the Church of the Five Gods did not find it, then the diocese would probably be in big trouble.

Either way, it's a bona fide unicorn.The stunned Miss Benanis didn't realize it until Shade came to her side, she subconsciously took two steps forward, she didn't expect that the pure white beast that seemed to come out of a fairy tale world stopped immediately After standing down, there was a look of fear in Lan Yingying's beautiful eyes.

Xia De guessed that the other party was a juvenile unicorn, and an adult unicorn could not be so short.

Even the great witch has no experience in contact with such creatures.At this time, it's not as simple as worrying about scaring the other party away. If the unicorn goes crazy, no one can guarantee that it can be subdued without being injured.

"Miss Bernice, it may be attracted by you."

So Xia De said softly, and then carefully retreated to the side of the bonfire, preventing himself, an "impure" man, from frightening the little white beast.

"That's not right. While there are many beautiful rumors about Randall's Dale, I've never heard of a unicorn."

While talking, Miss Benanis cautiously approached the little beast at the edge of the forest clearing.The latter paced back and forth hesitantly, looking like he wanted to get closer but was a little scared.

Miss Benanis moved on, and because her back was turned to Shad, Shad couldn't see the expectant expression on her face.Lace-up lady's boots stepped on the snow, making a strange rustling sound, and the pure white beast finally ran into the forest without looking back before Miss Bernice approached, which made the witch very disappointment.

But before the two could catch up, the little beast came back again, but it appeared from another direction.This time, Xia De was sure that it was indeed attracted by the aroma of food, because those blue eyes were staring straight at the pot on the campfire.

Miss Benanis was eager to try and wanted to move forward, but she was afraid of scaring the other party away again.So Xia De opened the pot, letting the aroma of the heated food waft out.

"Miss Bernice, you come back first."

He called the witch back, and the two sat down to eat again.Sure enough, the little beast at the edge of the forest watched them eat, hesitated for a while, and finally took the initiative to walk into the clearing in the forest.

It stopped and went, and finally came to the campfire.The jumping flame made the unicorn's white hair reflect a pleasant light, and the warm flame also greatly reduced its vigilance.

Xia De gave the witch a look, and the latter used the dinner plate that had been prepared, divided a small portion of his food and handed it to the unicorn.This time she really succeeded. The vigilant young unicorn tasted the pie carefully, then lowered its head and began to eat.

A smile appeared on the blonde witch's face, and she wanted to take the opportunity to reach out and touch the other's hair, but the unicorn avoided it.But Miss Bernice didn't care either:

"Just now we talked about unicorns on the way here, but we met them immediately. Where did it come from?"

"Although I'm not sure where it came from, I'm afraid it was attracted not only because of the food, but also because of your song. But, what should we do now?"

Xia De pointed to the little white beast that was eating with its head down.

"I want to raise it, should I abandon it here? It seems that this is an underage unicorn, and it is easy to gain favor."

The witch said it as a matter of course, with a pretty bright smile on her face.But Xia De felt that there must be a corresponding reason for this little beast to appear in Randall Valley City.Instead of letting the witch raise it, it would be better to give it to the church. It would be better to let the church help it find its way home.

Of course, Xia De just thought about it, Miss Benanis would never agree, she probably already made up her mind to become a witch riding a unicorn.

After lunch, the unicorn didn't want to stay by the two of them as Miss Bernice had expected, but got up and barked, and then walked into the forest alone.

This made the Witch feel disappointed for a while, but Xia De soon discovered that the other party did not go far, but seemed to be waiting for them.

So, after the two simply packed up the camp, they mounted their horses and chased after them. When the unicorn saw them coming, it galloped in the snow.

This kind of pursuit is a test of riding skills for Xia De. The environment of Tahiti in the snow is more complicated than the country road just now, and he must keep chasing the unicorn.But fortunately, the hoofprints left on the snow surface can guide the direction very well, and Miss Benanis also saw that Shade was not used to this kind of pursuit, so she took the initiative to block the wind for him in front.

So, the unicorn led them through the southern part of Eldron Creek, crossed the frozen mountain streams in the mountains, and stopped at the southeastern part of Eldron Creek and Inna at around 01:30 in the afternoon. The location of the forest handover.

Further forward is the real virgin forest, and only experienced local hunters will enter, and the terrain in it is not suitable for cycling.Fortunately, the unicorn stopped on its own initiative and paced back and forth on the snow.Xia De and Miss Benanis also got off their horses to check the situation. In front of them was the sparse creek forest. The sunlight reflected on the snow surface was somewhat dazzling, and the cold wind blowing through made the bare treetops make noises.

At least it seemed that everything was going well where the Unicorn had led them.

(End of this chapter)