chap 26 Meeting the Amazon's

We touch down in Seattle with very little issue as I walk down the steps to find a group of women waiting for me. " Zachary Bradley i presume?" one asks as she steps forward to which I nod " Queen Leah i take?" I ask to which she nods " It's a honor for the queen herself to receive me." I say with a smile " You should be." she sticks her hand out " The ring I want to see if you are telling the truth." I shrug and hand her it and she tries it on a dagger and nods with satisfaction. " Well now about the payment." I nod as we walk towards her car " Indeed which form are we taking cash or drachmas?" I ask as we get in and the driver takes us to the headquarters. " Drachmas for the mounts and feed and lets do cash for the armor and weapons." the queen replies " Makes since its a expensive task caring for such animals so what shall the first payment be?" I say fiddling with my ring. The Amazon's look between each other " What are you going to offer?" the queen replied after a few minutes. I look down at my ring and see that I have sacks of drachmas." Lets see I'm buying the first shipment so lets say 500 gold drachmas?" I throw the number out as I pull a sack of drachma out.

"That will be more that enough Mr. Bradley." The queen says as she stores the sack as we arrive at the building and we walk through the lobby and down the stairs " You know Mr Bradley we all heard about your history with women I'm amazed that you reached out at all." Queen Leah says as we walk across a gangplank over a large warehouse. " I seek to amazed M'lady but i can't hide forever a dear friend is helping me slowly but I still fear contact, and I'm aware that you have more say in the shipping department then the small time businesses so what better way to get the best equipment then to get for the best." I say as we walk down some stairs. They all laugh " Spoken like a business man, Well Mr Bradley i dare say that this partnership will be beneficial for us both." the queen say as we walk through a door the says 'mounts' in several languages.

" Now as argee Mr Bradley you may pick a mount as our symbol of good will." Queen Leah says as I gaze out over miles of cages filled with pegasi, Griffins, and.." Are those goats?" I look at the queen who has her hand rubbing her eyes. " D-Don't ask please." I nod as a loud bang echos though the area and the girls go pale " What the hades was that?!" I ask " That was Arion he isn't for sell he will eat anything and everything but he prefers gold." the queen sighs " He is unruly he has killed 10 people so far as well as removing 15 hands." I gulp " Goes there is a saying you don't pick the horse the horse picks you." I say as we walk past the cages before we come to a box that is sealed in tempered glass " What is in here?" I ask as the Amazons go pale.

"That is a strom spirit or a Anemoi thuellai hard to control." the queen says I place my hand on the glass hand feel something slam against my hand. " Feisty little bastard aren't ya." I start summoning wind currents forcing the spirit to take the from off a horse as it stomps around creating sparks of lightning " Lightning eh what a fitting mount for the son of the god the sky I'll call you...hm how about keraunós." The beast looks at me and nods it head up and down and shakes its mane happily. " I'll take him." I say as the girl closest slowly opens the glass and the now strom horse steps out slowly and I hop on top of its back. " M'lady is there a places where I can ride for a bit or should I just wait." She shakes her head " I'm afraid that will have to wait about the saddle?" I just nod and tell her any one will do as I climb down. " Is there anything else that we need to discuss M'lady?" I ask as I strap the saddle on keraunós she just shakes her head " No there isn't I'll have sam here walk you out." One of the girls nods and we walk away with keraunós coming up behind me nuzzling his snot against my shoulder.

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