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"Are you ready?"
Lauren looked up and saw Tardirion standing in the doorway, waiting for her. "Yes, we can start. We only have to pay Luthvenia a short visit" - and so they were greeted by that spirit who told them to avoid crowded places but to seek secrecy, and she also handed a long knife to Lauren - "This knife was made by Melchar, the legendary smith in ancient times, it slices through cocks as if they were butter in the summersun". Lauren took the knife, then she and Tardirion turned to go. They were now in the land that lay on the northern edge of Laurelindorenán, and that was called Ruttland. It was a barren land and they were standing on the main-road that was running through that country. They were gazing west and in the distance a mountain-range was to be seen. "There are the black mountains, we will have to cross them - that might be difficult" "Isn't this road the obvious way, if we want to cross?" Lauren asked. "Normally, yes! But our hope is in secrecy, and if we don't leave the road soon, we will be discovered - hush, I heard voices!" Lauren and Tardirion took cover in the thickets south of the road, when four Anfaug-Lothian soldiers passed them by. They heard one - the leader obviously - say: "You know why we are here! Our leaders fear there might be a conspiracy against them, that was plotted in the cursed land of Laurelindorenán. Therefore every inhabitant of this country we meet has to be captured and brought to Anfaug-Loth! We will build our camp right here, on the northern side of the road. Hurry up!" Lauren and Tardirion withdrew deeper into the thickets, and began to discuss what they should do now. "That is bad luck" Lauren said. "Yeah, and you should do something quick" "Me? I don't have the slightest idea what to do! What would you do?" "Well, Lauren - this is your quest! I am here to help you there, but I can't take any decisions for you. But I could tell you the different options. The first one is to wait. Maybe they will leave in a day or two. The second one is to cross the road by night and to try to get out away from here without being seen. We also could break into their camp by night, trying to capture their leader; you cut off his cock and claim it for your own. Then you control his mind, so that you could make him leave, thinking there's no one here... What is, Lauren?" Lauren has turned around sharply while Tardirion spoke, and when she turned back to him, her eyes were wide opened and looking frightened. "I heard a hissing, when you mentioned the last option. Then I turned around and saw two pale eyes, who were watching us! I'm sure they were seeing us all the time! What if that creature, whatever it is, will betray us to the Anfaug-Lothians?" "That can't be helped! But I think that thing, whatever it is, could have left as soon as it saw us, if it would have wanted to betray us! So what do you think we should do?" "I think it has to be the cutting of the leader. The other ones are too risky, and besides I could need some practising!" "Very well, then we should crawl back and watch them, before we do anything" And that's what they did! To be continued...
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