Phantasia: The Princess Knight

Chapter 219: Fire Wolves Part Two

Hearing this information made Alex ponder for a moment. If a knights order had indeed gone out and was almost wiped out then that means there was a powerful demonic beast that attacked them. "Did the knights who went out say what exactly they came across that almost wiped them out?" 

"The information they gave said there was a pack of at least one thousand fire wolves. This pack used sophisticated pack tactics and easily surrounded the knight order. The leader of the order said that he had never seen anything like it. It was as if the fire wolves knew exactly how they were going to move. Their whole order was split into two groups quickly which led to the injuries of their men." The receptionist explained. 

"I see. I will take a look. I think I have an idea of what is going on." Alex went to walk away but stopped and turned around. Smiled at the receptionist as he gave a friendly reminder. "Remember my identity is secret. If anyone asks who I am, just tell them my name is Alex. No last name." 

"I understand Alex." The receptionist blushed from ear to ear looking at Alex's handsome face. She felt her heart begin to flutter. She cursed herself inwardly for looking at such a young boy and actually feeling giddy! 

Alex had no idea about the inner turmoil he had caused the poor receptionist. He walked out of the Adventurers Guild and headed towards the Moon Clave mountains. Since he had never been there he could only travel on foot. The roads heading in the direction of the Moon Clave mountains were very desolate and void of people. Frey sat on Alex's head looking around at all the new things with interest. While Loeri was just given a lecture on what a boyfriend really was, was walking a little bit behind with complex emotions. As she walked, she kept looking up at Alex's back before quickly retrieving her gaze.

Alex could feel the stares and sighed. "Loeri no matter how many times you ask, I will never and I repeat never stay in this form just to be your boyfriend!" 

"I know! Stop saying it Humph! I will find a handsome dragon who will become my boyfriend in the future! No need for some stinky Alicia man!" Loeri complained. She had asked Alex earlier to never take the pendant off and be her boyfriend. Which was swiftly rejected causing Loeri to sulk. Of course, Loeri had no feelings for Alex in that way, it was all just because she wanted to have a boyfriend after finding out what one was.

As days turned into weeks, Alex finally reached the town that was two days away from the Moon Clave mountains. But what he saw when he got there was not a town filled with people but a ghost town with no one in it. "It seems that no one has been here for a long time."

Alex made his way through the town's main gate that was left wide open. He looked down at the ground and frowned a bit. The only marks on the ground were his and Loeri's. This meant that no one had actually left the town. But if they did not leave the town where did they go? "Loeri do you smell anything off around here?" 

"Besides a stinky he she nothing! Humph!" Loeri was still pouting over what had happened earlier. It seemed to have been a large hit to her dragon pride. 

Alex paid no mind to Loeri's sulking and looked around. He sent a small heat detecting eye above the town to see if he could spot any heat sources. What he found was in the back of the town near the rear gate was one heat source. "Found something!" 

Alex took off at full speed causing Loeri to have to chase after him. He arrived at a tall building that was once an inn. It was here that he saw a set of small footprints on the ground leading back and forth out of the building. Alex pushed the door open and walked inside. "Hello? Is there anyone in here? My name is Alex and I am from the Adventurers Guild. I need to know what happened here." 

"Hu-Human?" A small voice echoed in the room. It was hard for Alex to discern if it was male or female. 

"Yes, human. Well, one of us anyway. My friend is a dragon and my daughter is a fairy. But they are both really nice." Alex tried to sound as friendly as possible.

"You're not a fire wolf!?" The voice asked again.

"No. I am here because of the fire wolves. I have come to stop them from causing any more harm to the citizens of Alastine." Alex explained. He was not afraid if this was a trap or not. Since even if it was a hundred thousand fire wolves they could not harm him or his companions. 

At that time instead of an answer, Alex heard a board creak and a little boy came walking out of the shadows. His face was sunken in and his clothes were in tatters, he looked to be no more than seven to eight years old. "Do you have any food?" The little boy asked as his body swayed and began to fall towards the ground. A shadow flashed and arrived just in time to catch the boy. 

"He has a fever!" Loeri said, feeling the boy's forehead. 

Alex frowned and sent everyone into his space. They brought the little boy into the cottage and laid him down on the bed in the guest room. "Loeri, look after him. Frey and I will keep searching the village. I do not like what the boy just said just now. I have a feeling the Fire Wolves might be being led by a demonic beast that has taken human form..." 

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