The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 473

Chapter 473 Arriving in Hatbury

The next morning, Karl woke up much warmer than expected.

Cara had come out to sleep in the open, draped across his chest, and Lotus was on Karl's other side in the small single bed, doing her best to hug the Void Badger.

The fact that she had not chosen the dragon was surprising, but perhaps new creatures won out over dragons in Lotus' mind.

It was a mystery how she had gotten in, as Tessa normally kept her from wandering, but at least she would be up on time today, and she wouldn't try to keep sleeping if Karl moved Cara back into her space for breakfast.

The sun was just coming up, so it was almost time to start getting ready. Karl shifted so that Lotus was holding Cara, who sniffed delicately then opened one eye to see where Karl was going. He was the one with the food, he wasn't allowed to escape while she was sleeping.

She knew that she could just return to her space for food, but it was ingrained in her instincts not to let him get out of her sight.

The cleric made food, but she made Thor's favourite flavours, not Cara's. Cara could eat almost anything, from vegetables to magical items, but roasted meat tasted the best.

Once Karl was showered, Cara dragged Lotus out of bed, pulling the drowsy cleric into the shower before turning the water on.

It was a warm tiny waterfall, and Cara greatly enjoyed the water, so she was startled when Lotus began to splutter and curse as she was soaked.

[If she just took her clothes off, she would be fine.] Cara grumbled as she jumped and flapped around the cramped confines of the shower stall.

"What are you doing, crazy woman? I was sleeping." Lotus complained.

"Cara says it's time to get up. Also, to take off your clothes while you are in the water." Karl informed them from the bedroom.

From her bed, Misty laughed. "I see that you've found an assistant to get your most reluctant team member moving in the morning."

Karl chuckled. "She's not the most reluctant, it's just that Ophelia understands that coffee will make everything better, so she powers through."

Lotus and Cara came out a few minutes later, both freshly towel dried and smelling like some sort of minty shampoo.

Cara was very pleased with herself. Having someone to shampoo your fur was pure luxury on a level that she had never experienced. Lotus could even get to the spots that Cara couldn't reach by herself.

She was going to have to make this a regular thing.

Unlike Rae, she wasn't big enough to run around with her personal human on her back. She still had some growing left, but she wouldn't even get to the size of a wolf with short legs, there was no way that she could carry a human on her back unless she got much larger.

It did sound fun, though. If she was big like Thor, but with wings, she could fly into combat with Karl and they could dive bomb enemies.

That seemed like a pretty good goal to Cara. Even Rae approved, as she was learning to enjoy dropping large rocks on things from above.

Breakfast was a quick meal, and then the guards at the portal location south of the Temple were ready to send the group on their merry way.

The wagon that the clergy had obtained had long steps on the side, so Remi called her bodyguards onto them, while Thor waited for Karl and Rae to get him hooked up to the wagon. Dana's Golems were summoned to jog along behind the wagon, and everyone else took their seats inside, while Rae created a secondary tarp of strong silk for protection.

"Alright, that looks like we've got everything that we need to get started. Where will the portal bring us?" Karl asked as he took the driver's seat.

"It will deposit you at an empty pull off five kilometres north of town. We have had our members monitoring it, and it was clear all night. Good luck, I hope you get the anomaly stabilized without anyone having to take drastic actions." The gate guard informed them in a dry voice.

Karl nodded and led the team through the prepared portal, then turned Thor south down the road beside the camp site.