"Sis, this looks like the right place."

A cramped smile formed on Drania's face, as sweat began to drip from her cheeks.

"This is definitely the dragon's nest."

Dramia wasn't looking better either.

"Ha-haha... yes."

Drania let out a strained laugh.

"This is bad isn't it, sis?"

"Do I have to explain?"

"No."

The two looked around them. They were surrounded by a lot of dragons.

A single dragon was already enough to scare someone to death, but a that many of them? This was no joke for the sisters.

"Do you see him anywhere?"

Drania asked with a trembling voice.

"No, I suppose you don't either."

They were in a bad situation. Just imagining the dragons suddenly attacking them was enough to bring them to tears.

'Orion! Where is that blue dragon!?'

Dramia began to panic, her eyes spinning everywhere to find that dragon.

"Sis! Over there, all the way down!"

Drania saw a unique dragon that Orion described. Azur colored scales, crown looking horns, and four wings.

Her sister immediately took her chance, she stared at the dragon and began to shout.

"We are fairies! We came here to ask the dragons for help! We heard from Orion and Amelia that a dragon named Monolavir would be able to help us!"

The blue dragon reacted immediately. A roar escaped his mouth, and all the dragons returned inside except the guarding dragons.

His four wings began to flap, lifting his long body from the ground. In a few seconds, his head was in front of the sister. He let a grunting sound escape from his nostrils.

Drania was frozen, she had decided to stay silent, avoiding to cause any problem for her sister.

"Orion asked us to relay one message to you."

Dramia began to recall their previous conversation.

~

"The dragons are a passive faction, if you don't attack them, they won't attack you."

Orion began to explain to the sisters his plan for their success.

"I'm sure you will be terrified, but don't forget. They don't know you. Start by saying that you are fairies. We told them that looking for the fairies was our current goal, so telling that you've met us will definitely ease their mind."

The sisters nodded. They understood the risk of approaching the dragons.

"What you want is either find a blue dragon. His name is Monolavir. Physically, look for a dragon with azur colored scales, four wings, and six horns forming a crown shape."

"Call for him when you see him by using our name. I'm sure he will react and approach you."

"After that, simply ask if you could receive the same ability to understand the dragon language. I learned that it wasn't an exclusive ability to the demons."

"Oh, tell him we are doing well. That should make him happy."

~

"That's what he said to us. He also talked about the blessing you gave to Amelia."

The dragon closed his eyes, seemingly thinking.

He snorted, and sent his magic toward the girl. Their body began to heat up.

After a few seconds, it calmed down.

A deep voice echoed in their mind.

"So, Orion found the fairies? Can you confirm that?"

Drania, with courage, answered the dragon.

"He stayed with us for a month, saved our Remnant friend, and left toward the desert afterwards. He told us to thank you for the help."

Her hands were trembling, and Monolavir noticed that.

"As you are flying, I will believe that you are indeed from the fairy faction. Orion and Amelia's names aren't something we can ignore anymore."

He flapped his wings and took a different posture, displaying his imposing body, yet no animosity showed in his actions.

"My name is Monolavir, current 'savior' of the dragon faction. In the name of our mutual friends, I welcome you to Ormrdivin. Follow me."

He plunged toward the hole in the mountain roof, leaving the sisters in shock in the sky.

They both shook their heads to return to normal, and followed him shortly.

They entered the same room Orion and Amelia entered before. The nests that had scales as decorations, the sparkling walls, and another dragon.

"I forgot to ask, what are your names?"

Monolavir dropped to the ground, next to Ruminona.

"My name is Dramia, and this is Drania. We are twins."

"Dramia and Drania. I'll remember."

Monolavir nodded his big head.

The sisters looked to his side, at a smaller green dragon with a split tail.

"Are you perhaps Ruminona? Amelia spoke about a beautiful wind dragon, but I never expected it to be to such extent."

Dramia was in awe, she never saw such grace from anything in her life. Her scales were shining a green similar to the color of Tiohr-nam's leaves.

Her horns were bent backward, in a wave pattern, and her wings were more defined, graceful and well-maintained than most of the other dragons she saw earlier.

"Thank you for the compliment. It is sad that I haven't heard Amelia say this before she left. Indeed, I am Ruminona."

Monolavir silently listened, before switching back to the first topic.

"You've asked for our help, but what could we do for you? If you are asking to attack a city, I will have to refuse. We do not take part in conflicts."

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The sisters shook their heads together.

"No, we would never ask something like that to the dragon."

Dramia said, before her sister took over.

"Orion told us that the dragon faction was a peaceful faction. Knowing that, we wouldn't even step inside knowing we would be ignored."

He nodded.

"I had my suspicions at first, but it seems like you told the truth, you really met Orion and Amelia. I apologize, knowing the ability the fairies have to read an individual's identity, I needed to be careful."

"We expected it from the beginning. But obtaining the ability to communicate was the most important part. Everything we said at the entrance was Orion's ideas to help us."

Dramia explained, and continued.

"We would like your help going north."

"North?! Are you serious? What do you even seek in that place?"

"Mono, what's north?"

From the dragon faction, only himself knew what was past the Northern Sea. He explored most of the continent, even going as far as finding other lands on the other side of the seas.

"There is a giant chasm in the middle of the sea. Around that chasm, the space is completely warped, making it difficult to access by ourselves."

Drania gave a simple explanation, far from being complete.

"That place was lost in time, only us two knows what is inside, and we need to go in. We came to ask for help concerning that."

Monolavir stayed silent, thinking about his options.

"Is it a troublesome request?"

Ruminona placed her head next to Monolavir.

"In reality, yes. It a dangerous request they have asked of us."

The sisters looked down, fully expecting a refusal.

"But, if we bring most of our members, this should be an easier task than what I expect from it."

A bright smile appeared on their faces.

"Then?"

"Yes, we will help you, for Orion's sake. I have a feeling your request is linked to him in a way."

They chose to stay silent.

'I am right it seems, but there's something else weighting on them.'

"In any case, I will talk with the other dragons. Is tomorrow a good time for you?"

They nodded. Monolavir left the room, leaving the sisters and Ruminona alone.

"We will treat you the same as Orion and Amelia when they were here. In exchange, please tell me what they did during the last month."

Ruminona placed her head on the ground, relaxed.

"Well, the first moment we've seen them was shortly after they entered our realm. You see, our realm is hidden away and-"

The sisters began to tell what happened during the last month to Ruminona, who listened to their point of view. There was a lot of details only Orion and Amelia could give, but they still managed to give enough explanations on what they did.

It took them two hours to go over Orion and Amelia's achievements, bringing Karteira's name as their new companion at the same time.

"I see, so there was such a thing. A ring. I understand why he was so eager to find the fairies now. That was his first lead."

Ruminona remembered the last conversation she had with them about the fairies.

"So he avoided speaking about it to you then?"

Dramia also remembered how cautious Orion was at first. The moment he entered the room, there was this cautiousness around him that was ever present until recently.

"Yes, he always repressed talking about himself when they stayed with us. We knew only the bare minimum about him. How he thought was not clear until you've explained it."

Ruminona closed her eyes.

"Yes, now they're all moving toward the desert. There seems to be a large amount of corruption over there, and two of his enemies are in the area too."

Drania crossed her arms, thinking about all the trouble the three of them will have.

"The Apostles... one of the mystery of the humans. Even us do not understand how they managed to be able to rule for two millenium without fading to history."

Silence fell in the room.

"Anyways, thank you for telling me about them. We've been worried about their situation, but as we can still feel our connection to Amelia, we dismissed it."

She remained on the spot. A dragon had to consume a large amount of energy just to move around which Ruminona tried to avoid as much as possible.

'Now I feel weird for being scared of them.'

The sisters thought of the same thing.

'They are Orion's allies, we shouldn't have thought about them as being scary.'

They looked at each other.

It was easy to say that now, but being scared was a normal reaction. Just because they were friends to Orion and Amelia did not mean anything for dragons. If they were more antagonistic, it would have been harder to struck a deal with them.

"No, it is normal to share what we know. Orion told us that he was glad to have found his parents allies before anything else."

"Allies. Why does he not consider us 'his' allies?"

Dramia looked blank. Only now did she realized the distance Orion kept putting between them.

"He still plans of doing everything by himself! That moron!"

She was angry. She finally opened her heart to him, and he wasn't going to rely on her? That was inacceptable.

Drania was pouting angrily on the side.

'He made two factions allies, not because he his the child of our heroes, but because he himself make us care about him. He never asked anything of us to begin with.'

Ruminona felt the same way.

"What a terrible man. He knows that none of us can actually be of help to him."

She knew why he stayed distant.

"Could you explain?"

She nodded at Dramia's request.

"We are 'hidden' factions. We usually don't take part of the events of the continent. The only exception was the factions purge by the humans two thousand years ago."

"Orion doesn't want us to stand with him, in case the consequences end up falling on us."

Another silence fell in the room.

"It is his fight, that is what you are saying?"

Dramia looked dejected.

"It's not fair! He saved us, but we can't help him?"

While Drania was pouting again.

"Yes, it is unfair, but what can we do. He fights for himself. This is a vengeance that can only be accomplished by himself. Interfering with his goals will only bring trouble for us later."

Ruminona understood his way of thinking better after listening to what happened during the last month.

"Then, we just have to wait for a moment where he his overwhelmed by the situation."

"Yes! There won't be any problem if we are there when he needs it the most!"

The sister thought about the best approach to help Orion.

"Let's hope this will never happen. If the moment comes when the dragons have to fight, the continent will certainly have fallen in chaos."

They shuddered. This was true. Even if the dragons were peaceful at heart, they were powerful beings. Luckily, except Monolavir and Ruminona, no dragon was as destructive as them.

That didn't mean the hundred dragons wouldn't cause havoc everywhere they passed through.

"Indeed, that is true."

Drania calmed her excitation.

"I don't want to think about this but let's say Orion dies in battle and Amelia lost her mind. If she were to summon you two, what would happen?"

Ruminona fell in deep though, thinking of a situation like this happening. Before long, the answer came out.

"By our blessing, it is our obligation to help her. If she asks us to destroy life on the continent... we will follow her orders. From what I feel, if she summons us, our physical form will be altered, causing a surge of power in Mono and I. I fear the whole continent will disappear in a few days."

"If she calls us in a state of rage and madness, we will be linked to her feelings. That is a scary thought indeed."

Terror appeared on their faces.

'This continent Noah sacrificed himself to protect. Disappearing just like that?'

'It's a good thing we aren't her enemies.'

Ruminona had a weird feeling in her heart.

'Why do I feel like this hypothetical situation happened multiple times? This feeling is too strong to be just a thought. I will talk with Mono later.'

"In any case, you don't have to think too much about it. This will most likely not happen. If he keeps his cautiousness, there will be no such end for us."

They nodded, returning to their normal mood.

"Where can we spend the night?"

Dramia asked Ruminona, who turned her head toward two large pile of dirt.

"Do you see this place? This is where Amelia created her housing. There is nothing left of it, but feel free to rest over there."

They nodded, and walked to the mounds of dirt.

"Sis, can I try?"

"Of course, do your best."

Drania smiled and focused on her earth element.

She followed the explanations Amelia gave her.

-

"How I create the houses?"

Amelia looked surprised at the sudden question.

"Yes, I would like to try, since we have to rest multiple time during our flights."

Drania asked, leading Amelia to think, a finger touching her chin.

"How do I explain this? Give me a second, I'll try to think like Orion does. It's always easier to understand when he explains."

Drania waited patiently for Amelia to gather her thoughts. Once she was ready, Amelia placed a hand in front of her.

"Did you ever listen to your element's voice?"

"My element's voice?"

Drania didn't understand.

"Yes, a small, almost inaudible voice. If you don't pay attention, it is easy to miss it. If you send magic to feed it, it should speak to you. Try it."

Drania closed her eyes, creating a sphere of dirt, way smaller than what Amelia was capable of creating.

She focused everything on her senses. She sent magic to the earth element slowly.

'Food... magic...'

'Wah! So cute!'

A cute voice echoed in her head.

"I never thought elements had thoughts! That is such an important discovery!"

Amelia smiled. She had in her the Key, that had clear thoughts and feelings. It wasn't hard for her to listen to the voice of her elements today.

"I can't say those are thoughts, I think it is more a mimicking trait of the magic. To have a perfect form, it adapts to make it's point across? Something like that."

"Orion was the first to do that with his crossbows. I also applied the same process when using my daggers, or constructing something. I give my thoughts to the elements, and it changes it to it's perfect form, what it wants to be."

"By doing that, the strength of the magic is multiplied. Like this."

A small pile of dirt and rocks formed in front of them. The rocks formed the bottom of the tiny house, and the dirt tightly packed itself on top of it.

"I see. So using magic is an exchange of thoughts between you and the element. I'll try."

-

A small building, enough to house two people was in front of the sisters.

"It's a bit crude as usual, but it will do. Good job Drania."

Dramia patted her sister's head.

"Hehe, thank you. I'll work on making it better next time."

'Something like this! Whenever they pass by, they teach their knowledge. I wonder what this world will look like in a few years.'

Ruminona had her eyes wide open at the sight in front of her.

The sisters entered the house, and slept through the night in a cozy space, thanks to Drania's hard work.

The moment to travel to the Northern Sea Chasm was upon them.