When the small home came into view, Torris's tail began to wag again. "Here we are. I live here," he said running towards it. "Come on. Let's go!" The two followed and watched him open the door excitedly.

"Come in. Make yourselves at home," he said allowing them in. He closed the door and a blonde appeared from behind the door. "Torris. You were totally gone for like, ever. I thought you got caught or something," he said running towards the brunette and hugging him, his tail wagging excitedly.

"No. I just met some people and got caught up," he said. Vladimir raised an eyebrow at his excuse before continuing to look around. "You brought a human here?" The blonde asked. "Yes. He's nice," Torris said wagging his tail.

"Everyone. This is my friend Feliks," Torris introduced. The blonde hid behind his friends and had his tail tucked beneath his legs. "Hello. My name is Vladimir. This is my slave, Maxwell." Minel frowned. "My name is Minel and I am not a slave," he said scowling at the dragon.

"Why is a human going around with a dragon though? Do you like, have some weird fetish," Feliks asked. "F-Felix! Don't be rude," Torris scolded. "I was forced to come along. He threatened to leave me in the mountains," Minel explained.

Vladimir gave a smiled and nod. "Say, do you two know a blonde man by the name of Lukas?" The two pondered for a bit. "I don't," Torris said looking to his friend who shook his head in return.

"It was worth a try. Is there any other magical beings here?" Vlad asked. "Of course. This entire town is made up of magical beings," Torris said. "Really? Don't the humans find out?" Minel asked.

"No. The main dragon here casted a spell so like, no human can even pass here without another magical being," Felix explained. "Another dragon? Can I meet him?" Vladimir asked excitedly. "Uhm. He's a really busy person, I don't know," Torris said. "He's not very nice either."

"Is that so?" Vlad asked. The two nodded. "Well we are searching for someone. Maybe we can ask around the locals," Vlad said. Minel groaned at the idea of talking to entire town.

"Yes. Do as you wish. Ah, I'd like if you joined us for dinner though," Torris said. "Gladly. I haven't eaten since I woke up," Vladimir said. He waved them goodbye and went out. Minel followed the blonde around as he went up to many people and started conversations rather easily.

Each answer was the same until they met with two others. The two also had fluffy wolf ears and tails. One was short and awkward while the other was slightly taller with glasses. "Lukas? Don't know one," the short one said. "Actually I think I may know who you speak of," the glasses one said. "If my memory is correct, he was acquainted with Tino and Berwald."

"Oh! Amazing!" Vladimir said. "You're the first person to know him. Thank you so much Mr-,"

"Call me Edvard. This is my housemate Raivis," he introduced. "I'm Vladimir and this is my follower, Marcus." Vlad introduced with a smile. Minel face palmed. "It's Minel," he corrected in irritation.

"Where can I find these people," Vlad asked. "Eh? You want to go there? But they live all the way at the Scandinavian ice-caps. " He said. "I-it's rather far. It may take several d-days to get there," Raivis stuttered out. "Days?! We don't have that kind of time," Minel said with a frown.

"Well there is one person who can help. In the Oasis village," Edvard said. "Who?" Minel asked. "His name is Gupta. I hear his magic is more reliable than Kirkland's."

"Kirkland?" Vladimir asked. "It's nothing. Anyways you just head south west and you should hit the small village where Gupta lives," Edvard told them.

"Okay. Thank you very much," Vladimir said.

He waved them goodbye and the two walked back towards Torris's home where they were greeted back with excitement.

"Please help yourself. Did you find answers?" Torris asked setting down plates. "Yes. We have to see Gupta by the Oasis and then we should be led towards the Scandinavian caps," Vladimir said. "Seems like a lot of trouble. I say we go home and pretend like this never happened," Minel said casually eating dinner.

"Like, what do you need to see this guy for anyways? Does he like, owe you money?" Feliks asked. "Actually yes he does," Vladimir said remembering with irritation.

"And the idiot made a deal he wants to take back," Minel said. "Deal?" Torris asked, his ears pointing up and turning as he tilted his head in a way Minel found rather cute.

"I exchanged mortality for my life and money," Vlad explained. "I ended up as a dragon though and that's not what I wanted," he said with a sad smile. "Who wouldn't want to be a dragon though. Like, those guys have all the power," Feliks said. "What do you mean?" Minel asked.

"Oh! You're human so like, you don't know but here in the magic realm, if you're a dragon you're totally hot shit," Feliks said. "Seriously?" Minel asked.

"Yes. They're the stronger creatures and often control various land masses. They're a bit scary though because one might decide to invade one day and it takes alot to take one down, since they're immortal and all," Torris said.

"So by being here, you're automatically a threat to our boss since you're a dragon," Feliks said. Vladimir's eyes widened and Torris sighed. "He isn't here at the time though. He normally stays at the Soviet tribe."

"Torris used to live over there as a personal slave with two of the other villagers before they escaped," Feliks told them. "You were a slave?" Minel asked. Torris nodded. "Yes. We moved to the Baltic states where we met Feliks. Now we just stay hidden as dogs here in this town," Torris said.

"So you weren't always dogs?" Vlad asked. They shook their heads. "I was a phoenix and Torris was an iron wolf." Minel looked at them surprised. "How did you change?" He asked. "Hm? We bought changing stones of course," he said.

"Changing stones?" Minel asked. They both pulled out necklaces with small stones on the them. "They're magic and can hide your true scent while making you look like something else," Torris explained.

"So what you have is a changing stone," Minel told Vlad. He looked at the necklace and nodded. "I guess you're right," he said. "But why do I still show dragon traits?" The duo shrugged and Vladimir sighed. "If you plan to go on through the magic world, you should consider getting one, Minel. Most magic beings aren't too friendly with humans." Minel looked at Torris and sighed. "Perhaps," he said before finishing his meal.

"Would you like to spend the night? The Oasis is a long walk away, you should get some rest," Torris suggested. "We appreciate it. Thank you," Vlad said. Torris's tail wagged slightly. "No problem at all! We don't get many guest after all," he said with a smile.

Minel sighed and looked at the blonde who took up the entire bed. "Why do we have to sleep together?" Minel asked. "Because they only have two beds," Minel said. "You're a dragon, just sleep on the floor," Minel said kicking the blonde. "Eh? No way! I deserve this bed more than you do," he said.

The two argued until eventually falling asleep, Minel rather uncomfortable with the amount Vladimir moved in his sleep.

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The next morning they waved goodbye to the two wolves. "Next time you pass, stop by!" Torris yelled out. "Like, get me a souvenir," Feliks said. Their tails wagged slightly as the two waved goodbye and walked off into the forest. "They were nice," Vladimir said with a smile. "Yeah." Minel said. "So why aren't we flying?" He asked.

"I don't want to risk running into another dragon in the sky. I'm also too big to moved low through the trees," he said. Minel sighed and continued walking. He was right though. A dragon fight would be terrible.

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New characters:

Feliks-Poland (part Phenix- hiding as wolf)

Raivis- Latvia (hybrid unknown so far. Currently part wolf)

Edvard-Estonia (same as Latvia)

And tanks for those few readers I have. I know this story isn't popular but you guys are cool. Thanks for the reviews and favorites/ followers.