Chapter 6: I Did Not Agree To This!

***Talion Ragnarok pov.***

I couldn't walk anymore… I think as I lay on Eron back. The Little changeling was biting my ear but it didn’t hurt. How can they all walk this long just after eating breakfast? I was also thinking about the towers and how they work…

“Nom!” The changeling said as she continued nibbling my ears before sinking one of her fangs into the tip by accident.

“Ow! careful that hurt.” I said as I rub my ear.

“Sowy?” She giggled while playing innocent.

“Do it again and I won’t carry you anymore.” I told her as I lay back down. “Are we there yet?” I asked Eron as he kept walking.

“No.” He replied in his deep voice. I then looked back at all the soldiers who were talking. I don’t even know why I’m here. That Baneknight guy didn’t tell me anything just when we meet this Keeplord to keep my mouth shut. That when I saw more than mountains or forests, I saw a castle. That big… I didn’t like where this is going...

“When we meet the Keeplord don’t do anything stupid and keep your mouths shut.” Said Maggabl as we’re being walked down a long hall. It looked like these guys were fans of Luna by the artwork in this place.

“Pwetty…” The changeling said as she sat on my head and looked around at everything.

“Just stay with me okay Little one?” I asked as I stay close to Dust as backup if things turn bad. After all she can use 4 swords at once. As the Baneknight lead us to a large door that open into what looks like a throne room.

“Wow, I gotta say nice digs.” Said Dust as she smiled. I had my eyes on the guards in the room, they all dressed in black and blue armour with purple cloaks. Yeap, these guys are luna fans. We was lead to a throne that had a von sitting in it, the thing that made me worry about this guy was he had horns growing out of his head. It made my head hurt...

“So you come back with news… Is the tower no more?” Asked the Keeplord as he picks up some kind of fruit and eats it.

“Thank you my lord, it is always a pleasure to serve you.” Said the Baneknight as he bows on one knee. The Keeplord then get up and walks down towards us. I qwickly take the changeling off my head and held her in my arms.

“But I can not help but wonder, why would you bring me this?” He asked as he walked up to me. Oh god his as tall as a diamond dog.

“They was useful in destroying the tower. I thought we could find another use for them, the Nightwalker in particular.” Said the Baneknight as she smiles.

“Hmm, yes I see the old laws are still in place even after 700 hundred years. But tell me, why did you not go in yourself?” Asked the Keeplord as he then looks at Mag.

“Pardon sir?” Asked the Baneknight in worry. I really don’t want to think about what could happen next. The Keeplord reached out and ran his fingers in Dust mane as he eats his fruit. I could see the look on her face, she wanted to cut this guy head clean off.

“I gave you this task and you asked others to do your work for you? I must say I would have been proud, if you had gone with them.” He said as I saw he draws a sword, I cover the changelings eyes not wanting her to see what come next.

“Tell me, if you could pick what to loss what would it be. An arm or a leg?” He asked looking over the blade in his hands. We all saw the look of fear in the Baneknight eyes as he looks around for help. The Keeplord slowly turned around to face him.

“There was no guarantee we would survive.” Said Mag and the Keeplord looks at him. “He did the right thing not only is the tower no more you get to keep all your soldiers. Think of the number of lives that could have been lost if he sent them in.”

The Keeplord seem to think about that and tapped the tip of his sword on the stone floor. He rubbed his chin as he drags his sword past the Baneknight who was shaking in fear. “Good work BoneSnaper you may leave.” He said calmly.

The Baneknight got up and bowed before leaving. I sighed in relief as I moved my hand away from the foal eyes.

“Hehe… his face look funny.” The changeling giggles as she points at the Baneknight who was quickly walking away. The Keeplord slaps the tip of his sword into the floor as he slowly sit back on his throne.

“Now then… What to do with you, nightwalker?” He asked as he leans back. “By law you should be given the title of a noble. But there blood is all but wiped out, well almost.” The Keeplord smiled as he leaned back in his throne and his eyes glowed yellow.

“I have a uses for you… Take the title of a noble and you're free to leave my keep, but you must do a task for me first.” I looked to Maggabl and the others. They all just look at me and I just wanted to leave and never come back.

“What do I do?” I asked bowing my head to the Keeplord, he smiled.

“First I want you and your… Friends to take down the other two towers. Should be easy for you to do it again, the other is this note. I need it sent to, how do I say this? The lower cast? They live in a forest called the hidden path, only those born there know the way. You will go there and give this note to their king, after that you're free to go.” He said holding the peace of paper out to me.

I give the changeling to Eron as I walk up to this Keeplord. It was strange the closer I got to this guy the more I feared him. I reach out with a shaky hand and grab one end he then leaned forward. “We will know if you try and run you won’t get far.” He said with a smile then let it go.

I just node in fear as I qwickly turn back to the others only to find the changelings gone. “FUC-!” I covered my mouth qwickly and just ran out the doors. The others were quick to follow as I started a mad dash looking for the little changeling.

“Get back here!” I heard someone yell down the hall as music began to play. Where the hell that music coming from?

The changeling then runs past me with what looked like a roast chicken in its mouth while giggling. For some reason the music seemed to be coming from the air around it. She must be the daughter of Loki or something. I think as a Rat sheff ran past with a meat cleaver.

“We don’t have time to deal with this!” I yell and ran after them. I am so going to die before leaving this damn island!

I guess we’re lucky to be given food,water and something to ride on. The Animal we’re on looked like a cross between a bat and a anteater. Very strange but I’ve gotten used to it… Didn’t help they used their long tongues to try and lick me.

“So… Any idea where this forest is?” I asked Dust who was riding with me. She didn’t like it, the unicorn wanted to ride with Eron or Burier. But Eron took up all the space and Mag was sitting with the Diamond dog who was licking… Himself… Okay I did not need to see that.

“The map say it a three week travel from here. We can hit the next tower on the way.” Said Dust not happy about having said reward not given once we met the Keeplord. From how Mag explained it, if we didn’t do this we’re all as good as dead.

“There something I’ve been wondering.” I asked out loud.

“Yes ponies can bend that far just like diamond dogs.” Said Dust as I slowly look at her with big eyes. “That's… Not what you wanted to ask me, is it...” she added with a slightly flustered look.

I roll my eyes at her. “No, even if we take down the tower we still need away off the island. And even if we take down the tower to ever the storm or the portal there no way for sure if we can leave once one of them taken down.”

“I think I get it, even if the storms stop we’re still stuck here.” Said Dust as she looks over the map. I look over at Eron as the little changeling was playing in his long fur.

“Not only that we need a ship.” I said as looked down the road. “Once we do this and get a ship we’re home free.”

“What make you think your coming? As soon as I get a ship I’m leaving you all behind.” Said Dust as she laughs.

“Sure… One thing at a time.” I say as the beast we’re riding on gave off a loud squeak. I looked around as everything went quiet. That not good…

“You feel it to right? Like we’re being watched.” Asked Dust as I keep my eyes on the road.

“Yes I feel it too.” I said back. as it was starting to get dark again I looked at Eron to see how he and the Changeling were doing. That's when the silver changeling tensed before taking a battle stance and bore her fangs while hissing. I looked up at the sky and saw what looked like a flock of birds… Wait, those aren’t birds.

“Dust, How do I make this thing go faster?” I asked still looking at the swarm that was heading our way.

“Hit their ears, why?” She asked then looked at what I was staring at and start freaking out. “Go, go, GO!” Dust yells as she take the reins and make the beast we’re riding on start running. It didn’t take the others long to follow.

“What are they?!” I yell holding onto for dear life. It looked like a cross between a scorpion and some kind of flying bug. The long mandibles on the end of it mouth wasn’t putting me at ease.

“Get ready to jump!” Yells Dust as I look at her, jump? Is she nuts?! I didn’t have time to argue as she made it turn left before jumping off. I grabbed what I could and followed after her. I lay still as I looked up at the swarm fly after the animal we was just riding on. I slowly get up and saw them swarming all over it, stinging with there tails and biting the thing to death.

“Come on, let go.” Said Dust as she walks away like nothing happened… She is nuts. I think as I follow after her. She then get on with Eron leaving me to get a ride with the Diamond dog… Just my luck.

The next week or two Dust and Mag kept going with my training. I like to think I’ve gotten better, I last longer than five minutes in a fight with Dust. The magic side of things thou haven’t seen much change. We found a Inn at last next to a forest with large trees, no really they were HUGE! You could hollow one out and live inside the damn thing. We all sat around a table as food was being brought over, we was looking at the map trying to decide where to go next.

“Sir, is this yours?” Said a waitress griffon holding the silver changeling, who was covered in all kinds of food.

“Yes sorry about this.” I say taking the troublemaker off her hands? talons? I then had her to the Bruiser and he start cleaning her by licking her. That was kind of funny, the place was then filled with the Changelings laughter.

“So we need a guide to get in the forest seeing as there no markings on this map.” I asked picking up what I think is a bit of cook crab and eat it. Huh, tasted like bacon.

“We can find them on our own.” Said Dust as she eat what looks like beans and carrots.

“We will be lost in those woods, and that not even thinking about what kind of monsters live in there. We need a guide.” Said Eron as he eat, what looks like boiled seaweed… When you're stuck on a Island everything up for grabs I guess.

“Even if we do get all the towers turned off, we still need a ship.” I say playing with the note the Keeplord gave us, I then saw it was sealed with waxs. A part of me wanted to open it but that sounded like a bad idea so I put it away.

“If we’re reading this map right it looks like there a Tower not far from here.” I Said as I drink something that I think is mead. It good.

“Burp!” The changeling responded before covering her mouth with a hoof and blushing slightly as she sat on my mysteriously empty plate. I glare at her as I wave for the waitress to come over.

“Sorry about this can I have another order of crab please.” I asked and she smiles at me, how she do that with a beak?

“That wasn’t Crab that was Terrorfly, that Crab.” She explained and pointed to a large group that had a crab the size of the table brought to them. Holy hell…

“Okay then I’ll have some Terrorfly then.” I asked as she walks away, I looked back at the changeling who looked a little ill. “You okay little dude?”

“I… Eat to much…” The changeling groaned before she flopped onto her back. I qwickly pick her up and take her outside.

“It okay just breath and let it out.” I tell her as I put her down and rub her back. Let just say it was not pretty. “Feeling better?” She nods her head as I help clean her face.

“I hope you learned something from this. Next time don't eat more then you can handle, and chew your food.” I told her as we go back inside I saw a von sitting at our table. Oh my god he had what looked like a rifle on his back, I mean something that was used just after the dark ages. The von had a number of pelts covering his body like a cloke. Once I sat back at the table I saw he had pistols in his belt to. This guy was prepared, the question was for what?

“So you’ll take us to the kingdom in the Hidden Path.” Asked Busier as I drink my drink. The Von hunter I think? Looks at our group and licks his lips, he then looked around and sighed.

“Fine, I’ll take you there. But know this, I want to be payed.” He growled at us. Eron just nods and put some gold on the table it looked like a lot. Well after that we all took the time to go to our rooms to sleep.

“We’re lost aren’t we?” I asked standing on a large rock looking around the forest. I had no idea where we was.

“For the last time we’re not lost just, turned around?” Said the Von hunter who I found out later was called Buggey Gubb Paw.

“I think we walked into a twap!” The changeling chirped as she sat on what looked like a stone button. Turned out to be just a flat rock, I rolled my eyes at this and saw something weird.

“Guys what that?” I asked pointing at what looks like a dog size ant's… Only it was fluffy and was black and white, like a panda.

“Don’t worry they're harmless.” Said Buggey as he pulls out a pip and start to smoke it. “They live in this forest, it the only place they can live really. Everything down south is too cold for them.”

“Can I keep it?” The changeling asks as she appears in front of the group holding the Panda ant.

“No…” I say bluntly and point for her to put it back. What I could not help but wonder is how she could left something bigger than herself?

“Aw… Fine.” The changeling relented before setting it down and running over to Dust. I then saw the Panda ants were all running off in a hurry, either climbing the large trees or hiding in the ground.

“That bad.” Said Buggey as he pulled out his pistols. Dust follows this by drawing her swords and Bruiser pulled his battle hammer out. Then we all heard something big, at this point the birds start to fly away.

“B-big… l-lizard!” The changeling squeaked before diving between Dust’s legs. I pulled my hood off to get a better look around, yes I ran the risk of Buggey knowing what I was but we needed all eyes open. That when I saw it slowly walking through the forest. It looked like a mix of a T-rex with rocks covering it body like spike armour. I turned to the others as they slowly start to back away. “It a Forest King... Run!” yelled Buggey as he turned tail and ran. I saw Dust put the changeling on her back before we all ran for our lives. That when the Forest King roared and I could tell by the sound it was following us. What is wrong with this island!?

I met up with Mag again but Buggey was with him to as we ran under a fallen tree. I turned back just for a moment to see the Forest King smash it way though and roared again. “We’re so fucked!” I yelled as we’re running like mad.

“Shut up and keep running!” Yelled Mag as he throw a fireball at it, going by the angry roar all he did was piss it off.

“There!” The changeling yelled before grabbing Dusts head and steering her into a small cave. I was happy I had such good hearing and ran to the cave to.

“Over here!” I start yelling at them as Mag and Buggey ran inside. I saw Eron and Bruiser running over to us and The Forest King stop to look around then saw us. “Run faster!” I shouted at them as it was getting closer.

I ran into the cave and wait for them as they run inside, The Forest King could only fit it muzzle inside and growled as it couldn’t open it mouth or get inside. I sighed as I sit on a rock and catch my breath. “No one said there was dinosaurs on this island!?” I said out loud getting funny looks by everyone.

“Dinosaw?” The changeling asked as she appeared on my head and was bending over to look me in the eyes.

“Ya, big dumb lizard.” I say looking back at her. “How you do that?”

“Do what?” She asked before hopping off my head and turning around.

“You was on my back how did you get on his head so fast?” Asked Dust as she pick up the changeling in her magic. The changeling just shrugged as it looked back and forth between Dust and me.

“Wait… Why are there torches in here?” I asked out loud then heard the sound of a bow being pulled. I slowly put my hood back on then look up to see what looked like a mouse in armour. He looked about half my size, then there was another one and another one. There was an army of these little guys.

“Umm, parlay?” I asked holding my arms up.

We got taken prisoner by mice, there some kind of furry joke in there somewhere but I’m not getting it. Lucky for me they only took the weapon they could see, leaving me with the hidden arm blades. We was all pushed into some kind of elevator ran by a pulley system.

Eron was left here seeing as he was to big for it. Once it start moving I take my time looking over their armour, they remind me of some kind of samurai. Didn’t help they was giving me, Mag and Buggey dirty looks. Who the hell pissed these guys off? I think as we stop once we get off did I found out just how high we really was...

“Oh crap…” I said before I gulp at all the bridges and houses that were made on top of each other. They didn’t really wait for us to get our bearings as they pushed us along. We was pushed all around until we reach somewhere stable and the sounds of a city could be heard.

“Twee fort?” The changeling asked, scrunching her nose and tilting her head as she tried to understand the strange architecture from Dusts back. I looked up as I could see mouse people looking down at us and talking.

“More like a tree city little one.” I reply to the changeling question, as we’re been taken to what looks like a palace. I was a little surprised how much this resembles the old imperial japan. They even had a stone garden.

We was then taken to a room and the guards wait outside as the door slides shut. I look around and see there was a table and some sets. “Well, there awfully nice to their prisoners.” Said Buggey as he sit down.

“So think we can get out?” Asked Dust as she walked around the room.

“To many, we try get bet.” Said Bruiser as he sit down to. I sighed as well as I take a set next to the Diamond dog.

“So what do you think going to happen? they took most of our stuff.” I asked as I lay on the floor thinking.

“The question is do you still have that note?” Asked Dust as she sit down.

“No they took it after they got us, but I still have my lucky arm guards.” I wink at her. Dust rolls her eyes at that.

“As long as there guards have swords I have a weapon.” Dust said proudly.

“I don't like how this water smell…” The changeling said as she poked a teapot. That’s when I noticed the tea set on the table. I looked at it and was about to try some when Buggey stopped me.

“It drugged, may not kill you but you won’t think straight.” He said and made me put the cup down. That when the slide doors open and 4 mouse walked in and took set opposite of us. They all had different colored robes, well three of them the last one was wearing blue armour. Must be there general.

“So after five hundred years they send their messenger. Tell me who are you, who is your bloodline?” Asked the male mouse as he sucks on a pip. “Witch one of you is it?”

“What?” I asked looking to Mag and Buggey.

“Bloodline?” The changeling asks, sitting in the middle of the table. Dust quickly pulled the changeling over and sat her next to herself.

“Yes bloodline, my father want to know witch one of you will be marrying one of us.” Said the female mouse wearing a green robe, wait...

“WHAT?!” I yelled as the walls slide open and guards come in. However the male mouse in the white robes and funny hat just waved for them to wait outside.

“You did come here with this right?” He asked holding out the note I was meant to give him. He then placed it down and slides it over to me. I pick it up and try to read it...

“The king hoofed it over to him.” The changeling innocently replied as she pointed at me with a smile. I wasn’t paying attention as I could not make heads or tails of this handwriting.

“Mag what it say?” I ask handing it over to him. The old rat looked down at it as he reads it and then looks like someone told him he lost a game. Or a bet with a lot of money.

“It say's here that the noble who hands this note over was to marry, one of the Hidden Angore Kingdom daughters to form an alliance and ever lasting peace for both of our kinds.” Explained Mag as he looks at me.

I stare at Mag then the note then at the mouse's at the other end of the table. “Umm, anything else?” I ask in hope he missed something.

“You have to sign your name…” He said handing it back to me.

“Name!” The changeling shouts before turning into a miniature version of one of the mouse people and throwing her arms into the air. They looked shocked then annoyed, I just looked at the paper in front of me. So I’m getting married now? Thanks to a political ploy by that bloody rat… There no way out of this is there.

“Anyone have something to write with?” I asked. Here how I see it, if I say no I die, and if I try and run I die. So no matter what I do I’m fucked.

A ink and quill was pasted over and I looked at it. “Sorry if it a bit messy I’ve never used Ink or Quills before.” I tell them as I get to work putting my name down. It was a mess… I then pass it back to them once it drys.

“I’m sorry but how do you pronounce your name?” Asked the female mouse wearing yellow and had glasses on.

“It Ragnarok, Talion Ragnarok.” I said simply as I lay my head down on the table.

“So… What do you do.” Asked the female mouse in blue armour giving me a death glare.

“Umm… Destroying the towers?” I reply by the looks on their faces that was the wrong thing to say.

“Tower went boom!” The changeling giggled before falling over, causing her to drop her disguise and revert to her quadrupedal form.

“We will be right back.” Said the male who I think is the king as they all leave. We was now left alone to ourselves, but that when we heard the mouse king yelling.

“Name now?” The changeling asked as she climbed onto Dusts head.

“What? you want a name, now? of all times.” She asked annoyed at the silver changeling. The changeling's eyes then began to bulge as her lower lip started to quiver.

“Fine…” Said Dust as she has a thinking look on her face. I however am stuck marrying one of those three and I didn’t even want to be married… Well as long as it not the one in blue armor, she sceares me. We was left waiting for over two hours...

I had to listen to Dust go though names until Busier said one. “What about Morgan?” He asked as he picks his ear. The changeling giggled as if that suggestion was somehow ironic to her before nodding her head. That when the mouse's come back inside and I sit up, this time there was a fifth one. Who was masked by her hood and you couldn’t see her face. The red robe didn’t look like it was made of the same fabric as the others. I was confused by this who was she?

“This is my youngest daughter Hel, you Sir Talion Ragnarok will marry her. But seeing as no one within my kingdom will let something like this happen, you’ll have to get married somewhere else. Do not fear you can tell the Keeplord we now have peace between us.” He said with a smile.

“Okay?” I answer as I look at the hooded mouse who looked away… This is going to go so well...

“So… Do we get our stuff back now?” Asked Buggey as I just facepalm at this. We’re all going to die.

“So you two still have to get married even though there peace between the Keeplord and this Mouse king?” Asked Eron as he rest his axe on his shoulder.

“As far as I understand it, yes… But to be fair I feel sorry for her. I mean look at her she's terrified and we haven’t left the forest yet.” I say as I look back to find she she trailing behind me. I think she'd be farther away if it wasn’t for Mag and Buggey bring up the rear of our group. I sighed as we kept walking.

“Is this tower close by?” I asked and as soon as I say that we see the tower.

“Yes.” Morgan giggled as she appeared on my head. She then proceeded to point with her hoof at a tower that could just barely be seen through the trees. As we got closer we could see it was covered in over grown plants.

“How do we get in?” Asked Bursier as he sniff the air. That was a good question, where the door? Morgan then hopped off my head and started to walk around the tower base.

“Someone go after her before she eaten.” I asked as Eron follows after her. We then set up camp, I looked at Hel who looked like she was just staying out of everyone's way. I sighed as I open a bag and get ready to cook something. We didn’t have much I then noticed Buggey walking off.

“Where are you going?” Asked Dust as she setting up the fire.

“Hunting we need meat.” Said Buggey as he walks off. I then saw one of Dust swords stab into the ground next to me. I slowly look at the pony as she smiled at me.

“It time for training~!” She said in a sing song voice. Oh god no! I think as I qwickly get up and run for my life. Why must life be so cruel!

“Banzai!” Morgan shouts as she tackles Dust from the sky, having lost interest in trying to find the entrance. Didn’t seem to stop Dust who used her magic to put the changeling on her back. Me I just kept running and ducking under plants to keep the deadly unicorn away. Next thing I know I’m climbing up a tree and wait, what?

I stop and look down to see I’m pretty high up. How did I get up here so fast without climbing gear? I let go with one hand and look at it, I then looked at how I was holding on to the tree. I then dig my nails into the bark with my free hand then let go with the other. I was still holding on to the tree.

“Boo!” Morgan says as she teleports onto the bottom of the beach in front of my face. I yell as I lose whatever grip I had and before I hit the ground something stop me. I look everywhere to see nothing had a hold of me. I then look at my hands to see a yellow light was covering them and my body.

“That was to close.” Said Dust as I then hit the ground.

“Ow… I take it you saved me?” I asked rubbing my head. I then looked back up the tree to try and find the changeling, how did she get up there anyway?

“Wee~!” Morgan screams as she falls from the tree towards Dust before stopping herself with her tiny wings. “Play more?” She asked while giggling at me.

“Later, but do you want to watch me beat the crap out of Talion here?” Asked Dust who was smiling at me, why me...

“Beat the carp out of him?” Morgan asked, tilting her head to the side a bit.

“You know, play fighting.” She said with a smile, that had no place on that little devil face.

“Ok!” Morgan replied innocently. Oh god no! I think as I run for my life again.

“I-Is he alright?” I heard a soft voice ask. I didn’t know who it was or cared right now, I felt like I was going to die thanks to Dust almost killing me.

“He’ll be fine once he got some food in his belly.” I heard Buggey say as I lay on the ground. I was to tired to get up, once Dust was done with me she had Morgan play with me. Sadly that involved rocks being thrown at me.

“Hey, what's this?” I heard Morgan ask before I felt something bite my tail.

“OW! Son of a bitch!” I yelled in pain then looked at my tail to find Morgan with one end of my tail in her mouth. I hissed at her as I get up. “Morgan spit out my tail before I decide we’re going to have changeling for diner!” I glared at her as she looks back at me.

“Whats a changeling?” Morgan asks as she spits out my tail.

I rub my tail and look at her. “It your race, Like Mag a Von, Dust a Pony, Bruiser a Diamond dog, Eron a minotaur. I’m a human...” I stop at that as I just realized I let it slip what I really was.

“Human? But you look just like Mag.” Morgan says in confusion.

“I mean… Used to be human, I’m like Mag and Buggey now.” I explain as I saw Hel was just watching the others quietly. As they get food ready. “But it a secret, if I told this to everyone they think I’m crazy. Think you can do that for me?”

“Ok!” Morgan replies before running over to Dust and starts bombarding her with questions about changelings. I couldn’t help but laugh at Dust’s lost expression. I didn't have to wait long for food to be ready, but it bothered me that Hel was not sitting with us. It ended up with me having to take her meal to her.

“You know it's warmer by the fire right?” I asked as Hel just stay looking at the ground, I think about that maybe she just needs time. “Here your diner, it not much but it still good.” I said holding it out to her, at that the mouse looked at the food then at me. Before she carefully took the wooden plate from my hand.

“Thank you.” I heard her say softly. I was at least a little happy to see she eating.

“Let me know if you need anything.” I tell her before going back with the others. Once I get back I saw Dust giving me a look. “What?”

“You know this isn’t right don’t you?” I sighed after she said that. I start eating as I think then I thought of something.

“Who say we have to get married… All we need to do it get off the island…” I said out loud as I think.

“Good luck with that how are you going to leave the island? you don’t have a ship.” Said Buggey as he eats the cooked meat.

“Some one must have a ship, we just shown the towers can be taken down. News like that will spread like wildfire.” I say as I take a bite out of my food.

“Ship?” Morgan asked.

“Yes ship, it a big boat that sails on water.” Said Eron who smiles at the little changeling.

“You mean like that thing?” Morgan says as she points at a moss covered structure behind the tower.

“Ya, only not not falling apart… How'd that get this far inland?” Asked Mag as he get up and walks over to it.

“That normal?” I asked the others as there staring at it.

“No whatever left of any ships get stuck or taken apart at the cost.” Said Dust as she take a bite out of some meat… Wait, she can eat meat? “Why are you staring at me like that?”

“Sorry I didn’t know pony could eat meat was all.” I reply as I go back to eating my food. Mag came back complaining about the ship being too dangerous to explore. Once it was time to sleep I look at my bedroll then back at Hel, I then go over to her and hold my bedroll out to her.

“Take it, it’ll keep you warm.” I said as she looks at it then at me. I saw her carefully reach out for it and take it. I smiled as I go back to the camp fire as I try and make myself comfortable. It going to be a long night, I think to myself as I rest my head on a log by the fire.

There was a flash of silver light as Morgan transforms into a Fluffle Puff and walked over to me and plopped down on my chest. I stare at her as the fluffball purrs and go to sleep on me. I could not help but smile as I pet her then fall asleep to.