After a grueling hour of clawing through guts and trying to air-dry the shredded meat, Momo put what remained on a leaf and served it to his master.

Upon opening his eyes and seeing the gory mess, Seth remained calm. In a rare moment of silence, the warrior grabbed the food and ate everything.

“How, how was it?” asked Momo.

“Great,” Seth grinned showing his blood covered teeth. “But, your role as the Royal Steed is too important, Moses. The next vassal we find will have to be a cook.”

Before the squirrel could decipher his words Seth mounted him and tapped his sides. “Onwards!” he ordered while his stomach grumbled furiously. “To our next fight!”

All day and all night, the duo battled their way through the forest. They saved a young maiden (deer) from the jaws of the big bad wolves. They defeated the endless hordes of slimes sunbathing by the river. Heck, near morning, they even challenged a mighty bear over property rights to its cave. As always, Seth came out victorious.

“Oh, Moses, I feel like I’ve known you forever,” he reminisced while barbequing some fish near their newly conquered den. “Who would’ve thought I’d meet a kindred spirit in a place like this?”

“Actually, if you don’t mind Sir, could I go home?”

“Here,” Seth handed him a fish while ignoring his plea. “Our battles have been long and harsh, but I think we’ve finally conquered this place.”

Momo was just staring at the dead fish by his feet. Perhaps unsurprisingly, he was a vegetarian.

“Look at these trees, Moses. Smell the wind blowing through the grass. Listen to the peaceful flow of the river…”

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Suddenly, the forest's ambient sound was covered by a monster’s snore. Stronger and stronger it became until the nearby trees started shaking from the wind coming out of its nostrils. Seth realized the meaty smell he had enjoyed was likely the creature’s breath.

“Who dares disturb my slumber?” he shouted to no one in particular.

“My lord, I think we should be quiet,” warned Momo.

“Me, be quiet? I haven’t made a sound!” said Seth so loud he might as well have shouted.

“Sir, the Lord of the forest is sleeping. If we disturb it, he…”

“Say what?” Seth interrupted. “I thought I was…” he trailed off looking slightly dejected.

“The forest’s lord is scary, Sir Seth. He is a beast like no other.” The squirrel meant to discourage him, but every single word piqued his interest.

“Excellent,” Seth grinned while climbing on his back. “Lead the way, steed. We shall slay this creature.”

“Bu, but Sir…”

“Charge!” shouted Seth while striking Momo’s bum with a gust of wind. Onwards they flew going past trees and bushes towards their snoring opponent. The creature was so loud that even after crossing a river and flying for 10 minutes, they had still not reached it. Fortunately, the two knew they were getting closer.

“My ears,” Momo cried. “Sir, I feel like they’re about to pop.”

“Huh?” Seth was using wind magic to block all sound. His partner covered his ears making them lose altitude. “We haven’t arrived, have we?” he asked ignorant of the fact that no one could hear him. ‘Maybe he’s tired,’ he thought.

His steed needed training. But, since that would take time, Seth covered them both in a wind bubble and continued the flight as a slightly bigger baseball.

“Thank you, Sir,” Momo sighed in relief since the sound was now blocked. Unfortunately for its tiny heart, just a minute later, they had reached their destination.

In the middle of the forest, in a clearance created by its giant belly, one of the Four Great Dragons of the world was enjoying a nap. He was the reason Blueberry Grove was off-limits. He was the reason why no one would dare cause trouble within these lands.

But, Seth wasn’t nobody. “Foul creature, I challenge you to a duel!” he shouted only to hear more snoring in response.

Annoyed, the pixie flew near its ear and shouted once more.

‘Nothing... Is it ignoring me!?’

Enraged, Seth took control of the wind within his lungs and shot it out with deafening power: “Hey asshole, I challenge you to a duel!!”

This time, he was heard.