Dragon King's Harem Chapter 95. The Second Night (Patreon)

Dragon King's Harem Chapter 95. The Second Night

Once we arrived in front of the pavilion, we got off our Yegauns and took our bags. Meanwhile, Eir tied our mounts and covered their bodies with blankets to make sure our mounts stayed warm. It was unnecessary if our mounts were in perfect health, but since they just recovered from the Baron's poison so we decided to give them extra warmth. Eir also placed some food and drink in front of them.

I, Evelina and Jyne entered that white dome pavilion with a thick wooden floor. Our bags hovered around me since I used my Telekinetic at them. There was nothing in the pavilion, not even a table or other furniture. The place was a little dark and not as warm as the inn's room, but it was much better than outside.

"Let me prepare our bed." Evelina took the initiative.

I nodded and moved my hand forward calmly. The bags flew in the direction of my hand and landed on the floor. Quickly, Evelina and Jyne approached them to get some blankets for our bed. Meanwhile, I opened my palm.
'Inventory, fire crystal.'

A prism-shaped red crystal the size of a half baseball bat appeared in my hand. An announcement popped up in front of me.
[Do you want to activate the fire Crystal?]
[Yes] [No]

I put the crystal not far from our blanket before I chose.
'Yes.'

The crystal glowed in red like a fire in our midst. It illuminated our surroundings and warmed our bodies. The difference was that the crystal did not burn the wood underneath us. This was the same fire crystal that Al used to brew his potions. He used this crystal instead of a real fire on purpose ever since he realized his recklessness. If he used a real fire, he might forget to put off the fire and burn his entire room.

"Do you want to try the berry, sir?" asked Eir who had just finished his job. He realized our supplies were only some bread so some berry as a compliment would be a good idea.

"Sure. But don't take it too much. We already have plenty of food," I replied. I had never eaten this berry and only remember the taste from my memories, so I decided to give it a try.

"Very well." After that, he went to take some.

"The bed is ready," said Jyne. Her hands were busy taking a few slices of bread from the leather pouches. So was Evelina.

"Thank you." I approached them and sat on the blanket. Instead of focusing on my food or them, my eyes were fixed on the fire and my mind was calculating on our route.

We were on the second day now. I only had less than five days before the full moon and took Blaze Draco. After that, I had to take the Spell Breaker and head towards the western border to face the Orcs and Minotaurs. Of course, after I collected reports from our spies and made a strategy.

Even though I had planned everything well, I couldn't deny that I was worried especially after what happened this afternoon.

According to the plan, tomorrow we should be able to arrive at Glacier Temple in the afternoon, pass through the Ice Needle Forest on the fourth day and arrive at the Black Grotto on the fifth day. After that, we had to return immediately. Well, I knew a shortcut. So as long as we could arrive at the Black Grotto, then everything would run smoothly.

"Thinking of something, sir?" said Eir, who was sitting next to me. His voice made me turn my attention to him. He held out his hands to me, offering me some berry that filled his palms.

"Yeah," I said. My hand took some of the fruits and put them in my mouth.

"Is it about what happened earlier?" guessed Evelina as she put my dinner beside me. Another boring bread with plain water.

"And our schedule," I said. "I'm afraid we can't return in time." My hand took my bread and put it in my mouth without enthusiasm since the taste literally the same as plain white bread.

"What's the big deal if we are late?" asked Jyne with a frown. Then she turned to Evelina.
"Right?" Argod was a king and he had full authority. Who could scold him if he was late?

But Evelina only answered her with silence and a gloomy face since her mind was on the Orcs who were moving towards the border. She realized the conflict between Argod and Uraugh started because of her. Well, not entirely, since the orcs didn't like the Dragon Tribe in the first place. But she was the main trigger.

Since Evelina didn't answer, Jyne turned to Eir.
"Right?" she asked for another agreement. A bit of confusion was in the tone of her voice.

Just like Evelina, Eir answered her with silence. As Argod had said, they couldn't miss the schedule since many things were waiting for Argod. Either it was the documents on his desk or the war waiting for him at the border. But one for sure, Argod would be very busy after this.

"There's a lot of work waiting for me at the Palace, Jyne. So I have to make sure everything is according to schedule. Besides, aren't you curious about your father's reply?" I said in a casual tone. I was mentioning this on purpose since I couldn't possibly say anything about the war that awaited me.

"Oh! You're right. How could I forget that?" said Jyne excitedly. It answered her confusion a bit.

"But, even with the schedule, I'm not sure we can return to the Palace within a week," said Eir. According to the schedule, they would arrive on the fifth day, which meant that it would take another five days of travel to return.

"Don't worry. I know a shortcut. Just concentrate on getting to the Black Grotto," I said.

Which was answered with a nod from Eir and Evelina. After that, we ate in silence, very different from our lunch since we were already tired. So what we wanted was, quickly finish our tasteless dinner and go to sleep.

It only took us 15 minutes to finish our dinner, before we went to sleep near the fire crystal. After activating the alarm parchment, I lay down and pulled the blanket to cover my body. My eyes fell on the pavilion ceiling.
'I hope everything goes well,' I thought before I closed my eyes.