All Chapters of Dark Goddess: Chapter 151 - Chapter 160

Soon he had reached the city wall and passed it through the west gate. He took the path towards the river that he wanted to follow up. He looked at everything curiously, because this was the original setting of the family legend, which he had heard over and over again, amazingly without being particularly bored. Instead, his longing for the stranger and his desire to see all the wonderful places for himself was awakened. He did not think of danger. It had surely been exaggerated more and more through repeated telling. Now he saw a varied meadow landscape in the backlight, because the sun was no longer particularly high, although it was still some distance from the horizon. The shimmering river was lined with an impressive, albeit narrow, gallery forest. The water flowed slowly and the channel that the water had dug in the course of time was only partially filled, so that one could easily walk along the bank; instead of riding, he walked beside his horse. Tomorrow he would try to fin

The fair-skinned slave appeared with what little food she saved from starvation. She let herself be fed in silence, then the group began to move slowly. Athaly was exhausted and dozed off a bit. She finally woke up because the entourage was slowing down. She tried to see something about the cause of the delay through the narrow slit in the tarpaulin. A small insect just flew in through the crack and sat on the wooden planks not far from her. Athaly had seen such an animal years ago when she was in the Black Mountains. It was a mayfly and where it was there was water nearby. Now she noticed that more light was coming through the gap. The steep mountain walls that bordered their path had evidently receded. Had they come to the bank of a lake or did the path follow the course of a river? Now she heard the unmistakable sound of falling water as if from a distance.She had to get a better overview! Athaly tugged again at the nail that tied her to the floor, jerked around and bit b

After a short rummage he found what he was looking for and ran back, holding the opened object in front of her mouth. He put his head next to hers and looked at the reflecting surface, saw that it was fogging up. Well. Pulse.He pressed his index and middle fingers to the side of his neck before it occurred to him that you couldn't breathe without a heartbeat and that this action was pointless. Still, it was very comforting to feel him very slow and weak. So the main problem was hypothermia.He brought the mirror back, got his only fluffy blanket and two towels. He spread the blanket over the flat rock, warm from the sunshine, on which he had previously sat. Then he undid the three buttons on the front of the dress and peeled them off the cold, wet thing by pulling it down over his shoulders. Then he opened her sandals and took them off. Meanwhile, her eyelids moved a little, otherwise she remained passive like a doll.Gjefren took one of the towels and used it

 "Athaly. Yes, horses are much faster, at least if the ground isn't too rocky. Horses are not that good at carrying loads, so it might be a good thing that you have a donkey as a companion. ”She looked briefly into space, then seemed to have made up her mind. “Gjefren, there is no point. If they see you with me, they will kill you! Maybe even the donkey, you don't know. I will stay here and wait for her and you will ride further downstream. Hopefully when I'm dead they'll turn around, then you're in no danger! ”Gjefren pretended to be indignant, but was astonished that she was so interested in the fate of a complete stranger. He looked angrily at her. "You don't think I'll let you down!"Athaly nodded. "But! You have to do it. Each of them is a head taller than you and broader shouldered, and the witch is sure to send more than one man after me. You wouldn't even have a chance if you are very practiced in combat. ”She eyed him intently, especially skeptically his u

The men seemed to be good climbers, because Gjefren heard loud breathing noises and the occasional gasp but no swearing. Much earlier than expected, he saw a large, hairy hand reach over the edge of the ledge. Nonetheless, he reacted instantly and smashed the big stone at the tarantula-like thing. The hand was withdrawn immediately and Gjefren heard an angry and surprised cry. Then he sat up, lifting the chunk over his head, looked over the edge, looked into the guardsman's ugly face, and let the rock crash down on the man's head. He lost his footing, screamed again and fell down, waving his arms and obviously trying to land legs first, but he couldn't. Gjefren would never forget the expression on his face or the sound of the hitting body.The second pursuer, who now threatened loudly, had been able to hold on, a fact Gjefren had not planned for. The man began to climb down hastily, but Gjefren had already reached for another, much larger rock, lifted it with difficulty, and t