– I don't want to be with him. – The girl said angrily.

– Don’t argue, daughter. He's a hero. Champion. You can't leave him alone. Otherwise he will gain the wrong strength. There is all sorts of vile knowledge there. And he will kill us all in retaliation. I know people like that. Heroes are a vengeful people. I heard the legend about the ancient hero “Victor the Conqueror of Heights.” He was still a libertine. And his friend Peter is lightning fast. But many thousands of years ago passed. Maybe they are no longer alive.

“If he’s that dangerous, we’ll kill him and that’s it.” – My brother said, hitting me in the face with his fist. Blood was pouring out of the nose and eyes.

– We can't do this. He is strong. – Said the old man.

– Now we’ll find out. “My brother hit me in the face again.” The blood began to flow more heavily. The pain is hellish. He is strong. He continued. – You see, he is mortal and not strong.

– Yes, it’s strange. They must be strong. This, however, happened with other aliens. Although they should appear in the summoning circle, not in the air. “Grandfather thought while I was being beaten by the whole flock. My brother got the taste and started kicking. The girl also has bare legs. I thought I was going to die. – Stop hitting him. Don't take sin on your soul. We are not that kind of people. We float above the clouds and live in peace.

– Okay, father. “The brother stopped, and the others reluctantly did the same. But as they walked away, they spat on me.

– You young people are so impulsive. They became evil. How the dragon Mal was killed in the north and the trolls came to our valley. They stopped listening to their elders altogether. – Grandfather turned to the flock and said. – This is my decision. My daughter Aralia will travel with the summoned hero. She will help him find his place in this world. If he goes to the city, they will give him a reward. She should have enough money for the first time. And when he finishes the treatment, he will return to us. We're all flying away.

The whole flock of birds began to grieve. Saying goodbye is a difficult thing. Everyone took turns hugging Aralia, turning into eagles and flying away. And I lay with a broken face in a pool of blood and urine. The girl waved her hand to her flock for a long time. Then she came up to me and kicked me painfully in the groin.

– Dumb hero. I despise you. I was doing so well. Only Servilas found the groom. And you ruined everything. “She again hit me painfully in the most valuable place.” – That's bad luck. Get up and let's go into town. We'll get you the documents, otherwise they'll sell you into slavery. Or they will eat it. You will come with me to the adventurers guild. But before that, we need to tell the city hall about you. A strong magician lives there. It will help you decide on the future. He will give money. You will give me back a lot of money. You'll work it out. For my wings. Do you have any abilities? In magic or martial arts?

– I went to karate as a child. But I abandoned it. I'm definitely not good at magic. Served in the army for a year. But there have been no wars for a long time. Therefore, only the weapons were cleaned and taken to the shooting range several times.

– That's it. Why aren't you getting treatment? What spells don't you know?

She said, placing a warm hand on my head. I shook my head.

– Well, what should we do with you? Healing spell.

I was magically cured. Got up from the ground.

– If only he were handsome, it wouldn’t be offensive. It's a shame you're such a freak.

– Lady. Excuse me, but I consider myself beautiful and attractive. All the girls told me that. I had quite a few of them. – I said proudly.

– Look at you. “She created a mirror with magic and placed it next to me. – Tell me, are you handsome?

A terrible sight met my eyes. The freak in the reflection was me. My attractive face turned into an ugly face. With freckles and pimples. And also warts. Chunks of flesh hung like dried snot. I touched them, these are pieces of skin. I tried to tear them off, but couldn't. Anyone would run away if they saw me. At that moment I saw the former witch laughing. This is her curse. So she made fun of me. Well, I won’t be nice to the ladies anymore. Tired of it.

– It doesn’t matter whether I’m handsome or not. I will have a lot of ladies. I won't be kind to you. Take me to the city. In the guild. And to the magician. We must try to return home and take revenge on the witch. And we need to find out the fate of the other lady. Maybe you saw her while you were flying? Young naked? No older than twenty.

– There are no other people in the valley. The city will be more precise. I haven't been there for three years. I'll go to the store. You need to buy a new dress. Otherwise this is already old. You need different equipment. Life is not easy for adventurers.

She walked forward with a cheerful step. I followed her. She was cheerful and sang a song about the wind, although a minute ago she was furious. How changeable she is. It was a long walk, almost three hours. I'm incredibly tired. Although he didn’t show it in front of the lady. She was just as cheerful as at the beginning of the journey.

– Here is the city ahead. The glorious city of Bram. It’s a province, of course, but there is an adventurers’ guild here. The first stronghold of people in the valley where the trolls live. Next are the great mountains. Good thing they're on a demon raid right now. Otherwise they would have eaten you, handsome man. Haha. – She laughed. I began to wonder what kind of prison sentence they give in this world for killing a girl’s eagle?