Chapter 1098 (1/2)
After the group of soldiers dispersed, the oldflew into the cab from the rearand landed silently on the floor of the compartment
The old man stood in front of the dashboard, transfixed like a silent statue, gazing at what lay in his hand
Watching his lonely back, Lightning wanted to console him, but words so until she touched the half-open blind
”Ah, you were the little girl the other day” said the old ,” Lightning said as she took a step back ”Sorry, I”
”I see You ca ”That's OK I'irl to co That's a convenient ability you have You can go wherever you want”
Lightning was a little relieved after she noticed that the old ht She said, ”I, I'll knock before I co you, child,' said the old man as he took down a foldable desk off the wall and wiped it with his sleeve ”Come, sit here I'llI have here to entertain guests”
”Thank you,” said Lightning, as she slouched toward the table and sat down On the dashboard lay a Neverwinter identification card
”I'm Broocher, or you can call me my nickname, Mr Howler The lads on the train all call me by that name” The old man placed a cup of hot tea on the table and asked, ”Did you attend thenodded and then shook her head ”I just stopped by and watched for a few minutes”
”That ood”
Lightning clutched the cup and asked, ”Your son”
”Oh, that was Robert, my third son He died when they tried to seize the artillery,” Broocher said placidly ”The coabout the battle froe at the spearing demons with no firearms or the support of the God's Punishment Witches
”My third son used to be the ti my four sons When he was a miner, he never stood up for himself no matter how harsh his foreman treated him He would only coh ”Youwhy I don't look very sad, aren't you?”
At a loss for words, the little girl stammered, ”No, I”
”That's OK,” the old man consoled her ”I know this will co once”
”What did they say?”
”They said they wanted to defend Neverwinter and everything in their native town that they earned through their hard work” The old man sipped the tea and continued, ”To be completely honest, I didn't understand at first and asked the was asking the same question within herself
Broocher see He answered, ”They said that others hadthe battle against the demonic beasts when they were just meht against Duke Ryan and the church If everybody relied on others, ould have been still working at thelike animals,” the old man said ”There's no battle without blood spilled Everybody has his own turn If nobody wanted to come forward, ould have been at the mercy of our enemy — that hat they told ht, but I'm sure that this is their own choice” He took a deep breath and went on, ”They were adults, and they knehat they were doing That's enough for me Compared to my eldest son who died of a chill, my third son would be remembered by the ar reht ”They used to be as frail and weak as reat deal That's where my confidence in the First Army comes from An army with people like that would not be so easily defeated”
”So that's the reason” Lightning thought
”By the way, I should thank you”
”Thankechoed in confusion