Chapter 452 452 Eastern Allies

Chapter 452 452 Eastern Allies

The plane leaped to action when Wolfe pushed the throttles forward, racing across the water before smoothly lifting off into the sky.

The view around the Fae Forest was much different than it had been a few weeks earlier. The dead grass was looking more vibrant green as far as the eye could see, and the lingering coldness that never seemed to leave the Wastes, even in the summer, had vanished, leaving the air warm even this early in the morning when the sun had just crested the horizon.

As Wolfe understood, that was how things should be, as the Frozen Wastes sat near the equator of the planet, and only magic had kept them frozen this long.

They had a three-hour flight to the meeting point at cruising speed, so Wolfe settled in for a long flight, keeping the plane stable while wishing that high levels of mana density didn't overload electronics.

It made their developments fundamentally incompatible with human architecture, and Wolfe had to be careful if he was around any sort of technology now, as the mana in his body would cause interference with more sensitive devices.

They might not be calibrated or designed to use the energy, but magic was energy, and too much of it could cause all sorts of issues, especially with encoded or precision signals like a computer or a radio.

They had modified the radios in the plane for that purpose, though. They now ran off magic and no longer suffered the side effects of the plane's mana storage crystals being so close to the antenna.

Or, more correctly, Ella had modified the radio, and the village had taken credit for the invention as a whole.

The noise of the propellers made it difficult to talk during the flight, but that was fine by Cassie. It gave her an excuse to relax for a few more hours, just letting her mind wander as she watched the lush green grass of the areas that had been affected by their latest spell fade to the sickly shrubbery of the Wastes.

The villages hadn't started to venture out much yet, but she did notice a few scouts waving to them as they flew overhead. None was giving the gesture of an emergency, just saying hello, so she waved back and let Wolfe continue the flight.

The plane flew straight east through the Frozen Wastes, allowing the coast to come to them as it slowly bent to the north. They would be meeting at a fortress where the mutated residents of the Wastes had made a stand many times in the past.

Lately, the human armies avoided the whole region, which made the residents feel much safer, so it had been chosen for today's gathering involving dozens of small villages in that region of the Forest.

Cassie hoped that what they had brought was enough to bring the locals to their side. The weapons would be secondary; they could only carry so many in the plane. But the spells would be in high demand, as the prospect of a stable food supply would solve one of the most pressing concerns that everyone in the Frozen Wastes had.

"There it is. That old stone castle is the meeting point, and we will be landing on the lake behind it. I'm going to cut power and glide in so that we don't accidentally awaken anything that should be left asleep." Wolfe explained as the coastline came into view.

"Got it. Isn't the ocean beautiful, though? I've heard it's dangerous with the gravity wells, but it sure is pretty." Cassie sighed.

"If things go well, we will be back here quite a bit. I will find us a safe way to go check out the beach if you want." Wolfe offered.

"The lake is fine. The white sand looks soft, and the waves are much smaller than on the ocean over there. But first, we should finish with this meeting. Do you think that they will let themselves trust us?" She replied.

"I hope so, or we just made a very long trip for nothing. They should at least listen, though. We might not have met before, but it's not like we're a completely unknown group of strangers."

Wolfe let the plane glide down to the lake, assisted by a bit of Wind and Gravity Magic to make a silent descent, and watched as the local villagers came out to see who was approaching and hopefully greet him at the shoreline.

He brought the plane to rest with the right pontoon against the sand of the beach, allowing Cassie an easy exit from the plane, and then stepped down onto his pontoon. A [Levitation] spell carried him to shore where the locals were waiting, and Wolfe smiled at their hosts.

"Thank you for taking the time to listen to our proposition today. I am Wolfe Noxus, and this is Cassie." He introduced them.

"Cassie, who?" The guard asked suspiciously.

"Cassie Noxus, my Consort." Wolfe explained. noVe/Lb/In

The floppy-eared beastkin smirked at the comment and bowed politely to Cassie.

"My apologies for the suspicion. We had to be sure you weren't a Coven Slaver." He explained.

"A Coven Slaver?" Wolfe asked.

"You know, the rogue witches who go around taking slaves to sell the Grand Dutchies? We call them Coven Slavers here because that's where they get all their prisoners.

But she is a Noxus now, and I'm certain a Demon at his level wouldn't allow such a thing."

Wolfe was tempted to mention that she was a Noxus before, but that would only lead to more questions about how close their relationship was, and he didn't want them thinking strange things about her.

"Village Elder Dali is inside. We have been assigned to guard your transport. Is there anything that you need before you go in?" The man asked.

"We will grab a sample of the wares. I will let your men carry the weapons so we don't freak anyone out by accident." Wolfe explained, then opened the cargo doors to show them the packed compartment.

The guards all whistled as they saw the piles of gear in the plane and felt the magic rolling off of them. Normally, a plane full of mundane army surplus gear would be no big deal, but they could all tell that this gear was far from normal.