Ordinary fantasy adventure in Faerûn

Chapter 414 Abnormality
"Then how can we ..."

"Don't worry, Leon. Although I can't take you to sneak into the Moonrise Tower for the time being, it doesn't mean that we are helpless against them."

Jaheira suddenly turned his gaze toward Noshir.

"An unknown number of Mind Flayers have appeared inside the Moonrise Tower. As far as I know, once a species of Mind Flayer appears in numbers of more than ten, their master, the disgusting Brain, must be not far away. With the Master Brain here, I really don't have the ability to lead you into the tower, but I think Noshir may have a solution to this problem."

Noshir blinked in surprise.

"Why do you say that, Master?"

Jaheira did not immediately answer the question, but shook his head before speaking.

"You don't have to keep calling me Master, Noshir. After all, you are now a young hero whose reputation is no less than mine. There is no need to keep treating me like this."

"Hey, you must have been with Harsin for a long time, so you call every druid master you meet like this. When did the bureaucracy in the Greenwood become so serious?"

"...You know that's not what I meant, Master."

"Ha! It's just a joke, but seriously, Noshir, if possible I would rather you call me by my name, or just call me Harpist. I feel old if you keep calling me Master."

'Although I'm certainly not getting any younger.'

Jaheira thought silently in his heart, and Noshir scratched his head subconsciously. He was not used to being joked about like this, but this level of teasing didn't matter to him.

"Well, Great...Jaheira, now will you tell me why?"

"Ha, that sounds much better to me."

Jaheira sighed, then immediately put away his previous relaxed state, glanced at each of them, and then spoke.

"Like Noshiel said before, not long ago, Eltoril returned to the main material plane due to our active efforts. As a personal participant in the event, I will not repeat the experience and process of that miracle to you, but there is one thing I have to say."

Jaheira began to focus primarily on Noshir.

"It has been nearly half a month since I came back from hell, but during this time, I have been thinking about the same thing, which is the grand adventure we experienced some time ago. To mention this adventure, I have to turn my attention to you, Noshir."

Noshir's brows twitched, and Jaheira continued to explain. "We didn't know each other before, but I did know you a long time ago through my contact with Harsin. After I first saw you in Hell, I realized that you were extraordinary, and what happened afterwards further proved my inference."

"It is no exaggeration to say that you are the key figure in the return of the Holy City. Without your activeness, Eltoril would not have been able to return so easily, and the casualties suffered by the city would not have been so minor. These are indisputable facts, but ever since returning to the main material plane, I have always had a question in my mind... How did you do it?"

Noshir did not respond, but just sat at the table, listening quietly to Jaheira's analysis.

"I still can't figure this out. I put myself in your shoes and think if I were you, could I pull the Holy City out of hell with the ability you have demonstrated? The answer is no. Even though I have been back for a long time and have thought about many different outcomes, and even added my own abilities, I am still not sure I can do it to the same extent as you."

Noshir still said nothing, and Jaheira showed no intention of stopping his explanation.

"Without a doubt, this is incredible. Even with my abilities, you can't achieve this level. But you still did it, which can only mean one thing."

Jaheira looked back at Lion, and then at Noshir.

"Leon has worked with you before. He told me some details of the time. Although he was locked in the bottle like everyone else most of the time, you were able to reveal a lot of key information and intelligence to others every time you showed up. I have calculated that if you can get so much key information every time, then everything that happened in reality is possible for you."

"You have some kind of intelligence detection ability that I cannot understand. Your own strength is totally unlike what a young man of your age can master. Harsin once told me that you are a genius, but even if you are a genius, I think it is still too exaggerated to have such combat power at the age of 14."

"But this is the fact. I do have some particularly strong reconnaissance capabilities, and my combat power is indeed higher than that of my age. Regardless, this is a fact."

Noshir finally responded, and Jaheira nodded in response.

"Indeed, that's the truth, but that's not what I want to say, Noshir. I don't want to find out where your power comes from. As long as your power isn't obtained by signing a contract with the devil or some other messed-up thing, then I won't inquire about your information in this regard. You are the adopted son of my old friend, and your actions are worthy of the title of a hero. I have never doubted your motives, so you can rest assured."

Noshir nodded in understanding, and Jaheira, who had spoken so much in one breath, took a breath, and then slowly spoke after a while, turning the topic back to the direction they had started.

"You are very mysterious, Noshir. Although I still don't know how you acquired so much information in such a short time, you did not hide this ability. Instead, you chose to use it openly and for a just cause. When facing my inquiry, you also chose to admit it straightforwardly. If you didn't have a clear conscience, ordinary people would never dare to do this."

A trace of bitterness appeared on Jaheira's lips. As a high-level Harpist, she had been fighting against various evil forces for hundreds of years. In the process, she had witnessed countless deceptions and conspiracies, which made her accustomed to doubting any suspicious target.

As for Noshir who showed extraordinary strength, it is undeniable that she did have some doubts about him before, doubting your motives and purposes, but in fact, she had completely given up such thoughts as early as after the city returned to the main material plane.

The reason why she stopped Noshir from calling her Master was that Jaheira felt in her heart that she was not worthy of Noshir's respect.

(End of this chapter)