Arthur's Point of View

Reed Farmstead

I was back at the farm, and it wasn't two days later after my journey that two Zugal, Greigh and Ziah, dropped by. Both landed near Cassidy, who merely waved and pointed at the house. I frowned as they looked up at my window, where I saw them staring at me. Part of me wanted to flip them the bird, but I was still unsure if it would be considered racist.

The three started making their way to the house, and I rolled my eyes. My armor and everything was on since I had been meditating with my sword. However, I had a feeling I wasn't going to be able to do that today. Sure enough, the sound of footsteps could be heard coming up the stairs, followed by a knock on my door, which I ignored.

"Ah know yer in there, Arthur."

"No, you don't." I replied. "I could've left before you knew I was gone."

"Ya just replied." The redhead pointed out.

Obviously. "Do you have any proof?" Cassidy, at that point, decided to let herself in like the rude individual she was. "Wow. Rude."

Rolling her eyes, she crossed her arms. "Ya got guests."

Greigh and Ziah stepped inside as I continued to try and meditate. "Technically speaking, I am a guest as well, which makes them your guests, not mine."

One of them stepped forward, and my eyes snapped open on Greigh as he halted his approach upon seeing my eyes up close. "General." The male Zugal started as I kept my gaze on him. "The Priestesses would like to see you and Cassidy at the Temple." He informed me.

My eyes flickered to Ziah, who quickly avoided my gaze, and I quickly turned to Cassidy, who was eyeing the dresser where my heart used to lie. "Why?"

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"Do the Priestesses need a rea-" Ziah began, but I turned back to her and cut her off.

"Yes. Why do they want me to come to the Temple?" I asked again.

Greigh frowned. "I am unsure, Sir."

Cassidy turned toward me, and I gave her a sideways glance, which she shrugged in response. "Fine." Opening a portal in the room surprised them and made a few of them suspicious. "Who wants to go first? I just learned this, so I'm almost positive nothing bad will happen."

"Uh, what is that?" Cassidy asked.

"Transportation, Cassidy. It's faster than Zugal airlifts." I told her and placed my sword on my back. "Follow or don't."

Stepping through the bluish portal, I ended up appearing right outside the Temple. A few Town Guards on duty looked surprised and alarmed at my sudden arrival but did nothing suspicious. It didn't take long for Greigh, Ziah, and Cassidy to follow me through, which helped put the others at ease.

Greigh stepped beside me and looked at me. "You can teleport?"

I shrugged. "Portals are closer to warping, in my opinion. Teleportation isn't exactly in my repertoire of skills."

The Zugal frowned. "Sir, I believe this may be obvious to you, but most of us have never seen someone, who is not an Elf, use magic. Any of your techniques are-"

"Are not magic related." I finished for him and corrected him before tapping him on the back. "Now, don't we need to be somewhere."

Greigh became quiet and slowly walked off as Ziah stepped behind him. "Please follow us, Sir."

"Do ya have ta act like that?" Cassidy inquired as we walked behind them.

"Like what?" I asked back.

"Like ya don't care about others as much as ya pretend to." She stated.

Stopping suddenly got the two Zugal to stop as well as I looked at the redhead. "You seem to have some misconceived notion about the kind of man I am, Cassidy. I act on whims and fancies that are usually not thought out or for personal reasons." Continuing our trek, the two Zugal looked concerned as Cassidy just shook her head. "Never forget that."

Greigh took the lead once again, and we came to a new room. One I had never been in. It was revealed from the opening of ornate double doors that appeared to be enchanted. Inside was the two Priestesses on what looked like thrones. Beams of light came in from one side of the room as there were no windows, which allowed some manner of vines to weave in and out of them. Streams flowed through the stone in small lines while there were three waterfalls lined up behind the thrones.

"Presenting General Arthur Pendragon." Greigh kneeled with Ziah and Cassidy while I just rolled my eyes.

Didn't want to be a King, and I certainly didn't want to be a General, but if I had to choose between the two, being a King had way more perks. I eyed the three next to me for a moment before shaking my head in annoyance and turned to Arceana and Elincia, who were watching me carefully. They didn't seem to appreciate my refusal to bow but didn't say anything about it.

However, it wasn't just them. Typhon, Kine, Floyd, Ayda, Alwin, and Kheri were all present with a bunch of people I had never seen before. All rather young from the looks of them. Young adults to teenagers in my eyes, and each of them had their eyes focused on me. This confused me for a moment, but I ignored them as I returned my focus to the priestesses.

"Welcome, Sir Arthur." Arceana began.

"Sup." I said with a bob of my head in a nonchalant manner.

Arceana looked unimpressed, but that was pretty much the status quo for this time period. "I am sure you are curious as to why we summoned you today…"

Closing my eyes, I replied. "An incredibly small amount."

Remembering how I acted and spoke before spending three years in the past was also something I had been working on over the course of the last week. From the reactions of those around, I'd say I succeeded.