THE BATTLE OF AOHORN

CHAPTER EIGHT: VOYAGE

The Sea of Haestyveth.

One of the great waters that one could sail from the North to the Southern lands was the Sea of Haestyveth. Galz wanted to take a different route , the final plan was to get Minea as part of the Orderly, journey back to the plains and go through the hills of Penelop to the mining lands of Rogmar but, that will mean him not finding the brother of King Ashqtorak.

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They were to set sail to Tiryudega the island district of the orcs (some of the orcs who mostly trade in the otherlands from Rogmar were tiryudeganian orcs likewise the orcs have their own dialect). The Orderly have to first go to the Port in Willowseeds close to the Great waterfall. And there they would have to pay a token of silver coins for the fare and sail with the ship that is preparing to depart to Tiryudega.

The crew on Ironsaw was smaller than Galz expected. Twelve in number,eight are humans, three were elves, and one was a faun. The captain anyway was a man named "Grildwood" as seen written in his chest pocket. The passengers on board the Ironsaw, were also significantly small. A couple who were humans in their older ages, three business looking orcs (they were gold and krysterium traders who trade such in exchange for fruits and wine and most especially the magical seeds that can only be found in the Marinalands) , and a dwarve who was asleep in a porch.

Lerrick and Minea were getting to know each other. Lerrick was busy telling minea his exploits in the town of Caldburn . He haven't told her about the assailant that shot an arrow at him. Lystere was looking West from the deck as the ship was gently crushing the waters below it.

"Having a nice look here lad", Galz came behind him. Lystere was a little startled.

"Ay yes sire", Lystere responded, " I was thinking about the attack we had in Nivea valley where Lerrick was wounded...you know we never got the chance to ask those Necrodomes who among them did it"

" Well you shouldnt because if we did, they will deny it ofcourse and their might be a fight of which it would make the sole task of getting Minea much more perilous. In quest like this one has to be wise enought not to trigger an unsolicited fight no matter the cost" Galz said " but, I do cast a spell on her"

"Her? How did you know it was a female Necrodome." Lystere needed to know how Galz knew it was a female nymph and when he cast a spell without his knowledge, him of all people that knew when Galz usually do cast his spells, he even knows all Galz favorite enchantments word by word.

" it is Sivina"

" The leader of the coven. That must have been the reason why she was so furious on seeing us first sight." Nobody would have ever known but, Lystere could suspect that it was likely the leader of the coven that was their attacker.

" I cast a restriction spell on her. Whenever she tries shooting a stranger with the bow and arrow she will surely miss"

"Sounds perfect for her". Little-dimpy thought that was the perfect punishment for the leader of the nymphs.

Lerrick and Minea were on the other side of the deck.

"What do you know about elves, Lerrick" from her voice one will know that Minea was enjoying their conversation. She was wearing any animal skins now. She was wearing a garment, long sleeves and boots covering to toes.

" Well, that elves have magic in their blood", Lerrick gave a blunt answer.

"Silly you to think that all elves have magic in their blood some of us were born with magic, others aint".

" I guess i can see yours". Lerrick smiled.

"How?" ,Minea eyes was filled with imagination; how possible will a human know if an elf has magic or not.

" Well your beauty".

Minea giggled and blushed.

"Are all human-men this jesters like you are"

"I think you have met one them right here"

Was the reply.

Lerrick really loved Minea. The first time he saw her, there was this ecstasy this feeling of a being more extraordinary (yes she was an elf with supernatural strenghth) and bodily blessed with natural and mystical beauty that was out of the world. Minea was one of many women that where very unique and beautiful with the smell of roses and a smile that can brighten a thousand stars. Aside her physical prowess, she was kind and soft, a good listener and courageous, she was also brilliant; that's one of the things that made Lerrick to find her more fascinating and loveable. She was also one who was determined to go all odds to achieve her no matter the how many times she fails that doesn't mean she was stubborn not at all but, rather she was determined and that was one passion that Lerrick himself has inwardly.

The journey by sea will take them two nights to reach Tiryudega.

At night they would be sleep in their cabins in the money the cook would bring their breakfast and wine. And so was their journey.

The island was Tiryudega was covered with darkness. The cloud was dark like night sky. This was one of the signs that Heragon's magic has gotten all Rogmar.

If Demion the brother of Ashqtorak was in Tiryudega, then it was obvious he doesn't know what has befallen him.

Orcs living here were not that friendly and majority of them are using their dialect to speak. The streets were all lightened with candles and lanterns. The skies was filled with lightning and thunder. Fear and horror grimace the entire region.

When the Orderly arrived. Lystere was the first to speak about the darkness. Thanks to the ship Captain that gave them lanterns and torches and bade them farewell. If Heragon was to rule with total darkness, it might have just began. Galz knew that the dark magic was the cause of this darkness.

The human couples were also having their torches, Lerrick was wondering what might have made them come to this destruction of an island filled with void. Maybe they won't be staying long, they might have come for a friend. The business orcs were not surprised by what they saw...more like they knew all this while that Tiryudega has been plunged into darkness for long. The dwarve has left, who knows he might be going through the streets unnoticed.

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Tiryudega has little population of human and other beings, in fact it was the only place in Rogmar to have people from the Otherlands. Their were more mines than houses in Tiryudega, most of the orcs live in caves or underground basements.

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