A New Dawn

[Hermione]

Dolmine wished she could shut her eyes, but they were heading into unmapped territory! She kept a deathgrip on the druid and peered about wide-eyed. No time to record things as they went. She'd just have to rely on her memory. Rescuing Tsevelanth came first!

[frizzer]

Garrelous thundered on towards his goal,,he checked himself,,sighed and slowed, and waited for the others. Over time they had become his friends and tehy didn't deserve his impatience

[kluane]

Kala just whispered to his horse to follow up and seemed to be asleep... But he was aware of the fact that there might be some ambush lying ahead...

He gripped his wand with one hand and the claw with the other - carefully hiding both in his clothes...

[frizzer]

Garrelous sat on Belgan waiting for his friends,,then he realised he had waited far to much,,he had to find his love. He dug in his spurs and thundered off, he doubted he would see any of them again but who knows

[kluane]

Kala realized the whole group just dissolved... <what now> he was thinking, when he saw Garrelous thunder away...

"What the hell" he mumbled, then laughed out aloud and was riding his horse hard the way he had followed Tsevelanth...

<Nobody wants to join? I do it on my on! I don't let one of my buddies in danger... And if I die, I'll rejoin the spirits in the other world!> The plan to free Tsevelanth was risky and included some major lies. But Kala hoped that the surprise effect was on his side.

So after a while he arrived at a huge castle, containing a towering wall and even bigger towers at each corner. An impressive building even for people who were raised at another one - for Kala it was breathtaking!

But - inclined to his own destiny - he never stopped and entered through the main entrance. There were guards everywhere in the castle, but nobody seemed to notice the ugly man on an even uglier horse...

Untouched he reached the inner wall of the castle, but when he wanted to ride through the second door, he got hold off by a guard who tells him that there was no entry for beggars.

Laughing out loud again - he layed his one hand on the wolverine claw, his other hand he just punched in the guards face... Then he whispered to his horse and it responded by shooting forward with sudden speed. He made a circle of fire around him by just looking around. He smashed intruders heads with the claw he had at hand...

That way he fought his way to the main building and finally reached the throne room. Laughing again he smashed the doors wide open and went into the room...

"Is that all you have for protection?" He asked Tsevelanth's brother drawing a wall of fire at the doorsteps - "I thought you to have more power! But alas - I'm bringing you the very best wishes of my dad, Kilera the 23rd. He was pleased to hear you want the wolverinemen as allied. We are happy if we gain an ally in the Elven land..."

Kala laughs again. Then he tells Tsevelanth's brother to tell his guards to back up... "You don't need them anymore...

"Now let's talk about business! As my dad mentioned our loyalty has it's price: First, we need to have the grant for the 250 square miles of land you own in our territory. Second we want the wand you stole away from our high priest with the help of your thievish brother. Third we need to have turned your brother in my custody. And fourth we want to know your teleportation spell.

"In exchange you got an alliance with the wolverinemen, which includes protection from any attack or cruelty from our nation. I think you can get that alliance for a cheap price."

Kala laughs out again. "By the way - a little less luxury and a little more protection wouldn't be out of place... Where is the mage you sent to get us? He wasn't that bad - but he should be a little less astonished when someone blazes all of a sudden... And then - you don't need to search the fire wand longer at Tsevelanths body, it is stored away by myself..."

Kala now awaited that his friend was given in his custody...