"Really, watching the two of you eat so heartily waking up the motherly instinct in me." Salas put both her hands on the table as a headrest and smiled.

"Thanks for the treat"

"Thanks for the treat"

Jake and Nila said in unison. The latter cleaned a small cut of meat that was left at the edge of her mouth with her thumb and ate it again.

Salas looked away from the two and saw that the line in front of the guild staff desk had gone, "Talking about perfect timing." She stood up and walked to the counter. The two followed a moment later.

"Good morning Fia! Oof, Low battery already? That long line really did a number on you, huh?" She greeted the guild staff that sat behind the table and commented on her weary face.

"Low what?" Fia raised a brow, "Whatever, I have no time for your nonsense. Where is the new underling you told me about?" She asked as Jake and Nila caught up with and arrived at the counter.

"Talk about the devil's spawns." Salas put her hands on the two's back and pushed them so they were as close to the counter as possible. "The lad is Jake, and the lass is Nila."

"Nice to meet you!"

"Nice to meet you!"

Jake and Nila greeted and bowed out of nervousness.

"Don't be so tense. Now if you can fill out these forms for me, I'll take care of the rest." Fia said while handing them out parchments and feather pens, then the two received it and immediately began writing. "Where is the quest?" She looked at Salas.

Salas took the quest parchment out of her pocket and gave it to her. "Ferro Fox, huh? Quite a catch for the first quest." Fia commented, she then caught Jake stealing glances at her. "What is it boy?"

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"Uh, hu-uh, n-noth---" Jake's shy answer was cut by Nila, "What should we do about this part... miss?"

"Oh, the blood signature? Bleed your thumb a little and smear it with blood. Then press your bloody finger on that part of the form and you are done. Do you want to bleed it yourself or should I bleed it for you? Don't worry I'll just stab your thumb with a needle." Fia answered then rummaged the drawers below the table.

"Umm, I'll take the offer, miss." Nila hesitantly replied. A moment later Fia found the needle she was looking for and hold Nila's hand.

"You ready?" Fia asked, and Nila nodded in response. She then lightly stabbed the girl's thumb with the needle. A little blood came out of the wound, Fia pressed the thumb a few times so more blood came out. "Done. Smear your thumb's surface with the blood and press it to the parchment."

Nila did as she asked.

Satisfied, Fia turned to Jake, "How about you? Think you can bite your own thumb to get some blood on it?"

"Uh, umm. Please help me too, miss." Jake answered meekly.

Fia nodded. She first opened a mini jar on her desk and dipped the needle into the liquid within. She then took Jake's hand and hold his thumb with her hand. The boy in question blushed.

"Oh boy" Salas grinned seeing the Jake's reaction.

Fia did the same thing to Jake's thumb and dipped the needle back into the mini jar before she put the needle back in a drawer and closed the jar. "Give me your registration forms ." She said to the two, and they obliged.

Jake, Nila and Salas stood silently as they watched Fia working. Few minutes later the office lady gave each of the kids a wooden tag. "Don't lose it." She warned.

"Now listen." Fia said and grabbed the two's attention, "Your first quest that you difficultly get after brawling with the other hunters is important, you fail this, and we may not let you stay a hunter." She cautioned them sternly, and purposely said a certain part more louder then the others.

She handed the two three small parchments, on each was drawn a picture of some kind of plant. "These are the detail of your quest. Fetch and bring me these three things from the forest and you will complete the quest. Take these cards with you so you won't mistaken a plant for another. Now go. You won't believe the amount of time it takes to complete a quest." She shooed them.

"Uh, thank you miss!" Jake stole a last look at Fia before he ran off and exited the guild.

"What, hey, wait!---" Nila shouted and was about to go after him but was stopped by Salas. "Catch him and tell him to go to the Fiery Foundry, you know, the smithy with burning hammer as its logo. Wait for me there." Salas said and released her hold of Nila's arm. The girl was perplexed for a second before she sprinted and went after her childhood friend.

Salas turned to guild hall where the rest of hunters were sitting and standing. Then cleared her throat in the most made up way. "ladies and gentlemen."

The hunters that filled half of the hall sighed, some groaned, some cheered and celebrated with their friends.

"Fuck me, I betted five silvers on the boy." someone shouted regretfully within the crowd.

"You fool, there is no way he can't resist Fia's beauty. Now if you'll excuse, where is my money?!" shouted another hunter.

"Hey! someone please get the bet pool out already! I need my winning to pay off a smith!"

As the crowd grew noisier, Salas turned to Fia and grinned, "See, I told you an office lady is everyone's kink. Mature, Independent, neat looking, and rich."

Fia sighed, she pinched the bridge of her nose and glanced at her, "Go fuck yourself Salas."

"I will. I do it every time I go to bed." Her grin grew wider.