I was permitted to walk the premises. But I kept to my quarters. These creatures walk through walls like they weren't solid structures. I strove to hold my breath and remain very still. These creatures seemed seriously amused by my actions to a point some would linger a little bit longer. Tiamat came to ask for my assistance. The well was enchanted by some black magician human who had managed to sneak in and hex the thing severely. So I was summoned to dig the hexed object. I jumped in the well and to my surprise nothing happened. The water was crystal clear. There were only two objects on the bottom. One was a rock craved to be perfectly round the other was a cup made from clay. I looked up and asked for instructions. The queen screamed, "Just get rid of it" I retorted, "If I don't know what I am supposed to be looking for so how exactly am I supposed to help again." She gave me an incredulous look before storming off.
I asked again, "what does this hexed object look like?" I got no response so I picked up rock. I flew up and tossed it in. Immediately a jinn picked it up and threw it back in. I am guessing it is supposed to be there. So I dove down and picked up the clay cup. It had intricate carvings and underneath it was a piece of paper. I took both up top. The jinns pointed at the paper and said that was it. I asked about the cup and was told that I can take the cup if I wanted one of these jinns to possess me. I am told the exorcism is a painful process indeed and the family of the one would probably chase after me till death. Apparently one was gunning for me now. But by the orders of the haveli these things have kept a healthy distance. I explained my situation and was told that the rules are different here. I said next time I want to use the bathroom I will ask a local where the bathroom is. These things seem to be amused till they see their queen was approaching. I said that only dragon fire can break it so I asked if it was possible to go back.
The queen said that I am her guest till she negotiates with the dragons to heal her sister. I reminded her that she was the one harassing me. So she owes me an apology. I am not from around here and wasn't aware of the rules. The general rule is your first offense is pardoned. She raised an eyebrow and asked if that could extend to her sister. I answered it is possible if she promised not to harm me or convince anyone to harm me either. She gave me a once over and took me to a room with a huge hole in the center. There was boiling water and Drakov was barely visible. He saw me and the water blasted outwards. He appeared and he started burning the premises. He demanded Tiamat's head since she was warned not to bring me here of all places. The queen backed away as she has never seen anyone break the barrier between the worlds so she disappeared screaming for her guards.
I threw the paper in the air and it scorched in no time. The queen reappeared and she raised her hand to say that she wants some sort of peace agreement. Drakov demanded to know what happened so I showed him. The queen was reminded of the agreement between both species. She asked that I heal her sister but Drakov reminded her that she grabbed her with the intention of harm. That area is where people usually go to the bathroom so what I did was legal while what she did was not. So unless the law has changed in the past year then I did nothing wrong. My protection did exactly what it was supposed to do. The queen had no choice but to hand over her sister so he could kill her.
The jinns were warned that if they trespassed on my property on Montezuma then they will call it open season. Because every single species of dragon wouldn't stop till every jinn were all dead. The queen promised that she would pull the reins on her citizens and had to openly declare my innocence and her sister guilty. I know these jinns have a long memory and are infamous for holding a grudge till judgement day. I told Drakov about the cursed piece of paper and he said that it was placed by Poseidon. It was there to make sure that the jinns were blind to the attack on their home world. Poseidon placed it there so he could send his forces to kill the beings of the unseen world. The queen was curious till she was told that Poseidon's son Perseus was using the hidden world to hide or as a shortcut as they go off to maim, kill or kidnap people. She was so pissed. She ordered her groundskeeper called Bandeyri to triple the guards and if anyone that isn't a jinn appears anywhere without permission kill them and ask questions later. I was asked to leave immediately so Drakov took me and Tiamat with him.
I asked Drakov to let Tiamat go as she wasn't informed of the does and don't. He gave me the look of dismay and asked Tiamat and she said that I am under her protection first so she understands the need to be more careful. Drakov asked if she had ever killed her previous protectees. Tiamat responded that I was under no danger till she was shown the penalty the Jinns were planning. Tiamat apologized and promised to deal with them personally. Veridian came with bad news of a fire in the Amazon jungle. Apparently the Perseus decided to use a fire spirit to torch the place to cinders. A lot of merfolks were suffering from third degree burns. I called my gypsy to handle it. She and her folk dealt with the intruder halfway when Angharad decided to snuff the fire with some unusual powder. Anyway she had the thanks of the citizens of the city of gold. I was summoned to heal them and my blood bag was ready to replenish me after the healing process. The sand swirled like it was something sinister. The sound it made resembled the roar of a hurricane while it felt like a giant vacuum cleaner on full power.
The other side was filled with black smoke that had a chokehold. We coughed and felt about hoping to catch fresh air. Suddenly the smoke got sucked into a flask. Angharad was examining it. I coughed, "Security for the ebony woods?" She gave me a wink and stepped aside. She and the witches watched as I slit my wrist and filled a crystal goblet. Then sealed the wound as the glass was passed around. The mermaids each drank enough till they were healed and then passed the goblet to the next until it was empty. I had to refill a few times before everyone was healed. After which I was given several blood bags to stop me from passing out. The witches asked how it was possible. They said that it is a total mystery but my blood heals completely while the other heals partially. Angharad was amused as a young witch asked me to handover a vial of blood. I asked her if she had a death wish. Some of Angharad's witches have dubious intentions. Some have caused enough trouble to warrant beheading. Angharad requested a trade. I told her to forget about it and move on. Right now her priority should be her palace in ebony woods. Because it was there he Perseus was hexed to be imprisoned for all eternity. She gave it a thought and ordered her clan to enchant the woods immediately. She walked to Drakov in the hopes that he would be more understanding. I told her to not try her luck. As Drakov has been fantasizing about beating her to talcum powder for taking me to Mauritius. He has a few other ideas in mind and none of them involved her in the world of the living. She thanked me as she disappeared in a cloud of smoke.