89 Allies in unlikely places! (2/2)
”Beats me. Anyway 'Tiamat' since we were unable to come to a deal why don't you clear the way so I may go. Since the Yuda are a race that antagonizes your own, will I be at least be given a bit of information as to where the nest is?”
”If you agree to our agreement than I could show you?” Tiamat responded leisurely as it saw the angst which Lorean had begun to display in his walk.
With a small sigh Lorean looked at him, the seriousness of the situation had not been lost on him. He had only tried to wiggle his way out of owing this strange and mysterious creature that no one so far had seemed to have encountered before. It was unknown, and that scared him.
”Ugh fine! I shall listen to the entirety of the demand we shall discuss as we move.” Lorean declared, hoping that the creature would speak long enough to lead him to his destination.
”So be it.” The creature responded.
”The first thing that you must know about the place you are headed is that it is breading and nesting ground to the creatures that you call 'Yuda'. As in every nest however, there must be a ruler, a leader.
While we the royalty of the sea chose not to congregate with the spawnlings, the venomous creature do. In every nest of the foul ones you shall find a whole host of old Yuda. The oldest of them all invariable often is also the strongest.
Since they predate on the sea folk, the nest in this stretch of the sea is also the home to the biggest nest of the foul beast.” At this point, Lorean had already begun to look grim. An anxious look had overshadowed his eyes as worry for his crew began to increase.
A cruel glimmer remained in the eyes of the sword headed fish as it looked at Lorean from the side of its eyes. The fisherman and the fish had changed places, and with only a few more words it would be time to reel in the net.
”As such, the only reason that there is no open conflict between the bearded folk and the undersea royalty, is because the venomous creatures no some amount of moderation. They do not hunt for sport and do not ever consume more than they absolutely have to.
Unfortunately however, since the hunting ground has become such a bountiful harvest for them, their numbers have only increased!”
At this point Lorean opened his mouth. ”Then why do you need me? Since they are such a threat and because you can obviously command your fellow sea creatures to a certain degree why don't attack the nest?”
”heh!” Lorean received the first outright laugh from the creature a savage gleam and a hint of helplessness in its eyes.
”That is because of a simple reason. The nest lord that lives in that foul basin is old. He is old enough to have grown to crumble a mountain in his embrace if he wished.
In fact the ones that now swim alongside the Yuda are alive only because of him! They venerate him to an extent where they built an entire island on him!”