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Chapter 9: Reunion

Mongo was softly patting Aggy as he felt his poor dragon was

getting tired from the heavy burden on his back. It wouldn’t be long now before they would arrive to Donn, to Lir, home. ⦁ Are you tired, my friend? Asked Mongo telepathically. ⦁ What do you think? Answered Aggy wanting to appear grumpy. But Mongo knew him only too well by now to realize he was just messing with him.

⦁ We are almost there. Then you can rest as much as you want…not too much though as the undead will soon be upon us. ⦁ Ha-ha, are you trying to be funny, my little human friend? ⦁ Yeah, I thought I was funny, not just trying to be funny! And now it was Mongo’s turn to act grumpy. Then he started to laugh loudly. ⦁ Are you having secret conversations with Aggy again? Asked Bratty wondering what the two had been laughing about. ⦁ Just trying to get Aggy in a good mood, make him forget about the

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cumber on his back, uttered Mongo in a friendly voice. ⦁ And is it working? Asked Miiah who loved life in all forms and who cared about every life, be it a human life or an animal’s life. ⦁ I hope so! Yes, no worries Miiah. Aggy is OK. ⦁ Good, and Miiah smiled content.

⦁ Look, Scar interrupted their conversation, our castle! We are almost there!

Everybody was relieved to see Lir and Scar and Miiah’s castle. Soon they were inside the castle, going straight for the council room. Harry and Olek were busy making rescue plans and were in the seventh heaven when they saw them safe and sound in front of their eyes.

Scar gave word for Alyss, Ulo and Adi to be informed regarding the

current events as they were also needed. Everyone who could fight was needed in the fight that was to come. He also sent for his inventor, Scholar, to be brought in the council room. ⦁ I will get Alyss up to date with everything and will get her here, offered Mongo.

⦁ Ok, agreed king Scar, who will get Adi, Ulo and Scholar? ⦁ I can go get Adi, offered Harry, Scar’s general. He is probably training in the courtyard. He is the most ambitious young man I have ever seen, added Harry who really cared for the young boy. ⦁ Ok, I will get Ulo, said Olek. He is most likely fishing. He seems to enjoy fishing very much lately.

⦁ Who is Scholar? Asked Mean as Scar had hired Scholar after his departure with Bratty. So neither Bratty nor Mean knew him. ⦁ He is my inventor, said Scar simply. When you and Bratty left I had no more mages at court so I hired something different, an inventor. ⦁ Ok…sounds legit, said Mean after thinking for a minute or two. Mongo left to bring Alyss. She was surely at home not knowing that they had returned already and not knowing that they were about to fight a powerful foe pretty soon. He knocked on her door. He heard her footsteps tread lightly towards the door.

⦁ It is me, said Mongo, open up Alyss! ⦁ Mongo? She said and opened the door. I thought you were away with Scar and Miiah in Loyalis.

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⦁ I was, we were. We just got back.

⦁ Why so soon? Asked Alyss puzzled as she remembered clearly that Mongo told her they would stay there for about a fortnight. Did anything happen?

⦁ Kind of… and Mongo told her about the undead army and the crazy shaman who controlled them.

⦁ As I see it, said Alyss, we kill the shaman and problem solved. ⦁ You might be right but for that we have to be able to get near him. And he is surrounded by his army.

⦁ I guess we will have to find a way!

⦁ OK, let’s go to the council room, Scar is gathering everyone. One hour later everyone was in the council room: Scar, Miiah and her maid Hizzy, Harry, Olek, Mean, Bratty, Adi, Ulo, Mongo, Alyss, Scholar and even Noah the treasurer.