The Crown of Humatora

The Mysterious Elven Man (part 2)

The dragon’s roar, making the huge creature cower, has finally found its match. I take a look at the two big monsters in front of me, the unknown creature, with a reptilian body, and a tongue that took so poisonous, it’s making my mate die inside a cave right now.

Now, looking at the Weredragon, he also has reptile traits, but his face is most sophisticated, with black scales and glossy, the claws are long, the wingspan is wider and imposing, he is stunning. The Weredragon clawed his way into the huge creature's jaws, while the latter just roared in pain. The Weredragon relentlessly attacks the creature, and when the creature drops to the ground, dust and debris are once again scattered around. I hide behind the bushes, hoping the Weredragon hid to get rid of the hideous creature as soon as possible.

I peek at the fight scene once again, I don’t think the scene isn’t a fight scene anymore, it is a m******e, the Weredragon rips limb to limb of the creature, even pulling its tongue and cutting it clean. The creature, finally lay still, with soulless eyes. The Weredragon roar once and then transforms back into the elven man.

“For hell! What is this creature?!” Said the Weredragon, he then turn around, noticing me in my wolf form, “Hey, pretty wolf… So, is this creature your admirer or something?”

I yip, trying to protest at him, he chuckles, while putting his pants on. By hell, I forgot about his nakedness entirely, quickly revert my eyes into something else, he chuckles and shakes his head.

“You know, it is probably a good time for you to transform back into your elven self, I mean, I help you handle this pest.”

I snorted and goes back to the bushes, transforming back to my elven self, I cursed when I realized, I don’t have any changing clothes with me.

“Hey, are you alright?” Asked the Weredragon, with a concerned tone.

“Yes, yes, I’m alright, I… don’t have any changing clothes.”

“Both of us are from Were clan, why do you feel shy all of a sudden?”

Furious, I make my face to be seen by him. “For the record, I never asked you to help me, and you just defending yourself, right there!”

I was holding my breath, waiting for him to make another attempt to tease me, but nothing. All I see is the widened eyes of a very attractive elven man, his piercing eyes gaze upon my face, while his lips pry open.

“Oh wow, you’re gorgeous, I…” Said the Weredragon, his eyes are fixed on my face.

“Wait, please remain at your place, don’t you dare walk here!”

He shook his head, like trying to be sober, and then he raised his hand. “No, I’m not going to go there, I just wanted to give you a tunic for you to wear, alright?”

“No, please, don’t, I need to transform back, I was trying to find some herb plants, to save me… My mate.”

“What, your mate? You already have a mate?”

“Yes, why is it so strange for you to think that I already have a mate?”

He was quiet for a bit and seems a bit disappointed as well.

“Because actually… I…”

I stare at him, waiting for his answer. “Yes?”

“Well, never mind, what happened to your mate?”

“That foul creature poisoned him, now, I need to find two herb plants, for him to drink, as soon as possible.”

The Weredragon stared at me for a while, he then extended his hand to me.

“Let’s go, I’ll help you find the herbs.”

I back out, looking cautiously at him. “I am sorry, but, I didn’t know you.”

“I thought we have already established that? Look here werewolf, I was helping you get rid of that… Uhm, whatever the hell the creature was.” He then tilted his head, looking curiously at the creature, “Say, do you ever see any creature like this one?”

Shaking my head, I answered his question, with another question. “No, what about you? Ever encountered any of these creatures?”

He also shook his head. “No, not even in my rea… Anyway, let me make a quick sketch of the creature first, maybe some of the hunters recognize it.”

“Alright, I’ll be going to walk around the area, maybe I could get some of the herbs.”

He reached into his pocket and throw something shiny toward me. I catch the item, a beautiful purple rock, with a sharp edge around it, there’s a symbol engraved on it.

“What is this?”

“A tracker, so I could sense your presence, I’ll be able to follow you after I have done with the sketch.” Said the Weredragon, still busy sketching around in his parchment.

I stared at the stone, I don’t even know about the magic imbued inside it, take a long sigh, and put the stone inside the pocket of the borrowed tunic. I owe him, anyway, besides I could outrun him if he proves to be some kind of antagonist. He may be big and strong, but, I am the agile one.

Walk away from the weredragon, I begin to search all over the place, having a hard time getting the correct herbs, but I should never give up. I have lost one of the most important elven in my life, I don’t want to lose Riftan, a Dark Nephilim, who begins to occupy my inner heart.

Seems shallow, I met him less than one month after the yellow moon and sun. I don’t have a reason to justify my feelings for him, but I do know, he is important to me.

“Ugh, if only I knew about the herbs, I could transform and search for it by the fragrance of the herbs alone.”

“You’re right, it seems you never attend your healer training.”

My head turns around quickly, and I can see the Weredragon, walking toward me.

“You finished with your sketch, already?”

“Yes, you’re walking around, almost one hour of the yellow sun, of course, I have already finished the sketch.”

We walk together, my eyes still wandering around, hoping to recognize just one of the herbs by now.

“So, to answer your question, earlier. Yes, I rarely attended my healer training.” I grab his hand, and force him to see my eyes, “Now, answered me, how do you know that I was a warrior?”

He smirked with his mouth, while his eyes stared at mine. “Simple, your build, a small but tough arm, a slender but well built, and also, you’re a noble, right? Warlord’s daughter?”

“Step-daughter, but wow you’re good.”

“It comes from the territory.” Mumbled the Weredragon, he then gave me a handful of plants.

Looking at the plants in my hands, I gasped and screamed at him. It was all of the herbs on the list. “How did you get this?!”

He walks while putting his hands behind his head, and he smugly replied to my question. “I finished my sketches one hour of yellow moon ago, and then helped you to search every herb.”

“Thank you! May I know your name, stranger?”

He stop and then turn his head, smiling, he then said. “What’s yours, beautiful wolf?”

“My name is Sabine.”

“Sabine? A name just as beautiful as the name bearer.”

The Weredragon then throw me some clothes, it is a rag bag, for my herbs. I put all of the herbs inside, in the corner of my eyes, I saw him strip his clothes, he is going to transform.

‘Wait! You are not going to tell me your name, before leaving?” I shouted at him.

He smiled at me. “Rylan, my name is Rylan.”

A moment later, I saw a Weredragon, flying up into the sky, leaving me behind.