Helped by his falcon always showing him the right way to follow a rider dressed in black, and riding a black steed also roamed the plains of the black forest, the forbidden forest.

This man, originally from the earth, hid a terrible secret, a blessing for some, a curse for others. He wore a cape but upside down. Black on the outside and red on the inside. The red side bearing the coat of arms of the former officers of the Royal Guard of Robur III.

With no ruler to serve, the former captain wandered endlessly through the kingdom in search of what was lost, of those who were lost. He has been wandering around for a year now in all weathers, from guild to guild and bars looking for clues and tracks.

He smelled the air and threw his friend into the air and said to him: find me a way!

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I slept in in the morning especially as the sun hit my black wings directly and warmed me up with the morning freshness.

It looked like a sawmill! Everyone was snoring!

And I was good as a dragon to have a family under my wings! and 2 adults to look after us! I mean, they were unicorns but adults anyway and I was relieved! As a child, I am too young to bear such responsibilities.

It's hard enough to have to hunt for food, but here I have the opportunity to restart my childhood that was taken from me.

For once, I'm going to wake up with the idea of going to play...and putting aside the adult stuff.

Let's get on with the foolishness!

As soon as I opened my eyes, the sun caressing my scales and smelling the morning dew, I thought it was breakfast but it wasn't possible, not yet! but it would come back.

A school, a convent with a roof or an orphanage, with lots of brothers and sisters to play with, a real family or parents who protect you, love you and cuddle you, That I could have missed it.

I missed Erza but I was also starting to get attached to Azura and Magestia without knowing it.

I quickly regained my child's height and the others, discovered and at the mercy of the coolness of the morning, woke up after me.

Then I'd say, "I'm going to pee in the stream!"

Axula replied, "hahahaha, you'll make it overflow and wait until we drink first!"

But I was already gone.

The other 4 had gone after me and we all threw ourselves into the stream to drink and wash.

We would also lift the traps when we came back for lunch and on the way, we would glean fruit and nuts.

As the soil here was generous, we had figs, apricots and peaches and some apples.

We gathered what we had. It was good for us but a little bit and, for a queen, a miserable meal, although good for her vegetarian taste.

But we had enough fruit and fish to last.

Magestia asked me if I had a way to communicate with the outside world, but I told her that not except through Vertix, an eagle friend.

The animals hated me because I had "killed" the magic kingdom except those who saw that Magestia was alive. But we asked them all to keep it a secret.

Vertix left with a message for Ezra

After a day of fishing, building a cabin and smoking the fish, Vertix arrived above the guild and dropped the message and waited for the answer and his tasty roasted chicken wing!

"Dear Tan-Aunt, Magestia and Azura and Axula are here with me and Robin, Will and Sylvie. We live together in a cave, but it's hard. Help! Help!"

Ezra put her hand in front of her mouth to stifle a scream mixed with happiness and sadness

- My poor Ivan- Her heart started beating: "Too bad I'm too old, I would have taken you as my husband" And she squeezed the scroll. Then she looked up and saw the messenger going in circles.

Quick, chicken! Chicken!

She took a medallion in necklace with the sign of the guild and a small letter with a heart drawn on it!

Vertix rushed to the chicken wing and even had a second shift. He looked at Ezra with tears in his eyes and as soon as his last bite was swallowed, he took the little necklace with him. Ezra had even prepared another leg for him for the trip.

Vertix began to appreciate Ezra: "Mmhh, a kind human being with me, maybe I'll remain his friend, you have to see..."

However, Vertix was noticed by the Navarre falcon, the black knight. Its comings and goings did not go unnoticed especially since Navarre had as its starting point the guild.

His mission was to find Will and Sylvie and to find and exterminate Ténébrion in case he had devoured the unfortunate as mentioned by the guild.

Requested rank: S or S+

Beginner adventurers start at rank G and then take an aptitude test to move up to the next rank. A Rank A is exceptional and is practically a rank of Hero. Beyond that, it is ranks S and S+. Exceptional beings who master both magic and sword and develop additional senses. They are armies alone. And there is only one per country if that country is lucky.

Navarre was class S, considered to be the sword of its nation. After falsely swearing allegiance to Felicius, he retired, simulating a horrible disabling injury.

Falcor, his falcon came close to him and after a few whispers, he kissed him on the beak.

They moved along a stream and up the rocky hill.

Then he took his sword and a little bag and released his steed: Be careful, old friend!

Falcor came to rest on his shoulder and waited until nightfall. A full moon night.

After a full day splashing around in the pond with the friends, we had built a raft and had fun getting on and off it, under the supervision of Magestia and Azura, in their Unicorn form. Then, she and I looked up to the sky, by instinct, as humans continued to make mud cakes.

I rinsed myself quickly and Vertix arrived, out of breath!

"Go quickly and get it, Vertix, we've prepared your favorite smoked fish!"

"Mmmh, Ivan, you're a friend, you! "I gave a kiss on Vertix's head:

"I'm happy to have you as a friend, Vertix, and you're a nice eagle too! Don't you have any girlfriends?"

"Soo, soo, too much! But Erza, she's a pretty girl, but you know, I'm sure she loves you more than fine. She cried because she said she was too old and that if you were older, she would have proposed to you..."

"Stop it, you're making me go! It's true that Tan-Aunty is really beautiful but Tan-Aunty must remain Tan-Aunty...!"

Vertix: "Oh, you reassure me!"

"Eat! It's going to be cold!"

"But I eat cold! Always..."

"Oh, yes, sorry Vertix... I forgot..."

"Don't do anything... slurp...; Yummy... .. Ah, here! Name slurp..."

And I got a necklace with the coat of arms of Robur III engraved in the medallion???????

Oh, a little letter: "Ivan, put this necklace in plain view! He'll stop the rider from killing you! You have no chance against him. Kisses Tantante"

I put the necklace around my neck and went to dinner with my classmates.

In the evening, I had my dragon body and I was lying at the foot of the fire, the others lying around the fire too, listening to the stories and legends of the magic land. Azura told a good story, so good that we began to dream of being in her story together. And she and her mother fell asleep, leaning on my wings that served as their cover.

I was also a real mana sail and my wings picked up the mana and redistributed it very quickly to my protégés.

Azura and Magestia whispered: "We won't stay like this for years? we have a kingdom to rebuild!"

Magestia:" We must take advantage of this to rebuild a good foundation. Our blindness and contempt have been our loss. This is a lesson that we must learn and know. Not all dragons are bad by nature, not all unicorns are nice by nature. That's what caused our loss, our lack of judgment!.."

Then they too fell into a deep and restorative sleep.

But at night, an abomination, a dark and determined thing climbed from rock to rock without making any noise or smell.

A fine detective.

A being full of fangs and fur

A predator

A wolf.

Not just any wolf!

A champion among the champions

A huge wolf, bigger than many men

Each of his hairs was as hard as a dragon scale.

A Fenrir... A legendary wolf.

With him, a nation could rise or fall.

A mammal, capable of crushing the neck of any dragon, whose power had nothing to envy General Zaaar

He came with the rain and the thunder

and he stopped in front of the entrance of the cave, majestic and, a flash, one moment showed his silhouette, melted with the night.

He had finally found his prey, what he was looking for!