Chapter 521:
Arthur's Point of View
Pendragon Estate
"I take it you wish to speak with ?" Camoa inquired as I found her in the kitchen making so dinner.
"You're not wrong." I replied. "Although, I wasn't expecting you to be in the kitchen. Honestly, I'm only used to using like three rooms in this place. Figured I'd start wandering around looking for people. This seed as good a place as any to start."
"Well, you did say you wanted to speak with upon your return. Given that you're here and not on the throne in Helmsforth Temple, I will assu the Priestesses still live."
"Camoa, I gotta say, you've been taking this incredibly well."
The Druid rely shrugged as she went back to making her food. "The Priestesses don't an anything to . They ca to for help, and I helped them, but I don't approve of many recent events." She paused for a mont before one of her vines opened a cabinet. "Although it's apparently not their fault."
I rolled my eyes at that. "Yes. I know. Everyone, and everything, keeps reminding of that. At this point, I care less about Rudnurth's manipulations than I do about Thana's end goal or thought process."
Camoa didn't agree with that, as she frowned. "That seems rather irresponsible. Understanding others will allow you to-"
"Thana could have the noblest goal in the world, but have you ever heard the saying, the ends don't justify the ans? In this case, I don't care about the ends or the ans. Bunch of uppity fucks continue to cause nothing but headaches. Fuck 'em."
The Druid slowly turned to Marina, who only shrugged in response. "What of my forest? Do you care about that?"
"Uh, yeah." I said plainly. She looked surprised at that. "Just because I don't care about so people's reasoning or goals doesn't an I feel that way about everyone." Motioning to her, I explained. "Far as I'm concerned, I owe you a great debt. You stuck your neck out for . It needed no prompting or deal to be struck. If you want that forest, we'll figure sothing out."
She slowly nodded at that. "That is good to know."
I quickly raised my hands to stop her from going further. "That being said, I'm honestly unsure of how to proceed. Whatever is controlling those wolves is, it's definitely not another Druid. Unless Druids can control beasts as strong as the Priestesses. They may be mostly mindless, but still... It's concerning." Crossing my arms, I cocked a brow as I turned to Marina. "I'm surprised you three weren't continually harassed by them."
Marina floated forward slightly. "We were. Why do you think there were so many animal bones in Rock's Quarry? They would try many tis, but after so ti had passed, the attacks eventually stopped. One ti was when Mara was present."
"That's an impressive feat." I stated.
"Very impressive." Camoa agreed. "However, I fear we haven't gotten off track. I will keep your offer in mind going forward. The forest is massive, and it has beco like a second ho to , but I doubt it would be wise to return there anyti soon. Especially if I am being hunted. Avoiding beasts, whether they be manticores, wolves, or those giant chickens-"
"Giant chickens?" I asked, but she ignored .
"It is different if soone is deliberately out for . Would you allow a place to stay for the ti being?" Camoa questioned. "Your ho is close enough to the forest where I could enter easily enough should it be required."
"Done. Find a room that's empty and go to town. Don't worry about keeping it clean unless you want to. Plants and whatnot don't really bother ."
Camoa smiled at that. "Good. Then it will be easy enough to live here for the ti being. Thank you." I gave her a curt nod.
Then I turned to Marina. "Are there really giant chickens in there?"
Marina nodded. "There are."
My brows shot up in surprise. "Well, that's horrifying. How big are we talking?" Given the trees range anywhere from a few dozen feet to hundreds, it might not be too bad. "They can't be that large, can they?"
"The largest we saw was well over thirty feet tall." Marina answered.
"That's even more horrifying." I said slowly, but then I really thought about the possibilities. "But now I'm hungry."
"Not that this isn't amusing," Camoa interrupted my thought about possible chicken dishes. "Didn't you wish to speak with ? I doubt it was about giving a room here."
"I an, I probably would've offered sooner or later, but you're right. Truthfully, I was hoping you'd be willing to make a potion for ." I told her as I moved across the counter.
She was mixing so stuff in a bowl at this point. "Making potions is simple enough. Sotis a single ingredient alone can accomplish more than so potions. That all depends on the potion, though." Camoa stated as she looked at and waited.
Placing my hands on the counter, I leaned in slightly. "What do you know about potions that allow you to see the future?"
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