Lincoln made his way back to the garden and found Cogs still asleep under the willow tree. He woke the small kobold to relay the plans.
"Give Cogs sword," the Kobold asked.
Trusting the little reptile Lincoln handed him the sword and quickly claimed the willow tree to cut some of the branches he then took out the Ruby Persephone gave him.
" follow Cogs, need fire,"
Lincoln was surprised as the Kobold led him to a forge where Emily already was.
"I told you he stays outside of the inn," She scowled.
"don't care, help," Cogs said, scurrying past her and starting up the forge.
Cogs quickly threw the Branches from the willow tree into the forge turning the fire a shade of black, in a surprising show of strength cogs snapped the sword and began to melt the metal. He then took the ruby and shattered it picking out the 3 biggest pieces. He popped them in his mouth as smoke began to curl from his nostrils. Eventually, Emily steps up seemingly understanding what was going on. She began to work along with Cogs. Lincoln left them to their work finding Atlanta in the garden setting up a target range.
"mind if I join you," Lincoln asked approaching her.
She just nodded and both began to shoot the target, Atlanta was amazing with a bow Lincoln could tell it was from years of training Lincoln took every chance he could to learn from her.
A few hours later as the sun set Emily and Cogs left the forge carrying what looked like a spyglass.
"what is this," Lincoln asked.
"a piece of art this little snake's a gods damn genius,"Emily said, smirking.
"Cogs make tracker look," Cogs said, handing Lincoln the scope.
When Lincoln looked through he could see a Silvery aura around Emily and a gray one around Cogs.
"it's a Aurora scope it lets someone track the flow of Magical energy it's the perfect tool for tracking especially if you know what to look for," Emily said pointing at Atlanta.
Lincoln saw a mix of auras around the legendary hero first was a silvery glow that he recognized from Emily but inside of the silver around her right wrist was a pink aura that faded to a small thread that hung in the air heading east.
"that's the binding vow Atlanta made with Hippomenes," Lincoln asked.
"yep now we hunt not hunted," Cogs said with a smirk taking back the scope.
"so tomorrow we can use this to lead us straight to that bastard's hideout," Atlanta asked.
"No they know you will be ready to leave tomorrow but they don't know we can track them If one of us takes the scope and finds their hideout we might be able to even the odds a little before the battle, if we can free the boar that takes a piece off the board or maybe adds to our own forces" Lincoln pointed out.
"Cogs go Cogs small help make chains he free boar," Cogs spoke up taking out a screw driver that seemed to be tipped in still Hot bronze.
"are you sure little Kobold you might have to fight your own to get threw," Hesta asked seemingly appearing in the willow tree.
Cogs only answer was to raise his screwdriver higher and smirk.
"Kobolds are nocturnal right, so the smart move is to wait till morning before going … And your not going alone of we go together might be easier to spot us but we'll both be safer we free the boar and be back before dusk," Lincoln explains his plan.
"Makes sense the only real knowledge they have of our plans is My condition. I dought they even know You two are here so it could work," Atlanta added.
"So it's agreed Lincoln and Cogs will head out at first light but before that I think you could all use a meal," Hestia said as she took a picnic basket from seemingly thin air.
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The first was a massive disgusting brown aura in the main house with him was Hippomenes and another one a silver one the same silver he had seen on Emily and Atlanta the silver that he believed represented Artemis. It must have been the boar and more then that he saw three small auras of the same silver in a barn. Things clicked at that moment.
"Cogs change of plans we need to go to that barn," Lincoln related handing the kobold the scope.
"what those," Cogs asked.
"piglets we need to get them out of here," Lincoln explains.
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Ok so who saw this coming ;)