130 Chapter 128 A Date (2/2)
'Alright,' he grumbled, stopping his research and paying attention.
TELEPORT.
Hmm. He could only teleport up a few miles at a time. Stella was really holding his hand tightly as they started to free fall.
TELEPORT. TELEPORT. TELEPORT. TELEPORT. TELEPORT. TELEPORT. TELEPORT.
They made it. The planet looked terrible. The map he saw at the cartographer, was extremely accurate for the human lands, but…the land they lived in was like Korea to the rest of Asia, or maybe Florida to North America.
Everything was a dead brown or grey. The land left alive looked like overlapping circles or dots. Joseph could count at least fifteen circles, but he didn't know if there were some completely hidden by others. The circles had different sizes. In the distance, he could see the world tree.
The size was ridiculous. He wasn't even sure how to describe it. The whole planet should tip from how big it was. The upper branches, which were extremely close to being in s.p.a.ce themselves, were shrouded in dark clouds that had to be magical in nature.
Stella was shaking his hand, but he didn't know how to read lips, since there wasn't any atmosphere to talk.
TELEPORT.
”There, you can talk now.”
”Can we go back now? I can't move here,” she said, wiggling her legs to prove her point.
Joseph laughed.
”You don't like it when you can't hop?”
She frowned at him and went to cross her arms, but wasn't quite willing to let go of his hand.
”Ok, I guess that probably was too far.”
He turned back to the planet, as an idea occurred to him.
”Want to check out the capital of the eastern kingdom?”
”Why?”
”So I have it saved as a teleport location. Looking at a s.p.a.ce from orbit probably isn't going to work to be able to teleport to later. We could go shopping?”
”I guess. I have some coins in my purse.”
”Let's go play for a bit. You can just be my friend, instead of serving me.”
”I'm not sure about that, Master Joseph.”
”Fine, fine. I order you to play along with me, as we goof off on a date.”
”A DATE!?”
”Sure, it doesn't have chaperones, and we don't have a mission today, so I think it counts.”
”Have you ever been on one before?”
”No actually. But I'm sure this counts.”
They had fallen below the clouds and could suddenly see that smoke was rising from the capital.
”Shavist! Never mind.”
”Why?” she suddenly seemed more interested, and Joseph rolled his eyes.
”Our first date is not going to be in a city being burned and sacked. Let's see what's going on.”
A group in fancy armor, with crests, looked kind of like an army. They were fighting a group with non-descript, piece-meal, black armor.
”Maybe they are the militia?” he wondered.
Certain sections of the city looked like the army was defending from the militia, and certain sections looked like the militia was defending from the army. n.o.body seemed to be around the castle.
Stella was really squeezing his hand.
”Ok, Stella. We are teleporting to that alley. I'll dismiss the BODY OF STONE after we land.”
She nodded vigorously.
He was going to have to figure out a flight spell for her. She really didn't like falling.
TELEPORT.
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