172 She Find De Way (1/2)

Ayva squinted her eyes at the delegates. ”Next, all those entering or leaving tha city must be examined by a king slime, or be barred from entering. Any action against the slime will be considered as grave as an assault against the king's guard.” Ayva emphasized.

”Meanwhile, as this is happening, Robin and her companion slimes will scour every last cobblestone o' this city clean o' any last mite of a bedbug, so ifn' ye don't wish ta face mah wrath, ye'd best make sure yer men behave.” Ayva warned.

”But what of the First circle?” One dwarf asked.

”What of et? Only me an my husband live there, an' he's not even home. we'll worry about tha first circle once he returns.” Ayva shrugged. ”Ah'm not worried aboot et. Why should ye be?”

”With that, this meeting is dismissed. Proclaim my decree. And may the dwarven ancestors have mercy on whichever repugnant pustile should go against et.” Ayva stood up, and raised her fist. The other dwarves stood and saluted her.

Ayva smacked her fist upon the table, creating another resounding, echoing boom. The chamber was designed in such a way that the sound could be heard throughout the city, so all the people were aware that a decision had been made. With that, the room was emptied in a hurried, yet ordered fashion, as all were intent upon proving themselves loyal.

”How long will it take before they realize you just gave them paperwork to keep them out of your hair?” Robin asked.

”Long enough, an' that's all that matters.” Ayva grinned, a twinkle in her eye. ”Yer sure et'll wark?”

”It already has.” Robin smiled. ”Now on to more important things...”

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”How goes matters in the dwarf kingdom?” A beautiful masked girl with black hair asked through a communication sphere. The mask, though thorough in covering the upper face, was an ornate piece of work with black lattice over a white background. Only the head was visible, currently.

”Ah, that place? No good, no good! The Hero arrived too quickly. moreover, he brought Demon Protecto-I mean Guardian Tarquinn. The plan had to be scrapped, cuz the Slime Guardian brought King Slimes along.” The human in the carriage quickly conveyed. He wore a similar, completely black mask.

”As things were, I had to scram before I was discovered! It's a good thing I was wearing the fake face that old geezer came up with. Now even if they wanted to, they won't discover a single trace.” The man sighed in disappointment.

”No, you did well. A man that can even injure the Master is someone you are absolutely no match for. I'll convey this information and apply for your reward.”The face in the Com-ball reassured.

”That is all I could ask for. As usual, I will wait at the usual place for further instructions, then.” The man sighed.

”Roger. Signing out.” The Com-ball became white once more, like a brilliant pearl.

The figure sighed, then sat back in his seat as he tossed a cloth over the thing.

”Blast. They left me out of the loop again. Did the original stop memory-looping because he was injured?” The spirit clone sighed as it returned to the location its host usually frequented. Now was certainly a time to be extremely cautious so as not to rouse suspicion.

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Chelsea dragged Liam out with her again, pretending not to notice that they had an interested tag-along.

”Aren't we going to wait up for-” Liam began to ask, having already notice the tailing figure.

”Oh, kids always like to do stuff like this.” Chelsea chuckled. ”We'll discover him soon enough as things are. It's better than letting him run off elsewhere and get into trouble.”

”...Will it be more business like yesterday?” Liam asked. They had gone throughout the city advertising the king slimes to those who hadn't known about it, yet sorely needed healing.

”Nope!” Chelsea replied.

”...Then, what ARE we doing?” Liam asked.

”Sightseeing!” Chelsea laughed.

”What sights have we not seen?” Liam asked, naively.

Chelsea chuckled. ”You'll see.”

And, once more, Liam was dragged off by Chelsea, a curious Gerard tailing them from behind.

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Christian rolled his eyes at Jasmine and glanced over at Keith.