บท 20: Lost Fruit
After discussing the situation that happened in the dragon clan territory, Gina felt sorry for them as she told the queen she had no way of helping them out due to not being royalty. Gina didn't have a voice within the higher-ups as she was only just a teacher.
The Queen frowned at this and told Gina that it was no problem and asked her whether she could stay in the scorpion territory until they figured out what the next plan of action and at the same time she wanted Drazon to train in this desert-like environment.
The heat would be suitable for his fire element, so the Queen wanted Gina to give Drazon some training in the fire element since she was an expert at it and the Queen wasn't too good with the fire element, but she will be able to help Drazon with the ice element.
Gina quickly agreed as she was used to training anyways; she trained those that were not royalty within the territory, so it was nothing new to her. After discussing everything, they settled down as Gina gave them the guest her guest room to stay in.
It was a two-bedroom small clay house, so it was a little bit tight in there. The fact that Drazon had to share a room with Issa and the Queen made him feel a little bit uncomfortable since he was used to having his room, but beggars can't be choosers as he sucked it up and decided to room with them.
Meanwhile, in the Phoenix clan territory, Raja was still fuming about losing the fruit to Drazon and not being able to find him and tear the fruit right out of his gut as he knew that the fruit will be digested by now. The leader of the hog group that had discovered Drazon had finally reached the Phoenix clan.
He had given the word to Raja about the whereabouts of the runaways; Raja got a little excited at hearing good news because, for days, he was in the dark and was frustrated. Still, now that he knew where to channel his anger, he was ready to blast them and take his frustration out on the scorpion clan as he heard that they were harboring the fugitives.
Raja knew that the desert was a dangerous place, and the scorpion clan had all kinds of advantages. Still, he had three armies under his control, so he wanted to use that opportunity to take the scorpion territory too. When he was discussing this with Queen Sabar and King Bono, they quickly rejected the thought of going into the desert to fight a losing battle.
It would not end well for all of them, and they know how strong the scorpion clan could be, especially in the desert. They're poisonous attributes, and elements can turn the tide anytime with their dangerous stingers. Nobody ever wanted to have war with them.
Only one clan was able to go face-to-face against them in the history of the world, and that was the dragon clan, that's why they were able to come to an understanding with them and become friends. The dragon clans hard like scales and resistance to poison, and the heat of the desert was the bane of all scorpion clan members.
The Dragon clan members had become friends with scorpion clans due to not being able to harm each other, well that was technically not true since the Dragon clan could have easily wiped the scorpion clan off the face of that world, but they decided to keep them there in case they needed an ally one day.
The Queen was there to collect, but she knew that without the King, her voice would not reach the royalties of the scorpion clan, so she was just going to help train Drazon, and then one day, they'll be able to go back and take revenge.
The Queen thanked Gina over and over again for her sweet hospitality and for opening her home to her even though she didn't have to. Meanwhile, Raja was still trying to convince King Bono and Queen Sabar to join the war against the scorpion clan.
They both were continuously saying no and that it would be an adverse outcome for them to travel to the desert and start a war there. The eagle clan could not stand the heat while the Phoenix clan loved the weather, so Raja did not mind going there, as for the Hog clan, they could go in any environment as long as they got food, but even they knew that this would be a fierce battle.
The two were about to leave when Raja started giving them benefits so that they will be able to invade the scorpion clan together. The dragon territory had already been split into three parts, so Raja offered his half of the Dragon clan, and on top of that, he also offered some Phoenix fruit for the royalties of their family.
Sabar and Bono got pretty excited after hearing this but told Raja that his clan's members would have to be the vanguard. They will just be back up if that was the case since Phoenix was good in the desert. They could easily fight at full strength and be even more potent with the fiery hell of the desert by their side.
Raja had to think about it but quickly agreed as he said that he must capture those three; otherwise, they will come back for revenge one day. That was another reason why Sabar and Bono agreed to collaborate with King Raja because they didn't want any revenge prophecies coming back to hunt them.
After the meeting, they announced that they were going to war once again, calling the soldiers that had just relaxed to be tensed up as they were complaining about having to go to war again after just coming out of one. They were quite tired and frankly did not agree with this war plan, but they had no choice but to follow their leaders.
A member of the scorpion clan had sneaked into the territory and found out about the war, so he quickly made his way back to his territory to let the Scorpion King known as Spar, know that they are preparing for war and that they should also get ready for it.
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