So after the fight we exited the room and headed towards the Gate to set up camp. I of course went back to pick up Babbit, I am not gonna neglect my new pet after only owning him for about 20 minutes. When he saw me exit the boss room he jumped at me and burrowed his himself in my no-excisting chest while crying. He seemed to have been really worried about me. I'm sorry for worrying you Babbit.

After we set up the camp we really had nothing to do. Gret had not woken up yet but according to Bastion it's nothing to worry about. He have survived worse than this, he said. Despite saying this Leo have been sitting by his side ever since we arrived. He really do care about his master.

Rowan and the others are still outside the storage since they are needed to continue the lie. I just hope no one says something that exposes us, that would end badly. For now I'm sitting on the ground with Balthazar resting his head on my legs and with Babbit sleeping on top of his back. Rowan himself is standing behind me and Morgana lies coiled atop of a rock.

Other than that nothing is going on. But then why is the mood so tense. Well, the source of the problem is Philomena and Morgana. They still seem too hold the grudge since their first meeting.

"Hey, snake, why did you slither all over my body before?" Philomena asks with a slightly pissed voice.

"Oh, you see, I thought I caught the sssmell of a rotting corpsse and was going to eat it when I noticed then sssmell was you" Morgana replies within a playful tone, even if the contents were not that fitting. Does Morgana even need to eat?

"So that's it then" Philomena says while giving off a sinister aura. "Well, when I saw you I thought a wyrm attacked me but then I saw your whole body and realized it was just a disgusting snake".

"Who are you calling disssgusting you old hag. Your skin is nothing compared to my flawless scales!"

"Ha! Flawless? You are as flawless as a boat with a hole in it! And when it comes to my age, you should know that women age like wine, while reptiles, well they stay as ugly!"

"Ohoho! They ssay sssso, less? Well, in that case, you age like milk!"

"Oh, you are so funny ya ugly freak!"

"You too ya stinking moron!"

O-oi, ain't things going to far? The sinister aura they are releasing is getting stronger and stronger with every word they say. I-I need to stop them!

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But before I get the chance to stop it Rowan interrupts.

"Miss Philomena... "lady" Morgana, please stop this needless quarrel, you are making mistress feel uneasy". Great job Rowan! You tell them!

"Oh Rowan, we are not fighting!" Morgana exclaims. "It'sss just a friendly exchange between two women! Right my friend?"

"That's right my dear friend! We are just joking!". Sorry, but you are not fooling anyone. Well, at least they stopped fighting.

"Mistress, may I sit beside you?" Rowan suddenly asks with an apologetic tone.

"Of course Rowan! There's no need to ask, just go ahead!"

"Thank you mistress". Rowan sits down on the ground beside me with his legs crossed and his arms resting on them. He look really dignified, like a real knight! I can't even imagine how he could possibly become any cooler than this! I mean, in order to do that he needs to gain like an extra set of arms and wings in his next evolution! That would be really badass. Then he could even fly with me, when I learn how to fly that is.

((Mistress...))

((Hm? Yes Rowan? What is it?)). A short moment of silence followed before he answered.

((What happened back then? When you transformed I mean?))

((I... don't really know Rowan. I felt powerless and fear filled me when... I heard a voice)).

((A voice? Who's voice?))

((I didn't recognize it and then it urged me to sing and suddenly I just knew the words)).

((I understand. Mistress, if you hear this voice again, please tell me. I will then try to stop you from transforming)).

((Ah, thank you Rowan, I appreciate that)). Rowan simply nods when I say that but I can sense that he is happy with my response. I feel like I can really trust Rowan. He always means well and is very kind, even if he's got a short temper sometimes. I really hope that we can become even better friends.

"Everyone get over here!" Leo suddenly shouts. "Master is waking up!"

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*Hello, Birdie here! Sorry for the short and kinda messy chapter, I just wanted to release at least something today. Next chapter will have some more development, I promise! Anyway, thanks for reading! i see you in the next chap!*