9. The desperate survival of underage warriors, next-generation hunters and northern nose thieves [10/20](1/2)
In the large garden of Gilneas Palace, yes, it is the same large garden where a wall was blown down by the Society of Benevolence, causing all the rare and exotic beasts tamed by the royal family to escape.
Liam Greymane, his body covered in mud, was lying in the grass that had grown wildly due to neglect.
The eight-year-old boy wore a short knife at his waist and was "looking out" in a way that was not graceful for a prince.
Behind him, the little girl Lorna Crowley, who was also covered in mud, was holding a wooden bow made by herself, and there were several freshly killed rabbits hanging around her waist.
These two mud monkey kids seemed to have just completed a "hunt."
But in Lorna's arms, there was something very strange.
A crystal milk bottle contains fresh milk freshly squeezed from a goat at the edge of the garden.
"They are coming, hurry up! Children! Get back quickly! Use the method I taught you to avoid their noses!"
A few seconds later, Prince Liam, who was lying in the grass, suddenly heard a reminder in his ear. Without saying anything, he backed up flexibly and pulled Lorna to run behind him.
The two children pinched their noses and without hesitation plunged into the muddy pool behind to hide.
Soon several dark werewolves came running from all around. They used their slender noses to sniff around, seeming to be looking for "prey".
But the bad smell emitted by the bad-tasting quagmire made the werewolves' "delicate" noses a little intolerable, so after letting out a few angry roars, these werewolves quickly disappeared into the night.
It's almost dawn.
Sunlight is the thing that these newly transformed werewolves hate the most. Liam and Lorna, who are hiding in the mire, can breathe a sigh of relief.
The palace is the most dangerous place at night, but it is better during the day. The sun is their best defense and can provide them with the best cover when searching for food.
"Thank you for your help, Lord Garni."
The two children hid in the mud and crawled out until the first ray of sunlight shone.
Like the Mud Monkey, Lorna no longer saw the delicate delicacy she once had as the daughter of a great lord. Instead of cleaning up the bad-smelling mud on her body, she sincerely took out a wooden sculpture of Old Garni and thanked it for its warning.
"You can find half a box of dried bread under the rockery on your left. It should have been left behind by the werewolves when they were making trouble. The bread doesn't taste good enough, but it's enough for you two little ones to have a full meal."
Old Garni's sharp voice sounded from the wood carving, and it gave a friendly reminder to the two former princes and noble daughters who had undoubtedly become scavengers:
"Don't go out today. Jean's werewolves and those dark werewolves are switching defenses. They may have to intensify their pursuit of you, so just hide in your hiding place and don't come out.
Remember to take good care of little Tess and don't let her cry.
I will find a way to keep the milk-producing goat for you... Oh, by the way, there is no need to keep it, just let the werewolves eat the goat.
I don’t like its bad temper anyway.”
"Ah! Old Lord Garni, are you going to abandon us two?"
When little Prince Liam heard this, he suddenly said sadly:
"We know that we haven't been able to find much garbage as tribute for you, but we will continue to work hard. Please don't give up on us. At least...at least send little Tess out!"
"Hahaha, little fool."
Old Garni laughed at the child's innocence. The god of scavengers said in a relaxed and mysterious tone:
"Go back to your hiding place, brave children, your escaped mother has found powerful helpers for you, and they will come to rescue you soon.
Although we have not known each other for a long time, I appreciate the courage and wisdom you two have shown in the past few days. I have thought that if there is an opportunity in the future, I would welcome you to be my scavenger.
You are really talented.
But it's a pity that you two were born noble and are not destined to be humble, so let's regard these few days as beautiful memories between us.
Goodbye, kids.
Old Garni is going to pick up trash."
After saying that, the old Garni wood carving in Lorna's hand turned into debris with a rattling sound. This was a silent farewell from the God of Garbage, and it also made the little girl Lorna's big eyes suddenly filled with tears.
She felt that she had lost a good friend, and after a few days of torture by the manager, this noble girl felt that becoming a scavenger for Old Garni was not unacceptable.
"We'll find it, don't be sad."
Liam comforted Lorna while taking her hand and heading back to their hiding place.
As he walked around the broken rockery and entered a cave half submerged in water, the little prince said:
"I heard that the kind-hearted old Garni has followers in the Kingdom of Stormwind. It is said that there are also some poor people who worship old Garni in Stratholme. After we find mother and father, we can go find them.
They found old Garni again and thanked him."
"Dad, they..."
It was okay that Liam didn't mention it, but it made Lorna even more discouraged when he did.
These two children had seen with their own eyes how Jean and Lord Darius were tempted by the damn scythe and fell into darkness. If Queen Mia hadn't tried her best to protect them, they might have become those werewolves.
One member.
After Queen Mia was forced to flee the royal city, the two children became even more isolated and helpless.
If it weren't for the sudden appearance of the old Garni statue that Lorna had collected during her previous trip, it would have been impossible for the two children to escape the werewolf's pursuit.
And even if the situation is as bad as this, Liam and Lorna still have a "little oil bottle" beside them.
"Tess sleeps so soundly."
After washing themselves in the pond at the entrance of the cave, Liam and Lorna tiptoed into the depths of the cave.
In a "crib" built with straw, cloth strips and blankets picked up from the garbage dump, Her Royal Highness Princess Tess Greymane, who is just over one year old, is sleeping soundly.
Her plump face did not have the sorrow of her brothers and sisters, as if she was still lying in a comfortable palace, well protected by her mother and wet nurses.
"The little guy really has no worries and is heartless! This little guy has no idea how much danger we have to put in just to get her a bite to eat."
Lorna complained unhappily. The daughter of the great lord put her wooden bow aside and took out the crystal milk bottle from her arms that had been kept warm by her body temperature.
In an unskilled manner, he picked up little Princess Tess and breastfed her.
Although children of this age still need some other complementary foods, even a garbage god as powerful as Lao Gani really can't lead two children under ten years old to find more things.
"My sister will definitely thank you when she grows up."
Liam squatted aside and watched his childhood sweetheart, Lorna, taking care of his younger sister. Although he was young, the scene in front of him still made him feel the "virtue" of little Lorna.
He took out the dried bread he had just found under the guidance of Old Garni from the bag on his waist, and took out a bottle of jam with a strange taste from under Tess's "crib".
The little prince used a wooden fork to spread the jam on the bread as if he was enjoying himself. He first made two pieces of sandwich bread for Lorna, and then picked up the remaining pieces of broken bread for breakfast.
Although depressed.
But there is no lack of decency.
"Tell me, who is the helper my mother has found?"
Liam ate the bread and looked at the peaceful entrance of the cave. While "looking out" there with his short knife, he whispered to Lorna:
"Are they Lord Godfrey and the others? I heard that Lord has been organizing troops to resist the werewolves at the border."
"Probably not."
Lorna rocked Tess in her arms, and the little princess smiled on her plump face while eating goat's milk. This child was really well-behaved, and she seemed to have a natural sense of danger.
Little Tess seems to know that the current situation is very bad, so when she is hidden in the cave by Liam and Lorna, she almost never cries and sleeps when she is hungry until food is brought to her mouth.
Lorna teased little Tess's face and said:
"Although Lord Godfrey has soldiers, they obviously cannot reach the royal city through the forest occupied by werewolves. I guess Mia's mother must have found the Holy Light Church, or the assassins...
"The Uncrowned One?"
Prince Liam frowned and said:
"But father said that the Uncrowned Ones are our enemies, especially Black Shaw, who caused the chaos in Gilneas and spread the worgen curse here.
Or did he turn Lord Darius into a werewolf...
He is our enemy!"
"I hate him too, Liam."
Lorna sighed.
Girls are always more mature, especially after the disasters of the past few years. Little Lorna seemed to have matured all of a sudden. She held little Tess and shook her slightly, whispering:
"But do you know what I dream about when I sleep these days? Do you still remember that night in Dragon Bone Harbor more than a year ago? It was also the two of us, Tess, and Mia's mother who were assassinated on a rainy night.
..”
"Of course I remember it, I will never forget it."
Prince Liam looked at the dagger in his hand and whispered:
"It was Black Shaw who appeared in the dark rainy night, it was he who beat away the assassins like a magic weapon descended from heaven, it was he who saved the injured mother and the terrified us.
It was also his subordinates who protected us until dawn in that chaotic night.
I still admired him at that time, but now...
etc!
there's noise!"
To be continued...