More time passed in a lull; he did not poke any beehives to stir up trouble.
He got along well enough with his family while they worked out the details of getting him a tutor, the one Leena had moved to Crossroad for. More business, there was talk Nebo might do it, but he was helping with the trade.
Coby got back with his dad, they were successful in a few major hunts, they said things took them into crossroads turf, and they sold the majority of their things there, but they brought us some meat, which made everyone happy.
Coby was indifferent to learning more about the gods; he respected them and what they gave, but he felt like it wouldn’t help his hunts, so he did not care much.
The first day they both got together and were able to head to the church was a major fan fair both families saw it as a big deal about the boys were learning about magic and the gods.
They said it was the right passage, even the poorest in a city made time at least once in their life to visit a church and were blessed for it.
Many believed you could not get blessed if you did not acknowledge the gods in a church.
It is why, no matter the place, a church was always made for the start of town and funded by the city to ensure that even the poorest town had at least food and shelter to help push forward.
They were required to work as the gods gave nothing free, but nobody was made a slave, at least not in this kingdom and the areas they owned. He did ask nina about her tribes and churches she said they followed an elder which was the same for them.
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Finding the church was easy when they tried it was the biggest building there, surprising him how he had never really seen this place before ?!
When he gave it more thought, his home was near the lake towards the west, and the main road out of town was north and south, so he never really had a reason to go this way to the east to the church. Logically, it made sense why he never saw the church, but it also surprised him how large his village was… he thought they were a much smaller place,
Maybe that’s why Leena was always busy with nina and Nebo with Dad looking for more help he mused seeing a bigger picture than before when he only really knew his world…
“Well, Coby said, “What do you think?”
“Big”
“Yeah” Coby sighed starting at the church, “it is, let get this over with and see what we have to learn maybe will get blessed and not have to come back after today!” he laughed at that.
“That would be nice, I want to know more about magic though.”
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The inside was very clean, and they could feel something different,
“ Magic,” he whispered. Coby looked around, less impressed but agreeing.
The place felt special its many rows of benches of seats; few had people praying, and they saw random people dressed simply in black and grey walking around.
There was a huge red carpet down the middle it felt nice and wrong to be stepping on it with dirty shoes but they went forward anyway one of the people dressed in black saw them and stopped.
“How can I help you today?” he smiled, waiting patiently
“Um, we’re here for the lesson?” he spoke up, addressing the black robe.
“Aha, you’re on time, and new faces, the lessons always take place in the back left door, first door after, also on the left.”
“Thanks,” they both said.
“No worries, may the gods bless you' he smiled. at that, he did want to be blessed but was worried saying it out loud would annoy the gods…
After the first door, it led to a large open area that looked like a garden of magic hedges of flowers and patches of them surrounding different areas as the light shone down.
As if promising blessings for all who walked among them, the smell was pleasant and made him want to sleep among them in the light.
He notice random people praying or meditating? He was not sure, but they were among the flowers, with a random few quietly moving about.
When they went to the room made for study, there was already the bishop.
And a few kids around his age, one was a beastkin cat? They were not looking his way, they seemed bored with their tail swishing, which caught his eye, well, that and their pure white hair and tail.
“Ah,' the man said, “I think that everyone I was told was coming today, if not,”
“We can always catch up with the others.”
“My name is bishop light it is not my real name but one I chose when I took over this church.”
“ I wanted to be remembered for who I was, a bishop and a man dedicated to the god of light.” He paused to let them take it in while watching them with a smile before going on once more.
“We worship all gods, but the gods do not frown upon any who favor one over another,”
“You can even love them all and follow the god of balance, who keeps all things in order.”
“ for anyone, god alone would lead all others astray.” he was engrossed in the words but noticed coby looking around bored he then noticed the catkin looking his way, smiling, her tail no longer swishing, which made him avert his eyes, listening once more.
It was then that Coby made an odd statement, “I know we need the gods, and I’m thankful for them giving us life.”
“But we still have to hunt to survive.”
“ and that means more to me and my dad “ he frowned they had barely started a lesson and he was already causing problems… the other kids looked on passively wanting to see the outcome before they voiced an opinion.
Bishop smiled, not angry at all. “You are right and wise for your age. “
“The gods do not desire submission nor for us to kneel to be blessed.”
“That’s why they don’t interfere with our lives.” Coby was listening happily to hear his view was not wrong.
“The gods need us to be challenged,” the bishop became more impassioned, “to understand our life, but they let us choose, they give us all the tools, we must build with them.” A girl among the kids spoke up
“How come all can’t use magic?”
'A very good question…” he paused to find the right words “Magic is a blessing for all, but their only so much that can be given at once.”
“ It is why magic grows more over time in new areas and gets weaker when more people draw on it; he looked pained before going on.
“ it also led to men shunning the god’s gifts assuming they did not need the gods…” coby felt the bishop was hinting at people like him but the bishop clarified When he saw coby expression.
“Those people tend to be bandits or tribes of rogue beast kin.”
“ Those who reject all society offers yet still are blessed”
“ but tend to steal the gift vs earning it”
“ and will hurt others for more vs sharing.” Wolf needed to know…
“How can one be blessed? What are the rules?” He went on
“My family always believed in the gods, but is there more to it? “
“Another good question bishop remarked, “You can pray or even just live life, and the gods can see your actions and decide you will be blessed.”
“You can also challenge a dungeon, but that is dangerous.”
“And the gods can still deny you. “ He finished solemn
“But I was told they always reward those who try?” Wolf said, confused. “They do.” The bishop tried to calm him.
“But as I said before, magic has a limit.”
He looked around the room.” their five of you, correct?”
Wolf nodded as well as the others. “Then I just blessed four of you.”
But not you, child,” pointing at Wolf, “as I only had enough blessings for four. He panicked at that. Why had he been punished? Bishop smiled at that.” You think I’m punishing you?”
“Judging you before you even had a chance to prove yourself?”
“ As to say who was better and worthy of the gift? “ he was ashamed he was seen through, but he did feel attacked for just wanting magic, and Coby did not even care! “It was an example,” the bishop said
“No blessing was given or denied, at least not from me…”
“The point is how bandits feel and justify being evil.”
“The gods did not give them power, so they take it. “
“The gods want to bless all, but there must be a balance, or bad things happen.” he was still trying to recover from the idea that he was not denied a blessing. When one of the boys from the group spoke up…
“What about orphans?”
“ That can’t do anything but what they’re told, can they get magic?”
“My!” Bishop exclaimed with a bit of mirth. “A bright young bunch you are with many good questions!”
“ Orphans are not denied blessings any more than anyone else,”
‘“How do you know?” the boy asked. Bishop smiled at that
“Believe it or not, I was an orphan…” that shocked the kids. “You?” a chorus of voices said, Surprised
'Aye me,” he replied, happy they were listening, “ I was taken in at the city dirty and unloved. I had nothing to believe in or care for. “
“But the nuns loved me the same, I ran away and starved many nights before I went back in shame.”
“Just to be loved the same once more.” the kids listen intently “It was after that I believed and focused on the light and was blessed with healing light.” “What! Really? No way!” various voices all spoke at once.
“It was true,” the bishop said, still recalling the past. “It was not a strong blessing as I did not want to be a healer… “
tho I love the light, it was more a desire to be with the church, and this was them showing they approved. “
“So for years, I studied and helped the church when a new town was built.”
“ A chance came to start a new branch, and I jumped at the chance to spread the teaching” As the bishop ended his speech Wolf was amazed as well as the other kids even Coby seemed to care more about what the bishop had to say.
The cat girl spoke up from the kids What about dungeons?”
“ Why do they exist? My mom said only monsters live there.”
“ Hmmm, the bishop thought before speaking, “Your mom is not wrong, but we need them to spread the magic in the world. “
“And dungeons have monsters because that is where the gods trapped them, and why it can be a test,” he watched them carefully before going on.
“ but you children should never see dungeons as a game or a toy to play with they are necessary, but people can die even in the weakest dungeon. Wolf asked wondering himself “ Why would we want to fight monsters, especially if you were already blessed?”
“Rare mana gems drop from monsters, herbs, spices, and ores are common from them also.” The bishop replied causally
“It is why we tend to have an abundance of supplies when near dungeons, and more dungeons, more blessings, and wealth for all.”
“ As for why fight if already blessed? Well, that’s what adventures do!”
“To help those who work outside the dungeon, we need others to fight.”
“or build, pray, and gather as well as make things!”
“ Nobody is forgotten. he amused himself waiting for the next question
'But those that still don’t get a blessing? “ Wolf asked. He couldn’t help but feel fear that he might be getting nothing, even tho he believed, or why would bandits exist full of hate?' Bishop frowned at that
“It seems I did not explain it well… even the poorest, weakest, or yes, even the evil is blessed.” “But you said,” wolf started to argue, and the bishop held up his hand, “Nobody is ever denied….”
Hmm, he paused before speaking once more, “Maybe this would help put it into perspective.” he went over to a shelf and removed what looked like glass balls. “We use these to help train those with magic.”
“But it works for all, for this example, no magic is needed.”
“So I have twelve beads, and their 5 of you, so nobody is without magic.” he handed each kid a bead. “Now I have seven left,”
“Everyone can get twice as much magic, “but instead, when he handed out more of the beads, he gave the cat girl four more, Coby two, and a different boy one. Leaving wolf with one…
“Now everyone has magic.”
“But the power given is different.”
“ and that is where evil and hate to take from others come from…” he knew what the bishop meant, even now getting the magic that he always wanted he felt cheated by being given, less,
he knew it was on purpose as he needed to be tested as he proved he was greedy. As he was reflecting on those thoughts, something bumped his side, surprising him. he looked at what it was… a bead. He looked up to see the cat girl smiling, and as she turned back to the bishop….
He wasn’t sure how to feel at that he was grateful, but once more, he was shamed at how much magic meant to him and how much he cared he got even that one extra bead she gave…
The bishop gave them a minute to reflect on that before he started once more, “Now, how do others take the magic? It’s complicated to explain that they don’t take it directly. He paused, hating his next words.
“um… killing… others, “he said reluctantly, “they think it gives magic back and proves those they hurt were unworthy of the gifts”
“So they should gain power… “Is it true? “ Wolf asked
He was afraid to know, but the words still slipped his lips.
“Yes and no…” the bishop said while looking conflicted, “Magic is finite even as it is infinite'
‘” But it can only be in certain places at once and needs time to grow more abundant… so technically, yes…” he explained bitterly.
“By taking from others, it allows more magic to be taken in that area.”
“ It pains me to say it, and I would prefer to lie to you kids and live in ignorance,” he shook his head after saying that, “but you should learn the truth and try to be better than losing faith and turning to evil. “
“And ways to seek power wrongly and saying you’re justified…”
“Why do the gods allow that?” one of the girls spoke up bishop bit sad lowered his head and before responding.
“They don’t,” he sighed, looking conflicted. “Well, they don’t want to,
“but it is part of our freedom and trials of this world. What do we do in such cases? Do we allow it? Fight it? Or are we the ones who do it….”
Wolf was not sure what to think of that; it was a sobering thought.
“How do you know these things?” One of the boys asked.
“It is written in history text passed down from the years with the gods.”
“It states of a time when man was free of monsters and allowed to rule with power unchallenged. We hunted and hurt each other.”
“ to the point of near extinction when the god tried to fix it”
“With monsters to balance us? It made it worse….
“ so they trapped them in the dungeon and limited the power anyone could have at once to balance things.” he was silent for a moment.
“ till the day we all grow beyond our greed, humans and monsters”
Bishop smiled bitterly, not happy with the way the talks went.
When earliest you gain a blessing? Coby asked “
“O, the bishop, was happy to move to a new topic.“ At birth, I suppose?” He stated it as a question, which caused a few kids to frown
, and the bishop laughed, “The problem is, unless the child manifests a power they can control, you never see it.”
“Add to that, depending on the power, they might never have a reason to use it for it to even appear.” He reflected on his words before deciding to clarify, “Around four is the earliest we recorded a child with a blessing.”
“ The beastkin tend to draw magic more easily, but usually around ten.”
“It's more common, now the latest it happens. I guess never?’ After he said that, he held up both hands to stop you-said comments, “BUT... magic is always flowing, so if you got weak magi at birth”
“And don’t know your talent, you can assume you never got one.”
“Even when you had magic the whole time. The kids did not agree, and it felt like half-truths.
The bishop sigh seen their disbelief, so he held up his hand, and a wave of light-like water flowed from his hand and washed over the kids it was warm and felt like life brushing them.
“Let’s say I always wanted a water blessing. No matter how hard I try, it will never be water magic... “
“the same with fire, light, earth, wind, or darkness “
“If you get balance magic.”
“Your power will only be internal. “
“You may affect things, but you will never be able to project the power into the world, just into items or maybe people.”
“… where not too sure as balance magic is hard to get a clear record”
“As it is the rarest blessing given. The point I’m trying to make is if”
“ I spent my whole life chasing a water power; I would swear I had nothing. so bandits try to force more powers by taking them from others,”
“ hoping to get more, like small beads, I gave you for power, but by removing other people's beads that gods gave them, hoping for power…
He looked at his hand, forgetting the two beads he had, forcing him to remember others having more, and it was only two because one girl gave him one, but that was not what happens to bandits…
He now saw how dangerous magic could be to want what someone else had. He remembered the hermit, “What about potions, can’t we drink more magic?”Bishop frowned at that. “Who told you that?” the bishop said with a stern face. He was surprised, he looked angry, so he confessed.
“the hermit in the woods makes potions no? Can’t he make us a drink?” “Aha,” bishop relaxed a bit “You misunderstood.”
“The potions he makes are not of magic, he focuses more on herbs.”
“That heals,” he paused, “but what you said is true and dangerous…”
“To make that kind of magic, you have to hunt creatures of magic.”
“Some of them are pure and good and hunted for that power.”
“Other more cursed types are poison in your soul, you cannot drink magic of evil and stay good…. He went on with an afterthought.
“There may one day be someone whose power can alter it by will alone, by pulling magic. From the world itself, but that is… not likely.”
He couldn’t help but feel a bit defeated, knowing magic can be bottled and used for things, but not so simple as to give new magic powers to yourself. The bishop asked for the beads back and said he would see them next week at the same time. They had duties they must attend to between these visits,
They were welcome to stay and have a meal and explore the church, or be on their way.
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They had a short break for a meal and got to wander around the flower garden it still was just as magical as before…
“ It is pretty but gets boring after a while “ he jerked at the new voice and saw the catkin starting at random flowers next to him she turned and smiled when she saw his face giggling “ I’m Teva what is your name?”
“Um… wolf? “ She tilted her head, pondering how he said it.
“Are you asking me? Cause you didn’t sound too sure it was your name…” She stared at him with deep blue eyes, which he could not look away from. It was then he saw Coby from the corner of his eye, walking up to them, seeming bored, exploring.
“Who is your friend?” He looked at her with passiveness; he did not see her as anything special, just a normal girl, which flustered him more.
She waved to Coby before speaking.
“My name is Teva and… I assume this is Wolf? he was just telling me so.” She looked back at him, still smiling so full of mirth, he thought, and found his words.“Yeah, I’m Wolf, this is my best friend, Coby. “
Coby smiled and nodded but did not care much beyond that.
“Are we going soon? I want to check in with my dad and let him know how the day went.” He saw her smile fade and her little ears droop.
“You leaving already? “She wanted to say more but she did not even know them… she saw the boy, wolf look conflicted before he spoke.
“I’m going to stay for a bit to get to know Teva, she was nice to me in class.” Coby was surprised at those words. he did not remember anything special happening in class, but he shrugged, trusting his friend
“ We meeting at the same time tomorrow?” he was already planning new adventures.“Yeah, “Coby turned to Teva, nodded, and left for home.
She waved bye, but he was already off, leaving him alone with her.
“You're new here? I don’t remember seeing you before.” She looked closer at Worlf, trying to remember him.
He moved back a bit; her being close felt off despite how often his sister and Nina did it.“ No,” he said while shaking his head.
“Born and raised here, my family owns the main general shop.”
“ I work there sometimes.” She smiled listening
“Really? I just moved here recently but have been stuck at this church it is boring after a while, and all the other kids seem too little to be fun to be around…
She stretched as she said those words, making him notice her more…she was wearing a loose grey robe. He tried not to stare, but she had a larger chest than his sister, which embarrassed him for even looking, so instead, he tried to focus on the slow curling of her tail…
And then away at the random flowers, she watched him stare out at the flowers, so she decided she would show off a bit to try to impress him.
She extended her hand, and a slow flow of water rained on the flowers. She saw his shock and amazement, and she felt a bit of pride in catching his interest. “ YOU KNOW MAGIC! “ He slapped his hands over his mouth, not meaning to shout; it did draw a few stares, but it did not last long. Teva laughed full of joy as it shocked him.“Yea! I do, level three water.”
She said with pride. “Amazing…” he beamed. She saw the awe in his eyes and became self-conscious… she was trying to get him to play.
With her, not to lose himself in a small display of water… he noticed her playfulness turning inward, and he knew he was scaring her.
“Sorry, that was rude.”
“You have been nothing but nice.”
“But I kinda lost myself… I’ll go.” He felt like an idiot… she did not want him to leave, and he seemed like the shy type, so she tried once more.“Don’t go…” She saw him flinch and stop. She sighed,
“Let’s start over.”
“Hi, I’m Teva, and you are?” he laughed at that but did not look her way after a moment. He turned, and she saw the most beautiful smile that made her heart skip a bit. “Hey. “
“I’m Wolf, nice to meet you.” She wasn’t sure what changed; he was acting differently, but in a good way, it made her happy, maybe they could be friends!
They ran around the garden playing tag. Other kids joined in. She would cheat by using water to tag Wolf, which he hated and loved as he had no magic, but he loved seeing it.
When things calmed down, she told him how she volunteered to help her aunt, who was a seer.
She lived nearby with her mom, but how boring it was and she felt isolated, and just shared random dreams.
He did not talk much; it seemed she had a lot she wanted to say, and he was happily listening… once he saw her as a person and not some rare gem, she was much easier to be around.
Though he still felt… different than how he felt with Nina or his sister, he wasn’t sure why, but it felt nice.
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The next visit to the church came after many frustrating days at the shop it kept needing more help his sister was always busy, even with nina and Nebo, and even Coby spent more time hunting he was looking forward to the visit to the church and his new friend.
He regretted not trying harder to visit sooner, but life did not let him he felt this church visit was going to be a blessing for a few reasons: not only was he finally able to see Coby again after his hunts, but Teva should be there, and he was getting more lesson about magic and the gods.
When they entered the church, they saw the same mix of black robes and grey robes. They approached one of the black robes, the priests? He was not sure, but he saw them approaching and waited for them to speak.
“Hello, where here for more lessons?” the priest smiled
“Aha, yes, that makes sense. There are a lot of you showing up, is it that time already?”Ending on a question, he wasn’t sure how to reply, but one of the other kids did speak that he had not noticed before.
“Yes, Mommy said to learn for blessing.” The priest smiled and said to the little girl, “Do you know the way? I can guide you if you like.”
“Where ok?” he spoke up. “I know the way and can guide them”
“Then be well,” the priest said as they went forward to get more lessons with the random few kids following.
They got there easily enough. Teva was there looking bored off to the side of the room she perked up when she saw him, her ears going from downward to up “Hey!“ she ran up to them “It has been so long since you visited. “ she pouted, but still could not stop smiling few kids watched with mild amusement and he was happy to see her too.
“We have been busy, Coby on hunts and me in my dad’s shop“ she waved to Coby, who nodded back, finding a spot to sit. Wolf and Teva did, too, sitting close and having small talk when the bishop entered.
The bishop was waiting for them to settle down but looked tired as if much had happened. “You ok?” coby asked the bishop which surprised Wolf he did not think he cared much about the church not that he wasn’t. Also wondering. The bishop smiled but with a tired face.
“Sorry, children, you came for knowledge, and I offer you concerns.”
“I’m fine, just tired from lack of sleep.”
“There has been a lot of work with events in the city, taking my time, and working out details with recruits takes a toll and requires time that is always short.”
“Recruits? One of the boys asked from the side, “What's that?”
“Aha, I forgot some words are not commonly spoken to you children, it means getting people to join you for work.”
“Or something you need help with that you planned, the church recruits to help feed, spread the word of god.”
“ or keep people healed to stop the spread of sickness or ease their suffering. It is not easy and needs a lot of training and overseeing to make sure everything goes well.”
The children accepted the answer, but they wanted to know more about magic and gods. The bishop saw their mixed faces of caring but also losing interest.
Laughing, he said, “Aha, youth, I understand you want to know more about gods and magic, and we did promise to teach, so feel free to ask questions.”
Wolf wanted to speak up, but was not sure what to ask. He had already been told magic was given and nothing could make it happen sooner, so he was mostly lost about where to go.
Coby did seem to have a question and spoke easily
“Why should we care about magic? “
“Just cause the gods give it, we don’t need to use it, right?” he was surprised his friend was that against magic. Or maybe he only cared about hunting, which made a lot more sense.
“Hmm, an interesting question, and not wrong. The bishop said, rubbing his face in thought…” The gods give freely, but no.”
“ You are not required to care, or even use it if you were blessed with a rare gift, you lost nothing, not caring. Even if you did only use it for yourself, it was your gift.” Coby nodded to that as it made sense and was a fair answer.
“Why are their grey and black robes? Are you not all the same?” One of the kids asked from his side, the bishop looked surprised and then smiled
“Ah, a simple question with a simple answer he pointed to Teva, who smiled and waved to everyone looking her way as he saw them paying attention. “Now, the grey robes are those who want to help give back in training to be a black robe, or were saved by us. The black robes are those who devoted themselves only to the church, whereas the grey robes are temporary. “Saved by you?” the same child asked.
“Yes, not all people have good lives or can choose in their lives, so we give them hope and a choice. “
“They are not bound to us and can leave anytime or stay till they know peace” he finished saying with a smile.
“My dad said their a different type of magic that are different than the gods but how can that be if the gods gave us magic? “Another little girl asked.
He was surprised; he had never thought about what kinds of magic existed he just wanted to learn more about it.
He looked at Teva beside him she was smiling but indifferent. It seemed she knew all this and was just passing the time, she saw him looking and stuck out her tongue, causing him to laugh, which had everyone looking “Sorry… I’m listening “ he saw Teva trying to hold back a laugh but also trying to look serious the bishop did not mind and instead focused on the question.
“Hmm, bishop lost himself in thought for a moment… “A tricky question. Though the answer is simple, the gods are masters of all.”
“Anything we have is them giving to us. “
He was happy to hear that things can defy our understanding, it meant things were not set in stone; things can change! He noticed Coby looking thoughtful as he spoke the next question.
“Do the gods speak to you or others?” The bishop shook his head, looking solemn. “No, I’m afraid in the past man was closer to the gods.”
“ and they have since distanced themselves from interacting with us “
“At least according to old texts. We still look forward to the day they offer guidance, but they have always been trying to balance letting us live free with not letting us destroy everything with magic…”
“Why do beastkin get more magic if we are all the same?” one of the boys asked. He noticed Teva fidget a bit, looking downcast.
And unconformable so he gently poked her leg smiling when she saw who did it she seemed to recover which made him happy.
He thought about the question, feeling frustrated, no power yet seeing others with the gift… a gentle voice whispered in his ear.
“I would share my magic with you if I could.“ he jerked his head to look and saw big blue eyes inches from his face, filled with concern. She was much too close and he wanted some distance but just stuttered instead “ I…”
“It’s…”
o… ok.” He smiled awkwardly while she giggled a bit and moved back, looking much too full of mirth for how he felt. Coby saw him looking flustered and checked on him. “You ok?”
“I’m fine, “ he nodded and focused one more on the bishop, who was still lost in thought from the question from before, since he knew it could stir up conflict, he wanted to address it properly.
“Don’t envy others’ power,”
“Nothing good will come from it.”
“As for why beastkin seemed to be born more blessed?”
“ Yes, they are, but only because they were born in a world of magic, where humans existed before it.”
“How were they born in magic?” he asked, wanting more info, as did others.
“They did not exist in the world like us before gods gave us magic; they came later to help balance things. “
“and help us fight monsters. where we sought power,”
“They shared freely more than not.”
“There is evil even among beastkin, just much rarer.”
The questions went on some even asked the same question twice with the bishop Never getting upset ever it seemed.
he really was devoted… With different children repeating things he started to feel pity for Teva, she must heard these same words dozens of times he only had it for a few he decided to whisper to her in comfort to let her know he shared her pain.
“Sorry, you got to listen to the same speech all the time,”
“ Even I’m getting bored, “She laughed at that before covering her mouth. He grinned, happy he got her back, even if unintentionally. The bishop, noting the outburst, knew it was time to wrap it up, so he gave his final speech.“You young children grow more each day and always ask questions, which is good.” You’re always welcome among us.”
“ Remember, no matter your place in life, the church will always try to help. So, try and do the same when able, not just for the church but for each other.
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As everyone was going their separate ways, he met with Coby near the garden and wanted to plan an adventure, so he asked, “Hey! Let’s go exploring.” Coby shook his head
“Sorry, my dad got a major hunt soon and I want to prepare more…” That saddened him, it seemed more than not their free time was spent apart. Coby smiled, seeing his frown. “Don’t worry, I’m not going anywhere, then paused, I mean I’ll be around for years to come.”
We can explore when I’m a master hunter and you’re a master mage!”A chuckle escaped my lips, mildly amused like “It’s good to know I’ll always have you as a friend.” He shook his head, looking full of pride before saying, “No, brother! Were we that close even apart?”
He felt a bit of pride knowing they were that close and no longer minded him being a hunter, he knew it was part of growing up…
“Ok…Brother,” he said in a low voice, Coby slapped his arm.
“Aye, brother... “ He thought for a moment. “Hmm, guessed that would make Leena my sister? And I always wanted a sister, so I’ll include her too, he laughed.
“She's a good sister, I’ll let her know so she will treat you like family!”Coby laughed at that
“She always treated me like family, I’m just making it official.” I laughed at that. “Yeah, that’s true, I’ll still let her know though.”
“I don’t want to make it weird by not telling her. Coby wished him well, as he still wanted to go to that hunt. Wolf looked around, wondering what happened to Teva…
She loved to sneak up on him, but now she was gone…. Maybe she was busy? He figured if she wanted or could play, she would’ve found him. A bit sad their time was so short, he sighed and called it a day, leaving soon after his brother Coby, though he was hoping to stay.16Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ66Bk9COLcw
