It was a quiet afternoon, and everybody was busy with their own duties in the village. They’d just secured a large prey, so everyone was helping with preparing the animal. The females were readying herbs and their pots for cooking and preserving, while the children ran around doing errands.Chris had managed to finish his sword lessons for the day, so he was hanging out with Cushar, continuing with his magical studies.All the while that this was happening, a large group had already started marching for the forest where the peaceful settlement was. The army comprised drogans loyal to the royal family, wanting to prove their mettle and strength.Among them was general Kerruf, and his three hundred powerful warriors at the ready. They gathered just near the border of the woods.“Sir, are you certain about this? We are talking about the hero Asron here.”

Chris could not help pondering at what was going on, no matter how many times they keep telling him it was not his fault. He felt he had somewhat caused the gears of war to turn.He did not realize that there’s been a civil conflict happening in those lands. All because he was so engrossed with his need to return home that he had completely disregarded what was occurring there.He no longer had the luxury of fooling around, gathering info and studying the place. He now needed to act, else he won’t be able to get out of there.“Cushar, what’s the king’s problem with Asron?”He asks, curious why they were currently in that predicament. Last time he remembers, the fellow was even asking for help from the capital, so it made little sense.“Oh, so t

“Herlein, are you all right?”Chris asks. He felt worried about her situation, seeing that her mind was blanking out.Though the female drogan tried to hide it, he’d been hearing her crying for almost the whole day after they found out about what his husband did. She immediately broke down at the news of it to the point she couldn’t stop wailing.“I’m sorry, little one. I just wasn’t expecting this.”She quickly wipers her eyes before facing him. They were currently in the middle of packing some of their clothes, as everyone in the village was told to evacuate.Without their leader, their sanctuary was now helpless in the face of the royals, if ever they decide to attack.“Don’t worry, I’ll get Asron back.”He’d found ou

Chris was still gasping for air as he stood at the highest tree that was there. Looking from that point of view, he was certain that they had taken Asron, if they had not killed him yet. He was too late to save him, causing his whole body to tremble with rage.“Do not worry, little one. I can assure you, he’s all right.”Cushar was sitting on a nearby branch, grabbing on to it to avoid falling. The fellow has been trying to make him calm down from the start of the siege.“I couldn’t see properly because of the fire and smoke. Maybe I should have tried another method.”Chris was now regretting releasing the beast unto the army, since he had considered it a trump card in case of something drastic happening. But after seeing how much damage was being done to the forest, with the possibility of breaking the wall, and being attacked, he panicked.“What’s done is done. We have succeeded in driving them off, so you should probably take some rest. You’ve spent a lot of energy taming those bea

Chris shivered as he bit his fingernails while watching how the beasts that he had recently gained were being taken down like that.Even the elder earth wyrm was instantly knocked out, considering its gigantic size. He’d expect to at least have time to get Asron out of there during the entire commotion, but after seeing how they could handle them. It made him wary of the guards’ capabilities since they could truly rival Asron.“You understand now? The royal army isn’t just for show, their very formidable. Unless you will find people of that same caliber, you won’t stand a chance against the royals, even with that power of yours.”Rombus took in a deep breath.The fellow had followed him there along with the others after he insisted he wanted to see things for himself.“I know.”Was all Chris could say as he had his hopes up.Though he failed, he could now gauge the strength of the said group and their fighting capabilities to decide.After observing how they had taken down his trump c