A Flashy Comeback and Silent Escape
Arnold was anxiously waiting for Militis and Sirelt's return.On the awaited day of their arrival Arnold received a message conveying that they won't be coming back for the time being.Arnold went to converse with General Luka about the message but he seemed too busy to answer.
Arnold left the fort and decided to visit the royal academy along with Shara to know about the reason for which they weren't coming back.Arnold and Shara travelled to the capital and went straight to the royal academy but the head of the royal academy told that they left seven to eight days ago.Since Arnold had to travel for two days to reach the royal academy of the capital so Arnold estimated that they left the academy five or six days ago.
Arnold searched to uncover the tiniest clue about where they went but he kept on hitting dead ends one after another.He learned that in the academy they didn't make many friends as they were busy improving their combat skills.Arnold returned to the Anteria region and reported to General Luka.General Luka was also flabbergasted learning about their unexpected disappearance.
Arnold had faith in them and decided to stay patient.On the passing of four days Militis and Sirelt returned with a squadron of ten soldiers riding on horseback carrying the decapitated head of a wolf.Sirelt raised her hand and displayed the head to the common folks of the region.The residents started cheering for them.Arnold didn't understand why they were carrying a wolf's severed head and displaying it, he waited for them to enter the fort to hear their side of the story.
As Sirelt and Militis entered the fort Arnold was waiting for them along with Shara.Sitelt got down from the horse and jumped towards Arnold's embrace.Militis also came running and hugged him.Later both of them noticed Shara and asked Arnold about her introduction.I'll tell you guys everything from the beginning but before that go and clean all the dirts of your body."Ok,big brother",said Sirelt and started walking towards the shower room with Militis.
"Sir,what will we do?",asked a member of the squadron.You guys should also get cleaned up,replied Arnold as he was tightly blocking the path of his nostrils by pinching with his fingers.
After Militis and Sirelt freshened up they reported to General Luka and went straight to Arnold's room to identify the new girl.Arnold sat and explained everything to them."So,you're telling us this girl is a dragon in human form",said Militis as she was having trouble processing all the details.Sirelt didn't have any issue understanding but she still couldn't believe that a dragon decided to willingly serve Arnold taking the form of a girl.Arnold was about say his dialogue but Sirelt stopped him and uttered,"I get it when a man says it you gotta believe and embrace it". That's right said Arnold nodding his head.
My stories aside what's the deal with the wolf's head you guys were carrying?,asked Arnold with a slight frown."This is not just a normal wolf Arnold sama,it's the severed head of a criminal of the werewolf tribe and we defeated it to restore peace in the tribe", said Militis.A werewolf!,yelled Arnold as stood up."Don't raise your voice like that big brother there's more to the world than you know it".
Arnold sat down after regaining his composure and told Shara to talk with them so that he could have some free time to know more about this world by studying in the library.As Arnold was flipping through the pages of different books he found a book with details about the werewolf tribe.According to the book The werewolf tribe is said to reside in the 'Foggy forest' of the 'Erisfret' continent.
Arnold wanted to visit the tribe of werewolf's to find more clues about Decruz.Arnold looked at the book for some time and after a moment of silence he closed the book.Later he left the library and was headed back to his room.Sirelt, Militis and Shara were still chatting so he didn't enter and left to examine the severed head of the werewolf.
As Arnold took the head in his hands he noticed that the head wasn't too heavy and not so light either.The face of the werewolf was full of scratches so it remained a mystery concerning how he looked."Are you trying to see whether you can beat one of them with your skill or not?",asked General Luka.No,it's nothing like that I was just thinking of visiting the werewolf tribe to unravel clues about Decruz if any existed." I see, well you can go anytime you want but remember one thing never be disrespectful towards them that's all I can say to you".Ok,I'll keep it in mind."Well one more thing since they defeated a crim of the werewolf tribe I have decided to hold a feast tonight".You sure love eating don't you?."Of course,I mean who doesn't",said General Luka with frown throughout his visage.Well I don't,replied Arnold promptly.
As per told the feast took place at night and more than twenty wild boars were hunted for the feast.There were forty barrels of ale prepared for the fest for drinking.General Luka even hosted a dance show with beautiful girls of the region dancing to the music attracting the young souls.
"So, when are you going to leave?", asked General Luka frowning.For now I intend to leave alone so I'll wait till Sirelt, Militis and Shara goes to sleep."Good luck I guess, said General Luka taking a sip of Alcohol".A silent escape huh! Arnold thought on his mind and sighed.
The feast ended two hours later and almost everyone was sleeping.Arnold couldn't think of a better time to escape then now.He took the things he needed on his travel and was about to leave.After getting out of the fort with a wagon he saw Shara standing with a bag.What are doing over here with a bag?, asked Arnold with a low voice."I wish to travel with you master Arl,I hope you understand and are kind enough to indulge me in this journey".Without seeing any other option Arnold reluctantly said hop on we're leaving right now."Ok, my master",saying this Shara hopped on the wagon.
As they rode on the wagon it was finally outside of the Anteria Region and Arnold left a sigh of relief.The werewolf tribe were located in the Foggy forest which was close to the capital city of Sigrens.As the sun rose Arnold decided to halt and cook food to eat.As Arnold was about to open the back part of the wagon for the food supply he saw something which he wasn't ready to see.The rations were all gone.Arnold went to the front side of the wagon and looked at Shara with a visage full of questions about where the food went.Shara was avoiding eye contact with Arnold.Don't look away when I'm looking at you, you need to answer my questions." The thing is I was hungry so I ate the food last night when I went inside the wagon to sleep".Oh! Geez!, how much of a big appetite do you dragons possess."I forget to eat food during the feast as I was patiently waiting outside the whole time to travel with you".
I guess I gotta hunt something for me to eat,saying this Arnold became an ant and used his skill Antena Logic and the nearby ants came to his aid.Arnold gathered information from all the ants and pinpointed the location of some wild pigeons.
Arnold reverted to his original human self and told Shara to hunt the pigeons instead of him as punishment for eating all the food."Master, I have never hunted pigeons before I don't think I'll be able to do it, saying this Shara started to whine looking at Arnold".Whining won't do any good just try and you will achieve it at some point."Ok, I'll try I can't believe as a supreme being of the food chain I'm going to hunt pigeons but for master Arl, I'll do anything".Now that's the sign of a good girl, go and fetch the pigeons."Are you thinking of me a dog master Arl?".Well, who knows I might be."No fair,I'm a dragon, dogs are less intelligent animals,said Shara with a pouting face".
Arnold created a bonfire and prepared everything needed to fry the pigeons.Shara came back with two pigeons in her hands.Arnold first removed the feathers and made a hole from bottom to the upper layer of the pigeons body.After that, he used a stick and put it inside the path he created and voila the pigeons were ready to be fried in the fire.After an hour Arnold started eating the fried pigeons and loved the crunchiness of the food.Arnold saved one for later but seeing Shara stare at the fried pigeon in a fixed manner he gave it to her to eat.
Being happy with the outcome Arnold petted Shara on the head like a dog and Shara loved it.Arnold didn't want to waste much time so after finishing eating he and Shara continued with their journey to the foggy forest to visit the proud Werewolf tribe and unravel mysteries of Decruz.