Once again, Odhran had been assigned to a mission with the girl from his last job. Given that it was his mission, he saw no reason to deny travelling with her once more. This time, they were once again tasked to kill someone, but this one was much more important than that of a simple town crier. Rather, this time the man they would slay would be a commander of the Rune Knights. Odhran smiled at the prospect of such a task. He could cut down someone of that status, and he could do so with aplomb. He prepared himself to head out, but before leaving the premises of Errings Rising, the girl had asked for him to summon "the girl spirit," though it was difficult to hear from her shy request. After summoning Lupa first and seeing that she shook her head no at her arrival, he figured she meant Arnaluuk, who she seemed to be rather fond of.
"I suppose if we are in an icy area, then it would be advantageous to bring along a Spirit who is a master of the ice. Smart thinking, dearest Silvia! Truly you are a valuable ally to the cause that I work towards, and you shall surely be a valuable ally in the future!"
Arnaluuk scoffed. "Not everything is about you, dunce. She might've just wanted the company of a woman so that she doesn't get overwhelmed by your...overflowing personality. That, or she just wants a sane companion. Because I know all too well that if we're talking about sane companions, you are not one of them."
Odhran laughed. "Ah, how you tease, Arnaluuk! I know what you say is only in jest, but perhaps the additional companionship of another would be of use! Leave it to me, the God of the Celestial Spirit Realm to have such a valuable ally, who not only cares for her Keybearer, but also cares deeply for those with whom she interacts! Among all Spirits, you must certainly be in an echelon of your own when it comes to Spirits. Of course, that is expected of any Spirit that bears the honor of having me as their Keybearer! One of the Zodiacs, Scorpio, follows my path, and the King of the Celestial Spirit Realm himself sees the glorious blood that flows through my blood and recognizes the power that I contain within my very essence! Ah, perhaps you were unaware, dearest Silvia. I am a personal friend of the Celestial Spirit King. We are two of the same ilk, after all. We are two kindred souls, bound together by the Spirits that call themselves our courtiers. I do not wish for it to sound like I am a tyrant, of course. I would never dream of being so callous and uncaring for those that I call my allies! I live to serve the people who are gracious and worthy enough to bring themselves into my personal retinue, ones such as Scorpio and Lupa and dearest Arnaluuk here. While you are no member of my retinue of Spirits, dearest Silvia, I would treat you as family, as all of Errings Rising is. My Spirits are my family, and this guild is those lucky few who live in the mortal realm that call themselves worthy enough to be the brothers and sisters of a God!"
Arnaluuk turned to the girl. "Honestly, I'm really sorry about him. Judging from his speech patterns, you're Silvia. I'm Arnaluuk. The wolf was Lupa, and Scorpio was the man that hit on you on the last mission. Again, I really can't do anything to stop them. As much of a dunce as he is, he does truly care for his allies. Anyways, hopefully I'll be able to prevent him from being so annoying all the time, especially if we have to walk all the way to this village. I do hope you have a way to get there quicker than just walking. Obviously I can just dip into the Celestial Spirit Realm and be re-summoned, but you don't even need to worry about the dunce.
He either has Lupa or he can imagine some way to get around quicker." She glared at Odhran. "I've got as used to his theatrics as one can, I'm just hoping for your sake you have some way to travel with him less often than you need to."
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"I suppose if we are in an icy area, then it would be advantageous to bring along a Spirit who is a master of the ice. Smart thinking, dearest Silvia! Truly you are a valuable ally to the cause that I work towards, and you shall surely be a valuable ally in the future!"
Arnaluuk scoffed. "Not everything is about you, dunce. She might've just wanted the company of a woman so that she doesn't get overwhelmed by your...overflowing personality. That, or she just wants a sane companion. Because I know all too well that if we're talking about sane companions, you are not one of them."
Odhran laughed. "Ah, how you tease, Arnaluuk! I know what you say is only in jest, but perhaps the additional companionship of another would be of use! Leave it to me, the God of the Celestial Spirit Realm to have such a valuable ally, who not only cares for her Keybearer, but also cares deeply for those with whom she interacts! Among all Spirits, you must certainly be in an echelon of your own when it comes to Spirits. Of course, that is expected of any Spirit that bears the honor of having me as their Keybearer! One of the Zodiacs, Scorpio, follows my path, and the King of the Celestial Spirit Realm himself sees the glorious blood that flows through my blood and recognizes the power that I contain within my very essence! Ah, perhaps you were unaware, dearest Silvia. I am a personal friend of the Celestial Spirit King. We are two of the same ilk, after all. We are two kindred souls, bound together by the Spirits that call themselves our courtiers. I do not wish for it to sound like I am a tyrant, of course. I would never dream of being so callous and uncaring for those that I call my allies! I live to serve the people who are gracious and worthy enough to bring themselves into my personal retinue, ones such as Scorpio and Lupa and dearest Arnaluuk here. While you are no member of my retinue of Spirits, dearest Silvia, I would treat you as family, as all of Errings Rising is. My Spirits are my family, and this guild is those lucky few who live in the mortal realm that call themselves worthy enough to be the brothers and sisters of a God!"
Arnaluuk turned to the girl. "Honestly, I'm really sorry about him. Judging from his speech patterns, you're Silvia. I'm Arnaluuk. The wolf was Lupa, and Scorpio was the man that hit on you on the last mission. Again, I really can't do anything to stop them. As much of a dunce as he is, he does truly care for his allies. Anyways, hopefully I'll be able to prevent him from being so annoying all the time, especially if we have to walk all the way to this village. I do hope you have a way to get there quicker than just walking. Obviously I can just dip into the Celestial Spirit Realm and be re-summoned, but you don't even need to worry about the dunce.
He either has Lupa or he can imagine some way to get around quicker." She glared at Odhran. "I've got as used to his theatrics as one can, I'm just hoping for your sake you have some way to travel with him less often than you need to."
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