Leaving the cave, we made our way back to the village. Nakasone, meanwhile, woke up in my arms, but he was probably still too weak to walk by himself. For this reason, I continued to carry him in my arms through the forest. It did not take long, and we arrived again in the village. Everyone was already waiting for our return, and the boy's parents ran up to us and thanked us for our bold action. ''He is still weak from the sleeping spell of the demon that kidnapped him. But he should be back on his feet quickly,'' I told his family. ''We have to be more careful. Since Ivern Glavur was killed, the demons in the land have become more restless and tend to act rashly.''

 

This made me wonder, how were we going to protect the village from more attacks like this? Then the idea came to me to build a high wall of reinforced wood around the village. That way, no demons could enter the village unnoticed. We should start to build a protective fence around the village,'' I said to the village elder. He agreed with me and gave me a nod. We went into the forest, cut down the trees, and processed them into several boards. This also cost us a lot of time, because two more weeks passed.

 

When we gathered enough wood, we started to cast a protective spell on all the boards. This way, we strengthened the wood, which could withstand much more. Of course, a gate to enter and leave this village could not be missing. Finished was the protective wall that enveloped the village. It was time to discuss the next steps with the village elder. I wanted to know how we could contact the Zenith Kingdom. ''Do we have to travel to the kingdom, or is there another way to contact the king?" I asked the village elder. ''Unfortunately, we are not able to practice telepathy with humans. However, we can have a letter sent to the king using a letter gryphon.'' And they must have had such a griffin here in the village. That was probably the way the Demis communicated with people. ''I see. I'll compose a letter then that covers the situation in more detail,'' I replied to him. Onaki and I went to the house that served as our overnight accommodation, and together we composed a letter that would explain to the king that a war with the high council and the entire demon people was imminent. The letter we had then, in the end, ready summarized, and he rolled up in a box put, which the letter gripper should then transport to the Zenith Kingdom.