After packing and storing everything, the merchants and helpers, Michael and Drake returned to follow the road with the sun ruining everyone's mood with its scorching heat. Traveling for a few more days, covering dozens of miles and killing the lizards that ambushed the wagons several times, it was time to leave the arid lands and reach the border of the kingdom of magic and alchemy.
Michael was celebrating inside for leaving those horrible lands, while Drake learned a little about fighting with Michael who taught him how to kill the lizards and was happy with his mentor. In the meantime of teachings, Drake discovered that Michael loved to give practical classes but was a little bad with verbal classes.
Crossing the border and entering the lands of the kingdom, they had to cross the forests that surround the kingdom and are home to common magical beasts, such as the earth bear and the wind wolves and other beasts and some animals. After entering the forest, Baltasar asked Michael if he was going to enter the capital where the merchants' destination was, or if after escorting them in the forest, he would leave,
Thoughtful, Michael replied that he would continue his journey after escorting and leaving the forest. Understanding, Baltasar nodded his head, muttering softly, about having to pay other bodyguards for the return. When they were almost reaching the end of the forest, Wonan became suspicious of the fact that they had not had any beast attacks but also grateful for not having any more problems.
After leaving the forest and seeing the walls, Baltasar handed over the couple of illusion bats and said goodbye but, before, Michael said that, if they had any vampiric type animal, rare like the bat, if they could, they should keep it because he planned to visit the kingdom of magic and alchemy. Separating, Drake followed Michael up to 3 kilometers away from the great stone mountain. Entering a cave, Drake was curious why they stopped there, instead of moving on.
Michael then stopped abruptly, looked at Drake seriously and said: "It's time for your transformation, are you ready? If so lie down."
Hearing this, Drake was perplexed and anxious but did as he was ordered. He lay down on a stone. Michael did as in his memories: he put the tip of Drake's finger on his canine and pierced it and the blood ran. Putting it in an improvised pot, Michael cut his hand and his blood mixed with Drake's blood, making the mixture look golden; then he told Drake to drink.