I look over where the village elder had pointed and see a bustling town, it will take me several hours to arrive but I hastingly make my way through the peaceful landscape.

I arrive at the city gates.

Guard 1: "Well look at this" Smiles inanely.

Guard 1: "What are you doing here child?"

Uther starts crying.

Uther: "My my parents work in the capital and they sent me out to collect herbs."

Uther: "They were supposed to meet me but they're not here". He continues crying

Guard 1: Okay okay we'll let you in, make sure to pay the toll next time, now run along.

Uthers runs through the town and bumps into a heavily armoured short stout knight.

Vole Aytsok: "Eugh! young one you must be more careful! kids these days".

Soldier: "Mind your manners you urchin!" he unsheathes his sword as the armoured Short Stout knight puts his hand on it.

Vole Aytsok :" I remember a young headstrong knight who could barely wield a sword, remember we fight for all of our citizens."

The knight sheathes his sword.

Soldier: "Hmph"

I make my way towards a tavern The turtles shell.

As i step in everyone watches the frail young boy with a big rucksack coming through.

Male Warrior adventurer: "What is it you want boy?"

Uther: "Im here to make my mark on the world"

Male Warrior adventurer: "Hahahahaha"

Male Warrior adventurer: "Well you have a certain eagerness but i can see that you do not have any weapons with you"

Uther: "No sir"

Male Warrior adventurer: "Fine you may come with us and carry our bags, however we will not go easy on you".

Female Cleric Adventurer: "Don't mind him! His just in a mood because of our last quest."

Male Warrior adventurer: "Tch we'll get the bounty for that dragon lizard one day."

Male Warrior adventurer: "Meet with us tomorrow at noon and we will go to the local guild."

I head to the nearest inn and pay 1 silver for a room, a haystack in the barn.

I start to dream of what life was like, my father was a wealthy merchant who specialized in mana stones and had a slew of adventurers enchanting for him night and day.

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He had also tried to get me to enchant stones but I could never enchant them with any element, this is what lead him to test me which element I have.

I meet up with the two adventurers and we take a quest for gnoll skull collection, its an extermination quest.

Male Warrior adventurer: "Your early, this is the pack you will be carrying".

Uther: Can I bring my supplies with us?

Male Warrior adventurer: "If you enjoy back pain then sure."

He reveals a huge rucksack to be carried.

We travel to the gnoll encampment filled with their banners and huts.

The two adventurers make quick work of the 20 gnolls the warrior was a tank specialiazation whilst the cleric was purely levelling healing magic and I collect each of their mangy skulls.

In the distance they hear "NO NOOOOOOO AAAAAAAAAGH" and a crunch.

The party decides to walk back to town, but they hear "Heaven help us" and decide to help them in any way they can (for a price).

Male Warrior adventurer: "We will help, for the right price..."

Female Cleric Adventurer: "Don't be so cynical, I can use my long range heal, it may not heal much but i swore an oath to protect and so did you when you became a shielder."

Male Warrior adventurer: "Fine fine."

They walk past the battlefield of mangles soldiers bodies and see Vole Aytsok fighting a giant.

Uther quickly rummages inside his pack for a weapon but finds none, he instead decides to use a spare shield for some protection.

Giant: "Euwargh"

Vole Aytsok: "You need to stay back."

Female Cleric Adventurer: "We did not come here to fight, we will just heal some of your comrades."

Vole Aytsok: "You do not understand the giant has cast berserk on itself and it cannot be taunted by myself you best get out of here now!"

As he says this the giant charges at them full speed scraping its giant maul along the floor whilst foaming at the mouth.

The Armoured knight charges infront of the party and chants.

~I summon thee earthly shields, protect the weak, protect the strong, protect everyone!~

"This will only protect us from frontal attacks, if he jumps on us we are done for!"

The gnoll even in his stupor readies to jump on them. Uther takes the Male Warrior adventurer's shield and chants:

~I summon thee earthly shields, protect the weak, protect the strong, protect everyone!~

The spell radiates from Uther's shield.

He creates a smaller shield above as the strike comes down. The clang of the giants maul on the shield clangs as if on steel and he is stunned the party takes this chance to escape.