The Oracle

Lord Asher POV

It has been days since I started my trek to the Sacred Mountains. The Mountains were the resting place of Oracle – she woke every hundred years. Magic was not allowed on the mountain, so I could not teleport. I could not fly on the dragon either, or really use anything of any magical advantage. Usually, the trip is 7 days long, but that was in spring time. Oracle was woken in spring every 100 years to advise our realm about the dreams and visions she has had while she slumbered, to answer any questions about previous visions or clarify anything the realm needed help with. The bane of her existence were people who did not understand her visions, but I could not blame them, she often spoke in riddles and parables, which left a LOT to the imagination or manipulation. Father tasked me with the impossible – waking the Oracle.

It had not been 100 years yet, and the price we would have to pay for disturbing her would likely be steep. However, he did not care. She was needed an