[Drachma]
Danny and Maria had reached Drachma with the help of two soldiers from Fort Briggs. Then they successfully met Boris, but they never expected a huge pet bear along with him. After some time of the interaction, the guides from Fort Briggs, Steve and Ronny went back. Maria and Danny tagged along with Boris to go to Othon, the capital of Drachma, where they were expected to find some answers in less than a month and report back to Fort Briggs.
Othon was approximately 800 miles from the place where they were currently in. A train was the only mode of transportation to reach Othon from that place. So, they went to the nearest railway station which was a couple of miles away.
The station was almost vacant because it was mainly used for transporting goods. It was maintained by the Drachmann military, so only a few Drachmann soldiers were present there. Fortunately for the Amestrian group, there was a train at the station, and some goods were being loaded on the train. Boris had a plan to board the train, so he shared the plan with Maria and Danny. And soon after everyone understood the plan properly, the execution started without wasting any time.
Boris, Maria, and Danny were pulling Toby on a sledge, while Toby was lying on it as if he was dosed. When they reached the station's front gate, the soldiers present their noticed them and asked them to stop. Boris went forward to talk with the soldiers.
"Good evening Sir," Boris smiled looking at the two soldiers standing in front of him.
"Who are you?" One soldier asked.
"I am a hunter," Boris looked toward Maria and Danny who were standing behind him, holding the ropes of the sledge, "and these are my friends," he said, and continued, "As you can see, we have hunted a big bear."
"So?" The second soldier glared.
"That is no normal bear, Sir. That is a adult male brown bear, and it's alive. Some people will pay lots of money to have him," Boris persuaded.
"We don't care. Just go somewhere else with your bear,"The second soldier growled.
Meanwhile, they were interrupted by someone.
"What is going on?"
Everyone looked toward the man who interrupted the conversation and was slowly walking toward the scene. It was a fat Drachmann soldier, but of higher rank. When the two soldiers saw him, they stood in attention stance and saluted him. Judging by the uniform of the man he was clearly of Lieutenant Rank.
"Nothing much Sir, this man was getting into the station, "The first soldier replied.
The Lieutenant looked at Boris with curiosity, but before he could ask, Boris spoke.
"Good evening Sir. I am a hunter and these are my friends, we have caught a wild male brown bear. As you know Sir, how much demand is there for this particular animal, so we were hoping if you can allow us to board the train, we will be grateful to you," Boris said calmly.
Lieutenant walked close to see the bear. He was watching the bear when he noticed the bear was breathing. He was startled and moved some step back out of fear. He then quickly pulled out his gun and pointed it at the bear. Watching the Lieutenant's reaction, the other soldiers pointed their rifle at the bear. But, before they could fire, Boris stopped them by coming in front of the Lieutenant.
"Wait, wait. We have dosed him pretty heavily, he won't wake up for a whole day," Boris persuaded.
"So what?" Lieutenant said while breathing heavily.
"Calm down Sir, alive bears are three times costlier than dead ones," Boris continued convincing him, "And, if you can let us board the train, then I can give you something that will make you happy," He said in a low voice such that only the Lieutenant can hear it.
Upon hearing that, the Lieutenant calmed down and put his gun back. Boris then bribed the Lieutenant with two gold coins and got permission to board the train. There was a vacant wagon, where they were allowed to enter.
After some time, the train left the station. Soon after that, Toby sat up and yawned.
"Thank you, Toby, you are very good as always," Boris patted Toby on his back, and Toby licked him out of happiness. Maria and Danny were staring the bear and human duo, which was very unusual.
"Are you really going to take him to the capital city?" Maria asked.
"Don't worry, we have been to that place multiple times, and no one has ever detected Toby," Boris answered calmly.
"Do you hide him somewhere?" Danny asked curiously.
"I don't need to," Boris replied and elaborated, "There is a forest at the outskirt of the city, where all the waste of the city is dumped. People generally don't go to that place. So, it is easy for Toby to stay there while I finish my work in the city."
"I see," Danny acknowledged.
"How much will it take us to reach Othon?" Maria asked.
"We should reach there by tomorrow night," Boris answered.
Upon hearing that, Danny yawned and said, "We have lots of time then. I am going to sleep."
After a long day, it was very obvious that Maria and Danny were tired. So, Danny lied on the floor and went to sleep. But, after some time, he felt some fluid dripping on his face, because of which he opened his eyes and found Toby was sniffing him. Watching such a big creature right in front of his face, where he could clearly see the canines, he panicked and screamed like a girl. He then quickly slid back, to the corner of the wagon out of fear.
Because of his scream, Boris and Maria woke up and started looking at him curiously.
