Limits Chapter 325

I woke up the next morning, and exercised a bit. I wasn't sure where to go, I didn't know if Fox was awake either. I decided to just go outside, and roast so at for my breakfast. 'Why would she say that this is savage? When travelling, you don't have constant food supply, besides whatever you hunt' I thought, as I roasted so at over the fire.

There were only a few people around the Academy, it was still very early in the morning. The passing students looked at weirdly, but that wasn't my concern. I simply enjoyed my al. As I was about to take the last chunk, I heard soone approaching. I turned around, and asked "You want so Fox?". She replied "If you are hungry, you could've said so. Do you have to make fire in the middle of a city?". I smiled at her, and said "Sit down, we can talk over the fire". She looked left and right, a bit hesitant. Ultimately, she sat down.

I said "You worry too much. Who cares what others think? If you enjoy doing it, why stop?". Fox didn't reply, and just stared at the fire. I ate the last chunk of at, and asked "Did sothing happen to your face?". She looked at , seemingly confused and replied "Why do you ask?". I said "You know... If you are afraid to show your face, I have a dicine that can heal the scars…". She stopped there, and said "It's fine. Besides, I'm used to wearing the mask". I was a bit confused. 'Wouldn't she want to repair those scars? I though won care about such things… Although, now that I think about it, my experience with won is rather poor' I thought.

I leaned back, and watched the fire. We stayed like this for a while, until I said "Soon, I will leave for the Imperial City. I wonder how it looks like?". Fox turned towards , and said "You can always stay here. You are very hard working, so your Formation knowledge will surpass mine no problem. Besides, I'm not as interested as you seem to be". I shook my head, and replied "I'm a traveller. Although I'm interested in Formations, I also want to explore more. I have enough things to worry about, even without the Formations".

I then continued "After that, I will probably return to the North". She asked surprised "You are leaving the Endrosian Empire?". I nodded, and replied "Yep, I have my plans. Before I do that, I want to check out the Imperial City". Fox said "Can I…", but she didn't finish.

I smiled, and replied "Ask whatever you like". She seed hesitant about it. After a while of thinking, Fox exclaid and asked "Oh right! Do you still have the necklace I gave you?". I nodded my head, "Yea, I still wear it. Here it is". I showed her the necklace, that I pretty much forgot about. I asked "You want it back?". I was about to take it off, when she grabbed my hand, and said "No! Keep it, I gave it to you after all".

I nodded, and left it there. Fox struggled again, but finally managed to ask "Can… Can I go with you?". I was a bit surprised, I didn't expect such a question. I replied "If you want to. I have no problem with that. The journey will be more enjoyable with soone around. If…". I stopped myself. I wanted to ntion Frosty, but it was better if Frosty remained unknown. I smiled, and continued "Yea sure, co along if you want to". She nodded, and asked "When do you want to leave then?". I thought about it, and said "I want to give your father a few days. After that, we can leave".

She nodded, while I extinguished the fire and said "Let's go study a bit. I want to learn a bit more about formations while I'm here". Fox had no problem with that, so we headed towards our classroom. A few days passed, and I managed to make so improvents with my Rune drawing. Fox explained to , that in order to make a formation, I had to be very precise and quick. If I spent too much ti on drawing, the ink would begin to lose its effectiveness. That was the reason why I failed. With ti, I got better at it, and could draw those Runes quicker. The basics Formations which made the paper wet, catch fire or crumble, were quite easy for now.

After all that studying, I said to Fox "It's ti to leave. I've learned a bit about the Formations, but as I said, it's not my main concern right now". She nodded, and replied "Let's go et with my father then". We both left the Academy, and headed towards her father's tower. I could also leave the Academy anyti I wanted, because I already received the feather. I beca a student, but I would beco the worst student of all ti probably. Even those without the talent, would surpass in rank one day or another. Not that I cared, the feather would be more like a nto of this place.

We quickly arrived at Fox's father office, where Philip was as always busy with so papers. I asked him "Did you manage to find sothing out?". Philip lifted his head up, and replied "Although it's not much, I think your sword might be in the Imperial City. You wanted to head over there anyway right?". I nodded, and said "That is good enough for . As long as it is in the Imperial City, I will find it".

Fox ca forward, and said abruptly "I'm leaving father". Philip was shocked, but he managed to reply. "You promised that you will study the Formations. That is why, I allowed you to go travelling last ti". Fox replied "I know, but Formations are not for . I have no talent like you do, I will never beco a Formation Master. I want to travel…" she then looked at , and back at her father.

Philip was lost for words. He woke up after a while, and asked "Can you give us a minute?". I nodded, and left the room. Philip must've activated so sort of Formation, because I couldn't hear anything. 'Well, it's not like I'm interested in their private matters. I wonder what would my father say, if he saw now?' I thought to myself. I waited a while, until Fox opened the doors. She invited back inside. Philip gestured for to sit down, and said "I will allow my daughter to go with you, if you promise to protect her with your life".

I didn't expect that kind of developnt. 'I would protect her naturally, she is my friend after all. But give my life for her? My life is worth a lot to , I'm no hero either' I thought. Philip was patient, and didn't speak anymore. I replied "I will protect her, but my life is also precious to . If your question was "Would I abandon her", then the answer would be no. Giving life for soone, is a different matter".

Philip replied "At least you are honest boy. To tell you the truth, if you answered "Yes", I would not believe you. Therefore, I will let my daughter travel with you". I just nodded, and didn't say anything else. There was nothing I could say. I was already living on borrowed life. If not for Shelly, I would be dead a long ti ago. I looked at Fox, and asked "Ready to go?". She nodded her head, and replied "Let's go".

I grabbed her, and disappeared from the tower. I stopped when we were outside of the city, and let Fox down. She exclaid, "You are so fast!". I smiled, and said "When you break through to your Inner Limits, you will see the difference it brings". She nodded, and said excitedly "I can't wait to find out!". Fox was about to take out a map, but I stopped her. I pointed towards north, and said "It's that way. I already morised your map, rember?". She just stood there. I assud she was surprised, or stunned. She shook her head after a while, and asked "You really did morise it? I thought you were just playing a tough guy back then".

I was lost for words. 'Why would I even do that?… That map was very useful to , why would I fake morizing it?' I asked myself. Leaving those thoughts behind, we ran in the direction of the Imperial City.