This was precisely what happed, though often he needed to go around an area when he discovered a beast or monster drinking. Never wishing to move too close and be discovered. Another week later with his stomach grumbling, Edvard wondered why he had not encountered any monsters for days. Beasts were still everywhere, but normal animals were becoming more and more common, normal even. Normal not meaning he recognized them, but rather their speed and attitude was like that of normal animals. A few steps later, Edvard stopped and stared at the smoke coming from a chimney, his mind not understanding how such a thing could be in the forest. In a forest filled with deadly beasts and monsters like orcs and those massive beasts whose size betrayed their speed. He had never dared light a fire for fear of attracting attention. Seeing the hunting cabin so near to the danger caused him no end of confusion. It took him quite a few minutes to realize that it must mean that

Edvard had no answer and he knew it was rhetoric. Instead, he simply nodded as he got to know everyone in the village. Slowly he started integrating into the village. Most of them were truly surprised by his knack for hunting. Given a half proper bow and just ten arrows, he had returned with three rabbits and a deer on his first day. Causing a feast to be started, framed as welcoming him but actually as a celebration for a proper meal with no worry. While they could attempt to smoke the meat, none of them wanted to give up on the opportunity for a feast. The first in decades, for many the first in their lives. Most of the time they had to be very sparse on what they ate, preferring to preserve most of the food they can for the long winters. Edvard's arrival made them hope for an easy winter, one that might be seen through without any deaths. That night, even with the hamlet having no alcohol it became quite lively. The younger girls all flocked to Edv

Edvard too was shocked by what he had just done, yet he found that it was easy to kill. He felt no remorse for the scum of a knight, it felt no different from when he was fighting for survival against the orcs. It felt just the same... It didn't even feel as emotionally taxing as when he first killed the goblins. And this scared him for a moment. He had always thought it would be hard to kill another human. Yet, he found that it was easy. Too easy. "The fuck did you just do!?" One of the other knights shouted after overcoming his shock, he too charged at Edvard in rage. The galloping hooves filled the silence. The knight ready to cut this commoner in half. Edvard smirked as he turned to the charging knight. The sight was not intimidating to him, not even close to. What was it compared to a massive orc riding a tiger? It was nothing compared to that. Just as the knight was about to reach him, Edvard ducked down and took out the horse's front le

"Welcome back!" Aneko happily greeted her savior and host, she had taken on the position of a housemaid to thank Kuburi while she learned the language and customs. "Ah... It smells great." The dwarf smiled while looking at the woman before him, unable to believe she had already managed to learn their language. Enough to cover the basics at least, but that was still impressive. "Thanks, I used the last of the Savra Lizard meat to prepare it." Aneko replied with a beautiful smile, making Kurburi wonder for just a second if he might be interested in none dwarven women. Just for a second though. "I see, no problem. I will go buy some tomorrow." Putting down his basket, Kuburi moved to the kitchen to clean himself of most of the dirt covering his body. Flowing water taps aren't a thing in this world, not even for the dwarves. They did have some workaround, such as aqua ducts diverting the groundwater to their towns and villages. And in the case of nobles e