Limits

Soon after I waved my arm, one of the Avians came down, and landed in front of me. She asked "Are you ready to go down the cliff?". I said "Yes, but before you take me down there, can you answer some of my question?". She nodded her head and said "I will answer, if I can". I took out the herbs unknown to me, and showed her the first one, while asking "What is this herb called?". It was the needle like herb, that I showed her first.

She said "This is Blood Reed. Do you want to know its effects as well?" I nodded my head and said "Please". She continued "The Blood Reed can be used to recover blood loss but also improve your blood, if consumed in great quantities". I asked a bit confused "Improve my blood?". She said "Yes, your blood will be purer, that is a secondary effect and as I said, you will need to consume a lot of Blood Reeds, in order to purify your blood". I didn't know what purifying ones blood meant, so I asked "What happens, when I purify my blood?".

She answered in a 'as a matter of fact' manner. "Oh!, you will be able to break through your limits much easier". I was confused again and asked "What limits?". She shook her head and said "You really don't know much. It depends, it can be your strength, your mind or soul. With pure blood, you will have it a bit easier to break through your strength limit. I guess that there are some benefits for the mind and soul as well".

'I didn't know that blood could be purified… I get the notion of a limit but… Wait! Didn't I already experience that?' I thought, and decided to ask "Would breaking a limit of my strength, instantly increase it, to a whole new level?". She nodded her head and said "Yes, that is what breaking through limits feels like. If it is strength, then you would feel a sudden increase in your muscle power, when you break the limit".

'So that's how it is. No wonder I'm stuck at my exercises and can't progress. I must've hit the limit already. Now I have to break through it' I thought. In the beginning, I was sure that it would take a long time, for me to improve. I thought it was due to the training, becoming less and less effective. It turned out, that the training I usually did, might still have some effects, it's just that I hit my limit and couldn't develop further, without breaking it. This information in itself, was more useful than anything, I could've gotten from the Avians.

I showed her another herb and asked "And this, what is this?". I showed her the mushroom like herb. She answered "This is Earth Grab. This is used to increase one's strength. I must say that the King of Avians, really did reward you. We don't get that many of those rare herbs to eat. Most of us get only one or two every so often. These herbs grow for a long time". She then continued "This will allow your strength to increase by a bit. Of course, the more you eat, the more strength you gain. It will stop working after you consume a few of them. The best way to use that herb, is to eat it when breaking through the limit. At least, that is how we use it".

I asked "Can you make medicine or rather more concentrated form of this herb? For example, add some herbs together to increase its effectiveness, cook it and then drink it?". She shook her head and said "We have no such thing. We eat all of the herbs raw. As for the medicine or some sort of concoctions, we don't make them. For medicine, we use grounded herbs that provide healing effects. There are loads of herbs in the valley below, you can have a look by yourself, and take any you like. The rare herbs, are in the safe place anyway".

'This is good too, maybe I will be able to find some useful herbs down there. They don't seem to possess great medical knowledge. This can work to my advantage' I thought. I then showed her another herb and asked "And what about this one?". I showed her the green and soft herb. She said "This is Fletched Fruit. It improves the eyesight when eaten. You really got a lot from the King". I showed her the last herb and asked "This is the last one, what is that?". The last herb was the grey plum like herb.

She said "This is also quite rare herb, that we grow. It's called Generating Fruit, and it affects the… well, reproducing organs. In simple terms, we eat it when we want to have more offsprings". I was kind of stunned 'Why the hell, would I need that herb! I don't even have a partner!' I thought. I was kind of dazed for a while, before I snapped out of it and said "I have only one more thing to ask about". She said "Sure, go ahead".

I asked "This set of clothes. Why is it that colour and what is that for?", and showed her the tubular piece of cloth, that was part of the set. She asked "You don't like the colour? It looks nice". I got a headache and thought 'Of course I don't like the colour, it's shit, to say the least'. I didn't voice my thoughts and simply said "No, can it be changed?".

She said "Sure, We don't do clothes for humans really, or clothes in overall, but we know how to use dyes. That is how we got that colour. I wasn't the one who created them, so I can ask for you, if the Avian responsible for making them, can change that colour for you". I nodded my head and said "Please do". She said "Alright, I will take them to the swarm later. As for the piece of cloth you pointed out, I don't know. I will need to ask the Avian responsible for making it".

I said "Alright. I will give you the set now". She asked "What colour would you like?". I thought about it for a while and said "Black". She nodded he head and took the set of clothes. I wanted black colour, because Nick gave me black clothes. Although that set was not similar, I wanted to have at least the same colour, as what Nick gave to me. Black would also blend better, in dark or shady areas.

She asked "Can we go now?". I said "Yep, I don't have any other questions. We can go". She lifted off a bit and grabbed me with her legs. We flew down the cliff, until we reached the ground. She said "Someone will bring you the set of clothes when it's ready. Have fun exploring". I nodded my head and said "Take care!". She flew off and joined the swarm, while I turned towards the Valley, that seemed promising.