Master Of None

"So Gil is finally resting"' Walker found that Gil had fallen asleep leaning against a piece of coral. His quiver was his pillow and his snoring was a little louder than Walker could remember. 

"Yes, my enforcers are also resting. I told them all that they didn't need to force themselves to stay awake and that I was fine. But it means a lot." Alma was still sluggish from her repetitive travel and high mana use. But she seemed more at peace than he ever had been. 

"I heard that you almost took a bite out of the tamers?" The question was enough to make Alma scowl. 

"You know I tried. They could have made this happen all over again. If they did that they would have made enemies of the dragons for sure and ruined the future of multiple kingdoms that had supported the tamers' guild. The nerve they have. I also heard that you got pretty strict with them. Kicking every tamer's guild member out of the city even though you have friends there. That's harsh." The scowl turned in to a welcoming nod. Alma felt that Walker had handled the tamer's actions much better than she would have. 

"It was a bluff. There was no way that every single kingdom would push them away. Although, if that meant making an enemy of the dragons…well, things may have gone my way." This was true. The dragons were powerful and well respected. The fact that they could take on monsters many times their size and leave unscathed was proof of this. 

"While I was resting, what happened?" Alma had been given a report by the enforcers but had wanted more opinions. Su and Remey had already stopped to speak with her and Midnight was currently checking up on her while Walker spoke. 

"Nothing much. The tamers were dealt with. The dragons left. King Aaron will handle things for now and send a representative to Genesis. Scylla is resting as well but I think she will leave for her home soon after. But part of me thinks she will be sent as a representative for Genesis. Anyone else that they send won't have the same relationship with the city after this." 

"And that means a coliseum that my enforcers will need to battle in. I will prepare myself for that." Alma jumped right to that conclusion making Walker believe she had guessed Scylla's character much better than he first expected. "You know you should be checking on Gil and not me, Right?' Alma teased Midnight a little but was just met with a soft huff showing that Midnight knew well that Gil was fine and she had worried about Alma as well. 

"You know, he really lost it a little when you passed out and started to float in to the razor whip weed you grew. Leon came to help him but Gil still pushed himself pretty far. I've never seen him firing arrows that fast. I don't even know what ones he managed to use." Walker could clearing remember the actions that Gil had taken. It was a muscle memory movement for Gil to fire arrows in succession. But using his skills so fast was more than that. He had fully focused every movement and every single arrow his fingers touched. 

"I know. My enforcers reported to me that he was well above their level of skill. I have never heard of a human being a better archer than an elf. Any elf. I believe he can do much more though. He still doesn't have a mastery skill yet. He might beat me to a mastery skill at his rate. I hope he does though. He deserved to discover it. I know it won't be the same as the other arcane marksmen that the forest elves have had in our history. He will be totally different." Alma's eyes glazed over while she thought about this deeply. She was certain of every word she said. 

"He will be the best. I would never stay with someone who was not going to improve beyond the limits set for them." Zephyr seemed to struggle through the water as she popped up behind Walker and next to Fleur. 

"That's good to know. But should you be out of the bow like this?" Walker did worry that Zephyr would be negatively impacted by the water. 

"It's fine. I am just checking on everything. I need sleep too you know. His arrows don't fly so fast without my wind guiding them a little." Zephyr poked Walker on the cheek before moving back to the bow strung on Gil's back. 

"I still can't believe he had a grand wind spirit with a name by his side. I can't believe my queen didn't drag him all the way to the forest and make him an honorary elf." Alma laughed a little at her own joke before settling back in her spot. "Once Everyone rests we will head back to Genesis. I want to see what we can build there. But for now, I will dream about it." 

Walker left Alma to her rest and didn't bother Gil. Resting sounded like the best course of action. He could feel his own weary body along with sense Midnight losing her own energy. "Su, let's get some rest. Everything is covered here. Everyone is safe. We can leave in a while." Walker made a small camp for them. Remey soon returned and joined them for a snack and a chance to lay her head down. 

( In a dimly lit room)

"The merfolk are alive and the ocean is not infested with the kraken!? How pathetic. A mindless beast can not even deal with some small fish. Greed, if you can take their new city it will be yours. Just kill them before you take their bodies and mana." The growl prompted an albino and sickly looking demon to grin.

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