Mercenary for Hired Ep 16- part 1 - Found by Sunshine
Prepare to die
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Over a week went by since he started to spar with the one they called Blood Rose, his master’s son in law. Day by day he got re-acquainted with the skills he had been so adamant to tap into. The training he received while being ordered around, while being nothing but a shell of a man, while being nothing more than a slave, and a killer. He panted, pulling back, after having blocked one more of the redhead’s attack.
“Is that all you got!” Killian smirked and held on to his sword while supervised by his teacher who watched from the veranda with a grin across his lips. Allen chuckled, leaving it to his own pupil to get cocky over these last couple of sparring sessions.
“Keep Pushing Wrightstone” Rose replied before he took back his stance. The redhead appreciated this training session, and thanked his father in law for them; it had helped him in getting better at controlling his powers after he nearly poisoned his own wife. He still resented that, especially since she stayed away from him for a while after that. He sighed and crossed his katar in front of his face before launching back, it had been a great way to unwind and let out his frustrations, he appreciated the squire for that.
The sound of steel on steel could be heard as one attack was blocked and the other blow came into contact with the another. They were almost evenly matched.
“He’s gotten better” Allen heard the voice of his lovely eldest daughter come into the veranda as she leaned in on the stone railing, a baby dragon by her side, hovering over next to her as her hand patted the creature's snout. “Glad you think so I was thinking maybe he could retake the Chivalry quest by the end of the week”
Saya stood straight , her long straight sky blue hair, brought up in a ponytail sway as she did. “Do you think it is a good idea? He isn't bad. As I remember last time he breezed through the practice exam… it was his heart that betrayed him” Saya commented and Allen chuckled.
“You were just as big of a trouble maker as he was, safe me odin you’re still a troublemaker, thank the gods, for that Boyfriend of yours that keeps you in check” Allen retorted and Saya huffed annoyed at the comment.
“Unlike him I knew what it meant to be a Knight, even if I had my own resentments and quirks. He didn’t… also the man couldn't lie to the examiner and say he wanted to protect the party?” She swayed her hips to the side and her father almost hit the back of her head. What type of daughter did he have? “Also, Holy’s outside. She asked if I could asked Rose to come meet her, so if you don’t mind releasing my sister’s ball and chain for a minute” Saya once again patted the dragon on his side as she turn on her heel “ Thanks dad bye~” she mused leaving a confuse Allen on the veranda alone.
He sighed and motioned for them to finish their sparring session before he motioned for Rose to go meet his daughter, not without teasing him about a grandchild before he left, which granted a chuckle from the dark skinned male.
“Keep laughing and I’ll find that reason of yours and tell her about your cowardice,” Allen teased, and Killian almost but stopped talking. Especially since he had a hunch his reason was closer than he thought . “Good luck with that '' The man replied before picking up his sword and putting it away, he was determined to stay as far as he could from her, at least until he could call himself worthy. He was sweaty and sore from all the exercise and training. Allen just looked him over with arms crossed.
“What do you think about going with me to the knight guild, and taking your chivalry test” The blonde spoke his amethyst eyes tracing as his pupil stop in a halt and put his sword away with a shaking motion, he didn’t turn back to see his master he only stared at the sword in front of him and the memory of his first chivalry quest flooded his mind.
“Do you really think I’m ready?” He all but mumbled his words still facing the swords. All he heard was Allen “mhm” and he turned to see his teacher, the determination in his amethyst eyes told him he believed he could, that he was ready, that he could do anything he put his mind to.
“ Alright.. Let's do it”
That day he walked back to the room he decided to rent in Prontera, while he was training he wasn’t working or even accepting a simple request from the adventurers guild, but he had saved enough money over the course of the years that allowed him this much. He went by the market and got some of his rations for the day before he passed by a jewelry shop. A single piece caught his attention, he’d seen it before. He approached the vendor before he saw the single earring on the table, it was a single stud with a long silver chain and at the end, a shimmering clear scale.
“Excuse me” the merchant turned to see him and almost dismissed him, his ragged appearance, likely putting him off. He sighed, he outta listened to Lily and at least get his haircut. “Sir Is that an Ice Scale?” The merchant's ears perked up, not everyone was able to recognize the good he displayed.
“Why yes, it is, are you interested?” the merchant asked this time. Killian couldn’t keep his eyes off it as he nodded “ how much?” he asked and the merchant gave him a price twice as much as the reward he’d gotten from the warlock for hunting it. He thought about it for a minute before he even made a decision. What were the chances this was the same scale?
“Fine” he brought out the satchel and paid for the thing, the merchant wrapped it carefully and he took it back to his room. The room he rented was in the second level of the a building close to the market, it was but a Rectangular space, a full size bed at the end of the room by the window, and small coffee table in front of it, a bathroom to the right of the entrance and a small kitchen that serve his purpose, an island that separated the kitchen from the area where he slept and two bar stools. The window at the end was more like a sliding door that allowed him access to a small balcony.
He took out some seeds from the bag he brought with him to refill the bird seeder outside, before sitting on the bed and looking at the earring he’d just bought, he agreed he’d take the chivalry test later that week, two days from the current day. He stared at the silver earring and the shimmering scale in his hand.
“Soon… Just wait for me a little longer, please”.