A Knight to Remember, A Day For A Mage to Forget

The Never Ending Quest - Episode 15176

"Fred, according to Joan, shall soon forevermore leave this world," Synizn begins, pulling out a bottle with a clear blue liquid in it.

(Author's Note: In the last episode, 15172, there had been a mistake. The name Minestus was used instead of Synizn during the times when Synizn was speaking or acting).

Synizn sighs and then looks at the others before him.

"Originally, before we learned how special you and your new friends were," the dragon mage continues, waving a hand at Jarlath's group, "After we had questioned you extensively, via magical means if need be, then we would have force fed you and As....'your' Astra this potion of Lethe. It would erase several months of memory permanently from your minds. Drastic, but deemed necessary since in the course of the interrogation some methods need us in our human forms. We do not want the truth of us being really being dragons only pretending to be human for that would make all the time and effort at having established human identities.....for not. Using Lethe water is more acceptable to us than killing"

The Jarlath and the other Champions from Terra Prime nod at that, well aware of the truth of the matter with the other dragons back home.

"But now it's unnecessary, with Fred and the others from around here already gone or leaving soon," Doctor Vincent says after a bit, "But that leaves me, still, does it now. And that potion is for me.

"Good, because while I regret losing knowledge that I've accumulated in the last few days . . . I don't think I can live with knowing what I know about what I did...even accidently," the old man whispers.


He won't even remember me and Astra, Fred thinks to himself, looking down at the sleeping mage.

"It does not seem fair, in a way." Rowena mutters, "Yes, he's spared the pain of the same of what he did, but....."

"I am forced to agree," Synizn agrees, "But perhaps there is a glimmer of hope in all of this. Something that, if brought to the right people in the East....."

"You speak of the Easter Dragons," Jarlath says, looking at Synizn, "Is there going to be a final schism between the two schools of thought? Civil war?".

"I fear so," Synizn says, after blinking a bit, "These others....these analogs told you much and it seems to have translated well indeed to here."

"And it'll be a quiet....private affair," Ebonwing sighs softly.

Dragons rarely showed anything of their true culture and nature to "Outsiders," even in the field of combat....including this upcoming civil war. It was their way. Dragons had personality characteristics (which allowed for communications between the races), but at the bottom of it.....a dragon isn't just a human with scales, wings, and a fiery breath......

The lab has been swept of every last trace of dragon ingredients (with other evidence) and burned. A draconic ghost gives off a despairing moan and vanishes from the mortal realms. Several witches find themselves under uncomfortable attention when, after the King had read something about one of them in a letter from Duke Dred where it told about his son's travels-something about the Queen of Clubs-and that Fred recognized Lady Tabitha looking the part. Tabitha silently curses to the dark power below where those who practice the Amber Ways that she was a fool to not have done something to somehow further discredit (or secretly kill) that "Denom" fellow. Fred had been well advised to beware of this Queen, for she is a black hearted villain who hides behind an innocent facade well indeed.....up until now. And several dragon mages who've met Vincent swear to themselves to revisit and learn and exchange knowledge with him when (and if) they ever get the chance.

So, soon Jarlath's group (Fred and Rowena included) are soon back at the glade (after a quick assist by the now gone Dragon Circle of Synizn) where they shall return to Terra Prime (then to the world of the Red Pyramid).

  1. But let us now turn attention back to those IN the pyramid, where several women have gone into labor! A demifox woman named Astra and now a former black skinned woman named Astra....

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