"Xinding, mother said you should go to rest." Lavisia ran into the grain mill and said to the gray-haired man pushing the mill: "She said, 'There are more dead people than living people in Falkreath, even if they grind more
No one is buying the flour."
"Oh," Xin Ding didn't stop: "You can tell your mother that those imperial soldiers will definitely buy a lot of food to take away when they leave tomorrow morning. They are not here to station."
"No, mom told me to watch you stop working." The little girl looked around, ran to a wooden bench in the corner of the mill and sat down, watching Sinding work with wide eyes.
She probably misunderstood the meaning of that sentence. Xin Ding thought that this batch of grains would be ground in a while, so it would be okay to ask her to wait for a while.
Sindin is a wanderer, which is a not-so-popular identity, because Skyrim Province is vast and sparsely populated. If he is not lazy and lazy, he can survive whether he is working in the town, hunting or even joining the army, and he will become
Being a wanderer means that this person has the tendency to become a robber or thief, and the town guards will not look at them well if they see them.
Therefore, when Sindin came to Falkreath and was taken in by the Mathis couple at the Corpselight Farm, he made up his mind to work hard to repay them.
Although the name of the farm sounds a bit scary, compared with the "Dead Man's Wine" inn, "Grey Coffin Grocery Store" and "Cryptosteel" blacksmith shop, it seems quite normal. The name was given because of Falkreath.
The city is known as "the largest cemetery in Skyrim".
It has no city walls. Surrounding the center of the town is a large group of cemeteries. These cemeteries are older than Falkreath itself. Since they border both Cyrodiil and Hammerfell, they are a battleground for military strategists.
Countless wars have broken out in history, and the fallen soldiers are buried here. Even now, the Imperial Regiment and the Stormcloaks will bring soldiers who died in the battle.
Finally, the dense cemeteries in Falkreath attracted the attention of Arkay, one of the Eight Holy Spirits, who is in charge of the cycle of life and death, funerals and cemeteries.
, giving Falkreath the quality of being "unaffected by seasonal changes". Although its original intention may have been to protect the cemetery, the result was that Falkreath became the second largest food producer in Skyrim.
The farm where Xinding works is just a smaller one among them.
Those imperial soldiers claimed that they had captured the leader of the Stormcloaks, but he was rescued by a dragon. This was simply nonsense. Sindin continued to push the stone mill. Judging from the tired and embarrassed look of the soldiers, he probably captured the Stormcloaks.
This incident was true, but instead he fell into an ambush and was beaten into disgrace.
Due to the special nature of Falkreath, neither of the opposing sides intends to use this place as a strategic stronghold. They only secretly compete with each other regarding the replacement of lords. After all, no one wants to live in peace after their death.
In this case, I should be able to live here quietly for a few years, and then slowly find a way to solve "that problem" instead of being forced to wander around.
After Sinding stopped the stone mill and collected the chaff and flour separately, he discovered that the farmer Mathis's daughter, Lavisia, who was just nine years old, had fallen asleep holding her knees.
Haha, Sindin chuckled. As a wanderer, Falkreath's children have always avoided him. It doesn't take a guess to know that it is influenced by their parents' attitude. Maybe they will take it when those children are not sleeping.
Scare them yourself - since there are graveyards all around, the effect of scaring ghouls or ghosts is greatly reduced.
Only little Lavisia is not afraid of him, and is even close to him. The reason...maybe it has something to do with the fact that she doesn't like planting and harvesting, but prefers wild beasts and hunting.
When she grows older and gets permission from the Mathis couple, Sindin thought, maybe he can give her his hunting gear, longbow, and hunting experience.
However, this idea was shattered the next moment.
When Sinding was about to reach out to pick up the girl and send her back to her parents as he had done several times before, a familiar wild thought that frightened him instantly suppressed his thoughts.
[Prey! Tear into pieces! Blood!] No, wait... [Kill! Death! Devour!] Stop——
Xin Ding watched in despair as his arms stretched out towards the girl were instantly covered with thick animal hair, and his hands, which had recently been accustomed to farm work, turned into huge claws.
No! Your Majesty Hircine! Why!?
The desperate call received no answer at all. What Sinding saw before his sanity was completely swallowed up was the bright light reflected from the huge ring on his paw.
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Lavisia didn't like the crops on the farm at all. They were like the tombstones surrounding Falkreath, cold and silent, far inferior to the fluttering butterflies, the occasional wild goats and the goat that Runier raised.
The old dog is kind.
Runil is the priest of the Akai Temple and manages the surrounding cemeteries. He looks very old and always likes to say some strange words such as "the cycle of life and death continues."
Lavisia used to often go to play with his dog, but not long ago, after he said something strange to her parents, such as "I will die from the claws of wild beasts," they never let her get close to any animal again.
Moreover, after hearing that the new wanderer had been a hunter, he directly hired him as a helper.
She didn't know how to express it, but this big man named Sinding made her feel like a beast more ferocious than Runier's dog. Although she was a little scared, she couldn't help but find excuses to get close to him every day.
When she was awakened by strong heart palpitations, Lavisia saw a huge beast in front of her. Its body looked like an extremely strong person. Its whole body was covered with black hairs like upright steel nails, but its head
But it was in the shape of a wolf, baring its snow-white teeth and waving its sharp claws toward her.
"It's so beautiful." She blurted out.
Swish - a huge claw passed in front of her, and the braid hanging on her right shoulder was cut off directly, and a crack was ripped out of the clothing on her shoulder.
But she herself had already appeared outside the mill, being held in the arms of a big sister wearing a hood, wearing a robe that looked somewhat similar to Runier, with black hair, black eyes and pointed ears.
"Wow," she heard the female mage saying to herself: "Hircine's 'beast intuition' is really strong. He discovered what I was going to do just after I opened the 'Gate of Annihilation'."
"Sister, can you help Sinding?" Lavisia reached out and grabbed her clothes.
"His words are very troublesome. As long as the ring is there, he will always be controlled by Hircine. It is safer to lock him up." The female mage said something that the girl could not understand. "Anyway, lock him up first. If you like werewolves
If so, I can send you to a place surrounded by werewolves."
The female mage freed up a hand and drew a row of beautiful words in the air. Then she patted it lightly. Lavisia saw a "self" appearing in front of "Xinding" who was roaring because she lost her target, and then
Blindfolded.
Chacha—chuff—hiss—kacha kacha—
"Oh my God -" Lavisia felt that the female mage holding her was trembling and twitching: "Even if you prepare to reduce the damage in advance... let me go, you crazy dog, ahhh -"
After the female mage panted and let go of the hand that blindfolded her, Lavisia saw Sindin, who had restored his original form and was covered in blood, staring blankly at a large pool of blood in front of him.
"Lacey——" "Oh no——" "You have committed a great crime against the residents of Falkreath. Come with us."
The Mathis couple, who came upon hearing the howl of the wolf, fainted on the spot, while the heavily armed Falkreath guards drew their swords from their sheaths and nervously surrounded him.
"I..." Xin Ding raised his hand, looked at the end of the braid between his fingers, and then looked at the blood on the ground, his eyes gradually lost their luster: "Kill me..."
"Dad - Mom -" Lavisia struggled to run over, but was hugged tightly by the female mage. What was especially strange was that everyone nearby turned a blind eye to the two of them.
"Lavisia, you are a big girl," the female mage said in a weak voice: "If you must go out now, Sindine will instantly turn into the monster he was just now and kill these guards and your parents together.
"
"What should we do?" The little girl stopped struggling. Although she still couldn't understand what happened, it was not wrong that the female mage was helping herself, and so far no one was injured - except the mage herself.
Although her robe was not damaged, many claw-shaped and tooth-shaped bloodstains were constantly appearing on it, and then disappeared with the faint golden light that appeared in the same location.
"Hurry up!" Since the opponent can turn into a werewolf, the guards did not dare to kill him directly. They held up their weapons and escorted Sinding towards the cell: "You will get justice!"
"Damn Xin Ding! We shouldn't believe you!" The Mathis couple quickly woke up and cursed at Xin Ding who bowed his head and left: "You are not a hunter, you are a beast! Damn beast!
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"I will send you to a place," the female mage waved her hands in front of her to summon a crack filled with stars: "There are many people there who are like Xin Ding, but they can control themselves. When they decide to remove their bloodline
When the time comes, you bring up Xin Ding’s matter and ask them for help.”
"Mom, Dad, and Sindin..." Lavisia looked at the chaos not far away. It seemed that the lords of Falkreath had been alerted. They sent their own guards to inquire about the situation and immediately joined the escort team.
"Since this accident involves the devil, they don't dare to deal with it at will. They should put him in the deepest water prison and report it." The female mage led the girl into the crack: "You can come back when this matter is finally resolved.
