Rise of Fire: Dragons Reborn [COMPLETED]

Chapter 21

"Grab your shit and get to the fucking stables, now!" Talia screamed as she burst into Bromyr's room. All the dwarves looked up startled. Floki quickly clambered to his feet as he stormed up to her.

"What in the gods names do you think you're doing bursting in like this! My Prince must permit you entry to his private quarters, this is incredibly disrespectful!" He stomped his foot in rage, his cheeks puffing out red and his beady eyes alight with his fury. Talia reached down and grabbed him by his bushy brown beard making sure to lean in as close as she could,

"You pack your fucking shit or I'll let you burn here like the little fucking idiot you are." She released him causing him to stumble back into his friends.

"Talia what is the meaning of this? I thought we had another week before our supplies were ready." Bromyr stood up and brushed himself off. He glanced around to his men and back to her waiting for an explanation.

"Nevermind that right now, we don't have a lot of time. Things are only going to get worse the longer we wait and I'd rather not face the King's guard if I don't have to. Now pack up, if you're not waiting for me at the stables in an hour and a half I'll leave you. I'm not joking." She turned on her heel and stomped out of their quarters and over to her own. Nico followed closely behind,

"What do you need me to do?" He asked while she started packing her things. She shoved her loose clothing back into the bag along with anything else that would fit.

"Go find Minnow and Alister, tell them to set sail as soon as they physically can. Tell them they have until sunrise. I'm going to gather our things here, do you still have that construct at the stables in our tack room?" She asked urgently. Nico was skilled at constructs and in that particular instant it would allow her to teleport most of their gear directly to the stables, hopefully unnoticed.

"Yes, I left it on your saddle, which reminds me what about those saddles and bags you had crafted up for us?" He followed her as she stormed out of Bromyr's room. She sighed heavily, if only there were time to go and grab what they had finished but there was no way she was going to risk such and endeavor with the threat of the Dragonfyre looming.

"I guess I'm just glad it was pay on collection and not on commission else I'd be out a fair bit of gold for shit we'll never get to see." Nico didn't ask any more questions as she opened her door and entered her room. Instead the moment he noted her open window he assumed his raven form and flew out into the open air of Amethyst Cove.

'I'll be back soon, stay safe.' He told her as he faded into the distance. She offered him the same sentiment before quickly packing her bags and throwing them onto the pile of goods she had stored in her closet. She eyed the pile with a small bit of loathing, it was always a pain in the ass to move such a stockpile. It was worse when they were under imminent threat. She lay a hand flat on the surface of the pile and recalled the incantation to use with Nico's construct. It took a few moments to remember the proper words but once she did it was only a second before the gear disappeared with a 'whoosh'.

"We're ready to go Talia." Bromyr spoke from her doorway, his posse stacked behind him all with grim yet determined expressions on their faces. Talia nodded, pushing her way through them to lead outside. They followed without word like a well oiled troop. She supposed fear was a truly magnificent motivation.

"Where are you going?" Lotus called from a table. She was surrounded by several folks who looked similar to her in coloring and facial features.

"We're leaving, you'd do well to do the same. Anyone working for Minnow get to the docks now and load your shit into his ship." Talia ordered loudly. Most of Lotus's party stood and departed quickly, no other instruction needed.