Chapter 391:
Arthur's Point of View
Dwardew Palace
Sitting in the armchair, my body relaxed as I leaned back with my eyes closed. "Sir?" Harlow called out.
"Just a minute," I told him. "That's all I need." A few monts of silence went by.
"Arthur?" Typhon called out after a mont.
"Monts over." I mumbled with a sigh and opened my eyes. "Yeah?"
My student looked worried. "Are you okay?"
I gave him a tired nod. "Yeah. Just a little tired. It's been a rough few days." Then I held my chest as it pounded randomly. "That poison was more difficult to deal with than I thought as well, but it doesn't appear to be too serious." Soon, my eyes focused on his wound. "What about you?"
H0lding up his forearm and showing the bloodied bandage, he sighed. "I'm alright, thanks to Kheri." The boy went quiet for a mont. "You were right. I should have kept a level head."
Standing, I moved in front of him and kneeled down so he would be more comfortable. "Ty, when you beca my student, you beca reckless. I don't know if you're doing it to copy or if you are just overly ready to put yourself in harm's way." I gave a small shrug. "It doesn't really matter."
"But I want to be like you. A hero who always puts others first!" Typhon replied earnestly. "Always jumping into danger without thinking about the consequences of it might hurt you. To always co out on top."
A frown ca to my lips. "Listen to very carefully, Typhon. I'm training you so you don't end up like . So, you can actually beco a hero, unlike . That's not what I want. I want you to be better than ." Gently I reached for his wounded arm and held it up. "Can you heal like ?"
"No." Was his muted response.
"Have you ever co back from the dead?"
He shook his head. "No."
Sighing through my nose, I put so energy into his arm. "You're not , Ty, and I'm going to make sure you never are." I told him as I let go of his arm, which should've been healed a little bit like Kheri's wound. "I don't leap into danger headfirst without thinking about the consequences. What imdiately cos to the forefront of my mind is that many people will die if I don't act." I told him.
"But you react so quickly."
I nodded. "I do because I know the stakes. Do you really think I didn't think of hundreds of different scenarios when we were on our way here? Do you really think I always co out on top? I died, Ty." He beca quiet and still at that. "The difference between you and is that I'm much older and have far more experience."
"I just wanted to help." He said quietly.
"That's completely fine, but you're not all-powerful. You are young, reckless, and a liability when you act as you did. I'm not saying you shouldn't've helped." I then placed my hands on his shoulders. "I'm saying you should've waited for instructions. Kheri had the speed, and you had the power. If it had been another Ghoul, I'm confident Kheri would've been able to handle it. However, she almost died because of you." My grip tightened on his shoulders slightly. "That's not a burden you want to bear. After all, if she fell, others would've as well."
"I'm sorry. I'll do better next ti." My student told .
With a nod, my arms fell to my side as I stood. "See that you do." Placing a hand on his head, I ruffled his hair slightly. "That being said, hold your head high." I playfully and lightly punched his chin. "Not many would've jumped into such a fight against an opponent stronger than themselves."
"You do it all the ti."
"Yeah, and it cos with its own problems, but as the strongest person here, I don't have a choice. The difference is, you're not the strongest yet."
He then looked at with a smirk. "Yet?" Ty repeated.
I nodded with a small smirk. "Yet." I confird.
I moved away from him but stopped as he spoke up. "Arthur!" There was urgency in his voice, and I looked at him as he seed unsure. "There's sothing I'd like to ask you."
"Okay?"
"That Ghoul said sothing that stuck out to ." Ty started.
"Be careful with believing what the enemy might say, Ty. You never know if they're just trying to fuck with you even on their deathbed."
Shaking his head, my student continued. "This was before he was losing. He said I was your newest student and was ordered to specifically kill ." My eyes widened slightly at that. "Then he said that he was going to give to her after he compared to the Dragon King." Then he looked in the eyes. "What did he an by 'newest student.'"
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