Chapter Four: Tannim's Letter
It was the beginning of summer. Three years after Tannim had escaped the Labyrinth. The others in the Nexus had protested at first to Dragon, but had eventually come to accept that Dragon was there. Tannim had found Dragon when she was six. Dragon had been badly hurt by some runners that had left the village. Tannim had wandered out and found Dragon.
But, instead of running away, Tannim went up to Dragon and patted her nose. "I won't hurt you Dragon," she said. Then she took each of Drgon's front paws in her hands. Reciting the proper words, Tannim completed a healing circle and shared her own energy with Dragon. Soon, Dragon's wounds were only scratches. Tannim then collapsed, out of energy. Dragon had then pulled Tannim close and they both slept.
From that time forward, Tannim and Dragon shared an unbreakable bond. For the next two years, they worked together to escape the Labyrinth. After that, they lived happily in the Nexus, occasionally scouting over the Labyrinth to find others to rescue. Tannim was also becoming proficient in the human language (known to us as english). Then one day, Tannim received a letter.
/Dear Tannim,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.../
The letter then listed supplies she needed to purchase if she chose to attend. But then... "No Dragons!!" cried Tannim.
"They allow dogs," said Haplo. "You could take Dog with you."
Then Dragon spoke up. "I will give you one of my scales and this fang that just fell out. Perhaps you can make a wand with them in the Mensch world." And so Tannim was happy again.
It was quite an honor, she thought, to be chosen to learn Mensch magic. After responding, she received a key to a bank vault. Then she spent the rest of the summer developing an outfit to wear. It was not a good idea, Haplo said, to let out that she was not human. Her hair was pulled back into a tight bun to hide the white tips of her hair. Her body runes also needed to be covered up. For that, the outfit was made. It turned out to be a full body bodysuit that covered all but her hands, feet, and neck. Tannim decided to take Dog with her as well.
Haplo had been chosen to take her to Diagon Alley and so they set off through Death's Gate to the Dartmouth Port which was the closest to Diagon Alley.
Mensch: Patryns and Sartans use this term to refer to the "lesser" races of human, dwarf, and elf.
Dartmouth Port: This is just a name I made up cuz I was too lazy to find the name of a real one. Death's Gate's drop off is this port.
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