The next morning, we knocked on our door and followed the guard. We arrived in a kitchen where we could use bread, milk and ham.

After we had eaten our fill, we were invited to a finely decorated living room where the magus and his apprentice, a master of war and behind us two figures with hoods, probably assassins on a protection mission, were waiting for us. And finally the pontiff... in front of me.

We knelt down and recognized the pontiff prince and he obviously liked it.

"Get up and sit down at our table."

Hot drinks were served and immediately I recognized the smell of poison in the king's cup.

"STOP! POISON!"

The two acolytes had their daggers out to jump on me and the prince looked at his cup.

"Your Majesty, don't drink that cup, there's poison in it..."

The prince motioned to his acolytes to get back into position.

It was a test.

Altus: "Your senses are sharp, even a seasoned taster is not able to detect this poison. But thank you, your intentions are good. In a way, you saved my life. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Andromedus told me everything.

Do you have any pictures to show us?"

I took out my tablet and they actually saw my magical skills with my dimensional space.

Amazed by the glass tablet, I gave it to them as a token of thanks for their hospitality.

I showed them the manual icon, the photo gallery and how to take pictures. And recharge it with the solar plate on the back.

A priceless gift for them.

The prince was excited to have a new toy and was in a joyful mood.

I looked at Isolde and she smiled at me, but her cheeks were red. She hadn't told them anything.

While the prince and his wizard were looking at pictures of their front region, cached maps and google maps, the wizard was looking at me.

I said, "How are you, did you sleep well?"

Apparently not, she was disturbed.

My tail, under the table, touched her foot and rubbed her calf.

Against all expectations, she lowered her head and started to laugh discreetly. Then she whispered: "Stop!".

I lowered my head but that did not escape the warlord, the apprentice's brother.

Fear and incomprehension marked his face.

Her sister in the grip of the demon....

Then the prince asked me if I could cooperate to help them against the demon lord.

I had a brief glance at the apprentice and I acquiesced to their request.

They left us alone and showed us the castle, the barracks and the armory. They let me access the library.

And, against all expectations, we were free to enter and leave the castle...

But we were observed. I took advantage of it to train Marise.

We made the race around the castle and very slowly, we approached the speed of a galloping horse.

"You have to strengthen your legs and work hard. It would be unfortunate if you fell from a height and broke your neck when you were out of breath."

In the afternoon, we went to the weapons store and climbed on a siege machine. It had several levels and we climbed up to the first level.

"Face the wind and breathe in. Feel it glide over your wings. They are sensitive exactly so that you feel the movement of the air.

Bend a little and you will feel the lift. Then you will work on your mana which will serve as propulsion to go even faster.

Our training fascinated humans. See two non-aggressive dragons that they could talk to and practice flying with. Few humans have ever witnessed such a spectacle.

"Now, climb to the first level which was 2 meters high.

Spread your wings and jump"

Marise jumped into the void and hovered about twenty meters.

"Good. Keep going and try to receive you well without twisting or spraining a leg. Don't climb any higher until you have managed to turn, climb back up and above all use your tail as a rudder and pendulum."

Marise practiced all afternoon and eventually returned to her starting point without touching the ground.

"You shouldn't be abrupt. the wings are strong but also fragile and it's our life insurance against enemies. your body must also get to know you and they must naturally memorize the techniques learned today."

The 2 dragons went to the buffet and Isolde had watched all day as Tania instructed Marise in flying techniques.

She was taking notes but also sketches.

She had made a spindle portrait of Tania.

When the meal was over, Isolde gave Tania her beautifully drawn portrait on parchment.

I was touched by the gift.

"It's the first time I've been given a gift since Georgie's death..."

Isolde: "Can you tell me about your friend?"

Let's say we were on different sides, allies, but each one was protecting the interests of his country. Even though we were together at the military academy.

We often crossed paths during our missions and it was like a race for victory, but without the need to kill each other. Then, what happened happened, we slept together and I couldn't do without her/him.

Isolde : "How? her/him?"

"Let's say, it was a very rare case of intersex, she had both genders and was mistreated and rejected in society. She, because it was her way of dressing, had only me as her friend and confidant.

Georgie went on a mission once and so did I at the same time but I found myself like that now and when I came back to save him, I arrived an hour too late. There was nothing left to do. And since then, I feel dirty and lonely. Fortunately I have Marise but we're in a serious scramble..."

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Isolde watched from the terrace of the ramparts the sunset with Me. I had my hands/clamps on the stone parapet, also watching the sunset.

"The orcs will soon parade here and it will be the end..."

"Fear not, I will protect you"

Isolde had his warm hand on my paw and as a reptile, I appreciated her warmth.

She turned her head in my direction, and I didn't hold on any longer, I caught Isolde between my arms, my head resting against her neck, protruding backwards.

"Be my friend....Iseult, don't reject me, I beg you".

She was frightened, her instincts tested, but she put her hands behind my back and caressed me .

I really needed tenderness...

Her back was wet with tears.

I straightened up and got serious again,

"Ivan rejected me... too. I wanted to have his little ones but he preferred Argentrix and Hirrax... He told me that he didn't love me... that I was an army maniac. When I played with his little brother, I got faint and he grabbed me and threw me in a hole and called his mother to devour me... she gave me one last chance.... I'm scared.... she could be anywhere...."

Isolde sat on the parapet, holding herself because of the vertigo.

"Who is it Ivan, Hirrax?"

Me: "Ivan is a human being who was transformed like me but under different circumstances, and he ended up being transformed into a hydra. He has the body of Tiamat, finally a clone. He has all her powers, but he is a pacifist. He lives with humans and non-humans on a farm and he raises his children, whom he had with a silver dragon and his half sister, a red dragon. He is loved and cherished by Tiamat who protects his world because they have helped him. She has established her lair, an infernal palace, the Black Cathedral, in a magical cave below the farm of the black dragon Ivan".

Isolde: "A black dragon with a silver dragon and a red dragon..."

"Yes, I loved him madly, plus he had saved Georgie once.

But since he's a daddy, his heart is not to be taken anymore..."

Isolde: "It must have been hard..."

I sighed, Isolde clutching my back.

We walked together towards her tower, she wanted to show me around...

We held hands.

I was very happy to have a friend. She did not reject me despite the fact that I was a dragon.

But her brother blocked our way and took her aside in the turn of the tower stairs.

"But are you crazy? She possessed you or something. Don't deny it, I saw you holding her in your arms... Are you going up with her to your room?"

Isolde pulling his arm out.

"We become friends, that's all. You're a bully and you don't understand anything... Grow up!"

Brother: "Can't you see she's manipulating you???? What are we going to do when she takes over the castle??"

Isolde: "You don't understand anything about love. Grow up and try to find a girlfriend who's smarter than you are, that will help you. And if you don't let go of me, I'll scream that you're still a virgin!"

Alerted by the hubbub, Altus, who was walking around with Andromeda to report to him, surprised the conversation and stood behind me.

I could only witness the quarrel of the siblings.

I put one knee on the ground. "Sire..."

"Hahahahaha, get up, Tania, they argue all the time...it's sometimes hilarious."

Exasperated, Isolde didn't see the prince behind me and grabbed my arm and neck...

"Take a good look at me!"

And, to my surprise, she took my head in her hands and kissed me on the lips...

and she pressed on my chest "Tania, I love you..."

Then, seeing her majesty, she got down on all fours and begged for forgiveness.

"Forgive me, sire, for showing you this spectacle..."

I took Isolde by the hand and helped her to stand up and she almost hid herself in my back feathers...

"Sire, I beg your forgiveness, I take responsibility, but please don't hurt her, for pity's sake... It's my fault..."

The prince gave an ear to his adviser who whispered to him "I detect no traces of magic or charm...I believe that they are sincere and that it is only a lover's quarrel...

the prince answered him that it was a good thing, that at least the "visitors" were able to love and be loved .

Altus laughed heartily.

"Every time I see you, I get a comedy show, but this time it's the jackpot! hahaha, as a pontiff, I can organize a wedding... HAHAHAHAHAH...."

The three of us were embarrassed... we didn't know what to say... and the confession .....

"Thank you Isolde.... I love you too but we need to get to know each other better"

Brother: "It's a crowning achievement! And you, Tania... you're nothing but a dragon, courting my sister...? And moreover in front of his Majesty?

You know we are afraid of you... You know that we are desperate and that we don't have the luxury to defy you... because of the orcs. And you make promises. We know that you're a magician and a soldier. I wasn't born yesterday, I know that you're joining my sister in her room by I don't know what means. I too am an elite soldier and a master of war and finally an adviser to the prince. So, what should I tell him?

But whatever you do, know that I will defend my prince and my sister and if you really love her, show us what you can do!"

Iseult wanted to slap her brother, but he grabbed her hand and said, "Don't do that to me... not now..."!!!

Then he turned to me. "If you want my sister, show us your worth and courage, not promises and empty words."

With the incident closed, we all went back to our quarters.

Marise: "Are you okay, Mom?" "You look different... something happened, I spied on you.

Me: "Listen, Marise, you see, do what you want and continue your spy training but stop - for Isolde's apartments."

I was all red... excited.

But Marise took me out of my daydreams:

"I forbid you to do to her what you did to me, it's understood, it won't work between us anymore and I'll tell Mother..."

I took the threat seriously and I didn't feel like getting closer to Marise...

"If it's blackmail, it will be the first and last time...Marise...And I want you to know that in love, I'm not afraid of my fate. When you've eliminated me, will you look in the mirror? When you see slavers, what will you feel? regret? disgust? You're still a virgin, you haven't been raped... What do you think, that the Zergs troops would have simply taken you as a prisoner under the Geneva Convention with buildings, sanitary facilities, a canteen and a soccer field to play in?

They would have raped you and cut you to shreds to feed the Sanddrakes or evil beasts and turn you into mana drug."

Marise cried and shouted, "I'm sorry, Mom... I didn't understand anything... I was mad at you... I know you did it to protect me... I only realize it now. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

I wanted to laugh... ("A dragon never asks for forgiveness...HAhahahahaha...")

I caressed my poor daughter who, with her new body, was just a child...

"I, too, ask your forgiveness...I may have made some bad choices, for sure, but I still have a heart...I still cry. I don't want to lose you and look on the bright side... we're together...."

Marise: "You're gonna dragonize her???"

"No, I'll do everything I can. But if she wants to...she still has to earn my trust if I like her. She hasn't turned me in, and I think that's a good sign..."

Marise: "Then I'll keep an eye on her."

In the evening, at dinner, Altus came to join us.

After answering a thousand questions about the photos in the tablet and the films and documentaries, they had a real treasure that could take them at least a century forward in technology.

"As I promised to help you, tomorrow I will destroy the orc army and then the demon lord. But you will help me afterwards to find the dragons."

We went to the part where the knights and officers passed the messages on to each other, by pages, knights and carrier pigeons, falcons and others.

A real command center.

I saw a map with city flags, siege figures and so on. A model filled with good and bad soldiers. the good ones in metal and lots and lots of green. everywhere everywhere.

I recognized the symbol of the dwarves who still held their fortress, but there were many figurines on the elf castle. Green figurines.

Me : "Sire, have you since the cataclysm of the burning crystal fields? I see fields everywhere..., desert areas."

Andromedius: "Yes, there are fields of crystals, but they grow and fill valleys that are lost.

No one knows what to do, except that if you go there, you can burn up like that.

The armor protects a little bit, but the burns are terrible at the junctions.

Leather also catches fire.

I'm thinking a little ... Iberium ... it could replace the mana cristals, I have no time to release sanddrakes, let them grow and adapt and produce in months a little bit of mana cristals ... At harvest time, the orcs will dance on the head of the prince.

I looked at the map, the distances with vehicles are ridiculous, the orcs are less than 100 kilometers away and there is a breakthrough 50 km away in a corridor between mountains.

I will settle down near the crystal field and develop a Zerg base. They are "humans(brutes of insect origine)" too and we are going to crush these vermin.

"Sire, we need bait and gather as many orcs as possible in the valley. It will be a butcher house."

Altus: "I'll take care of it."

A useless escort brought us near the energy crystal field and I flew away. I dived into the center of the field and saw a kind of twisted tree full of bulbs that spat out spores that on contact with the ground and the air began to grow into crystals.

Edifying. I could feel the radiation warming me up but it was doing me a lot of good.

I felt like I wanted to vomit and a ball came out of my mouth.

It looked like a Christmas ball or a pokemon ball.

I threw it and on contact with the ground an earthquake was felt.

The area not covered with crystals was covered with concrete slabs and in the sky appeared a huge structure, as big as a castle. It grew as it approached and positioned itself according to my will on the slabs.

It was a vessel for unloading troops and equipment.

With it, I could develop a whole base and become the master of the world.

The ships touched the ground and once positioned, the hangar opened.

Troops more numerous than the one in the castle came out and positioned themselves.

They greeted me

"GENERAL TANIA , GENERAL TANIA, GENERAL TANIA, GENERAL TANIA..."

I took back my normal height of 20 meters and that terrified Isolde.

So much power... so much strength.

I roared and there was silence.

"Dear soldiers, a new challenge awaits you. Instead of languishing in nothingness for eternity, I have chosen you to give you a chance to serve me.

To serve me means your salvation. Do not disappoint me!

The local sovereign, Prince-Pontiff Altus IX welcomed us as important guests and in accordance with our traditions. They offer to help us in our mission.

I will ask you not to do violence to them and to respect them as one of us.

Their allies and therefore ours are the elves and dwarves. You can exterminate the creatures of the shadows, those of the demon lord.

You have free time until tomorrow.

Tomorrow night, I want a base of operations. A blietzkrieg."

It was a party, but the prince's troops were terrified.

I returned to a normal size. But the fear remained.

I was accompanied by mentas, sort of ambassadors and wise men.

I put them in contact with Andromedius. It was a clash of civilization.

"Mercy Tania... "shouted Isolde in fear.

"I said I'll protect you. I am a dragon and I have the powers that go with it. I could build an empire with just these few ships. But I have many, many more. This isn't even a squadron, it's just a base with the troops that go with it, even I alone could crush the troops, but here we're going to have a blitzkrieg. "

The ships have already mapped and located the troops on the ground.

Isolde and his brother entered the ship.

"Tania, what technology..."

"Yes, they're 12,000 years ahead of you in technology..." But for that to happen, wars must stop and civilization must be rebuilt."

In my turn, I made him visit the places and we ended in front of a holographic map showing where we were, the troops on the ground in real time.

The warlord felt useless by seeing such a provision.

Isolde: "I saw you growing up. It is magic?"

"No, it's my real size, but I can grow ten times bigger. With a flick of my paw, or tail, I can send your whole army into the clouds and I can raze the castle to the ground in one fell swoop."