“Thank you,” said Kaburak.0

He was one of the slaves that Crockta and Tiyo rescued. Kaburak's teeth were broken from getting beaten up by the slave traders, but he had a wide grin on his face as if he didn't mind.0

“I didn’t think there were still men like you around,” Kaburak continued from behind Tiyo.0

They were riding together on Tiyo’s karuk.0

Tiyo grumbled, “Be careful. You spray saliva every time you talk!”0

“Sorry, hahahaha!” laughed Kaburak. “I heard you're going to the north. Where exactly are you headed?”0

“We are heading to the Temple of the Fallen God,” replied Tiyo.0

“Fallen God…?”0

“Ask Crockta,” said Tiyo while pointing at Crockta.0

Crockta nodded as he looked at Kaburak. “Yes.”0

“For what reason?” asked Kaburak.0

“There’s something I want to find out for personal reasons,” answered Crockta.0

He looked at the horizon far ahead. Hammerchwi had said that Crockta would find a village of dark elves if he went in this direction. Even if the dark elves were hostile, Crockta planned to approach them to find a way to the Temple of the Fallen God. Kaburak’s village was also in the same direction, so Crockta and Tiyo had decided to take Kaburak along for the ride until they reached the dark elves’ village.0

“Hmm… Fallen God…” muttered Kaburak.0

Crockta tilted his head curiously as he asked, “Do you know about the Temple of the Fallen God?”0

“Not well, but…” Kaburak raised his head toward the...0