The Deenashee Volume One: The Dearg Due

Chapter 5: New Recruits

"Newt, Newt calm down I'm fine," Barry tried calming the man down who the trio suspected was called Newt. "Is Anna back?" Barry asked but Newt shook his head no.

"N-Not yet, but Barry what happened out there?" Newt asked again.

"It was just Dearg Due again," Barry explain before asking "Please tell me that Twig is here?" And much to Barry's relief, Newt nodded his head yes.

"Yeah, I think he's still in the infirmary or the workshop," Newt said while thinking back to when he last saw Twig.

"Who's Twig?" Gabe asked and Newt finally noticed the three humans. He looked surprised for a second before he smile warmly at the three.

"Twig is the doctor and charms person here!" Newt explain and the three nodded their heads in understanding. Newt then realized he never formerly introduced himself "I'm Newt by the way! Newt Pinewing!"

"I'm Gabriel, but call me Gabe," Gabe smiled.

"It's nice to meet you Newt! I'm Casey!" Casey chirped.

"I'm Arthur," was all Arthur said but did offer his hand which Newt shook.

"It's nice to meet you all!" Newt chirped before turning to Barry and asking "Should I make a room for them?" And at that question, Barry tensed for a second.

"First lets go see Twig," Barry smiled nervously and Newt nodded and with that, the small group journeyed further into the inn. As they walked past the large black dragon, Arthur saw how it's deep green eyes followed them like a hawk until they walked into the hallway.

Once the group was far enough away from the other's, Barry spoke up "Ok, Newt? Promise not to freak out,"

"Why? Barry what happened?" Newt ask and his smile faltered. Barry seemed hesitant and he took his glasses off, turning himself back into a regular goatman.

"Well, our new friends aren't exactly deenashees," Barry winced, preparing himself for the oncoming protest. Instead, Newt tilted his head to the side in confusion.

"Not deenashees?" He asked and glanced over at Gabe, Casey, and Arthur to get a closer look at them.

"Newt, it they were deenashees, why would they have charms already?" Barry spoke just as he spotted a large doorway coming up in the long hallway. It then clicked in Newt's mind and he gasped in shock.

"Barry?! What are we gonna do?! What if Anna finds out?!" Newt tried not to yell as he stepped ahead and opened the giant doors to what looked like a mixture of a workshop and doctors office.

"Finds out about what?" A new voiced asked from inside just as the group walked inside. When the trio followed after Barry and Newt, they saw inside what looked like another dragon. It looked like a giant Philippine Sailifin Lizard but with an impossibility long tail that curled into a tight spiral at the tip and four sets of short but sturdy legs. On the tip of its snout was two tiny horns but two large ram horns rest on ether side of its head.

When this new dragon saw the trio, it froze before speaking though it did sound like it was struggling "B-Bar-ry, what's going on?"

"I can explain but first I need some help," Barry frowned while gesturing towards his injured shoulder. The dragon who the trio guessed was Twig, nodded and cautiously moved closer and helped push Barry's wheelchair towards a open table.

"I'm guessing this has something to do with her?" Twig asked while as gently as possible, lifted Barry up and set him on the table before scuttling around collecting supplies. Barry nodded his head yes while watching Twig. "So what are we going to do about the humans?" Twig asked next while glancing at the three who looked confused except Gabe was curiously looking at Newt's dragonfly like wings.

"I have a few suggestions," A new female voice echoed through the minds of everyone in the room. When everyone looked towards the door, they saw the giant black wyvern from before walking in, using two of its four wings as front legs as it walked. Now that she was standing, the trio cowered back at the sight of just how huge it was, the feelers on her head nearly touched the ceiling and it was a surprise it could even fit in the room.

Both Casey and Arthur took a few frightened steps back when the wyvern shifted her gaze down to them and without opening its mouth, seemed to speak "You don't have to be afraid small ones,"

"Fawn, what are you going at?" Twig asked while the giant Nightfrilled settled herself down while using her two finned tail to close the door behind her.

"Well, evident by Barry's state and Anna's absence, you might need some help," She spoke, the feelers on the sides of her head twitching with each word, accompanied by a strange warping, growling noise. She didn't open her mouth though, leading to the group thinking she must be telepathically communicating with them. Fawn then turned to the trio, lowering her head to their level, her pupils dilating to big round orbs surrounded by a small ring of green. "How would you three like to join the Hallow Guards?"