Five Dragons: TLoP: Chapter 8: A Long List

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Five Dragons TLoP:

Chapter 8: A Long List   He slowly opened his eyes and

looked into the dark void. A

faint crackling sparked a blaze in five

settings of silver, which were set up around Roland.

He stood on a black

and white mosaic pattern that showed a draconic image. Surprised,

he looked around the

room. He could only see as

far as it admitted

of the warm light. Otherwise

there was only darkness around him.A deep long breath

came from the endless shadows and came resistant

closer. The slightly flickering

flames startled in a strong

pulse and shot up.

Roland kept his

right hand protectively over his

face and let his gaze jumpy between the thin columns

of flame back and forth quickly.

He noticed how the

symbol on his hand back in a faint blue light

began to glow. Above him,

the thin fire whips

moved in together, whirled in a circle and shot in

front of him into the ground. The

flames towered again and gave a gap in the

emptiness price.From the open portal a little figure stepped out, covered into an orange red robe.

The hood pulled over the head she

slowly came before Roland with together held arms. She

wore a gold chain around the

neck. The sparkling symbol

attached to them which was identical to the mark on Roland's hand back.

After the person has entered another figure from the crack. He wore a splendid armor,

which had the same color as that of the robe. Also

on the same icon was

to be discovered.He stood beside the

stranger, leaning his arm on the

hilt of his sword and looked at Roland with the empty eyes of his helmet

visor. Roland recognized

the knight, but he did not seem

interested in talking. Instead, the person approached

in robe."Hello Roland," came a soft female

voice across the room. Roland

looked a little confused at the shadows in the hood.

"You have been developed up really

well." continued the voice.

"Do I know you?" Roland

asked directly. The

person threw back the hood

and showed her bright face. Long dark brown hair fell like a smooth veil over her shoulders. A golden tiara adorned her

forehead with an oval orange-red

gemstone. A light

blue glowing symbol was burned over her left

eye, as was the case with Roland's hand

back. She looked

at him with two colored

eyes out of the half-closed lids.

The right deep blue, the left turquoise and with a warm smile on her thin lips.She was a little smaller than Roland and looked up at

him in his eyes. He recognized surprised a short bright twinkle

in her pupils. "I

should hope so." She replied with a smile and began to pace around

him. Roland remained mentally fixed to the sparkle

of her eyes. "Kyndle?" He asked uncertainly. Then

the knight cleared his throat with a muffled "Hmpf." The woman threw a

serious look at this, but then again turned to Roland. "Not exactly." She began to cool. "Kyleth it is true there rather. Let's say I was Kyndle." Roland

raised his eyebrows in surprise and looked at her bewildered. "I was Kyndle

called before I went

up to a guardian." She explained. Thoughtfully his eyes fell slowly to the ground. "Before

her rise to guardian?" He thought to himself.She put a hand on

his shoulder and secured his

attention. "Do not rack your

brain over now." She began, confident

and smiled warmly

at him. "Do

not worry. Everything will be cleared.

Your next step now is your medium." She lifted her left hand and showed her glove. He was made

of sturdy leather. On the back of the hand, a round orange-red gemstone was embedded in a bronze version. Small

metal plate covered the leather around the stone and lay over each other

like dragon scales."You can not tame your access without

a medium." She said, and looked at him gravely.

Roland breathed again

and called the image of charred trees back in memory, which

had left his tantrum

in the forest.She walked slowly back to the crack and nodded to the knight once. This

made a slightly stooped

gesture and walked silently through the gap. The woman stopped and turned

to Roland. "Take good

care of your partner." She said,

smiling and winked at him once what Roland

countered with a sheepish grin. "And see that Daniel kept

calm."He saw another bright

spark in her eyes before she pulled the hood back

over her head and looked to the tear in the space. Roland

watched her little perplexed. "Daniel?" He initially

thought to himself before he could think again. Confident

he watched her as she slowly disappeared into the gap. "Yes, I will," he muttered to himself.The crack shut and the lights began to dim

the flame. Again, standing alone in the void he heard a faint cooing,

which transferred his gentle vibrations on

his back and the warmth of

another body lying next to him.......

The sun rose quickly and put her awakening

appearance on the isolated floating clouds away. The bright light fell

through large glass windows and flooded the

room with a pleasant warmth.A small statue, with an arrow in the chest stood still in front of the

window sill. She threw a short shadow that

reached up to the symbol on the

carpet.Roland came slowly to himself. Oversleeping lying on his stomach he dozing and thought of

the dreamed discussion with

the other Kyndle. His draconic Kyndle

was close to his side

snuggled up to his right. Her head laid on his

back, he lifted and fell with

his slow breathing movements. With a soft cooing she

listened to his heartbeat and

nuzzled gently her shed to his skin. Wearily,

he opened his eyes and looked into the frozen face of a gargoyle. After

he yawned hugely, he turned to

the side and looked at two beautiful, awakening dragon eyes. A peaceful cooing accompanied the bright

sparks from her sapphires.

The thin turquoise touch in them shone

clearly out.On her quick tongue

coating his lips came

a gentle "chirp"."Morning." Replied Roland

on that with a warm smile and ran his hand over

her cheek. A soft purr came from her body

while she nestled again to him.After the morning cuddling Roland crawled out from under the blanket and sat down on the bed, yawning again. A leisurely stretch

your arms later, his eyes fell again to the

small figure on the window sill.

Thoughtfully, he looked into the stony face. "What

he has to do with ....."Kyndle nudged him with her nose lightly in

the shoulder and

got out her hope for attention. With

a smile on his face he turned to her. Barely thrown

the look in her sparkling eyes, he immediately felt her lips on his. The

dragoness leaned heavily

against him, until he was back on the mattress on his back. To feel the

intense purring in his head

threw his thoughts completely overboard. With

one hand he stroked her cheek

while the loving tongue touch stopped.The female lay

about him and broke the kiss. Roland held the dragoness

firmly over and looked into the sparkling sapphires of his partner. The turquoise

touch in them shone brightly out. A soft

"Chirp" escaped her throat before she

let her head fall again purring. He knew exactly what this view meant.But a loud knock

at the door proved to be a

veritable mood killer,

what Kyndle confirmed

with a condescending snort. The female rose

somewhat reluctantly off him and let him get up. Roland

lowered for a brief moment the

forehead with closed eyes before standing up. He turned to her and grabbed her under

her chin. Gently pulled her head in his field, he looked directly into her eyes. "To be continued." He whispered

to her and gave her a kiss on the nose. Kyndle

closed his eyes and let out a small

"Churr" by herself.The door opened, he looked into the face of Aaros, which once

looked at him and glanced into the room. "For

this is later time." He began

with a scarcely perceptible smile.

"Get dressed, you have a long day

ahead." With these words he

left Roland standing at the open door and left.Without a word, he turned to Kyndle and

jerked his thumb afterwards

Aaros. With a quizzical expression, he took a breath, but no words came out. Kyndle held her head to one side and snorted Roland

with her eyes closed. After a long minute of silence,

he finally began to dress. ......A large bald man was standing in front of a large mirror. Crossed his arms he threw his angry look in the

floating surface on which the

property of Ironwing was to be seen. "Hmph!" He cleared

his throat loudly. "We know where

he is. And now, we are just

watch." he said aloud

to himself. "Why do not we bring him to us now?

Why this miserable waiting?!"A dark violet

light overshadowed his eyes for a quick moment and he sank cramped to his knees. A painful groan escaped

his mouth, followed by a dry cough."This is not up to your judgment." came a sinister voice of his

back. A figure in a red robe walked bent

over to him.

Two violet lights shone out of his silver

mask. With a gesture, he let off the painful

grip of his

servant, who cumbersome, difficult breathing straightened up."That was not intended so, Lord Kargesh." he

said humbly. "Time

will tell." said the dark ruler.

Kargesh walked to

the mirror and wiped his bony

hand over the image. The area began to blur and

the image of Ironwing

disappeared."I have a task for you, Larzarus. To

shorten the waiting time something." The big man stood

up straight and threw his master an attentive look.In the surface of the mirror, a new image formed, while out of the shadows came a bone servant. In his

hands he held a large gem, nestled in a self-devouring

snake. In the deep

black color of the stone the

spongy outline of a lifeless heart could be

seen. Larzarus took a quick look

at the skeleton, then

back to the mirror.The image of a beautiful city came to light that

hovered in the air. "Haven?"

Larzarus asked softly. "That`s right." said Kargesh and turned to face him.

With one hand he pointed to the black stone. "Bring the vessel to Drover

in Haven." he ordered his subordinate and threw him against

a menacing glint in

his mask. "Further instructions will follow, when you arrive."Larzarus stood up

straight and pulled his right

fist up to the left shoulder.

"I will not fail!" he said loudly. Kargesh

turned around. "No." he

began panting. Larzarus coughed once strong

as the purple shimmer

soared again over

his eyes. "You will not." Kargesh continued.......  Roland stood with Kyndle

on the training ground. The petrified

gargoyle viewing he

waited for his trainer, who also appeared

shortly thereafter. A wordless nod of the two

was the greeting."Does the name Ansem say something to you?" asked Aaros directly. Roland

drew his brows questioningly.

"Apparently not." said Torben

it sober. "Very

well. And the Guild of Three Towers?" asked

Aaros further. "Conrad has mentioned it

before, but what has

this to do with my magic training?" Roland

threw a. "In

short." began Aaros again. "Ansem is, I mean he was the arch-mage of the guild, and he is the one who can produce your medium and

hopefully will."Roland threw Kyndle

a questioning look. This kept her head slightly

inclined with closed eyes and

gave a gentle cooing of herself."But more of that later."

continued Aaros. "I was so free to write everything you need on

this list." He spoke, holding his pupils against

the said document. Roland grabbed curious

then, raising his eyebrows in surprise."That's a long list."

he said somewhat sarcastically as his gaze quickly gave up on the six written

lines. Kyndle lifted her head and

also looked at the

paper. She nudged her partner easily into

the side and gave a bright

"Meep" of herself.Aaros looked at him for a moment with a smile. "It should not be too difficult for you to get all of these things." He walked up to him and gave him a forefinger

to his face. "If you make it, to be with

all the things on this list

before sunset here." With a determined look, he looked

at him seriously. "We

will give you a little bonus." "Bonus?"

Inquired puzzled by

Roland. "That was Torben incident." he

replied, and looked at his colleague

who affirmatively held his thumb

extended upward."Ok." replied Roland on it and cast a thoughtful

look at the long list. He looked

at Kyndle confident and began to smile. "We

are already packing." He said aloud, and the paper described pocketed.

It was not long since Roland had saddled a

horse, his dragoness tied her labeled

cloth, took a

backpack, inserted some money and

was already fast

pace towards the capital go.

Kyndle floated with

elegant wing beats him. With an expectant expression

he rode towards the

city and thought of a person who

could possibly help him with some of the things.After about an hour he reached the

mighty city gates. Before the raised portcullis

he stopped to treat

his mount a deserved breather and the folded

piece of paper pulled out. Kyndle landed meanwhile

beside him and gave a welcoming treatment "Chirp"

of herself before she purred and rubbed her

head against his thigh. With his

free hand he stroked her cheek, but always

kept his gaze on the

document addressed. Thoughtfully, he read the words on it.- 1 vial of Dragon

Essence (liquid or powder)

  • A handful of Obsidian

Shards

  • A larger gemstone,

regardless of type, the purer the better (catalyst)

  • Subject for the

form of the medium (you have free choice)

  • A bottle of Stronos Brandy

  • Very Important!

Two carrots and an

onionSlightly confused he cast his gaze to the side in

Kyndles eyes. "For

what are the two carrots and an onion?" He

thought aloud. The dragoness held her head slightly inclined and gave a questioning "Meep" of herself.Tucked the note again,

they entered the big city.......

In a tavern called

"Lonely torch" were two

women talking tense. The lady

behind the counter was wearing a red

dress with a long

skirt, which was cut into one side. Her

conversational partner put a rather adventurous appearance

on the day. A

custom-made leather armor concealed masterfully

her more petite stature.

And the massive war

hammer on her back anyway handed out completely

in order to intimidate some of the other

guests."What does he want in Haven?" asked the woman behind the counter. "No idea, Liz." said the fighter.

"I only know that there will be problems in

Athellion. Rumors of the walking dead, and so on." she

continued, waving a hand around

explanatory. "But why he is gone the way I can

not tell you."Lizbeth remained thoughtful

hand over her mouth and lowered her gaze on the counter. "Should I join him?" asked

the well-armed woman. Liz lifted her field of

vision. "No Patricia.

Your order will

remain.""Good." Patricia replied with a slow nod.

"I'll keep you up to date." she added before she

walked out of the tavern. Liz

did not return the beckoning gesture, but looked

thoughtfully at the wall. "Something

is wrong here." she murmured softly to herself.......

In the Iron Maiden

Tamara stood behind

the counter, holding a piece of paper in front of her face. Interrogative

she pulled an eyebrow and glanced to her guest."And if I get all things on the list before sunset, he's offering a bonus." Said the latter. Beside him an

orange-red female dragon stretching

her head on the

counter and nodded with a confirmatory

"Churr". Tamara could not resist her smile. Slowly she

let fall the document on the counter. Above begun

stroking her forefinger over the six short lines.

"The first sounds to me like

an alchemical ingredient."

she began. "Maybe this Barnabas knows more. The

second seems to be for blacksmithing. Ask as

the best armorer

in the castle. Gems? Hmm?" Thoughtfully she held her hand over her mouth. "The stones commonly

found on the market are, at best, of inferior quality. I'd try my luck therefore

also the royal blacksmith. But he has finally

made the king's jewelry,

so he should know best where you get such."Roland looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "And all this just occurred to you?"

He teased with

a grin. Kyndle held

her head to one side and gave him a skeptical look easy. The landlady put

her hands on her hips and countered

with her serious eyes. "As the owner of a pub I can hear a lot."

she began with a slightly furtive

smile. "And I

can listen very well." she continued stressing."So!" she explained. "In the fourth point, it's up to

you. A bottle of brandy I had even here, but

that's not for

nothing. And carrots with onions

you'll find plenty on the market.""What do you want for the bottle?" Roland asked directly. "15

gold coins." She replied soberly. Roland's view

widened in surprise. "15?!" he admitted aloud by and looked at the

bottle behind Tamara. "What's in there, what

justifies that price? Has there pissed the king in it or what?" he threw Kyndle a slightly confused look, this closed once

cooing her eyes and looked again to Tamara.The landlady shrugged both shoulders. "Buy it or not. As you

wish." Roland shook his head once. Reluctantly, he took

out his wallet and took a look at its contents. "That's more than I have with me." He said with a distorted face.

"And I think what I will need for the

other things on the list." he

said.Tamara crossed her arms and looked at Roland

with a dubious smile.

"How about that? 5 coins and a

favor." the young man glanced at his dragoness who

nodded to him confident and turned then again

to the landlady. "Deal."

he spoke loudly and

held out his hand over the

counter. Tamara shook his hand with a big smile and took five gold coins

from him. "And what kind of favor you mean?" Roland asked curiously. Tamara put the bottle down in front of him. "I'll come back

to that later." she replied with a

quick wink. "See,

that you first get

your list complete."Roland stared thoughtfully

for a moment on the bottle of

Stronos Brandy. With a confident smile he put

his first article in the backpack. Cast

his eyes to his dragoness

he held up the list.

"Well, what's next?" Kyndle sent him a

bright twinkle out of her sapphire-blue dragon

eyes. The shimmering turquoise touch shone

forth therein. A

soft cooing accompanied the

look in her half closed eyes. Smiling,

he looked back to the list.

Slowly, his attention was flying over the first row when he heard an affirmative "Meep" at his side. Warm he looked to his female dragon. "So then to Barnabas?"

he asked with a faint smile. A soft cooing

came from her throat as his eyes met. "Or

rather to Clara?" he added. Kyndle gave

a nod an

affirmative "Churr" by herself.

"Well then." Roland said,

and got up from his stool. He ran his

hand over the dragoness

forehead, which she replied with a faint purring and closed view. "Up

to the dragon farm."

He said aloud.Roland turned to Tamara

and raised his arm. "See

you." he said, waving. The landlady held

up her hand as well. "Come

back tomorrow for the favor." She

said, smiling. "And good luck with the list," she added. "Thank you!" Cried Roland, before he stepped out of the tavern.......

"That's a good boy." she said calmly looking

up and smiling down at the

little dragon. Clara knelt in a smaller enclosure

near the main house between six pups.

The young dragons to the genus of blade wings

ran playfully around. One lay before Clara

on his back and let her stroke his belly. Checking she looked at the stitched wound

on his chest and the two straps which fixed

his wings. Send genius

he kept his eyes closed, purring softly to himself. A

happy "Meep" he added.Clara pulled out her pen and quickly wrote

down a few lines on her notepad.

She smiled as she watched the young, as it quickly got up and hurriedly

ran to his fellows. With a short jump and

a playful "Chirp" he landed on the small pile

of dragons. Clara stood up and examined with obliquely down the head

and a big grin on her face

the happy goings

of cute young dragons.

Then she threw a controlling look at their list. "That's

it here." she thought to herself and walked slowly to the gate of the enclosure.The little dragon watched impatiently and ran at

the moment, just as she teased

the gate. Clara

could not react fast enough. She had hardly noticed the small maverick, he was

already out and jumped joyfully on the forecourt of the farm around.Clara closed the enclosure

behind her and turned around frantically.

"Damn it!" she thought aloud

to herself, while her eyes slightly overwhelmed walked around on the big square. The

five remaining pups rejected all their

heads to the grid and gave

playful sounds. Clara

put her free hand on her hip and threw the

dragons a slightly annoyed

look. "That's not funny!"

she hissed quickly, and then the little dragons ceased immediately and stretching teasing the tongue tips

from the mouth. With eyes closed, she took a deep breath. Opened her eyes again, she spotted

a short tail, which quickly disappeared behind some crates. The box in the

look she walked toward it, but no outliers hidden

behind it. Thoughtfully, she walked back to the

square. "Where is he now

....?" Her theoretical question trailed off as she saw the little one run. He was there on the road

on the way, which led to the city. "Oh

no!" she said loudly and began to run

after the young dragon.......

The sun was high noon and shone from a cloudless

blue sky. On the

road, which led to Barnabas farm, a young man and an orange-red female dragon were out.Lost in thought, lay his eyes on a small piece of paper with some lines were recorded. Thoughtfully,

he threw his attention to the sun high in the sky. "Hopefully we do not lose too much time here." he spoke a little tired.

Kyndle walked softly

cooing beside him and poked her nose

briefly in his left shoulder,

followed by a confident "Churr".

Roland looked at her

while smiling at her

beautiful blue eyes. The thin

turquoise tinge in

them was not to be overlooked.

An entertaining sparkle ended the pleasant sight.

"We'll see." he added that and turned his attention back to the front, where already the buildings of the farm were seen.Roland recognized the long bridge that led

across a vast brown enclosure. In the middle of the transition, something moved hastily

towards him. Roland stopped and stared hard forward. The orange-red dragon lady looked at

him a little puzzled at first, then turned her

gaze also forward.A little dragon ran happily toward her. The

wings were fixed with two leather straps on the back, which is why he was in a hurry traveling on foot. He gave a cheerful "Meep" of himself as he covered on Kyndle. The female

lowered cooing her head to the little one to

greet, but he just jumped past her. By running

between her legs he jumped at Roland.Roland hectic let

go of his list to

catch the little dragon. The

little one gasped for this

paper. Roland managed

though to hold him, but the powerful

jump pulled him to the ground. Unceremoniously landed on his butt he

screwed up his face and threw his female dragon a

slightly confused look. Kyndle

lay down beside him on the floor and licked him cooing softly

on the cheek. Then

she looked at the little young dragon and sniffed

curiously at him. He clung tightly to

Roland's chest, purring softly. Roland tried

to get his list back from the mouth of the dragon, but he could not get her out of his jaw without

breaking it. That's why he

left it to him for

the moment. With a warm smile on his lips, he looked down at the purring

dragon. A stitched

wound was to discover. Use light pressure he let his fingers stroking his

chest scales. The gentle vibrations of his little body felt to the touch,

as well as the vibrations of his partner, who had

placed herself behind him and leaned her head

against his. Her physical heat sensing his gaze

from the young animal high in her sparkling sapphire

blue dragon eyes. The turquoise touch in them

shined forth.Kyndle put one of

her wings around Roland and

the little dragon, gently rubbed her nose

at his and she purred

softly. Through her half-closed eyelids he

saw his reflection in her pupils. He ran with his

free hand over her

cheek. The female deepened her

purring and leaned against his hand. Slightly tilted her head to one side, both savings in love on each other's

lips. The intense buzz of her purring

to feel in the head was just fantastic. Ended the loving kiss, so they both looked at each other for a long time before they closed their eyes and forehead successive

submitted."That's what I call a romantic

picture." Clara said,

smiling as she saw

Roland and Kyndle with the little dragon. Roland stood up frantically,

as if he had just woken up from a daydream. Kyndle snorted

a little puzzled in his direction

as he pulled away from her loving embrace.Roland looked at

Clara a little embarrassed and smiled slightly to

himself. "I ... so ..."

he stammered awkwardly. Clara held her hands

behind her back and smiled

at Roland with

her head cocked to the side. Slowly, she walked up to him. "Thanks for trapping." she said calmly as she

took the little purring dragon from the arm of

him.Roland looked quickly

to Kyndle which slowly

stood up and turned also to

Clara. She stroked the little one on the

chest and nudged quickly

once in his

abdominal region. With a playful "Meep" he opened his mouth shortly.

Long enough so she could pull him the note from

the mouth. "That is maybe yours?" she said, grinning and holding out the document. Roland grabbed

it something lost in thought and then folded it

before he let it

disappear into his coat pocket. Meanwhile, Clara walked

past him and held Kyndle against an open hand to

greet. With a happy cooing she snorted to

Clara and leaned then with

eyes closed against her hand.She ran her fingers under the chin of the female

dragon and looked into her moist

eyes. "You have told him already?"

she asked quietly, but loud enough

so that Roland could hear it. By her question her gaze slowly

stepped towards him. Kyndle

closed at her words the eyes and began

to purr softly.Roland took a deep breath. "You know ...." "Yes, I know it." interrupted

Clara with a warm smile. "I knew it before you."

she added, stroking Kyndle on the nose."So what can I do for you, unless remove the small maverick here?" she asked him, and began to go ahead. Roland

once shook his head with closed eyes and exhaled left. When he was

nudged by Kyndle

his eyes fell again into her glance. Placed his hand on her cheek, she

briefly closed her eyes and cooed softly. "Shall we?" he asked softly. With

a quick "Churr" she

answered his question and walked

behind Clara, always

gazing at the little

dragon. Roland smiled to himself and followed them without further ado lose.......

In Sorlacom knelt

a man in a gray robe before five stone

pedestals. The stone images of Arkas, Kyleth,

Gal`Vatros, Sorathis and Wyverex had on them one place. Only

the statue of Kyleth had collapsed. The fragments were unaffected by

the base, the

head was still on it and threw an empty gaze

to the praying priest. A bright blue shimmering

symbol was hovering in front of four of

the five stone dragons, which slowly weightless

revolved around its own axis.Wyverex had no

symbol, which left the priest

after and after restless. "Master Atlas?" Came a voice in the

room. The Praying priest slowly raised his brow.

"Yes?" he asked with a closed view. With

a weak rush the

man approached him. "It's

about the recent events in Haven."Atlas exhaled left

and bowed to the five

draconic images, before

he straightened up and his face turned to the messenger. "The last reports were not in great detail." he began softly. "But it makes

everything suggests that ....."

He broke off as Atlas

frantically raised his hand and turned to the five

stone dragons."Master Atlas?" asked the

messenger a little confused. "Shhh!"

hissed Atlas quickly

and listened attentively to the

room. Ears pricked he strode past the floating icons until he arrived

at the statue of Wyverex.

A faint crackling was heard from the stone

dragon. The hollow

eyes began to shine in a weak

blue red glow, while

thin wisps of smoke rose from the nostrils. It

looked as if the dragon growl at him.Atlas raised the eyebrows

in surprise. Shortly thereafter, he lowered his eyes and fell before the socket on the

knee. The lowered

front for prayer he

murmured words to

himself.The smoke began before the head

of the stone dragon to rotate and increasingly compressed.

At the same awoke in it a bright blue

glow. The shimmer of the blue red eyes

shone brighter. A

loud bang sent a shock wave

through the hall and put out

all the candles in

the room. Atlas was the hood torn from his

head and tossed.With startled eyes upwards he looked at the now pending before

Wyverex icon. "My

Lord. Is everything all right?"

the man asked as he came to help Atlas. "I'm

fine." he spoke a little out of breath as he

propped himself on

his helper. "Call immediately the councilors together." he added determinative. The priest

said not another word. He nodded silently and

walked with rapid steps to the exit. Atlas was bent in

the hall and looked to the five

statues. "Rise they will....." he said softly to himself.......

"And now you're here and ask me about dragon

essence?" asked Clara with a big grin on her

face. Roland sat opposite her in the

study of Barnabas, his list of errands lying

on the table.A peaceful cooing was in the air. Roland threw

a warm look to Kyndle, which lay on

the carpet in the middle of the

room. A small young dragon between her forelegs.

This clung tightly

to her chest, purring softly. The eyes half closed she nudged the young dragon

gently what could elicit him a cute

"Meep". With a happy cooing she avoided

her moist look into Roland's eyes, accompanied by a bright turquoise sparks and a happy "Chirp"."You're actually a pretty pair." Clara said softly. "What?" Roland threw a little confused and looked back to Clara. These smiled at him confidently. "You heard me." she added softly and

looked at his embarrassed grin."Again, the reason

for my being here." Roland

began again. "Ok."

Clara replied calmly.

"Dragon essence, yes?" "Actually, I was hoping to be able to discuss this with Barnabas." he continued. "Currently he is on his way to Athellion." Said Clara. "What's he doing there?" he prompted curious. "I can not tell you. Everything I've noticed was, that he was in a

hurry to come to Haven." Thoughtfully,

she looked at the table. "His companion was initially against it." Roland drew his

eyebrows in surprise. "What companion?"

he thought to himself, but continued to listen. "But they made a deal, after which he went with him." said Clara.Barnabas assistant quickly shrugged his

shoulders and threw her eyes

up to the ceiling. "Well is not that important." she began with a slight smile. "So, you need dragon essence?" she asked again. Roland nodded and

looked at her with big eyes. Clara

leaned her face slightly

to the side and looked him in the

eyes. "You have no idea what that is, right?"Roland smiled a

little embarrassed. "Something like

that." he added. Clara was breathing with

eyes closed once from behind. "Ok." she began. "Dragon essence is available in liquid form or as a powder. It is used mostly for strengthening

the willpower. "She explained.

"How that?" He asked. "Normally it is consumed as a

drink. It gives the willpower

of the drinking person a boost and will reduce the debilitating opposite process when

applying magic, but too much of

it achieved the opposite purpose." With a straight face she looked at Roland. "It blocks

the access for some time." Thoughtful Roland listened to her words. "And how much is too much?" he asked. Clara smiled

at him and stood up from her

chair. She went to a cupboard

on the wall and pulled open one of the doors. Checking,

her hand wandered from one label to another until she had found the

desired vial. She reached out and closed the closet door. Taken

place in her chair she put the transparent container on the table.Roland looked puzzled

the small bottle. It was filled with a dark blue cloudy liquid. "This is the usual amount." Clara began

with a more serious expression.

"Anything above that would have a negative effect. It is therefore

planned in many magicians

as emergency rations, provided they have the wherewithal." Roland made big

eyes when he heard the words "wherewithal".

"Of course." he thought sarcastically, rolling his eyes slightly.His attention was drawn again by Kyndle. Playful

sounds drew his

gaze back. The orange-red female lay peacefully

cooing on the carpet, while the little dragon walked with slightly clumsy steps around her

and climbed her back. His happy "Chirp" accompanied his movements. Kyndle turned her gaze

to the little one and snorted slightly in

his face. With a cute "Meep" he placed

his front legs on her head.

He threw his innocent look in her sparkling eyes.She felt the gentle hum of his quiet

purr in the head

and closed her eyes cooing

in half. She slowly raised her face, whereupon held the young dragon more. Kyndle

placed him between

her front legs and tried to shake him off easily, but he clung successfully. She

stuck her tongue out and left

her with a gentle cooing over his stomach deleted. With a cute "Meep"

he let go unexpectedly

and landed between her paws on the back. Kyndle

held her head slightly tilted to one side and saw at the little one with her sparkling

eyes. Playful he moved on her front legs and

stuck his tongue teasingly

out of the mouth. Cooing nudged him with his

nose in the abdomen and snorted

at him again.Roland looked at the

smiling cute happening

and saw his female dragon with a warm look.

Kyndle noticed the observer and returned

the visual contact with the

bright sparkle of her sapphire eyes.

He clearly felt her

soul contact. He

would have liked gotten up to

shake her a long kiss on the lips. However, Clara's

presence stopped him.Looking down thoughtfully at the ground, suddenly appeared

a young dragon in

his field of vision. With head tilted to the side, he looked up at the man. Roland

saw the little one's eyes and held out his hand to him. Gently brushed his

fingers across his cheek, which he

answered with a faint purr.

A merry "Chirp" came

from his throat as he playfully turned on his back. It Roland noticed again the

wound stitched on

the chest of the little dragon."What happened to him?"

he asked Clara with a puzzled expression. Kyndle

had placed beside

the little dragon and snuggled

her head gently to

Roland. By his

question to Clara, she also turned to her. Barnabas

assistant looked a

little perplexed at first, but

found her mind quickly. "A few days ago, a patrol of soldiers

has taken on the

King Street a gang of smugglers." she began softly.

"The smugglers were caught near the border

to Sullfar. In addition to some

stolen goods, they also have a cage

secured." Her eyes gave way a little sad on the table. "In the cage, three

injured nestlings were penned." Roland

watched tense. He

was sure to see a

tear in her eyes, but he said

nothing.Clara took a deep breath. A barely perceptible sobs

could be heard. "He here is one of them." With a slightly trembling hand

she pointed to the little dragon, who purring leaned

on Kyndles edge.

"And the other two?" Roland asked cautiously. Clara lowered with a

weak exhale her face and wiped a tear from her

eyes. "Anyway, he has made

it." she replied evasively

and smiled at the nestling.In Roland came

straight back up the memory,

as Kyndle was

kidnapped. "What wanted these

smugglers do with the little dragons?"

he asked curiously and tried to repress the painful image of

the bound and

wounded Kyndle. He

clutched at his left shoulder, which just aired

a slight pain impulse. His female dragon gave

him a warm look. She clearly felt his downcast

emotions and licked him comfortingly on

the cheek. He put his hand on her cheek

and pressed her head to his more.Clara waited a

moment and looked at them in silence. "Probably because of their scales." she began with a

straight face. "Dragon scales, especially

those of young animals have a high value

on the black market. The constitution of

the dragons is these criminals but most do not care." she threw her look a bit lost in the room.

"Actually, I do not even want

to know what they do with the little ones." said Clara and exhaled left.Roland took a deep breath of air and swallow this sad

picture down. Barnabas assistant closed her eyes

again to organize

her thoughts. A

moment later, her friendly smile

was visible again. "I tell you what." she began,

smiling. Roland raised his eyebrows expectantly. "You can have the

bottle of dragon essence."

she said, pointing to the cloudy blue liquid on the table. "So easily?" Roland hooked for something suspicious.

Clara stood up from

her chair and walked around the table. "Let's call it a thank you for capturing this small

outlier here." she replied, smiling as she picked up the nestling from

the ground and gently stroked

his belly.Roland saw his

dragoness quickly into her eyes

and rested his forehead on hers.

"Two points done, four remain." he

whispered softly. "And by the way, thank you for earlier." he said and

put his lips to hers lovingly. Kyndle added to

the sensual touch her gentle purr. Clara looked at them smiling. She still had the little

dragon in the arm. "See?"

she whispered teasingly

to the young animal, pointing to Roland

and Kyndle. "Love

is a wonderful thing." she spoke

softly on, picked it up and rubbed her

nose against his snout.

A soft cooing he

added her gesture. Shortly after

she left with the nestling the room quietly.......

In Ironwing, Catherine

sat thoughtfully in

her study. Tired she gave her views on the

reports of the vigil. Suddenly, unexpectedly opened

the door and Daniel came excitedly into the room. In his hand he held a sealed

letter. Catherine stood from her seat

and took a breath for her question, but

got by Daniel not the chance to ask

them."A letter with your name on it has arrived." he started a little nervous. His mistress looked at him reassuringly. "But that is no reason for such excitement."

she said smiling and

walked around the table on her

messenger to. Daniel waved his head slowly in

the negative. "He was

delivered by a dragon rider."

he said with wide

eyes. "A dragon rider

from Sorlacom." he added seriously. Catherine's

look went suddenly

to the ground. Thoughtfully, she looked out the window and walked slowly approached the glass. "Put the

letter on the table." she spoke

monotone and serious.Daniel swallowed once empty and looked a

little perplexed at his mistress,

but did as he was

told and placed the envelope on

the table top. "Thanks

Daniel. You can go now." she also wishes to add. He made his torso bent

forward a gesture and left the room without

a word. He closed the door

behind him. Catherine stood at the window and

let her eyes slide over the estate. Shortly thereafter, she breathed out and lowered her forehead thoughtfully.Daniel looked thoughtful for a while to the

door. But then turned around and startled

easily. With a

hectic breathe he saw Tim, who looked at him with

his blank stare. "What

was standing in the letter?" he

asked. Daniel shook his head. "I do not

know." He said irritably.

"I do not really want to know, I think so." he added seriously. Timmy

tapped him on the shoulder once. "Again because

of your stress level."

Daniel looked at him confused and angry at

the same time. Afterwards he went

past him, shaking his head. "By

the five, he can not be serious to ask m......." He muttered to himself.......

The sun eagerly put

their way across the sky.Hand before the face

Roland looked up

at her. "When we are continue with this pace, we don`t get finished

tomorrow yet." he groused to himself.

Kyndle nudged him

lightly in the stomach and brought his attention back to the ground. A cramped

twitching later he held his list before his

face. Thoughtfully, he put his

brow up. "Hmm. I think we now go to the blacksmith."

he spoke confidently to his

female dragon, which looked at him with half-closed eyes. "Hopefully we can emphasize two points from this

list." Kyndle do with a

strong snort a

nodding head motion,

followed by a quick "Churr". He

smiled as he looked at his dragon

lady and rubbed his hand over

her forehead before he folded the list and

let disappear it into his coat

pocket.......  With an effort he lifted the handle of the bellows and

pulled him back down. A low hissing sound accompanied the strong burst of air into

the burning coal stove. The heat

came in a big wave

from the embers. Beads of sweat

glistening on his forehead as he pulled the red hot steel from the fire. The unfinished

weapon placed on

the anvil, he lashed out with his

sledge-hammer. A bright jangle accompanied the sparks

as the tool came down to the soft steel. Blow for blow, he edited the material.Testing, he looked at his work. He put the hammer aside

and wiped the sweat from his brow. In one

swift movement he plunged the hot

steel in a filled

water basin. Steaming hissed the metal in the cold water bath. Pulled the still dull blade

he swung it once

to himself. His controlling

gaze over the

straight edge as he ran past

the work piece before his face. With a skillful

movement he pushed it towards the entrance."Oops!" Roland said, startled and

raised both hands as the blacksmith held the top of the unfinished weapon in

the face. "What do you want?"

he asked with his deep rough voice. Demanding he

looked at the young man with his yellow eyes.

The striking color of his pupil stabbed literally

under his bushy eyebrows.Roland swallowed once empty and lowered his hands

again. "I am

looking for someone who is familiar with Obsidian Shards." he replied. The blacksmith raised an

eyebrow in surprise. "Wait

outside, I'm right there." he said calmly and

turned around. Roland nodded once without a word and turned around. Somewhat uncertain,

he went back outside and waited for the owner of the smithy. Kyndle sniffed curiously

at the weapons and shields, which were

lined up on the narrow stall. "Ah!" Roland

was loud on its

own before she almost pushed one of the shields

of the table. The

female twitched briefly and looked at her partner

playful. Teasingly she stretched her tongue

out of the mouth and cooed softly.The blacksmith came with heavy steps of the

workshop and gave Roland a small leather pouch to.

He caught the little

bag and poured them into his hand. It felt, as

are small sharp

stones in it. Opened the bag he looked at the

contents. Numerous rock chips

were in it. They had

a matte black color. When shaking the bag they

sounded like broken glass."3 gold coins." said

the blacksmith sober. Roland raised his eyebrows

and looked in amazement the craftsman in his

striking yellow eyes. "Um, ok." he said,

slightly confused and pulled out

his wallet. Kyndle sniffed meanwhile excited to a plate armor,

which was placed

on a wooden figure. The nose tipped short to

the armor and it began to tip over. The

female was startled with a

surprised "Meep" before the noisy clatter flew

across the street.Roland was just about to put three gold coins

in the hand of the blacksmith. As the attention of both

went to the fallen

armor and a sheepish-looking

dragon female. Roland

stooped with his face slightly to the side and waved it back and forth in the negative. The Smith also said nothing. He

pulled together only his eyebrows and took a deep breath."Pretty shed." gave the craftsman surprised

of himself. Kyndle cooed softly and looked

at the man with questioning

eyes. Roland sighed with relief

and turned back to the blacksmith. "You maybe know something

about gems?" he asked

hopefully. "The blacksmith swung

his face slowly towards

him and looked at him seriously.

"No." he said dryly and disappeared

back into his workshop. Shortly

thereafter was again the clink

of steel heard.Roland remained silently

at the forge stand and cast a blank look on

Kyndle. "Ok." he gave of himself and tucked

the bag with Obsidian Shards in his backpack. "Then

go to the market, hopefully we will find a stone that is

large enough and is in my price range." Kyndle hopped over the armor

lying on the ground and nudged her partner softly cooing

to his nose. He smiled at her and slowly drove his

hand over her cheek. Her gentle

purr joined the

bright flash of her deep blue

eyes. The turquoise touch in them was not to

be overlooked. "Let's go." he whispered to her and broke away from the pleasant sight.......

"GO, GO, HURRY!" shouted a man breathing

heavily to his colleagues and

waved him frantically in his direction before he ran on. "Yeah!" Bleated the second

angry. "It's not like I would not see the guys over there!" he swore further and

remained exhausted his hand to

his side. Behind the two of them followed by four guards with hasty steps,

and had to catch

it.The two men left the

narrow side street and turned onto the market. On the busy square, there was the usual hustle and bustle of countless traders and buyers.

The many stalls formed with the human groups a winding maze. Submerged

in the crowd they hid under a covered table.

The guards stopped in front of the fountain in the center and flew their gaze over the examining course. After

quick wordless gestures

they spread and

began systematically search the market for the thieves.Completely out of breath panted the two men in

the hiding place and looked at

each other and grinned. "Damn It! I told you, only the box on the

table!" he groused to his

colleague and struck his fist

in the shoulder. "But no! The Lord still had

to pounce on the stupid wall decoration. What threw our entire schedule to pieces!" he

said angrily. "Oh man calm a bit

down Harrison." he tried to

appease him. "We

are still arrived in time away." he argued

and reached into the

pocket. "Just in time!? If you had kept

up with the plan, then we would not have

been discovered by this shitty guards!" Harrison accused. His colleague drew an oval-cut gemstone from his pocket and

looked at him as if by magic on. "What do you think

is the value?" he asked. Harrison looked

at the stolen property. The stone

had an orange-red color and shone spotless.

No score or other

damage was visible. "I do

not know." he replied. "But it could still prove difficult to

sell this one." he said something unexpectant and cast a quick glance

at the cover

out.He pulled his head back under the table and saw his colleagues at seriously.

"You wait 10 seconds, then you follow me to the left." he said, holding out a determinative

index finger on his head, then he rolled out from

under the table and disappeared

behind some baskets on the left side of the table. He had just disappeared, as a guard went over at the Table and let go searching

around his eyes. After

a few seconds the uniformed

went on.Harrisons colleague rolled out under

the table and make the first steps on the baskets to where his colleague

was sitting in coverage and waved him frantically to

him. He wanted to put the gem back in his pocket, but he fell to the ground and rolled on the floor between the people. "Oh, shit shit

shit!" he muttered

to himself, and followed the bent rolling stone.

Harrison saw them

afterwards dumbfounded and

grabbed shaking his head at the end. "Not again!" he sighed annoyed and ran

after him."Come here, you little piece." he said as he held the stone in his hand again. With a satisfied grin on his face, he

stood up smiling at the man in front of him. Surprised, he looked at his uniform. The silver breastplate glistened

in the light of the afternoon

sun. A blue cloak fell down from the shoulders. Through the open visor of

the helmet two angry eyes stared at him. "Um. Oh!" he stammered to himself, as

he has also been seized by the guard.Effortlessly lifted him the guard of the feet.

"Not in my shift." he told him. "Attention

left!" came a

voice from the side. The guard

turned to the source and shortly thereafter was thrown to the ground. Harrison jumped out of a box

forth to him and joined

the soldiers with

both feet in the breastplate. Harrison stood

back and looked quickly overturned the guard

before he put his

colleagues on the feet. "Move!"

he roared in his ears and ran. His colleague was

followed immediately when he saw

the other guards in the crowd. The soldiers helped their

colleagues up and immediately took up the

chase.......  On the main road to the marketplace

a young man and an orange-red dragon females were

out. "Two carrots and

an onion." he began to his dragoness and put

the hand on her back as she continued approaching the marketplace. Kyndle cooing

closed the eyes and

gave an affirmative "Churr"

by herself.Smiling Roland threw

his gaze forward, which has already seen the

vibrant market. Suddenly,

a man turned quickly round the corner and ran towards him. After that moment he

saw Harrison, who seemed

to be in a hurry. Welcoming raised Roland his hand and took a breath

for a hello. "No time!"

panted Harrison as he quickly waving to

him walked by.Roland and Kyndle stopped and looked after

him a little confused. A wordless shrug later

the two went back to the market street."Bang!" Made it as Roland collided with

a strange man. The force of the

collision threw Roland

unceremoniously to the ground, while the stranger stared surprised at the now lying man. Kyndle saw her

partner thrown to the ground and snapped the

stranger with her head bowed

down and bent her wings on. The unknown was

startled when he saw the razor-sharp

teeth of the female dragon. Panicked, he took his

legs in the hand and reconditioned Harrison before they both disappeared into another side

street.Roland sat up with

a twisted face and rubbed the back of his head sitting.

"Ouch." he gave a weak smile from him.

Kyndle placed herself next to him and put protective

one of her dark wings around him.

Cooing she snuggled her head closer to his

and licked him comfortingly

on the cheek. Her

gentle touch brought his aching mind instantly

silenced. With his arm around the dragoness both observed as a group

of soldiers took the same path as

Harrison and this other guy."Thrown the look

in her sparkling eyes, both rubbing

their nose at each other. The turquoise touch

in them shone out brightly. "Where were we?" he whispered to her. Kyndle

cooed softly and

replied with a

soft "Chirp". He smiled

warmly at her and ran his hand over her cheek. She

closed her eyes and leaned slightly

against his touch. "Right. Two carrots and an onion." He added. Kyndle poked her tongue

tip over his chin

and pulled her loving

hug.Roland stood up and was about to take the first step when he saw something shiny on the ground. Surprised, he grabbed it and lifted

wondering an oval gemstone on. Holding between

forefinger and thumb he turned it in the sunlight. "If that is not even a strange coincidence?" he thought.Kyndle looked at the orange-glowing stone enchanted

and waved excitedly

her tail back and

forth. Roland glanced at the dragoness and

winked at her once. "Almost as beautiful as you."

he added his amorous

glance. The female cooing closed her eyes

and snuggled her head closely approached Roland's

chest. Shortly thereafter, she lifted her eyes and sent a bright sparkle from

the turquoise color of her

deep blue eyes to him. Placed his lips over

hers in love, they shared a

sensual tongue touch.

With the gentle vibrations

of her soft purr

he clearly felt her

spiritual connection. Ended the moist touch he gave her a confident

and tucked the

stone to the other things in the backpack. "Just two more things on the list." he began softly.

"And then we go back home." he said with a smile. Kyndle

cooing closed her

eyes and began hastily to go

ahead. Roland watched

and went after her.The nose stretched sniffing in the air, the dragoness

walked searching around. With a confirmatory

"Meep" she disappeared into

the market chaos. Roland went to great lengths not to lose his dragoness in the crowd out of sight. Before a stand, the female stopped fortunately. Caught

up to his draconic partner

he glanced at the

designed products on the table.

Cabbages, potatoes, tomatoes and onions

were in large quantities on the counter. Carrot bunch

hung down from the beam of the narrow roof.Roland plucked two

single carrots from

one of the bundle and threw

Kyndle a weak

smile. "Well, have you found

an onion?" he asked her. The female sniffed curiously

at the large selection. With

a hectic breathe, she moved slightly jerking her

head back and closed the eyes. Her

cute sneezing sparked a small flame that

swept over the

onions. The greengrocer was

cowering behind his stand just in time.With a smoking cap,

he carefully stretched his head back up and

found his onions as smoking ash heap

before. Roland could

not resist his smile as Kyndle shook her head and looked at him with her innocent eyes.

Only an onion had

survived the flames unscathed.

"That one." he said with a grin to the

seller and pointed to the not charred

onion."And the others!?" asked the dealer easily angry and crossed arms. "Well,

yeah." Roland spoke and lifted his hands apologetically.

"How much?" he asked. The seller cast

his glance quickly over the damaged goods

and a quick calculation together. "40 pieces

of silver." he said dryly. "Good."

Roland gave out and

paid the amount readily grin.The vegetables stored in the backpack he strolled with Kyndle through the stalls. "What a medium, I should

merely choose?" he asked himself mentally and let his gaze looking

over the many objects move. Kyndle poked her

head through the wide

display and sniffed at the many different items. Necklaces, rings, headgear and all kinds

of other garments. "Not in lifetime a staff." He thought sarcastically. With an awakened "Chirp"

the dragoness snapped

with the mouth for an object

and held it out to Roland."What have you got there?"

he asked curiously, holding his hand under her open mouth.

With her soft cooing

she let fall a

left glove out of the mouth. He was made of sturdy leather,

pointed out some signs of wear,

and had severed fingertips. "You sure?" he asked the dragon lady. Just at

that moment the dreamed image came back

to him, in which showed Kyndle him her medium.

"You have seen the dream as well?" he

asked, though he was sure that it was so. The dragoness

cooing closed the

eyes and made a slow nodding

head movement. "I thought so." he spoke

softly and smiled warmly at his partner. "This here." Roland said to the seller, holding out the glove, but always

directed his gaze in Kyndles sparkling eyes.Leaving the marketplace Roland looked up at the

sun. "We can do this in

time." he said confidently

to his dragoness and

straightened the backpack.Once back at the stables at the city gate, Roland

threw one last look in the backpack. When

he was convinced of the existence

of all listed items he slung it over his

shoulder and went up into the

saddle of his horse. "Let`s go." he said to Kyndle who happily flapped

her wings and sent a loud "Chirp"

to him. With a fast gallop Roland left the

capital, looking ahead with confidence.

Kyndle ran to him

with abrupt steps

behind before she

spread her wings and rose gracefully into the air.......

In Ironwing, Aaros

and Torben stood on

the training ground next to the

barracks and took a thoughtful look towards the setting sun, which threw her

reddish glow on the

horizon. "He did not have

much time yet." said Aaros confident.

"Do not be so biased my friend." spoke Torben. "The sun is shining still." he argued.Aaros sat down on the ground and closed his

eyes quietly breathing. "What did you have actually for a bonus

for him? Provided he will made it in

time." he wanted to know. Torben

turned to face him. "You'll find out soon enough." he said determining.

"As you say." added Aaros

and devoted himself to his meditation."By the way, have you heard about the dragon rider?" asked

Torben his colleagues. "This creature was not to be missed." replied Aaros and called the

unmistakable sound of mighty dragon wings in

memory. "This has probably brought

a message or something?" Torben thought aloud to

himself. "Catherine, however, has been completely out of

the socket. She has not left her

office since its emergence." he added thoughtfully. "We currently have other priorities, so one by one."

replied Aaros.Torben lowered his

forehead with closed eyes and

exhaled left. "You

are right." He said and went back

to the barracks.The sun was still with his last strength on the horizon as Roland hastily

turned onto his horse in the driveway of Ironwing.

Above him floated an orange-red female dragon with elegant wing beats of

time. Before the closed door

his mount vigorously pushed the legs into

the ground and lay down on the

brakes, which nearly dropped him. Kyndle

quietly flew over

the crossbar and sent Roland

a happy "Chirp" down. "Did it

really so hurry

Roland!" greeted him one of the guards. Roland leaped from the saddle and

walked closer to the gate.

"That you can say loud."

he replied, looking at the man hopefully. "Come

on, I'll open it for you." Said the guard grinned

and pulled the squeaky door slowly. "Thank

you!" cried Roland and sprinted

between the open passage and held on to the barracks. The two guards saw the young man behind before her

attention was drawn back to the road. Snorting shook

the parked horse his head and stamped a hoof on the

ground. "I do not bring

it to the barn." said one and walked back to his post on the road. The remaining guard

let out a long breath and looked a bit annoyed to the horse.Aaros was still sitting in his meditation deepened on the lawn next to the training ground. He slowly opened his eyes when he heard the beating of dragon wings. Supple floated an

orange-red dragoness down on

the grass and sat

elegantly on the landing. Some final steps slowed

her pace last and

she raised with outstretched chest proud head.

The view thrown to Roland which at the moment behind

the hedge was conjured forth a bright twinkle

in her blue eyes and she was happy cooing

to him.He brushed her nose in passing through and held on to

Aaros. He put the backpack on the floor in

front of him and showed provocative

horizon. "Before

Sunset!" he spoke loudly and looked

at his teacher confident. Aaros chuckled closed

views to himself, before he got up and

grabbed the backpack. With

the pocket, he went to the table with the training weapons and threw a controlling view

of its contents."I know it that you will make it!" cried Torben praise

to Roland as he stepped out of the barracks. Strong he struck him with his

fist in the shoulder and patted him

on the back. "Aaros?" he

threw at his colleagues meet demanding. This

reached into his backpack and pulled out the bottle of stronos brandy out. Chuckling,

he looked at the bottle before he threw it over

his shoulder at Torben. "Fine,

you win." he said, slightly disappointed and dug further around

in the backpack. Torben held up the bottle with

a grin and winked Roland once. This stood as

ordered and not picked

up. "What is going on here?" he asked himself mentally confused and

looked at his teachers. Kyndle could

also do not much with the scene and looked questioningly also to the men.Torben grinning to

himself and made his way to the property. "What will become of the bonus?"

Roland asked curiously. "You will get it tomorrow." he answered quickly and waved at him briefly without

looking at him. "Now I show

Tim the real way to calm down." he muttered to himself, and disappeared behind the hedge of the garden."Everything seems to be here." said Aaros

left and turned

to his students. "Honestly,

I was thoroughly convinced of it, you'd be late."

he began thoughtfully and looked at him with his dull eyes. "But you've

got me once again proved wrong."

he added praise. Roland

smiled slightly embarrassed and threw his joyful

look to Kyndle which

satisfied cooing came

up to him and pressed her head against his chest. With closed eyes he hugged

his dragoness and held her tight. "Without you I would not make it." he whispered to her. Aaros bit back his smile and laid his hand on Roland's shoulder. "Now

look that you eat something and

get a good night's sleep." he told him with serious voice. "Tomorrow will

surely be long." he added,

and walked back to the barracks. Roland saw his dragoness demanding in

the eyes. "Who's first?"

he asked her and ran off also equal. Kyndle gave a surprised

"Meep" of herself and immediately took to the

persecution.......

Night fell and Roland

had some trouble to find his

sleep. Too nervous and tense

he was due

the following day. Thoughtfully, he

stared up at the ceiling, thinking about it, what awaited him the next morning. Not even Kyndles soft

purr at his side was

able to raise his fatigue.

Holding her in his arms he lay awake therefore

most of the night. Until finally the first

rays of sun were to be seen on

the horizon.The warm glow of the sun hit on Kyndles

nose and tickled her

gently from her sleep. Quiet

cooing she opened her eyes and was surprised to find that she was in bed

alone. Slightly nervous

sniffed around and crawled out from under the blanket. The door to the small

patio out was

half open and had a warm puff of air fell into the room. With her head she pushed

the door open further and saw

her partner. Roland was half dressed on the

railing and leaned his arms on it, while his

eyes flew thoughtful over the garden of the property.The female placed her forelegs on the

railing and rubbed her head

gently to Roland.

He felt her velvet scales on his face and

felt her soft purr. Smiling, he stroked with

an arm round under her head

and pressed her a

little more to him. "Morning."

he said softly, rubbing his hand over her cheek. She closed her eyes

and gave a contented "Chirp" of herself.Lifted his eyes again,

he looked to the barracks. Aaros and

Torben were already on the training ground. "Here we

go." Roland said, and went back

into the room. Kyndle threw her gaze once

to the barracks and

followed Roland shortly thereafter

with an awakened "Meep"

into it.Arrived at the

training ground waved Roland

yawning to his teachers. "Watch out that you

not swallow a fly." Torben greeted him with a big grin on his face. Roland closed

at his remark with a smile

the eyes and nodded once silent. Kyndle snorted

heavily in Torben's

direction and gave a welcoming treatment "Churr"

of what conjured

him a weak smile in

the face. "Come, I have

something for you." Torben

spoke loudly and waved Roland to the table with

the training weapons. Surprised, he walked to

the table, and also Kyndle was curious and looked

at the plate in detail. On the table lay a longer article which was covered by a thin

blanket. With a raised eyebrow, he looked at his teacher. Torben

began to smile and reached for the

blanket. "Since you helped me yesterday to win the bet." he paused and cleared his throat again. "I mean, you've managed to come back before sunset. Here is your bonus." With these words he

drew the cover of the article and for revealing

a longbow.Surprised stared Roland at the masterfully

crafted ranged weapon. "Go on." said Torben to him, looked confident

and held out an

arrow. Roland reached hesitantly after the arch and ran once with the hand over the material. He was compared to his other arches

very easily. Partly he pulled the string and

found that it had a strong

tension."I used it in former times."

Torben started and

looked at the bow. "He

was made of dragon

bones and the bowstring also has a draconic

origin." A faint smile grew on his face.

"What this thing gives one hell of a shock

when stretched him

to the limit." He said. "But

make yourself a picture

of it.h He added, handing him the

arrow.Roland took the bullet

from his teacher and put it to the tendon. Targeted

the straw person, who was suspended from a wooden

stake, he raised the bow and began to tighten. He

was surprised that this weapon needed

considerably more force for clamping. This

kept him but not to target him

quietly from his

goal. Next he pulled the arrow until the tip arrived

back at his fingers. Together with his slow exhalation

broke his fingers and released the arrow. With

tremendous speed the bullet sped hissing at the straw figure.With a loud crack, the arrow pierced the doll's head and broke the tip of the wooden timber with. Amazed

raised his eyebrows, he looked at the figure, which

collapsed headless. "Wow." he gave of himself quietly. Kyndle

gave a loud "Meep" of herself and made a little leap of joy. "That's right!" said Torben praise

and hit him with his hand on his back.Roland looked at the bone bow and threw

Torben then a

slightly skeptical look. "And you want to

give it to me?" he asked. "Of course. You anyway have a better hand

for that than me." he said and winked at him again."Since this is now resolved, we can now focus on the important

things." said Aaros seriously and put a heavy

backpack on the table. "Your

next task is Ansems house in the Whisperwood." he began. "Where exactly it will be, I can not tell you. You will have to find out for yourself. Presumably you can get some help from

someone in Ascom." "Ascom? Ok." replied

Roland confident. "Well, it's all in here." Aaros

began again and

handed him the full backpack. "I say

it out immediately and directly.

Ansem is crazy, which slightly complicates the matter with the medium." Roland looked at him confused. "And what

do I have to do then?" He

asked. "For that you've got the carrots and

the onion worried." stated

Aaros and cast his gaze briefly to the side.

"At least it had worked for me so." "And how does it work?" Roland

wanted to know. Aaros

smiled at him and saw him with his dull

look in his eyes. "That you will soon find out for yourself." He replied with a smile. "And

why should he be crazy?" probed by Roland.Aaros breathed again

and looked thoughtfully up at the sky. "Ansem was the archmage in the

guild of the three towers." He

began. "He had a powerful access and

enjoyed throughout the country a

good reputation. He spent most of

his lifetime with traveling to

unlock the secrets of the country.

The rumors by his

greed drove him to the knowledge

itself beyond the boundaries of the mortal world. It

was said that he had done it to enter the Dragon`s

Dogma, where he

met the Cronicler. He asked the

Guardian of Time for access to the

omniscient library. But his mortal mind

could not cope with this storm of knowledge and so he became

insane. ""And now an insane man will create my medium?" Roland asked skeptically. "If you formulate it

so? Yes!" replied Aaros left. With these

words in mind, he threw the heavy backpack over his shoulder and peered at his female dragon.

"Next stop is Ascom then."

he spoke to her. Kyndle

lifted her head slightly and gave with half-closed

eyes an affirmative "Churr" by herself.......

The sun beat down from a cloudless sky and distributed its scorching

rays of the country. Beads of

sweat ran from Roland's forehead as

he after the long journey with the horse,  before the first houses of Ascom stood. "Phuu!"

He sighed hard.

His female dragon landed elegant next to him and looked at him peacefully cooing. Slowly he moved

his mount to the stables. Housed the horse he

made the first steps on the main

road through the town.Ascom was originally a workers' village, which

was founded by loggers in the Whisperwood and

the quarries of the Kaladrosmountains. But when a vein of gold was

discovered in the mountains was

the small settlement also influential merchants, after

which there was an explosive

growth. Now the city is thriving

with the distribution of finely worked

gold jewelry and is

used by many traders as a safe

stop.Roland stood outside

an inn and looked thoughtfully

up at the sign hanging above the entrance. "Gold

Rush" was incorporated in golden letters. "Let's try it here." Roland said

to his female dragon and looked

at her with confidence. Quiet

cooing she made a nodding gesture and

closed her eyes. He

smiled warmly and moved more quickly her

scarf around her neck cope. Then he entered

the restaurant, followed by his draconic partner. The interior of the inn was decorated with long blue cloth, which

were placed in large curves hanging on the

walls. On each side of the room

burned a large fire in an ornate marble

fireplace. Roland let his gaze wander

over the distributed tables. A low noise

level prevailed in the air, but

this ceased suddenly

emerged as Kyndle walked in. Skeptical threw the

guests their astonished

eyes to her. All were

whispering about the striking

color of the female dragon scales. Roland looked

surprised at the

many faces and swallowed once

empty. Breathed fresh

courage he walked to the counter where he was immediately stared at by a grumpy-looking man.

Kyndle followed him hesitantly, looking back and forth slightly

nervous."I need some information."

Roland said seriously. "We all need something." replied the man. He

raised both eyebrows at the sharp response from the host. "Have a drink or piss off." added the barman slightly angry. "And

take this there with you." he added, pointing provocatively on the orange-red-dragon. Kyndle

saw the man on very

suspiciously and snorted

condescending in his direction. Roland drew angry

the eyebrows together and clenched

his left hand into a fist. "That there?!" he repeated the words of

the host. Kyndle showed her teeth and growled softly."Heyhey! No stress!" A strange man came in between. "We do not do

something that we may be will regret. Right?" Somewhat

nervously looked this

to the bartender. "And to be quite honest. With the two I would not want to create." he said, pointing to Roland

and Kyndle. The host frowned grumpy

his face and gave an indifferent "Hmph!" by himself. With a shrug, he

turned and disappeared into the back

room. "You must excuse him."

said the stranger. "He does not like dragons. So

you need some info?" he

asked and led Roland to a nearby table.Roland breathed once

and loosened his hand before he stroked his

dragoness reassured over the forehead. He then threw the mediator

to a puzzled look.

"You could say it." he said and sat down

next to him at the table. "I

am Roland by the way, and that is

Kyndle." he added, stroking his female dragon on

the neck. Quiet cooing

she closed her eyes

and gave a quick "Churr"

by herself."Nice to meet you. I'm Walter." the man replied with a grin on his face. "So what

kind of information do you need?"

Roland leaned his

elbows on the table and kept his

hands together. "I am looking for a man

named Ansem." he began, lowering his hands. "He shall live

in the Whisperwood around here."

he added. Walters eyes flicked quickly when

he heard the name of the forest."A Ansem I

do not know, but there is a man

who lives in the Whisperwood."

said Walter. "Really?!"

hooked by Roland.

"Yes, that's an older guy. He comes two to

three times a year in here and babbles

something of guards, magic and soup." said Walter and rotated with his hands. Surprised Roland raised

his eyebrows. "This

sounds like the man I am looking for."

he said and nodded."What do you and your pet want from him?" Walter asked curiously. Kyndle threw the man at the

word pet a slightly annoyed look and snorted

once strong. Roland

also took a deep breath. "She is not a pet." he replied gravely. "No?"

inquired Walter after. "No. She is my partner."

Roland said. Kyndle leaned her

head on his shoulder as he expressed it, and began

to purr softly. Walters view more abruptly

a scowl. "Get

out of here!" he cursed and stood up abruptly, which earned him

the attention of the other guests.

Roland and Kyndle saw the man in surprise. "Did you not hear you freak. Pack your miscarriage

and piss of!" he said angrily, pointing to the exit. Roland stood up and looked

at him angrily. "Be careful

what you ...." He broke off his threat

when he noticed how all the other guests were also stood up and looked

gloomily in his direction.Kyndle showed her

teeth and hissed with slit pupils at

the many faces. Roland kept reassuring his

open hand into view, which left her mute low growl. A little confused, she looked at her partner. Roland looked seriously

at the many angry

people. Some were

not afraid to express their opinion.

"It's against nature! What a freak! Go to

hell! Something like you, we

need not here!" they scolded by another.Roland glanced to

Kyndle. He noticed a slight tear in her

eyes and her view slowly lowered

itself to the ground. With closed eyes

Roland took a deep breath and held his hand on

the edge of the female dragon. "We're done

here." he said tense and led Kyndle

to the exit. Suspicious, they all watched until

they were under the door frame. "A second Hector, how stupid!" echoed Walter's

voice in his back. Roland stopped during

Kyndle with downcast eyes went outside. Standing upright, he

stared at him and clenched his right fist. A faint

blue glow came back

of his hand and he felt a faint

throbbing in his arm. "Do us a favor and finally fuck off!" Walter swore again

and pointed to the door.Kyndle put some

distance between himself and this

unfriendly tavern. Dejected, she sat down under a tree and

looked up at the inn. A loud bang was heard and

a thick cloud of dust came out of the door. Roland

came with slow

steps from the thick cloud

and wiped his hands.

Something exhausted, he stopped in front of his sitting dragoness and took

a deep breath. "Assholes." he thought to himself,

and threw Kyndle a warm look. Quiet cooing

she looked up at him and closed her eyes half. "Can we?" he asked, jerking his head toward the

woods. She gave a slow nod of silent and stood up.Roland stood in front of the first trees of the

Whisperwood and threw a tired

look to the high sun. The hand

held between the

fiery rays and his face, he breathed out heavily. The

backpack rightly drawn he looked to his female

dragon, which depressed easily trotted after

him.He felt a sinking

feeling in his stomach. "That'll

be fun." he thought sarcastic to himself and dropped his gaze to

the ground. Unsure he entered with Kyndle the Whisperwood.

The condescending comments from Ascom

in mind he took a step after the other between the trees, in search of an insane mage and a

downcast female dragon

in tow.