returned from the depths of the marshes. No one knows what lurks deeper there, and I sincerely hope I never find out.
-I agree.- Despite his fascination, Draco had read enough about monsters of all kinds to realise that fighting them, especially on their own turf, was no easy task. Fortunately, there weren't that many bloodthirsty beasts, or rather, they were reluctant to leave their enclaves. In many places, they had been gradually exterminated, and in others, they had been thinned out enough to pose no major threat.- It seems like there's a lot of them here.
-Yes, quite a lot.- The sergeant panted and wiped the sweat from his forehead.- But what's so surprising about that, young master? Once upon a time, the forest covered the whole of Enpine, and now all that's left is what wasn't worth clearing. Here is the Carh Forest, on the southern border of the enclave are the High Shore Woods, and far to the east is the Rasvien Wilderness. All the creatures of Enpine must have ended up in these three wildernesses. No wonder there are so many of them.
-Are you not afraid that something will cross the river?- The dragon looked around at the lumberjacks absorbed in their work and the soldiers moving slowly among the trees.
-We all come from here,- the sergeant smiled slightly.- From the surrounding villages, from the town. We have always lived in the shadow of the forest and we know very well what lurks in its depths. There is no point in despairing or getting upset, because what good will it do us? We know how to behave in the forest, what to watch out for. And if something really does come, there are soldiers. - He puffed out his chest proudly. - We're not stupid, and we know how to deal with monsters.
-Can you handle leshy too?- Draco looked at the sergeant with slight admiration.
-Young master, that's...- The sergeant was at a loss for words. -Not that I don't believe in my boys, but... I wouldn't send them to their deaths. You
