The Crown of Humatora

The Robber Gang (Part 1)

I saw my mates' faces, they are smiling, I knew they will never leave Rylan, behind. Smiling back at the two of them, I took the initiative to go outside and ask the guard to have an audience with Bartholomew and his advisors. I left Rylan's siblings with my mates, they let me handle the matter to Bartholomew, while they were questioning the siblings for more information.

They took me back to the inner compound, this time on the ground level, Bartholomew is sitting in the garden with Gardena, He looks at me and asked me to sit the opposite of his chair.

“I have heard from my guard, so, what’s the status of your mate?”

“He was being captured, along with his brother.”

Gardena was surprised, “For hell! What happened after? Was he alright?”

“Yes, I believe so, they wanted to keep him, because he… well, my mate he is a Weredragon.”

“A weredragon? But they went extinct, long ago.”

“Yes, my mate was from another realm, he came here, accidentally when he was on his journey, he imprinted me, and we become a mate.”

“I see, so he is a weredragon,” Said Bartholomew, while brushing his beard, he was lost in his thought and then turn around to see his sister, Gardena, “What do you think?”

“They will sell him to the highest bidder, either here, or in Erdaron.”

“What?! No, then I must in a hurry, to…”

Before I could excuse myself, Bartholomew shouted to stop me from leaving.

“Hold it! Do not make haste, they are definitely still around the main camp area.”

“I am sorry m’lord, but how you can be so certain?”

“Remember, your mate is a weredragon, it would be hard to contain such a large clan. They will gather their strength first and then use all of their magic power to subdue your mate.”

“To do this, they need an energy resource, a powerful healing spring, and there’s only one such a spring in the main camp area,” Gardena said it to continue Bartholomew’s explanation.

“So, all I need to do is to go to the healing spring and tried to release Rylan?” I said, “Thank you so much, m’lord, miss Gardena.”

“You’re welcome, I will lend you six of my powerful armies, they will be aiding you for this rescue mission.” Said Bartholomew.

Gardena look at Bartholomew, and asked him for one thing, “Brother, let me join them, as well.”

The warlord, looks at Gardena in disbelief, “Oh, I thought you had enough of fighting? I guess I was wrong.”

“I need to do this, to protect this young wolf, for Sahara.”

Bartholomew looks at Gardena with suspicion. “This young wolf, why is she so important to you? Wait, no, this is all about Sahara.” He proceeds to look at me with squinted eyes, “Who are you?”

“Yes, m’lord? I was just a former stepdaughter of a warlord, who happened to become a true mate for three males.”

“No… You’re more than that. Anyhow, you should leave now, we need to get to them before the red sun is rising.”

“Thank you, m’lord, thank you miss Gardena.”

“Go to the back gate in fifteen minutes of the red moon, I’ll be there with the selected guards to aid you.” Said Gardena.

I nodded and excused myself, afterwards, Riftan, Rafe, and I prepared in such haste to be at the back gate as soon as possible. Agnes is in the warm embrace of her sister, looking at us.

“Are you going to safe my brothers?”

Smiling and then I sat in front of her, I said to her to wait for us to go back. “Just wait here with your sister, it will not take long, alright?”

“Alright, please bring them back safe and sound.”

I hugged her and promise her to bring them safely. Before we go outside, Daffodil grab my arm and whispered to me. “Never promise my sister, something that you can be sure about.”

“I pull my arm from her, and let out a sigh, “Look, I don’t know what your problem is. But I never make some empty promise, besides, your sister needs some positive news.”

“I demand you to stop,” Whispered Daffodil full of anger towards me.

I look at her straight in the eyes, and said, “No.”

Walked away, and I can feel her glaring, behind my back. Rafe took my hand and said, “Don’t let her word get to you.”

“I know, it’s alright, I’m fine…” I said to Rafe while patting his hand.

Gardena and the guards already waiting for us at the back gate, she introduces us to all of them, there are two dark sorcerers, two light Nephilim, and also one white sorcerer, and also two werebears. They look tough and ready. After the common introduction, we finally go out of the main camp, but, not before the white sorcerer conjured a few spells for me.

“Your scent will be disappeared for a while, we don’t want your pursuer to take you, now, wouldn’t you.” Said the white sorcerer, smiling and even winking at me.

Riftan grunted, behind me, noticing the flirtier white sorcerer. I didn’t really care about it, in my mind right now, it’s for Rylan and his brother to be safe. All of us, were inside a big carriage, a steel carriage, with a set of seats for everyone. Bartholomew’s war carriage is a magnificent tool for every battle.

Gardena already told us, we are going to be in the spring by half an hour of the red moon, as usual, I can see she is the one who holds the reign of the carriage.

“Gardena is a skillful rider, so, you’re in a good hand.” Said the flirtier white sorcerer.

“Yes, she is amazing, I assume she was also accompanying her brother in every battle.”

Another guard, the werebear, the one who answered my question, this time, “Yes, she was a tough lady, everyone looking up at her and Bartholomew.”

So, there are two powers in this area, elvens really admire the warlord, Bartholomew, but, there are also elvens who like Gardena’s charisma. Rafe and Riftan, get into gear, ready for anything, up ahead, while I and the werebear will transform as soon as the battle ensued.

We have arrived at the healing spring, Gardena stops the carriage, a bit further. That way we could ambush the robber. We crouched into the destination and see them. The robbers, are in the middle strengthening the cage, where I could see a huge black dragon, roared and enraged, trying so hard to open the cage.

“Great, it will make us easier to ambush the robbers, your mate already gave them a hard time.” Whispered Gardena.

“That’s Rylan, he will never give up.” I smiled proudly, I tried to scout the area, searching for another hostage, and I saw a much smaller cage, there was one young elven crying, inside the cage, I told Gardena about Rylan’s brother, “We need to release his brother, as soon as possible, I don’t want them to make him as the leverage.”

Gardena looks into the small cage and curses, “Hell, you’re right. Then, how about this, I go to save the little brother, and all of you, focusing on the main objective.”

All of us agreed, and with that commence the attack. Rafe and the dark sorcerers sneaked in every direction, and after they were in the position, they begin to conjure every attacking spell, the robbers never saw the attack was coming. Although they are winning in numbers, there are like twenty of them, while Rafe almost loses, Riftan conjured his sword and spread his wings, and the Nephilims fly to the sky and begin to attack the robbers.

I took a glance at the white sorcerer, he was busy, protecting everyone, conjuring a healing and protection spell. It is working, we could see the robbers were decreasing. Riftan and the light Nephilims have a hard time getting into Rylan’s cage. The weredragon is roaring and now banging his head on the cage.

“Something is wrong,” I said to the two werebears.

“What do you mean?”

“My mate, looks like he was in pain, he wasn’t trying to go out from the cage, he tried to hurt himself.”

“Glamour spell!”

Someone shouted from behind, I turn around, and it was the white sorcerer, he tried to explain the odd behavior of my mate. “One of the dark sorcerers, trying to control your mate, by using a glamour spell, it was a forbidden spell.”

“How could I break the spell?”

“Find the spellcaster, they are probably here, hiding, they couldn’t go far when they cast the spell.”

“Alright, thank you,” I then turn around to the werebears, “Please help them to fight those robbers.”

“Of course, it is our duty, but where are you going?”

“To find the spellcaster, and f*ck them in the head,” I said to the werebears.

It’s time for the wolf to hunt the villain.