7.34 - The Gangs All Here
The alarm bells rang throughout Broken Tusk. Most members of the local defense force scrambled around, rushing to their stations. Tresk wasn’t sure why. She had reported the dragon Theo saw. It was quite a few miles north of Gronro-dir, so what the hell were they worried about? They might have been worried because everyone knew it was the result of a negative dungeon. Which meant the dragon was an ascendant.
“Hurry and get back, Theo,” Tresk said, gritting her teeth. Her partner was currently in the temporary place between places as he retreated from the dragon. Thanks to the two-to-one time dilation, it would take him a few minutes to get there and back. Or he was just screwing around.
“You’re sure you saw a dragon?” Aarok asked, coming up alongside the marshling.
“Sure did. And I’m gonna kill it,” Tresk said, rolling up her sleeves. A dagger appeared in either hand.
“You can't be serious," Aarok said, shaking his head. "Can you kill it?"
"I've been training my whole life for this," Tresk said. "Of course I can kill it."
Aarok had too much to worry about to correct her, and walked off. A few minutes later, Theo and Alex appeared in the air. They flew down and landed below the battlements on the eastern wall. Of course, Tress didn't hesitate. She jumped down and mounted the dragon goose before flying off.
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Theo scratched his chin as Tresk flew away. You knew exactly what she was planning to do, but you weren't sure if it was the right move. She was loaded up with enough utility potions that she could get out of just about anything, but still, you worried about Alex.