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"We plan to reach the underground tunnel shortly," Sarina says as Tronay, Roylzen, and I walk further behind her.
Fine, I grumble under my breath as she leads us under the ground to meet with the other dragons and humans that still are alive in the Dominion of the Beasts.
The dark underground tunnels are lit by only a small flame, possibly created by Uria, Reath, or Makiar. Sarina halts before a large stone door with unique carvings on its frame. What is this? Could this lead us to our destiny? Could our fate be changed be going through this and into the areas beyond?
" . . . Let light be allowed passage into the realms beyond. Accept our presence, do not reject us," Sarina chants.
I catch only the end of her chant but I think it was pretty long so I caught it at a good time, the end of it. Sarina opens her eyes, I didn't even know she had closed them, and reaches into her cloak for something. She pulls out a small red crystal and places it into a hollow, carved out place on the handle of the doors. The doors shine with a red light and then Sarina removes the crystal.
"It is taken as a safety measure," she says to Tronay, who had asked about the crystal and the need for it.
The doors open and we walk through. Sarina turns and leads us down a flight of stairs. After the stairs, we walk into a large chamber. A few dragons lay around, mostly resting on the dirt floor. One of the dragons notices us and stands up.
You are you and how did you get in here?
The dragon sounds like a male but I can't tell what color its scales are.
"Forgive me Terdon but I, Sarina, have returned and have brought with me the survivors of Nira's cave from where it collapsed in on itself," Sarina says as she halts and we halt right behind her.
The dragon, Terdon, nods and walks off into the dark part of the large chamber.
"Where is he going?" Tronay asks.
"To find a special friend of ours," Sarina replies as we wait for him to return.
Terdon returns with two male humans. Both I recognize instantly. Dartz and Santerous. I'm glad they are still alive.
"Dartz! Santerous!" Tronay squeals in excitement as she slips past us and runs over to the two.
"Welcome back little sister," Santerous says.
He seems happy but I wonder about that. His display of affection toward Tronay is not like his usual attitude. But whatever the case, I am not the judge. Dartz turns his eyes toward me and I can't help but quiver slightly. To me, he will always be the merciless, power-hungry king he was back in Atlantis' final days.