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Chapter 2 – The Mysterious Merchant

As Maysis and Anhith had walked through the castle embassy for the Elven kingdom of Eteni, they finally arrived at the bustling marketplace known as Bushgate Marketplace or as it was mostly known as The Rich Man's Market because there was nothing sold under 1,000 gold pieces. "Where do you suppose we can find this potion that Renree is requesting us to find?" asked Maysis to Anhith who shrugged her shoulders.

"At any rate we should try and find it as soon as possible. Should that woman die I have a feeling that the priestess will hold us responsible for it. And we has Elves are held to a higher standard." said Anhith as Maysis agreed with her and they continued searching every market stall and every store in the marketplace.

It was getting to be late and the sun was working its way back over the Eastwald Mountain range that guarded the Ostlougan borders on its eastern side with its enormous mountain peaks that stretched far into the sky beyond anyone's sight. The elves called them the Heaven's Pillars, while the dwarves that lived there called them Fang breaker's Peaks because they were like the sharp teeth of a wolf. Maysis sighed heavily and slumped against a wall in a nearby alleyway before she turned and looked up at Anhith, "This is like finding a damn needle in a haystack. Where the hell are we supposed to find a vendor who sells ancient magic potions and crap like that. I mean you think Renree even knows this place is not going to sell that stuff?"

Anhith sighed before answering as well, "We have to. As I stated before, if she dies most likely outcome would be we die too."

Maysis looked over at Anhith and had a tear in her eye, "I am too young to die though. I am only 600 years old."

"Relax you won't die. Take a look at that shop's sign in the window." said Anhith pointing over at the sign.

"The Goddess of Fortune Andrieth smiles upon on us today sister." said Maysis excitedly as they rushed into the shop which was unusually dark inside.

"Uh hello? Anyone here?" called Maysis as they heard some shuffling and black hooded figure emerged from behind the counter.

"Hello there. How may I be assssisssstance." said the hooded figure with a snake-like accent.

"Um, yeah we are looking for an ancient potion called Frozen Clairvoyance of Comfort. Do you have any?" asked Maysis as Anhith was being weary of this weired merchant.

"I do. There isssss one left in ssssstock. Do you want to purchassse it?" the hooded figure said as Maysis nodded her head and he hand her a potion as she handed him 60,000 gold pieces. And they left the store running back to the castle embassy bedroom.

Upon their arrival, they saw Renree tending to Erza still as they handed her the potion and she began a chant in an unknown language to them. The potion glowed bright blue and rose into the air and then slowly sank into Erza's body and began to make her glow bright blue. Her body then went from blue to black and then back to blue again before the spell subsided and Erza slowly opened her eyes and looked at them. "What happened?" she asked as Maysis wondered over to her and sternly gave her a scolding for trying to use her magic here. "Sorry it won't happen again." she said as Anhith was still pondering the merchant who had sold them the potion.

"That merchant we got this potion from seemed odd to me." said Anhith finally.

"How so?" asked Renree as Maysis recounted everything that transpired.

"A snake-like accent? I have never heard of that before. Nor have I ever heard of a snake race people let alone lizardfolk." said Renree as she pulled a book from her chest using magic. "However," she flipping through the pages of the book and stopping on a page that presented a possible answer. "There have been other instances in which someone from another world has come here, but they eventually went back somehow. It is possible this person may have been one of those people."

"True, but it doesn't explain the red scales on his hand and how it looked almost draconic." said Anhith as Erza perked up suddenly.

"You said red scales and draconic-like hand?" she asked as Ahnith nodded her head.

"Does this sound familiar to you?" aske Maysis as Erza nodded her head, but not completely sure of herself.

"There was once a powerful red dragon from where I come that could speak, read, and write just as good as any one of us. He actually mentored one of my friends in dragon slayer magic. His name was Igneel, but the dragon died long ago." she said as Renree made pondering sound.

"I wonder if it's possible that when that dragon died it instead came here and then summoned you here somehow. After dragons are considered gods here, but why it would take a humanoid form is beyond me." said Renree as Anhith spoke next.

"At any rate we should all get some rest. We can discuss this in the morning. Its been a long day and everyone here is tired I can promise you that." said Anhith as she and Maysis walked out leaving Renree and Erza alone together.

"You sure its okay to leave her in there alone with Renree?" whispered Maysis to Anhith who nodded her head. "Alright, but if something happens I want nothing to do with it."

And with that Anhith and Maysis headed off towards their respected bedrooms.