- I want to book goblins for her - I started, and pointed at the girl. - For as soon as possible.
- That's what I thought - said Will with a smile on his face. - I can squeeze you for tomorrow with five other small groups. The dungeon is booked by...
He needed a mont to look through the large book on his desk.
- So guys I don't know - he finally said. - Oh, no, wait. They are with the guy... What was his na? Andy! You rember Andy?
- Yep. I do - I replied.
- So yeah, you can't have the dungeon, but what you find in the forest is yours, as long as sobody isn't killing it already. Too bad I can't go with you, because I have to stick here, but not for long!
- You have a replacent?
- Yes. Good old Brutus will be taking over for a month. If he does well, then we will be switching among ourselves. I also talked with Nadzieja, and she might be joining too, since less, and less people need her help with learning archery. And - he added with his index finger in the air - as soon as we get school established here, Dusting is visiting for a month.
- That's great news! - I couldn't help but smile.
- Yes! - he agreed - And the school might happen even as soon as next week. There should be the first scientists coming, and so of them are prepared to teach, but you know... Nothing is set in stone yet, and they will need ti to get accustod to everything.
Tihana wasn't happy, judging from her expression.
- I brought so alien junk for them - I said. - From my little trip.
- Alien junk? - she seed surprised. - Where you did even go?
- To a place, nobody who already doesn't know, shouldn't know about.
- Exactly - said Will.
I ca closer to high five him, as Tihana rolled her eyes.
- You are worse than teenagers - she pointed out.
- Yes. We are adults - I agreed.
She rolled her eyes again.
- Ok. Let's go, we are blocking the line, and people outside probably want to kill us.
- See you later - Said Will, and waved, as we moved towards the door.
The line outside got silent again when I opened the door, and nobody said a thing until I didn't leave.
We went to the city center, and I bought us so pizza, drinks, and a bit of grain for Tam, then I took them all on one of the roofs. We sat on the edge, with the chicken behind us, packing the seeds, and we shared the food looking at the city from above.
The sun was shining brightly, making everything look bright. You couldn't even look at the windows in the buildings, because of the deflected light. For , it was still hard to believe how it all changed and now looked more modern.
The streets were mostly empty at this hour. So people walked here and there, with a purpose. Mostly heading towards or back from the gate hall.
- So, what do you think? - I asked her.
- About what?
- About the city. About the life here.
She needed a mont to think before she said anything. I waited patiently as she stared into the space in front of her, slowly chewing the pizza.
- It sucks, and it's great. I can't watch ani here, but people are nice. I have a bed to sleep in every night, and I dint have to worry about food or clothes. The training sucks, but sotis I have fun. It's just different, but for the first ti, I'm feeling like I'm doing sothing. Like I can do more, so much more. It makes getting up in the morning easier. Before that, there was just waiting for another episode of another story...
- I get it.
- You do?
- Yeah. I had it too, briefly, but then they beat the shit out of and it was all just about survival. Trust , you can be so much more than you are now. Just don't rush things. The beginnings will suck. Everybody around you will be stronger, and they will earn more, but you need to persist and push forward. When they will fuck around, you will be hunting, and you will slowly beat them. That's what I did.
She looked at , and smiled, then she shoved a piece of pizza into her mouth.
- In a year you won't be just a naless holess girl from nowhere. You will be sobody people outside will respect, and you will help many. Like superhero.
She didn't respond for a while, chewing a mouth full of food, but eventually, she dealt with it.
- Yeah. I want to leave my old life behind, and build sothing new here. Earn tons of money, and make my own ani.
I snorted.
- That's your dream?
- Why not?
- I'll let you play the role of a pet or sothing.
I snorted again.
- Never going to happen. Even the main protagonist is below my pay grade.
She smiled at , genuinely. It made feel this strange warmth in my heart.
- You are just afraid you wouldn't be able to pull that off. Pets are cute, and you are a an bully.
- No. Pets are... - I looked at Tam, he was observing very carefully, clearly listening to the conversation. - Very cute, yes. Very cute. And I'm too much of a badass to play a pet. No bully, but badass that's the world you wanted to use.
- You know... This is the first ti sobody didn't ridicule my idea of making ani. Thank you. You are a cool dad.
- The coolest. Now tell the plot, and I'll tell you how much it sucks.
She did, and it was terrible. I laughed my ass off, pointing out the bad ideas one by one. We spent hours discussing her story, but since our sits weren't exactly the most comfortable, we changed the places, and returned to Boris's house, to talk so more, and play a bit with his son.
The day ca to an end with 24 360 290 points remaining on my account, and 21 class points.
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