World of Lah

Ash and fire

The team was ready to leave the Mountain Realm. There wasn't only a few vulcanoes in their world, so they wanted to go as soon as they can. Now they had to collect a kind of ember near a vulcano. They thought that they would be more succesful with an active one, though it was more dangerous. Along the way, they discussed the plan, while Dion tried to open the box. Opposite of his mother's boxes, these could not be easily opened. It's content was also different. There wasn't a letter, a single clue, any crystal in it, just a small lizard mechanism, but it really did lead him to an elemenetal and another box. After all of this, Dion concluded that this box is also going to be like that, but he didn't know how it opened. The others' talking pulled him out of his thoughts.

-"The most active vulcano is on the island of Koena. It's in southern direction from the Desert Realm." -Hilda said, who escorted them to the port. -"Are you sure you're going to be fine?"

-"We survived many things. A little burn is nothin' for us." -Kira said confidently.

-"Don't be so sure of that." -Aisha warned her. -"I don't think you would like to burn there so much."

-"You're right in that." -Kira admitted.

A few days passed until they reached the port, where Hilda said goodbye to them.

-"I'm sorry that I can't go with you, but I have duties in the kingdom." -She said sadly.

-"We understand. You helped us a lot already and we thank you for that." -Aisha said with a smile.

Hilda forced a smile on her face and said her goodbyes.

-"Maybe we'll see each other again. Be succesful!"

The four of them went on a ship that took them to the southern part of the Desert Realm. They watched as they went further and further from Hilda, who was taking the horses back, the port and from the realm itself. The road was longer this time, which wasn't too pleasant for some people, but they had to bear with it.

-"Won't ya come here, Ai-Ai?" -Kira asked while leaning on a rail.

-"I'll...rather stay here." -Aisha said, who tried to stay away from the ship's edges.

Kira turned back to the sea.

-"Well, whatever ya want."

After a day and a half they reached the southern port.

After they got off, Dion spoke.

-"I say, let's buy some food and search for water."

-"Great idea." -Aisha said.

Rocky was just as happy with this announcement like with the fact that he's on land again.

The port was full of people and a few animals too. The port was almost as lively as a capital and naturally they had to supply this many people, so there was surely a place where they could eat. When they found such a place, they entered. They could barely move, everything was stuffed. Kira accidentally bumped into a person, who appeared to be blind. Kira quickly apologized and when they made sure that the person is alright they continued their way. Fortunately they found an empty table. A bit later a faun stepped to them. She had short, red hair and had an apron on.

-"Welcome to our restaurant! What would you like?" -She asked with a kind smile.

Everybody told her what they would like and they served them. Aisha got some kind of citrus pie, Kira got grilled eel, Dion got eggs and vegetables, while Rocky got a bowl of salad. After they ate, Kira reached for her bag of money and as she put her hands in her bag, she noticed that the glasses with the ingredients disappeared.