CHAPTER 7: THE SCOUTING ARMY

The session for the time being was completed to stay only expedition leaders talking to King DRAKO.

Councillors were asked to leave until further notice.

DRAKO asked for this when he saw that emotion in DWYER's eyes, that look he recognizes every time he tells of his life as an adventurer.

Although DWYER recommended that the council should remain.

This request was denied by the king.

He had no choice but to accept, as they went out, the other councillors had fully understood the king's feeling.

It was better for the human not to be in that meeting.

So he wouldn't feel like he was excluded, it was fair to exclude others.

DWYER's face reflects concern, restlessness.

Others retreat to their quarters waiting to be called, the human does the same.

He opens his bedroom door.

He realizes for the first time that his room is huge.

The hesitate if you must enter, with slow pace cross the threshold and close the door behind you.

It recharges at the door, in front of him, is the huge window, in which he often stopped to see the horizon.

For months, for years... look at his hands, they are the hands of a strong and older man. His best years are gone, in the comfort of his position as a councillor.

DWYER, he feels like he's going to have his life and he's got a lot of more experiences.

He feels he couldn't go on living any longer away from some expedition experience.

Sweat cold to think that you will never be able to go to see the world, it has become a desire to see the new world.

He decides that when he is called he will ask the council for authorization.

After a few hours they are called to the throne room.

When the doors open, expedition leaders are retreating.

Soon, the councillors arrive, one by one, with DWYER being one of the first to arrive running. He feels anxious.

The waiting minutes have seemed so long.

When they begin the meeting, the king explains that they agreed with the leaders, sending 4 teams of 50 taps, qilines and phoenixes in the company of 4 teams of 50 armed humans.

This excites DWYER, humans will also be part of the expedition.

The king also speaks that it is a risky journey, a few thousand years ago that they do not explore beyond the territories taken, much less on a voyage by the sea.

Still, they are excited to be able to acquire new knowledge about the new world.

It also clarifies that this mission could have a high casualty rate on the team.

She doesn't know how powerful the species that inhabit her can be.

So they'll send people trained in combat, even if it's just a reconnaissance mission.

They should not interfere and if possible, they should not be seen.

DWYER takes the floor and presents to the council his knowledge in the field of expeditions and proposes that they let him participate in it.

The council explains that they, in taking the reins of the kingdom, are vital to the functioning of the kingdom, which one cannot cover, the other will.

His role within the kingdom does not allow him to leave his post to expose himself to a simple mission of recognition, which could be deadly to many of them.

With which, he is denied his departure.

If he leaves his post and comes to perish, it would be a heavy blow to all.

DWYER's gaze reflects a great emptiness, even if his face does not reflect him, his eyes do not lie, he really feels bad about it.

His mixed feelings, his hunger for adventure, had returned to him with that news, as when he was a young adventurer.

He feels his wings have been cut off.

That's what he expresses to the council.

By making this confession, the councillors look at each other and look at the king.

DRAKO, seriously asks if that's what you really want?

They're asking you to wait for a deliberation.

DWYER lays down in his seat to wait.

They talk about the efforts that the human has made, moreover, their life is short enough for him to live in one place, instead, they possess longer lives, although some of them have inherited the place from another of their kind upon death.

The human's is short.

This is why they let him go.

DWYER screams and leaps with taste like a child, with a broad smile and his eyes denote vivacity, an act that surprises them, never in all his years of meeting him, they have seen him so cheerful.

King DRAKO did so with that look every time he told him about his experiences.

Like I'm reliving them.

DRAKO, you end up getting a smile on your human friend.

Resigned.

He just wishes him luck and asks him to try to get back healthy.

One more thing remains to be done.

He asks to gather the 200 humans who will go on the expedition.

They're vulnerable, so they've come up with a present.

All of them must bring their weapons to the small lake inside the cavern, it was prepared with water and inside it the stone that, has rested for more than 30 days.

This trip had been planned for other areas, although the gift had been planned.

First of all, they take a pot and drink from that water.

Some have to endure some pains for a while, eventually they end up assimilating that power that was bestowed upon them.

In recognition as warriors, each of the humans submerged their weapons into the water, which absorbed power from the stone.

They with their new weapons, they must return safely.

The expedition team will be out in a week.

They explain that they have acquired power through the magic of stone.

So go with your wives and sow your seeds, to pass that legacy.

Singles got a partner to procreate.

Everything had been planned.

After a week, in the early morning, humans leave their homes when they say goodbye to their families.

They hope to come back alive, but they still don't have the certainty.

Outside the castle they will meet with the flying species, only waiting for the council member to accompany them.

DWYER, bids farewell to all the councillors enthusiastically, approaches his king, with tears in his eyes thanks him for this last chance, runs to where they are going to depart.

He will ride on a faucet, called Hufu, who offered to go with councillor DWYER, will be his companion and protector.

He is one of many others who will go, humans, faucets, phoenix and qilines.

A total of 200 flyers mounted with humans as companions.

They're uncharted lands, so they have to be taken care of.

Take the flight to the new world.

end of chapter 7