Karl smiled as the three of them got to work on the new camp, and Rae encompassed five large trees with her construction plans for the fortress, which was now more of a silk palace than a tree fort.
“Alright, Lady Rae is ready to show us her masterpiece.” Karl announced as she finished with the fort.
He ignored the extra distance as he led the group inside, but noticed that Delilah was intrigued by all the illusionary elements. They were at Overlord Rank, but it was rare that anyone saw through them, even if they had a level advantage.
Then they got to the silk fortress, which had two levels, multiple bedrooms, and even a slide around the outside to get to the ground.
“You keep that sort of equipment with you? That’s a bit excessive.” The dragon laughed.
“On the contrary, Lady Rae made this with her own silk over the last five minutes. It’s a fully custom design, with an improvised security system in place. I will add some runic wards around the perimeter to keep away pests, and then we should be able to sleep in peace.”
Butterfly passed control of the [Illusionary Domain] to Karl, as her energy was limited, and he led everyone inside, where Rae was waiting for them.
“Lady Delilah, welcome. Oh, I don’t think that Nachtia has seen one of my forts, either. First up, we have the seating area. The floor is stretchy and warm, but I also made hanging chairs. Over there, we have a kitchen, or will when Lotus makes counters out of the branches. Then we have showers, using water creating magical items.
Upstairs we have a full set of bedrooms, plus one extra, as we always seem to pick up more people the longer that we stay in one place.
I remember a few occasions when our group size doubled by the time we were ready to move on.” Rae welcomed them.
The dragons explored the tent, and then returned to the main floor, where Lotus had altered the branches into countertops so she could make dinner.
“Hammocks in every room, sticky mesh on the windows to keep pests out but let fresh air in. Excellent work on the fort. Your team really does live in luxury when you’re on the road.” Delilah congratulated Rae.
Rae gave her a toothy smile. “We do our best. Do you think that this army will be as fun as the last one? There are a lot more strong creatures here. Maybe we can get more trophies this time.
Skeletons and zombies don’t make for decent trophies, and the Necromancers don’t look nearly as impressive dead as they were alive. Fighting giants at least left big, impressive corpses.”
The dragons chuckled at her annoyance. The undead generally weren’t as impressive to look at dead as they were alive. They just kind of crumbled when the magic animating them vanished. Even the Necromancers withered to something close to a mummy once the magic sustaining their life force was stripped away.
For most of them had used the dark arts to extend their lives, and without that magic, they were nothing more than decrepit husks.
Lotus made them lunch, and then they had a dilemma. What to do with the rest of the day?
Rae grabbed the two dragons. “Do you want to explore the separate space? Hawk is there flying around now, and you could stretch your wings without bothering anyone. Or have a nice bath in the lake in dragon form.”
Nachtia looked intrigued. “A bath in dragon form? That’s not something that comes up very often. But how large is this space that it has a dragon sized bath tub?”
Karl chuckled and opened the entrance far enough for them to step through, and not just enough to keep the air fresh inside the space.
“That’s…” Delilah began.
“A [Tiny World] spell, yes.”
The Totem Ranked Dragon stepped through the entrance, and then turned to look around in wonder. The entrance had put her at the entrance to the replica Guild House, where Remi was currently working on potions. Hawk was soaring overhead, enjoying the gusts off the mountains, where the artificial sun’s heat created an up draft.
The two dragons transformed to soar around the space for a few minutes, then Delilah dove into the lake, vanishing from view for a few minutes before surfacing.
{Oh, that is lovely. The lake is much deeper than I thought it was going to be, and the depths are cold.}
{There are actual fish in the lake.} Nachtia gasped as she dove in after the larger red dragon.
Not many of them, but there were actual fish in the lake. They were introduced by Lotus, as part of the effort to balance the ecosystems of the Tiny World.
It had been coming along remarkably well, and with the day/night cycle of the artificial sun, the plants were growing in well to replace the illusionary ones that Karl had created to fill the space.
It was almost to the point now that they could keep a full group living in it indefinitely without having to open the exit at all, but Karl kept it cracked anyhow, just to be on the safe side. It was better to know that the air was good than to risk it becoming imbalanced without a good cause.
Once they finished playing in the lake, the dragons stretched out on a rock ledge on the mountain at the edge of the space and simply enjoyed the sun. As far as ways to enjoy a down day went, that was close to the best, and there was nobody here who would bother or interrupt them.
No threats to deal with, nobody begging for favours. Just peaceful relaxation in the sun.
While most of the team relaxed in the Tiny World, Karl sat in the fort and kept watch with Cara.
Well, technically neither of them was doing a good job of keeping watch. Cara was snacking on trail mix from the Guild Storage, and Karl was reading a book on magical item creation. But they were at least inside the fort, where they would hear and sense if anyone approached the illusionary domain outside.
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