It has been well over a year and a half since the age of magic arrived, and ke was currently sitting at one of the outposts looking out into the distance with a pair of binocrs. "When did they begin to arrive?"


    "Not too long ago. About three hours or so." Dave replied. He was one of the people who had gone to the hidden military base with ke and Bret when ke first met Faana. "They had just settled in. I am not sure if they are even aware of our presence."


    "Strange…." ke looked at the group of fea who were building a small mini camp. The word mini was used due to it being a group of fairies or pixies. ke was not sure since he had never met any of them before. "I will go out and try to talk with them. Do note over, no matter what. The fea are said to be very magically inclined, more so than the elves."


    "Alright, be careful." Dave nodded and watched as ke slipped down the back side of the tree and snuck around, walking towards the fea camp from a different direction, all to keep this outpost safe. He did not want to expose anything just yet, just in case they ended up being hostile.


    ke was actually quite nervous. Only Dave and another man were on duty here, and he was not sure if he would be immediately attacked, but before they discovered the outpost and began attacking his people, he had to try to make first contact first.


    He walked out of the tree line to see little humanoid figures flying about, making small homes in a small clearing near arge tree. As soon as he appeared, everyone froze. The fea, ke, no one moved, and all eyes were on each other. ke was the first one to try topose himself as he raised his hands in the air to show he had no weapons on him. "I did note here to harm you but to speak with you."


    "Oh? A new age human?" A fea flew over. Although small, she looked to be in her twenties. She wore a green one-piece dress made of some kind of silk and had translucent wings simr to a butterfly''s. She had purple hair and a hair stick that looked like it was made of some kind of gemstone stuck into a small bun on the top of her head. She hovered in front of ke, looking at him with curious purple eyes. "What can I do for you, new age human?"


    ke let out a sigh of relief that the fae did not attack instantly and was willing to talk to him. Seeing as they were not hostile, ke decided to take a chance. "It may not be my ce to say this since I am not part of your n, but if you were to move your base to the other side of our outpost, you could have better protection in case any kind of monster or other race shows up."


    "Oh?" The fea girl looked at ke with a suspicious gaze. She did not know what the new age human was plotting. He did not seem hostile towards her or her people, so she was unsure of what to make of this situation. "Why would you go out of your way to protect us?"


    ke scratched his chin as he answered: "No reason, really. I am building a ce for all races to be able to live without worry. The base I run has outposts that surround it one mile out. All of our people are bound by contract to not harm one another, so there will never be any kind of infighting. This has helped the elves and dwarves and even some beastkin live peacefully without issue."


    ke did not want to mention dragons of any kind in case it scared the fea but to have the fea here would mean he was growing closer to his goals. He wanted nothing from them, but if they were willing to join hismunity, it would show other races that he really wanted to make a ce for all.


    "I see… This is a magic contract?" The fea girl asked.


    "Yes. All terms are exined beforehand, and since you are fea, I am sure you will know if there are terms sneaked in or not." ke exined.


    "I see…" The fea girl fluttered her wings and flew around ke, looking him over. She felt this human gave off a strange scent. She just could not put her finger on what this scent was.


    "Mina! What are you doing!?" A voice that sounded like an old man was heard from above. ke looked up to see an elder fea slowly fly down and hover in front of him. "Human boy, why did youe here?"


    "Grandfather, he asked us to move into his territory so we would have more protection." the fea girl, Mina, exined.


    "Oh? And why is that?" Mina''s grandfather asked. ke once more exined himself as best he could. The old man thought for a moment before asking: "If we enter this contract, not only will we be protected, but could we also live in this base you have created?"


    "Yes, if you so wished. If you wished to live outside, away from the others, that is fine as well. Our is about a mile around the base itself, so no goblins or dangerous monsters can be found there. We only let in monsters that can be used as food. We do n to expand more and begin actually building above ground but only when we are strong enough to protect ourselves properly." ke answered honestly.


    "I see... So you already have some elves, beastkin, and even an elder dwarf living there along with the other humans….. Mina. You will go with this young man and see if this ce is just as he says. But if anything seems fishy, you are to return here using teleportation magic." Mina''s grandfather ordered. He was wary, but he also had to protect what was left of his people. They had already gotten into a huge battle many months ago and were banished from the feas all because they refused to give in to the new lord, who was a tyrant. He did not wish for his n to be under a tyrant''s rule.


    "Okay!" Mina nodded and flew over to ke and bowed slightly. "I will be in your care…. Ummm… name?"


    "Ah, right. My name is ke Harris." ke replied with a slight nod.


    "Then ke, I will be in your care." Mina flew over andnded on his head before sitting down. "Whenever you are ready."


    ke chuckled. For some reason, he felt like some kind of taxi service. He looked at Mina''s grandfather and said: "I promise to protect her and will return here by tomorrow morning if that is okay?" It was already gettingte, so he did not wish toe here at night.


    "That is fine. For now, we will move closer to your base if what you say is true and it is safer." Mina''s grandfather was willing to trust ke to this extent for the time being as he knew being out in the open like this was dangerous.


    "That is fine. For now, follow me, and I will show you where the outpost is and the direction of the base so you can choose where to go from there." ke would leave it up to the old fea to pick where they would stay for the night.


    "Alright." The old man nodded, flew over, and also sat on ke''s head as if it was the most natural thing in the world. ke wanted to shake his head but could only scratch his chin as he said: "Let''s go then."


    ke ran right towards the outpost and stopped right in front of the tree where Dave was located and yelled up at him. "Dave, keep an eye on the fea camp and warn them if anything shows up!"


    "Understood, Lord!" Dave yelled down. ke nodded and ran past the tree and a little east before stopping. He was going to let Mina''s grandfather pick where they wanted to stay, but he decided to at least show him this spot which had a small spring and a small clearing they could settle down in for the time being. "This might not be the best of ces, but I figured I would show it to you. If you head straight from this small spring, you will run into a metal wall which is where our base is. It is about a ten-minute walk from here."


    "Okay, I thank you. This ce is actually quite nice. We will settle here for the night and then speak again tomorrow." Mina''s grandfather was actually quite thankful for ke''s sincerity in showing him such a nice spot for his people to spend the night. It had everything they would need to get through the night without issue.


    "Okay. Just tell Dave, who is in the outpost over there, to keep an eye out around you in case anything gets past our main defense zones. If you need anything or need to escape, go directly to the outpost. We will bring you to the base." ke was still worried about the unexpected, so this was why he was trying to reassure the old fea that he had options in case things did happen.


    "You are truly kind." Mina''s grandfather smiled. He had high hopes that this would all work out.


    After saying goodbye, ke took Mina and made his way to the base. Of course, he was curious about what race they were, so ke asked: "Mina, I am not trying to offend you but are you a pixie or a fairy?"


    "Don''t worry, you are a new age human, so you wouldn''t know, but we are fairies. We actually are outcasted fairies due to us not agreeing with the new lord. Ah… I will exin moreter if we decide to join you." Mina realized she spoke too much, but if what ke said was true and her n joined ke, she would exin things fully.


    "Alright. I will be waiting."