Chapter 73.1
Orc Hero Story
An orc entered the Stormhill Castle alone.
“Was it like this before?”
“They rebuilt it, didn’t they?”
A fairy accompanied the orc. Both of them desperately tried to evoke their past memories as they looked at the castle. However, no matter how hard they tried, the concrete form didn’t come to mind.
It was natural. Stormhill Castle had once fallen to the orc forces. For humans, it was the most vivid and recent memory of defeat. Only a few survived and shed tears of blood as they watched the castle burn from afar. No one ignored what it meant for orcs to capture a castle. Men were massacred, and women were taken as breeding slaves, forced to bear orc children.
Many never returned, and those who did were almost broken. So, when they decided to reclaim this land and rebuild the castle, those who had shed tears that day made a solemn vow: they would never let this land fall again. If this castle was attacked again, they would not allow it to be taken.
And so, this castle was built. It was natural that Bash and Zell couldn’t remember it. Furthermore, Bash hadn’t participated in the looting but had joined the pursuit, so the burning castle wasn’t etched in his memory. No matter how hard they tried to remember, what wasn’t there wouldn’t come to light.
“This way, please.”