Master Of None

Midnight was growling and huffing at Illia trying to get more information about the snacks she could have in the village. However, Illia was slow to reply and just Made Midnight more annoyed. "Leave her alone for now. She is already going to help you fly and I promise I will find out more about what there is to eat." The constant thought of food on Walkers' mind was not from himself but from Midnight. He could feel that she was stuck on it and he always wondered why. But it was hard to wonder when he remembered that she was always growing and training at an incredible rate with the rest of the party. 

The steps had led them fairly high, but it was only a short distance when considering that they were nearly already at the top of the mountain. Walker could feel that he needed to take more breaths to remain comfortable here and wondered if it was due to the air. But this wasn't the time to experiment with elemental mana and try to condense it. He found that Remey was studying some spiny looking flowers. 

They were purple pom pom shapes that came from green and white stems and leave. The spines on them made it appear that they could jump out and poke you at any moment. However, Remey was easily handling them without any trouble. "What are those? Anything good?" 

Remey looked up a little surprised, she had only had one dragonkin up on top of the garden with her and even the dragonkin had wandered away when they realized that Remey was moving in to her own head. "These are false spine thistles. They are more closely related to clover plants but with an affinity for the cold. They are terrible to grow for any herbalist because they only like the specific cold of the mountain tops. But they can grow without air so that is a boon for any herbalist." 

Remey seemed to have the knowledge already about this herb but she was still adding to that knowledge, "This one, in particular, is completely useless. The spines are just for show so you can touch them, the leaves carry absolutely nothing that is useful for a potion. But the flowers' pollen, that is where the good stuff is. When crushed and ground in to a paste it is perfect for drawing out any kind of venom. Potion ingredient, well, it's not the best. But it is very useful for herbalists to sell as a paste to healers." 

"That sounds like a pretty good home remedy or something for adventurers to carry. Maybe we should have some since I haven't learned any sort of purifying skills." Walker was sure that he could learn one at some point but it would take some more training at the cathedral with the healers. Something that he couldn't do at the moment since he was preoccupied with everything else that seemed to come up whenever he had a free moment. 

"That can be arranged. I would say we should take the seeds too but I am not sure we will be able to grow them. Maybe when the guild building is built we can have a special greenhouse. I might need to get a bigger space to expand." Remey was thinking more and more that the alchemy guild would need to be larger and larger and even have some locations outside of Genesis city. 

"I think at this rate there will be sections of the city separated for many things. The way it sounded when they were making designs and reviewing them they would build everything with a lot of space in between. There would also be a separate living district. It will be similar as to what we saw in the dwarf city but a little more spacious." Walker was worried about that too and had already heard the plans mirror such a worry. Remey just had not seen the final plan that was to be sent to the builders and crafters. Of course, things would be changed as they went but space for growth was a huge point they made. 

"Anway, I have documents some new herbs that I need to study. The dragonkin that was here handed me bags of seed all labeled. One thing that we might need is something called draco root. It is an odd plant that can only be eaten by someone with dragon blood. The dragonkin eat it in small doses to purify their blood and allow them to grow at a faster rate. Su could need it since she is bonded by Midnight and apparently should receive blood from Midnight once a year to share strength. But that is a mystery to me. I just know we need it."

Walker had put this together as soon as Remey had begun to discuss it. He had a feeling that there were more details in the book that Su had been reading. Unfortunately, Su was at the training area and he could not delve in to the matter at the moment. "How hard is it to grow such a thing?" This was what mattered most at the moment. Walker needed to see if he would even be able to provide them with the draco root. 

"They are easily grown and very poisonous to other creatures. The reason we dragons eat them is because our bodies can adjust to the poison and absorb its strength. You can take some dormant roots." Illia chimed back in after carefully watching the encounter. She had judged Remey as a know nothing human. But now, she was proven to be the one in the wrong. Remey was extremely efficient in examining the herbs and discerning their qualities. 

"That will be perfect. The dormant roots would normally start to grow in a back pack or bag but with your spatial magic, they will remain dormant." Remey was glad to know that things could be held until the perfect time for growth.

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