Druid Fan Choir

Sacred Forest... Master Kano... Golden Beast...

Had Sacred Myna not stirred just now, Ailin might have simply let the conversation pass without giving it much thought.

But that mysterious woodland had only just reappeared before the witcher's eyes.

Without much thought, he could tell that the mysterious woodland was most likely the Sacred Forest the Druids spoke of.

That was right!

After taking the "Leshen's Element," entering that mysterious woodland, and passing the aerial roots of the banyan tree that formed a forest all on their own, the one that had blocked his way to the unnamed lake had been a beautiful, majestic Reindeer with enormous ebony antlers.

That must have been the Reindeer Saint Adda of Vengerberg and the Druids had mentioned.

Before he fell into the lake and left the Sacred Forest, the reflection on the water had indeed been that of King Kano's Golden Beast...

And when the great Reindeer by the lake questioned him, he had absentmindedly blurted out the name "Kano."

Sacred Myna's disturbance, the Grand Master's sudden Life's Praise, Master Kano, the Golden Beast... all those seemingly unrelated things suddenly connected.

But...

"It was understandable that the Druids mistook me for a Great Druid named Kano because I inexplicably blurted out 'Kano' at the end," Ailin wondered, "but why were they actually looking for King Kano?"

"King Kano is a beast from the savage world of One-Eyed Nekkers. How could he appear in the witcher world?"

Thoughts churned through Ailin's mind.

Zerby Ortega and Adda of Vengerberg had finished exchanging pleasantries, and the old man's kind gaze fell upon the witcher.

Ailin instantly cast aside his jumbled thoughts for the moment and held his breath.

"You are the witcher who wishes to learn about the Druid way?"

Zerby Ortega studied him with interest. "Mother