Surviving the Lock Keeper's Game

066: The princess with a story

By the time the other women arrived, Corey had told the tamaris about them do they were more welcoming. The men explained to him that after they were almost wiped out, they had to relocate to the secret part of the island.

They were glad to meet their deity, and the celebration had begun. While Corey still examined the box and his mark. He knew this was his paradise and he would have to start preparing it. He needed to care for the tamaris if he wanted them to do most of the work of changing this place from a resort of a living space for all of them.

The women formed a circle around Corey and lathered him with questions. All except Yumiko who was dancing around the large bonfire lit in Corey's honor.

"You were gone for five days, Corey! Explain why you wouldn't let us help you?"

"It was a trap. You would have gotten hurt."

Borba was the first to scoff. "I am the orc general, very few people can hurt me."

That was true but at the time, that wasn't what Corey was thinking about. Anf a