385 Confused Zenobia (1/2)

The delegates from Half Moon Village arrived in a fashion that no dwarf was expecting. The group was small but everyone knew at once that they shouldn't be messed with. The one leading the party was no other than Zenobia and she was accompanied by Schaf and Amaraline.

The chieftess rode a horse that Mitchnew secured for her and the beast was majestic. The steed was dark as night and had red eyes, indicating that it was a regent horse and not an ordinary mount. Regent horses were born to fight and were considered untameable to become mounts. They were even harder to handle than wild horses and nobody has ever heard of regent horse mounts. This horse snorted at the dwarven guards and racked its heavy hoof on the ground as if preparing for a charge at the gates.

Zenobia pulled the reins tighter and barked a command for the regent horse to behave. The horse sulked and bowed its head in repentance, showing submission for the elf-rabbit beast woman. This warrior lady might have elven blood but her behaviour was unruly and inspired awe. Zenobia was a woman forged from the fire of blood and war, that was clear to any dwarf and they openly welcomed the small entourage with open arms.

Schaf and Amaraline weren't forgotten either. The small sheep beastman looked very fluffy and adorable but the innocent image was broken when he spewed vulgar words that even the hardiest of dwarves were ashamed to say. Amaraline was elegant and wore tribal clothes that nobody has seen before. Nobody knew what she was but they knew she wasn't human. The way she looked at everyone knowingly gave them the chills.

King Darius assigned the chancellor to welcome the entourage to the palace to meet up with the elven siblings. Zenobia and Amaraline were looking forward to seeing the village leader again. They were excited to update him about their progress with the negotiations. Mitchnew was doing very well in Smargdas and they now have a foothold. The one thing that the chieftess needed help with was the lack of manpower for the rebuilding project. Tambolt and Raj were doing what they could but it was still not good enough. Without the twin magicians, Lovina and Qin Yun around, the village was seriously short-handed. Ruth also spent half his time in the abyss helping Beelzebub out and managing the Garden of Roth. Cleo had to travel to Garden Eden periodically with the agricultural team to check on the Tree of Knowledge and restore the barren Mount Olympia with Eros.

Amaraline noticed how tense Zenobia was and placed a comforting hand on the chieftess. ”Don't worry, Zero will be here soon. ”

True to her words, Zero did arrive with Truen but only Amaraline knew that it was him. Zenobia recognised Truen first and was wondering who the lady beside him was.

”Where's Zero?” the chieftess asked and the lady beside the archer giggled.

”I'm here, lady Zenobia. It's been a while,” the elf smiled and the chieftess did a double-take. Even Schaf was stunned. His jaw fell wide open until Amaraline closed it gently.

”Z-Zero? But... how?”

Zero wasn't surprised by Zenobia and Scahf's shock. Indeed. The last time they saw him, he was still a teenager in his human form with his brown hair and all. They thought that he could only change his size but they didn't know he could change his gender and race. If Zero wished to, he could become a beast too now that the system has lifted the restriction of customising his vessel.

”It is me,” he said and offered them a seat. ”It's been a while. I hope everyone is well.”