When Jason woke up he found himself lying inside a tent with his sword on one side and some food on his other side. He saw a large shape outside the tent and, strapping on Janto, he stepped out to see what it was. It was Ruth, lying still on the desert sands, well Jason thought it was a desert, he could see only sand in every direction and…*what was that!* thought Jason as he caught a glimpse of something to the SSW, there it was again, Jason looked puzzled, was that a sail? If it was it had to be a big one to be seen from this far away, there it was yet again, with a bit of mast showing. Jason watched this phenomenon approach, during this time Ruth woke up and sat, also watching the apparition. As it got closer they saw that it was a strange structure, it had a top level of platforms with Rope Bridge connecting pathways and tiny people (they were small from this distance) scurrying about; checking instruments, blowing horns, turning winches. Then a second section appeared, and Jason gasped, it was a city, of wood, with massive sails rising from it's heights to the structures of platforms and bridges above. There were streets and houses, strange factories and farms, and, at the centre, what looked like a temple with a small palace on top, then the area below the city appeared and Jason saw that the apparition was a massive land sailor, with wheels the size of a four story block of flats and what looked like massive doors in it's side and front.
When the land sailor ground to a halt in front of them, a crane winched down a platform on which stood three people with strange swords strapped to their backs, all of whom looked like they were in their late teens early twenties
"You were right D'ana" said one of the two girls "there was someone here"
"An exile most likely" said the other girl who Jason supposed was D'ana
"well, get them aboard then" said the boy
The girls motioned for Jason and Ruth to get on the platform, when they were on the platform was winched up
"so…who are you three?" asked Jason
"I'm D'ana" said the girl who Jason had thought was D'ana
"I'm J'anne, but everyone just calls me J'o's" said the other girl
"and I'm D'vid" said the boy
"He's the pessimist of our group" said D'ana
"am not" said D'vid
when they were winched all the way up the crane swung in and the platform was lowered in to a space and a click was heard as clips were slid into place to hold it still
"welcome to Sihn Baran, our Desert city" said a man with a red cloak round his sand coloured clothes "I am Barankan, leader of this city"
"Hi, I'm Jason, and this is my dragon, Ruth" said Jason in reply to Barankan's statement
"see" whispered D'ana to J'o "I said he was an exiled dragon follower"
"Come" said Barankan "we shall have a feast to celebrate our new citizen"
everyone followed their leader to the big building in the centre of the city for the feast. The feast actually took three hours to prepare with the kitchens working flat out to get everything made, but when everyone sat down to the feast Jason thought that it was worth the wait. Jason and the three people who had spotted him were all sitting at the top of the table with the, what was Barankan? Was he a king? No, was he a mayor? No, that didn't really fit his status he was more of a Baron or Duke than a mayor, Baron Barankan and, what was pointed out to him buy D'ana, the high council of Sihn Baran. The feast was delicious, soups and broths and pastas and pasties, meat and vegetables and a strange food that was similar to Yorkshire pudding. There were pies and cakes and fruits and desserts, then there were the drinks; beers and sodas and ales and cordials and brews of all different sorts.
When the feast was over Jason, the three people who had seen him and Barankan went into a side room and sat down
"now Jason, where are we to put you? Hmmmmm, well you should join the wind blade squad as it was the wind blade chiefs that found you, now accommodation" said Barankan
"It's OK sir, I can build my own house without having to leech your resources" Jason told the Baron
"all right, but build it alongside D'ana, J'o and D'vid's quarters" replied Barankan, then to the three wind blade officers "ATENSHUN! OFFICERS, DISSMISSED!"
D'ana led Jason to where he would build his house, when they got to the open place of wooden floor next to D'ana's house, she asked Jason how he was going to build his house
"watch" he said
Jason concentrated, and saw the edge of his vision go gold. This time however, he did not get the carpet pulling effect, just the glow getting extremely bright and then receding, he held up his paw to check that it had worked, it had. He closed his eyes and thought of a house, not to intricate like his pagoda but just a house, with an extension for Ruth, he added furnishings this time and then un-fused and the house became wood. He heard D'ana's gasp as this happened and smiled to himself, then he called Ruth
"Ruth, I've built us a house to use whilst we're here"
"that's good, is it properly furnished this time?"
"yes my friend, now come on"
Ruth walked over to the house and went into his part of it
"I've got a dragon too" said D'ana, then a dragon lumbered out from the shadows " this is Ashneth"
"well, goodnight D'ana" Jason said
"good night Jason" replied D'ana, and she walked into her house
Jason changed into some pyjamas and went to sleep in his Japanese bed in his new house.