Master Of None

"Hello, working hard as always I see." Walker wanted to stay positive since he was about to tell her that Gil had run off to hunt without so much as a goodbye to her. 

 "Oh it's never work if it's something you love. How are things after the fire? Your father came back covered in ash and nearly asleep on his feet the other day. He was barely awake long enough to give us all the details before falling asleep with his dinner roll as a pillow." She laughed at this remembering how he hadn't even managed to take a bite. 

"Well the cathedral pretty much exhausted themselves so the military academy had to come and help with the transporting and healing. I am pretty sure they are also cleaning up the previous carpenters quarters so they can rebuild." 

"That's good, I hope all of them can recover swiftly. I am sure the King will have a speech to wish those who perished off properly." She looked a little sad but also relieved that there was such a dedicated force already at work. 

"We were also pretty exhausted ourselves and ended up spending some time at the cathedral to rest. Not on purpose though. We completed a quest and ended up taking some time to get a handle on things." Walker was looking for the right way to say that Gil had run off for a while but he didn't even have a chance. 

"And now Gil is off testing out some new skill without telling anyone but his father?" She had hit the nail on the head. 

"Yes miss Jane, it sounds like he does this often." Su was pleasantly surprised by the insight Gil's mother had shown.

"Trust me if he had not run off to show his father a new skill he got as a kid then it was like it did not even happen. The two of them would run off in to the woods to hunt and test things. They are thick as thieves." She shook her head smiling at all the times the two had come back in a messy state having fooled around with a new skill too much. 

"Should I assume that Remey is the same? She dragged the master alchemist in to the lab and there has been different colored smoke pouring from the smokestack since. I was worried she was starting to burn things for fun until I heard him telling out instructions and techniques. Since when can Remey make potions?" This was something that Jane had found extremely confusing since she was sure that Remey had a brawler system and not an alchemy based one. She had even went as far to double check with Hilda after noticing these developments. 

"About that, we should get everyone together so we can tell them about a few things. We might need to hold back on some details but that won't change anything." Walker headed inside with Su and Midnight on his heels before he realized he should use the party chat function to let Gil know that he should keep his upgraded system under wraps for now.

This is easily done since Gil greeted him in a whisper. Walker made the warning short and sweet before the chat ended suddenly. He was sure that Gil had understood and gotten right back into his hunt. By the time Walker had made his own way to the dining hall every single member of the families and even Maria and the wandering Blacksmith were there, The only two missing were Remey and the old man who were locked in the lab training in their own ways. 

Walker carefully began to unload the role the party played in the emergency quest along with the details of the titled quests they had. Walker left out most of the specifics when it came to what the upgrade systems were and instead used more generic names for them. He made sure that everyone understood that this was a major development and that the very kingdom would be influenced by it. 

"Well that makes sense why the emergency quest even alerted the guards in the resting rooms. I was taking my break when it showed up. I needed to order those under me to get buckets and haul water before I have even sat down." Garret was happy to hear that the party was responsible even if it was just the system sending the emergency quest and not them specifically. "Just by being in the area you were the source of many more saved lives. The last fire that broke out ten years ago destroyed five homes and two merchant storage buildings. It was devastating." As a guard Garret had read and written reports on fires and wished for a way to keep them from happening at all. 

"We were really surprised to see how fast everyone reacted, we got the same emergency quest as everyone else but when we read that the heroes needed help it was rather heart warming" Su was extremely happy to think back on the effect that the hero title was having. The more people they could help the better in her book. 

"Well I am just surprised that the king issued the order to send the military academy students. They often won't be sent in to real situation like that. But I can say from the rumors I have heard they did very well. There just might be something special in that academy." Hilda had met some friends so she could share some of her recipes earlier in the day and got an ear full on how well the healers from the academy had done. The entire lower tier was buzzing about the students they had been able to send making a difference so early in their lives to the kingdom. 

Lisa was sitting in a chair nearly bouncing. With every word of what the party had done she became more and more in awe of what had happened. "Walker, can you use that new wave skill here? I want to see what it's like." She thought that a skill that could boost healing was very rare but the fact that it could also boost some stats and calm someone's mind was a very interesting effect she never thought her brother would have. Naturally she was also enamored with healing spells since her brother had learned one as his first skill and then used it to heal a prick on her finger. 

Walker thought on this for a moment and realized that Su's parents were leaning forward with anticipation. The two of them had seen many healing skills and were focused on seeing one they had yet to experience. 

Knowing that he could not avoid his audience he raised his hands and used his calming waves skill. The wave of white light moved through the room and passed through everyone. They could all feel their minds becoming clearer and the stress of the day beginning to melt away. Walker even felt the effects himself and realized how useful this could be for training. 

"Oh, Ooooohhh...OHHHHHH! I figured it out!" Lisa slowly grew more animated as her ind cleared and she came to realization. "I have been stitching it backwards!" She jumped up in a rush to get the fabric she had been working with. She had been struggling with a new stitch that just seemed to fall apart every time. Having this clear mind she was able to take a new perspective and notice that she had been stitching it from the front and into the back. Now she could find a way to move forward with her ideas. 

The rest of them watched this occurrence and began to think that they needed to take advantage of their cleared minds as well. "I will be reviewing some recipes just for some practice." Hilda was off to the kitchen forgetting the tea she had just poured. 

Su's parents were already hand in hand and wandering towards the library to share a novel. The two had started their very own tradition of sharing a novel so they could debate on it afterward. It was a very endearing activity that Walker would strive for in his marriage one day.

Garret on the other hand just hummed to himself pleased with the newfound clarity. He was often muddled with thoughts of work and what kind of day he would have as a guard. It was a very stressful job because at any point something bad could happen calling him off in to a dangerous situation.

Su was watching everyone's movements to practice her new sought. She was incredibly frustrated while she had walked back to the mansion. She had tripped in places she never would have before and it was all due to her lack of understanding. This was more of a driving force for her to become better, she would face this new challenge so she could fully use this great gift. 

Midnight was another odd ball in this. She had laid herself down in her normal spot and looked to be asleep, However her slight twitches and flaps of her wings slowly made it look like she was actually hard at work understanding how her muscles moved and were developing. Walker swore that the skeletal wings had gained a little bit more muscle under the skeletal scales. Walker could only think about how cute it was that she was trying to hide it. 

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