beasts to ride, and quickly fell into step behind them.
Their ride into the small village was fairly uneventful as there really wasn’t much to see but the grass, trees, and flowers. Once again, Evangelina was amazed at how much larger everything was here. The trees were huge. At a glance, she guessed it would take at least three or four men with arms linked to circle the base of one of the trees.
And the flowers! They passed a field that seemed to have wild flowers growing in it, but the flowers were larger than both of her hands cupped together! They were so beautiful though, with all the different colors and shapes. She couldn’t immediately identify any of them, but she wished she had her camera with her. She would have loved the opportunity to shoot some footage of this beautiful place.
They came upon a quaint little village, and she knew this was where people went to do their shopping. Some of the stands were roughly put together, while others were actual buildings you could enter. Of course, as soon as everyone realized the king was gracing them with a visit, all activity stopped as people bowed as he passed. They were going slow enough that he was able to speak with numerous shop owners, asking how business was doing, or how their families were. One shop owner even came hurrying out of the shop with an overflowing basket of fruits and vegetables, stating it was for their dinner table that evening. At one point, the king doubled back to speak to one of the shopkeepers. Evangelina was amazed that both hers and Angel’s horses just stopped, as if the horses couldn’t move without their king on his horse in front of them.
Within just a couple of minutes, King Thoran was once again riding ahead of them, leading the way. Evangelina and Angel both spotted some shops they wouldn’t mind returning to visit later. A few looked like they sold women’s clothing, which displayed some quite unique and alluring pieces. Across the street from one of the clothing markets was a business that appeared to sell beautiful gems. Somehow the owner knew who both she and Angel were, for he yelled out as they passed by, “Have those twins of yours and Zen bring you back, my ladies. You may pick anything you like, as my gift to the royal family!”
Evangelina wasn’t exactly sure what he was talking about at the end, but she held her tongue and smiled sweetly at the man as she nodded her head.
Now heading out of the village, Evangelina took notice of them riding into the wide open. They were headed toward fields of lush, green, rolling hills, covered with wildflowers swaying in the light breeze. There were also extremely tall, lush trees offering shady coolness. There were unrecognizable species of songbirds singing during their flight.
“You shall come to understand the natural friendliness and peacefulness of our people in time. Even though we are dragons, we are very happy and laid back, never fighting or attacking one another, nor any others. That is not to say that we will not fight if war is brought to us. Of course, we shall stand and fight for our loved ones and the protection of our homeland,” King Thoran stated as they continued to ride through the open fields. “We do have one arch enemy, the Raptorians, and they are quite beastly. They know nothing but war, constantly striving for another battle. That is why we have Mount Armament.”
“Mount Armament?” both Angel and Evangelina asked.
“Yes, Mount Armament is our first line of defense and helps keep us safely protected from others. Look over here, we are approaching the great mountain as we speak!” There was a definite hint of excitement in the king’s voice, as he gestured with his hand in the direction of Mount Armament.
Evangelina and Angel turned their sights upon the nearing mountain, which was a complete wonder in itself. It stood high and mighty, intimidatingly to all those so much smaller surrounding it. It shone with the brightness of the day’s
Their ride into the small village was fairly uneventful as there really wasn’t much to see but the grass, trees, and flowers. Once again, Evangelina was amazed at how much larger everything was here. The trees were huge. At a glance, she guessed it would take at least three or four men with arms linked to circle the base of one of the trees.
And the flowers! They passed a field that seemed to have wild flowers growing in it, but the flowers were larger than both of her hands cupped together! They were so beautiful though, with all the different colors and shapes. She couldn’t immediately identify any of them, but she wished she had her camera with her. She would have loved the opportunity to shoot some footage of this beautiful place.
They came upon a quaint little village, and she knew this was where people went to do their shopping. Some of the stands were roughly put together, while others were actual buildings you could enter. Of course, as soon as everyone realized the king was gracing them with a visit, all activity stopped as people bowed as he passed. They were going slow enough that he was able to speak with numerous shop owners, asking how business was doing, or how their families were. One shop owner even came hurrying out of the shop with an overflowing basket of fruits and vegetables, stating it was for their dinner table that evening. At one point, the king doubled back to speak to one of the shopkeepers. Evangelina was amazed that both hers and Angel’s horses just stopped, as if the horses couldn’t move without their king on his horse in front of them.
Within just a couple of minutes, King Thoran was once again riding ahead of them, leading the way. Evangelina and Angel both spotted some shops they wouldn’t mind returning to visit later. A few looked like they sold women’s clothing, which displayed some quite unique and alluring pieces. Across the street from one of the clothing markets was a business that appeared to sell beautiful gems. Somehow the owner knew who both she and Angel were, for he yelled out as they passed by, “Have those twins of yours and Zen bring you back, my ladies. You may pick anything you like, as my gift to the royal family!”
Evangelina wasn’t exactly sure what he was talking about at the end, but she held her tongue and smiled sweetly at the man as she nodded her head.
Now heading out of the village, Evangelina took notice of them riding into the wide open. They were headed toward fields of lush, green, rolling hills, covered with wildflowers swaying in the light breeze. There were also extremely tall, lush trees offering shady coolness. There were unrecognizable species of songbirds singing during their flight.
“You shall come to understand the natural friendliness and peacefulness of our people in time. Even though we are dragons, we are very happy and laid back, never fighting or attacking one another, nor any others. That is not to say that we will not fight if war is brought to us. Of course, we shall stand and fight for our loved ones and the protection of our homeland,” King Thoran stated as they continued to ride through the open fields. “We do have one arch enemy, the Raptorians, and they are quite beastly. They know nothing but war, constantly striving for another battle. That is why we have Mount Armament.”
“Mount Armament?” both Angel and Evangelina asked.
“Yes, Mount Armament is our first line of defense and helps keep us safely protected from others. Look over here, we are approaching the great mountain as we speak!” There was a definite hint of excitement in the king’s voice, as he gestured with his hand in the direction of Mount Armament.
Evangelina and Angel turned their sights upon the nearing mountain, which was a complete wonder in itself. It stood high and mighty, intimidatingly to all those so much smaller surrounding it. It shone with the brightness of the day’s
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