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The Kurupi's Curse Chapter 5
"It is often thought that trying times can test one's mettle. But, what qualities come out of your inner self has long been lying in wait prior to the day fate set its trial date."

Princess Lilly did immediately commit the remaining Chaco not to sit but to carve stone from the mountains own She knew an idle mind tends to decline into despair after so recently fraught with so much distraught To keep them on task would be the best cure one could ask to battle back their depression
Since most of the artisan class were the only Chacos left they were blessed to possess their skills to decompress the situation

They dug out the earth to accommodate something of enormous girth Lilly sumized and authorized a castle soo stout it would leave no doubt who was in charge and still at large to discharge the Gran Chaco's claims The aim was to hunker down in their giant bunker and wait out any retaliate the Draco had planned if they were to somehow bid adieu to the shield and ever breakthrough

A dungeon was first made at its base to anticipate holding the Draco consorting who held tight to their barbaric ways Thick iron bars were wrought to make escape not an option But to take caution Lilly was sly and she incorporated a secret chink in the windows casement to be used for escape if power ever moved much disapproved to the Dracos rule

From battlement to basement an enormous rampart did start to take shape No gape to be found each stone was perfectly fit No mortar would even sit for unparalleled Chaco craftsmanship was their flagship
Hand honing over 100,000 individually fit pieces of stone on their own
Ornate archways dared to defy gravity as they expansively cross over polished marble floors painstakingly designed to fit without seam nor space for the eyes to place
Beautifully designed spires grabbed the sky that would be the ire of the jealous who desire to attain such a housing gain but of course without the physical strain
Housing quarters then took shape to their artisans elate making a home once again known for their very weary bones

Now almost complete Lilly took a seat and surveyed her derive She realized they needed to keep an eye on the Draco So she asked for one last cast A tower so tall it reached the peak of the dome to see any sneak attempts to unseat their mountain suite The Chaco were...