ARAGU

HydroPole

It's been three days when Xaeron, Aera and Princess Frea left Fylux. They didn't waste any time in those three days, they only take their rest when night time.

Now, they were traveling to find the first Elemental that was stated in the book.

Only the place is written in the book, there was no name.

"How long till we get there?" Xaeron asked the Princess who was reading the book.

"According here, we'll get to HydroPole tomorrow morning if we reach the passage tonight."

Aera groaned, "I haven't seen any living soul in three days. I'm beginning to think that we're lost."

Princess Frea chuckled at how Aera grew impatient in just a few days. "Don't worry Aera, we'll get there soon." She answered.

"What do you think the first Elemental would be like?" Princess Frea asked.

"Maybe she's beautiful." Aera answered.

"She?" Xaeron butt in.

"Yes Master. What do you think, is it a he or a she?"

Xaeron thought for a while and just shrugged.

The next hours went silent after describing the next Elemental.

Daylight was soon ending and it was dusk. "We're near the passage." Princess Frea said.

"Alright, let's make a run for it." Xaeron said and signaled her horse to run. The other two followed and they reached the passage of HydroPole a couple of minutes later.

The stars were starting to appear one by one. It was getting cold by the minute, "I think we should rest here."

Xaeron said when she noticed how Princess Frea and Aera shivered. She unmounted her horse and tied the rope to a tree.
They followed her and Xaeron immediately look for a place to camp.

Once she found a good spot, she gathered some firewoods and started a fire.

"Well, the warmth is not so bad." Aera said and look for food in their bag.

"Does fish sounds good for dinner?" The adult just nod and Aera started sticking the fishes on a stick.

They roast the fishes and ate their dinner. After dinner they sat around the fire and gaze at the stars.

Only the crickets' sound and crackling fire was heard in the cold night. "So..."

Aera broke the ice, "What should we tell the first Elemental when we find him or her?"

The two adult thought for a while. "I think it's best if we don't surprised the Elemental with the news." Princess Frea said.

"What do you think Xaeron?" Princess Frea asked.

"You do the talking, leave me out of it. I'm not a good speaker when it comes to times like this." Xaeron said.

Aera laughed. "I guess you'll do the fighting Master."

"Fighting is not the answer to this Aera." The Princess told the young Elemental.

"I know that Your Highness. But when you have to persuade an Elemental. You have to fight them in order to find out who's the strongest between you and them."

The Princess nodded silently. "Let's just sleep and let's do whatever we need to do tomorrow." Xaeron said.

She placed her bag on a log that was near their camp. "I'm gonna take the first watch." Xaeron said and leaned on the log.