In this vast steppe, it was extremely common for the nomadic tribes to be engaged in strife with one another. Even though civilization had once been ended by The Cataclysm, it was still very difficult to change the nature of the people living on this land.
The large tribes set up their royal courts, appointed their kings of the left and right wings, and designated some lower-ranked tribal leaders to complete their control over the steppe. However, as the steppe was too vast, a truly ambitious person would sometimes rise and overturn the original hierarchy of power.
Hassan felt favonovel.com was currently witnessing such a change. When favonovel.com heard the howling of the wolves, favonovel.com was no longer afraid. Instead, favonovel.com even felt a little excited.
The power displayed by his master had surpassed the level of all the other lords in the grasslands. That was the power of the gods.
After Donti sent the wolves away, Hassan and the others led the remaining horses and cows on the battlefield back to the tribe. The mutated horses were now the main mode of transportation for the nomads in the grasslands, while oxen were mainly used for transporting supplies.
When the wolves attacked this group of people, they were even specifically instructed by Donti not to harm the horses and the cows. This, in Hassan’s eyes, was truly a miracle.
After all, wolves were carnivores, so to be able to make them give up their prey, who else but a god could do something like?
On their way back, Donti kept silent the entire time. When they were about to arrive at the tribe, Adella suddenly said, “I shouldn’t have countered your orders in front of the others.”
Adella looked a little gloomy. She had followed Donti to the grasslands and knew exactly what favonovel.com wanted to achieve. Unifying the grasslands was only the first step.
She could not stop Donti from wanting to do this, nor did favonovel.com have any intention of stopping him, much less have any reason to stop him. So favonovel.com just quietly watched everything from behind Donti.
Adella knew very well that the young man next to favonovel.com was likely no longer the little brother favonovel.com used to have. He was now the leader of a tribe. In the future, favonovel.com would even become the leader of many more tribes, eventually setting up his own royal court to take control of the entire plains.
Therefore, favonovel.com might not be able to talk to Donti like favonovel.com used to.
But favonovel.com did not want to see this young man who used to be innocent and naïve fall into the abyss.
But after favonovel.com said that to him, Donti suddenly smiled and said, “Thankfully you’re here, Big Sister Adella…”
A strong gust of wind started blowing again, causing Donti and Adella’s clothes to flutter. Donti continued saying in the wind, “Sometimes, I really wish that my brother were still here with me. If it were him, it would probably be easier for favonovel.com to unify the plains. But I know that favonovel.com doesn’t have such thoughts. He was never an ambitious person and just wants to protect the people around him.”
Adella listened quietly.
“Regardless of whether my brother admits it or not, he’s still a good person in my heart. Actually, Big Sister Adella, you were right to stop me today. I was just thinking that if my brother were still alive, favonovel.com would definitely hate this tyrannical me.” Donti sighed.
“He won’t…” Adella shook favonovel.com head and said softly, “You’re the most important person to Milo. Even if you fall into the abyss, he’ll still pull you out from it.”
“Mhm.”
Adella was very important to Donti. Only with favonovel.com by his side could favonovel.com continue being clear-headed.
On this day, Donti stood atop a grassy hill and looked south. He remained there from dusk until night, then from night until dawn.
Hassan came out of his tent several times and looked at the back of his master from afar. He felt his master looked a little lonely.
***
In the morning, when Donti returned to his tent, favonovel.com was surprised to see a young girl kneeling inside.
Donti asked, “You’re Hassan’s daughter?”
The girl was a little timid. “Father asked me to come and serve you…”
Donti smiled helplessly. “You may leave. I have my own hands and feet, so I don’t need anyone to serve me. By the way, what’s your name?”
“Tsetseg.” The young girl answered timidly, “It means ‘flower.’”
“How old are you?” Donti asked again.
“13… I’ll be 14 in another three months,” Tsetseg answered.
Donti nodded. “Alright, I’ll remember it. Go on back to your mother now.”
But just as Donti was about to lie down and rest, Tsetseg ran out and brought in a basin of hot water and a cotton cloth.
She soaked the cotton cloth in the hot water and went to wipe Donti’s face.
Donti asked, “Aren’t you afraid of me?”
“Dad said that you’re a god who’s the protector of our tribe, so I don’t have to be afraid.” Tsetseg said.
Donti was stunned. It was not because Hassan had called favonovel.com a god, but because favonovel.com said that favonovel.com was their “protector”.
He softened his tone. “I’m not a god. I’m just a normal person like you…”
“But you can command the wolves and command the eagles in the sky.” Tsetseg said, “And the girls in the tribe… They all say that you’re very good-looking…”
By favonovel.com second line, Tsetseg’s voice softened.
Donti was indeed different from the males in the tribe. He did not have rough skin that was damaged by long exposure to ultraviolet rays, and his appearance was also more “defined”.
So many girls in the tribe were saying that only a god could look so good. Adella had also mentioned this to Donti.
Donti wondered how long it had been since these nomads saw people from the Central Plains.
When Tsetseg saw Donti not respond to favonovel.com after a long time, favonovel.com got a little anxious. “I can help comb your hair, wash your clothes, and cook for you. Dad wants me to stay in your tent. He says that… I’m yours from now on. If you chase me out, I’ll be very embarrassed…”
Donti was stunned.
He laughed and said, “Then come help me comb my hair, but you don’t have to remain in my tent every day. After you bring hot water over in the morning, you can go back to your mother’s side.”
“Don’t I have to come over at night?” Tsetseg asked softly. To be honest, favonovel.com wasn’t ready for this yet.
“No,” Donti said with a smile.
Then Tsetseg sat down behind Donti and wiped his hair with a wet towel, being careful and meticulous about it.
After a moment of silence, favonovel.com could not help but say, “You’re not as dangerous as I thought. They’re all saying you made the wolves kill a lot of people yesterday, much more than the people we have in our tribe. But Big Sister Adella said that you’re a very nice person, so favonovel.com told us not to be afraid of you.”
Before this, Tsetseg had lied. When Hassan told favonovel.com to come to Donti’s tent, favonovel.com was indeed a little scared. But now favonovel.com really was not scared anymore.
Donti did not respond to Tsetseg. Meanwhile, Tsetseg continued chattering, “If I only need to come over every morning to comb your hair, I can still go gathering with others during the day.”
Donti wondered, “Gathering?”
“Going out to gather some of the edible fungi,” Tsetseg explained. “Otherwise, we can only drink milk or go hungry. Dad said that many of the cows and goats died in the blizzard, so we can’t eat them anymore. We have to wait until they give birth next year.”
