Master Of None

"I'm glad you made it here. The orders I received from the guild master have you in the shop next door. I know you are allowed more freedom since having an egg hunter system." The man that Elise was speaking to had walked in to the city with a hand pulled cart with odd shaped boxes on it. Many of them had runes carved in to them with other metals or materials sticking out. 

"I would never ignore this chance. The guild master rarely calls on me since he knows I am out looking for more eggs to bring to the guild. But look at this city, I can set up a shop here and provide many people with their future partners. I know that there will also be a lot of young people trying to figure out their systems here too." The man was tall and skinny. He wore a lot of leather armor but had thick gloves on. The glasses he wore seemed to be made out of very thick glass that could handle a few solid hits. 

"I will leave you to it, I know that a few people may come by to check things out. I will tell them to meet you." Elise had seen the drama the day before with the tower and was already recovered from Greed's curse. The tamers that had come in the last few days had managed to help with the construction of the tamer's guild branch more so than expected. They were well ahead of schedule before Greed's curse. 

Many had also come with specific orders from the guild master. It was clearly a result of the poor choices that the aquatic tamers made. From what Elise understood, there had been some that were completely expelled from the guild altogether. That was a very rare occurrence that only those that mistreated their tamed monsters would often have happen to them. What was even worse was that the merfolk had made it clear that the tamer's guild was not allowed to build a new tamer's branch in their city for three years as a penalty for the aquatic tamer's actions. 

Just as Elise was walking out the door she heard a familiar voice, "Good morning Elise! How's being the boss around here? It looks like you have been working hard." Walker had decided that he would take the day to enjoy the city and make sure that everyone is doing well. Midnight and Onyx had come with him for his walk. Even Fleur was already out of the spirit mark and was aimlessly floating around the three. 

"Of course we are. The guild master gave us some pretty strict plans to keep us busy. But we were lucky that we were so ahead. I thought you would come by to see things later. You did come at a great time to meet a new addition though." Elise guided them back inside the store that was set up. The man that had just started to set up was surprised that Elise walked back in. "This is Walker, Midnight, and Onyx. They are three of the main founders and some of my best friends in Genesis. I have to get running but I hope you can make friends with Ash, he's the best egg hunter the guild has." 

With that, Elise was back out the door. "Of course, I know who you three are. The hero that visited the guild. His younger sister who is the first monster we know of that has a hero title and also from the rumors I heard a very prominent dragon who most likely will become a head figure of the dragon race. And, an abyssal serpent. I have only ever found one abyssal serpent egg in my lifetime and it was unable to hatch, it is an honor to meet you." Ash was very excited to see a dragon let alone an abyssal serpent. 

"It's nice to meet you as well. We were just out for a walk. I think I can safely say I have heard of an egg hunter before. But don't you prefer to roam around?" Walker knew that an egg hunter would look for dangerous and rare monster nests to capture an egg for the tamers. Having a shop would make that tough. 

"I have been roaming for the last ten years, I can use a break and go out every now and then. Plus, I have about sixty eggs that I can display here. I had to make a stop and give the harpy eggs I found though. The parents were lost to another monster in the area so I found the nests and gathered the eggs. I would say they will grow to be some very good mail carriers." Ash was up to date on the harpy queen's efforts to make the harpies a recognized race. He would never hold one of their eggs as a sale item again. 

"I did hear that someone did that this morning. It's a good story to tell around the city." It was a feel good story that made everyone's day brighter. "I know you just got in to the city and plan to set up shop, but can you give me a tour?" The curiosity was too great. Walker wanted to see the variety of monster eggs that he had never seen. He was not going to get one for a companion but wanted to expand his knowledge. 

"I was hoping that you would ask. I happened upon some very interesting things in my last journey through the mountains. It was almost as interesting as my journey to the edge of the lakes. If you help me set up the shelves I will show off the prized eggs I found." This deal seemed fair and Walker had the time to kill. Midnight and Onyx seemed to want to watch too, Walker could feel their curiosity. 

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