The new day

Sienna woke up in the morning and found herself curled under the grey wing. "Good morning," she wiggled.

Voltoire smiled, he retracted the wing and cold air hit Sienna's skin." Brr, "she stuck closer to him to get warmer.

Voltoir looked at her ."Let's go back to the oasis," he said, "You get some water and food and then we fly to Crystal City.

"Ok," said Sienna and climbed onto his back. Sienna liked the oasis a lot. She got her bath and make her hair look nice as she could. She was excited to go to the city and wanted to look her best. She ate some fruits with Voltoire, who was watching her, but she did not feel threatened by him, she was beaming happily. "Ok, I'm ready," she said. Voltoir looked at her and nodded. She was indeed beautiful.

"Sienna, will you keep favour for me?" he asked.

"Yes, you can have favour with me. You can ask anything apart from babies, live creatures and people."Sienna added.

"No babies?"Voltaire asked in surprise.

Sienna giggled, she had to make it clear, because she remembered how free choice favours in fairytales always asked for that.

"I have to think of something else then," Voltoire said.

"What?"Sienna was dumbstruck.

"Let's go then," he said and help her to climb on his back. Then he raised to the air and flew with her toward the Crystal City.

The huge scorpion was watching them buried in the sand, when he saw them fly off, he buried himself more and went straight towards the Sand City which was in the opposite direction hidden inside the sandy mountains. "I have the news for the king, he said"

The Scorpion King was looking coldly at his scout.

"I saw a beautiful female with blue eyes, golden hair and no marks. She looked like a female prince Ramse lost to the Snake King. The vulture was taking her to the city."

"The blue-eyed female, how interesting," said the Scorpion King "I long to meet her. Inform prince Ramse at once. Station ambush in the oasis, next time she goes there, we are taking her with us."

Voltoire and Sienna flew over beautiful forest land and then saw a big city, it looked like a mix between medieval and Roman architecture. The big fortified castle was standing proud on the mountain, and under it was the Crystal City with huge city walls.

Voltoire descended down before the big City gate. He asked the guard about the City head's whereabouts and was pointed to the Forum. The city was full of people, wearing colourful robes; the few women they saw wore beautiful long flowing dresses and were covered in pieces of jewellery. The warriors and women eyed Sienna as she walk clutched to Voltoire's arm. Sienna could not hide her excitement; the city was full of different aromas and people. After a lonely and stressfully scary week, it was so an amazing experience for her.

Voltoire led her to a big Forum; there was a tall looking older man with a grey beard and deep brown eyes. He was dressed in a golden silky robe and on his big leather belt, he wore a sword. He looked like a warrior, and everyone treated him with respect.

"There is Magnus, he is City Head from the Tiger Tribe," Voltoire said.

Magnus noticed them and Voltoire waved to him."Hello "said Siena" Magnus looked at Sienna and checked her arms."You have no marks indeed he said...

"What marks? "Sienna asked...

"You will see later.Come with me now."Magnus nodded.

Voltoire held Sienna's arm and followed Magnus into a secluded crystal sitting area. Magnus sat down and looked at Sienna, then he asked Voltoire about her. Voltoire told him about Snake King and the eagle. Magnus was concerned about the Snake King." Snake King is very powerful. I think is only one warrior here who can match him, but I'm not sure he will go fight with him. Let's go to the Forum and see.

Sharchan was on his way to Crystal City, he knew the eagle or vulture will probably take Sienna there. These bird warriors often snatched females from the snake tribes and brought them to cities for protection.

He changed into his human form and went to the City gates.

" Hey you the retched snake," the loud voice behind him thundered. Sharchan turned around coldly. He saw the group of 12 tiger warriors with the Tiger King in the lead. "You, snake, get away from my city," he demanded.

"I'm looking for a female which was stolen from me, "said Sharchan coldly. "I think someone brought her to your city."

"All new females in the city are at my pleasure to decide their fate. I rather kill that female than gave her to you"...said Tiger King viciously. His warriors looked in shock. Was he really willing to kill a precious female for nothing?

Tiger King called one of his men." Go inside the city, find that female, then throw her down from the city watchtower. I will show this snake who is the king." Tiger King said wickedly. He was already an old and grumpy tiger, and had no feelings for females apart from hatred; he got abandoned by his favourite concubine. She run away from him with Eagle King a long time ago.

Tiger King was always ready to fight, he got a nasty temper. Even in his old age he still has a burly figure, wide shoulders and strength of a bull, deep scars on his chest, which proved he fought many battles...

The warrior tried to go through the gate inside to find that poor female, but Snake King blocked his way. "Don't you dare to pass" Sharchan hissed at him. Tiger stopped, he also did not want to kill a female. It was horrendous and humiliating for any man to do that.

"You dared to threaten my female Tiger King? "Sharchan changed into his snake form and attacked the Tiger King. Tiger King leapt and changed into a huge brown tiger. The snake coiled the tiger and broke his spine in a few seconds. The warriors were frozen. Snake King was extremely strong.

" Does anybody else want to touch my female?" the snake asked..."

"No, "said the tigers," we abhor that command". They picked up the dead Tiger King's body and went to the gates.

Sharchan called that warrior who he blocked before "Hey you, go get my female and bring her here now or I destroy the city. If she is harmed in any way I destroy this city and all tiger tribes in this land, "the snake said coldly.

"I never hurt any female," said the young tiger."I would let her go anyway by the back gate...we always do that when the old king went mad."

"Good man.".said Snake King "Now go to fetch her"

In the city, everyone froze when they saw Tiger King's dead body. The warriors brought him to the Tiger Castle and put it down. "Let's talk to Lord Protector first. The lord went to the Forum, there is a new female in town, "the guard informed them. The warriors left to Forum to find Lord Protector and to have a look at that new female too.