[center][h3]Ialu[/h3][/center]
[center][u]9 Might[/u][/center]

A feeling of pride and elation radiated from Ialu when his deal was accepted and the Dragonlord even went so far as to place under his command 3,000 dragons. This was most certainly a...pleasant turn of events. Of course, when Sauranth demanded that he "clean" his home that made him beyond enraged...not only had the Dragonlord's prying eyes violated his sanctum, he also wanted Ialu to get rid of his trophies. The promise of being supplied with more dragon scales and hides of fine quality was enough to make up for that, however. For all it was worth, this still tasted like a bittersweet victory. He did not like submitting to another, yet this was the best option.

[color=Gold][b]"Very well then. I thank you for your gifts, Sauranth."[/b][/color]

The dream faded away and the real world returned. Ialu was quick to issue out a decree that the dragons were no longer to be hunted, an order that raised some eyebrows but went unquestioned. While he waited for the 3,000 skeletal dragons and Mirtagn to arrive as promised, he sent a hundred of the Strong Tribe's warriors to march north to Garakai. He wouldn't need a larger force to reclaim Garakai and purge it, not once the dragons and himself joined those hundred near Garakai. The rest of his soldiers would remain in his own lands to enforce order and keep an eye on the Garakain men; through fear and awe he would make them stay. He needed every soldier that he had and the issue of desertion was far more of a problem that he let on.

While that went on Ialu took the time to "clean" out his cottage as asked...he buried the various dragon skulls and such that adorned his trophy hall, as well as the dead woman. The other things were untouched. Sauranth hadn't been very specific, after all, so surely Ialu couldn't be blamed if he only got rid of the grisly dragon remnants. Why would the Great Reptile care about a few deer antlers and bear furs mounted on the walls, anyways? It was said that the Dyun were now extinct, in any case. Their skulls were worth a fortune and Ialu felt no desire to remove them.

With that done, he awaited the arrival of this 'Mirtagn' that was to be Auxiliary Commander, as the Dragon God had called it. The warlord couldn't help but wonder whether he was [i]actually[/i] going to be in control of the skeletal dragons. He remembered only too well what had happened when the chaos dragons defied his will and betrayed him.