one.

[brightfuture]

[ Venturing right into the middle of the town square might have not been the brightest idea. With all those crowds, you really need to watch your ste--

Bump.

Wait, did somebody just punch you? If you gather enough courage to turn around and face your attacker, you will only find a short, distressed-looking Harvest Cleric who shoots you an apologetic glance. ]

Uh, sorry for that...

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[brightfuture]

[ what have I gotten myself into ;; ]

... I'm sorry, but how is that fortunate? [ This, and that red mage stuff. Not really following. ]

[blessedrose]

[ it comes free with learning Holy dw dw ]

How is it not? We are all born with some degree of magic, but only the skilled can use it at a young age. Take General Madelene, a hero at only thirteen.

[brightfuture]

[ then let me... rethink that statement ]

Well, I'm not skilled and I wasn't born with it. Nobody even asked me if I wanted it in the first place. [ He releases a long breath, one that he didn't even know he's been holding. ] It's how it works where I come from.

[ And now, he wishes he'd just kept his mouth shut. ]

[blessedrose]

Hm, I see. My apologies, for I did not mean to upset you. [ how powerful must their military be in his world, if they ignore mages? She's the faintest bit curious... ] I possess some magic, myself. If you would like to improve your skills, I would gladly give you some training.

[brightfuture]

T-Training?

[ Have a pair of big eyes staring at you.

Maybe it's the first impression. If anything, he didn't expect a woman so noble and somewhat... intimidating, in a way, to extend her helping hand in such a straightforward manner; the whole escorting deal already seemed a bit odd.

Or maybe, it just suddenly reminded him of Lightning. ]

What... kind of training?

[blessedrose]

[ There's a reason her soldiers are fanatically loyal to her, and it's not that they have good dental. Just as she's reminding him of someone, he reminds her of the princess, as she struggled to accept her summoning abilities.

It seems rather unfair that this game deprives some of combat abilities and not others, in her opinion. ]

Learning to trust your magic. Should you prove able, I will show you some of the spells I know. We will be allies from now on, after all.

[brightfuture]

[ Before he knows it, he nods his head approvingly, eagerly awaiting her reaction. It's clear that her strength is no lie, and if there's a way to improve, he'll gladly follow it. There's no telling what happens to them, when - if they are sent back, which is why he doesn't want to waste any more time. ]

Of course, it's possible that... it might not work, seeing as how my abilities probably differ from what you're used to, [ added hastily ] ma'am, but I... I would gladly accept the offer.