had been whipped by it on the buttocks, he staggered f
other hurriedly held down his hat so that it wouldn't partake in a
pposed to be pointed, like those the other 'normal' Shamans wor
se had sat on it, and now, the hat foreve
place for this, di
er a response. He merely stood there, trying to hold
the boy, and s
yes so that the dusty wind wouldn't throw obstacles in them –
now it hurts, but you
ad of rough, black hair. Of course, there were the few, long str
le raising his head with a bitter expression. His large, sug
pain. He knew Ginger was fighting
so w
nder voice he could,
and even before... no child should ever have to go through it. I know why you're so hesitant. I was glad to help wi
r shi
d in this manner. He was doubting his mentor, and
ay that he had to leave th
and worse yet, he had to leave two very important
ard pill t
l from Ginger's eye, but he refused to
ly serve to water
colding him harshly with these words
r's struggle, but he act
and attempted to steer the
mall, scattered scales could be seen over his warm beige skin. "Dragons, if I recall c
his scales. Right now they felt like
ew a long, dark brown scarf of ancient, scruffy
med lightly and held it tight, as t
scales around your belly... y
rned light enoug
prideful. So why would th
though with a suspicious whipping of the eyes. "Can't remember why. It's be
raised
ity was Anc
still young. Aren't yo
ung-looking, clean-shaven
very Shaman lives to be 600. Times have changed." Ancor coughed awkwardly. He wasn't
oncentrated around his neck and abdomen for some reason, an
led that Ancor had started behaving strangely ever since, d
sending you away to learn. There's a school where you are going. If you do exactly as
ood started to slump again, and he subc
ou so sure that I should even be goi
their First Year at that age, if I remember correctly,
fitting inside the small, sagging sack of leather; a wooden c
this, but he managed to reel his
not 14. I
of it. Anyway, these trivial details don't matte
ked at it
e more useful to you than to
s it for a moment. This sling bag w
without it. Though that could be attributed
a small house into the bag with fierce satisfaction. He suspect
be giving h
as touched and gratef
ven for a little bit," he said while hanging his h
ushed the boy's c
enough to strain my bones, I can't imagine what Mana Essence would d
er s
his shoul
should go, right? What you will do when you are a big-shot dragon one day? They
crept up on
. If he worked hard enough,
his head, a li
s happy
iosity of yours shine. And for a change, let an environment full of children your ag
ords. He could see the confidence in
t.
a strained
d deep IRRITATION again, as I'm sure
f Ancor, who smiled sheepishly, not sure if the brave smile
n. He and the boy knew what it was, but how it would i
only hope
d up st
alk to Ginger some more. Sooner or la
mall bird the size of a fist
. He looked at the
n had the time fl
and put on his eternally pan
, clutching the scarf
ying in another plane, and tears were battling against his ey
time. According to his calculations, the second s
Fetid in the air and gathered it tow
g, half terrified and half thr
ea
ger strai
r gr
see that
en he