Broad World

Standing on the pier, Hawke took a deep breath of the pungent stench here and smiled happily. He turned his head and said to Henry: "Count, come with me to my house for lunch first. Although my house in Waterdeep City is somewhat She's short and old, but my wife's cooking skills are quite good." Henry had already secretly blessed himself with a magic to filter the air, otherwise he wouldn't be able to breathe the air here.

After taking a look at the surrounding environment, he said to Hawke: "Okay Sir, I accept your invitation. I hope the environment around your home will be better than here."

Hawke laughed out loud after hearing this. "Count, this is the port area, the dirtiest and worst place in Waterdeep City. My family lives in the northern area, where merchants and minor nobles gather. The streets are ten times cleaner than here , and there are quite a few guards patrolling non-stop.”

Henry nodded. "Then what are we waiting for, let's leave this place quickly." As he spoke, he handed over the boat to the chief mate, and everyone left the dock and headed towards the North District.

A group of people walked unhurriedly along the dirty street. Henry noticed countless greedy eyes in the dilapidated houses around him. He looked back and found that there were quite a few tails behind him. The main reason why these people didn't rush out to rob immediately was that Ares was walking in the middle. Its huge size made everyone dare not act rashly.

Seeing the gloomy expression on the master's face, Debra immediately came over and asked, "Do you want me to teach these dirty mice a lesson?" After she finished speaking, she glanced at the thieves and robbers hiding around with provocative eyes. Put these people in your eyes.

Hawk quickly turned his head and said to the female mage: "Ma'am, don't cause trouble. Don't worry, they dare not attack us with this big brown bear here. And if there is a large-scale battle here, it will attract the attention of the council .” Hearing the old man’s words, the female mage snorted softly.

It didn't take long for everyone to arrive at the exit of the dock area, and the guards guarding here stared at everyone vigilantly. An officer in half armor came out and shouted loudly: "Explain your purpose, otherwise you will not be allowed to pass."

Hawke tidied up his clothes and hair and took a few steps forward, "We are nobles from the Angome Islands, and we went to Waterdeep City to buy some ores and magic items. Behind me is the lord of the islands, Earl Henry Angome , that huge brown bear is his animal companion." After speaking, he handed over Henry's family crest.

The officer took it over in a little astonishment and inspected it carefully, and then he found that the badge was real, and it was also a magic item. For more than half a year, a large amount of spices from Bruwent City had poured into the city, and almost everyone was talking about the young earl. Some people envy and envy his good luck, while others appreciate his bravery and legendary adventures.

Then the officer handed the badge back with both hands, and he bowed deeply. "Welcome to Your Excellency the Earl of Waterdeep City, please forgive me for my rudeness just now. I hope the robbers and thieves at the pier did not cause you too much trouble." Seeing the officer's polite manners, Henry secretly sighed, and sure enough As expected, even an ordinary officer in Waterdeep City can have such good manners.

He said to the officer with a smile on his face: "We can understand your nervousness. I saw many people trailing behind me along the way. Fortunately, my animal companion is big enough, and these guys didn't dare to jump out. May I ask if the law and order in the dock area has always been so chaotic?"

The officer gave a wry smile. "The port is a place of riots, and endless quarrels fill the entire area. There is only a very small amount of trade here every day, so the council doesn't pay attention to it. We can only try to prevent the chaos in this area from spreading to other places."

After hearing the officer's explanation, Henry immediately understood the reason, and he continued to ask: "When I came over just now, I found that you were all very nervous. Could it be that these thugs dare to attack the guards?"

The officer nodded helplessly. "Your guess is right. There is nothing these thugs are afraid to do. Except that the law and order around the pier is slightly better, other places are more dangerous than in the forest." Henry looked at the officer in surprise. He really didn't expect deep water The port area of ​​the city is so chaotic.

At this time, Hawke reminded: "Count, we should go, or we will miss lunch time."

Henry nodded to the officer and said, "Then I won't disturb your work, and I'll take my leave first." After speaking, he led everyone through the cordon and entered the North District a few minutes later. The air here is much better than the port area, and most of the houses on both sides of the road are beautifully built. There is a small green area in front of each house, on which various kinds of flowers are planted. Many of the buds that have grown look very beautiful.

Hawk led a group of people to a small two-story building. He stepped forward and knocked on the door lightly, shouting loudly: "Dear Juliet! Open the door, I'm back!"

After just a few seconds, the door was quickly opened, and a woman in her thirties ran out. When she saw Hawke, she hugged him and cried loudly. "Oh! My God! They all told me that you were shipwrecked and died. I can't believe you can still appear in front of me. This is not a dream!"

Hawk hugged his wife excitedly. "I did encounter a shipwreck, but I was rescued by a passing merchant ship. Then some things happened. Now I have been canonized as a knight and have a manor. When I come back this time, I will take you and my little angel to move together." Live in the past."

Juliet wiped her tears and looked at her husband in surprise. "You are a nobleman! This is really unbelievable good news!" After speaking, she shouted into the room: "Mia! Come out quickly, your father is back."

After a while, a little girl about thirteen years old ran out of the house. She stared at Hawke with a surprised expression, and then asked in a trembling voice, "Dad! Is that you?"

Hawke saw that his daughter's eyes were a little wet. He squatted down and said to the girl in a hoarse voice: "It's me, my baby, are you okay? Come and let me take a good look." Mia rushed up and hugged her He burst into tears.

The half-orc warrior standing aside said to Henry: "It's touching, isn't it! When I was young, I also wished to have such a father, but unfortunately my father always ignored me."

Henry patted Vaughan on the shoulder comfortingly. "Although fate did not give you a happy childhood, it gave you a strong body and strength beyond your peers. Nothing is truly fair in this world, and everything must be fought for with our hands. You Warriors don't always say you have to keep going, self-pity is not your style."

The half-orc warrior opened his mouth and laughed. He said to Henry: "Head! I think you chose the wrong profession, otherwise you must be a powerful warrior now. I will take your words as my motto in life, and use Practice it for the rest of your life."

The Hawk family cried together for a while, and Juliet wiped away her tears and said to her husband, "Well, I'm already old, and I'm not afraid of being laughed at by others, now you should introduce me to Mr. and Mrs. Miss."

Hawke took a few deep breaths to calm down his excitement, he picked up his daughter and took his wife to Henry's side. "Count, please allow me to introduce. The one next to me is my wife Juliet, and the one in my arms is my angel Mia." Then he said to his wife, "This is my lord, the Angome Islands." Earl Henry, the owner. This is his guard Vaughan, and the lady behind him is Mage Debra. As for the huge brown bear, it is the earl’s animal companion, and it is called Ares.”

When Juliet heard that the handsome young man in front of her was actually a legendary figure, she hurriedly performed the skirt ceremony of a lady. "It is a great honor to meet you Count."

Henry nodded slightly. "I'm also very happy to meet the beautiful lady, and this lovely little girl." After greeting each other, Hawke greeted everyone to enter the house. As for Ares, it was too big to stay at the door on the green.

After entering the living room and waiting for everyone to sit down, Juliet hurriedly poured a few glasses of water. She said to everyone: "Everyone, please wait a moment, I'm going to prepare lunch." After she finished speaking, she turned and went into the kitchen.

Henry smiled and said to Hawke: "Sir, I think you should help your wife. Otherwise, with Ares' appetite, I'm afraid the things she made are not enough to eat half full."

Hawke heard Henry's reminder, and immediately put his daughter in his arms on the ground. He stood up. "Thank you for your reminder, I'll go help now. And I guess I don't have enough ingredients at home, so I need to buy some." After speaking, he turned and walked into the kitchen. Mia followed closely behind her father, for fear that he would disappear suddenly. Lunch was not served on the table until around two o'clock in the afternoon. There was steak cheese and foie gras caviar and a big bowl of vegetable soup at the end. As for the brown bear outside, Hawke directly bought a roasted whole pig for it.

Henry ate until he cut a piece of steak and put it in his mouth. The meat was fried just right and tasted good. Swallowing the food in his mouth, he said to Juliet: "Madam, your cooking skills are really good. No wonder Hawke kept showing us your skills along the way."

Juliet glanced at her husband and replied with a smile: "I'm flattered by your compliment. If you like it, please eat more." Henry nodded with a smile and continued to eat the food on the plate. As always, Vaughan directly used the fork to chew the whole piece of steak into his mouth. Mia, who was sitting next to him, was stunned, and the fork in his hand fell to the ground without noticing it.

Hawk laughed when he saw his daughter's expression. He said, "Don't look at it, baby, your fork fell to the ground. That green-skinned uncle next to you is a half-orc, and he is a powerful Warrior." The little girl blushed and picked up the fork, lowered her head and began to eat without saying a word. The orc warrior was very happy to be looked at by a child with curiosity for the first time, knowing that most people had stared at him with disgust, contempt or fear before. After lunch, everyone was sitting at the table digesting the food in their stomachs. Hawke said to Henry who was sitting opposite: "Count, I will take you to meet an acquaintance later to see if he has what you want stuff, but it's best not to get your hopes up too much."

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