As Ripred walked out of the door, Luxa came in with her purple eyes full of tears. And ran over to Gregor and threw her arms around him, and sobbed into his shoulder. Man, did he hate seeing her like this, in fact Gregor thought about it, and he had never seen Luxa cry before.

"What's wrong, Luxa?" He asked.

"O, Gregor they are speaking of you in and Ripred in the council room, they mean to send only you two out on the quest." Luxa said pulling her head off his shoulder and looking him in the eye.

"But why, wouldn't it make sense to send us back up so we can both come out alive of this thing!" He asked bewildered.

"I've argued this way for you, Gregor I swear but they think they do not have enough troops to spare seeing we just got done with the War of Time." She said, her eyes starting to fill with tears again. "And they think if they only lose one fighter, even if you two are ragers, that will only be one loss compared to hundreds of soldiers dying.:

" Does Ripred know what's happening," he asked.

"No, the meeting just adjourned, but I am positive he will not be happy with the arrangements."

"Yea, I just bet he won't be." Gregor said, laughing a little, but it faded when he saw Luxa's face go solemn. "What else is wrong."

"The council has also allowed you to take a flier with you," Luxa said cautiously.

"O" was all he could say.

"But I think, I have a suitable match for you," Luxa said smilingly for some reason.

And right as he said it a large black bat hopped in the door to the prophecy room, and purred, "Hello, Overlander."

"Ares," Gregor asked dumbfoundly

"No, close but not quite, this is Ares and Andromedas son Mars.

"It is a pleasure to meet you Overlander." Mars purred.

"But, what I've never seen you before, Ares never even said he had a son," Gregor blurted out, getting a little dizzy.

"I don't think he ever knew, I was born when you all was at the swag and I grew up in the bats land." Mars said with a sad look on his face, bu then again could you blame him.

"How did you find him," he turned to Luxa asking her.

"Andromeda, went and brought him back here, too Regalia, she thought you might need a bat too ride on since you are living here now," Luxa said carefully avoiding his gaze as if he might blow up.

"Well, I guess she was right, lets go down to the arena and practice flying together," offered Gregor figuring Mars would probably be the best bat to ride, but he also knew this would be the closest he would ever be to Ares again.