Resting in a cave

Finding myself in the air on the wyvern, I felt like scales were resting on my body, and my hands began to scratch in different places.

I tried not to look down, taking one look at the place where we fought with the wyvern and seeing dark figures that were lying on the ground.

Realizing that these were the monsters and animals who were rushing towards the wyvern and who were restrained by my tormentors, I pressed myself harder against the wyvern's neck.

Ordering it to spew darkness onto the corpses below, and waiting with interest for this moment, I listened as the wyvern gained height.

When she gained height, I felt with my fingers how her neck began to shrink and then she lowered her muzzle down and rushed down.

I felt fear begin to appear in my back, seeing the trees and the ground getting closer, I had the urge to close my eyes for fear that the wyvern would fall back to the ground.

When there was not much distance left to the ground, the wyvern opened its mouth and darkness began to erupt from its mouth onto the ground.

I saw how the bodies on the ground began to gradually disappear without leaving even bones behind. Was darkness harmful to the earth and vegetation?

I didn't know, but I hoped that the spirit of the forest would not pay attention to such a small piece of land even if there were some changes.

Continuing to spew darkness onto the earth, destroying the remaining bodies, the wyvern let out a roar into the night sky.

And then she began to rise again high into the sky, listening to how quickly she flapped her wings, I tried to figure out how to direct her towards the capital of Avel.

The higher we rose, the more cold I felt and the wind became stronger, realizing that without my order the wyvern would not move.

Trying to formulate an order for her to move towards the largest population on earth that she had seen. I had hope that the wyvern remembered what it flew and saw on the ground, watching as it turned and we changed the direction where we were flying, I slowly exhaled.

The speed with which the wyvern flew was not comparable to the riding monsters, but the inconvenience that I felt in my body made itself felt.

In addition to the inconvenience from the scales that tried to dig into my body, there was an unusual cold and strong wind.

Remembering the old stories of bards and children's fairy tales about flying, it was never said that flying was so inconvenient; at some moments the wind was so strong that the wyvern had to descend and I was almost blown off its body.

After some time, I felt like my body began to freeze more and more, deciding that I would prepare more seriously for the next flight.

Looking at the sky, I caught myself thinking how all the representatives of the races probably look insignificant to those who can fly.

Whether the races had riding monsters, I didn't know about them, they weren't talked about in the Cray Empire or at the academy, but I wanted to try to find a comfortable seat to make it more convenient to move around on a wyvern.

Fighting the urge to look down, squeezing my neck with my legs and grabbing the top of my neck with my whole hand, I looked at what was happening below.

A huge number of trees stretched from the place where I was and into the distance to the mountains where I was trying to get the wyvern.

Gradually I got used to the noise made by the wings and hoped that the cold and wind would gradually begin to weaken.

But to my regret, we flew higher and higher, and sometimes looking down, I saw how we were rising higher and higher.

I remembered that the capital of the Avels was close to the mountain, but I did not think that the records would turn out to be not entirely accurate.

The cold wind gradually began to make its way under the armor; unlike me, the wyvern did not feel the cold. Flying was her thing.

When I was about to order it to land to take a break from the flight, the wyvern began to fly slowly until it hovered in the air.

Assuming that we had arrived, I began to look down and, indeed, a large city of Avels was spread out in front of me below.

Frowning, I saw that in the city there was noticeable light from the lights scattered almost throughout the city. How many robbers live here? 

I hoped that the city would be empty or that it would be possible to get through unnoticed. But I saw figures roaming along the walls of the city, I had no doubt that these figures acted as guards in this city.

Now it was night, but even at this time the wyvern would be heard and who knows what if they try to shoot it down? I had no desire to fight this entire city.

Most likely the guards had already seen us, but due to the darkness and distance they could not see me.

Pondering the possibilities, I found only one thing, I could only observe and look for the sanctuaries of the gods in the city at night.

And one day I would try to enter the sanctuary at night and then also leave the city until I was discovered. But how many days will it take to determine when I will have the opportunity to get there?

I remembered what I told Keirin to wait for me for a month and then return to the city with the girls.

Feeling that the cold continued to get stronger, I had no desire to draw attention to the wyvern, ordering it to find a place to rest, I began to notice how the wyvern turned in the air and we flew in the other direction.

We moved further and further from the city until it disappeared again, gradually the trees also began to thin out until they began to appear rarely.

I began to have fears that she was flying to her lair, already considering giving her another order, the wyvern began to slowly descend.

Looking around, we found ourselves at a small mountain in which there was a passage inside to match a wyvern.

Listening, I did not hear any sounds coming from the cave, giving her the command to land, I felt my body being thrown into the air and my face burying myself in the scales of the wyvern.

Trying to refrain from shouting at the wyvern and waiting until she lowered her neck, I began to climb down from her.

Once on the ground, I felt like my body was aching in different places from the scales of the wyvern.

Glancing at the wyvern who was looking from me to the cave, it seemed to me that I saw a request in her eyes, not knowing what I was agreeing to, I nodded to her.

Seeing my nod, she hurried into the cave ahead of me, laughing to herself that my fifth tormentor had intelligence and was alive. I followed the wyvern.

Walking into the dark cave, I saw its size, it was quite large and what pleased me most was that I did not have to bend down.

The remains of some monsters and animals were visible where the wyvern lay, I wondered how alive it was.

All my other tormentors did not show any signs of life and were inside my consciousness. The wyvern, by the warmth emanating from its body during flight and behavior, showed differences from the other tormentors.

My right eye began to see better than after I came to my senses, approaching the wyvern I saw how it was watching me.

Her wings were folded at her sides and her head rested on her front paws. Trying not to step on the bones lying on the ground and approaching the wyvern and running my hand over its scaly muzzle, I felt how it was breathing slowly.

From my touches it was noticeable how she tensed and then gradually began to relax, her black eyes carefully watched my behavior. Sighing because I didn't know what happened wrong during the ritual.

- It's a pity, you can't speak, I would like to share your thoughts. - Turning to the wyvern with a light laugh, I felt it fill its nostrils with air and exhale into me.

Surprised, I felt a warm gust of wind from her nose, looking carefully at her eyes, I began to suspect that the wyvern understood my words.

- Do you understand what I just said? Or are your actions just coincidences? - I asked the wyvern with interest.

The wyvern apparently didn't want or didn't understand what I was telling her, she closed her eyes and apparently decided to sleep.

Having laughed at the wyvern's behavior and getting up, I headed to the other side of the cave.

I had no desire to sleep on the ground and I wanted to eat, choosing a place for a tent and setting it up, taking out food and preparing it, it was noticeable how the wyvern began to slowly approach.

Smiling at her behavior, I continued to pretend that I did not notice her approach. Finding herself next to me, she opened her mouth demonstrating that she also wanted to eat.

Without holding back my laughter, I watched as the wyvern's face began to change, feeling how the right side of my body began to make itself felt again, I began to calm down.

Taking out another package of food and setting it down to prepare, I glanced at the wyvern.

- You know, I didn't think that I would feed the wyvern that tried to kill me! And I don't know what your species eats, so you will have to hunt until we figure out your condition, which is incomprehensible to me. - Turning to her, I saw how she again blew warm air in my direction.

The smell of food began to spread throughout the tent and fill it. My stomach began to make itself known, trying not to look at my cooked food and waited until it was ready for the wyvern.

She closed her eyes again and lay her muzzle towards the fire, who would have thought that the wyvern and I would be in such a situation?

Whether it was a coincidence or not, I still knew little about the torturers' technique.

Having waited for the portion for the wyvern to warm up and put it closer to her nose, sensing the smell next to her, the wyvern opened her eyes and swallowed all the food in one gulp.

Watching her behavior, I just shook my head, I had doubts that she was satisfied with such a portion of food.

It was clear from her behavior that she still wanted, shaking her head and finishing my food, I headed to my tent. Before entering the tent, I glanced at the wyvern that had settled down next to my tent.

- I hope no one comes to this cave except us, be careful.  - I told her, realizing that I would not receive an answer from her, and went into the tent.