Chapter 357 - This is how you do it (1/2)

The images in Ray's mind was a haze, he could remember bits and pieces here, but it wasn't enough to remember much. 'Did I really used to know a black Dragon?' he thought.

Dragon's tended to come in all sorts of colours, but their colours also indicated their strength and ability. Most dragons a specific colour were only able to use a certain elemental ability. Ray, however, as the Red dragon Sen, was able to use all types of magic all apart from one.

But he couldn't remember what magic this was. This was exclusive for a sperate race of dragons even before Ray's time. He had never met one in his life before, or at least he thought he had never met one. However, the strange valley town had jogged his memory of when he was younger, indicating that he might have.

”Are you okay Ray?” Jack asked, feeling a little concerned, as Ray hadn't said much ever since they arrived.

”Yes, just this place reminds me of something.” Wishing to change the subject, Ray asked a question of his own. ”What about you Jack? Has seeing this place managed to jog your memory at all.”

The two of them were currently still riding the carriage, while Jack was steering the thing down the single path, Ray was lying down on top of the roof, taking in his surroundings. It was truly a nice secluded area. Covered by humungous trees and hills.

”Well, I remember coming here as a child and studying here, but nothing else.” Jack replied.

Ray never had any hope for Jack in the first place, the goal was to see if anyone in the town could remember.

They had finally arrived at the front entrance and unlike all the town before it, there were no walls. Instead, there where two small towers built out of wood, each with a guard inside. While they also had guards stationed on the ground floor.

”ID please!” The guard said in a loud stern voice with his hand held out.

”I'm afraid we lost our ID travelling to a bunch of ravaged beasts, we were hoping we could take shelter in your town for a few days,” Ray explained.

When the Redwing kingdom was created, each kingdom went through a new registration process. Usually, this wouldn't be the case, and only the kingdom that had been created would have to issue new IDs, but the Empire forced all the other kingdoms to reregister their citizens.

This was to see who would be part of the Redwings and who would not. Ray thought it was amazing how much effort they were putting in to get rid of the Redwings, when it seemed like they didn't but in half the effort against the shadow.

”No ID, no entry.” The guard replied.

”Oh don't say that, I'm sure we can arrange something, as you can see we are very wealthy merchants,” Ray said, pointing at their specially designed carriage.

Jack was impressed by Ray's words, it was the first time he had ever seen him be able to talk so smoothly. Where was the regular brut Ray who would bash his way through? What Jack didn't know was before Ray had left, Slyvia had done her best to give Ray as many socialising lessons as possible.

It took many tries but eventually, they had gotten somewhere. Thankfully, Slyvia was quite smart, she planned what scenarios and troubles they might have come across during their travels and decided to just focus on them.

Ray then offered his hand and proceeded with a grin on his face, it was perfect, exactly what Slyvia had told him to do. Right now inside, Ray's hands was a set of ten silver coins, which would be around a months worth of pay for a guard at a town like this. It was a bribe sure to work.

'What's with that evil grin?' the guard thought. 'He must be planning an attack.'

”Everyone, seize the intruders!” Four guards had quickly surrounded the carriage and drew their weapons.