You're Tasso-, Tasso-" he said.

"Bovolt," Tess said, taking a step back and bowing politely. "Tesochov Szovolt. ”

"The ghost of Shuma!" Fei Capital shouted in surprise.

"This is the half-elf Tannis. This is Flint Furnace. Do you remember him?"

Tesohev continued, waving at the dwarf.

"Oh, yes, I haven't forgotten," Fei said with a blushing face.

"And Tika...... Over there is Calamon...... Oh, well, you can't see him now.

That was Belém. We're getting him out of Karaman, he's got an emerald stuck in—smack, smack, Tennis, it hurts!"

Fei Capital cleared his throat and looked around in embarrassment.

"Uh-weren't you with uh-uh the Dragons?"

"No," Tannis said with a solemn face, "we weren't! He looked behind his back, "But it seems like it's going to change at any moment." ”

"You really have nothing to do with the Dragon Legion?" Fei Capital continued to ask hopefully. "Are you sure you didn't treachery, were you tortured, were you baptized?" "Damn, no,"

Tannis ripped off his helmet. 'Do you remember, I'm the half-elf Tannis-"

Fei Capital immediately remembered. "Half-elf Tannis, I'm glad to see you again, Your Excellency. ”

He took Tannis's hand and shook his hand sincerely.

"Damn!" Tannis shouted helplessly, pulling his hand away from the old man's hand.

"But you ride Ryusuke," they're good dragons!' Tennis shouted, "they're back!"

"No one told me!" said the old man without incident.

"Do you know what you've done?" said Tannis, who had just interrupted. "You knocked us down from the sky!

"Oh, I know what I did," Fei muttered. He looked back. "Oh, oh, those guys seem to be catching up. We must not be caught by them. Well, why are you standing still?", glared at Tannis. "You're such a good leader!

I think it's up to me to take the lead...... Where's my hat?"

"About five miles away," Pyright said, yawning.

"Are you still here?" Fei Capital looked at Jin Long with a smile.

"Where else would I be?" asked the golden dragon with sleepy eyes.

"I'm telling you to leave with the others!"

"I don't want to. Pyright said disdainfully. Some flames erupted from his nose that made him twitch. Then he sneezed. The golden dragon sniffed and said anxiously, "Don't respect the elders at all, those stupid brass dragons. They kept talking, and they kept giggling. Makes me nervous, that stupid laugh ......"

"Okay, then you'll have to go back by yourself!" Fei Capital walked up to Jin Long and looked at his blurred eyes. "We're going to a very dangerous place—"

"Shall we go?" Tannis yelled. "Listen, old man, Fei Capital, whatever your name is, why don't you go back with your -- sick -- friend!

The journey will be long and dangerous. Now that we've lost the dragon, it should be much longer-" "Tannis ......" Tika watched the approaching dragonman warily.

"Hurry up and run into the mountains," Tannis took a deep breath, trying to control his fear and anger. "Tika, you and Flint go first. Tys—" He grabbed the Kande.

"No, Tannis, we can't leave him here!" Tess cried.

"Tys!" Tennis' tone let the Kanders know that the half-elves had had enough. It was clear that the old man understood the same thing.

"I'm going to have to go with these guys," he told Jinlong. "They need me, and you can't walk back alone. You're going to have to be perverted—"

"Transfiguration," said the golden dragon impatiently. "That word is 'Transfiguration,' and you get it wrong every time," the old man shouted. "Hurry up! We're going to take you with us. “

"All right," said the golden dragon. "I just need to get some rest. ”

"I don't think—" Tannis began, wondering what they could do with a giant golden dragon, but it was too late. As Tess watched curiously, the golden dragon chanted a few incantations as Tannis waited with smoke above his head. There was a flash of light, and the golden dragon suddenly disappeared.

"What, where has it been?" said Tysohov looking around. Fei Capital bent down and picked up something from the grass.

"Hurry up!" Tennis urged the old man and Tess to run into the mountains after Tika and Flint.

"Look," Fei Capital said as he ran and brought something to Theis. "Hold your hand out. ”

Theis complied. The Khandians gasped in surprise. He would have stopped to take a closer look, but Tannis, who had caught up, grabbed his hand and dragged him forward.

In the palm of Tyce's hand is a small golden dragon, very finely carved. Tess even thought he could see the scars on his wings. Where the eyes were were two sparkling gems, and then, just as Tess couldn't take his eyes off it, the golden eyelids closed.

"Oh, Fei Capital, this is really beautiful! Can I really put it away?" Tis shouted to the mage running out of breath behind him.

"Of course, kid!" Fei Capital said. "At least until this journey is over. ”

"Or maybe this journey will end us," Tannis muttered, climbing quickly among the rocks. The dragons are getting closer.

Chapter 20 Golden Arch Bridge

They kept climbing into the mountains, and the dragonmen who had been chasing them now looked like little more than a small group.

The crowd had long since found no trace of Calamon and Belen, and they did not have time to look for them. So they were really surprised when they found Calamon. He was resting against a large rock, and the unconscious Belen lay flat beside him.

"What's going on?" said Tannis, panting, having climbed so far that he could barely speak.

"I finally caught up with him," Calamon shook his head. "He wanted to resist. He's very strong at that age, Tannis. I'm going to have to knock him unconscious. I'm afraid I'm pushing too hard. He added, looking regretfully at the unconscious guy on the ground.

"Excellent!" Tannis was so tired that he didn't even have the strength to curse.

"I'll take care of it," Tika began to fumble with her bag.

"The dragonman just passed the last boulder," Flint staggered into view. The dwarves looked like they were dying. He fell down against a boulder and wiped the sweat from his face with his beard.

"Tika—" Tannis was about to speak.

"Found it!" she proudly pulled out a small bottle. She knelt beside Belen, uncorked the bottle, and shook it in front of his nose. The unconscious guy took a breath and immediately began to cough.

Tika kept slapping him in the face. "Stand up!" she said in the tone of her barmaid.

"Unless you want the dragonmen to catch you. ”

Belen's eyes immediately opened, he hugged his head, and stood up groggily. Calamon helped him to his feet.

"Great, Tika!" said Theis excitedly. "Let me try—" Before she could stop him, Tess snatched the vial and took a deep sip.

"Whoaa "Uh-huh! Tika! really...... It's disgusting!" He could barely speak. "What is this?"

"Otic's secret recipe," Tika said with a smile. "We waitresses all carry a jar with us, which comes in handy on many occasions, if you know what I mean. Her smile vanished. "Poor Otik," she said softly. "I don't know what happened to him. And the inn—"

"I don't have time to give you a reminiscence, Tika. Tannis said impatiently. "We've got to go. Stand up, old fellow!" he shouted to Fei Capital, who had just sat down comfortably.

"I have a spell," Tyce protested as he dragged and pulled Fei Capital up. "These troubles can be eliminated right away. Whew!"

"No," said Tannis, "absolutely not. With any luck, you'll probably turn them all into ogres. ”

"I don't know if I can ......," Fei Capital's face showed hope.

In the afternoon, the sun was just beginning to sink in the west, and the path they had been walking on suddenly split into two. One leads directly to the top of the mountain, and the other appears to be a road around the top. Maybe there was a path at the top of the mountain, Tannis, and if necessary, they might be able to hold on to it.

But before they could speak, Fei Capital rushed to the path that bypassed the top of the mountain for the first time. "This way," said the old mage, leaning forward on his crutches.

"But—" Tannis was ready to protest.

"Come, come. Go this way!" Fei Capital insisted, turning to glare at everyone. "That road is a dead end - in both senses. I know. I've been here before. This road around the mountains leads to a large canyon. There was a bridge through that canyon. We can walk over and fight the dragonmen who are trying to catch up somewhere. ”

Tannis frowned, unwilling to believe the crazy old mage.

"That's a good plan, Tannis," Calamon said slowly. Inevitably, the Russians must fight them. He pointed to the dragonmen behind him as they climbed up the path.

Tannis looked around. Everyone is exhausted. Tika's face turned pale.

Wanderlust. She leaned against Calamon, who had even lost the spear she was carrying on the way to reduce her weight.

Tysokhov smiled pleasantly at Tannis, but he was panting like a puppy, limping on one foot.

Belém looked as scared and worried as ever. Tannis's biggest concern was Flint. The dwarf never spoke. He followed them without any further afield, but his lips were blue and his breathing became more and more rapid. Every once in a while, when he thought no one was paying attention to him, Tannis found himself rubbing his chest or left arm, as if it was causing him pain.

"Okay. The half-elf made up her mind. "Go on, old mage. Although I may regret it. He hurriedly added another sentence when he hurried to keep up with Fei Capital.

At sunset, the group stopped. They stood on a platform about three feet square on the side of the mountain. In front of them was a long, narrow canyon. They could see far away from here, and below was a small river that looked like a glowing water serpent.

It must have been four hundred feet deep, Tannis estimated in his mind.