Nodding at Rector’s command, Ley, Marcia, and Markus all jumped from their chairs and disappeared from the arena at speed. Summoning his dragon, Rector used Mhurl to lift Lacey up carefully, “Take her to the physician” he said, Mhurl nodding in response before he could leave with her, she struggled to get free, hopping down when Mhurl growled and released her, she knelt next to Rex, looking at him with a face of worry. “Is Rex ok?” Lacey asked, still clutching her broken arm. “He will be fine, I will take care of him from now, Mhurl will bring you to a physician to have your arm fixed,” Rector said in a soft tone, which seemed to ease Lacey’s concerns, as she relaxed a little, Mhurl reaching down and lifting her up once more and with a quick flap of his giant wings they took to the air and soon flew off towards the palace. Rector was just about to lift Rex up, when a strong wind blew into the arena, turning into a small tornado a few feet away from where they were, scowling at the
“Much better” Rex exclaimed once he had eaten his fill, sliding back on the chair to allow his stomach room. “That was disgusting to see, even by my standards” Lacey scowled, seeing Rex devour more food than one person should be able to. “I was hungry!” Rex protested, throwing his hands up in frustration. “A man must be fed to remain strong” Minet said, coming to sit opposite Rex, winking as she did. “What do you want?” Lacey scowled. “I was informed, by an anonymous source of course, that an expedition is to take place, very soon” she replied, casually, leaning onto the table propping her head in her hands, elbows on the table, staring at Rex. “First I’m hearing of this!” Lacey snapped. “That doesn’t surprise me gorgeous” Minet replied, smiling at Lacey, “So what or whom does the great prince Rex seek I wonder?’ she asked, turning her gaze back to Rex. “I’m sure that’s his business, not yours” Lacey interjected, Rex could tell she was getting irritated quickly with Minet’s pre
“What was all that about?” Lizz asked, brushing off a few stray pieces of crystal from her clothes. “It seems madame Al’ik does not wish to be found and has safeguarded against most methods of finding her,” Rowina said, picking her glasses up from the ground, seeing the broken rim and cracked lens. “Your glasses!” Lizz cried, clapping her hand over her mouth. “It’s fine, they have taken much more punishment over the years than this” Rowina said, and with a snap of her fingers the glasses were repaired, “So Rex, you said you saw where on the map the crystal stopped before exploding?” “I did, I would show you but…” Rex started to say, glancing down at the shredded map on the heavily damaged table. “Please child, do you really think that is the only map I possess?” Rowina chuckled, raising an eyebrow, “We are inside one of the most up to date collections of everything Dracoterrum has to offer and has offered before” she said, walking over to another table near the door they entered t
The moment they both said the same name, at the same time, both Rex and Markus began to laugh, once it had subsided, Rex was first to ask, “So why did you think of her?” “Well, believe it or not, she would be a perfect travelling companion” Markus said with a smile. “Why do you say that? The only thing I can think of is she can fight, I’ve witnessed that myself” Rex added in with a chuckle, reminiscing the time Lacey and Minet had fought. “Yes, there is that, Lacey and Minet have been equal in combat for many years, she can be quite well-spoken, she is also quite intelligent” Markus said. “I don’t know about intelligent, I know she is pushy and tries hard to get what she wants, I also did hear she grew up around nobility so knowing her way around people does not surprise me.” “Knowing what you want, and knowing the way to make that happen is a good trait to have, especially when you are searching for something and asking someone who may not want to give it away without getting som
“Well I hadn’t planned on…and she is gone” Rex trailed off hopelessly, he had not planned on staying long at this mysterious dinner Eric was tasked in bringing him to, but now with Minet changing into something to attend with him, it seemed that may change. ‘I wonder if I sneak off’ Rex began to think, looking at the door. “Don’t you dare.” The moment her voice shot out angrily across the room, Rex dismissed the idea of sneaking off without Minet, turning back to her, Rex’s jaw dropped, she had changed into a golden dress that came down to mid-thigh, revealing her long legs and a little bust, it would have been a tremendous image if she were not standing with her hands on her hips, glaring at Rex. “Don’t do what?” Rex asked, putting his hands up defensively. “You and I both know what thought just popped into your head, I said I would accompany and you would think of ditching me!” Minet snapped, stomping over to Rex’s side. “I was not!” Rex retorted quickly. “Say what you want, b
“Since you sent someone to invite me personally, I wouldn’t dare deny such hospitality” Rex replied, putting on a smile and making his way towards the head of the large table where lord Barbun was sitting. “You honour me” Barbun replied, standing from his seat and bowing to Rex, the whole room following suit, once he had straightened his back, he leant his arm out, pointing to a spot next to him, “get a chair brought over for the prince and his date…ah miss Minet, it pleases me to see you have come with his majesty, you can bear witness to greatness” he added in, leering at Minet and allowing his hand to float around the room. “I have already witnessed greatness, in the palace with prince Rex and his father, this doesn’t even compare to such a sight” Minet retorted, casually glancing around the room, feigning disinterest. “Well…none can compare to the greatness of the royal family…I myself have witnessed the prince perform magic that impressed grandmaster Percus, you are right…for o
Once Rex and Minet had landed softly on the floor of the treasury, “That felt strange, was it the same for you?” he leaned over and whispered to Minet, who shuddered slightly, nodding. “It takes some getting used to, but it is also a defensive mechanism, if you are not allowed down here, it sends you outside, quite violently I might add” Barbun called out, seeing Rex and Minet a little shaken up, glaring at Minet while saying his warning. “Luckily for me, I will not have any need to be in there after tonight then” Minet replied softly, smiling weakly. Coming to stand next to Barbun, Rex saw there was a line-up of large chests all with lids open, ready for inspection, full to the top with gold coins, “How are you going to transport that many chests?” he asked, counting more than would fit in a wagon. “Let me take care of the logistics my prince” Barbun smiled, waving his hand casually, I have had three separate counters all come to the same final count, exactly two million dactrem,
“I don’t even know where Eric is going to be bringing the mead, so we are going to just walk around aimlessly until we find him?” Rex said after a short time of Minet leading him through the palace grounds. “Hardly” Minet replied softly with a head shake and smile, “you should be smart enough to realize the northern gate is the closest to the merchant section of town, if I was to bring something here, I would take the shortest route possible.” “F**k me, I can’t believe I didn’t think of that, today has been a long draining day for me” Rex replied, slapping his forehead, he had already been through the gate earlier, headed toward the merchant district. “Well how about we start with the mead, a bath and see where the night leads” Minet chuckled, giggling louder seeing Rex’s face had begun to turn scarlet. Luckily for Rex, who could not think of anything to say at that moment, they arrived close enough to the gate to hear a familiar voice, “I have been requested to bring this to the p