About a week into the Christmas holiday, Ryan received an invitation from Aunt Betty in the Emerald Dream. The letter invited Ryan and Hermione to go to the centaur village the next night as guests of honor at her son's tree planting ceremony.
"Having a ceremony at this time means we have to go out during curfew." Hermione exclaimed when Ryan told the news.
"Of course, as far as I know, this ceremony of the centaurs is held in the early morning of the day, which means that we will definitely not be able to make it back before the curfew. If you don't want to go, I can go alone, there is no problem."
"Who says I don't want to go? It's definitely an honor to be able to go to this kind of ceremony that's not even recorded in the book." Hermione said with some excitement. "Besides, it's the Christmas vacation now, so it won't be a big deal if I come back late.
Why are you looking at me like this when it's such a big deal?"
"This is the first time I have seen our Miss Granger willing to take the initiative to violate certain school rules, so I am a little surprised." Ryan replied seriously.
At nine o'clock in the evening the next day, the two people quietly slipped out of the castle gate. Then under Wolf's guidance, they went straight to the centaur village. Under the moonlight, the snow in the forest reflected silvery white light.
, reflecting everything around you clearly.
The horse people's village is no exception. The river beside the village has frozen and is covered with a layer of snow. The houses in the village are also covered with snow, and there seems to be a thick layer of snow on the roofs of the tall wooden houses.
Like thick cream.
Follow Wolf through the quiet village to Aunt Betty's house on the left side of the village, where she is already waiting for Ryan and the others. There is a frame padded with a lot of fur on the side of her horse's back, and the child is inside.
The centaur's children are much smaller than the foals, and look more like human babies with their lower bodies as long as horses. Aunt Betty's husband, Bain, was carefully weaving a bunch of golden leaves and vines into a
Bain is amusing his son with a small toy. At this time, Bain looks much neater than when he saw him in the first grade, and the hair on his body is neatly groomed. Because it is winter, he is still wearing a hoodie on his upper body.
A cloak made of a whole bearskin.
"Welcome, welcome." After seeing Ryan and Hermione, Aunt Betty greeted them happily. "Welcome to attend our son's full moon tree planting ceremony this time. You can first go to the bonfires in the center of the village to roast.
Warm yourself by the fire.”
As Aunt Betty opened the gift given to her by Ryan, she made a surprised sound: "These arrows are much better than most of our arrows. Only the top arrows usually stored in the altar can beat them. This is really
Thank you very much, we love this gift.”
Not only are these arrows made of Valyrian steel, Ryan also spent a lot of materials to give these arrows a variety of very practical magical properties. Just hold these arrows and you can feel the power contained in them.
Next to him, Bain expressed his love for this gift even more clearly after receiving these arrows. He directly tied an arrow with a cane and pressed it under the pile of animal skins in the basket, and then put it on himself.
The child was put back into the basket.
"If the centaurs have a male newborn, his parents will put the weapon they think is the best at the bottom of the newborn's rattan frame to bless him to become an excellent warrior in the future.
." Wolff quietly introduced what Bain was doing now.
At this time, Ryan and the others were already sitting on the warm stones by the bonfire. Each of them held a tea cup filled with some special medicinal tea from the Forbidden Forest. Wolfe was lying next to them, in front of them.
There is also a wide-mouthed cup containing the same medicinal tea.
"You can have a taste. This is a good thing that is only available on important days. Usually centaurs are reluctant to take it out." After saying this, Wolfe put his long plush mouth into the cup and started.
Started drinking.
Seeing this, Ryan also took a sip. The tea had an obvious bitter taste in his mouth, but when it flowed to the base of his tongue, it turned into a kind of sweetness. Then it was like a warm current flowing directly down the esophagus and into the stomach, making
My whole body warmed up, dissipating the coldness that had penetrated my body after running in the snow for nearly an hour.
The centaurs are indeed the darlings of nature. After the elves left the material world, it is estimated that only the centaurs have such a strong talent in herbal medicine. After observing for a while, Ryan saw more details.
For example, the old horseman sitting next to this bonfire adds branches and leaves to the bonfire from time to time, but these branches and leaves contain very little magic power and are not even regarded as herbal medicine by human wizards.
The bonfire was ordered to emit a faint white smoke.
The smoke carried the fragrance of grass and trees, and everyone who smelled it could feel that the fatigue on their bodies was slightly relieved. After noticing that Ryan was looking at her, the old horseman smiled kindly at Ryan.
"My child, you are the natural friend of mankind. Thank you very much for your help this time, otherwise little Betty would not have been able to fulfill her long-cherished wish."
"I just realized a tiny part of nature by chance." Ryan said modestly, and then asked, "What do you call it?"
"Lani, we centaurs are not as complicated as humans, just call me Lanny. I am the witch doctor of this centaur tribe and Bain's grandmother. I have watched them grow up since I was a child. Before, Betty was cursed.
I have been looking for a solution to the problem, but unfortunately I have not been successful. Fortunately, your help has fulfilled their relationship. So, you can come to me after entering the Emerald Dream. I am willing to share some knowledge about nature and medicine with you.
.”
The centaurs are all very upright, so they don't say polite words like humans. For example, the witch doctor of the centaur tribe in front of her clearly told Ryan that she was willing to use her knowledge as a gift to reward Ryan.
The kindness of helping his descendants continue their bloodline.
"Thank you so much." Ryan expressed his heartfelt thanks to this generous old man, but Lanny, the witch doctor, did not think it was very important. After all, in the centaurs tribe, knowledge is openly exchanged with each other. It is not
Like human wizards, they cherish their broomsticks and set up countless barriers for knowledge exchange.
After that, Ryan kept chatting with this elder. Her rich experience taught Ryan and Hermione a lot. And Lanny was also very happy that a younger generation was willing to listen to the stories of her youth. After all, the centaurs tribe is
So big, after she told her story many times, everyone in the tribe was familiar with what she told.
For example, as soon as she started talking about Wolfe, she took her tea cup and moved to the other side of the bonfire. When Lanny the witch doctor saw it, she just shook her head, and later told Ryan during the chat that she had been there when Wolfe was just a wolf cub.
Just tell Wolfe a story. I guess he is like this now because he has heard the same story too many times and is a little scared.
Time passed quickly while chatting, and suddenly a low horn horn sound echoed throughout the village. Lanny, the witch doctor, stood up without finishing the conversation (the difference between horses and horses is that horse people often lie down on all four hooves to rest.
) wagged his tail to sweep away the dust on his body and said to Ryan and Hermione: "Betty's child's full moon tree planting ceremony is about to begin. We need to hurry to the altar now."