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Gaven said. “The guard was braking, they failed to adjust you were the youngest on the stage but the only one that took action. You had already formed three trade treaties, and so had His Majesty attention. Of course he was going to give you a ranked position. Then, having no idea what was on the weapon the assassin carried you leap across the stage to take the blow that would have at least servilely injured him. My brother was closer, but you moved faster. Somehow seeing it before the others. Of course after that he wants to see you are involved. In truth I am surprised he hadn’t made you a Lord after Black Hills.” John said. “Black Hills? That was in your titles. Something about wingsister? Just what is that? Kat said. “You just had to. Just because you like that one. I was hoping they would forget that title. The others are enough. You don’t title people for disobeying orders, it was bad enough that I was made a full general after it. I should have been fined. After all we were ordered to turn away, not to cross the border. Yet I ignored those orders, and perused the blood mages past the border. The first time any have entered into the Black Forest Empire in ninety years. And I did it at the head of a fully armed war party. Not the way to start talks of peace and trade.” She shook her head. “I ignored it all and just kept chasing the monsters, and found a town being terrorized. Long story short we freed the town and sent one of the locals that was still fit after local help, half the team I send after those that had fled as the rest stayed to offer what aid we could. It was night before the locals got there, and then we were a few hours explain everything. In the ended we spent two weeks helping clean. I left there as an horned guest with permission to pass the board freely at any point. It was a month latter that I returned with the permission to negotiate a treaty, which turned out far better than was hoped. We were just looking for trade, but have peace and open boarders, with each land acknowledged all tread treaties made by the other. There is still a bit of fear but it grows less each year as more joint operations are done and trade grows. Few look twice when a dragon passes now, unless it is wave.” Gaven said. “Black forest is ruled by the Dragons, it is their homeland. All there are changed races. Most that we knew of them was rumors and few had anything good to say. Their lands were avoid by most, but that has changed. It is no longer a shock to see a dragon overhead or a shifted one in the streets. More markets are being built that can accommodate them in their birth form as well. Yes that is why it is Wingsib, the Emperor as a dragon and Kat has fought beside him in battle. Here I believe the term is shield sibling? He considers his team to be a part of his family and she won a place on that team. She would right it off as nothing, but it is a big deal. There are two human born people that made it into that group of fifty. Kat was the only one to have been given the honor to fight with them before being able to fly.” Kat shook her head. “It wasn’t like that. My guys were there, I was just at the palace when the call came. I was just given a ride to join my team. Just because we, the dragon and I, had a chance to get a drop on the slavers doesn’t mean I was fighting as a part of his team. He gave me that honor only after I had made my first flight with them. And now I have alarmed a few people.” For there were indeed a number of the guests that had paled. John said. “I don’t know why you think that, but if you did they will get over it. So is that why Milly is close by? Just how is that you are getting by with out having at least one guard with you? Seeing as you have ties to two Royal houses, I mean Wills has a least one with him when he leaves the city yet you are here alone.” Kat said. “Remember I was just coming as a student when I set out. Yes Milly is here to keep an eye on me and see that I am not under reporting any attacks. No one is happy, but it was agreed that I would be alright alone for one month, but only that long. There was less danger here as no one looking for me would think to look on this side of the break. None of the stories about me support my being able to cross. A few say I am a dragon even. As crazy as that is.” She shook her head. John said. “I wish there was a way for our parents to hear that. I would love to see the reaction to learning that their daughter was truly a dragon. It was interesting enough that the Ambassador from Light referred to me as an Elf. They were going on about the impossibility of it for a sold month. I wonder if they would even be able to talk if they heard that. I mean we do at least have a few part elven ancestors.” Herb said. “That would be good, but I don’t know that I would want to be close. No, there is no dragon, but there are a few of the changed races. It is no wonder that you both have some traits that woke. The Shift weeing close means that more of the dominant genes are going to be expressed. Do your experts give us five years?” Kat said. “Most say less, but it is hard to know. The last I saw had a one year with a slight lead, the next one being two years. The signs have all been seen.” Herb nodded. “Good then we are on the same page. We need to start getting it out there, no matter the protests it is going to cause. It will be worse if we don’t start taking steps.” Doug nodded. “We have a plan and steps are starting in the center, if it comes from there out it will have more chances of being heard. We will be going over it in the meetings as well. It is going to be a mess, but we have the past records so we can do better this time. Hopefully that will mean less deaths as it is believed that most were not related directly to the shift.” Kat said. Getting as many people in power to make a trip across will help, those that have spent time across the line will recover faster than those that haven’t. Testing is hard, but we there is reason to believe that it will cause people to pass out all over do to the changes in the energy, but deaths are unlikely as all living has been changed. If that was not the case there would be no mages in the center. Pointing that out might help with the fear of it, for all it will make the deniers louder.” Doug nodded. “Yes, I will send a message and see if they thought about that. It should help. We have been seeing that groups of law enforcement officers and medical personal cross. All larger towns will have a few, but likely not the small towns, it is harder for them to find the time. Now then who is this Milly that is watching you?” Kat said. “Milly is the small dragon that there has likely been a few reports about. Those that live on the other side are not likely to find her alarming but any that see her from this side might. It might help to see that the officers all know that dragons of any size can’t cross. Nor do they view people as food. Yes if you feel up to make a trip to the ruins you can meet her. She isn’t shy, so I feel safe in saying that. If she could cross she would be on my shoulder.” Wills said. “I am put myself in the guard detail Saturday. I have dreamed about seeing a real dragon since I was a child. I was wondering why there was a trip to the ruins planed.” John said. “We were expecting you to join us. Now sis just when did you get into the habit of using cuffs? Not that I can see why that would make him think I need a pair.” Kat flushed a bit. “ There are challenges among the students for which we are broken into teams. Part of teaching us to work as a units. Anyway one of them involved sneaking into the opposing teams rooms and taking an item of theres. The higher the person ranked the more points it was worth. Most nights I just sent them back out the door, but there was a rule that only one person could make an attempt at a time. So only two people could be in a room unless they were on the same team. One night I was extra tried and just wanted to sleep. So insisted of putting the first person out I cuffed them to my bed. The rules did allow for such, but as I said I had established that I releasing people. Yet it was morning when he left my room. His buddies were given him guff about sleeping with the other side, more so as he had been barging about how he was going to get points off me. So he protested that he was only in there all not because I tied him up. He had been pulling hard on the cuffs so had scratches to prove it. Well they agreed he had been tied up, but not that nothing happened. And so there after everyone seen going into my room was told to check for cuffs, and I have received a few sets.” That had them all laughing for a bit.