The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 311

Chapter 311 Mess Hall

The remainder of the group had gathered at a table in the nearly deserted mess hall, where Karl and Dana joined them after loading their trays with random items. Karl still couldn't think clearly, and every light source made his head hurt, but not enough that he couldn't just leave them mostly closed while he ate.

"What's the prognosis, monster man?" Doug asked as Karl attempted to operate a canned drink one-handed, as his other wasn't working properly, even if he removed it from the sling.

"They say my head should be better tomorrow, and my arm will work eventually. Good work, by the way, to whoever put that back on. I distinctly remember that it was not attached for a while." Karl rambled.

Lotus smiled and gave him a thumbs up.

"I did the best that I can. I'm a good healer, but that was a pretty gnarly injury."

Karl smiled at the little cleric. "Where's George?"

Doug frowned. "They took him for more intensive treatment. He was somewhat coherent once they drugged him, and we got the ritual done, but he's in bad shape. I take it you've worked with him before?"

"Briefly." Karl agreed, not wanting to get into it too deeply, as that was when they had picked up Tori, whose current fate was uncertain.

They were eating quietly when a commotion outside drew all their attention. The feeling of a powerful creature or Elite approaching put them all on guard, but the feeling was familiar to Karl, with his heightened senses, and he just returned to his eating.

"Someone you know?" Doug whispered.

"I'm fairly certain that is Prince Axel and Overlord Drake." Karl agreed.

That surprised the high Priest, as they should have been on the Mountain Giant front, keeping the most powerful of their foes under control.

The two stormed into the mess hall, followed by over a dozen officers, and then paused in visible relief as they saw the group eating.

"Ah, there's a sight for sore eyes. When we heard that the group sent to subjugate the Frost Giant Royal had been annihilated, we feared the worst." Prince Axel blurted out with a relieved smile on his face.

"I take it that you got the news about the same time that you got the news that we had been sent out?" Karl asked, while the others looked unsure how to respond. Karl and Dana were the only ones in the group who had held a proper conversation with either of these two leaders, and Overlord Drake had quite the reputation as a fighter.

"We were meeting with General Orland when the news that a group had been wiped out and their tracking spells were all disabled within five minutes of each other. But the report was incomplete, and we only knew that it was the church who put the trackers on. They didn't include the team leader's name." Drake explained.

Karl winced at the loud noise, but smiled. "We will have to send the Generals a message and let them know that I got that head for my trophy case."

Axel and Drake both burst into laughter.

"You really did it? Orland told me about your little spat with the Generals, but I didn't think you would actually manage it. The Frost Giant Royals aren't just a little bit above Commander Rank, they're skilled leaders and cunning monsters." The big warrior asked.

"You really did it? Orland told me about your little spat with the Generals, but I didn't think you would actually manage it. The Frost Giant Royals aren't just a little bit above Commander Rank, they're skilled leaders and cunning monsters." The big warrior asked.

"That's no joke. They were hiding down under the snow and rocks, laying perfectly still in an ambush ring around the bodies of the first group when we arrived. They had been there for days, and they were deep enough that not even thermal vision could spot them until they moved, and by then it was too late." Karl explained.

Prince Axel whistled. "Damn, that's just evil. The Mountain Giants camouflage well with the stone, but at least you can see them on thermal. What else can you tell us about the Royal Frost Giant?"