He Comes From the Void

"Does the Frost Priest have to work part-time as a cook besides a doctor or prophet?" Kahn sneered, "I dare not eat anything that passes through your hands."

The Frost Priest smiled nonchalantly, took a sip of the hot soup by himself. Then he nodded in satisfaction and continued: "There are so many mouths in the fortress, except for the frost guards and priests, there must be someone in charge of food, otherwise it will be messed up."

"What is this celebrating tonight?" Kahn asked.

"Harvest Festival, celebrating Anivia's flight over the land, bringing winter."

It is believed that the onset of winter is caused by the cold currents brought by the ice phoenix Anivia migrating over the Freljord, shaking its wings. Anivia is the symbol of winter.

In order to celebrate the arrival of winter, a long time ago, tribes gathered together would use this as the beginning of the festival, so there was the Harvest Festival.

This festival is always the greatest celebration of the year for all the tribes, and the last before winter covers the land. As braziers are lit and cheers resound through the frosty hillsides, the blessings of the three sisters are invoked.

However, this place is not the place with the strongest festive atmosphere. The Warmother of the Frost Horn Tribe left a few lower-ranked blood alliances to manage the residence for her and arrange the celebration. And I went to the residence of Winter's Claw to participate in the celebration, where the tribes of Scar, Icefang, and Horntooth also gathered there. Obviously, the celebration held there was larger.

The blood alliance is the couple. In the matrilineal society of Freljord, a battle mother can sign blood alliance oaths with multiple men. On weekdays, they support each other and sleep together in a big tent, but once they encounter life and death and are bound by the oath, the blood alliance fighters need to swear to protect the war mother.

"What is there to celebrate in winter, shouldn't spring be celebrated? And the harvest season is over."

Kahn still doesn't understand. In his perception, although there are festivals throughout the year, winter has nothing to do with the harvest. Moreover, the Freljord is very close to the polar regions, the winter is extremely long, and the sky is covered with heavy snow. There is no harvest for such a long time and it is impossible to hunt. If there is not enough food stored, it must be difficult.

Only the Frost Priest shook his head slightly, and replied in a drawn out voice, "That's wrong."

"The arrival of the long winter has given all things time to recuperate. People no longer have to run around for food, risking their lives to fight against the sky and people. As long as you prepare enough firewood in advance, you can stay at home comfortably and drink and eat meat. , multiply offspring. And after the winter is over, the ice and snow melt, and the herds appear on the land again, isn’t this a great gift?”

"Obviously this is the law of nature..."

After listening to Kahn, his mind automatically transformed into the meaning of maternity leave after high-intensity and high-risk work. After all, the Freljord people are not made of steel, and no one can bear to run around in the freezing cold every day. But I have been idle for so long, and the only entertainment is love between men and women, the children are probably going to be free...

Unknowingly, he thought of going to a strange place. When Kahn saw the black face of the Frost Priest, who had not washed it for many years, he felt very disappointed.

He pulled away and was noticed by the Frost Priest, and then he gave an order.

"It's going to be cold later tonight, don't be woken up by the cold."

"Oh." Kahn replied casually, passing by the bonfire, he picked up the ivory cup and brought back Ernuk's panna cotta. The texture was very similar to the yogurt he used to eat.

The crowd cheered around the brazier, repeating the same syllables over and over again.

"They are celebrating the arrival of winter. In the perception of the Freljord, the winter solstice is the most important day of the year. Now they are calling for the blessing of the three sisters."

Kahn, who came back, told Kaisha what he had learned, and handed the ivory cup full of milk jelly to Annie. The little guy licked it tentatively, so sore that his eyebrows were twisted together, and then took a second sip The third sip is getting higher and higher.

"The carnival before winter, let's celebrate too."

Kai'Sa stopped watching, and built a bonfire with Kahn on the edge of the crowd, roasted raw meat, and made enough food and clothing by herself. Kahn was in charge of grilling the meat, while Kaisha helped sprinkle the spices on the meat skewers. The fragrance was overflowing, and the children next door... came and walked for a few skewers.

These Freljordians are no match for their use of spices than those from Shurima.

As soon as Annie finished licking the panna cotta, her hands were stuffed with barbecue meat, and then Kaisha took the meat skewers to feed Kahn, no one cared about her, she could eat enough oil to fill her mouth.

Afterwards, Kahn stewed a few sweet potatoes with red-hot stones, and the young couple cuddled together to feed each other's melons.

When they had had their fill, it was their turn to drink, and they sipped their milk wine in ivory cups, the campfire cloaking them in shimmering amber. Kaisha and Kahn leaned back against each other, leaning on each other's shoulders and looking up at the night sky.

Above their heads, the sky presents an infinite beauty, the veil-like glow gently caresses the moon and the cradle-like stars around it, and the morning night sky becomes a sea of ​​sky.

"It's a beautiful sight that can only be seen in the polar regions."

Kahn looked at the rippling light in the sky, and replied without thinking: "You mean the aurora? This is the effect of the solar wind on..."

"You..." Kaisha uttered a crisp syllable, and Kahn wisely closed his mouth, knowing that if he continued speaking, he would break the romantic atmosphere.

It's a pity that I have the light bulb Annie with me, otherwise I can say some things that I usually feel embarrassed to say after a while.

After a while, Kahn looked at the surging aurora in the sky, and he seemed to see the light weaving into a colorful eel in a daze. This reminded him of the sea cockroach that he didn't have time to swallow. What a pity.

"Don't you have anything to say?" Kai'Sa asked suddenly.

Kahn was thinking about something else, but after holding it in for a while, his head was still empty, and he said naively: "The night is so beautiful tonight."

Although they turned their backs to each other and couldn't see each other's expressions, Kahn still felt a little loss lingering around him, which gave him a headache.

The celebration was still going on, and people's laughter echoed in the night sky. After eating and drinking, Annie finally got sleepy and went back to the tent and fell asleep. Kahn remembered the words of the Frost Priest, and covered her with a thick blanket, revealing only her sweet little face outside.

But Kaisha was about to go to sleep, so she got into the bed gloomily and buried her head in it.

It's just that I can't hide what's on my mind.

Seeing her like this, Kahn leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Kasha, do you know why there are auroras in the sky?"

"I don't want to hear it, I'm going to sleep."

Kahn suddenly showed a winning smile, ignored her words and continued: "This phenomenon will only appear when the wind from the sun reaches the north and south poles of the planet. Do you know what this means?"

Kaisha didn't say a word, because she didn't understand, she didn't know why the sun blows the wind, and she didn't know why the wind would shine when it touched the polar sky.

Kahn, who was outside the bed, continued, with a soft voice: "This means that we have come to the end of the world together."

Kaisha lifted the blanket down, revealing a pair of purple eyes suddenly realized, and Kahn's lips just fell on her forehead, kissing affectionately.

"Good night, my light."

"Goodnight, my love."