The Next Step.

It had been a short time since his visit to Clover town to check up on an issue that seemed to have arisen there, at current it seemed as if, if it wasn't one thing it was another with the company and now being one vice president down it meant the work load had increased of those who remained. He had ended up going to a camp where some teenagers had been killed checking on an urban legend though upon the way he had met a young woman whom seemed to want to help end the murderer's spree of killing. She had informed him of the urban legend of the place and couldn't believe that such awful things had happened due to the pain of one child due the cruel misunderstands and neglect of those in the camp that were meant to help them. He could understand the hate the child would have and the want to have those that hurt him pay, at the same time however he couldn't condone such a horrible way of correcting such a wrong. It even had him wonder due to his own upbringing why hadn't he turned out the same way but upon further thought he realised it was because of the rules he had to abide by and the punishments that came from straying from those rules.

During the job the two had gotten into several conversations one being that the young woman wanted to become a wizard saint, upon asking why she said it had always been her dream to become famous and it seemed like a logical step. He had explained to her what it truly meant from his point of view to be in the position was in and though didn't discourage her in following her path suggested that she may want to think if she could fit the role or if it truly was just so her name would be known. Another conversation they had was if the other had thought about joining a guild and ended in him offering her a position within the company if she so wished to join them. He had mentioned they weren't officially a guild but a company but due to the sheer amount of mages they done many considered them a non official legal guild. In honesty that didn't bother him because that side technically was as the employees could pick up jobs to do when they weren't on duty or wanted a change of scene. It had turned out it had been something on her mind but of that point she hadn't made up her mind where she wanted to go and so he told her to take the time to make the correct choice for her but the offer would be open to her if she ever wished to take him up on it.

During the job his sickness had started to flare so when he got home he decided to go right to his bedroom where he had stayed for at least ten days, today was the first time he had ventured out of it wearing a white male yukata with ice blue obi belt. It was clear he was still sick as his eyes were still dimly glowing and his hair was slightly messy. Making his way down from the elevator his hand went to the wall using it to support himself when he heard the voice of the young woman he had met recently. With a little effort he moved towards her, his hand going to his chest as he bowed a little but felt like he was going to fall flat on his face "Good morning Miss Ravencrest, it's a pleasure to see you once more." he said with a tired sounding voice. Standing he put his hand to his head feeling light headed and dizzy "What brings you to Tolgalen?" he asked after a moment as the room stopped spinning.

Ruvel had been listening to the two conversing, it was true he looked less than his best but that was not of his doing. He had fallen sick due to over extending himself in quite a few ways, it was true he should have still been within his room but it didn't always work that way as normally it was his elder adoptive brother Cirven and his summons that tended to his dietary needs in this state so he didn't need to worry about such things. That was until Cirven seemed to do a vanishing act and the trip to his apparent ancestral home changed his magic from a type of summoning to what he currently had at the moment. It was true he still had a few summons that didn't want to give up their contracts but there was reasons why they couldn't do it. The twins got hurt by light, in his current state he wouldn't dare call the reaper, Sato would likely be gardening with his sister Yona, Bennu would not only burn down the building but the immediate area and his big sister was a fairy so she wouldn't be able to carry the glass.

It wasn't exactly like he could all room service either as, as soon as the magical darkness started only he, his summons and at one point Cirven could enter. This was for Ruvel's safety as when he was sick he was unable to use magic to defend himself or it could and likely would turn out in a bad way. He still had to wonder what the hell was going through Cirven's head when he allowed Sol know that the specialised medicine he was making was for him, his health and such was no one else's business inside the company as far as he was concerned and nothing would change his mind on that. He couldn't care less if Sol was the head of their medical and research departments there was still things that he didn't need to know in his opinion and this was one of them. He would have asked his big brother what the hell he was thinking when he done it, there was the issue that no one actually knew where Cirven was and even if he did get the answer nothing could be done about it now as Sol ready had the information. Still didn't mean he had to be happy about it though. "I'm glad you took the time to look into everything and made an informed decision Miss Ravencrest." he said offering a small smile of his own, his voice however was faint showing just how out of sorts he currently was.

His eyes then turned their attention to Sol as he spoke about taking her for the mandatory test that their company done and shook his head. "On this occasion it is not needed Mr. Terumi" he said simply as he leaned a little against the reception desk to steady his balance, one of the receptionist seeing just how their CEO was acting moved their own chair behind him and helped him sit "Thank you Miss Aima." the young woman smiled before going back to her post to deal with a client she had asked to wait just a moment while she helped Ruvel. "I done a task with Miss Ravencrest a few weeks back in Clover Town so I have seen her abilities first hand, to add to this I offered her a job which she has decided to accept." His voice showed just how tired he was but it still held the air of authority that dared his vice president to argue with him on the matter because he would happily shoot the elder male down on the matter.

He was waiting for his health to be addressed and sighed a little rolling his eyes, he knew the other was just looking out for his well being, however he had just stated something so obvious that even a blind person would be able to see it. "Yes, I should be resting because I am sick." he said calmly, it was true that the other could administer his medicine but he was more likely to hurt himself more to keep the medicine away from him. It was the only time he ever fought back at full power and it often ended with him being sicker than if he was left alone and the one trying to give it do him landing in the hospital for a few weeks. There was of course reason for how he acted but this was something not even Sol knew, all he knew was it was one hell of a dangerous task to even try to do it.

Hearing him asking about Demi he was about to open his mouth to answer the question when a young woman approached Sol with paperwork, a short conversation happened between the two and he was willing to wait to talk. "No, I don't know where Demi is. Last I knew she was trying to hunt down my wayward elder brother." he said when the conversation came to and end, his eyes going to Sara once more "You must have some questions and there's some information we need to collect so you are on file, if you wouldn't mind following us we can go to the board room and finish up the formalities." he said starting to stand slowly his attention once again returning to Sol "I am sorry but I have to decline your request for your attendant to come to the board room as information may come up that she shouldn't be privy to." his tone again was weak but at the same time it showed he wouldn't waver on the matter "If you do not wish to attend then you do not need to" his words showing the choice was his but it could only be him and his attendant wouldn't be allowed to accompany him. Standing he motioned Sara to follow him as he headed towards the elevator allowing her and Sol to follow him if they so wished. He had originally came down to get some water but knew there was always water in the board room so he didn't have to worry on that.

Ruvel waited until Sol and Sara were both inside the elevator until he allowed the doors to close his eyes closing at just how bright it was, he hated being like this on so many levels but there was nothing that he could do when sick. "Board room" he said calmly within a few seconds they had been moved to the top floor and the doors opened, as he walked forward the head receptionist dashed forward to help as she seen just how bad of a condition he was in, her eyes looking at Sol wondering what the hell he was thinking allowing Ruvel to be doing anything but resting right now. "Ruvel you need to be resting, Cirven would be upset to see you like this." she said her voice mirroring the concern on her face "If he was really concerned he would be here now wouldn't he." he stated without missing a beat his voice sounding a bit agitated only to bring his hand up cough violently, a trickle of light coming from the corner of his mouth.

Alisha helped Ruvel to the board room and got him sat down in his chair before shutting the blinds making it darker, she had been left with a bunch of instructions that she thought strange when it came to his health but followed them when needed. Ruvel kept his eyes closed though the glow in his eyes could be seen through it, he wasn't trying to be rude he just needed to close them, once again he coughed making the receptionist move back to him quickly taking the glass of water that was given to him and helped him drink before cleaning he light that seemed to be trickling from his lips. "You need to get to bed" she said sternly "I will soon, I just need to get this done." he said in reply his eyes opening as he heard Sara talking and smiled weakly "I'm glad and I'll do everything within my power to help you meet that goal." he said with a warm tone. "Before we begin, is there anything you want to know about us?" he asked his voice unwavering as he waited for Alisha to leave to get the needed paperwork

Ruvel sat in the chair he was put within and was shallowly breathing, he knew that this was a bad idea but still he had duties to fulfil as the CEO of the company. He sat on his seat stifling a cough in the darkness of the board room "Apologies about the darkness and my less than presentable appearance Miss Ravencrest I usually look more presentable..." he eventually said to her when the coughing had ceased at least for the moment, he was embarrassed to be seen in such a manner, he was always wanted to be as professional as possible but on this occasion that wasn't possible as he would be chewed out worse than he already was if he wore a uniform as they would believe that he was intending to do some work. Then again he wasn't dressed for doing work and here he was still doing some, he was going to get into trouble but right now he really didn't care. He sighed closing his eyes for a moment "I suffer from an illness without cure, without a name actually now I come to think about it." he said his eyes opening his eyes still glowing but a lot brighter than when they last seen each other "When I get ill I am sensitive to light so that is why the room is dark." he said believing she needed an explanation for the strange circumstances she had found herself in.

Taking his glass he took a few small sips of the water before putting it back on the table "We have five job boards in this company and a request board." he explained getting into the first question. "The first board is for jobs within Tolgalen, second is jobs within the company if someone needs something covered and you want more hours, third is for jobs from the magic council and fiore, fourth board is for international jobs, fifth board are for jobs that are dangerous but don't pay a lot... people who go request jobs on this board have little money but need the help. It is one of the more popular boards we've found." he smiled knowing his guild and company had good hearts which made him happy. "The request board is for if you find a job you want to go on but you find you aren't strong enough to go on by yourself. Here you can also look for someone to help teach you or look for someone to teach." he explained the boards to her that she would quite easily see in the first floor of the company. "Mr Terumi we need another board for special requests at some point." he said to his vice president knowing that several of those had crossed his table of late. He gave a tired, weak and faint smile but was trying his best to stay strong at current, he was trying to push the fact he was sick out of his mind. "Joining the company you gain a house of your own, the rent and utilities will be taken from your company wages so everything you gain will be yours. We pay very well so you wouldn't even think that anything had been taken, if you ever decide to leave us you can negotiate a lease or to buy the house so you wouldn't need to move." he informed her knowing that was often things other worried about and he always wanted to make them feel at ease about quickly.

Soon enough a form would appear in front of Sara as did a pen, "Fill in the form and to the questionnaire then we can get you stamped and I believe we can show you the tour of the head quarters." he said before tapping his bottom lip "Oh yes, there are a lot of security measures in place on Tolgalen and even more within the company for employee and client protection. One of them is that you must have a company marking or be escorted by a company to get most places in the building, your company pin will have additional security clearance added. As you can imagine we deal with a lot of sensitive information being a company of traders and diplomats." he said informing her their might be areas that she wouldn't be able to access due to her clearance not being high enough. Given some of their own secrets they had to have that additional security, it wouldn't look good if that got to light that was for sure.

Ruvel looked to Sara with weary eyes, he wasn't suspicious of the woman he had become accustomed to within Clover town. They had told each other things they were clearly uncomfortable normally talking about. The weary look was because of how the sickness had run him down over time, he had pushed himself far beyond what was reasonable for himself and now he was paying the piper so to speak. "It's something I have had for as long as I can remember, unfortunately, I don't think it has a name and where there is medication to help speed up my recovery I don't like having it being used." he said to her wanting to explain why he looked less than his normal immaculate self. Normally he wouldn't even be out of his room in his current state but he was to weak to call one of his summons to get him whatever he was needing at that time. That was why he had been in the lobby of the company and heading towards the mess hall the company had for employees, he needed a glass of water. "Thank you for understanding. I usually remain in my bedroom until well enough to go back to my tasks. I am to weak however to call one of my summons to help and no one can access my bedroom due to the protections on it." he explained to her, sure it was strange he had a bedroom actually in the headquarters but this had been the case since he had been brought here by Cirven. He returned her smile with a weak one of his own "Thank you Miss Ravencrest, that means a lot to me." he let her know, they had only done one job together but it seemed like they had made quite the impression on the other on that occasion.

The sickly blonde listened as she informed them of her magic types, Ruvel himself already knew this information from the Kayson Warheez job where they had originally met. He guessed that she was clarifying more for Sol's benefit than his own "As I told you in Camp Azure Lake my adoptive brother uses the same two aspects in his magic. I also told you no magic is inherently evil it comes down to the wielder and that every magic is unique and special so here it wouldn't be questioned and you wouldn't be stigmatised for yours." he reminded her his voice weak but still held a warmth to it. "As I said in the camp it might be a lost, ancient or new type of magic yet to be seen. It might be a requip or a maker type, with time and training you could find out the answers to those questions." he continued with the reminder of the conversation they had previously, he guessed she was nervous or had a lot going on between the time they met and now. He had encouraged her to do her research and then decide the place she wanted to align herself with, it was a big choice and one that would shape her future so he didn't want her to jump into a situation where she might regret the decision later or it take her down a path she didn't want to go down in the first place. "My colleague here would be the best one to train with, we have two self repairing training rooms so you are more than welcome to use them when needed or we have a forest that acts like training grounds. Don't worry if you use fire, there are precautions in place to prevent it catching fire." he informed her taking the glass of water he had and drinking from it. He went out of his normal routine in regards to liquids when he was sick because it was the one time the facility allowed any of the 'chosen' to drink as much as they needed.

The youth nodded "That is part of it, the other part is for medical, next of kin and the likes." he let her know as he put the glass down his eyes closing but the glow of his eyes could still be seen clearly through his eyelids. The teen knew how unsettling this was to people but it wasn't exactly something he could help it was part of the condition he had. He nodded as Sol stated that the new board would be added by the end of business that day, if nothing else the company was quite efficient at things and that had always worked in their benefit. "Well, not really... that has to be put in clerical. Miss Ravencrest requires a tour of the company if she is to work here, she needs to be assigned her home, her pin needs to be aligned with her, her stamp needs to be given and she needs to be assigned her work detail." he said knowing the elder male was jumping the gun more than slightly. "I will come along on the tour at least within the building, we will have to go a little slower than normal but I hope that is fine with you both, if not I will go get my water and head to my room once more." he said in reply to the others awaiting their responses before he decided to do anything.