Cara ended the transformation spell as the last of the enemies left.
[Berserk] was fun.
She imagined it was what Sister Rae felt like all the time in combat. But she couldn’t be absolutely sure. It definitely made stabbing things feel more satisfying.
Orthos transformed back to human as he approached Karl.
"I think that you and Dana should go follow the retreating attackers. They were not from this place. Everyone born on a world under the influence of the Dragon Gods has signs of it.
They were dragonkin, but not from a world subject to the Dragon Gods. That most likely means that they’re from the Immortal Realm, but it might be another Mortal Realm where the old gods are forgotten, and there are no chromatic dragons to remind them." He explained.
"Will you be alright?" Karl asked.
The Bronze Dragon smiled. "Of course. First, I will heal many of the most severely wounded, and then the fountains can take care of the rest. I’m not a High Priest of the Beast Gods for nothing."
Dana frowned. "I’ve been meaning to ask. How does that even work? Aren’t you a Cleric of the Bronze Dragon God by default?"
Orthos smiled. "I am, actually. Think of it as something like dual classed. You see, I started as a Bronze Dragon Cleric, but when I advanced, I was already working with the beast Temples to help civilize their orphans.
And I chose an advanced class that made me a High Priest of the Beast Gods as well.
Like how You have been a few different kinds of mage at this point."
Dana nodded in understanding. "That makes sense, it just seemed odd that you had entirely changed pantheons."
Orthos shrugged. "It wasn’t so big of a change. There is a Beast God of Order, which is similar to the Bronze Dragon of Law. Both of the Gods get along well, and there was no resistance to my old skills when I changed."
As he talked, Orthos began casting a ritual magic spell that was spreading healing over the battlefield, patching up the wounded in some sort of triage order, as not everyone within the zone was healing at the same time.
That should make it a multiple target healing spell, Karl reasoned. Not an Area of Effect. But the result should be the same.
"Well, Miss Dana, should we shadow the retreating enemy? If they return to where they entered the continent, or even to an overnight camp, we might be able to learn what Matilda sent us here for." Karl suggested.
Dana looked at the horizon, where the sun had only just risen.
"Alright, let’s go. We can sleep later." She reluctantly agreed.
Hawk and Cara returned to their spaces to wait for the next event, but only a few minutes after they took off, Hawk was out again to scout the area.
This was a whole new continent, with all new mice. Even if he didn’t really care where the dragonkin who attacked the new house’s city were going, he might still come across something good.
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