family, or a mother having to kill her child to kill another and there would be one less fighter.

“If we take out Lusìvar, then there is a secured future for future generations to thrive, not live in a world of dread. Remember from the old legends: the Shadow King ruled for about four thousand years. In those legends, his last words were said to be double amount of years he would rule: eight thousand years. I wouldn’t want any child to be ruled under him for that long. He’s better off a dead Spirit than a ruling creature. Get it now?”

Marina gave a small nod.

“They are sounding like a couple,” said Flavius.

Vaeludar and Marina turned to see the men and Flarefur glaring at them.

“I just can’t see how we can cope with those two if we are going to be stuck with them,” said Wonomi.

“If they keep acting like this,” said Galvin. “I’m going back to the kingdom and start hunting down some pigs and choking the worst grubs I can get my hands on.”

Vaeludar and Marina turn their heads away from the strangers gazing at the two people acting so much like a couple arguing about their futures.

“That is enough,” said Vaeludar, standing up. “We should get some sleep when dawn approaches.”

“Why must we get up that early?” asked Marina.

“We are still in unknown territory, and we don’t know if there are any prowling monsters lurking nearby. If we sleep through the morning and not get on the move, we’ll end up end being a free meal for the carnivores. And believe me; I don’t want any of my comrades becoming a meal for any predator coming this way.”

“If you say so,” said Marina.

As long minutes have passed, everyone was silent as the stars above them, even though they were hidden in a second floor of a hut. They were asleep and Vaeludar kept watch over the group and he would kill any predator that may enter into the hut, and he would stay awake all night long.

TRAVELING WITH UNEXPECTED ANIMALS

V

aeludar blinked endlessly as he saw the few people and Griffin getting up. He sat against the wall all night watching over the people and the Griffin. He saw Flavius, Wonomi, Monico, Galvin, and Flarefur crowded in a circle eating and talking. Marina sat beside to the hybrid, leaning her head on his shoulder; she and Vaeludar watched the men and Griffin talking and eating. They seem to be talking about Vaeludar and how a single half man half creature could be so important could be.

It was at the crack of dawn. A dimming light was coming from the one window of the hut’s second level. He stretched out his arms, wings, and curly tail to get his dragon blood and human blood flowing in his body. He stood up and helped Marina to her feet.

“He’s up,” said Flavius, standing up.

He was followed by Wonomi and Monico then by Galvin. Marina followed closely behind.

“Is everyone ready to go?” asked Vaeludar.

They nodded their heads and they stood up. Vaeludar nodded his head in reply and jumped down the hole. He was the first to exit the hut and the others followed behind him. He saw that the fog had cleared and the sunrise was the same the day before: dull, lifeless, and a grey setting.

Vaeludar turned to face the north, and everyone behind him followed continuing their long walk.

This time they descended. The walkway down on the mountainside was filled with slippery rocks. It was dangerous walking down. Flavius and Monico nearly lost their balance when they almost slipped on very lose rocks. They were grabbed by Vaeludar’s tail before they could fall off a cliff.

Just as they descended from the high cliffs, they found themselves walking on a narrow pathway on the mountainside. They had to walk with their backs against the mountain wall. It was more dangerous than walking down on small and thin cliffs. Here, the wrong step would mean the fall of one’s death. They were traveling very slowly.

Step-by-step on the mountain pass, the group moved without stopping. They walked, with Flarefur flying near them, for a full hour before they found a place to stop for a quick rest. It was an edge that had an overlook of the fog that was right beneath them. In the distance of about a hundred miles or so, there was a single sparling lake in green marshes.

“That is where the river is, Vaeludar,” said the Griffin, pointing his peak downward the fog. “That is where the river lies, but it seems the fog is still here but only thinner. We may be able to go through it.”

“Maybe we shouldn’t,” said Marina who was looking at some wolves standing on higher cliffs of the mountainside. “Wolves!”

Everyone turned their attention toward a pack of wile wolves that stood high.

Growling and snarling, a pack of wolves appeared from behind the mountain’s rocks.

She pulled the bow and an arrow and shot at a wolf’s head.

However, the wolf grabbed and snapped the flying arrow with a quick snapping jaw. The wolf, for some reason, wasn’t growling, just staring at the strangers. The other wolves were growling.

Vaeludar reached for the Crystal Sword sword and drew it out. Flavius, Wonomi, Monico, and Galvin drew out their weapons of swords, axes, and spears. Marina readied another arrow to the string of her bow. Flarefur cocked like an eagle flying in the air.

The wolves moved slowly downwards with sharp teeth and claws. Their eyes were glowing blue like the night sky of a silvery moon.

Behind the companions was a long drop of a thousand feet. It seemed they either had to choose to fight or try to find a way down and quickly before they end up being the main entrees. Vaeludar and Flarefur could fly the non-flyers down, but the atmosphere made it impossible for Vaeludar to fly.

From behind the group, about four wolves came

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