civilwarnovels Book 5: Chapter 101
Book 5: Chapter 101
Book 5: Chapter 101
Kozabokget raised her head. The goat with pink eyes was lying on her stomach, with her legs curled underneath her body. Her tilted to the side, her ears flopping because of the motion. Ramons gaze shifted away from his tablet, and he turned his head to stare at the goat. Is there something wrong? the holy dragon asked, his eyes lighting up. Are you hungry?
Kozabokget shook her head. The air told me something strange, she said. You know how it likes to gossip.
Ramon, in fact, did not know how the air liked to gossip, but he did know this was a chance to weasel his way out of studying a dead language. Whats the air saying?
A ship arrived on the shore, Kozabokget said. Its really large, and a lot of people are disembarking from it. They might be trying to build something. After a bit, Kozabokget shrugged her shoulders. The air is a good storyteller, but the accuracy of their stories isnt that high. It likes to embellish things, and if the events occur far away, then its one pocket of air telling an embellished story to another one until it reaches me.
Ramon blinked. And that means we have to go outside and see whats going on, right? Ramon nodded to himself, not caring about Kozabokgets response. Who knows what those people are plotting? If we find out theyre up to something dastardly, we could be heroes.
Your grandma will get angry at both of us if we leave, Kozabokget said. Shell be upset at you because youre not studying, and shell be upset at me for enabling you. Kozabokget pawed at her face with her leg, scratching herself. Why dont you try talking to the light? Ask it to show you an image of the shore.
Ramon made a face. Ill try, he muttered and took in a deep breath. He glanced upwards and asked, Mr. Light, can you show me whats happening at the shore?
The baby holy dragon and the pink-eyed goat waited in silence. Several seconds passed. There was no response. Ramons face flushed pink, and he stared at the goat. Why dont you do it?
If Im always the one doing it, youll never learn how to do it yourself.
Ramon snorted. But it never works! Did you even teach me the right method?
You can bribe light?
As long as you know what something wants, you can bribe anything, Kozabokget said. Luckily, most things want mana. A sigh escaped from the goats mouth. Unfortunately, I dont have that much mana to give, so things only listen to me when I ask nicely. Sometimes I have to broker deals between multiple things. For example, when I wanted the air to do something once, it asked me to move the earth for the air to have more space. I had to give the earth a massage to get it to move. Usually, I interact with three to four different things to get one favor.
Ramon scratched his chin, looking much like Grimmy as he did so. How do I give the light mana?
Heal the empty space and let your mana disperse.
Ramon followed Kozabokgets instructions, and the screen of light reappeared. This time, it showed the image of a man and a woman wandering around. They didnt seem to have any goal in mind.
What are they doing? Ramon asked. He looked at Kozabokget. Can I give the mana to the air to ask it to transmit the sound?
Try it, Kozabokget said.
Ramons eyes shone silver, and a white light appeared and disappeared in the space in front of him.
Damn. Are we sure dragons live here? Are we sure anything lives here?
Shut up. Why do you always complain so much? Just do your job.
Ramon tilted his head. Those people are looking for dragons?