The public citizens began to slowly erupt in anger and booing as they began to recognize Paul walking on the hallowed ground, I could even hear people yelling that he was the cause of all the deaths. "This is so unfair!" I exclaimed to Anna.
"I know," She replied gritting her teeth, her fists balled up tightly trying to contain herself.
Guards and royals began standing up trying to calm the city down. Out of nowhere a rock was thrown narrowly missing him. Causing everyone to go silent for a few seconds in shock as Paul suddenly stopped in place like he was gonna retaliate. More and more rocks began flying as Paul just stood still taking them, letting them hit him in the back doing nothing but accepting the punishment and anger.
I instinctively began to reach for my wand but my hand was suddenly frozen in place refusing to move despite my best efforts. I tried to stand up but for some reason, every limb in my body remained frozen. "Anna I'm stuck!" I yelled at her in a panic.
"Stupid fool." She answered me with anger still gritting her teeth with balled fists ready to explode at any moment. I quickly looked at Grace but it looked like she was frozen just like me.
"He planned this all along didn't he?" I asked in anger.
"He said, he deserves this.... for all those he couldn't save," Anna replied in seething anger.
Amongst the anger and chaos, everything stopped in an instant as the unmistakable sound of a loud bang erupted out of the crowd. "Is that a gun?! I yelled out in shock as Anna suddenly appeared behind Paul in a flash, a round musket ball frozen in the air just a few inches from Anna's face.
Without warning or any movement, five long rifle-muskets were pulled from the crowd flying towards Paul and Anna extremely quickly coming to a halt when they met the bullet and suddenly they all dropped to the ground and crumpled into a dense ball.
With the crowd utterly silent and no more rocks being thrown, Paul dusted himself off straightened his coat and carried on walking forward to meet Arch Bishop Francis and High Priestess Verena who were now waiting for him at the centre of the burial ground. The freezing force that kept me locked in place also released, as Anna in an instant vanished in a flash of darkness taking her place back beside me shocking a lot of the royals around us. "Stupid fool," Anna uttered under her breath.
After conveying a few words Paul turned around to face the city. "Please everyone settle down." Arch Bishop Francis voice boomed out for everyone to hear clearly.
"The Paul the Black Dragon Slayer has come out personally to address the current issues ailing our city and populace. He is personally funding both the materials and rebuilding of the lower city." Arch Bishop Francis announced which began another roar of anger as everyone began asking for compensation for lost lively hoods and things. "I have been informed that Paul has visited everyone who lost a loved one and offered compensation." Arch Bishop Francis added trying to explain to every. "Now everyone please gives him time, he will get to you, he has everyone's best interest at heart." Arch Bishop Francis spoke out trying to calm everyone down.
"We are freezing to death out here!" a woman screamed out at the top of her lungs.
Arch Bishop Francis began to speak when Paul interrupted him with a hand and stepped forward.
"I am sorry for everyone who has suffered due to my carelessness, please accept my sincerest apologies for how long I have taken and all the suffering and hardship I have caused." Paul began to explain with a similarly loud booming voice. "Please accept this token as the first step in me trying to fix the devastation I caused." With a flash of light and a booming voice, Paul pointed into the sky letting out a missile of bright light soaring into the sky as a magnificent skyship sailed through the air coming closer to us. It looked like what I imagined a skyship would look like, unlike Aspian ships that looked more futuristic, this one literally looked like a medieval sailing vessel just with more sails flying through the sky.
Everyone watched in anticipation as the Skyship sailed above us. "Please everyone welcome close friends of mine, Archmages, Khargar, Kerry, Belanar, Brennen, Jabari and Demelza." Paul announced as with a flash of light six elegantly well dressed human wizards appeared four males and two females. "And that's not all, please give a warm welcome husband and wife Arch Druid Aerith and Ailduin Ravarora of the eastern conclave." He announced as two very beautiful tall slender Elves arrived with a bolt of lightning holding hands waving to the crowd, they were both wearing strange antlers on their head with fiery red hair. "And finally my final two guests Grofrel Mithrilforge 2nd in line to the Mithril mountains and ..." Paul took a deep breath and paused pulling out a piece of paper. "Queen of the City of Glass, Liberator of the Crimson Chains, Uniter of the Sands, Usurper of the Possessed Sultan and ...." He stopped reading for a second and looked up.
"Seriously?" He shouted up to someone.
"Carry on." A feminine voice boomed out from the skyship with a chuckle.
"And Consort to Paul the Black Dragon Slayer, her Highness Queen Seiriuphis." He announced as with a flash of smoke a small Dwarven Man dressed in very regal looking robes arrived laughing so hard he couldn't even contain himself and very promiscuously dressed very tall slender Tiefaeni appeared wearing a very revealing yet regally designed dress with a thin golden headpiece that wraps around the top of her head attached like a diadem with a huge ruby that rested on her forehead, unlike Daisy her skin was grey like ash with pristine long flowing white hair.
Everyone looked silently as stood before we must have been an assembly of extremely strong casters. "So I am aware that everyone has had to stuffer hard living conditions for the week it took me to set this all up, but please if everyone could gather loved ones, relatives, acquaintances and any other homeless citizens spread the good news. These friends of mine will be here to assist, anyone and everyone who is in need of warm and safe shelter we will provide." He explained to everyone one as each and every person Paul brought to the city began in unison casting a spell walking apart from one another leaving a large distance between them. Out of thin air large buildings began to appear behind them but didn't seem very physical or real.
"What is that?" I questioned Anna.
Anna just smiled and pointed at Paul. "Each of these buildings can house a thousand individuals, so please if everyone can calmly make their way to their preferred host," Paul announced to them.
At first, only a few citizens began to walk forward a little uneasy about the whole things but suddenly in an instant the crowd began making a huge run for the human wizards, "Oh for God sake." Paul's voice boomed with a sigh as an intense feeling began pulling us all down to the ground like he increased the gravity somehow. Everyone began to slowly drop down to their hands and knees. "I said there is more than enough spaces to adequately house EVERYONE, so PLEASE CALMLY make your way to my associates. As Paul slowly lessened the magical gravitational pull, everyone slowly struggled to their hands and feet. With fear, they all looked at him and began to slowly walk to the human wizards. As a queue began building up Paul issued all of us to come over.
"Let's go," Anna said giving Grace and me a pat on our shoulders.
"So what are those?" I questioned as I made our way to Paul.
"So from what know, those are a high-level spell called Marvarlo's Marvellous Mansion. It normally can only house a thousand individuals, so I don't know why Paul thinks this is enough to house everyone." Anna answered.
"Marvarlo's Marvellous Mansion?" I questioned curiously.
"It's a spell that creates a magical mansion it last's at the most 24 hours, the interior design and appearance are utterly under the control of the caster, there are magical servents that also tend to the needs of the inhabitants, Food and drinks are provided as well." Anna smiled.
"I thought magical food couldn't sustain us with nutrients," I questioned rather confused.
"It all depends on the spell really, but only high-level spells with a very expensive reagent cost can create magical food that sustains the body. Druids have a rather low-level spell but it's more like using magic to turn berries into a super berry." Anna answered.
"Ohh? how do magical reagents works, I don't remember being taught them," I questioned.
"Well it's a little complicated, Sorcerers don't need basic spell reagents as you possess the innate ability to use Arcanum, Wizards, on the other hand, need reagents for every spell even cantrips." Anna tried to explain to me, "There are certain special spells that require a magical reagent regardless of being sorcerers, generally it's something with a high value generally like a tribute." She explained.
"Okay..." I nodded understanding it a little.