Roundtable Hold

After saying that, Godrick gradually lost all signs of life...

The corpse did not vanish. Those slain by the Death Rune were not sheltered by the Erdtree...

Lin Luo slowly stepped forward and removed the Great Rune from Godrick's chest.

He gave Godrick a long, deep look.

"Nepheli, bury Godrick later."

Lin Luo said calmly, "Though a king may be dead, he should not be left to rot in the wilderness..."

"Even if he was a foolish king..."

"Huh?"

Nepheli was somewhat puzzled, but ultimately chose to do as he said. In her view, shouldn't someone like Godrick be cut into a thousand pieces and have his corpse destroyed?

Lin Luo had considered doing exactly that, but whether it was a sudden realization or something else, he ultimately decided to bury him.

After all, killing Godrick with the Death Rune was already the greatest punishment for him...

Melina nodded lightly as well. Naturally, she knew what the Death Rune meant...

Most of the grafted could return to the Erdtree, but Godrick... was truly dead.

With that matter settled, Melina brought up the Roundtable Hold to Lin Luo.

"Lin Luo... do you need me to take you to the Roundtable Hold...?"

Melina asked Lin Luo. She did not explain anything, because she knew Lin Luo definitely understood the Roundtable Hold better than she did...

"Of course..."

After lighting the Site of Grace, Lin Luo remembered Little Red Riding Hood.

"Melina, let's go to Stormhill first and bring that girl to the Roundtable Hold too. She belongs there."

"Lin Luo seems to know her very well..."

Melina tilted her head and said that.

Perhaps she meant nothing else by it, but Lin Luo's scalp inexplicably went numb.

"What are you thinking about?!"

Lin Luo lightly smacked Melina on the butt.

Melina immediately looked utterly bewildered, then glared at Lin Luo in embarrassment and indignation.

"Uh..."

Now it was Lin Luo's turn to feel awkward...

"Well... she, that, Little Red Riding Hood, is actually going to be my spirit tuner in the future..."

Lin Luo awkwardly rubbed his nose, then simply stopped caring about his dignity and scooped Melina up in his arms.

"Let's go, let's go!"

Ignoring Melina's small struggles, Lin Luo walked straight up to the Site of Grace and activated its guiding teleportation...

Um... weren't you forgetting something?

Nepheli stared blankly from behind at the two disappearing figures.

"I never should have appeared in this scene!"

Nepheli wore a pained expression, then angrily continued digging the grave.

Golden light flashed, and Lin Luo and Melina appeared in the shabby hut on Stormhill...

Little Red Riding Hood in the hut immediately noticed them. At first, she was somewhat frightened. As a Tarnished, she could not see the guidance of Grace, and now that two people had appeared out of thin air, she could not help but panic a little.

Only after she gradually made out Lin Luo's face did Little Red Riding Hood relax.

"My lord Tarnished... it seems... you and your wife are very much in love..."

Little Red Riding Hood spoke softly. Seeing Lin Luo carrying Melina in a princess hold, it was hard for anyone not to say so...

"Uh..."

Lin Luo immediately felt awkward. Damn, how was he supposed to explain this? No, wait, what was there to explain? She was not wrong.

"I..."

Just as Melina was about to say something, Lin Luo hurriedly reached out and covered her mouth, his eyes carrying a trace of pleading.

That look completely melted Melina's heart...

She nodded shyly and ultimately said nothing.

"Ahem..."

Lin Luo slowly set Melina down, coughed twice, and only then looked toward Little Red Riding Hood.

"Here, take this."

Lin Luo held out the Memento of the Chrysalids.

"Perhaps you'll recognize it..."

"This..."

Little Red Riding Hood was clearly stunned.

"...What is this? Everyone's memento?... Ah, this is... So something like this happened..."

Little Red Riding Hood's eyes reddened slightly as she continued reading the Memento of the Chrysalids.

"...Everyone believed in me. Even though I can't accomplish anything right now, they still believed that someday, I would achieve something."

Little Red Riding Hood stood up and gave Lin Luo a respectful noble's bow. It was probably an important gesture of gratitude where she came from...

"I'm sorry for only telling you my name now. My name is Rodricka..."

Little Red Riding Hood said to Lin Luo.

"Though I don't know your name... I can feel that you're a good person... If it's possible, could you take me to the Roundtable Hold... I want to go there and find out what I can do."

"My name is Lin Luo..."

"Of course I can. I promised you before..."

Lin Luo tugged at the corner of his mouth, revealing a warm smile.

"Then come with us..."

"Melina... let's go."

Lin Luo took Melina's small hand and walked over to Little Red Riding Hood.

Melina slowly placed her other hand atop Rodricka's palm...

A beam of golden light began to envelop the three of them. Rodricka's vision flashed, and in an instant, she arrived somewhere else.

The Roundtable Hold.

Unlike the dim Firelink Shrine, a tremendous golden blessing illuminated the entire main hall of the Roundtable Hold. Several people nearby cast surprised looks their way, for it had been a long time since newcomers had arrived here...

Yet they maintained their aloof dispositions. If the Tarnished did not approach them first, they would not take the initiative to speak to the Tarnished.

In truth, Lin Luo did not have much need for the Roundtable Hold, since his weapons had already been strengthened to their utmost limits...

"Little Red... Rodricka, if you want to do something... I suggest you go find Master Hewg over there first."

Lin Luo said.

"I can tell that you have the talent for spirit tuning, but I can't teach you because I don't know how. Master Hewg definitely can. He looks fierce, but he's the kind of person who's tough on the outside and soft on the inside. He's very gentle."

Lin Luo spoke slowly.

"I know you may feel a little embarrassed... or perhaps you doubt yourself, but what I want to say is... the chance to change your fate and find the meaning of your existence is right here. The path has already been pointed out for you. What comes next depends on your own choice..."

"..."

Rodricka looked at Lin Luo with emotion and finally nodded hard.

"Lord Lin Luo, I won't let you down!"

After saying that, Rodricka headed toward where Hewg was. With the ringing of his hammer so clear, he should be easy to find.

"...Lin Luo, you didn't come here only for this, did you...?"

Melina spoke softly. She had just noticed that Lin Luo had visibly tightened his grip on her hand...

It could not have been anger... so it could only have been... excitement, or nervousness.

Indeed.

Lin Luo stared fixedly at the main entrance of the Roundtable Hold.

That was... the Two Fingers!

If you can't find it by searching the book title, try searching for the author instead. It may simply have been renamed!