The first thing I did, as I woke up, was to get a bunch of junk food from the device in Loistavadvaar, and then I shadow walked back to my house in Ark, to take a shower. I filled my stomach and jumped to the city center to find out what was going on.
I needed a mont to get used to the strong sunlight.
The day outside was beautiful. People crowded around access points, and the sapling itself, to buy so necessary stuff to go hunting, or just to go on with their lives. A closer look made realize that most of them weren't even buying and was just hanging around with others, or simply waiting for them.
I left the city center and headed out to Boris's place. I caught him leaving his house alongside Tihana, who was carrying Tam in her arms.
She was wearing the obligatory beanie, dark shorts with black plimsolls, and a T-shirt with a checkered shirt tied on her waist.
- Morning! - I shouted from afar.
- Peter! Morning! - he replied.
I even noticed that my fake daughter smiled. I shadow walked closer to them for the sake of not walking. Trust , if you could shadow walk, you would do it all the ti, so don't judge .
- How is it going? Hows is her training? - I asked Boris.
- Good. Everything is good actually. She is making a lot of progress. I think it's ti to let her start hunting actually. Maybe she is not as tough as soldiers, but let's face it. When we were starting, we weren't either.
I nodded, checking Tihana's expression with the corner of my eye. She tried her best to keep a poker face, but I could see the excitation underneath.
- If you think so, then I trust you. I'm gonna talk with Will to book the goblins for you - I said turning to her.
Her lips twitched, curving in a smile, so she had to roll and bite them from the inside, to stop it. It was of no use since anybody who would like at her could tell.
- Don't be so happy yet. We still need to do all the stuff necessary for you to beco a hunter, and book the spot.
- I'm not happy at all - she said and turned away, so I couldn't see her face.
- Yeah, you weaselly little liar. The whole world could tell by a single look.
She turned back to face , making a duck face and lightly kicking one of the slightly protruding cobblestones.
- If you hurry you might get to Will before he is stord by other hunters - said Boris.
- Like I would let a bunch of weaklings prevent from paying him a visit - I replied.
He laughed.
- You are an asshole, Peter.
- Thank you. Finally, sobody is acknowledging my efforts.
- You know what? You two are like real daughter and father - he said, and patted us both on the shoulders, then left.
Tihana have a look, trying very hard to not smile.
- Co. Let's bully so hunters - I said to her, and just started walking towards the training grounds.
She followed without a word, with Tam in her hands.
- So... Now when Boris is gone, you can tell how bad it was.
- It was fine. I like him and Irina, and the boy too. I never had a brother, so it was fun to take care of him from ti to ti.
This made look over my shoulder to check if she was being serious, and she was.
- Ok. That's unexpected. I thought you would complain about how boring, and annoying it was, and tell that young kids are terrible. And how you never want to have children.
- What's so wrong with liking kids?
- Well, so call it ped...
I couldn't finish since she kicked in the tight.
- Au! - she shouted, jumping on one leg with disturbed chicken in her hands. - Damn it!
I stopped and turned around imdiately. Even with a seal on my body was tough like a rock.
- That's abuse, you know? - I told her.
- Why do you have to be such an ass? - she asked, as she finally stopped.
- Said the person who just kicked .
- Because you were calling nas!
- Oh, so when I call you nas it's bad, but when you call an ass it's ok, huh?
Her expression changed, and she looked down at her feet.
- Sorry...
I took her beanie off and ruffled her head a little. She stepped back so I would stop.
- Why are you even wearing this? Isn't it too hot?
- I don't know - she shrugged her shoulders. - Because it looks cool? Why are you wearing your clothes? Isn't it too hot?
- Touché - I said and returned her hat.
She put it on with one hand, and we resud our walk. It took us several minutes to get to the training grounds.
The sandpit was occupied by few people sparring in groups. Further Nadzieja was teaching another bunch of people how to use bows properly. She was scolding them a lot, as usual.
We passed by it all, and went straight to the main building, and then to Will's office. There was a whole line of hunters outside, waiting to get in. I ignored them, and at the last mont grabbed Tihana by the shoulder to shadow walk past the door, to surprise Will and two other people inside.
- Hi.
- Hi Peter, Tihana - Will nodded to us both. - Give a mont.
- Sure.
Even before I managed to respond, he returned to writing sothing on a piece of paper, and then in a big-ass book, laying in front of him, on the desk. He finished quickly, then gave the note to the guys, who left.
People outside must have been complaining about because as the door opened, they all beca silent.
- If you want to say sothing to , say it - I told them, but nobody said a thing, so I just closed the door.
Then I turned to Will.
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