Farhat reopened his eyes and they met with that of the helldog's,his gaze drifted to Gaby then it rolled about as he spun around the cave in attempt to recognize his surroundings.
"Where are we?"
"Somewhere outside Urah,I couldn't teleport us further as we need to our conserve magic energy.
Farhat went over to the entrance and peered at the endless stretch of vegetation ahead.
The air smelled nice,after being in a dark suffocating tower for a couple of minutes he couldn't help but feel any better.
He returned his gaze to Gaby then they settled on the beast,Gaby could tell it's presence still discomforted him.
"Dark hunting?...why are we here,let's go".
Gaby drew closer and looked deeply into his eyes.
"Farhat you have really done a lot for me and I appreciate it but at this point I would only wish you return back to sorceror city".
Farhat only gave him a startled stare.
"Like it or not,this...what am about to do is dangerous and I wouldn't like u getting caught in the middle of it...I wouldn't bear it if anything happened to you.....I want to go alone_"
"And take all the glory?"Farhat rolled his eyes."Quit the elder brother trash,you are not even older than me".
"Farhat...dark is one of the strongest sorcerors of the realm_"
"And you are going to take him on?"
"No!"
"We just have to track him down and leave the imperial knights to do their job,isn't that what you said?no combat".
"I know but any thing can happen and I can't put you in danger"
Farhat shook his head and his facial expression stiffened.
"We started this together and we will finish this together... what is this your way of telling me am weaker?"
"No!_"
"Then let me help you"he struck a finger at Gaby's chest.
Gaby lowered his gaze,giving up.
"Fine.."
Farhat's facial expression changed immediately, Gaby observed him closely,he seemed rather elated but what if they were walking into their own deaths.
"I swear I'll keep you safe".
"I don't need your safe keeping Farhat retorted"."How do we hunt him?"
Farhat watched as Gaby brought out a book from his bag and read through it.
He drew closer for a glance.
It had all the steps for their goals written,from their breaking into his uncle's library to their tracing for dark's where about.
Farhat clicked his tongue and shook his head.
"Here I was thinking my friend had gotten so wise out of the blue and have been healed of his incessant memory loss...I see you had them all written down...you see,you will need me for my long term memory still".
Gaby ignored him and closed the book .
"Stay here with Phye we will need one of Dark's belonging to track him and I know just the place to get it"
"No way in hell you're leaving me with that thing"
"Hmmphhh..."Gaby smirked as he fiddled with the teleporting device."Do what you like...I won't teleport you with me".
He walked over to the helldog and pat slowly on its nape.
"Stay here Phye,I'll be back"
"What makes you think he will listen to you and stay put".
Gaby ignored him as his eyes glowed and he began chatting a spell.
Farhat ran over and placed a hand on Gaby's shoulder wearing a triumphant grin.
If he was not mistaken,this was how the teleporting device operated to transport a person different from the caster,that would explain why Gaby always held him anytime he used it.
In the split of a second Gaby vanished from view leaving both he and Phye behind.
"Arrrggghh!"Farhat screamed as he grabbed his hair with both hands and furiously pulled on it.
Then he pointed at Phye as he moved further backwards away from him.
"You...stay put,not a single step closer you hear".
As he movement backwards proceeded,he tripped over something and fell.
It was an old cut half of a sword, embedded in the hard rock below and it had cut him.
"Ouuuuuuu!!"He cried out as blood oozed out uncontrollably.
Farhat raised his head and watched the hell dog approach him.
"Stay away from me!"he warned as he tried crawling away backwards with his hands and butt but Phye kept approaching.
"Am warning you!...stay back or I'll have to fight you...I don't care what Gaby says thereafter".Farhat warned but Phye still continued approaching.
Farhat raised both hands and a magic circle appeared in front of him.
Tons of ice crystals flew towards the helldog but Farhat watched him dodge them as it ran towards him.
In the blink of an eye,it was upon him just like before.
Farhat shut his eyes to await his huge fangs.
When a warm liquid touched his wounds he reopened them and watched as saliva dripped down it's jaw, drenching his wound.
He watched the wound close up slowly and at the same time he was relieved of its pain.
No way,does a hell dog's saliva have healing properties?
The wound finally closed up and Phye stepped an inch away.
Farhat got to his feet and stared at the spot,the wound was gone so was the pain,a hell dog's saliva could heal,he bet the empire knew nothing of this or was it just this hell dog's.
Phye still stared at him with open jaws as saliva dribbled down from it.
Farhat ran over, placed his hand on both jaws and shut it himself.
"No way,you don't get to waste that".
The helldog reopened it's jaws again and Farhat shut it once more not taking his hands off this time,making Phye quizzidly stare down at him.
Farhat gazed at it ambitiously.
"Do you know what this means?how much this can fatch us?No I don't need the money but the recognition..."he gasped and let go of Phye's jaws,lost in a thread of his own thoughts.
"Maybe I should leave the Sorceror's tracking to Him...But no!...Dark is more important,he is the empire's worst enemy at the moment,I can't let Gaby take all the glory,after tracking him...this would be an extra".
He licked his lips and sunk to the floor with a hand placed under his chin.
Only when Gaby flew into the cave was he interrupted from day dreaming.
"You flew all the way here?"
"Not all the way here,to conserve magic energy I had to both teleport and fly halfway"
Gaby eyed Phye closely
"Seeing you both aren't fussing at each other right now it seems you two got along too well".
Farhat walked over to Phye and placed an hand on its head,patting slowly on it.
"We did...and guess what,I have an important information to share with you".b