The next morning, Bandit and the rest of the Rhynocs were waiting for Ripto's carriage to arrive. ""Tention!" said a Rhynoc. "Good morning, sir." Bandit said. "Oh!" Ripto groaned. He looked pale from staring at the fireplace last night. "Are you feeling all right?" Bandit asked. "I had a little trouble with the fireplace." Ripto said. "I see. Your orders, sir?" Bandit asked. "Find the pink dragon." Ripto said. The Rhynocs burst through the door of the bakery and destroyed everything when they noticed a secret door carrying several creatures.
The creatures were in cuffs as Ripto handed out some coins. "Ten pieces of silver for the dragon, Ember." He said. But they didn't say a word. "Lock them up." Ripto said angrily. Then the Rhynocs pushed a carriage full of creatures into the water making them come out. "Twenty pieces of silver for the dragon, Ember." Ripto said. These creatures didn't say anything either. "Take them away!" Ripto growled. Bandit just sighed.
We now see what looks like a lab. Many creatures gather around cause Ripto has arrived there. Ember and Zoe are among the crowd under their cloak. "Poor Professor. He's never harmed anyone! "Ripto's gone mad." said the crowd. Ripto and Bandit are inside talking to a mole in a white coat. He's the Professor and his sister, Sis, and her sons, Blink and Willard are with him. "We found this dragon talisman on your property. Have you been harboring dragons?" Ripto asked.
"Our home is always open to the weary traveller. Have mercy, my lord." The Professor said. "I'm placing you and your family under house arrest until I get to the bottom of this. If what you say is true and you are innocent, then you have nothing to fear." Ripto said as he and Bandit started to leave. "But we are innocent. I assure you, we know nothing of these dragons." The Professor said before Ripto pushed him in the house and used a Rhynoc's spear to block the door.
"Burn it." He said to Bandit. "What?" Bandit asked. "Until it smoulders. These people are traitors and must be made examples of." Ripto said handing Bandit a torch. "With all due respect, sir. I was not trained to murder the innocent." Bandit said. "But you were trained to follow orders." Ripto said. It looked like Bandit was going to burn the house, but he just doused the torch in a barrel of water. "Insolent coward." Ripto said.
He grabbed another torch and began to burn the house. The flames spread quickly. Bandit dodged a flaming log that was about to fall on him. Sis was screaming for help. Then Bandit broke through a window and went to rescue the family. Ember was scared for him. Bandit kicked the door open, carrying Blink and Willard. The Professor and Sis followed as the house kept burning. Bandit handed Willard and Blink to the Professor and Sis, happy that they were safe.
A Rhynoc clocked Bandit on the head and held him. "The sentence for insubordination is death. Such a pity. You threw away a promising career." Ripto said. "Consider it my highest honor, sir." Bandit said. Ember picked up a rock and put it in a rag. As Bandit was about to be executed, Ember threw the rock at Gulp, making him buck and Ripto fell off. Bandit then punched the Rhynocs and got away on Gulp. "Get him! And don't hit Gulp!" Ripto shouted. The Rhynocs shot arrows and one of them hit Bandit.
Ember gasped as Bandit fell off the bridge. Ember still stayed low as Rhynocs were still shooting arrows in the water. "Don't waste your arrows. Let the traitor rot in his watery grave. Find the dragon. If you have to burn the realms to the ground, so be it." Ripto said as they all left. Then Ember dove into the water. After a little while, she resurfaced carrying the unconscious Bandit.
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