“What is it,” Olivia asked.

“Yes, I don’t think I should contact Cain,” replied Rowell thoughtfully. - Listen, and you cheerfully feel not tired?

“Okay,” Olivia said, puzzled.

- Well, then let's put out the fire and gather, now we will go through the caves of the Black Peak.

- Now !? “But is it night now?”

- What do you want to see in the cave during the day? And I don’t want to stay here for the night, I will feel very safe when we are closer to Lacertam, ”Sangia replied confidently, she got up and put the talisman back in her pocket.

Having built a couple of torches, the girls headed for the mountains. Rovel quickly and confidently led her friend to the dark caves. They moved quickly enough and without incident they overcame this path, and the only creature they saw was a mountain minotaur, meeting Rowell’s gaze, as if he felt how his life could aggravate overnight ... Therefore, the creature led by its nose, sniffed and quickly whirled into the side tunnel . Despite the fact that, according to Olivia, they passed through the caves very quickly, when they came out and the girls inhaled the fresh air outside, the sun began to rise, heralding the beginning of a new day.

- It even breathes differently, somehow heavier than that! - Olivia said in surprise.

“It is not surprising that impassable deserts lie behind the lands of the Lazerts, from these lands hot east winds blow here. - We are not so far from the lizards, how do you feel, I would like to be with them in the evening.

- Yes, it is quite normal, but you still would not want to tell me ... - Well, why do you keep the path to them, because now how am I? She asked, embarrassed.

“Hmm ...” said Rowel thoughtfully. - Where to start, have you ever heard of the Order of the Staters?

“Yes, I recall something, this is a criminal organization, I heard some rumors about it,” the girl replied with a little thought.

- Yes? And what exactly did you hear?

“Her head is a powerful magician, his goals are incomprehensible, but he’s not there, or rather their activities, well, more precisely, all the members of this magician’s group are destroying world orders in the world ...” Olivia stopped and thought more, silenced, she stared at Rovel - I think I really started talking! She said, puzzled.

“Do not worry, you correctly described what they are saying about us, but they shouldn’t speak at all, this is true, by the way,” Sangia finished with displeasure, frowning at the end of her tirade. It was not always like this - we are an association created to maintain peace between the three kingdoms! We are the ones who have the powers of each of the three races, rights, we did many things, and our primary task was to resolve conflicts, diplomacy, destroy threats for elves, people and dwarfs ... - breathed Rovel, she did not hide her excitement . “Well, now we are the criminals and traitors of our peoples,” she finished gloomily.

- So the one about whom you spoke, Zoltan Cain is ...

“Yes, he is that magician,” the warrior interrupted her.

“So why are you criminals?”

“This is a longer story,” said Sangia. “Look, we are already approaching the lands of the Lazerts,” she added, pointing her finger forward.

Olivia carefully looked at the horizon. They walked along a plain similar to the one that lay on the other side of the ridge, on their left side, from the north, ran down Rajdanikana - a large river that flowed through all the lands of the lizards. Its waters were born on the slopes of the distant mountains or Matrumentas, as the inhabitants themselves called them. It was actively used by lazertas for farming and was the source of life, running far into the distance over the desert land for many kilometers.According to the memoirs of Rowell, the land was still decent, but the female warriors had already seen the first hills of the lizards: “'Strange, it turns out that the lazer broadened their possessions.'”

- And you used to be in their lands, right? - Olivia was curious.

- Yeah, and besides, it helped them a lot! - smiled Sangia. - Sorry. that I am not telling you everything, I just can't do something!

“Nothing, I understand,” Collins pouted, trying to hide her slight disappointment.

While the girls were chatting, they entered the land of the lizards. Their settlements began with large mounds of land, the lizards perfectly felt underground, and most often their homes represented a network of holes with large halls. On either side of them could be seen extensive arable land, using water masses Rajdanikana, lazertas made a network of branched grooves along which water ran to growing plants.

- Sangia, come on, Sangia? The lizard asked in surprise. He got out of his mink and hurried to greet the girls.

By the way, the Latserts were quite varied: the majority looked like an ordinary lizard decided to stand up and stand on two legs, their height fluctuated within reasonable human and elven norms, although some varieties barely reached the size of dwarfs, while others could grow up to two meters. Beautiful iridescent skins: red, purple, black green, brown, smoky, all possible combinations and shades. Also among the Latserts, more massive individuals up to two meters in height stood out, they loved to flaunt leathery collars on their heads, and even horns. In general, it is worth noting that the variety of lizards was very clear. But about the myths, it is important to mention that they did not incubate eggs, despite the banter of different nations, but had the same intrauterine development. As well as representatives of other races, their weaker sex had aggravating pectoral educations in the amount of two pieces and was distinguished by elegant forms of the body. Of all the clothes, the lizards preferred the one that did not hinder movement, and often were generally limited to tight-fitting capes that hid the most intimate places. Lazerty shoes are not used at all.

- What a joy that you decided to visit us! - a short growth lizard broadly smiled, gleaming under the scorching sun with a fancy pattern of white and chocolate brown scales, his skin as if consisted of jewel-cut precious stones, artfully fitted to each other. Because of the small but powerful paws, the fat tail almost touched the ground, swaying from side to side.

“Yes, I didn’t just look in, we need Snumstang,” Sangia replied and humbly embraced the lizard whose name she hardly knew, after that she introduced her companion.

- It is not surprising that it is not easy, the news of your arrival will spread far ahead, good luck to you! - with your permission, I will return to my business!

“Wonderful ones and how much they love you,” Olivia was surprised when, on the way to them, he approached to greet him no longer knows what kind of lacet.

- It’s only they are so friendly to friends, in other cases they are very cool. “But now I’m not worried about the black messenger, here he will not attack us!” “At least during the day,” the warrior added faintly.

“So it’s just fine,” Collins replied cheerfully, she didn’t hear the last remark, the girl looked around curiously, looking at the lazert. - Something boring their home, how they live in this? - disappointedly said the girl.

- The true charm of their decoration is hidden from the eyes of ordinary people, go down, you will understand. Do not worry, we will get to their first city - Snumstang, you will still see the beauty, - Rowell assured her.

The girls still continued to travel through the boring terrain, consisting of a small main road, on the sides were wide fields of rice, cotton, watermelons, and other cultivated plants, dotted with a network of water grooves and paths. To the surprise of travelers, the labors of farmers turned the barren lands into flowering gardens. Here and there stood neat hills of the earth, testifying to the fact that ... Read more →