The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 301

Chapter 301 Survivors Found

The group spread out a little, and everyone dismounted as they moved through the ruins of the city, looking for signs of survivors, loot, or any indication that there might have been a summoning ritual in the region.

That was their primary goal, and if they didn't find it, then they would have to warn the lines that they were likely to see an influx of Frost Giants from a new direction in the next few days.

[There is something strange under here. Bring your shovel.] Rae insisted a few minutes later.

"Rae found something. Let's check it out." Karl informed the others quietly. It just felt wrong to make noise here, like the city was a tomb and deserved a level of reverence, even if they were here to loot it.

Dana took out the shovel from Karl's pack and passed it to him, so he could dig through the rubble to get to whatever Rae had found.

With the barrier on it, the shovel cut through stone with a little effort, and it only took a few minutes to clear the rubble, while Rae got more excited by the second.

"There is a door. A stone door that leads downward." He informed the others when he realized what he was digging towards.

[Yes, open it. There are treats inside, I'm certain of it.]

Karl was about to move the last of the rubble to open the door when Tessa stepped between him and Rae with her eyes glowing red. "No, Rae. You can't eat them." She insisted in a booming voice laden with holy magic.

The spider glared at the cleric, who was obviously under the influence of the War Goddess, unwilling to relent so easily when she had been the one to detect the hidden treasures. But after a few seconds, she backed away and turned her back on the tunnel, letting Tessa have this victory. [Fine, I didn't really need them for the art anyhow. I will just use the frozen ones.] She pouted.

Karl cleared the door and led the way down a set of hidden stairs, with Tessa right behind him.

What he found was a small room with a few dozen liquor barrels and a dozen Satyr children, huddled together in terror, and looking malnourished far beyond what two days in a hiding hole would justify.

Tessa held out a hand to them. "Relax, little ones. We're not going to let them eat you. Do you have a guardian with you?" The closest of the Satyrs, a young boy in filthy blue shorts, shook his white furred head. "Alright, let's get you out of here." The War Cleric insisted.

Karl had forgotten for a moment that the Red Dragon had a soft spot for war orphans, and the Satyrs were considered to be beastkin, not an enemy to humanity, even if they weren't harmless young slaves like these ones appeared to be. _{freeweɓnovel.cøm}

Karl stepped to the side as the cleric led the group up the stairs, and then did a final check to make sure they didn't miss anyone who was too terrified to move.

The place was empty, and then completely empty as Remi looted the barrels. She didn't care what was in them, they would go well with her current decoration of her shrine. Like a nice wooden plinth collection for her statues.

The group was giving Tessa looks that ranged from confused to annoyed, while Rae resisted the urge to drool as she looked at the Satyrs. If they had been in better shape, she might not have been able to resist, but these ones didn't look juicy at all.

"And what the hell are we supposed to do with these?" Tori demanded when she saw the horde of small children.

A full-grown Satyr was under a metre and a half tall, barely chest height on Karl. These were all less than waist high, malnourished and terrified.

"They are valuable witnesses. When they're not so terrified, they can tell us what happened, and then we can lead them back to the lines, so they can be turned over to the church for relocation somewhere safer." She explained.

[Those aren't the only ones. If the Cleric Knight is going to collect them, we might as well get them all. Like an army of little furry blood bags.] Rae suggested.