Thia Rondamar
The king listened to each of the questions in turn, then looked to Rutack as the Infiltrator spoke.
"Well, we won't be sure what's being asked of us if we keep asking questions and don't let the king answer and explain them. Besides, as the his majesty stated, we know what's at risk... the Dragons, which we all love and are bonded to, and our powers, the magic has returned just recently... and the sake of the rest of Human kind, and the nation of Fargona... so as you can see everything we know and love is at stake here, the more we wait here and question the king, which why would we question his wisdom and his knowledge I will never know, but that's beside the point, what's important here is that we must work as a team to find out what is going on and save our dragons, our Nation, and our powers." He turned back to face the king, "My apologies sire for the interruption."
Johar waved a hand dismissively. "It's quite alright, Rutack. Just because I'm the king that doesn't mean I'm all-knowing, or even wise for that matter. Kings are chosen through lineage after all; their brains don't take part in the matter. I asked for their questions, so there is no reason to scold them so." Turning his gaze toward Tobi, Johar proceeded to answer each of the questions thrown at him in turn. "I understand your concern, but I have taken precautions. The reason for the pairings is so that you may support and offer protection to one another. Besides that, with your connection to dragons, they will hopefully be able to sense if you are in danger and do something to stop it, and vice versa. Until something happens, if or when it does, you will investigate the area. Talk to the people about the deaths and disappearances, scrutinize the locations where the tragedies ocurred, keep a watch for any other strange or suspicious happenings. Anything that could help lead to a conclusion to this crisis."
Looking to Mikash next, he continued, "It is true, the soldiers are here for the protection of Fargona. However, few of them have connections to magic and, unless there is a Dragon Tamer hiding among them, none have a connection to dragons. Thus, none of them are suited for these circumstances. You Dragon Tamers, however, have at least a little magic, and are strongly bonded to dragons. That does not mean that there will not be help from my end. Guards will be stationed in the towns to help you if needed."
"Now, if that is all, I shall assign pairs." His eyes roved over the group calculatingly, and he noted that only four tamers were present. After a moment of thought, he nodded slowly to himself. "Rutack ShadowBlade and Thia Rondamar, you will be stationed in the desert village of Kin'unda. That is where the most recent occurrences have happened. Tobi Gustav, you shall be the messenger. However, I would also like for you to investigate the areas where the population of wild dragons has been decreasing when you aren't delivering messages. Mikash Blinov, you shall accompany Thia and Rutack until another Dragon Tamer arrives. I'll assign you a different location once I have a partner for you."
Nodding to himself once again as if to confirm that he'd passed on all necessary information, the king clapped his hands together. A moment later, a servant came in holding a small pouch in one hand. After passing the pouch to the king, the servant bowed briefly then stood to the side and a little behind the throne. Reaching into the pouch, Johar pulled out a small white sphere, only about an inch in diameter. "While I do not have a large company of sorcerers to fight for me, I do have a few living within Issathon, and they have made these upon my request. It occurred to me that you would all need a way to contact the messenger if you needed him. These will allow you to do just that." He rummaged around in the pouch for another moment, then pulled his hand out to reveal another white sphere, except this one had a small engraving of a celestial on it. "Focus a small amount of magic into your orb and it will travel to this orb." He raised the second orb up for them to see better. "This orb will turn red, which is a sign that one of the Tamers requires assistance. The moment he messenger touches the orb, the location of the summoner will immediately be transferred to their mind. The messenger as well can alert the rest of the Dragon Tamers to his location the same way, for safety measures in case he runs into any trouble. Unfortunately, magic is still being redeveloped, and a more efficient communication spell has not been created."
After replacing the spheres inside the pouch, the king motioned to the servant and handed him the pouch again. The servant then proceeded to pass each Dragon Tamer an orb, first ensuring that Tobi received the one with the dragon on it. Thia, a scowl of annoyance fixed on her features since she heard that she would be partnered with Rutack, didn't even glance at the pristine object before slipping into an inner pocket on her coat and pulling a string to close the opening so that the sphere wouldn't fall out. Katul, laying curled by Thia's feet, was already eying the Infiltrator as he sensed his Tamer didn't like the idea of traveling with him.