Achil & The Rise Of The Mandrake

by David Papa-Adams

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  Achil and the Queen returned to the council chambers. They had not realised how much time had passed since they had began their adventure together. In fact it had taken them all night to help capture the Valkyrie and dawn was finally upon them. The Alchemist welcomed them back, they told him of all that had happened, in particular he paid close attention to the story of the Grimmer and the bargain struck with Achil. He nodded in grave understanding of what Achil had done to secure the services of such a being.

  “Do not think I am unconcerned by your predicament, I cannot imagine being the consort to the Grimmer as anything tasteful, but at this moment the priority has to be saving the city," said The Alchemist steadfastly. "You did well to defeat the Valkyrie but now we must turn our attention back to the Mandrake. With the aid of the Elementals we have the means to use the Dragon Chambers to their full potential. We will be in position soon to fully implement them. Then not even the mighty Mandrake army with all its great strength will be able to stand against us.”