run smoothly around here."
"This is a rare treat." Damion smiled to their elven guests. "It's not every day that we find a bit of time for ourselves, let alone an entire day."
"It's much the same on the Elven Island." Delilah smiled. "Sometimes I wonder what would happen if everyone in charge around the world just decided to take the week off and enjoy themselves."
Shirk let out a snorting laugh. "The world would probably stop spinning!"
Damion finally sat back from the table patting his stomach in contentment.
"Finally had enough?" Sly asked sarcastically. "I didn't think you were going to leave anything for the rest of us."
"It takes a lot to keep someone my size fed." The huge warrior shrugged. "Not all of us are suited to living solely on ale."
"We ssshould get moving." Slither hissed to Leia. "The sssun isss ssshining brightly thisss morning. It ssshould provide usss with plenty of ssshadowsss in which to practice."
"I just need to go slip into my armor." Leia quickly hurried away, only to return a few minutes later wearing her new armor.
"Some of my best work." Damarius told Brody proudly. "I created it from the scales of a shadow dragon. They still retain their ability to absorb the surrounding darkness, giving the wearer a distinct advantage at night."
"Intriguing." For the first time since arriving, the elven man looked genuinely interested. "Was it difficult to obtain the scales?"
"It wasn't easy." The old wizard admitted dubiously. "We managed to kill a couple of the shadow dragons that attacked the city using the siege machines I designed. The rest were killed by Damion and the scarlet dragons. I have been experimenting with their remains ever since. When I realized the potential that the scales had when fashioned into armor, I set about making a set for Leia." He smiled smugly. "I'm not too proud to say that it came out better than I had anticipated."
"I still think that you and Damion are being unreasonable." Sly grumbled to Damarius unhappily, staring at the shadowy armor with open envy. "Don't you realize what kind of an advantage that armor could give a person in battle?"
"We're not hunting down anymore shadow dragons, Sly." The old wizard told him firmly. "You heard what Damion said. We don't want them reemerging and starting the slaughter all over again, just so you can have your own set of shadow dragon armor."
"But..."
"Enough, Sly!" Leia barked at the scruffy little man, causing him to jump into surprise. "They said no! Quit pouting like a child and get over it already!"
Sly sighed in resignation, then returned to his spiced wine, still grumbling under his breath sourly.
"Would you care to accompany me to the stables?" Damion asked his guests politely, rising to his feet. "Once I have looked in on Storm, I can take you on a tour of Sevria."
"I would be interested in seeing a bit more of the city." Brody agreed with a nod.
"I believe I shall remain behind with the other ladies, if I may." Delilah said, smiling at Raven and Lady Skie. "I'm still a bit weary from my travels, and it's been some time since I enjoyed the company of other women."
"We would enjoy that very much." Lady Skie said happily. "It gets a bit tiring listening to the men gripe all day long."
"I think I'll join you." Shirk murmured to Damion. "I need to stretch my legs anyway."
Damion and the others left the ladies to their women talk and made their way down to the stables in the main courtyard outside of the massive castle.
"Is it true that the scarlet dragons carved this keep out of the very mountainside?" Brody asked, looking around with a moderately impressed expression.
"It is." Damion told him with a nod. "The original keep, Castle Rosewood, was destroyed during the search for the Dragon Sword. The construction of this keep was the scarlet dragons' way of repaying my freeing them from the Dragon Gem."
They arrived at the stables to find a small crowd standing around with fearful expressions.
"What's going on
"This is a rare treat." Damion smiled to their elven guests. "It's not every day that we find a bit of time for ourselves, let alone an entire day."
"It's much the same on the Elven Island." Delilah smiled. "Sometimes I wonder what would happen if everyone in charge around the world just decided to take the week off and enjoy themselves."
Shirk let out a snorting laugh. "The world would probably stop spinning!"
Damion finally sat back from the table patting his stomach in contentment.
"Finally had enough?" Sly asked sarcastically. "I didn't think you were going to leave anything for the rest of us."
"It takes a lot to keep someone my size fed." The huge warrior shrugged. "Not all of us are suited to living solely on ale."
"We ssshould get moving." Slither hissed to Leia. "The sssun isss ssshining brightly thisss morning. It ssshould provide usss with plenty of ssshadowsss in which to practice."
"I just need to go slip into my armor." Leia quickly hurried away, only to return a few minutes later wearing her new armor.
"Some of my best work." Damarius told Brody proudly. "I created it from the scales of a shadow dragon. They still retain their ability to absorb the surrounding darkness, giving the wearer a distinct advantage at night."
"Intriguing." For the first time since arriving, the elven man looked genuinely interested. "Was it difficult to obtain the scales?"
"It wasn't easy." The old wizard admitted dubiously. "We managed to kill a couple of the shadow dragons that attacked the city using the siege machines I designed. The rest were killed by Damion and the scarlet dragons. I have been experimenting with their remains ever since. When I realized the potential that the scales had when fashioned into armor, I set about making a set for Leia." He smiled smugly. "I'm not too proud to say that it came out better than I had anticipated."
"I still think that you and Damion are being unreasonable." Sly grumbled to Damarius unhappily, staring at the shadowy armor with open envy. "Don't you realize what kind of an advantage that armor could give a person in battle?"
"We're not hunting down anymore shadow dragons, Sly." The old wizard told him firmly. "You heard what Damion said. We don't want them reemerging and starting the slaughter all over again, just so you can have your own set of shadow dragon armor."
"But..."
"Enough, Sly!" Leia barked at the scruffy little man, causing him to jump into surprise. "They said no! Quit pouting like a child and get over it already!"
Sly sighed in resignation, then returned to his spiced wine, still grumbling under his breath sourly.
"Would you care to accompany me to the stables?" Damion asked his guests politely, rising to his feet. "Once I have looked in on Storm, I can take you on a tour of Sevria."
"I would be interested in seeing a bit more of the city." Brody agreed with a nod.
"I believe I shall remain behind with the other ladies, if I may." Delilah said, smiling at Raven and Lady Skie. "I'm still a bit weary from my travels, and it's been some time since I enjoyed the company of other women."
"We would enjoy that very much." Lady Skie said happily. "It gets a bit tiring listening to the men gripe all day long."
"I think I'll join you." Shirk murmured to Damion. "I need to stretch my legs anyway."
Damion and the others left the ladies to their women talk and made their way down to the stables in the main courtyard outside of the massive castle.
"Is it true that the scarlet dragons carved this keep out of the very mountainside?" Brody asked, looking around with a moderately impressed expression.
"It is." Damion told him with a nod. "The original keep, Castle Rosewood, was destroyed during the search for the Dragon Sword. The construction of this keep was the scarlet dragons' way of repaying my freeing them from the Dragon Gem."
They arrived at the stables to find a small crowd standing around with fearful expressions.
"What's going on
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