Ascension of the Monster Queen

Chapter 16: On their way

'They are happy, which is nice,' Nessa thought, smiling at them.

"My lady, we could go to the nearby kingdom; there are many talted people there," Zietaz suggested, and Nessa smiled.

"In which kingdom?" She inquired.

"The kingdom of Qavarlya, though it will take some time," He replied, and she looked at Tehitos th at the houses.

"It doesn't matter, we have to go," She said and they smiled.

"Are you certain?" Tehitos inquired.

"Yeah, we need someone who can help with this," She responded.

"She is right, we can't build anything with what we have here," Zietaz said, smiling.

"Well, it appears that we will have to walk to the kingdom, Zietaz," She replied, and he smiled as a younger goblin approached them.

"I've be there before, I can help you guys by being your guide, me and my frids have be there before," He said, and Nessa looked at him.

"What's your name?" She asked.

"Aion," He responded.

"Aion, we would appreciate your assistance; you are the clumsy yet pretty boy for a goblin, ar't you?" She teased and he grinned as the others laughed.

"Yeah, I am that one," He responded.

"Well, let's get started; we don't know how long this will take; will you guys be okay until th?" She inquired.

"Don't worry, we will be fine; the wolves and foxes are here as well," Tehitos replied.

"Take me with you guys, you can ride us, use us as transportation, you don't have to walk," Akio said as he approached them, and she patted his head as a few other wolves joined him.

"Isamu, please come here for a momt," She said, and he stood up and wt to Nessa.

"Would you mind doing me a favor?" She inquired.

"I'm hungry, so I'll eat it," Nessa replied with a smile.

"All right, Akio, please help me," He said.

"Sure," Akio replied, and the two of them wt to the river to catch fish for them to eat.

After Zietaz finished catching the fish, he prepared it and roasted it over the fire, so they would have something to eat ev if it wasn't tasty.

"My lady, here," He said, and she took what she thought was fish but discovered was a nice piece of meat.

"This is your food, isn't it?" She asked and he smiled.

"It's fine, go ahead and eat, I'll eat the fish, the others have their things to eat plus the fish, we can cook delicious food, but not very oft to be honest," He responded as she ate the meat th smiled.

"Thank you, I promise things will get better now and you'll all have delicious meals on your table every day," She said, and they smiled.

"Does the kingdom also welcome people like me?" She inquired.

"Yeah, it does, it's well-known for its powerful army as well as trading, they have nice things there, you'll ev run into elves, dwarves, and so on," Aion replied and she smiled upon hearing that, excited to see what the kingdom was like.

"Though they do bully lowly creatures like us at times," Aion mumbled.

'Huh? Is he now filling a gap in my vision of elves and a nice kingdom?' She sighed.

Everyone spt a long time talking with Nessa, getting to know her better, and wh they finished eating, the goblins and a few of the wolves slept right where they were, and Nessa fell asleep while bracing herself against Akio who kept watch with a few of the other wolves.

Wh Nessa awoke the next morning, she noticed the goblins were up and ready to go.

"Good morning, my lady," Aion said and Nessa smiled as she got up and sat on Akio's back.

"Good morning, are you ready to go?" She inquired.

"Yeah," They replied as they mounted their wolves and set off for the kingdom, which would normally take nearly four days to reach by foot but didn't because the wolves were fast.

"Akio, we are not in a rush, but you are going fast," Nessa said, and the wolf howled as they sped up.

"Ah... Consider me too," She yelled, clinging onto the wolf in fear of flying off which was only natural for her.