Chapter Ten

I was on the ship towing along after a couple hours fixing the sails. I sent Star on to the port to let everyone know everything was fine. She made it there fine and safe, then she pulled everyone to gather by the docks. From that I was taking control of the ships steering piloting it right around the safe spots around the island. They saw many Creatures they had on their island, but saw some they didn't have. Like the huge Titan creature that walked along a open meddow. As we sailed on Jared asked me a question. "Brother, how has you're life been since the crash?" He asked and I sighed a bit.

"If I didn't tell you already, Mother and Father died or were killed first night here. Since then I left the main village and built my own paradise after saving that Wyvern you saw with Star." I paused to let Jared speak up for a moment. "How did your parents die, did something happen?" He asked me and I shook my head in disapointment. "I told the leader of the Arkcoven, the Captain of the ship not to go exploring till light. He didn't listen and we ended up losing a bunch of people, parents included." I said and he looked just as disapointed as me, "I had something like that happen to me too."

"But it was my second in command, he want to find the others but died during the night to those big things." Jared said pointing to the Rex's watching them from the shoreline. "Ah, yes those are the ones to watch out for, but the small raptors will stalk you for days. Those I think are the most dangerous, but I have met and seen the larger fauna." I said telling him about all of the events leading up to me meeting Star and her kids. He gave me a funny look then asked, "Are you a Father now then?" I nodded yes then I said back, "Two steps daughters and one on the way very soon my brother."

He looked happier as he told me that he found something like me but with a woman he got close with from his ship. We swapt stories for sometime till we came close to the port. Everyone on the ship saw Blizzard and then saw dozens of people waiting for them. My dear wife, Star was standing with my brother and her family waiting for the ship to stop. As we parked the ship Jared saw my younger Brother. "Dom are you awake, Brad is here too?" Jared yelled to see my other cousin, Jared's younger brother was resting in the cabin the whole time. I slugged my cousin in the shoulder saying.

"You could of told me he was with you too, now this makes me even more happy to see the four of us together again." I grabbed my younger cousin and hugged him tight like I did Jared. Dom pushed off of me for a second to get a good look at me. "You really bulked up but in a good way Jacob, what have you been doing?" He asked me and I told him that I would show him later after everyone settles down. We all got off the boat and Cyric greeted Jared with a handshake. The other two leaders that were just arriving came to greet him as I introducted Dom to Star and her people.

"Dom this is my wife and her kids, those two men behind her are her father and older brother Island and Zer." Dom looked at them all then a smile came across his face when I had my daughters come up to meet him. "I'm Dom Crowl, I'm Jacob's younger first cousin and I'm the captain's younger brother. It's a pleasure to meet all of you, I hope I can get to know all of you like my Cousin Brother did." He said to everyone, Zer came up from behind Star and held out his hand. "You should come by the village later tonight for dinner when you get everyone settled." Zer offered suprising Island and the other Orkish.

Zer saw that and said in Orkish, "Well, if he's Jacob family, he's family to us right, we should welcome him in properly." When Zer said that last part I had a smile creep over my face. Dom looked worried about why I was smiling. "You understand what they said brother?" Dom asked and I nodded, "Yes, you don't have to worry about what he just said Dom, lets get everyone settled down first." I said pulling him away so we could unpack the ship. We then spent hours getting people into houses. I was tasked on counting how many people were here and Brad kept an I eye on everyone just in case there was any fighting.

We got everyone to calm down and rest before I headed back home with everyone. Jared wanted to see what I was up to he and Dom tagged along. I had Blizzard head to her stable while we all walked along the now better road to my island. "Yeah, this use to me a smaller path but with all the going back and forth I made this into a road to my small island." I told Jared and he saw how much work we actually did for his people. "Cousin you didn't need to do all of this you know, we could of built some when we got here?" Jared said back putting his arm around my shoulders like he use too.

I smiled, "Yeah I know but we wanted to make sure you guys would be safe from the night animals that roam around." I said patting his chest a bit as he let go. We then started talking again when he brought out a six eggs from his version of wyverns he had on the island he was on. "These we had on our island but the enviorment was getting over run by them we couldn't hunt anymore. So when you called we knew we had a chance at a safe life." Jared Explained of why he was so quick to leave his island. As we talked about what dangers were on this island Stone my Rex came to see who the new people were.

He scared the hell out of Dom and Jared as he ran over to us. Jared almost went into fight mode when He saw Stone stop and lower his head to look at Jared and Dom better. "This is Stone he's one of many of his Kind protecting my island from dangrous animals. We also have a Bronto, Trikes and others roaming the boarders. We even have a bigger guy named Frank that gaurds my Farm from possible sneaky raptors." I told Jared as we crossed the bridge to go passed the farm. I wanted to get everyone home before I showed my family my farm.

After that we went right to the farm, Jared and Dom got to see all the wyverns I had. He even saw how I hatched eggs without a mother wyvern. which was a stone furnace that looked like a stone nest. It allowes the egg to get the right amount of heat without cooking it or killing it. I set the eggs Jared gave me and showed him to were my lab was and a closer look at my Ice wyvern and her mate. Jared was trying to keep up as much as he could. I looked at him once and saw he was gassed out from all the running around. "Ah, you look tired brother, lets take you back to my home and get some rest before dinner."

I told him and he was going to refuse till Star yelled at him. "Mr. Jared you'll go rest, don't want to you to pass out like Jacob did a couple days ago. It's good to take time to rest even though you may not want to." Jared sighed but did what Star said as Dom and I laughed, Brad stayed at the farm but I brought the brothers to my home in the Orkish village. They sat in the chairs at the kitchen table and I gave them the drink Sky gave me when I was sick. To their suprise the drink was cold to the tongue but refreshing going down. Everything was going perfect, then we headed to the fire bit before night fall.

waiting for us was Sky, she was cooking something human food like instead of the Orkish food she was good at. "You didn't have to go all fancy for these two Mother Sky, you could of made the food you all love to eat." I said and Sky scuffed at me then offered Jared and Dom some meat she cooked for everyone else. Jared took it without second thought as I tried Sky's human food. It was good but really salty, Good for Beer or a strong drink. Sky looked at me and I told her, "It's good but pull back on the salt a bit for next time." Sky eat some after I said that and saw she over salted the food a bit.

She was going to take it away but Jared and Dom grabbed it and started eating the food. Sky Smiled, "You don't have to be so nice, I'm not used to making human food. So my recipes are a bit strange with the salt." She said, Jared waved her off, "It's really good ma'am, we've not had good food in a long time. Our old cook was Jacob here back before we were seperated and crashed on this world. So We welcome more food like this for a bit. The Food you have here too is very good, whats this called?" Jared asked and I laughed, "Better not to tell because you might like the answer but its good for you."

I said and Jared gave me a funny look, "Their meat steaks from the Trikes we hunt off the island." Sky said, Jared knew from what I said I was joking around with him. He slugged my shoulder, "you just trying to scare me cousin?" He asked me and I laughed for a moment, "maybe for a moment, but they do have strange food here so be careful when consuming it." I told him and he wondered why till one of Star's Aunts came with a weird looking salad filled with squid parts. I waved the woman down and she let me taste the food. It was cold but had a spicy flavor to it that I really liked.

I offered Jared a piece of what I was eating, he declined but Dom grabbed it from me and ate some of it. He seemed to like it and told Jared, "You should try this brother, it's like susi from the ship but fresh." Dom said and Jared took a bite of the food, then he let out a "um" that made me laugh a bit. "Mother Sky makes the best Orkish food out the whole village. She even beats my cooking when I try to make their food." I said smiling at my Aunt-inlaw, Sky smiled back at me as her sister, the Aunt walked on by. "You praise he a bit to much Jacob with her cooking, you are just as good as she is."

Sky said to me and I waved Sky off, she nudged me a bit. She wanted all of us to sit as we were in the way a bit. I had us sit near the fire to let the women do their jobs for dinner. We three cousins all talked for a bit. We ran through all the stories of the last eight years being apart, then Jared asked me how it's been being a stepfather to the Star's kids. "Are they trouble or do they behave, I know human kids can be a hand full." Jared said and I laughed then said, "They're good girls, they respect their elders and love learning about the wyverns. They at first were scared of me but then I learn orkish and the rest was history."

"You could say I helped them open up to the world and now they act like my kids. I have news as well, if you want to hear about that?" I asked Jared and he looked at me with a weird lookd on his face. "Brother, what is it, what's the news?" He asked me and I smiled at him, "Star is pregnant with mt child." I said and Jared gave me a shove, "You're not fooling me are you, how is that even possible, you guys arent even the same race?" He asked me and I laughed, "Yeah its a strange thing for nature, but it's mine and I hope it comes out healthy." I said as Brad and some of my workers came running to find me.

"Brother, one of the guards from Arkcoven, Jared's crew and an ork are fighting near the bridge." I grabbed Jared and we ran all the way the bridge to see a ark guard holding the Ork by the throat and the other guy was trying to stop him. I whisled and Frank showed up to my call. I grabbed the guard and shoved him to the ground with all of the force. The Ork was a teenager that I knew to be a hand full. He had a mark on his face from a knife. Jared saw my eye's get cold so he stepped in to stop me from doing something stupid. "Go get out of here, go back to your village Arkcoven!" Jared yelled and the guy ran off.