Leila scampered behind Grimmy, her body twisting from side to side as her legs moved fast enough to leave behind a blurry afterimage. Dragons didnt run very often, but that didnt an they couldnt. Weve been running for an awfully long ti, Leila said, speaking in a loud voice to be heard over the thundering of their footsteps. And I swear weve already gone past this seal before.
Grimmys legs slowed down, and the cursed dragon gradually ca to a halt. He turned to look at his mate. Im lost, he said and let out an awkward chuckle. It pains to admit it, but even I have my tis of failure. He sighed. Is this what karma feels like?
Karma? What are you talking about? Leila asked and tilted her head.
Well, I wasnt always good at placing down traps and spell formations, Grimmy said and scratched his chin. I only beca good at those things after I unsealed an evil and robbed it of its knowledge. In the process, it may or may not have twisted the evil-sealing towers space around. He shrugged. The tower isnt linear anymore. The corridors dont always lead to where they look like they lead.
Leila blinked. You were running this whole ti without an idea of where you were going?
No, no, Grimmy said. I had an idea. I was keeping track of everywhere weve been while running, so if we did end up in the sa place, Id pick a different route to go.
In other words, you were going to take all the possible routes until you found our son, Leila said, staring at her mate.
Until I found Kozabokgets space, Grimmy said. He cleared his throat. But if we did run into Ramon, then that wouldve been a nice surprise.
Leila exhaled before placed her front paw on Grimmys shoulder. First, tell about Kozabokget. Is Ramon in any real danger? Will I be unable to resurrect him if he dies?
No, of course not, Grimmy said. If Kozabokget was really that dangerous, I wouldnt have agreed to bring Ramon into the tower since he was being targeted by her. I wouldve gone in by myself and dealt with her first.
Leila took her paw back and nodded at Grimmy. In that case, lets take our ti and leave so proper markers behind. Your mother and Vur will thank us later too.
Shell thank if she doesnt beat for breaking the towers paths, Grimmy said and chuckled. He drew a large arrow on the wall and marked it with a one. He slowed his pace and walked past a sealed room.
Which evil is sealed in here? Leila asked, peering past the crystal pane. Unlike the other rooms, there wasnt any obvious creature inside. Only a dark shadow on the wall could be seen. It seed to notice Lielas presence, and it turned into a monkeys face that bared its teeth at her.
Thats the Shadow Mother, Grimmy said. It cant really be used for anything other than creating shadow creatures; theyre these things that target people who havent slept in a long ti.
Oh, Leila said. How would you go about forming a pact with this thing?
Youre interested? Grimmy asked and raised an eyebrow. Well, the pact itself is a secret. It was developed by cursed dragons, and if we divulge the pact-forming spell to a non-cursed dragon, our souls will be struck, and well basically beco vegetables. He scratched his chest. But that doesnt an we cant help you form a pact with this Shadow Mother. It requires to cursed dragons to initiate the spell, so if you want to try making a deal with it, I can call my mom over to help you; I dont think the Shadow Mother will agree though, and its better to not have a pact than to have a pact with an unwilling party.
Leila turned away from the Shadow Mother. Not interested, she said and shook her head. Her brow furrowed. Does Ramon know how to form a pact?
Nope. Even if he did, he couldnt do it without my and my moms help, Grimmy said. He raised an eyebrow. Do you think hell be tricked by Kozabokget?
Is Kozabokget good at tricking people?
Grimmy shrugged. Im not sure, but I dont know how easily fooled Ramon is either. He glanced at Leila. I knew you shouldve let scam our children a few tis. It wouldve built up their immunity to lying.
And let them develop trust issues? Leila asked and rolled her eyes.
Well, whats worse? Grimmy asked. So trust issues or being scamd?
Leila scratched her chin. Should she have let Grimmy trick their children? Perhaps theyd be better suited for detecting lies that way, but she didnt want her children questioning her every word to see if she was telling the truth or not. Well, if hes tricked by Kozabokget, whats the worst thing that could happen?
Grimmy humd and walked further down the corridor. When a fork in the road appeared, he drew another arrow on the wall, indicating the direction he was going to take. Then, he drew a large two underneath the arrow. The worst thing that could happen, he mumbled. She could sohow trick Ramon into unsealing her. And if she chooses to unseal the rest of the evils in the tower, they could get free, and the world as we know it ends.
Leilas eyes widened. Why didnt you say that earlier? she asked and slapped Grimmys butt. What are we taking our ti for? Hurry up and find Ramon!
Calm down, Grimmy said and turned around. He placed his paws on Leilas shoulders. Thats the worst-case scenario. Even if she gets free, I dont think shell do that. Why would she want to live in a world thats destroyed? At most, shell unseal one or two evils to distract us while she escapes. Besides, Ramon is smart. Do you really think she can trick him into unsealing her?
***
Ramon stared at the curled-up goat behind the crystal pane. His paw rested against the crystal, facing towards the goat. So, I just heal you with holy magic?
Its fine. I know you dont want to be friends with , Kozabokget said in a voice that definitely did not sound as if it was fine. You dont have to do this, Ramon.
Ramon took in a deep breath, and his eyes glowed with a silver light. Holy magic surged into the crystal, and a tiny stream of white particles passed through, landing on the goat. Slowly, Kozabokgets eyes opened. Her face split open as she grinned.
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