"Are you a magician?"
Before the campfire, Sejuani, having removed her armor and wearing boots, sat on the ground with one leg extended forward, turning the fire with an iron rod.
The wood was stirred, sparks flew upwards, bringing light and warmth to the pitch-black environment.
"No, I don't think so?" Li Ke replied.
Upon hearing this, Sejuani nodded. After a moment's hesitation, she said, "Thank you very much this time."
"Thank me? Sejuani, you seem to have misunderstood something. Those people were actually looking for me." Upon hearing this, Li Ke looked at Sejuani with a strange expression.
Don't forget that he initially thought Sejuani would be a cold, cruel, and ruthless person, but after getting to know her, Li Ke found that Sejuani is actually a very gentle person; she is the epitome of being cold on the outside but warm on the inside.
Actually, you can tell from the way Donna and Sejuani interact that Sejuani is really different from the rumors.
But thinking about it, it makes sense. The Winter's Claw have been conquering all corners of Freljord, burning, killing, and looting. What's that saying again? Oh, one man's hero is another man's enemy. In Freljord, Sejuani has a terrible reputation, but in the Winter's Claw, everyone trusts Sejuani unconditionally.
Their Warmother have a bad reputation precisely because of them.
"Let's keep things separate. She might really have come to capture you as Lissandra told her, but the Winter's Claw and the Frostguard are mortal enemies. Your killing of that troll is a good thing for the Winter's Claw," Sejuani said calmly. She put down the iron rod in her hand, the front of which was already red-hot, and then leaned back. On Sejuani's exposed abdomen, the lines of her fair flesh were clearly visible. Sejuani's muscles were not exaggerated, but rather just right—healthy and beautiful.
"However, this person cannot be killed," Sejuani said, pointing to the unconscious Relna.
Li Ke glanced at Relna and nodded, saying, "I understand."
"But speaking of her, Sejuani, when did she wake up?" Li Ke asked.
From the time she returned from the tundra to when Sejuani reunited the tribe and relayed the message to her people, the entire process took no more than half an hour. However, during this time, Relna remained unconscious.
Upon hearing Li Ke's question, Sejuani sneered, "She's not asleep, she's just pretending."
Li Ke looked at Relna, and saw Relna body, which was lying in the corner, tremble. Then, she slowly sat up.
"You're in big trouble," Relna said quietly, looking at Sejuani.
She was still wearing heavy, black armor, but her helmet had been removed, revealing a young face. Relna's face was round, with a bit of baby fat, making her a classic round-faced beauty.
Her eyes were almond-shaped, exceptionally large, and a beautiful ice-blue hue, but the expression in them was chillingly cold.
"Trouble? Frostguard, haven't I gotten myself into enough trouble already?" Hearing Relna's words, Sejuani sneered, calmly raising her head and tilting her delicate chin. Sejuani continued, "Ursine, I've already messed with Ashe, so what if I messed with you? Besides, weren't you the ones who started it all?"
"You don't understand anything. You have no idea what that person is going to do." Relna sneered, her eyes full of disdain for Sejuani.
To become the Frostguard Commander, the first thing one must do is descend into the abyss, cross those bridges, and enter the Hall of the Nine. Last time, one of those who entered the Hall of the Nine under the guidance of the priest was Relna.
She witnessed those hidden, monstrous, and unspeakable things; she learned of the history and past buried beneath the Howling Abyss. Therefore, she felt only admiration and loyalty for what Lissandra was doing.
She saw the statues of the Three Sisters of the North before the Hall of the Nine, but neither Avarosa nor Serylda, even though they were Lissandra's sisters, could compare to Lady Lissandra.
Although Relna was bound and a prisoner, the way she looked at Sejuani was as if she were looking at a pitiful person, with the air of a superior looking at an inferior.
Li Ke stroked his chin, deep in thought. After listening to what Relna had just said, Li Ke guessed something.
Then he spoke, "You... you've been to the Howling Abyss, you Frostguard? You've seen the beings sealed within the ice?"
"!"
In an instant, a look of horror appeared on Relna's chubby face. She stared at Li Ke with shock in her eyes and her mouth slightly open.
"You, you, you--"
"Alright, judging from your expression, you really have been there." Li Ke smiled and waved his hand.
"So, how does it feel, Relna? What exactly does the Watchers look like?"
"Wait, what are you talking about as 'Watchers'?" Sejuani frowned. How come she didn't know what Li Ke and Relna were talking about?
No, Sejuani isn't saying she feels obligated to know everything, but the problem is, is it reasonable for her, a native of Freljord, to be unaware of what Li Ke, an outsider, was discussing with the Frostguard?
This is completely unreasonable!
Udyr, who was simmering fish soup, heard the sound, his eyes flickered, and he looked at Relna, saying, "So, those rumors are true?"
"Is it true that the Ice Witch asked the God of Lava for help to build an arched bridge beneath the Frost Fortress to seal something?"
Li Ke looked at Udyr. As a powerful being with Demigod combat abilities, Udyr naturally knew things that ordinary people could not.
He can communicate with spirit beasts, and some of the spirit beasts that Udyr communicates with are Demigod. It's not surprising that Udyr can learn some secrets from those Demigod.
After all, this is a formidable individual who would stand up to Volibear for Sejuani's sake.
"I don't know what you're talking about," Relna said in a low voice, lowering her head.
"Lissandra sent you to find me, and I have a pretty good idea what she's up to." Li Ke walked up to Relna, squatted down, and looked at her.
"Now that I think about it, Lissandra's order to you was probably to come and invite me, not to capture me, right?"
Relna paused, met Li Ke eyes, then looked away without saying a word.
Relna didn't speak, but she expressed herself through her actions.
Seeing this, Li Ke said helplessly, "So what are you thinking?"
"I didn't expect Sejuani to protect you," Relna said, her tone tinged with confusion. "As far as I know her, she would never respect outsiders. Normally, if I went to her to ask for people and negotiate, she should have agreed unconditionally. Because it's winter now, the Winter's Claw will avoid us to survive the winter. So, what did you do to make Sejuani willing to take the risk?"
Sejuani took the bowl from Udyr's hand, sipped her fish soup, narrowed her eyes, and quietly savored the soup.
"What did I do? I just ensured that they could live peacefully through countless winters in the days to come," Li Ke said.
Ah, Li Ke has solved the case.
When he entered Freljord, Li Ke had guessed that Lissandra would come looking for him, and that she would come to befriend him. After all, Li Ke possessed the ability to enter the "Spirit Realm," something that even these Demigod could not do.
Relna had acted on her own initiative. Li Ke wasn't sure what she was thinking, but in her opinion, if Lissandra wanted to see an outsider, why would she need to invite her? She could just kidnap her and take her back.
Yes, that's probably the idea.
To put it bluntly, it's because those in power have been in that position for too long.
"Hey Relna, have you thought about something?"
Relna lowered her head, ignoring Li Ke.
She now realizes that she may have done something wrong.
"Because of you, I might dislike Lissandra and therefore not want to see her?" Li Ke tilted his head and looked at Relna, then asked with amusement.
Relna paused, then looked up at Li Ke. Her lips moved slightly before she whispered, "I don't think I did anything too outrageous. I remember saying I was ordered to take you away."
"Did Lissandra ask you to invite me? Or in your Freljord, does 'inviting' and 'taking me away' mean the same thing?" Li Ke pressed on, continuing to ask Relna.
Relna bit her lip, took a deep breath, and said, "Okay, I admit I was wrong. I apologize. I didn't do my research beforehand. I didn't know you had made a deal with Sejuani. I thought you were like those traveling merchants, caught by the Winter's Claw."
She actually started explaining to Li Ke.
But there's nothing I can do about it.
As Li Ke said, when she entered the Ice Crystal Hall, Lissandra gave her the order to invite the outsiders to Frostguard Citadel.
Yes, Lissandra did indeed say "please" at the time.
In other words, this outsider was a very important "guest" to Lissandra. Although Relna was not old, she had never heard anyone say that Lissandra had asked them to invite anyone to Frostguard Citadel when she was in the Frostguard Citadel.
Now, if this foreign guest develops a dislike for Lissandra because of her, then Relna would truly have no face to go back and see Lissandra.
"How strange, the lawless Frostguard actually apologizes to someone." A mocking voice rang out; it was Sejuani. She had also walked over and stood behind Li Ke, arms crossed, legs spread wide. She then looked at Li Ke, who had turned around, and asked very seriously:
"What did you do? Or do you possess something that would make the Frostguard do this?"
"Well, I can't really say, it's a secret, Sejuani," Li Ke said after thinking for a moment.
Seeing this, Sejuani didn't press the matter. She just glanced at Li Ke, her eyes darting around as if she were thinking something. Then, she looked at Relna with a cold smile.
Relna looked up and Sejuani's gaze. Relna's attitude towards Sejuani was completely different from her attitude towards Li Ke.
"None of your business," Relna scoffed, defiantly challenging Sejuani, "Go ahead and kill me if you dare."
"You think I wouldn't dare?" Sejuani scoffed.
"Cough cough!" Udyr suddenly coughed violently.
Sejuani relaxed her clenched Riot Games, gave Relna a cold look, and then sat back down by the fire.
Jinx, who was enjoying her hot fish soup, quickly ladled out another bowl of soup when she saw Sejuani return, as if afraid Sejuani would try to take it from her.
This little gesture startled Sejuani, but she just smiled and said nothing.
"Mr. Li Ke, come and have some soup. We can talk about this tomorrow."
Udyr spoke.
Li Ke nodded, while Relna kept her head down, seemingly lost in thought.
Late at night, Donna lay on the animal skin, rubbing her belly. A thick blanket covered her body, and her furry head peeked out from under the blanket, a smile on her face.
Donna Dreamwalking with a smile on her face.
First, she ate the delicious chunks of meat and dry bread cooked by Li Ke, and then she drank two bowls of fish soup, which made Donna feel happy.
Li Ke and Jinx laid out their sleeping bags on the animal hides and lay down inside. Li Ke also put on an eye mask, as he wasn't used to sleeping in the light. However, in the Winter's Claw tribe, it was impossible not to light a fire in the house at night, because even Iceborn could freeze to death from the cold.
The Iceborn doesn't mean that Iceborn are truly immune to the cold, but rather that they have resistance to it.
Those who are not of the Iceborn need food to provide energy to survive the winter, which is why the warriors of the Dynamic Winter's Claw will reduce their food intake.
The Freljord people don't understand science, but they do know that a person's body generates heat and releases energy after eating.
"Ah!"
Jinx suddenly shouted, causing Li Ke, who was standing next to her, to reach out of his sleeping bag and remove his eye mask.
"What's wrong?" Li Ke asked Jinx.
Jinx shook her head, her thick blue hair bunched up in a big clump. She looked at Li Ke and grinned, "Forgot to brush your teeth."
"Then why don't you go now? I've put the toothbrush and toothpaste on top of the bag." Li Ke looked at Jinx with amusement upon hearing this.
Looking at Jinx's small face, Li Ke felt that she still looked like she hadn't fully grown up, appearing both young and adorable.
But Jinx is almost twenty years old now!
As mentioned before, Jinx's mouth protrudes slightly, meaning she has slightly buck teeth. You can't tell from the front; she just looks cute and innocent. But from the side, especially when Jinx, you can see a slight protrusion.
To put it simply, Silco wasn't strict enough with Jinx during her teething period when she was little. Although she has a beautiful set of white teeth, Jinx's two front teeth are very prominent, making her look like a little bunny.
After listening to Li Ke's words, Jinx nestled in her sleeping bag, and after a moment, she seemed to have made a decision. "Fine, it's okay to skip brushing my teeth for a day."
As she spoke, Jinx shrank further into her sleeping bag, leaving only her eyes and nose showing.
Freljord is so cold!
Looking at the little golden cat in the sleeping bag, Li Ke put his eye mask back on and prepared to Dreamwalking.
He plans to have Janna come again tomorrow, and then have Silco prepare some things to keep warm.
Under the blue sky, the snow-white expanse is unobstructed.
Li Ke opened his eyes, looked down at the ice crystals beneath his feet, and then he laughed.
This is not Soul Blossom, although it may look very similar, it is definitely not.
"Aren't you from Runeterra?"
A voice rang out; it was a beautiful, clear, and ethereal voice, yet also carried a touch of authority.
Li Ke turned around and saw a tall woman in a long dress, barefoot. She was also looking at Li Ke. Her small oval face had extremely beautiful eyes. Her eyes were large with long eyelashes that curled naturally at the ends, but something about them marred the beauty of her appearance.
Those were her pupils, a pair of grayish-white pupils, lifeless, making these exceptionally beautiful eyes look like mere decoration.
Lee leaned slightly forward, looked at the woman, gave a gentlemanly bow, and said in a low voice, "Zuan Lee, it's a pleasure to meet you, Lissandra."
As he spoke, Li Ke also mentally complained.
Ha. Who said Lissandra always has a wad of phlegm stuck in her throat when she talks?
No, this voice is absolutely gorgeous, okay?!
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Lissandra was slightly taken aback. "Aren't you afraid of me?"
She,
I'm very surprised.