The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 981

The shopkeeper grabbed the wagon by its drawbars and rolled it so it was facing the open gates, then followed Karl back in so he could help Rae fix the building.

She already had it nearly finished, it only took a few more finishing touches to get it just right.

"We did the floor between the levels, as it was damaged, but I wasn't sure how polished you liked the surface. I just reset it to the slightly textured tiles that I am used to. It prevents slipping on wet stones after a shower." Karl offered as they completed the work.

"That will work just fine. I don't actually live in the apartment over the shop, I live across the street with my wife and in-laws." He explained, with a gesture towards the back alley, away from the gates.

"Ladies, our ride awaits. Thor, you can go check out the new carriage now. It's ready whenever you are. Rae might have to make a custom harness for you, but other than that, we can leave any time." Karl instructed.

Thor smiled and jogged out back before transforming into a reduced size version of himself, suited to the carriage.

Everyone else climbed inside, while Karl took a seat on the driver's bench and opened the sliding panel into the carriage.

"Do we have enough seats for everyone?" He asked.

"More than enough. There are even folding tables in here so that we can work as we travel, as long as we don't mind the bouncing." Dana called back.

Thor nodded in satisfaction and pulled the carriage out of the yard and to the gate, where the guards waved goodbye to them before returning to their inspections of the incoming wagons.

Thor carried on up the road for most of an hour at a casual trot that was just slow enough not to severely jostle the ladies on the road. This carriage was better than any of the wagons they had bought before, and he could make excellent time without causing anyone discomfort.

[There is a path here, I can sense the beasts that the army took this way. We should follow this path.] Thor announced as they topped a ridgeline.

[Follow your instincts. We should find something good if we follow the army.] Karl agreed.

The wagon paths were clear to anyone who passed by. The long grass had been damaged and torn from the ground by the army's passage, a column of recovering destruction surrounding deep parallel ruts from the wagons. _{freёweɓnovel.com}

Once they were off the road, the Butterfly decided that they needed a bit more of a visual impression, and summoned illusions of ten giant mountain goat riding Dwarven soldiers to serve as the escorts for their carriage.

It made them look more like proper merchants, or perhaps some sort of dignitary, as there was only one wagon. But it also let the butterfly see more of the world directly through her illusions, instead of from her space.

She still wasn't speaking, but it was the first time that Karl could recall her taking an active part in their daily activities, without any sort of threat or prompting.

It was a good sign that the evolved Glasswing Illusionary Butterfly was beginning to stabilize her power.

The skies turned shockingly clear and blue as they moved away from the city, and the grassland gave way to sand and hard packed clay, baked by the sun. If it ever rained here, this whole region would become a soupy nightmare to travel over, but for now, it was almost like travelling over a developed road.

Then, the sand got softer and deeper, and it was time for modifications.

"Lotus, can you make covers for the wheels? Something half a metre wide, with a ridge down the middle, so the wagon doesn't slide sideways too badly." Karl requested.