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nArthur sat behind his desk on a comfy chair, and Theodore sat on one right in front of him.

nIt was evident the fear in Theodore, as he was basically sweating and could not stop moving his legs.

n“I have a few questions for you, and if you answer it sincerely, I can perhaps let you use your uniform, and also share a room with someone in the dorm. That if you also promise to behave and act like a normal person.”

nTheodore saw light at the end of the tunnel after hearing that. It had been tough for him to survive out there, all alone, and he was regretting doing what he did to the other students.

n“What do you want to know?”

nArthur tapped his fingers on the table, and entered a deep thought. “In your time in the forest… where did you sleep?”

n“I- I found a huge dead tree, and I’m sleeping inside of it.”

n“Near the area where you sleep, did you notice something strange these past days? I don’t know, like a strange creature or strange noises?”

nThat was the important question. The question that decided if Theodore would continue sleeping inside a dead tree.

n“Uh, I don’t think so…” Theodore tried his best to remember everything that happened, and then suddenly something popped inside his mind.

n“Right, there’s something strange, actually.”

n“Oh?”

n“Yesterday, I woke up in the middle of the night without knowing why. Then, I peeked through the tree hole, and saw some strange green creatures talking in a language that I could not understand,”

n“There were lots of them, and after that two humans showed up and started to talk with those creatures,”

n“I could not understand a single thing, but then the two humans talked to each other, and that I understood. They said something about ‘the first troops are moving, but we still cannot go far from the dungeon’.”

nArthur could not comprehend that information entirely, but he knew what a dungeon was.

n“Did they say something about where this dungeon was?”

n“Uh, no, but I saw them going to the north part of the island.”

nTheodore gave valuable information, and Arthur would keep his word and give him a uniform and a place to stay.

n“I hope that you learned the lesson in these two days. Talk to one of the teachers about the uniform and the dorm. Now, leave.”

n“Excuse me, sir.” Theodore said, and even bowed. The change in attitude shocked Arthur.

n“North part of the island, hum.”

nArthur left his office after getting that information, and informed Wisa about it, so that if anything goes wrong, she would know where he was.

n“Be careful.” Wisa said, and as the two were alone, she gave him a warm kiss.

n“I’ll.”

nThe so-called dungeon was still a mystery to Arthur, and he was sure that was the place where the goblins came from.

n“Who were these humans that talked to goblins? What the hell is that?” Arthur thought.

nHe left the academy, looking for that dungeon.

nIt was not a big island, but it still took him some time for him to wander around, especially when he was looking for something he had no idea how it looked like.

nArthur peeked at every corner in the north part of the island, and found nothing.

nJust when he thought his searching were in vain, he saw something. It was a small construction made of stone.

nThe construction was small, and at first glance it did not look like a dungeon.

nHe checked it anyway. Arthur carefully walked towards it, attentive to any strange moves in the surrounding area.

nThere was no door in that building, so Arthur just entered it. Obviously, he made sure to check for any traps, as these were common in places like that one.

nIt was all clear, so he went in, fearless.

nThe first thing Arthur saw after going inside was a staircase that led down. There was no source of light, and bugs crawled on the surrounding walls.

nIt smelled like **, but Arthur had to go down anyway. With steady steps, he explored the place.

nAfter less than five minutes, Arthur reached the first floor.

n“This place looks like a maze. What the hell?”

nThere were lots of corridors that led to unknown places. Arthur did not know where to start looking, so he just chose a random corridor.

nAt first, the only sign of life Arthur saw were the bugs crawling on the walls, but the more he walked inside that corridor, more clear it became that there were other things lurking inside that place.

nWhat gave it away? Well, Arthur saw some small houses, like tents. He guessed these were where the goblins slept.

nThere were also some bonfire remains and torches. Arthur was sure he had found the place where the goblins stayed.

nFunny thing, right after that, Arthur heard noises coming from the corridor he was in.

nThere was no place to hide except the roof, so he jumped and used his claws to stay there, just like he had done it before.

nIt did not take long for a group of goblins to appear. There were five of them, which was something Arthur could deal with easily.

nThey also had the same level as the ones Arthur faced just a few hours ago.

nArthur was just preparing his next move, when suddenly the goblins stopped moving, and returned to the same path they came from.

nIt was a sudden change, yet one that Arthur felt was strange.

nThe dungeon was like a maze, and the goblins surely knew how to navigate through it, and for that reason, Arthur decided to chase the goblins to see exactly where they were heading to.

nMaybe that would also mean danger, but Arthur had to get more information about this dungeon. About these monsters roaming around his island.

nArthur had to assure the safety of his students, but more importantly, the safety of his wives and friends.

n“Let’s follow these green bastards.”

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