Aegeon heard the cries of a female, there was only one reason why a woman of any race was in a goblins den.
His face was graced with a frown, as he walked towards the cries.
He silently cursed the god of goblins, his hands ched in a fist, he steeled his nerves as he approached an intricately made celr, that was too well-made to be built by a goblin. His frown deepened as he opehe doors leading to stairs and the dimly lit passageway.
The pu odor of rotte and flesh assaulting his nose, soft whimperiered his ears, and the distinct cry and begging from the ones who called him here.
A horrific site awaited him, a damp dungeon full of woman, from most of the humanoid races in cages. If that was all, it would be okay, but the males that were unfortunate, were strewn on the floor half intact.
His eyes sed around, Elves, dwarfs, humans ten he ted. HIs eyes widened, how the hell did goblins mao capture them? The cages were too advanced even for a war chief, even the shackles were something goblins couldn't do.
He snapped his finger, lightning flickered around him, lighting up the area. All eyes turowards him. The woman, in the cage seemed untouched as if they just got here, the men not so lucky, used as food.
And the unfortunate ohat didn't just get here were already dead.
There was a woman at the forefront, a beautiful woman, with brown hair and bright blue eyes.
The other woman looked at her as if she was their leader, waiting for her to speak.
Her lips quivered as she spoke softly like a pleasant-sounding bell. "You are not a goblin"
That was an uatement.
"A barbarian this close to the capital, you uand my words?" She tapped the cage and mimicked turning a key.
His eye twitched.
Frustrated at him just watg, she stomped her foot on the cell floor.
"Release us" she gred at him, her clumsily balled up fist, adorable. her personality seemed as fickle as the wind, he ignored her and looked around, his firag along the metal.
"I am the daughter of the grand duke of the north, if you release me, I will make sure my father will reward you handsomely.
He rolled his eyes, what did that matter?
"A mage? Do you specialize in lightning barbarian," She spoke gripping the bars of the cell. "How unsightly, a barbarian that doesn't know the imperial tongue" She clicked her tongue, "I hought the day would e when I ask something from a fifthly barbarian."
A vein popped on his forehead.
"Whht you here?" He calmly spoke.
She looked shocked that he spoke the imperial tongue, she blushed remembering that he uood what she was saying.
"Before that release me, I implore you"
"Iime" He snapped his finger, maniputing the lightning, f a key and releasing everyone.
Now that we have gotten this far what is your name oh great Divine one, He sheepishly asked.
"The guiding lightning, of my goddess the great Thunderer led me here." He started to Proselytize, lightning dang behind him as if to agree with his words.
He looked at the dition of the females, they looked haggard, with cuts and scarps everywhere.
Aegeon csped his hand closing his eyes surrounded by lightning he spoke a soft prayer, a warm smile adorned on his face.
His lightning ed around every living thing to heal them.
A better perception of his church was necessary, and if an iial figure like the daughter of a duke was verted, then he would gain tremendous support.
"So, you're a priest, that would expin the rags, and the st of poverty." She spoke while toug her hair.
This girl really had a way with words, his smile faltered.
"So how did you get into a goblin celr great daughter of the duke?" he sarcastically spoke, his hand waving, praying while dug the lightning to cremate the bodies of the dead.
The ers of her cheek creased as she frowned, "Bandits, attacked my y patriots all perished proteg me." Bandits not goblins, he touched his cheek, that was w, he'd assume the bodyguards of a duke's daughter were powerful, if so, that would expin why there were other races here, the people that kidnapped her were powerful, and didn't care who they were grabbing.
"I ut in a cage and then joihe others" She looked around the room, before tinuing "In a Caravan, that the sve traders used to transport us disguised as merts." Her frown deepened, probably remembering something unpleasant.
"The sve traders, and the bandits were up in arms, about what do with me. As if I was some on item", she moved some hair from her face, her eyes gring off into the distance.
"Did you enter them perhaps? I would love to have a private word with them" She spoke with a smile that was not a smile.
He waved her off "They will be dealt with soon enough, although I assure you that the bandits have been killed by now" He promised her, although he wasn't sure that they actually were.
"The basta----" She cleared her throat blushing, before twirling her hair "The Svers had a disagreement with the scu--- I mean bandits and then sold us to these goblins before running off"
"One mystery solved, why a goblin war chief was here? Judging by the dition of this pce, they had been doing business for a long time. He felt disgusted, did he really rush to go help sve traders? Did he die because he tried helping sve traders? He instinctively touched his neck.
She coughed, looking expetly at her mana powered shackles.
Lightning formed at the tips of his finger; he brought it down cutting the shackles.
"Thats much better" she groaned out rubbing her sore wrists, her abundant 'Mana' filled the room at once. His eyes widened, she was strong, strohan him, strohan that old bastard, how did she get captured?
"Don't look at me like that" She turned and blushed, twirling her hair looking bashful.
"How did you get captured?"
She looked at him surprise evident in her face
"You feel that? I thought you were too weak for that"
He really wao hit her.
"One of my maids, turraitor and drugged, my tea" She spoke with a soft tone, "So I snapped her neck, before I was captured" She shrugged "I was unlucky I guess" she said in a nont tone.
"What's your story priest?"
"I've been doing a lot of answering and not much questioning" She spoke with a smile sht it could light up the stars.
"None of your business, now follow me", He walked up the stairs, he turned his head behind him to see if they were following him, no one was following him.
The woman all looked towards the daughter of the grand Duke seeking her approval, she nodded with a smile and followed behind him.
He wao lead them to a clearing right before the entraowards, the mountain.
As soon as he stepped out of the celr, a wall of golden fmes erupted before him
What now?