Chapter 13 - Overcoming Grief! The Proposed Day Out! (Part 2)

Story by Eurasia M on SoFurry

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#37 of Book 2 - N.D.'s Reign

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It's going to be one of those days I bet. I'd prefer to just stay alone....but Ruru says that it's not healthy. That and he pretty much forced me to go for my own good. Ugh...I hope today will be a good day. I'm stressed out enough already....

**Date: December 3rd

Location: Colossus Mall Teleportation Arrival Area, Snake City of Calimas

Time: 3:36 pm**

The Coordinates he was given lead back to a very familiar area. He had been to the city of Calimas once before, when he fight Baltro and meeting the snakess Kayla. Coming back to a place where humans were in the minority wasn't something he expected to, but it was for the sake of enjoying a day out instead of sulking. He arrived in a bright flash, wearing something different for once. He had a bright black sweater with no design on it, with dark blue jeans, as well as a chain showing from his pocket which was connected to his wallet, "Okay...here I am.", he though to himself, seeing the moment he took two steps, everyone stared at him.

The stares quickly turned to other things, the snakes continuing to slither along the Mall. It had been awhile since the last time he was here, and that one time he didn't even explore much. He quickly checked the bandages on his right hand to make sure his dragoon spirit was hidden, but this time having some on his left so it wouldn't bring any attention. He checked the arrival area which was outside in the bright sun and checked around. Straight ahead was the fountain he sat with Steve the first time had been rebuilt, as if Baltro never attacked, "Huh....really has been awhile. When is she supposed to be here again?", he thought, walking away from the large 10 ft round arrival pad and walking in the somewhat warmer than normal day, compared to Saint Falda, which was rather cold with light snowfall.

In fact, it was much warmer than he thought, having put in a sweater due to how cold it was back in the city. The bright sun was still high in the air as he looked up, now remembering that this place was farther south, much more so than Saint Falda, which could've explained why it was somewhat hot, humid and tropical, "Guess I don't need this sweater..now she said she'd be here. I wonder where she is?", he muttered, walking around the fountain which was under the stone sign which read "Colossus Mall", held by two strong pillars. As he walked, he saw that everything was rather new, but still slightly rough to keep with the design of the city.

For over 15 minutes he sat on the edge of the fountain, tying his sweater to his waist to show that he had on a white shirt with a yellow star in the middle. The heat felt nice as he sat in thought, before standing up and remembering that he was supposed to meet up with Dahlia. As he looked at his P.I.C, it read "15:54", wondering what was keeping her. He walked around 4 times before bumping into someone, not seeing that someone had moved in front of him and falling over, "Whoa! I'm sorry!", he apologized, quickly getting up and looking to see that it was a male snake.

His scales were a deep gray but he was armored up with a pike in his hands. Just like Dahlia, he was a bit intimidating, being a large snake of about 9 feet tall with a lot of extra to his tail, "You, human. Where is your owner?", he asked, his voice gruff and not sounding too happy. Michael rubbed his head and wondered what to say, since Dahlia wasn't around just yet, he couldn't say that she was his "owner". He looked around for a quick second, hoping to see her slithering his way, before getting a light shove from the soldier, "I asked you a question human. Where is your owner?"

"Uhh..she's...not here. I was just...doing things for her.", he said in a nervous voice, trying not to sound so suspicious. The snake guard raised an eye ridge and pointed his pike at the him, not buying what he had said one bit. He stepped back a bit, not wanting to cause problems before he ended up backing into yet another guard, having a sword in his hand this time and having brown scales, "This is the human I told you about. He was lounging around here for awhile. I questioned nearly everyone here and they had no idea who he belongs to.", he said, making Michael a little worried now.

Michael raised his hands and stepped back, bumping into yet another guard and finding himself suddenly surrounded once more by 6 of them. He had bad luck of having that happen to him, wondering if its a curse on him since he always got himself attention from the local guards, "Okay, no owner, probably a runaway or a stray. You're coming with us.", said the gray scaled guard, grabbing him by the wrist and preparing to take him away. It wasn't on his plan to be enslaved once more, thinking of making a run for it before he heard a loud yell, "W-Wait!", shouted a familiar voice, all of the guards turning and seeing a rather delicious looking snakess.

Dahlia slithered to the scene as fast as she could, dressed in a red business-like suit made for a snake like her. Her black scaled face was quite worried, the guards covering the human who she seemed to be slithering at and glared at her, "Are you the owner of this human?", asked the gray scaled snake, Dahlia panting a little and nodding lightly, wanting to get him out of here as soon as possible. The snake guard raised an eye-ridge, wondering if she was telling the truth, "Y-yea. Kinda. I just got here late...", she said while still breathing hard, the guards trying not to stare at how revealing her top was.

The dragoon was not happy to hear that, hoping that the trip wouldn't be a repeat of previous times, "Hey! I'm not your pet! You told me to come here to hang out!", shouted Michael, sounding quite annoyed that she would say that still. He got stared at by the guards, who then glanced at Dahlia, then back at him. It took the dragoon a second to realize that she was saying it for his own protection, feeling a little dumb now as the was closed in once more by them, "W-wait! I mean I am! I was just funnin with ya!", he said before he was grabbed once more, getting a light hit to his stomach by the handle of one of the guard's swords. It didn't hurt much, but it wasn't pleasant for him, wondering if coming out here was a good idea now.

"Come on, wait a second! You didn't let me finish!", she shouted, hissing at the guard hit her human friend. The group of six guards had enough of this strange snakess who was apparently trying to protect a human, slithering past her and pushing her to the side while keeping a firm grip on the shoulders of the red haired human, "Yea yea, save it. We're taking this stray. Nothing you say can stop us.", said the gray leader, his yellow eyes looking quite intimidating. Dahlia put her hands on her hips and slithered up in front of them, making them stop once more. Before they could do anything, she reached into her cleavage and pulled out a folded up stapled group of papers from it. It probably wasn't the best place for it, but she was in a huge hurry and she had no pockets on what she had chosen to wear.

Once more she seemed even more strange, if not alluring to the guards, about to once more ignore her before realizing what it really was, "See this? I'm supposed to take this human to meet the Leaders Council. I filled out the paper work to arrange a meeting weeks ago...", she said with a very confident smirk on her face. The gray guard took the documents from her and read it quickly, seeing that it was indeed official. She then pointed a finger to the human being held by two guards, her black scaled hand looking rather nice with her choice of red claw polish, "See him? He saved this city from N.D. not too long ago. I think he deserves more respect than this."

Her voice seemed to give off a tone of care for what seemed to be a lower being to them, not believing for a second that he was the one responsible for driving away the beast servant of the Dark Lord N.D.. He rarely ever interfered with their land, this being the first, and probably the last as from what the news said. What N.D. wanted was no longer in their lands, meaning that they will most likely never have to deal with him again, "What? This inferior creature defeated such a monster? Please.", scoffed the leader, turning to check out the so called "hero" of Calimas. Michael looked up and seemed unphased by the blow, seeing the snake come closer and lower his head down to his level. He stared into his red eyes, not seeing any sign of a "fighter" in someone who seemed so innocent and weak, "Please, this human looks like he could barely take down a hatchling."

It was true and Dahlia couldn't deny at how kind and unintimidating he looked, which was why he was such delicious prey to her. But she shook her head to disagree, since he was strong beyond words, "Looks can be deceiving gentlemen. He's much stronger than he looks, he just doesn't like to hurt those who aren't...evil per-say. N.D.'s lackey was quite evil, so he took him out extreme prejudice.", she responded, slithering forward past the leader and tapping his pike. He merely shook his head and gave back the papers to the young lady, giving the sign to let the human go. Their grips on their prisoner tightened for a moment, looking down at the inferior red haired creature before setting him down and letting go.

The two guards who seemed annoyed that their leader would give such an order, Dahlia starting to slither towards the dragoon before being grabbed by the wrist by the leader, "Wait one second. This doesn't mean that I believe you. You're coming with us to the meet the Council. It's illegal to have a human walk around with no master or mistress, so he's already broken one law. You two shall be escorted immediately!", he shouted, Dahlia getting turned around and pulled by the wrist while Michael felt the sharp ends of the guard's weapons on his back.

"Whoa! Okay! I'm walking! No need to be rough!", Michael shouted, being stuck between four snakes at his sides, and one behind with the leader in front. Their formation ensured that they would not be able to escape once they began leading them right into the city. The day had already started bad, and he was starting to regret coming all this way for her. He looked up and saw Dahlia looking back at him, getting a thumbs up from her and a smile, which confused him as to why she would do that. It was probably to let him know that she got them out of this mess, even though he was still being treated like a second class being.

They walked into the city, the houses starting to become buildings, tall structures of stone standing proud with the ancient looking but very powerful craftsmanship of the snake-folk. Everywhere snakes slithered on, either having a human with them on a leash or just talking with each other. Everyone looked at the snakess being escorted by one of the more known guards of the city, wondering why they needed so much for just what they thought to be another snake and a mere human. The walk soon turned into a hike, the sun beating down on them as 20 minutes passed. Michael did his best to remain quiet for the trip, gazing at the rather amazing sight of the culture snakes lived in.

A few statues of various heroes were around as they passed a park, where little snake children were slithering about and having fun on a playground which was made for snakes, being made of fake trees and tunnels. Something interesting caught Michael's eye as they came up to a massive building, a statue of something he'd seen before, "Wait..that's a statue of---ow!", he was cut off by a light jab to his back by something sharp, being signaled to stay quiet as they entered. The statue was similar to the one he saw back in Solutido, and it too was old, and uncared for.

Michael didn't get a chance to see what kind of building they had entered, entering a door and walking through a hallway that was completely bare of anything but torch looking lights lighting the way. Dahlia was a little worried now, hoping to have come alone with Michael but with the presence of guards, it may hurt her case she thought. Everything seemed so plain, and clean that it seemed like you could actually eat off the floor, and the walls if you tried hard enough. Even the smell was bare, that Michael was able to get a whiff of Dahlia's choice of perfume, and the smell of metal coming from the armor and weapons.

As they walked, the legend behind the statue was making him think about it once more, looking forward and wondering if Dahlia knew anything about it. His curiousity made him walk forward a little and poking her back with a finger, "Pssst...Dahlia...what do you know that statue outside?", he whispered, having her looked back and slow down a little to keep up with his slower pace. She didn't notice the statue too well so she tilted her head and shook her head, making Michael try to remember exactly who that statue was supposed to represent, "You didn't see it? It was of that guy....whats his name...None? Nome?...Non?...something like that, and he was getting beat by the good guys!", he said quietly, seeing that they were turning into another long hallway, but it seemed to be an incline.

If anything it was probably the snake equivalent to stairs, and they had still a bit of ways to go. The guards found it funny that a human would know anything about one of the most talked about "somebody", finding it somewhat interesting that he would have any interest in it, "What does a human like you care about some bullshit fake that never existed? It's all a fairy-tail shit to scare little kids you know. He ruled our ancestors for 200 years? No snake lives that long....so its obvious.", said one of the guards on the left to the Michael, another guard from the right hissing a little at his comment, "What? Of course he existed! Don't you know anything about what they have in the history books? He ruled over everyone with his incredible strength...no one was able to stop him, until those 4 brave snakes took him on in mortal combat."

The guard behind the right one who just spoke nodded in agreement, clenching his halberd tight as they turned another corner, all of the hallways looking just as plain and bland as the entrance, "Yea, I know he real...parents used to tell me that he'd get us if I strayed off the path of knowledge and unity that he hated. To keep up my studies and be a good boy so I can be strong enough to send him back to hell where he belongs.", he added, getting a look from the top left guard, and from Dahlia. He chuckled and smirked, proving what he said was true, "Told you, to scare little kids.", he joked while pointing at the lower right guard.

He was the nicer guy out of his unit and he didn't care what they thought, often getting ridiculed for how soft he was, "Don't judge me. I'm still stronger than the rest of you.", he said before the leader ahead of everyone gave him a monstrous glare that shook everyone, "---except for you Commander!", he yelped quickly, knowing that he was second strongest to him. Dahlia messed up Michael's hair and just realized that she had remembered something, "Eura, I just remembered a little something. Awhile ago I asked Dezzy the same question when I visited Solutido, a bit before I brought you over.", she said with a smile while Michael fixed his bright red hair.

"She did? All she told me that he was only legend....and she only focuses on facts.", he responded, getting a slight smirk from her. Her friend didn't hide anything from her and she was told a little more than that, although still not alot since Desiree's interests were not in as she said, legends, "Well, from what she said, Non really did all of those things. Taking him down cost so much effort, but in the end he couldn't win, with the apparently high amount of brute strength he had. However...how he looked, how he really was...everyone who knew died during the campaign against him.", she explained, getting a look from the guard who covered the back.

As they made yet another turn, Dahlia wondered if it was much farther, feeling like they had been going in circles for quite some time. The guard in the back was about to say something before the leader in front of them stopped slithering and made everyone stop. As he turned, he pointed his sword at Michael, not making the dragoon flinch which was quite impressive in his eyes, "You. human. Stop talking about him.", he ordered with a hiss, looking down at the human and getting a nod from him before looking up at his squad who seemed a little worried. He was the leader for a good reason, enjoying every-time he would remind them who's top snake, "Now then, talking about the legend of Non? In front of these two? I wouldn't say that is something appropriate...but just keep in mind the one fact. He did wipe out our cobra brethren, enslave us, and all of that "Non" sense. All he is, is old news, and he isn't coming back. I'm from the same blood-line as one of the heroes and he was only alive because they trained hard in order to wipe him out. Now shut up, we're almost there.", he exclaimed, turning back around and leading them once more. No one made a sound until they made it to the end, which took about another 30 seconds.

In total it was about a five minute walk, showing that the building was bigger than it looked. Michael saw that they head reached another door, this time being massive and guarded by two snakes who were larger than normal. While Dahlia herself was about 8'8", and the guards over 9', they were taller at about 10 feet. They were muscular and quite strong, but body was different from that of the guards. While Dahila had hair and the guards were shaved, these snakes had hair going down their backs and tail, as well as spots on their sides and back, "Halt. Guards of Unit 11. What business do you have here with this female and this male human?", asked the left guard, who was red with darker red spots, and having blonde hair while wielding a blade that could be compared to Michael's Vernier Flamberge.

As Dahlia pulled out the paper from her cleavage, it was pulled from her hands by the lead guard, getting a hiss out of her from the rudeness, "This right here Guiten. These two have an appointment with...the Leaders Council. Although they were a little suspicious....so we made sure to escort them to make sure they were not plotting against us.", he explained, the guards slithering away and making way for the two. The red snake looked at the paper, and saw that everything was in order, from the stamp of approval to the audience fee, which was not cheap to say the least. He huffed and handed it back to the guard, who in turn handed it back to Dahlia who stuck her tongue out at him since she thought he was quite rude.

"You may be on your way. Thank you for your cooperation, and the Council thanks you.", said Guiten, the snakes bowing in respect to the higher authority guards who protected the most important group in the whole planet for them. As they left, Michael walked to the side of Dahlia and looked up at the two, surprised to see how tall they were, probably nearly double the length overall compared to Dahlia. His eyes looked up to Guiten's partner, who was a black snake with white spots, with his hair being an orange color but braided instead of messy like Guiten's. Suddenly the black snake came down and stared at the human, having slitted white eyes which was a bit intimidating for him, "Hmmph...a human like you...what business do you have with the Council?", he asked, snorting a bit from his nostrils at him.

The dragoon didn't back down, but the question asked was one that he had no answer to, "Uhhh!...errm...I don't know. I'm just following her. She wanted to hang out. Dahlia?", he responded, looking up to Dahlia to see what she had to say. It wasn't a good thing to have a human and snake be on such equal terms in this part of the world, Dahlia chuckling and ruffling up Michael's hair, "Oh! Errm..hes with me. I made the appointment. Just want to talk to them about something something you know!", she said with a cute smile, showing off her pearly whites at him. Guiten chuckled and slithered towards the stone door, not having any doorknobs or anything of the sort.

Clean, white rock with only what seemed to be an imprint of a hand, "Shazz, it's obvious what she wants. Not that they'll listen...little lady. I recommend you don't keep a human who has no owner in a place such as this. I don't want such a pretty one such as yourself getting...."hurt"..", he said in a deep sarcastic voice, getting a nod from the rather beautiful snakess. Both of them could tell that she wasn't a snake from around here, but she was very close, and they couldn't mistreat a lady, even if she was hanging with the wrong crowd. Guiten pressed his hand on the imprint and began to push, the sound of the door opening was rather silent but the strength being used could be felt by the vibrations in the ground.

There was a bright light coming from the small opening, the red snake looking into the door and squinting his eyes from the bright light. There was a bit of muffled sound coming from the other side. Michael tugged on Dahlia's hand to get her attention, seeing her look down at him and lower her head at his eye level, "Dahlia, what's going on? So far hasn't been a good day...why are we here?", he asked, sounding a little worried. Dahlia simply smiled and licked his cheek, making him step back a bit from discomfort which bothered her a little. The day started bad and it wasn't improving for the dragoon, wishing now he was back at Ruru's place and just sitting in the darkness.

"Hmmph...everyone's so rude lately...basically we're here because we have to. I don't want you to be a "pet" while you're with me as I know you hate that. So I talked to Desiree and she helped me get an appointment with the Leaders Council...we have to talk to them first so you'll be allowed to roam free without worry.", she responded, crossing her arms and feeling like she wasn't liked very much by him. Although she knew why, and was trying her best to make amends for the pain she had caused him. Hearing the reason made Michael somewhat at ease, however it sounded like it wouldn't be easy to even get that. Humans were second class citizens, or even no class citizens here, so the chances of him being to even mingle sounded silm.

A bright light suddenly made things hard to see for the two, as the door was starting to open all the way. Both of them covered their eyes slightly from the sudden increase in brightness, the black snake Shazz pushing them both from behind and into the next room, "Okay, you've been granted clearance. No funny business, and remember. You can be removed at any time for any reason. Now behave in front of the great Leaders Council!", he ordered, growling a little to show that he was dead serious. Michael nearly fell over from getting pushed, yelping a little before walking forward, while Dahlia had little trouble due to her now lack of legs. As they entered, the door was shut quickly behind them, leaving them locked in a bright white room.

The light came from the ceiling, which came from the sun beaming down through the glass above them. It was a beautiful sight but rather blinding, taking the two a moment to get used to it, until realizing that the light was focused into the room, "Ack! It's really bright!", squealed Dahlia, putting both hands over her eyes. Her voice echoed in the rather empty room, Michael trying to look around and see as he took another step, feeling a carpet underneath his feet. Dahlia felt something close to her tail, jumping a bit and grabbing on to Michael's shoulder with both hands. Michael stopped for a second and let his eyes adjust, now seeing that she had hit a table, a very regal wooden table. They had walked past two of them, ending up in the middle of a large round room with red carpet under them.

"That's him, the human on the paper. And beside him is the applicant, Dahlia Azorle. She isn't one of us but...she's somewhat close. Now really....why would anyone want to allow an unevolved animal to roam free as if it was equal to us. Have you no shame Ms. Azorle?", said a female voice, the two turning quickly to see that the room was not as empty as they thought. Dahlia raised an eybrow at the question, though keeping in mind that she couldn't be so careless with what would come out her mouth. Being too rude could cost her the day with the dragoon she hoped to make amends, which was the last thing she wanted, "No no...I have a good reason as to why. I wrote it on the application, and I'm pretty sure it means something.", she replied with a smile, the female snake scoffing and flicking her long blue hair.

Dahlia noticed that she was different from Kayla as well, definitely not being a snake from around here from her body structure and the spots on her tail, which could barely be seen from her position. From what she knew, the leaders were all from the different regions of snakes, with her being from a far away place. Michael looked around and saw that the room was highly decorated, with Gold Satin banners showing of their unity; Three snakes intertwined to form a circle, with a sun in the middle of the circle. The words "Ascendancy through Solidarity" were written under it in bold, most likely their culture's saying.

Up ahead were more tables, three separately spaced from each other with a few snakes in the middle, and one snake on the left, who was the one that spoke. She was quite old, probably one of the oldest snakes Michael had seen from the wrinkles on her cheek and her scales not having the luster that Dahlia and other snakes had. Her voice wasn't the most welcome one either, making Dahlia wonder how annoying she will be in their case. The table on the right was completely empty, which ruined the symmetry of things but was of little importance to the duo. They were all dressed in the same outfit of robes, but the female snake had hers in somewhat navy blue, while the ones in the middle all wore ruby colored robes with small emeralds embroidered into the fabric on the shoulders.

"AHEM, now then. Can we get down to business? Riadige, please, let us focus. You joined this meeting out of curiosity, not business. Not to mention you're sitting in the lower levels, so behave like a Representative", said another snake, who's voice and presence had every other snake quickly straighten up and get down to business. Behind the tables and snakes was a higher table, having enough space for three snakes of their size. Michael could only assume that those on the higher tables had more power and authority, though how he referred to the female snake must have meant something, "Now then. Recipient Eurasia. You are the the one on the written down on the request for free roam correct?", he asked, Michael giving a nod with a smile.

The higher snake had a hood on, pulling it back to show that he was a brown scaled snake, with yellow slitted eyes. His robe was of a brighter red, only difference was the shade of color and the addition of a hood, "Dahlia Azorle, you are the one who requested this correct?", he asked, Dahlia nodding in response. The snake shook his head in what appeared to be disappointment, finding it hard to believe that he agreed to hold the meeting over someone who wasn't even one of them, "Okay...honestly, I'm going to tell you. You aren't one of us Dahlia. Although you do look like us, we know. Mostly you got approved of this visit, was him. The one they call the dragoon of fire, and lately in the news, the Vernier warrior.", he explained, Dahlia giving a pout from how he spoke to her.

Michael however looked quite surprised, wondering why they would care at all for him. The title he also said was new to him, wondering who coined that first, "Wait, me? I'm in the news? Well...guess that's true. Does this something to do with Baltro?", he asked sounding a little confused, the top snake banging his hands on his table. Dahlia knew that's what they were referring to, knowing that soon after, it was big news in the snake region. She had hoped that it would allow her a better chance, as no one would usually approve a normal human even though it was a possible request.

"Don't think for a second we will turn over and give you what ever you want! No special treatment, no medal, nothing of the sort, for a species equal to nothing!", he shouted, the dragoon not responding in return. Riadige chuckled at her colleage's words, hoping that the human's hopes of anything would be dashed, "However, we do appreciate you eliminating that troublesome lackey to N.D.", he added in a calmer voice, Riadige turning to look up at at him. She merely hmmphed and slithered up to the higher table, going beside him and whispering something to him. Dahlia was feeling a little unhappy at how they spoke, their "superiority" and such annoying her. Although she couldn't deny that is how she spoke to most other species earlier in her years, seeing it for the first time from the other side.

"I'm sorry Eura.", Dahlia said suddenly, looking down at the dragoon who seemed a little confused as to why she was apologizing. Though he gave a smile and nodded, "Not a problem Dahlia.", he responded, not sure as to why but if she was saying sorry, there had to be a good reason. Their attention turned back to the two snakes, the red hooded leader shaking his head as Riadige slithered back a bit. He turned to her and shut his eyes, wrapping his arms together and sighing, "Riadige, as much as insignificant as he is, being ungrateful is not what we condone. Especially as someone vouches for him. Now keep your opinions to yourself until we are finished. I told you before, this is our business. Our region has the burden on deciding his fate, so if he has to go to your lands, then worry about that."

Riadige rarely saw him in such a foul mood, especially over some human. Though she did consider now that he did something pretty impressive, but not wanting to really praise him, being a savage of a creature compared to their godly image, "Okay then. Don't think I'll be as easy as Zicfore here...Eurasia! You'd never be allowed to walk in my domain, not unless you were chained up and owned. Keep that in mind! Hmmmph!", she shouted, slithering off to the side and leaving the room via a back door. Zicfore found it hard to work with her, even if she had great credentials.

"Now then, as I was saying. While I said we do appreciate you eliminating Baltro, I only say it because Ms. Azorle wrote that you defeated him as the reason why you deserve free roam. Everything you hope for, is based on the paper thin grounds of Dahlia's words. As she is an outsider, we can't grant you free roam only based on that. So your request is denied.", said Zicfore, getting a gasp from Dahlia who was shocked to hear that. She put her hands on her hips and huffed in anger, "What?! Seriously? He did do it! Just ask anyone who was there that day!", she replied, getting a smirk from Zicfore who was waiting for her to say that.

He lifted a hand and chuckled, looking up to the bright sun and its warm beaming down on his scales, "Ask anyone? That's not our problem Ms. Azorle. That...is yours. If you had a witness, you should've summoned him or her here today with you. I doubt it though, as no one will help an outsider, much less a human.", he said as he took a deep breath, and then began to look at the worried snakess. The dragoon however seemed more or less unfazed, being in thought about something, "Hmm....wait...there is...she was there that day if I recall.", he muttered to himself, before looking up at the higher table, "Zicfore was it? You said we should've gotten a witness right? Is it too late to get one?", he asked, seeing the snake shake his head.

A witness to that day, hogwash thought Zicfore. Even if he could talk to a snake who was there, there was zero chance that they would help him out. It was then that there was a knock on the door, a knock that made everyone turn and wonder who it could be, "Who is doing that? This meeting is not finished yet! Anyone not involved cannot be here!", shouted Zicfore, before the door began to open. In slithered a lovely green haired snake, who's sienna brown scales looked rather good in the sunlight. Her more alluring feature was not her sexy body, but the yellow outlined red diamonds running down her back and tail, "Involved? That would be me of course. But only because this human helped me out that day.", she commented, before Dahlia gave a great bright smile and slithered over to hug her good friend.

"Kayla!", shouted Michael, surprised to see the person he was thinking of suddenly appear. Kayla threw a glance at the dragoon, but only that due to how she knew the Leaders felt towards his race. The two snakesses slithered over and joined Michael, who recieved a pat on the head from her, "Oh and Steve says hello. He can't be here now, as he just got a bit of extra chores for leaving a mark on one my favorite treasures.", she said to the human, Michael feeling a little sorry for her human pet Steve right now. She was wearing a somewhat light outfit, showing more than enough cleavage and the snake equivalent to thigh, both in purple which was a favorite color of hers and adorned with various jewels which she loved showing off.

Zicfore was also quite shocked, while the representatives were busy talking about how good the newcomer was. This was something that he would've never expected in a thousand years, thinking there was a higher chance of Non coming back that anyone would want to help a human, "Kayla....Ruber. You claim that this human...really helped you on November 3rd, about 1 month ago?", he asked, his eye brow twitching from the amount of anger and frustration he was feeling now. She smirked at Zicfore, knowing somewhat of him though never quite meeting him here, "Think about it. Would I come here for any other reason? I admit Dahlia did not summon me, so I summoned myself, on the grounds that myself, and my pet both were witnesses to him getting rid of that foul mouthed cretin."

Dahlia snickered at Zicfore's reaction, glad to have her friend save the day. As the snakes discussed amongst each other, Michael hoped that the so called "Day Out" with Dahlia would finally improve, trying to get his mind off the negative things before his P.I.C. began to vibrate. He had it on silent so there was no ringing, quietly turning away and taking it out from his pocket to see that he had a message. Before he could read it, he got a tap on the back, making him jump and quickly hide his P.I.C. back into his pocket, "WHOA! errrm...yea Kayla?", he yelped, trying not to look so suspicious while Kayla gave him a curious stare. She didn't seem too happy at what she thought he was doing, raising a hand and giving him a displeased glare, "I was expecting a thank you or something Eurasia. Yet you're trying to hide something? Come back here until the meeting is over, like a good little boy.", she ordered, grabbing him by the hand and pulling him back to Dahlia's side.

To be continued....