An old man and a young girl wandered in a forest near Mount Faral.
The old man was wearing a scientist's white coat, he looked about 60-65 years old.
He was not tall, with a lock of gray hair on his head.
Blue eyes are radiating kindness. A look telling about vast experience and vast knowledge.
The old man always had a kind smile on his face. In his hand he held a book where he constantly wrote down something when a young girl examined plants and said something to him.
The young girl looked 16-17 years old, she was slim and sweet, with pink puffy cheeks and lips-cherries.
Like the old man, the girl had crystal clear, blue eyes radiating curiosity and naivety to the surrounding world.
At the moment, she was considering a green plant with four petals of different colors, from which came a sweet smell with an admixture of acidity.
She was wearing a blue dress with a short neckline and long sleeves.
The girl with a tense and pensive look tried to remember something while looking at this plant.
- May, you forgot what kind of plant? "The old man asked with notes of frustration"
A girl named May quickly shook her head from side to side and honestly answered:
- Forgive my grandfather, but I really can't remember what kind of plant it is and what its properties are.
- Ehh, "Grandfather upset a faint sigh" - Then I'll tell you, and write it down. "Grandfather handed a book and a pen to a girl"
May quickly nodded her head: - I'm ready, start, grandfather.
- Khm-khm "coughing grandfather began to tell" - This plant is called - Four-color rose of love. By mixing this plant with the Shokol flower and making perfumes from the mixture, they can be used to win the man's heart. As a rule, it does not affect women.
- Wow "The girl spoke with surprise" - It turns out these perfumes are very popular among women, and they are also used for ... Ahhh "May suddenly cried out and blushed, lowering her head down."
The old man shook his head.
- These perfumes are sold only at illegal auctions or black markets. Because of one incident that happened ten years ago, these perfumes are forbidden to be sold legally.
- Clear. "May answered"
Until sunset, May and her grandfather continued to study plants in the forest, near Mount Faral.
- Good, enough for today. It's time to leave, it will soon be completely dark. Demon critters come out at night.
"D-d-demonic creatures?" "May asked stammered with fright" - What?
- No idea, let's go.
A hundred meters from the place where the girl and the old man were, red narrow eyes peered out from behind the bushes.
Grandfather and May continued on their way to the forest exit for half an hour, until suddenly grandfather stopped.
- M? - Grandpa, something happened, you have a pain again ...?
- Hush "Grandpa interrupted her" - Do you hear?
- What are you talking about, grandfather? I hear nothing. ~ The girl replied confusedly.
- That's it...
Looking around, the old man suddenly felt a bloodthirsty aura that came from three sides.
~ Rrrrrrr ... "Growl"
A growl was heard from behind the bushes and trees.
"Don't move, May." We were surrounded by demonic wolves.
- Ahhh "the girl cried out and immediately covered her mouth with her hand"
Both froze.
The old man deciding on something looked with love at his granddaughter and said:
- May, listen to grandfather. Now I will distract these demonic creatures and when they run after me, run ... Run home without looking back, lock the door and wait for me.
- Grandpa, what about you ...
- Listen to me! If I don't return by morning, go to the city and inform Uncle Zhao about what happened. Do you understand me?
- Y-yes. "May spoke softly with tears in her eyes."
The wolves approached stopping five meters away.
These were spotted demonic wolves of low rank.
They differed from ordinary wolves in their greater bloodthirstiness, lesser intelligence and spotty coloring, which almost always contained three colors - gray, black and orange.
- Now! "Shouted the Old Man" and ran as fast as he could towards Mount Faral.
The wolves saw how their prey began to run away chasing the old man, leaving the girl alone.
Watching her own grandfather risk his life for her sake, the girl gained courage, but the tears still continued without ceasing to flow. After waiting until they hide far behind the trees, the girl began to run out of the forest, until in the end she ran out of the forest and reached the house by the river.
Locking the door, she fell to the bed, exhausted: - Grandfather ...
_ _ _
The old man ran, stammered, hit the branches, but did not slow down.
One of the wolves was ahead of the rest and, after jumping, bit the old man's leg.
The old man fell bewildered.
Looking around, he grabbed a stick and hit it on the head of the wolf. The wolf whined in pain and jumped back.
~ Arrrr ..
The remaining two joined the old bite of the wolf.
Demonic wolves surrounded the old man and were about to jump on him, when suddenly they sensed danger.
Noticing that behind the old man, in the distance there was something frightening them, the wolves were gripped by animal fear.
Squealing from fright, the wolves ran away.
- Fuh. "The old man exhaled lightly"
Grandfather got up and turned around.
~ "Hmm, what scared them so much," the old man thought.
Having examined himself, the old man threw grass into his mouth, chewed it and spread it on a bite.
- Need to leave. "said the old man," but he did not go towards the exit from the forest, but to the place where the strange aura came from.
The old man was overcome by the feeling that he needed to go there.
Therefore, having decided, he went.
Approaching that place, the old man began to feel uneasy.
After another ten meters, the man noticed that strange black flowers began to appear on his way, from which a freezing fog emanated.
The closer the old man came to that place, the more these black flowers became.
Finally, an unusual phenomenon was revealed to his gaze.
In front of him was a whole field filled with these black flowers.
The temperature here changed dramatically, the old man was chilled, the body began to freeze. From breath came steam.
All the trees that once stood here have disappeared.
Bright moonlight fell on the center of this glade, illuminating something.
"Damn, how cold it is." "Rubbing his hands said the old man"
The old man went to the center of the field ...