I continued following Bashan, who kept moving forward. We eventually passed through several other guesthouses changing the path on multiple T-sections and crossroads. The deeper we got, the more lively the garden beca. I saw strange, yet colorful birds flying from tree to tree, giant flowers and threes with red, purple, and even blue leaves.
It was really gorgeous there. So houses were hidden among the plants. So even had thick ivy covering them almost completely, others could be seen without any effort.
Bashan started talking about food, and it quickly turned into an exchange of descriptions of the favorite dishes between and him. It was quite weird, as many of the words we used had no translations in our separate languages. This led to very weird situations where we had to try and explain it using so strange comparisons and descriptions.
All of that made quite hungry.
Eventually, we managed to reach the main building. The garden cleared, revealing a massive, white do-shaped structure with many windows and terraces which, were kinda ruining its spherical construction creating pockets here and there. It had four towers, and several smaller ones surrounding it irregularly. The left side had more structures than the right, probably because of the massive garden, and the guesthouses located there.
Further in that direction was also another giant structure. A stadium of so kind, which was very similar to a familiar to football stadiums I knew back from ho.
Bashan stopped, and turned to face ma, then with a grand gesture invited to his ho saying:
- Welco to my estate. Please feel yourself at ho.
There was a giant smile on his face, which made also react in a similar way to him. I bowed, acknowledging the invitation.
- Thank you.
He repeated the gesture, and waving his hand started repeating:
- This way, this way.
He led us to an entrance which was a big archway, clearly made with an intention to fit Druoag. There was a waiting space there with a massive table and chairs. One was very big, obviously for the monstrous alien.
After that was a proper entrance, which led to a massive hall. It was ending with a vertical, high wall with a terrace above. There were clearly two elevators on both sides of it, and also many corridors connected on both left and right sides.
There also were so strange art pieces there
I was taken to one of them, and we quickly arrived in a big room, although much smaller than the previous one. There were strange levitating platforms there. Quite decorative with chiseled patterns on the sides, so zigs, and zags. All of them were filled with dishes, plates, and other necessary stuff for eating which led to figure out that those were so forms of tables.
Very fancy if you ask .
There were also levitating chairs there. Clearly, so everybody could eat comfortably, despite the size. Several ones were big enough to gold creatures even as big as Druoag.
Along the walls was standing an army of waiters, ready to serve. Clearly slaves. I saw many unknown to races and few familiar ones. For example, there was one person who looked quite similar to Sor, although he seed to be male.
They had hoverboards prepared to use, to join us at the table, but none of them was using them, clearly waiting for a signal.
- Co, co! - Bashan kept repeating, and he quickly jumped one of the chairs.
Despite his previous words about his age, he seed quite agile and full of energy.
Both and Druoag followed his words, and also boarded the strange vehicles, which imdiately took us to the platforms, and positioned themselves accordingly. Then Bashan gestured towards Atri, inviting them also. They joined us.
Then the host nodded towards the slaves waiting under the wall, and they all rushed to serve.
I looked around at the many colorful alien types of food. So stuff looked quite familiar, for example, cooked ats, and so were very, very strange like so forms of jelly, and prepared creatures which I can only compare to so stuff from the bottom of the sea.
Bashan started pointing with his hand at what he wanted to eat, and the waiters and waitresses started serving. I followed this example, and my plate was filled with so strange stuff very quickly.
I had a form of a knife and so scissors-like stuff to grab the food instead of a fork. It took a mont to figure out how to use it, which the host found quite funny, but eventually, I filled my stomach.
Bashan had to notice how hungry I was and didn't even try to engage with conversation until I was full.
- I would love to now discuss the food with you, but I believe my friend was first to request a story exchange from you, so I'll excuse myself - he said smiling. - Maybe we can return to this conversation later this evening? I would also want to talk about your near future, as things will be clarified with the High Queen herself.
I took a deep breath, analyzing his words. There was so stuff I didn't really know how to react to, so I just ended up smiling.
- Let's talk later - I said.
- Oh, and also those three lovely Atri I acquired just for you. They know your native language and will help you find yourself in this new place. Use them wisely - he threw a joke at the end.
He then nodded and made his chair lower itself, to allow him to get off. Druoag and the three Atri did the sa. Only I ended up being stuck in the air because I had absolutely zero ideas how to make that damn thing fly down.
To avoid complete embarrassnt, I just jumped down, as nothing happened.
- How about we talk in that lovely place by the entrance? - I proposed to the giant alien.
He smiled at , showing his terrifying teeth, and nodded. He clearly found what just happened quite funny.. The three Atri did too, but they bit their lips to not show anything.
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