Spring Break
Chapter 13
By Rachel76m
Edited by Don Kaufman

We find ourselves flying to the West at a high rate of speed after we pick up the First Ones from Maranelle Islands. We see island groupings that Twainor’s fishing fleets have not been to in sometime; plus new ones to discover. We see wakes from sea dragons as they jump and dive under the surface periodically. Then I see a group of large sea creatures blowing air through their dorsal air hole when they come to the surface for air and dive back down.

Then we begin our descent and approach a group of islands. The first thing we see is the wreckage of the fishing fleets and skeleton frames of sea dragons of various sizes. In a blink of an eye or a flash of light, we all appear on the sandy beach.

“Wizards and sorceresses, get out your crystal spheres to record this event.”

The Wizards and sorceresses get out their crystal spheres and start recording what they are seeing and hearing.

Most of us are overcome with grief from what we see. Some weep and cry from the loss of life here and from the war that took place then.

"Let us mourn for the loss of life that took place here and lives lost during the First War."

We begin weeping and crying on each other shoulders. The dragons and the other First ones even wailed, as well. We are thankful that King Dryden allowed us time to sort through the emotions and steady ourselves for the task at hand. After a quarter-mark or so we stopped.

“Let’s arrange ourselves according to kingdom. Dragons, you may go up to the shore line and prepare yourselves to contact your sea brethren.”

We all get ourselves organized as King Dryden suggested according to kingdom. All twenty-four dragons walk up to the water’s edge and wade out in the water. Each dragon stops where he is safe and able to put their heads underwater to roar.

“Land Dragons of Twainor; roar and let your sea brethren know that you're here.”

Each one takes a breath, bends down and put their heads into the water. They roar as loud as possible. “Roooaarrr! Rooar! Roaaaarrr! The birds in the trees immediately fly and scatter from the sudden noise. We can see water bubbling around their mouths as they roar. It sends a low rumbling vibration in all directions. We even feel the island vibrate as they roar. Once done, they stand up and look around and scan the horizon. The birds begin their descent back into the trees, thinking peace has come once more.

Then one of the dragons spots a movement on the horizon. “Something is coming our way. It appears contact has been made.”

“Yes, there must be hundreds. We’re stepping back on shore.”

The land dragons walk back on shore and face the turbulence that is approaching them.

“Stand still and don’t move one bit. Keep calm, we’ll talk with them first.”

Then the wake disappears. A few moments later the water breaks with a line of at least one hundred sea dragons all staring down at us. There are many with different shapes and sizes, just like the variety of land dragons. They’re all smooth skin and glistening in the sun. Some dragons have series of dorsal fins running the down the length of their backs. Many dragons have fins on the sides for maneuvering. The coloring of their skin varies from silver to a greenish hue. All of the sea dragons grimace with rage and anger in the eyes. There is water dripping off their faces, heads and bodies.

It is a sight to behold.

The sea dragons stand firm and see the spectacle in front of them. They see twenty-four dragons of their land brethren in front of the people. They are perplexed as to what it means. They want to attack the people, but the land dragons are protecting them. But they also see the people standing still and not moving at all.

Then a space in the middle of the line appears and another dragon swims forward. He approaches the twenty-four and speaks.

“Why do you stand in front of the enemy?”

Marcon steps forward. “They're not the enemy. We finally know the truth to what happened here so long ago. We made peace with them and are now counted among the First Ones proudly.”

“Tell us what you know. If it agrees with our story, we know you’re the telling the truth.”

Croin speaks, “Long ago, this fishing fleet sailed West seeking new fishing grounds to feed their people. When they came here, they saw your young playing in the water. They thought they had a great find to harvest. They did not know what would happen next when they killed one of your children.”

“Just like us, when you smelled the blood loss of your children; you went into a rage, seeking revenge. You begin to wage battle with the fishing fleet. Many lives are lying here reminding yourself and everyone else of the treachery that took place. The people of Twainor are lying cold here as well. The truth was just revealed to them this week after one hundred and fifty years of silence."

"But there was a survivor from that fishing fleet and he hid on the island until you left and go back into the depths to mourn for your loss."

"There was a survivor? Where is he? We want to send him to the cold depths."

"He's here on the island. However, judgment has been passed on him. It was laid on him by a surprise visit by a wizard not from Twainor."

"A wizard not from Twainor is here? Where is this wizard?" The lead sea dragon casts a wary expression with caution in his voice.

"He is behind us, waiting to meet your eldest sea dragon so that she can sleep in peace and enjoy her reign."

Croin turns and faces the crowd, "Wizard from Earth, please come forward?"

The Wizard walks forward and stands at the shore edge. The water waves laps his feet. He smiles while looking at all of the sea dragons.

"What is the eldest sea dragon's name, Wizard?"

"Her name is Eingana. She was the largest sea dragon on Earth before the Great Flood. Her mate is still there watching with the other sea dragons and Ancient Ones. I gave some of her land brethren on Earth the ability to swim and not drown. I also helped some of the First Ones to hide on the large boat that would save the animals and one human family that listened to the Maker's voice. The next moment, the Maker chose many members from each of the First Ones on Earth and brought them here for safe keeping and to start over, including Eingana and some of her sea clan. This was done before the Maker brought judgment on Earth itself with a great flood in one area of the world."

He smiles widely at all of the dragons.

The land brethren nod their heads in agreement. The First Ones on shore with the people all bow deeply and rise up.

Then the sea dragons drop their faces from anger to astonishment.

I wished I had a Kodak camera to get that expression, Maker. That is priceless. However, the crystals recording this will do nicely.

"What? Your story is true ... you're right. That is her name. Please wait; I will go tell her who is here."

"Thank you honorable sea dragon; tell her also that Avel and Makaela the unicorns are here as well."

"I will tell her, Wizard. My name is Chelen."

The Wizard smiles, "I will wait, Chelen."

Chelen turns around and dives into the water. The other sea dragons look at each other with a perplexed look. They cannot believe that someone would remember where they came from.

The land dragons turn and look at the wizard with respect. The sea dragons look at each other with stunned expressions and wondering if they heard the story right.

"All my life I heard the stories from my elders of the wizard who had mercy and gave the land dragons the opportunity to live. Thank you, Wizard."

"You're welcome, Agaroan. The Maker told me he was going to bring judgment to Earth again after the sinking of several continents. He did this by causing the ice sheets to retreat. He allowed me to help where I could."

"Richard told me that there are no land dragons, centaurs and unicorns on Earth anymore because of the large population of people."

"That is right, Croin. Richard is also guessing right that there are sea dragons and other ancient sea life in the oceans. They will continue to witness against the deeds of the human race for all time."

"Thank you, wizard."

"Are there any fairies left on Earth?"

"There are, Belgaron. They're very good at hiding and watching. Very rarely do they reveal themselves to anyone. They know what is at stake if they are revealed too soon."

Then they hear the ocean bubbling behind them. They turn to see the disturbance on the water surface.

"She's here, be prepared to meet one of your ancestors."

The land dragons nod their heads. They straighten themselves up and stand in a line looking at the sea dragons. The Wizard stands in the middle of the line. Chelen appears before them. The sea dragons make a wider opening for the arrival of their elder. The water continues to bubble, and then the water begins to churn and boil as the water is pushed aside.

Then the biggest sea dragon of all appears before them. She shows some sign of aging with loose skin on her face. Her head is huge; it has to be the size of Renard's cottage. Well, maybe not as big. Water pours off her head and body. Her body is long and thick. You can see her body snake out from behind her moving up and down to steady herself. She holds her head up not too far from the water surface.

She gets wide eyed when she sees the Wizard. She smiles, "How long has it been Wizard, a few thousand years? You haven't aged a bit." She smiles.

"Thank you, Eingana, for the compliment. You look well also. I came here knowing I would be needed." The Wizard smiles as well.

"Yes, you always have that bothersome knack to show up when needed. I hear you passed judgment on a survivor from the fishing fleet."

"Yes I did, Eingana. I regret to add, that he also ate some of your sea brethren here on the shore to survive back then.

Then the sea dragons roar with anger again. The land dragons roar as well.

"Calm down, land and sea brethren. All is well now.”

The sea and land dragons begin to calm down.

“However, with this supposed new power, he created the lies on the surface here to cause the First War here. He also caused others in his kingdom to eat the meat of wild animals. These people have been found and are now being held. The Kingdoms here are thinking of sending them to a remote island so they won't spread the sickness to the rest of Twainor."

The sea dragons calm down when they see the land dragons stand firm and not express any rage. They see and hear that justice is being carried out.

Apparently they heard this story as well and are at peace with it.

"That is right, Chelen. They know everything that has transpired. They are at peace."

"Huh? How did you know what I was thinking?"

"Don't worry about it, Chelen. The Wizard has been doing this for years. The trick is to keep your mind closed as much as possible and not talk to yourself. This is impossible to do most of the time." She smiles and gives a slight chuckle.

"Eingana, I would like you to meet some old friends from Earth who were brought here." The Wizard turns and faces the crowd of people. "Come First Ones; meet Eingana, Mother of all Sea Dragons. Unicorns come and see her."

The rest of the First Ones come forward, the centaurs, dwarves, unicorns and fairies. Eingana senses the presence of six unicorns that she knows well.

"Avel, Makaela, Silverwind, Einhorn, Athena and Star Dancer you're here! I see fairies, dwarves, unicorns and centaurs with their mates. This has made my life very glad. Have the people here given the respect you deserve?"

Avel steps forward, "They have, Eingana; we all have a voice to make life enjoyable here on Twainor. I need to introduce you the twelve Kings and Queens of Twainor."

Avel turns to the crowd. "Kings and Queens, please come forward and meet the sea dragons."

The Kings and Queens step forward. The First Ones make room for them so that they have an unobstructed view. Grand King Dryden and Queen Lorinor steps forward and bows, the rest of the Kings and Queens bow as well and rise up.

"It is an honor to meet you Eingana, Mother of Sea Dragons. When we arrived here moments ago, we wept and cried for the loss of life. We also wept for your sea clan and the others here. We also shed tears for the lost of our loved ones during the First War. The First War was stopped when the land dragons showed their wisdom and withdrew from battle. We finally made peace with them and the other kingdoms. We give them the respect they deserve."

Then King Dryden and Queen Lorinor bow their heads, and then the rest of the Twelve Kingdoms bow their heads again and hold it. "Please forgive us now. We were told a lie about the way the fishing fleet was destroyed. Ruald, the wizard in training, spread the lie that the ten kingdoms destroyed the fishing fleet. He kept your existence in secret for his own advantage. His lies caused the death of thousands."

"You may rise up, Twainor. You're forgiven, now that peace has been made."

The rest of us rise up and smile to hear those words. We see the sea dragons smile as well.

"Eingana, we need to come to an agreement so that we can understand and respect your sovereignty of the seas. You know your water world better than we do. In fact we only know what is on the surface with our fishing fleets."

"Yes, King Dryden. I know of your fishing fleets and your need to feed the people of Twainor. We have torn your nets from time to time to get your attention. But you did not respond until now. What took you so long to learn this lesson?"

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"We know the lesson now, Riol."

"Yes, we do, Cuain."

They stop their whispering to listen some more.

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"A few years ago, we had a visit from other people who live on other worlds among the stars in the sky at night. They sent their ship and crew looking for new members to add to the Local Group. When they arrived here, they sent a small ship to make contact with us. Then they discovered that their ship does not work in our Ethereal Space. Then we also learned that we cannot create the machines to duplicate their own type of magic."

King Tierion steps forward to continue the story. "We helped them and aided them. Then the Emissaries discovered how we use the magic here. With their ideas they found a way to get back to their main ship. They also learned how to contact us with our crystal spheres using their devices. They told us they will be back in two years to hear our decision to join them or not."

"It took time to convince the kingdoms to come to an agreement. When we came to an agreement, we told the Emissaries when they arrived again of our acceptance. Then the Maker told us to the send the call out. One day, when the Twin Moons were in conjunction, our wizards sent out the call to the Maker's creation and make contact with twelve people who would be our Outside Helpers. These people would assist us if we come across a problem that we cannot solve to help preserve life on Twainor. We then knew we are not alone among the stars."

"Then, a few days ago, the Outside Helpers arrived. All of Twainor has welcomed them with open arms. However, one of the Outside Helpers that came gave us a surprise."

"That is right King Tierion. The Outside Helper for Thryson Kingdom is from Earth, your home world. Eingana and sea dragons of Twainor, I present to you Richard Moore from Earth."

I walk forward with Sir Halgren walking behind me. They make room for me and I stand between King Tierion and King Dryden. I bow and make a formal bow before the sea dragons and rise up. "It is an honor to meet you Eingana and your sea clan." I smile at them.

Then everyone on shore smiles as well. The looks on the sea dragons have a look of bewilderment and a puzzled look. There is a young human man standing before them, rumors and legend made flesh before their eyes.

"I have not seen your race for thousands of years, Richard."

"The best I can figure out when the Great Flood took place; that was at least four thousand one hundred years ago according to my time. A lot has taken place on Earth during that time. The world you knew on the surface is long gone. Fortunately the oceans are there to keep that part of the Maker's creation safe. There are now three billion people living on the continents and islands. I can be here all day and try to give an update. But I will be very tired from speaking and would not get very far in doing so."

"That's all right, Richard. I'm sure the Maker chose you for a reason. If your generation is like Avel's before the Great Flood you have our good thoughts and well intentions with you."

I nod my head and smile. "Thank you. Just to let you know, Eingana. We have many paintings, drawings and stories of the First Ones. To Earth they are just rumors, myths and legends now."

"Thank you, Richard. I am pleased to know that we are not forgotten."

"The Maker chose Richard because of his insight to solve problems besides his specialty. When he heard the story of our First War, he guessed that it had to be sea creatures to be as big as the ships to cause the fishing fleet to sink. He also guessed that these islands are a breeding ground for many fish, birds and other sea creatures to raise their young. It is because they have these types of islands on Earth still. Once he met Avel and heard his story, he guessed that Twainor has sea dragons."

"Richard also challenged us to know our world, because the oceans on Earth are still a mystery to them. He knows there are ancient sea fish that survived after millions of years because of the strange catches their fishermen still pull in once in awhile."

"I see, King Dryden and King Tierion. To think it took someone from Earth to finally bring peace to Twainor and the sea dragons. We have much to discuss in the days ahead. Where would be a good place to meet besides here King Dryden?"

"My suggestion, Eingana is the Royal Port near the Grand Castle on the eastern shore of Angathorn Kingdom. It is where we have the Sea Gala for the twelve Kingdoms."

"Yes, we know the place. The port is deep for us there. You have an arena there that is open to the sea." Eingana looks to Chelen and nods her head.

Chelen turns and faces the rest of the sea dragons. "Do you agree to meet there?"

The sea dragons roar with approval and shake their heads up and down.

"Can we meet there the day after tomorrow, King Dryden?"

King Dryden turns and faces the Kings, Queens, the First Ones and everyone else on the island. "You heard the question. Do you agree, Twainor?"

Everyone shouts at the same time. "We agree, King Dryden, to meet the sea dragons at the Royal Port on that day."

King Dryden turns and faces Eingana and the sea dragons and smiles. "It is agreed Eingana. See you all in two days at 2nd Mark in the arena at the Royal Port? Oh... I'm sorry Eingana, 1st Mark is sunrise for us."

She smiles, "I understand King Dryden. Even though our counting is different from yours, we know when the sun is high in the sky for mid-day. We'll watch from the sea while you're being seated. Have the land dragons roar when you're ready, then we will show up."

"Very good, Eingana," King Dryden smiles, "see you in two days in the morning."

"See you in two days in the morning." Eingana turns to Chelen, "Chelen, it is time to prepare our sea clans and bring peace to the rest of Twainor and the oceans."

"Yes, Eingana. Kingdoms of Twainor, please step back while Eingana returns to the ocean."

We all turn around and walk back up to the grass edge near the tree line. We turn and face the sea dragons.

The Wizard steps forward. "Eingana, I will give your greetings to the sea brethren and the First Ones on Earth when I get back. I will let them know all is well here."

"Thank you, Wizard. That is greatly appreciated."

They both nod their heads in respect and look at each other with a smile.

Chelen faces the rest of the sea dragons. "Come, sea brethren. Let's go and prepare ourselves."

Eingana submerges beneath the water slowly. The wake she creates raises the water level to lap up the shore to the tree line. Fortunately for us, we have moved back far enough.

Once we see them disappear we all gather around to discuss what we witnessed this day on the sandy beach. We look around and we don't see Ruald among us.

"Where's Ruald?"

"He's hiding on the island in fear. Don't worry, Kings and Queens, he will stay put. The sea dragons will see to it that he stays here. I also put some survival skills within him as well."

"You said he won't kill himself to end the madness."

"He won't, King Hilmar. I didn't want to say this in front of him to give him hope. On the last day he draws breath, the madness will leave him. But the memories of the day when the fishing fleet here was destroyed will be strong in him and what he did afterwards. He will take those memories with him when he stands before the Maker."

I give a quick shake like a chill. They all look at me with concerned faces. "I'm sorry everyone, with the events on my world of wars and murders almost every day. It can be unsettling. But there are efforts to keep the peace as long as possible. There is always someone who wants to hurt someone else for their own gain."

"I know Richard, I see it every day also. Anya and I try to guide as many we can the right way."

"Anya? You mean the lady who operates a particular beach on Earth?"

"Yes Richard; that Anya." He smiles.

"Wow, so Anya is also the last Master Sorceress for Earth."

"Very good, Richard, you're catching on fast. Outside Helpers please come forward. I want to give a word of encouragement to everyone before I leave."

The twelve kingdoms of Twainor make a circle around the twelve Outside Helpers on the beach. The Wizard looks at each one of us and the twelve kingdoms and smiles as he talks to us.

"Each one of you will be tested. Hold firm to who you are and where you come from. There is a special friendship bond that unites the twelve Outside Helpers and the Twelve Kingdoms together. You know your friends here on Twainor will do all they can to help you when you are in trouble as you help Twainor with their crisis. I wish I could say more, but remember the words of the Emissaries who came and asked Twainor to be part of the Local Group. As I told Richard earlier, you belong to both worlds now."

All twelve of the Outside Helpers bow our heads and raise them up.

The Wizard then addresses the Kings and Queens.

"Thank you for the ride through your Ethereal Space Kings and Queens of Twainor. It helped me recharge my mystical powers immensely. I will share it with Anya when I get back and give her news of the First Ones here."

"Avel and Makaela, I wish I can stay here longer." Then all of the First Ones come forward to say goodbye to the Wizard. He hugs each of the unicorns the best he can while they walk around him and press their heads and bodies into his body.

The fairies fly circles around him and pronounce him Fairy Friend for life and to share it with the other fairies back on Earth.

"I will definitely do that. That will give them hope that they made the right choice."

The centaurs and their mates come forward and lay their hands on his shoulder as they walk by. Caltron speaks.

"We will tell our children of this day that we made a connection to our past. We'll tell the story of Richard and how he helped us make a connection to the future."

"Thank you, Caltron, I am honored to be included in your story telling. Just keep to the facts and tell the truth. That will prevent myths and legends from getting out of hand." The Wizard smiles with a laugh.

Caltron laughs as well the rest of us. "We will, Wizard."

"Dragons of Twainor, what can I say. You have shown wisdom and courage to remind Twainor of their obligations. Each of your brethren, land and sea are really the guardians of your domains, like shepherds over seeing a flock. The strength of Twainor is when all Upper, Under and Sea Kingdoms act together for good. I wish it was so on Earth, but it will take a long time before peace finally comes. All we can do is hope and nudge here and there to get their attention to do what is right."

"Thank you,Wizard for those words. We will tell the sea brethren your words of encouragement."

"Don't worry about Eingana. She has a long life to come. It is just about as long as mine." The Wizard laughs a bit.

The dwarves come forward and bow before the Wizard.

"You have done well in keeping the line pure, dwarves. I suggest you share your knowledge with the rest of Twainor. Your ideas will improve conditions on Twainor and for the sea dragons on those hot days."

Telgon looks at the Wizard, "I don't know what you're talking about Wizard. What can we do to help the sea dragons on the hot days? They're already in the water to be cool."

"Oh, I know a particular Outside Helper or two who will give you some ideas how to create your own type of machine magic for certain situations." The Wizard looks at me and another Outside Helper and winks his eye at us.

I shake my head smiling and give a short laugh. "And to think I was going to have nice day of rest before I go home. Well, Outside Helpers, it looks like we get to be teachers again."

Everybody laughs at my predicament to come. I laugh with them.

"We will meet again, Richard, a few more times. You won't know when. Just keep up with your studies in your specialty and you will do fine."

"Thank you, Wizard. See you back on Earth some day."

"I have some other worlds to visit in the neighborhood to see how they are doing. Take care, Twainor; I don't know when I'll be back this way. Twainor is a great place to get recharged. I'll ask Anya if she wants to come and see for herself."

"Take care, Wizard, thank you for all of your help in preserving the First Ones."

"You're welcome, King Dryden." He smiles, "Now for a little theatrics, drama and a gift from Earth to remember."

He begins to gesture like the magicians on Earth. I smile as he goes through the motions.

"As you can see; nothing is up this sleeve or this sleeve. Ladies, will you put your hands out like this. For the fairies, stand on your unicorns back and it will be placed there, be ready to keep it steady."

All of the women put their hands out palm up like the Wizard shows them. They smile with expectation, including the fairies.

"When I disappear the gift will be in your hand. There will also be a gift with the Ladies in your respective pavilions and kingdoms on their beds who are not here." The Wizard throws down a smoke pellet and 'poof' he disappears in a puff of smoke.

When the smoke clears, in each of the ladies hands is a glass sphere. Each sphere contains a different flower from Earth or the same flower with a different color combination.

Everyone gasps as they see what the Wizard left them.

Queen Lorinor speaks first, "These flowers are beautiful. Do you know their names, Richard? Will the glass break?"

Then I hear a voice in my ear. The glass won't break, Richard. The glass is heat and stress tempered. Plus, it is magically sealed by my magic.

I smile to myself. "The Wizard just whispered in my ear. It won't break. It is heat and stress tempered. Plus, it is sealed by his magic."

Everyone smiles for his thoughtfulness.

"I know most of the names Queen Lorinor." I walk around and name
each one they have in their hands and the fairies have on the unicorn's back. "This is a red rose, a white gardenia, an orchid, blue bonnet, carnation, yellow daffodil, iris, lily, peony, tulip, bird of paradise..." I went as far as I can to remember them. "I wish I could remember them all, my Ladies, I will need to bring a book from my world if I come back again. Some of the flower scents remind me of your flowers on Twainor."

"You did fine, Richard, thank you."

Everybody smiles at the gift.

"I just want to let you all know. The flowers that are represented here are just a sampling of all of the flowers that are on Earth. Just be glad he did not send the largest flower that we have. There is one that is the length of my arm for a diameter.” I demonstrate with my hands. “When it blooms, it stinks like something has died."

"Ughh... then I'm glad he didn't send it Richard."

We all laugh together.

The ladies secure the glass spheres by wrapping them with a cloth and putting it into a satchel they are carrying. They also carry someone else's flower if they didn't have a satchel, especially for the fairies.

"Very good, Twainor, it is time to leave and get back to the Grand Castle. You can go ahead and inform your kingdoms when we get back. There will be no secrets now."

"King Dryden, may I say a word or two?"

"Yes you may, Wizard Eldwin."

"Before we start tomorrow morning, we should have the promotion of Corrbas to Master Wizard of the Maranelle Islands Kingdom."

Corrbas, King Hilmar and Queen Mirielle smile widely at the thought as the rest of us do as well.

"Yes, Grand Master Wizard Eldwin, I agree with that most heartily." King Hilmar and Queen Mirielle turn to Corrbas. "Are you ready to wear the title and receive the Gift of Twainor?"

"I am, King Hilmar and Queen Mirielle. I'm ready to serve as always."

"Very good, prepare yourself for the ceremonies tomorrow morning. We'll still have a vote in the pavilion this evening to make it official anyway."

"Thank you my King. Thank you, Grand Master Wizard Eldwin." Corrbas bows and we all bow as well. We all rise up with smiles on our faces.

"Come, it is time go back. Let's get ourselves arrayed for the flight home. We'll meet in the field near the castle and disperse from there."

Then one of the dragons speaks up, "King Dryden, the dragons have a suggestion on the return trip."

"What is I, Belgaron?"

"The dragons have discussed this before and we have agreed to it for special trips. It will be an honor to have some of you to sit on our backs with the lead wizards and sorceresses sitting in front."

"Yes, I see." King Dryden addresses the twelve kingdoms. "I know it is something new to try. Do you all agree to try it at least once?"

They all look around to see each other’s response. Some of the Queens and wives have some objections.

"I guess we will need to clean our clothes when we get back; that is only issue I have."

"You forgot my dear. We have a sealing spell that will help keep your lovely dress clean."

Queen Darissa gets a bit red face as do the other Queens and wives. The men hug their wives with a smile and laugh.

We all begin to give a quick laugh as well.

We walk down to the water’s edge. The dragons kneel down and extend their wings out and facing the ocean. The Legion Commander, Port Governor and Sea Captain, climb up and begin to assist each one to the dragon from their own kingdom. Even the small dragons have a dwarf with their mate and a sorceress.

Once the sealing spells are set to make the ladies happy, everybody sits down. The unicorns, fairies and centaurs pair up with a wizard or sorceress. The rest of us sit on the backs of the large dragons. The Queens and wives who were not sure of sitting on the back of a dragon pair up with the sorceress who is transporting the unicorns and fairies.

"Is everyone ready, Twainor?"

"Yes, King Dryden." They all respond at once.

"Wizards and Sorceresses, please take us back to the Grand Castle."

"Yes, King Dryden." They all respond at the same time.

The wizards and sorceresses place their palms outward and recite the transport spell. We all disappear in a flash of light. We soon see ourselves flying back East towards the castle. We look down and see the sea dragons jumping and diving through the water. We see schools of fish being chased by the sea dragons as they try to flee. Soon we see the islands that we saw a mark ago approaching like green gems in a sea of blue velvet. We fly north eastward. Then we see a continent on the horizon rising up to greet us.