"What - what did you do to me?" The Bajan struggled to say. Lord Mordian grinned satisfactorily with confident eyes, staring at the Bajan who tried to take control of his body as he found it difficult to move his arms and legs. "Like I said before, I like you, not only because you are a good and loyal errand boy but because you are arrogant even though in the beginning you seemed calm - of course all Bajans are many a time blinded by their arrogance so -" He coughed once again. "I used your arrogance to my advantage." He continued."What - did - you - do - to - me - grrrrrh.""No no, the question you should ask is what are you doing to yourself." Lord Mordian took a deep breath while holding his stomach. "You see, I casted a hypnotizing spell on you the first time, channeling the spell through your arms which I took hold of, not because I was stupid, of course every sorcerer in all Azaria is aware that Bajan shape shifters can be repellent to hypnosis at will. I knew that channeling t
"So what really happened?"A blindingly bright ribbon of lightning cut the pitch black sky outside the window, followed by a sharp drawn out crash of thunder which sounded very loud making the walls shook. The downpour was getting harder as the storm cloud passed over the fortress that King Lauihnio was brought in to get some medical attention from the healer his uncle Lord Mordian had made mention of.An elderly woman, though not too old due to the fact that she did not look like she was past sixty, with grey hair and slight wrinkles on her forehead was putting some herbs together which included some lavender plant, tumeric and capsaicin. She cut the tumeric and capsaicin into little bits before putting them into a small wooden mortar where she pounded the tumeric, capsaicin and lavender plant all together. She wore a plain red silk robe with wide sleeves and a white cloth strapped around her waist. she wore an ivory necklace with a carved little human skull hanging on it."You wil
He was dark skinned, thin and had an oval face. Even with the biting rain and chilly wind he still looked relaxed."I am Lord Mordian holy one and we are in great need of your help, however I feel blessed to have found favour in your sight to the extent that you left the comfort zones of the temple in Sergia to journey in this unfavorable weather, into this forests just for my nephew, just for the people of Bauthinia. Oh holy one may you be highly exalted in the realm of the living and also in the realm of the divine even before the gods dim it fit for you to be taken to the great beyond." Not minding if he would catch a cold Lord Mordian cried as he passionately while venerating the arch cytix priest. He looked with pity on Lord Mordian as he knelt down completely drenched in the heavy downpour, however he was due to catch a cold if he stayed on the rain much longer given that he wore a just a white knee length tunic with blue clavi stripes and a leather belt strapped around his wai
"So this Merveilland - what does it look like?" Lord Mordian asked.The arch cytix priest heaved a sigh. "I cannot say much since I have been there just a few times but what I can say is that it is a country that is made up of different kinds of creatures, elves, minotaurs, dwarves, vampires, trolls -""Even Bajans?"The arch cytix priest stared at Lord Mordian maintaining silence for a while. "Yes even Bajans. Though only a little population of them occupy Merveilland."The relaxation on Lord Mordian's face could not be hidden as he could not help but let out a slight grin."Are you scared of Bajans Lord Mordian?""Oh me, no - why would I be scared of Bajans - I stood my ground and killed one not too long ago hereby successfully protecting the dragon egg." Lord Mordian boasted. "You know I deserve a big reward for killing that Bajan but unfortunately it has to be kept secret just because we do not want to stir up tensions in Bauthinia which could plunge the people into uncertainty and
"Why were you so excited to embark on this journey with me Romeo." Lord Mordian asked as both him and the teenager saddled on their horses as they rode along a trail which according to the map that the arch cytix priest gave to Lord Mordian was to lead them to a lake that when crossed would bring them upon the southern border of Bauthinia which shares a boundary with the Payan tribe, a small tribe that belonged to the Kingdom of Husavor. There at Payan, they were to get proper directions on how to get to the Payan mountains where they would be able to get to Merveilland."Uh me, I love to travel, I love to meet new set of people, know new places and aha culture I always admire the different varieties of culture that is practiced by different people all across the southern region of Azaria." Romeo said, looking excited.Lord Mordian did not look pleased. He remained silent while he looked away from Romeo. Romeo halted the smile on his face. "I know you did not want me to come with you
The remaining three Payan natives towered above Romeo, two of them were with sword while the third who was the man they saw humping the elf held something like a charm different from the one he placed around the elf's neck.The Payani men uttered some words, then one of them gave Romeo a kick on his face. Without wasting much time the same man seized Romeo by the tunic and flung him to a tree trunk.Romeo held his back which began to ache due to the impact with which he crashed his back on the tree. He gave out a loud cry groaning in pain. Even with that the men did not look pleased, no doubt it was due to the death of their comrades who were slain earlier on by Romeo.The third man still naked with his cork now flaccid and dangling moved towards Romeo together with the other two. The Payani man pointed his charm towards Romeo and uttered some incantations.Romeo's body became stiff and he began to convulse, shaking violently with blood running from his nose. The other two were laughi
"So Klara, what you are trying to say is that this men that took advantage of you were your friends?" Lord Mordian asked while all three of them saddled on their horses, however they had already crossed the border between Bauthinia and Husavor which meant that they were already in Payan though they were yet to arrive at the main village where the Payan natives resided."No, they were not my friends." She said softly. "Those hideous looking men, I never liked them the first time I saw them." She continued.Lord Mordian creased his eyebrows, he was bemused while he tried to understand Klara. "But you said they helped you do business there in Payan?""Yes." "Wait, before I get confused here let me get this straight, you are an elf right?""Well that is obvious." She replied."Then if you are an elf by origin, with no human blood running inside you which is supposed to make you a half elf, what are you doing in Payan? Do you not have a family, an elf family I mean?"Klara let out a sad sm
"Thank you Klara." Romeo smiled as he received a tray that contained a bowl of porridge and some fruits coupled with some baked bread."Oh great Oridon, this porridge tastes so nice coupled with the beef she prepared." Lord Mordian was excited while he helped himself with the delicious food Klara had cooked."You forgot the wine." Klara smiled as she sat on her beautifully decorated wooden chair to dine with them. "Oh, the wine is fantastic - I never knew elves could cook like this." He said. "The only thing I knew elves for was their quickness and ability to wield the sword with accuracy and precision, bloody killers." Klara frowned at Lord Mordian while Romeo looked at him with contempt."The dark Wazaj elves I mean, he he he." He chuckled softly. "I am sorry." He hissed before he took up a fleshy lap of a beautifully fried chicken and started devouring it.Klara and Romeo in silence turned back to their meals. While they were eating, Romeo fixated his gaze on the exposed bulging