Tales of Aya Scarlett: Hidden By The Gods

The Journey to the Dreadfort: ②

Stella: Are you ready?

Aya: *Nods* Let's do this

And they started their trip to the Dreadfort,

While riding at the same horse as Stella, a thought has been stuck in Aya's mind since Ceris told her something about her family's background and it's past

Aya's POV: weird if she really mean to say that then if my family was that strong then, someone from my family would tell me that, I wanted to know more about that once I got--

After the sun has set and night breaks around, that thought still lingeres in her mind until,

Rain: Hey, what are you thinking recently? It seems to be a deep one, am I right?

Aya: Yeah, exactly like I don't even know what Ceris told me was really true or just a joke to me to begin with,

Rain: Eh? Aya, look once she said it wholeheartedly, then it is really true then, why doubt Her Majesty's words? Once she said that, it's absolutely serious, and what did she really said to you was it about your personal life?

Aya: Exactly, at the barn in the tavern the night before we had a talk and when she asked me what my family name is, when I mentioned it to her, she literally told me a story that seems fa-

Ceris: Do you think the story I told you the night before may not be true?

Aya: Sorry if you overheard the conversation I had with Rain a while ago, To be fair I'am honestly confused if my family really did come from a bunch of sorcerers then why they didn't told me in the beginning

Rain: You're here this whole time?

Ceris: Sorry if I told you that much information about them, while it is really true that their profession really does run in your family, maybe it's for your own good that they didn't reveal it to you. But if you are still doubtful, then you can see it yourself once we arrive there, you can ask the people in Dreadfort about them are you okay with it? So don't overthink now

Aya: Yes I'm totally fine with it

And so they went to sleep until Aya abruptly woke up and sensed something odd around her then she stood up to search where it is then she sees a black frog with violet eyes standing in the camp she stood up to get close to it but it started to get away from her so she followed it until it got into a misty forest where she saw a blonde haired braided lady then Aya yelled something,

Aya: Uh, Excuse me? Who are you miss?

But the lady doesn't respond to her question but Aya realized something about this lady

Aya: If I'm mistaken, are you Gwendolyn? The Grand Sorceress?

Aya approaches the lady and the lady turns around and momentarily disappears into the mist, then Aya suddenly was woken up by Ceris, all of the things she saw in the forest was only a dream, affirms some things

Ceris: Are you okay Aya?

Aya: I'm okay Milady so don't worry about me

Ceris: Are you sure that you're okay? Judging by your looks, you might be shaken up in the dream

Aya: *Sighs* Fine I'll tell you everything I saw later since we'll have to continue the trip

As their trip continues, Kane alerted the team to be prepared to fight in their horses as they came across a Nether Outpost on their way.

After crossing into that outpost, Aya commented about the soldiers stationed there to which Ciara replied

Aya: That's one of a hell of those soldiers anyway, desparately trying to kill all of us right

Ciara: Of course, that's natural, in war if you try to get in the way of the enemy then, you'll be declared also an enemy to the Empire

Aya: That makes sense since if one of those soldiers killed one of us then, they'll get King Naeus's attention that way right?

Kane: Exactly Aya, once he knew that one of us got killed by those soldiers, then that guy will get promoted to a higher rank for sure

Aya: Now I finally understand

And so they so continued the trip to Dreadfort, although Aya still senses that something is following them this whole time, but shrugs it off, the next day, they finally reached their destination, Aya seems to be surprised to see a big wall infront of them

Aya: A big wall? Are you sure that this is it Rain?

Rain: Yes, beyond this wall we'll be at Glacierford and a few more moments we will be at our destination,

The gates of the wall opens up and they came in, Aya is surprised to see what is inside of the wall

Aya: So this is how the village looks like

Rain: This place is so much more since the last time we came across with Stella

Aya: Then what happened here before I arrived in the overworld

Rain: That will be a very long story to tell, I'll be telling you everything what happend here before you got "spirited away" to this place once we arrived at the castle

Meanwhile at the castle

Hilda arrives at the war council room notifying that someone has returned to Lord Patrick

Hilda: Lord Patrick, The Dragon Tamer and Lady Stella have returned and also he is with the End Matriarch
alongside with the two people from Netherbane and a young lady

Patrick: We'll be meeting the Dragon Tamer and the two from the Netherbane outside later

Hilda: Understood

The team split up once they reached their destination, Stella went straight ahead to the medical camp as soon as she heard that Azura was hurt during the Battle of the Far Plains,

Meanwhile, Aya and Ceris wander around Glacierford to relax after a long travel on the way here, when she senses a frog teleport right behind her but she shrugs it off and catches up to Ceris,

Nostra notices the horns and fangs Stella has they tried to pull it off to see if it was fake, they removed their mask but founds out that Stella has indeed got the demon curse

Rain, Kane and Ciara went to the castle where they were welcomed by Lord Patrick and Hilda, he approaches him then all of a sudden,

*Patrick punches Rain right in the face and falls to the ground*

Kane and Ciara: *gasps*

Rain: Ow! Wha, What was that for!?

Then Patrick reaches his hands for Rain stand up then,

Patrick: It's about time you returned home Dragon Tamer, the war has just begun...