A Strange Experience
The mages guided Caroline northward, all the way to the desolate western coast of Freljord.
It's right next to the Sea of the Watchers, all sheer cliffs with howling winds and crashing waves against them—it's terrifying.
Because Caroline relies on magic to sustain her life, her body is growing weaker and weaker. She barely manages to stay conscious, but the more conscious she is, the more pain she suffers.
After an unknown amount of time, as the temperature continued to drop, they were attacked by a nomadic tribe!
The mages were no match for these powerful warriors and could only flee towards the sea, where they were soon forced to the edge of a cliff.
Faced with a desperate situation, the mages ultimately chose to jump off the cliff, hoping that this would offer them a glimmer of hope; otherwise, they would have no chance of survival if they fell into the hands of these barbarians.
Caroline was arrested for her clumsy movements. She tried to identify herself to get them to release her, since Demacia and Freljord had now formed an alliance.
As it turned out, these people didn't care about her identity, because they had never submitted to the Avarosa tribe, nor were they on good terms with Demacia.
They captured Caroline to use her as a reproductive tool, and they became even more excited when they heard she was the Queen of Demacia!
Having just escaped one danger, she now found herself in another, and was about to suffer humiliation. Caroline was filled with despair, and her body went limp as she collapsed.
She had been sustaining herself on magic these past few days, and after the mages fled, she lost her source of power and naturally could not hold on any longer.
When these barbarians saw that she had been perfectly fine at first, but had suddenly become emaciated, they assumed she had contracted some kind of disease and quickly threw her off the cliff as well.
Caroline was not completely unconscious at this point and felt herself falling rapidly, which she considered a relief.
As the icy seawater gradually engulfed her and darkness enveloped her, Caroline knew that the torment of the past few days was finally over.
Unfortunately, Jarvan is unaware of this. When he realizes he hasn't returned, will he be worried?
Just as Caroline was about to be swallowed by darkness, the surroundings suddenly brightened. She barely opened her eyes and saw a group of small fish surrounding her, shimmering with Golden Light, and bubbles constantly rising below.
She soon fell to the bottom of the sea and discovered all kinds of seaweed, their different colors intertwined beautifully, like a garden on land.
Caroline gently glided through the water, freely traversing the seabed, and soon discovered a crystal palace!
At one point, she thought she was dead, otherwise how could she have come to such a dreamlike world? And she didn't feel any difficulty breathing at all.
Thinking of this, she decided to go and take a look inside the Crystal Palace, but before she could even get close, a great white shark swam towards her!
Caroline was no match for a shark in the water, and besides, she had little strength; she could only close her eyes and await the shark's attack...
For some reason, she didn't feel the pain for a long time, and soon she heard a childish voice:
Who are you? Why are you here?
Caroline opened her eyes again and found a small blue monster staring at her. Its face was small, with its mouth and eyes almost taking up its entire face. Several ribbons floated behind its head, and she couldn't tell if they were ears or braids.
"I am a Demacia, kidnapped and abandoned by a gang of bandits. Where am I?"
"This is the ocean floor! Why can you, a human, breathe freely and glow? It seems to be... the aura of Garr?"
Only after hearing this did Caroline realize that the golden light around her was actually emanating from her own body!
However, she didn't know who the little monster was referring to Garr: "I don't know what's wrong with me, and I don't know Garr. Could you help me get back to Demacia? My family will thank you so much!"
The little monster curled its lip after hearing this. "Of course not! You've already discovered this place, and when you go back, you'll definitely bring a whole bunch of bad guys to cause trouble!"
"No, please believe me, I won't tell anyone about this!"
"No, I don't believe it! Shark, eat her!"
After the little monster finished speaking, a shark swam over from the surrounding seaweed. Its deep blue-black color was very similar to the one from before!
Do the sharks here listen to this little monster? Caroline was quite surprised; she had never heard of such a rumor before.
As danger loomed once more, an aged voice suddenly echoed from within the Crystal Palace: "Stop being naughty, Fizz! You can't let the sharks eat her; this girl is here to continue my bloodline."
"What are you saying, Garr? At your age, you still want humans to reproduce for you?"
"She's here to continue my bloodline, not to reproduce for me. Anyway, bring her here."
"What's the difference! You old codger, you make me do everything! You're not incapable of doing anything yourself!"
Fizz led Caroline to the Crystal Palace while complaining, which made her uneasy.
Judging from what the person inside said, he seemed to be like the barbarian from before, wanting me to continue his bloodline. But then he said that continuing the bloodline wasn't the same as procreation. What did that mean?
Regardless, if she was ultimately to be insulted, she had to find an opportunity to commit suicide; she couldn't bring shame to the House of Lightshield. Caroline made up her mind.
The crystal path leading to the palace shimmered under Caroline's light, and the seaweed on both sides seemed to consciously part to make way. The palace gates gleamed, adorned with two large conch shells.
Fizz whispered a few words to the conch shell, and the door slowly opened. The old man before her startled Caroline!
His hair was as white as snow, and his face was covered with wrinkles, making him look very old. But his eyes shone brightly, especially his golden vertical pupils, which were very dazzling!
It wouldn't be strange to encounter someone with an unusual appearance here, but Caroline was surprised because the old man looked a lot like Jarvan!
Especially the way he looks in his golden armor, he looks exactly like Jarvan when he's older!
The old man named Garr looked at her kindly and asked, "Child, what's your name?"
My name is Caroline.
"Caroline, are you carrying the bloodline of the House of Lightshield?"
"I don't understand what you mean."
Caroline was a little confused. She had left Silver City with Jarvan because she couldn't conceive, so how could she be carrying the bloodline of the House of Lightshield?
Furthermore, she hadn't revealed her name because she was afraid someone would use her to threaten Demacia. The old man clearly didn't know her, and even had to ask her name on the spot, so how could he recognize her?
"You're carrying the blood of the House of Lightshield, aren't you?" Garr asked again, still with a smile on his face.
"I... no, do you know about the House of Lightshield?"
"Oh ho ho, look, I almost forgot, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Garr, and I'm your ancestor!"