Chapter 123 - New Companion (2/2)

Sigyn then put her finger to her chin trying to think of one,- ”Hmmm, How about Manni or Liut, Tofi, Sven, Harek, Hadd, Grani... Yes, that's it, I'll call you Grani.”

Theoric quickly interjected,- ”I don't think...” but stopped when he saw the happy Sigyn looking back at him, which made the others giggle at both him and the name.

Grani- ”From now on my name will be Grani, Thank you, Mistress.”

Sigyn,- ”Mistress?”

Grani,- ”Yes, you saved my life and I am forever in your debt, you are now my Mistress who I will follow for the rest of my life.”

Sigyn- ”Ummm, you don't have to do that, your free now, don't you want to go and explore?”

Grani- ”Does Mistress not want me?”

Sigyn shook her head- ”No, it's not that, of course, you're welcomed to stay with us if you want, I couldn't be happier having a new friend.”

It was then that Grani grinned for the first time in his life,- ”I won't disappoint you, Mistress.”

Io- ”So, now we have a giant rock monster, how exactly are we suppose to travel around with something so big?”

Anna- ”I'm sure, Grani, can hide easily enough, he seemed quite proficient at traveling underground.”

Theoric was less than thrilled at the new addition to their party- ”Great, now we have a granny to take care of.”

Sigyn shot him a look- ”His name is Grani, say it right.”

Theoric shut his mouth and began pouting about how Sigyn snapped at him for some new pet.

Nina comforted him- ”Don't worry Theo, she wasn't defending the creature, but defending the name she picked.

That was when a big rock smashed into the side of Grani, shattering upon impact. Grani on the other hand hardly felt a thing, not even noticing what happened until another flew past its face.

Soon more came flying over along with big wooden ballistae bolts, splintering against Grani's scales.

Grani growled as it blocked its face from a few while rising to its feet. The full 60' tall form casting a dark shadow over the army as it let out a terrifying roar.

Io- ”Sigyn quick, tell it to not attack.”

Sigyn gave a firm nod,- ”Okay... Grani! Grani! Don't attack! I repeat, Don't attack!”

Grani hearing his Mistress's voice stood in place glaring over the small army below which were now panicking seeing the creatures full size.

Nina- ”Now what do we do?”

Theoric grinned thinking of something,- ”Sigyn, tell Grani to get down and open its mouth.”

Anna shuddered,- ”You're not thinking what I think you're thinking, are you?” she asked quickly figuring things out.

Theoric,- ”It won't be that bad, I'll cover us in energy so we don't feel or smell anything.”

Io- ”I'm sorry, care to clue the rest of us in?”

Anna,- ”He wants us to ride it underneath everything... In its mouth.”

Each of the girls had different reactions when thinking about stepping inside something's mouth.

Holland having the worst reaction of them all, looking pale as she exclaimed,- ”We can't do that! What if it eats us!” She said knowing full well how easily something could eat something else.

Theoric stroked her head,- ”Relax, it won't be that bad, we'll be perfectly fine, in fact, its insides are its weakness, so if it should try anything funny, It'll be simple for me to cut us out.”

They were all soon facing Grani's open mouth as Sigyn explained the plan to him.

Theoric wrapped them all in the barrier so they wouldn't have to directly be in the mouth while being in the mouth so to say, and then they took off underground as the army began to fire again, bypassing right under them as Grani took them towards Athens.