The Enemy Heads South

The Never Ending Quest - Episode 22894

Meanwhile, on the road, Samuel rides south at the head of his army, heading towards the Zendaran border. His pretext for entering Zendara will be to help his friend King Hengist regain control of his country, following the defeat of the Zendaran army by the New Amazons. He also claims, as an added justification, that the New Amazons have kidnapped his wife and are holding her against her will.

Meanwhile, a hundred miles or so south...

Astra 9:

On finding out what had happened, we had gone to the castle to help out Aaron, Illura and Rebecca. After all, we are a lot more experienced with this sort of weirdness than they are, and there was a lot of calming and organising to get done. Some of us might have looked strange to the locals, but it was nothing in comparison to what had happened to them, so it wasn't really an issue.

It took us well over a day to sort things out to the extent that we thought that the Baroness and her advisors could cope. Of course, having so many mad people for whom nothing could be done didn't help matters. A centaur out of control is big enough and heavy enough to be potentially very dangerous. That was the main reason why it seemed best for those who remained sane to go to a new base outside the affected area.

It's a relief that Illura and Rebecca haven't been turned into centaurs too, as that would have complicated matters considerably. We suspect that they have a degree of immunity, Illura through having already undergone a chaos energy induced transformation, albeit a minor one in comparison, and "Rebecca" through not being a native of this planet.

However that immunity isn't one hundred per cent reliable, and they might not be so lucky next time. Of course, we hope that there won't be a next time, but the way things have been going it would be unwise to bet on it. As Champions, the rest of us are probably fairly safe, and that includes Aaron now that he's a Champion.

As I am about to join the rest of our party on the magic carpets for the journey back to the New Amazons, it turns out that there's a problem. Susan and her other half, who has adopted the name Harry, don't want to be separated from me. It's rather embarrassing for me having those two effectively as willing slaves.

"You must go with the Baroness and the rest of the centaurs," I tell them. "We and the New Amazons will be rendezvousing with the centaurs in a few days. You are too big and heavy for it to be possible to take you with us on the magic carpets."

But they kick up such a fuss, that in the end I give way. It may not be such a bad idea for me to go along with the Baroness's people, actually. They are unlikely to be thinking too clearly at the moment, understandably enough given their recent transformation, and I may be able to help the Baroness guide them. I think that Illura would have rather liked to come along as well, but her duty lies with her New Amazons.

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