After that, I was in a hurry.
I wondered if you'd been treated at a nearby city hospital, but a few moments later, someone in Knights clothes came to pick up Caron and Clinston.
It was King's Landing that was carried in a carriage without knowing why.
He was placed in a stone building in the back of the forest and asked questions about the Magic Beast hunting ground and the Magic Beast named "Jiz".
In addition, I was strongly advised not to speak out about this and was forced to sign the affidavit.
Criston couldn't read or write, so he put ink on his hand and stamped it.
Apparently, the "Jiz" should not have been known to the public. They threatened to keep you in jail if they told anyone about the Kingdom's state secrets.
And finally, Karon and the others were brought to a large mansion in the suburbs.
Passed through is a large guest room with a luxurious reception set. Rather than killing the landscape, it was a room where the landlord didn't put much stuff.
When he was seated on the sofa, the maid left something like tea and pound cake at the table. The smell is freshly baked.
(My mother used to make this for me on my birthday....)
The pound cake in front of you has plenty of dried fruit and nuts inside and even a fluffy cream.
It resembled what my mother made for me, but it seemed much more luxurious.
I was so afraid that I couldn't do it, but Clinston said, "What a wonderful thing! I was in a hurry whilst doing something nice. To be honest, I envy such a thick nerve.
From the open windows, the softening spring wind blows in, shaking the lace curtains softly. The atmosphere was calm enough to be awkward.
Waiting there for a while, a pants-style woman came in and lowered her hips roughly on the opposite sofa.
I knew the man.
The red-haired woman who helped me back then.
But her face was engraved with a big scratch that wasn't there at the time, and Karon was stunned.
An ugly scar like being caught by a large hook claw diagonally. She smiles at both of them as if she doesn't care about the living wound yet.
"Nice to meet you. Caron, it was Criston. Call me Valvara."
While overwhelmed by her intimidating atmosphere, they sat like the cat they borrowed.
I've never sat on such a fine chair before, so the surface of the seat is too soft to calm down a bit.
Besides, even if you were suddenly told to abandon me by such an elderly and talented person, there's no way I could taste better. However, I also felt that I could not do it, and Karon was afraid to ask something different.
"Um... Valvala... Why did you bring us here alone? Where are the other kids....."
I saw her slightly hardened her expression on the question. I am a little worried that it should not have been asked.
But there was nothing to blame, and Valvara answered with a calm but quiet voice.
"... I'm sorry, but you two are the only ones out there who have survived and now have confirmation. Some of the outlaws there may have managed to escape, but most of them were eaten. I've lost a lot of my men, and I've lost a lot of myself. We've been spying on the beast hunting grounds. And a few hours later, when I was preparing for a mass exhumation, it happened."
Now Clinston asks a question.
"What about that beast? Did you knock him down?
Clinston speaks with a strange habit when it comes to honoring someone. Probably because I grew up in a lot of outlaws, I learned how to talk like that.
"Ah... I've read your records. I hear you named it" Jiz. "I made a scattered attack, but I flew away saying that I was not feeling well enough yet. We might have been able to escape, but in fact, it wasn't something we could handle alone."
Heavy silence floats.
Running away means that beast is still out there.
A giant bird that is malicious to people, eats people, and has overwhelming power.
"I'm looking into the old literature now, but actually the same name came out in the myth. I never thought it existed... but if it were the same as the mythology of Jiz, it could be a common threat to humanity across nations. Knowing the truth can cause a lot of confusion. There it is. We've decided to tie a rope to you while watching you."
They didn't understand what she was trying to say and gave back a decent look. The two laughed with a smile.
"I want you to live here. Well, you can think of it as an adoption. Starting today, this is your home. There is no right of veto. Okay?"
There was no right of veto, but the eyes were very gentle behind the impact of the words.
As I learned later, she lost her husband, who was one of her men, in the battle against that Jiz.
Then Karon and Criston began to live as substantial adopted children of Valvara, who held key positions in the Knights.
Nevertheless, Valvara often went to King's Landing, so she was taken care of by maids and butlers, and even taught basic reading and writing and social rules by tutors.
Criston never seemed to have had any practice in reading and writing, and he couldn't even write his own name at first. Still, I was kind of obsessed with reading and writing while I slept.
It seemed uncertain when he was born, but to sum up the stories he heard, it seemed to be about the same age as Kalon or one above.
Still, many of the things that Karon could do for an hour, even if he spent five or ten hours, were not as good as Karon.
It was the same even if the two went to boarding schools, and the difference widened as the study progressed.
Still, Clinston didn't try to give up. If it took ten times as long as people, it would be ten times better.
A few years later, when he graduated from boarding school at the age of 18, Karon passed the Knights' entrance exam and decided to live in the dormitory of the Order.
"It's amazing. I can't believe I'm going to take such a high magnification test. After all, Karon is amazing. Studying and swordsmanship have always been one of the best in school."
That's what Criston said, and he was as happy as he was.
We've done everything together so far, but here the two paths will be divided. Karon asked, feeling a little lonely about it.
"What are you going to do? After this."
In the words, Criston made his eyes shine and he made his voice play.
"There are people in Regent's city who treat beasts and animals. I want to go there for training. I talked to Valvara and she said she could help me."
"Treatment?"
Kringston nods.
"I want to know more about the Beasts. There's a lot of unknown things about the beast ecology. So study a lot and get a lot of experience. I want to know more than anyone."
And put your hands in front of your chest. It was like holding something on both hands.
"Because... I don't want to be able to help anymore"
So Karon noticed for the first time.
What prevented him from giving up his bad studies?
I don't have anything now. What did you want to grab with your hands?
"Really....."
I'm sure Clinston's eyes still see the remains of a pit wrapped in cloth.
No unfortunate beasts like Pitt.
If you find a wounded and dying beast, I want the power to help you. Yes, his eyes said so.
Pitt was probably Clinston's first family and friend.
Nevertheless, he died instead of helping Criston and Karon.
He was still holding the weight.
"I can. If it were you."
Yeah. I think so myself. "
That said, Clinston smiled relentlessly.
It was only a few years later that Valvara was ordered by the King to launch the Office of the Magic Beast Poacher.
At that time, Karon, who had become a full member of the Knights, also served as a concurrent member, hopefully.
It was an office that started with a few people, but initially there was no fixed facility to accept the beast that had been protected, and I kept it on a cooperative ranch.
However, Criston insisted that the wounded beasts could not be adequately treated and cared for. With his dedication and the cooperation of Valvara, the following year, a special protective facility for beasts called the "Magic Biological Park" will be created in the corner of the King's forest.
By the time Criston was to run the Magic Life Sanctuary as a substantial headmaster, he was no longer in the kingdom with knowledge of the ecology of the Magic Beast.
Incidentally, it seems that the fact that Criston, who had barely been veterinized when he was a child, became veterinized frequently since he became an adult was said by his wife to be "cute and mof-moving."
As for this, it was Kalon who didn't think that I would remove the hair.