Back inside his room even after many hours of commotion and running around the city it still 8 P.M. Bill is very much awake. He sits at his table looking at a MAM in his hand.
It’s been a few days now since he put a core inside his MAM and even measure it power. Later he busy running around library studying more about glyph and language of magic.
But he knows they are just excuse to not activate his glyph.
This MAM is only thing that gives him strength to go through it all with his mother believe it will save them one day. His only hope and love that father left him.
For the first time it finally has a core to power it all. Make it do anything he desire.
So why is he still can’t press that activation button.
He been hoping for this day for a long time. He works on this MAM, fix and redesign the glyphs circle time and time again to make it as efficient as possible. He knows within his heart it should work.
But what if it doesn’t?
What if I press this button and nothing happen?
Even worse what if my MAM explodes and hurt me and my friend just like those bombs? I never activate it before so this thing could be broken because I mess up somehow.
‘Maybe I should double check every glyph inside and try again later...’
“What are you doing?” Josh look at Bill who been staring at his MAM for a while now.
“If you are going to test it, please don’t worry about us. We don’t mind at all right Calamity?” Josh who is now pay close attention to MAM turn to Calamity with big eyes hoping he would let Bill use MAM in their room.
Calamity looks at Josh not so subtle request and Bill’s MAM before answer “Just don’t set my bed on fire.”
“Oh no I’m just checking its condition that all” Bill put his MAM in one of drawer.
‘I don’t need to activate it to get better at using MAM right? I got a high score in test so I should be fine’
“Aw come on Bill I still didn’t get to see you use that thing yet. I want to see how it work.”
Seeing Josh nagging him Bill knows he won’t stop easily so Bill tries to postpone him “Ok ok how about tomorrow? I still need to check something first”
“Tomorrow. That a pinky promise.” Josh lifts his claw up.
“Promise” Bill use his pinky to wrap one of Josh claw.
“I didn’t know crow have concept of pinky too” said Bill.
“Oh, for crow we actually say Death be my witness” Josh taps his chest with wing “but I always want to try the pinky one.”
“You know. If a wolf breaks pinky promise we cut their pinky off.” Calamity says calmly.
“Oh, that sound good but we won’t have to do that because you will keep your promise right Bill” Josh put his right wing around Bill.
“Yup.” Bill swallows his smile.
Josh look at Bill before clap his wing “Ah are you perhaps redesigning your MAM to contest for internship at the forge?”
“How do you know about that?”
“I saw it on announcement board”
“Funny I thought no one actually read anything on those board” Calamity says from his observation.
“I read everything”
Calamity and Bill believed him.
Next morning in class Bill meet a sheep from yesterday. She seems more like a nun from Church of Amalthaea than a teacher.
“You can call me sister Fay or Professor Fay however you like” sister Fay introduce herself as our teacher for today lesson.
In the moment, Fay noticed that some wolf student is not paying attention to her and even stare at other sheep or goat in the room with animosity. Making most goat and sheep hunk their head down in fear ready to run away.
Knowing this happen because yesterday incident she decides to change today lesson.
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“Today we’re going to talk about The First Fenrir”
Like a flip of switch all grumpy wolf now turn to sister Fay with interest. This is every wolf favorite story after all. All pups heard this tale since they were young and dream of becoming like Fenrir one day.
“In the beginning all wolf are just like every other animal who were roaming the world day by day unknow of their destiny. Grey wolf hunt red wolf and red hunt grey wolf, each only care for their own pack. They don’t have a name or purpose only know how to hunt and keep their pack safe under the guide of moonlight. Until one day when the star breaks a great storm have come for everyone. Every wolf red or grey must run for their life as many new creatures start to emerge and hunt them down from every shade. In the mountain they hide thinking they would be safe.
But the god have other plan, a great lightning strike at the top opening a crater to the sky above and a rock fell down trapping all wolf inside.
A rock was so big and heavy no wolf can move it no matter how hard they try. And a vent is too tall to climb out.
Many days passed and each wolf started to separate into two pack both prepare for battle when the final meat run out, they all know they will have to hunt each other soon.
However, one wolf who was a child of red and grey wolf doesn’t want them to hunt each other look up to the sky outside of their cage and beg for someone to help them. No god answer him.
Just as they were about to strike at each other at last. He howls for the final time just as the moon come out and answer him.
The moon wraps him in the light that blind all wolf and transform him into a newform. A light shines out of the crater that day and the mountain will later be known as mount of Moonlight.
When the light gone out the side of mountain was blown open and with it the first Fenrir step out.
He was the first wolf who was awaken and will go on to awake every wolf and establish Ardolf, the first city of wolf. Legend said when he uses his power, he will transform into a giant wolf with nine tails and to this day the only known wolf who can wield magic.”
Bill glance at Biscuit, a tale of the first Fenrir strangely reminds him of her situation of being a geep between goat and sheep.
Looking around the room Fay see that the student is now focus and calm she continue.
“As wolf in the old day were divided so are we now. Even the goat and sheep have problem with their differences now and then. The bird has their own grudge with other bird species, human had their civil war over resources.”
“But just because other creatures is differences from you doesn’t mean that there is something wrong with them. Or it is your job to fix them. You can only show compassion and understanding as we learn from each other.”
“But they were just different color. Surely it is not the same with other races right Professor Fay” said one of the wolves.
“It is not. yet so much familiar. You might not believe it but some of the red wolf treat grey wolf as a different species entirely, same for some of the grey wolf too. Each look down at one another.”
“Not everyone can be true friend with each other. You need to share some common belief and values with your friend and I know it’s hard when other side eat your kind as a way of life but that just how life is. We are who we are and we’ll never truly be equal. Still, everyone lives under the same star that awaken us so I hope you will let your heart guide you not fear nor hated.”
Josh glance at Calamity and asks “So, if we don’t understand them should we just keep living with other races and hope it will work?”
“Having too many groups of people that don’t identify with each other within one place could indeed lead to many problems if we don't have a way to co-exist. One should try to learn about another person and their group as well because not knowing is a source of fear. And fear can lead to many sorrows down the path.
“Every teacher and this city are here to give you a chance to understand one another. If no red and grey wolf ever try to understand and be with each other. All of wolves' fate may already been seal that day. So is our fate should princess Alana did not choose to believe in possibility of love.”
“All of your teachers here are one of the best each races have to offer. The best in their profession and the greatest people I ever got a chance to know. Even if some of them still have more than enough reason to hate each other. They’re still choose to let go of the past and work together for all of your future.”
“Perhaps the important question is why brother right? Why brother trying to understand and co-exist? Can’t we just go live in our own country and leave them alone? Well for us teacher we already got our answer from our time in the great cleansing.”
“Don’t let it happen again.”
“Not a very good reason I knows” Fay smile and look at the children “But I do hope that all of you will find a better reason than us one day.”
After class, a certain black bird is hopping behind Bill with great enthusiasm but for Bill, he felt like a worm that was caught in open.
“So...Bill about that promise”
‘The class just end and he already up and about’
“Oh, I’m still checking, maybe tonight?” Bill gives more excuse.
“But I already invite everyone to come”
‘Is that why 5 of them is following me!’
“I always want to see how MAM work” said Eirian.
“You live for over 40 years and never see a MAM?”
“We do have some electronic at home but all glyph is seal inside I never get to see how it work.”
“I want to see too” Biscuit speaks softly but her eyes tell Bill she really looks forward to it.
“Fine...”
Bill leads them to the forge basement to find a shooting range room that let student test their MAM fire power. He knows randomly use MAM outside is dangerous.
On the way Biscuit is looking at Calamity as if she has something to say. Amy who noticed annoy and tell her “If you have anything to say, say it proudly. I got your back.”
The group stop to look at Biscuit as she closed her eyes and hand Bill, Josh and Calamity a box of cookie “Thank you for helping me yesterday.”
“Oh, we barely do anything” Josh holds his wing up doesn’t feel like he has a right to accept this gift.
‘Free food?’
“You were all there with me when those wolves want to hurt me. Please accept this little gift. I bake them myself.”
Bill and Josh look at each other before accept the cookies and thank her. Eirian and Amy already got them from Biscuit already.
Calamity is confused for a moment since no one ever give him gift before. He awkwardly snatches a box from her before standing still.
“Thank” he answer after Amy stabs him with her leg.
Biscuit then looks at a box in Calamity hand.
Seeing her still looking Calamity open a box and eat one cookie.
“Sweet” he answers.
Biscuit hope he would say more but seeing Calamity tail shaking is good enough for her.
The group continue walking as nothing has happen except Josh hopping rate is now double.