"All right! Balin, no need to see us off! We're leaving!" Thorin patted Balin on the shoulder.
"Balin, from now on, whenever you go out, make sure you bring enough guards. Nothing can happen to a king! Out here, anything can happen!" Roland pointed toward the dense forests of the Misty Mountains.
"I will, Roland! You all take care too!" Balin's eyes shimmered with excited tears. It was the joy of reunion, and also the reluctance of parting.
"Take care! Moria's hospitality was excellent! If we get the chance, we'll come again!" The others waved one after another, bidding Balin farewell.
"Go back! Live well! Live until the day we fight our final battle!" Roland waved his hand.
"It's a promise! I'll take my axe and smash those Nazgûl dog heads!" Balin raised Durin's Axe and swore.
"Of course! It's a promise between men! In the name of Lagrange!" Roland nodded.
"Ding! Witnessed the Lord of Moria! The eastern and western trade route has been opened! Reward: Honor Points: 10!" The long-absent sound of the system reward rang out. Earlier, when he had witnessed plenty of things with Aragorn and the others in the Shire, the rewards had basically been stingy little deposits of 1 or 2 Honor Points. Now, at last, a large sum of Honor Points had come in!
"Let me see what's in the Honor Points shop." Roland finally mustered the courage to open the Honor Shop. After all, he hadn't had any Honor Points to spend before. Now he finally had money! 30 Honor Points! Enough for a little shopping spree!
"Blackcloud Knight Order? 15 Honor Points? Bought!" After comparing cost-effectiveness, Roland found this knight order that looked pretty good. After all, Roland was the man who wanted to become the Emperor of Ten Thousand