Gregor and the Prophecy of War (Book 6)

Chapter 9

By then he was whisked away by a team of doctors and soldiers started filling the war room.

"Let us go to the luxury room and decide who you are taking Gregor," Vikus said.

They all went to the luxury room.

"So who shall accompany you, Gregor?"

"Ares for sure, Luxa and Aurora, Howard and Nike, Hazard and Tetris and Ripred and Hades," Gregor said.

"Ok I will gather all those people and you will meet in the high hall in 10 minutes," Vikus said.

Gregor automatically went down to the museum. He got some flashlights and batteries thinking it might be useful even tho he had his echolocation. He got 3 bottles of water and a roll of unused duct tape and shoved them in a black backpack he found. He then found his way to the armoury to get himself a sword and dagger. He found Miravet, she worked at the armoury giving people weapons and armour and she made some too.

"Here Gregor," she said handing him a fixed version of Sandwich's sword and Solovet's dagger, " I have been meaning to give you these. Good luck on your quest."

"Thank you," Gregor said and made his way to the high hall.

When he got there everyone he wanted to join him was waiting there.

"Took you long enough," Ripred said.

"Ok mount up everyone," Vikus said.

Just as they were about to lake off Leo walked in, "Where are you guys going with Luxa?" He asked, "I'm coming too."

"No you aren't, Leo. Well unless Gregor says you can," Luxa said then turned to Gregor.

"Wait what?" Gregor said confused.

"Pick quickly boy, we don't have all day," Ripred said.

"Uhh I don't know you enough so, no?" Gregor said.

"There you aren't coming Leo,"Luxa said.

"Let's get going,"Ripred said. He was obviously impatient.

They took off flying Northeast of Regalia. From what Gregor know and remembered from the map, Regalia was the most northern part of Regalia the humans had charted. Off to the west was the jungle then the firelands. They flew for about 2 hours and took a break. Ripred had ran for an hour then got on Hades for the rest. That was exactly what Gregor had planned for. Having 2 bats big and strong enough to carry Ripred was going to pay off. They settled down in groups while Howard handed out food to everyone. Gregor and Ares sat with Luxa and Aurora. They all ate in silence and mounted up again.

After a while Gregor asked Ripred, "So how I'll we know when we get to the cutter's home or land?"
"Well they live in a..., what do you call it in the Overland, an anthill?" Ripred replied.

"Oh yah,'I know what a anthill is," Gregor said, "How big will it be?"

"Oh I don't know about 20 feet tall," Ripred said.
They ended the conversation there. After about three hours they landed in a cave for the night. They had dinner and picked who was staying guard for the night. It was Howard and Hazard first for three hours and Gregor and Luxa second for another three hours. Gregor slept well with the three hours he had and woke up for his turn at watch. Gregor and Luxa went to sit at the edge of the cave, hanging their legs out into the darkness.

"Thank you for not allowing Leo to come," Luxa said, "This trip would be dreadful with him here."

"It was no problem," Gregor said, "By the way, do you know what part of the Underland we are in right now?"

"Well we are... I'll show you," Luxa said. She brought out a scroll with the map of the Underland drawn on it. "We are here," she pointed out a place between the firelands and Regalia. "Right between the both of them. We are going out east for a while and we should then find the cutter's anthill thing,"

"Oh yah, I get it now," Gregor said.

Luxa suddenly hugged him. He put his arm around her shoulder and they spent the night together like that. Enjoying each other's company.