Back at Tairo town gate, the big group seemed to be getting well.
Fayt and Tagmar were talking excitedly with Winnie about what they could do and how the workshop should be. Beary and Tasha were talking about new staves they could have made for themselves. Dido was worrying about the new job.
Mitras was taking the atmosphere in. He barely talked, but felt quite warm with how things were going.
Getting to the gate, it was still daylight, afternoon, which meant…
Mitras ran over to Bjarke.
-I-I'm back.
-I see.
Bjarke's smile warming Mitras entire being even more. Both get closer and kiss each other. A sweet and gentle kiss. Warm and pure.
-So… Who's that?
-A-ah, Fayt, this is Bjarke, Bjarke this is Fayt, my guildmaster.
-Nice to meet you
-Same…
-A-and these are Tagmar, Beary, Tasha and Winnie, all of them are guildmates, Dido over there is coming for the receptionist job at the adventurers guild.
-Hi!
-Hello!
-Sup!
-Are you staying in the city long or do you have another quest?
-A-actually I do, but I'll stay today.
Mitras blushes at that statement.
-Come on Mitras we need to show you the HQ.
-O-ok. See you soon.
They walked in silence for a little while.
-You do know he is a…
Fayt looks at Winnie and Dido.
-Y-yeah, but he is nice, and likes me, a-and I like being with him.
-Ok then, just to make sure. Don’t get hurt or too into it.
-T-thank you.
-Nah, no problem, you’re in my guild, gotta take care of you all.
They pass the main plaza of the town and continue walking, pass the coastal part and finally get to a three story building.
It was red. Made of wood, like all houses in Tairo. It looked like a box, a big box.
-Ta da!
-We’re here!
-T-this is it?
-Yup!
-It doesn’t have much inside, but there is an underground floor that can be used for the forge. And part of the first floor will be the workshop, the part with the stairs going down.
Fayt looked glowing, so proud of what he had done.
-Now we need more money, we gotta find a place to make the stuff inside, like chairs, tables, sofas. The second floor will be for meetings and the like. The third floor has rooms, so we also need beds, and each member can have their personal stuff inside.
-A-about who to make, I have an idea. We can ask Otto and Grant to make them, maybe they can design the inside of the guild.
-Who are these?
-Otto is my crafting master, Grant is his husband, he is a woodworker.
-Nice, we got connections then. Winnie let’s go inside, we have to talk about how we’re gonna do the forge and your stuff.
Winnie was open mouthed.
-My own workshop, my own forge, oh my god… Yes boss!
-D-dido, let’s go then, we have to go to the adventurers guild.
-Ok! I hope the work is ok, now I’m nervous, what if I’m not good enough
?
-I-it’s going to be ok, Ella is very nice.
Separating and saying goodbyes, Dido and Mitras went to the guild.
-E-Ella?
-Thank god you’re back! Is she the one?! Come here and start working, we’ll draw your documents later.
The line was quite long today, it appears there was an influx of new players. Did something happen?
Leaving Dido to Ella, Mitras went to Otto.
-Otto, are you there?
-Always~~
-I have a job for you.
-For me?
-And Grant.
-Now that’s interesting. Never got to work with him.
-My guild just got a building in the city. But it’s empty, would you design the interior? Grant and you could do the furniture and details.
-Oh my, now that’s a big job. Are you sure you want me to do it?
-Of course, you helped me so much, I want to help you back.
-Aren’t you a sweetie. Fine, tell me where to go.
The afternoon was spent showing Otto the HQ, then introducing him to everyone in the guild. Otto stayed to talk with Fayt while Mitras went to grab Grant. He, as he was, got extremely excited to work with his husband.
-I’m gonna flirt till I can’t anymore, which is never ha ha ha ha!
Mitras didn’t do much, but he stayed with the group, watching and listening to the conversations, getting excited with the workshop.
It was only late at night that everyone dispersed. The players of the guild went to farm for more money, Winnie to find a place to stay for a while and Otto and Grant went home to prepare for the next day hunting for suppliers.
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Mitras, he was walking in the direction of the barracks. Getting redder the closer he got.
-Everyone knows now…
It was only in the barracks that he stopped flabbergasted.
Bjarke was sleeping already, but only in his underwear. And his body, god his body is so big and muscly.
Does Mitras have to sleep in underwear too? Should he? Has he? He started putting his backpack and Axis in the ground and stayed rooted in the spot.
What to do? What to do?!
Breathe in, breathe out. They are together, things shouldn’t be awkward, this should be ok…. Right? Right? Ok… He started taking his clothes off, just leaving the underwear. Then tried to climb the bed without waking up Bjarke.
-Huh…? Mi?
-Y-yeah, it’s me.
Bjarke answered by holding him close, spooning him. The heat from his chest was unbearably cozy. It didn’t take long for him to sleep.
This morning, he woke up early. He felt warm, safe, hugged. Well, he was hugged. He was touching Bjarke’s hand and couldn’t stop himself from playing with his fingers. His chest on his back, the feeling of his breathing. It felt good. Is there even a way to get too into it? Is there a way not to?
-Happy?
His “just wake up” voice was sultry. And right beside his ear. Gods…
-Very.
-Good.
They stayed like that, just feeling each other breathing for a while.
But soon the other recruits started waking up, and they also had to stand up.
Mitras was embarrassed so he stayed under the blanket waiting for the other recruits to leave. Bjarke laughed, but gave him a kiss and let him be.
Mitras had to go to Ezca again, he needed to meet with Capel and they would then start with discovering history.
Getting ready was easy, he was used now and still had 1 silver to buy ration. Getting Axis into his arms he was ready to go. To the Gate, to see Bjarke again.
-I-I’m going to Ezca again.
-I’ll miss you.
Blushes.
-Me too.
Mitras was getting bold, he went for a kiss, a deep one. Knowing he would stay a while in Ezca gave him a little bit of courage.
The trip was fine, he knew the way and knew the enemies, he only needed to be careful of the Chupacabras.
At Ezca he went directly to the adventurers guild, and just like he said, Capel was there waiting on a sofa.
-C-capel?
-Oh you're back! Not gonna lie, part of me thought you wouldn't come back.
-N-no, I did say I would. So what now?
-Well, I’d love to go back to the site, but I need money. I need to renew my kit and also we need to buy water and food for days, or else we’d need to be back in the city everyday.
-O-ok. So we need money.
-Yup.
-Let me just…Fayt?
-Yes?
-About the excavation site, how are we doing about the money?
-We still need a few days to get things going, but soon we’ll send 5 gold to you and then try to keep sending you 5 gold to maintain the site.
-O-ok, I’ll tell him… Capel? So…
The conversation went as imagined, Capel accepted, he would go then around the city to ask his suppliers to prepare the new workware.
-I will… I will go hunting.
And so did he go. He was prepared to fight the Chupacabras, he wanted to fight them for a while now. He got his water ready, his rations, Axis, inventory sack and to the area he marked he was off.
3 days he spent there.
3 days of hunting like crazy, more than 50 creatures. He was finally level 30, 31 to be exact. He felt like he levelled a lot, but maybe this is the game that gives a lot xp. He should ask the levels of Fayt and the gang.
He also needed some place to level his Mana Manipulation, he promised Bjarke to teach him when he got it to Expert.
-Mitras?
-Y-yes Fayt?
-I just sent through the bank 5 gold to you.
-The bank?
-Yeah, never used it?
-No.
-It’s in the adventurers guild, just go there and it’s usually on the second floor. Talk to the person there and get everything ready, it’s pretty simple.
-O-ok.
Back at the adventurers guild, he really only needed to confirm his character to make a bank account. And there was already the 5 gold sent to him. He got it and went looking for Capel.
Capel had told him where he lived, so now he could go to the third and upper floors to meet him. His house was small, it was basically a square.
-Did the money come in?
-Y-yeah.
-Yes! Let’s do this then!
-Ok.
They started going down the stairs of the upper floors. It was then that a big sound, like an explosion happened.
-Catch her!
-Don’t let her get away!
Mitras had no idea what was happening, but he knew that being on the upper floors is not a good thing.
–Q-quickly! Come.
He looked at Capel and started going down quickly. The descent was not long, but he made sure Capel was right behind him.
-The adventurers guild should be safe. Let’s go there.
It wasn’t. I was actually the building that got attacked.
-Quick she went that way!
-Fast, fast!
Many players started running in one direction.
-You should go! I’ll be fine.
-Why?
-You’re a Traveller I know you guys love these things.
-W-what? I don-
-Just go!
Mitras feeling like he had no other option, followed the players.
He had no idea what he was doing, he is not the type to do these things, but now, here he is, running after someone, who knows who, that just bombed the adventurers guild. What the hell. What the hell!
There were at first a few players running, but the closer he got to whenever the person went, the more players appeared. He saw players that looked like fighters, ninjas, mages, swashbucklers, pirates and a myriad of others. Mitras never paid attention to other players but this game truly had many types of builds huh?
-She went into the mines!
Apparently it was a woman and if what he knows of mines is true here, she is gone. Mines are a true confusing mix of snaked caverns. It would be impossible to find her and to begin with, how would they know what entrance she had entered?
The town had many.
He continued following some players but in the end entered the mine entrance that a pirate and a mage player had entered too. He doesn’t know why, but the pirate player looked like a captain, and captains should know what they are doing right?
The run was tiring, there were caverns everywhere and no sign of the women. He didn’t know if she was a bad person either, maybe there was a fight, maybe she was trying to save someone, who knows?! Why did he get into this again?
It was then that Axis started to squirm.
At first it was just a little, but the squirming started to get hard and harder until it was too much and he freed himself.
Dmitri Mitras Guild: Sunstar Human Level 31(PW 10) HP: 47 MP: 51 Skills: SP: 1 Health - Trained 7 Mana - Trained 11 Common Language - Untrained 10 Dance - Trained 21 Tame - Trained 13 Charm - Untrained - 10 Handicraft - Trained 13 Stealth - Untrained 10 Drawing - Untrained 5 Scribing - Untrained 3 Throw - Trained 8 Mana Manipulation - Trained 7 Scout - Untrained 7 Balance - Trained 6 Evasion - Untrained 9 Spot - Untrained 5
Spells Catch'em (5 MP), Cheer (2 MP Sustained), Identify (0 MP), Inventory (10 MP), Cupid Blow (2 MP)
Rolling Beetle Axis Insect Level 31(PW 6) Skills SP: 2 Health: 237 MP: 35 Health - Trained 4 Mana - Trained 0 Carapace - Trained 20 Aerodynamics - Trained 4 Aim - Trained 15 Poison Resistance - Untrained 4