After nearly one hour, the expansion was finished. Walls, wooden logs on the top to hold the Drakes scales that would be put there later, and a seat for a toilet with a hole under it and a cover. The seat was inside the expansion, separated by a wall and a door from the bathtub made from rocks, big enough for three people. Or four, if they were careful not to move much.
There was a small trench on the floor right under the drain of the bathtub that led to the big, deep hole outside, with a massive wooden cover with a small opening. Next to it was a big wooden bucket with a thick rope attached.
Istar waited nervously for Tharn to test
Tharn was looking at the new roof, already finished with Drake’s scales, melted together and fixed to the rooftop of the expansion of the house with the two new divisions. One for the toilet and another for the bathtub.Behind him, Istar was overseeing the smoking of the meat of the Dragon, Drake, and Balloon in three different places, so that the smell and taste didn’t mingle between the different meats.At her right, Gula and Asardin were cutting small pieces of Dragon’s meat for their lunch, with Iris leisurely seated on the back porch of the house, nipping small bits of roasted meat that were on a plate next to
Tharn and Istar landed in front of her parents’ house and heard noises behind the house. Puzzled, they walked to get there only to find Gula and Asardin, each with a sword and a shield, fighting with the Force Old Elementals, Destruction and Breeze, the fire and the ice Old Elementals.Istar wondered what was happening until they all stopped and looked at her, with Asardin looking dead tired and Gula looking all sweaty but with a big smile on her face.She waved her sword at her younger sister and said, “You want to fight them, Istar? They are good! I almost cut the tail of Destruction, b
At dinner, they kept on talking about the new bathroom, with Dipti visibly excited about the opportunity of a very lucrative business. According to him, even if it was only the seat and the connections to use water to flush, it was already innovative enough and could grant them a lot of money.Tharn was eating and listening to all the conversations in silence. It came as a surprise to him that such a simple thing, so common in his homeworld, was seen in that World as an amazing invention. Everyone was used to having to crouch over a hole, do their business, wash their behind with a piece of cloth, and cover the hole without even pouring water on it. But that was mostly because potable water was scarce in that World, and that made the people less careful wit
After landing in the clearing near the City, they changed again to Tharn’s Unicorns and made them walk along the path until the main road.At the gates, the guards greeted them, surprised by the rides like everyone else was, as they entered.They left the Unicorns in front of the Guild, and upon entering, the few Adventurers there cheered them by raising their glasses, and the cheers increased when Tharn asked Kishar to give them another round of hydromel.Synesia, Osman, Muranu, and Kek were seated at a
Meanwhile, Iris was inside a cave, hidden in a small hole in a wall, looking down and grinning, listening to the conversation between the two men she followed and their bosses. The man with a scar was smiling as he said, “As you can see, things progressed on his side. It probably would be a good idea to do as he did, and work more in the ‘Babilndan Theocracy’ than in the ‘Kingdom of Heszils’, considering that the Church in the Theocracy has that stupid law against burning to ashes the dead, and-“ One of the two men that were seated at a table immediately interrupted him, with their heads covered by the hoods of their cloaks. “We will be the judge of that. Do your work, the one that we pay you to do, and that is information gathering and spying. Nothing else. The rest is up to us, Necromancers.” The scarred man immediately looked down and went silent. His partner tried to change the subject and said, “Of course, boss. And since you mentioned that, do you need us to go check things in
Tharn offered his hand for a handshake, which Omarosa grabbed with a smile. “A contract it is, then. Rusalka, you are going to work with Omarosa to make new sets of jewellery. With your skills, I think you won’t have any problems creating a few drawings that I have already made.”The smiling octopus-girl put one hand over the hands of Tharn and Omarosa and squeezed them gently. She then looked curiously at the list of tools that Tharn gave to the young Cathra girl, and next, at the drawings of necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and rings he had on another set of papers.While Omarosa w
Near dinner time, Tharn left the shop, with the two girls so focused on their work that they waved at him without even looking back.When he entered the Guild, a familiar voice shouted from a table nearby, “Finally he appears! Come to me and praise the mighty Iris Thunderclover, for I have arrived with great news! And a plan! An amazing, outstanding plan!”He joined the others at the table and smiled at the hovering Fairy in front of his face, and said, “It seems your wings have fully grown. Does that mean you don’t need my help anymore?&rdquo
In the morning, and after a quick breakfast, they all left the City with Iris smiling all the way while seated on Tharn’s shoulder, happily remembering everything they did during the night with his cute octopus-girl.The flight to the range of mountains in the ‘Kingdom of Heszils’ didn’t take long, with them flying the three Anubis that Tharn summoned to take them there.Following Iris’ advice, they landed in the middle of a forest, in a field of grass, and changed to Synesia’s bears, with a fourth bear going ahead, clearing a path along the forest for them to pass and trying to make as little noise as possible, but that implied not breaking too many trees, making the ride to the mountains take longer than expected.After exiting the forest, they faced the edge of a rough mountain, and Iris pointed to the entrance she used.There was an Undead hiding on the right side, behind a tree, but she flew to him undetected, and vaporised him, signalling the others to join her behind the tree.