Taweret and the Tales of Heroes

Chapter 19: The Meeting

It was getting further into the late afternoon, being around seven pm. It had been a long day, but it wasn't over yet. Fumi, Gary, Vinayaki, Ryujin, and Taweret were walking back to the admin office. They had a chance to tour the area a little bit more, but it was time to report back to the center of the underground den.

They approached the doors of the administration center. The clear glass door had Kiroko that was inside and sitting next to her desk. She was dressed back to what she originally wore before the arena.

"That wasn't too bad in the fight, Ryu poo," Taweret told him. She looked at the dragon, and he simply nodded in return.

"So we have been summoned back to talk to Kiroko. Did she mention why?" Gary asked.

"I don't know, husband," Fumi said. "I just know that she wants to talk to all of us."

"Well, here we are then......"

Kiroko looked up and waved the five to enter. She put her furred hands to the desk as the doors opened up for them. They stepped inside, and Kiroko gestured for them to approach them.

"I am glad that you are here," Kiroko said. "Have you had a chance to see all of the facility and den here?"

"Yes," Vinayaki said, looking down at her. "We still have a few extra questions here and there to ask, though."

"Tell me, and I will answer."

"How do you intend to handle your population growth for this den?"

"Our goal is to continue to expand it. We have the resources to do so, and we will carry it out. Right now, the den can be expanded to at least two thousand in population at least for ten years. With your help, it will expand even quicker. The more resources, the better our situation becomes."

"You are willing to help us out in search of the Lintarsha shards then?" she asked.

"Hmmm.....perhaps you should ask someone that I know," Kiroko said as she waved her finger towards the door near her office. There was a set of eyes watching as the door opened up. Cassandra was observed pushing a wheeled cart into the room that had a television and various instruments connected to it. The pregnant Yuki then went and plugged the TV to an outlet as she then took a phone jack and plugged it into the phone. She then pulled the covers from an instrument as a large camera was then connected to the TV.

"It is set," Cassandra said. She gave a thumbs up and smiled.

"Thank you, Cassandra. I will call you back in when we are done."

With that, she bowed her head and walked back to the doors to exit the room. Kiroko then turned on the phone and began to punch in a series of numbers.

"What are you doing?" Ryujin asked.

"It will be in the early afternoon there where I am calling," she replied as she punched a series of more numbers on the phone. "Gary or Fumi, can you turn on the TV for me, please?"

Gary got up as he turned the knob to the TV. The camera was on as the display flashed and showed all six of them that looked at the camera feed footage.

"If this is some sort of......"

"Relax Ryujin; she will need to see us make the final talk. I wish I had chairs for all of you. Fumi, Gary, come and sit down."