내소설 이다.

기다렸지? 식사 나왔어.”마을 촌장이 낡은 나무 쟁반에 음식을 올려왔다. 보리죽 한 사발, 절인 채소 약간, 그리고 마른 고기 한 조각.“어… 이게 다야?”드래곤은 배를 두드리며 눈을 동그랗게 떴다. “난 오늘 전기 썼고, 날았고, 바위도 던졌고… 뭐, 거의 나라 하나 구한 기분인데?”그래도 그럴리가 없잖아 “미안하네. 요즘 이쪽도 사정이 안 좋아.”촌장은 어깨를 움츠리며 말했다. “비가 안 와서 가뭄이야. 창고도 바닥났고… 물자도 도적떼에게 뺏겼고 말이야.”“하… 진짜 간식 하나 없네.”드래곤이 입을 삐죽이며 눕듯 바닥에 배를 깔았다.“그래도 사람들 다들 고맙다고 했잖아.”용사가 조용히 숟가락을 들며 말했다. “우린 쉬어가는 거야. 지금은 말하지 않아도 되는 일들이 많아.”벨리가 작게 웃었다.“그게 좋지. 아직은 말 안 하는 게.”마을 광장은 언제나처럼 사람들로 분주했다. 하지만 평소와는 달리, 이곳저곳에서 조용한 수군거림이 들려왔다.“숲 가장자리에서 나무꾼 하나가 실종됐다더라…”“아이들도 못 나가게 했대. 멧돼지 같은 것도 아니라는데… 이상한 소리를 들었대.”“전투 담당은 얼마 없잖아. 이러다간 마을 전체가 위험해질 수도 있어.”그 소문을 듣고 용사는 곧장 자세를 고쳐 앉았다.“그곳이다. 우리가 가야 할 곳.”드래곤은 남은 말린 고기 한 조각을 입에 던져 넣으며 따라 일어섰다.“그래, 숲이든 뭐든. 해결하고 밥 좀 제대로 먹자.”벨리는 조용히 말했다.“이번엔 진짜 조심해야 해. 이상한 무덤도 있었고, 이번엔 더 깊숙한 무언가가 숨어 있을지도 몰라.”그들은 이내, 숲과 벌목지대를 지나 거대한 들판 쪽으로 향했다. 어린아이들이 금지된 구역에 가까이 가지 못하게 울타리가 쳐졌고, 공기는 이상하게 무겁고, 바람은 숲속에서 속삭이듯 불어왔다.You've been waiting, haven't you?" The village chief put the food on an old wooden tray. A bowl of barley porridge, some pickled vegetables, and a slice of dried meat. "Well... Is this it?" The dragon tapped his stomach and opened his eyes wide. "I used electricity today, I flew, I threw rocks... What, it feels like I've saved a country." But that can't be true "I'm sorry. Things are not good on this side either." The Chief cringed his shoulders and said, "It's a drought because it's not raining. We've run out of warehouses... The supplies were also taken away by the bandits." "Sigh... There's really no snack." The dragon laid his belly on the floor as if he were lying down with his mouth pouting. "But everyone said thank you." The warrior quietly raised his spoon and said, "We're taking a rest. There's a lot of things I don't have to say now." Belly laughed little. "That's better. You'd better not say it yet." The town square was as busy as ever with people. But unlike usual, there was a quiet murmur from place to place. "I heard that a woodcutter was missing at the edge of the forest...” "They didn't let the kids go out. They said it's not like a wild boar… He heard a strange sound." "There aren't many fighters in charge. This could endanger the whole town." Upon hearing the rumor, the warrior immediately settled down. "That's where we need to go." Dragon followed him to his feet, throwing a piece of dried meat into his mouth. "Yeah, forest or whatever. Let's solve it and eat properly." Belly said quietly. "You have to be really careful this time. There was a strange grave, and this time something deeper might be hiding." They soon made their way through the forest and the logging area toward the great field. Fenced off the children to keep them away from the forbidden area, the air was unusually heavy, and the wind whispered from the forest.