Year 2, Sumr, Third Month, Third Week.
I dont understand how he knows so much We have been observing him for a year and he didnt have a single contact outside the village. Either he already knew all of this or hes learning about it sohow. Im starting to believe in those tales going around
Marlen continued to waive the straw fibers while occasionally glancing at the distressed Oro, but Bill let out an unrestrained laugh.
What? Do you really believe he's a ssenger of the Origin? Haha For , it doesnt matter where his knowledge cos from, I just want to see more of it For Origin sakes, hes crafting a tool that can locate beasts, I think only Spellcasters would be able to do the sa I want to see more of his abilities, can you imagine how far the village could go once we are out of the Kingdoms reach? Even destroying it isnt impossible
Oros eyes shined with the idea and Grandma Marlen decided to add:
You should reevaluate your goals Oro, they died but Diana is still alive, she could be free, as could all villagers here
How about the other villages, Marlen? How many Dianas and Katlyns live there, how many villagers die only to serve them so extra food? How about those who died trying to change the system? Have you forgotten them?
I didnt but the world belongs to the living Im not asking you to give up on your revenge, I didnt give up on mine, just try to rember who would suffer more in a rebellion.
Freedom never cos without a price
Just rember to not push her too far or you might lose the last of your family
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The swords collided and Diana was pushed back once more. She painted heavily but Lew didnt even sweat. He had co to enjoy training the villagers more than he expected, it had been very different from training spoiled nobles. The drive and persistence to get it right were refreshing. The last year had been so chaotic and he could finally breathe again, plus the air in the village was much purer.
Now Im sure You were trained to fight against people, not against beasts. Your posture, your speed between attacks, all of it points to a fight against an ard foe
Dianas silence made it clear that she wouldnt comnt on it. Lew let out a displeased grunt before giving his assessnt.
Your technique is good, way better than a lot of nobles You only need more experience fighting against strong opponents People often disregard the importance of ti and experience... Theres sothing else you could try to improve yourself, though But Im not sure that would work with whatever you have going here
What?
The ability of the villagers to keep important information from reaching his ears surprised Lew. Almost three weeks later and he still didnt know much about their plans and activities outside.
Do you know how Fighters manipulate magic energy?
The look of surprise on Dianas face brushed away his bad mood, he finally found sothing to bargain with. It was his ti to be silent.
I only know magic energy makes them stronger, I thought it happened naturally by exposure
Sotis it does But I guarantee you that a trained Fighter knows how to use the magic energy to do all sort of things, increase his speed, strength, improve recovery, enhance senses
How?
Lew only smiled.
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Then he said that he would teach how to do it if we could explain Alchemy effects better.
The Council mbers started to discuss the risks and ponder if it was worth it to tell him sothing. Before doing business with Keller, they decided to keep a secret as much information about Alchemy as possible, but now soone wanted to exchange it for sothing that could help them. However, the first step would be verifying the usefulness of his techniques, which landed in Karls area.
Hmm We would have to comprehend his abilities better, but if he can manipulate magic energy to reinforce and improve his body, we could benefit a lot from it. Until now, we used magic energies to improve weapons and tools, it would be another breakthrough to use them directly in our bodies I didnt try before because its dangerous, but maybe he could even the scales
Most of the villagers were on the fence, they didnt want to jeopardize their chances by talking to an outsider. It wasnt different for the three elders, they trusted Keller on the basis that they knew his goals and origins, but they wouldnt go with blind trust. In the end, they decided to give Lew a chance, if he could present a good reason for them to trust him, they would give it a try. He was called in and Oro explained:
Our craft is the only advantage we have against the Kingdom, we cant reveal it carelessly However, we decided to give you a chance to convince us that you would keep it a secret and wouldnt sell us to them.
Lew looked around checking their expressions, which looked genuine, so more curious while others were more hesitant.
Before coming here, I only had two goals, to get an incredible weapon and to learn about your craft Not because I wanted to sell it, but because Im truly curious about it. Since I learned how to use magic energy, I earned to understand more about it But after seeing what youre doing here, I want to help So, I decided to tell you what I know even if you dont tell anything
The Council pavilion beca agitated, everyone started to guess what Lews goal was.
I Im a little surprised too. I wasnt sure until I said it I guess when helping with the training I saw sothing of myself on the villagers I would like to share my story Though I would ask you to listen to everything before judging . I could omit so parts that would make look bad, but that wouldnt be fair with you
Oros nodded and he continued.
I have to start before I was born, with my parents My father was the son of a Royal attendant, you might not know but its very rare for attendants to be allowed to have families. Even so, my father grew serving a Royal, he was being trained to serve a young Master a few years younger than him. Unfortunately, the young Master didnt have any elental affinity and had to leave the Capital of elents, as his personal servant, my father also left his family when he was 12.
The young Master was in na a scion of the house of Tempest, so he returned to the wind region, but as non-Mage, he could only beco a Fighter in the Houses private forces. Either way, my father continued to serve him dutifully. He would follow his Master to training and secretly learn fighting techniques, he beca a Guard, then a Fighter only by observing and training alone However, his Master didnt, and when he learned that his servant was better than him, he ordered that my father be punished an inch from death before sending him to the Army as a slave. The fate of an Army slave is to die in the front lines, but my father survived it, he would resist the slaughter until the second line arrived and he would score even more deaths than anyone in the Fighters regint. A Captain saw his potential and pitied him, he was transferred to Fighters regint and continued to advance. I was born almost ten years later when he was already a Captain of his own regint, but my mother was an Army slave that just like him was strong enough to survive Unfortunately, after I was born and his feelings for her beca known, she was forced into a dire situation by a jealous Captain and died in the front lines I was raised by another slave near the battlefields and trained by my father to be strong and survive
My father hated slavery and the Kingdoms system but he couldnt do anything about it, so he fought, he learned all the secret techniques he could and continued to advance in the Army until he beca a Royal Fighter. However, he still couldnt change anything, so he gave up on doing it himself. He started too low, but I didnt... Even with my poor upbringing, I was the son of Royal Fighter. I advanced to Fighter with 14 and with 20, I was already the Captain of the first section of the wind region
The information landed like a hamr, smashing the hearts of the Council mbers. Even the three elders didnt expect this. Diana reached for her weapon, as did all the ard present while the others hastily stood up from their chairs.
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