Chapter 576 Helpers
Archer tossed it back to Jethro, who caught it with a smile before he explained, "That is my granddaughter, Aisha Ashcroft. She ruled over the only Dragon-kin city in existence, well, apart from your domain." Follow current novels on novelb((in).(com)
He caught something when he heard the old man's words and asked. ''She ruled? What happened?''
A sad smile appeared on Jethro's wrinkled face before he spoke. ''Can we go somewhere more private, your Majesty?''
Archer nodded as he walked toward the old man and grabbed his arm before teleporting to the top of a mountain inside the domain.
Once there, Jethro explained. ''Raiders attacked the city from three directions. Aisha managed to escape, but most of the city was lost to the flames as the humans ransacked everything.''
''Where is she now?'' Archer asked with a curious voice.''
Jethro sighed before revealing the redhead's location. ''She managed to board a ship before the city fell and is heading toward the Avalon Empire in search of you.''
When the old man finished speaking, Archer looked at him with narrowed eyes. ''How do you know all this? Are you in contact with her?''
Jethro shook his head as he explained. ''One of my old friends is still with her. She is her advisor and informs me all about the girl.''
''Why not talk to her yourself?'' Archer asked.
The old Dragon-kin man sighed, unraveling the cause of their rift. "She urged me to accompany her to the southern continent, but I declined, unwilling to abandon our tribe. She labeled us as stubborn and clung to a legend she believed would never materialize. Yet, here we are. With your protection, our people are thriving, and reports have come in of other races treating the traders with newfound respect."
Archer smiled when Jethro stopped talking and asked about his granddaughter, ''When will Aisha arrive?''
Jethro nervously laughed and spoke. ''She should be here in the next couple of days. The last message I got was they were already on the river that leads to Starfall City.''
When he heard that, he smiled, thinking it was perfect timing due to wanting to attend college tomorrow. Archer looked at the old man before speaking. ''I'll get her and bring her to the island. I got classes tomorrow, so it's perfect timing.''
After talking, he teleported them back to the island where the Dragon-kin soldiers were helping the citizens. Jethro smiled when seeing this and asked for tokens so they could bring food here.
Archer took a full pouch and handed it to the old man before commenting. ''I'll come back once the Arcane Tournament begins. But I'll create the walls to protect the island in the next few days.''
Jethro nodded as he bowed toward him and rushed off to help out the humans, who seemed to have surrendered when the beasts killed the soldiers.
He was just about to leave when a voice called out. ''White Dragon!''
The two girls kept resting to recover. Sera came back quickly, wearing a thick cloak for the wind. Then, they left the domain and appeared in Starfall City.
Archer grabbed the redhead's hand, who smiled when she felt it and led her toward the river. When they arrived there, he was stumped because he didn't know what ship she was on.
That's when he summoned a few Tressyms, who he sent looking for the woman after showing them a picture of her, thanks to Mana Manipulation.
The flying cats rushed off while Sera watched them in fascination. She turned to him. ''Do they mind being your helpers?''
Archer shook his head with a smile before explaining. ''They get a safe place to live and raise their young in return for scouting for me, which they love doing.''
Sera understood before she stopped thinking about it as they found a bench to sit on while waiting. The dragon girl started showering him affectionately by climbing onto his lap and kissing his face.
He started laughing while ignoring all the looks the people passing by were giving them.
They waited an hour at most before the Tressyms returned and reported that they found the woman a day's journey to the west. With that, Archer summoned his wings and took off, followed by Sera.
The two dragons flew over the rough waters as the wind stung their faces. They flew for an hour until Archer spotted the ship that Aisha was on.
He turned to Sera, who was beside him and spoke. ''I'll land first. You follow suit.''
She nodded before Archer dived toward it, but as he got closer, he saw a small battle on the ship's main deck. He quickly noticed the enemies looked like the sailors, so he took them out by casting Element Bolts made from the wind so they wouldn't damage the ship.
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[Aisha Ashcroft's POV]
Hours before Archer's attack, Aisha and her surviving people pulled into the river that led to Starfall's capital. Her second in command, Sirus, approached her as she watched the banks.
She saw a small fishing village, and the children on the docks waved at them while fishing. Aisha saw many happy faces she never witnessed while running her city on the southern continent.
They were constantly under attack and had to concentrate their efforts on defenses. But when her people heard rumors of the white dragon on Pluoria, they decided to leave.
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