Derek ran towards his friend. He lifted his upper body, "Aesir! Aesir!! AESIR!!!" But there was no response. From the side of his mouth, a small trail of blood. "Shit! he must have suffered internal injuries," Derek thought. He lifted Aesir on his shoulder and took him a safe distance away. Derek was not one to leave a friend to attend to but he had to help the others. After checking Aesir's vitals and making sure the big guy's life was not under threat, he went back to help the ladies.This Dandy was far bigger than the previous one. It was also sturdier and looked much healthier than the previous one. Worse, it had ten tentacles on each side and it flew in the air. Derek remembered that Lydia had said something about Dandies coming in pairs. This must be the mate of the other one.For most species, Females were much larger than males and this naturally also meant more trouble. This Dandy was hunting for food above and had heard the death cry of its mate and rushed ov

Derek was a low-level Writer. That amount of blood he just bathed in was far too much for his system. And to make matters worse, he had been using his Aura all the while. He was nowhere in a position to combat the effects of the blood in his system. Derek screamed as he thrashed about and then he suddenly stopped. His bloodshot eyes had caught sight of the fainted Tiny in the corner. He immediately dived in her direction. "Oh No!" Lydia whispered. Derek tried as had as he may, but everything in him was urging him to rip off Tiny's clothes and take her. He came on top her and just as he was about to do away with her clothes, he suddenly stopped. He looked at her sleepy face and stopped. Memories of the times they had spent together breezed through his mind. He remembered how he had opened his eyes to see that she had saved his life from that river. He remembered that she always defended him against bullies and how he would sleep and wake up in the comfort of her laps.

"Don't do it!""Do what!? Derek asked."Apologise! Don't do it." Lydia responded with a firm expression plastered on her face. She still continued brushing the body of the Griffin, not sparing him a look at all. Derek was speechless. How could he not apologise, what he did was a heinous crime. Now he was tongue-tied about what to do."I... wante..."He was interrupted by Tiny's arrival. Swallowing whatever had managed unto his tongue from his belle of confusion. "Is everything alright?" Tiny asked. "It's nothing," Derek answered in a hurry and walked out of their presence. Tiny looked at his back profile as he walked away and then at the ever-busy Lydia. Now her antenna was definitely on to something. "I have to go see the chief. I have not thanked him properly for his help." Tiny also walked away.Lydia's hand was in a continuous brushing motion stopped for the first time since she saw Derek come out of the hut. "Idiot! Idiot!! IDIOT!!!" In her anno

In front of them was a buzzing market. It was in a hall with a ceiling so high they couldn't see the top because the lighting system did not reach that far. There were stalls here and there with shop owners and customers of different species. The goods they sold ranged from consumables to surprisingly magic carpets. The sight of it all was amazing. There were children playing a game of tag and they hit down the goods of a stall owner in the process. That stall owner removed her shoe and chased after them. When she was gone, some other kids popped out of different hiding spots to steal her goods. Aesir saw this and laughed haughtily. That strategy brought him memories."Welcome to the Ignotus Bazaar! It means an unknown or hidden market. That's what places like this are called. Everyone, please put up your hoody!" Lydia moved forward and the rest followed her instruction and her steps as their eyes enjoyed the beauty and variety of the place. Even Derek that had seen a similar s