"Youthim, you should know your place, and monsters like this aren't allowed in this bar, are they?" Nessa clenched her fists in response to the general's question.
'I don't want to cause problems for anyone here, they have already started a fight, they'll want to lock us up and put us on trial, nope, not going to happen, I brought the things we'll need for now,' Nessa thought as she looked at Aion then the others.
"We are leaving, I'm sorry," Nessa said softly.
"Leader? Impossible, these monsters bows to no one, you are cute though," The general said and Youthim gnashed his teeth.
"Stop being a jerk, damn it, she is just a young girl, didn't your father teach you proper manners?" Youthim yelled, and Nessa grabbed his hand.
"Let it go, we can't cause trouble for the elves too," She said and he looked at the gentle smile on her face then lowered his head.
"You should listen to her because you aren't in a position to speak," The general said, and Youthim sighed.
"Tell the king I'm leaving to pursue my dreams in a place that needs it," Youthim said and Nessa looked at him.
"Are you sure, Youthim?" Nessa inquired, and he smiled, then patted her on the back.
"Yes, my lady, I am yours to command from now on," he replied, and Nessa smiled.
"I'd say good luck, but you are obviously going to fail," The general said, and Nessa scoffed.
"We'll see about that," Youthim replied.
"Bye guys, I hope to see you all again soon," Nessa said as she walked out the door with Youthim, and the elves waved her goodbye.
"Yikes, it's past midnight," Youthim said as the guard, Jasya, led them back to the shop so that Youthim could collect his belongings, and the other dwarfs entered the shop smiling.
"What are you guys up to?" Youthim asked.
"We would like to join you as well," Jeff replied.
"You... You'll have to discuss it with Nessa," Youthim said, and Oson sighed.
"Lady Nessa, we all have a lot to offer, please take us with you guys, I assure you, your home along with any other will be top-notch," Oson said and Nessa smiled.
"I have no reason to refuse; I need all the assistance I can get, and rest assured, I will work you all to the bone," She replied with a smile, and they all burst out laughing.
"You guys are hopeless, go get your things," Youthim said and Elloth grinned.
"Thank you," Elloth said and Nessa sighed as they went to get their things.
'Akio,' Nessa thought, reconnecting the thought communication with the wolf once more.
"Are you okay, my lady?" He inquired.
"Yeah, we are fine, we will be out of here in a few," she responded and the wolf exhaled deeply.
"Got it; we'll wait," Akio said then Nessa ended the connection and looked at the dwarfs as they arrived with their bags and the guard escorted them to the gate.
"Take care of yourselves, brothers," He said and they smiled.
"Thank you," Youthim replied.
"Miss Nessa, please look after these knuckleheads; I assure you, they won't let you down when it comes to work; you can always count on them to build the best," He said, and Nessa smiled.
"Don't worry, I know, they'll be fine, and I promise I won't let anything bad happen to them," She replied.
"Alright now, go on before you all get thrown in prison," He said and Nessa looked at them.
"Ready to go to your new home?" she asked.
"Yeah," Jeff replied, and Nessa sighed as Aion blew a whistle, one of the direwolves appeared before him, and Neesa smiled.
'Nice, he can summon his,' Nessa thought.
"Akio," Nessa called out, and he appeared with a few dirwolves, leaving the dwarfs staring at her as she climbed onto Akio's back.
"Get on any of them, they won't do anything," She said, and Youthim sighed before climbing aboard one of them, as did the others.
"Let's go," Nessa said and they took off.
"My lady," Zietaz said as he came over to join them, and she smiled.
"We got what we came for," She replied, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"That is good; everyone back home would be grateful, thanks to the dwarfs," Zietaz said.
"There's no need to thank us; we're all benefiting from this," Oson replied with a smile before the wolves howled at the moonlight as they ran.
"We're not in a hurry, Akio," Nessa said.
"It's better to get back as soon as possible, my lady," He replied, increasing his pace, and she gripped him tightly.
"I will punch you," She said and Zietaz chuckled.
"Akio has really taken a liking to you my lady, I know I've said it before, but I don't mind saying it again, I'm looking forward to seeing what our future together would look like, what we will be able to build now that we couldn't before," Zietaz said.
"I'm looking forward to seeing the same," Elloth said softly, and Nessa grinned.
'This feels like a dream, somehow starting to come through now, how did a simple young girl among all those powerful ones manage to pull these creatures under her wing and live as one?' Youthim wondered with a smile on his face, waiting to go to his and his brother's new home.
Hours turned into a day and a day into two, and when they finally arrived back at the village at midday, Nessa didn't sleep at all because she couldn't risk if they bumped into trouble on their way and she was asleep, her first priority at the time was to protect those she took under her care and was willing to do whatever it took, now that she understood the situation most of them were in.
Now Nessa was more determined to build a place that some would only see in their dreams and most thoughts was impossible, she had no intention of abandoning what she had begun.