Hidden Sister

Chapter 6: The Dragon's Claw

"You're doing great even though you're not use to traveling, Great White Snake." Hak teases.

"If you call me a snake one more time, I will cut out your throat. Do you thing I will grow tired just because of this?" Kija questions him.

"Haa... not again." Mana sighs.

"Well, won't you start missing your village soon?"

"What are you saying? Hime-sama asked for my help? There may come a time when I will have to protect you too."

"A pampered young lord like you probably can't even fight."

Yona then whacks both Hak and Kija to stop their argument. "Stop it! You're going to be traveling together from now on, so don't fight."

"I apologize, hime-sama." Kija says.

"Hak! This is the first time Kija has been outside his village and he is very uncertain right now, so don't pink on him!"

"I'm not–"

"Kija! Being a bully is Hak's hobby, so don't pay any mind to him!"

"Hobby?" Hak questions.

"Kija." Yoon calls. "I'm the pretty boy genius Yoon. You can sense the presence of the other dragons, right? Tell me which one is the closest."

"I feel that the closest one is Seiryuu perhaps..." Kija replies.

"Ah, so you know who it is too. Where?"

"Let's see... there is something dark and shady over in that direction."

"The location sounds rather sketchy."

"I am not scared. Everyone follow me." Kija says as he waves a flag in his hand.

"I'M SCARD! I'M AFRAID TO FOLLOW A GUY WHO HAS NEVER SET FOOT OUTSIDE OF HIS VILLAGE UNTIL NOW!"

"I have been outside of the village, I know enough about the outside world. My clan has jumped from place to place and has gathered information about the country." Kija then slips into a hole and sees a lot of bugs coming up to him. "W-w-w-what is this?! Whose permission did they get to settle here?! W-wait– Stop! Not another step... Ah! NO--! STOP! DON'T COME ANY CLOSER!"

"Hakuryuu-sama will quietly follow at the back of the line." Yoon says.

"The great dragon deity is weaker than a bug." Hak points out.

"N-NO! I just do not like rustling hairy creepy-crawly creatures!" Kija exclaims. "My power is the power that the noble White Dragon bestowed upon me. Don't thing for a second that I am an ordinary person."

"Well, I don't care. It's a dusty ancient power that's become unreliable."

"What...? Well then, would you like to try it out right here?!"

"Oh-hoh..."

"You two, don't start a fight!" Mana exclaims at the two and suddenly, the three of them senses something. Then Hak stands in front of Yona and Mana puts her mask on.

"Hak...?" Yona calls.

"Hide, hime-san." Hak tells her.

"Someone is here." Kija says.

"Someone? Who?" Yoon asks.

"There's a lot of them too." Mana adds.

"Their footing does not sound very refined." Kija notes.

"Oh no! This is within the vicinity of the Land of Fire!" Yoon shouts.

"Is the Fire Tribe your enemy?"