Nascent Goddess Quest

Winning votes:
[w] Take nothing, you don't want to potentially harm the kitten

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The cat looked up at you as you sat there.

"Meow!" it seemed to order you to pet it.
C'mon, you want Ambition, right?
And so you began to rub its head, judging by the increase volume of its purrs, you were doing a good job of it too. As you petted and scratched the ball of fluff you still felt the connection between the two of you, the Ambition was certainly enticing. You shook your head. No! You weren't about to take Ambition from a cat!.
Killjoy. I'll give you some stuff though, just make sure I get a meal later
All of a sudden your connection ended. However you didn't really notice in light of the shadowy darkness that washed over your mind. The darkness passed as quickly as it came, and in it's place you felt…power.
{Basic Spells Unlocked, check the character sheet for information!}
This freebie is a one time deal though
You sat there with the cat a little longer, then you heard the door open. You were about to call out to Tobias, and maybe ask if you could adopt the little cat. The words died in your throat however, as you heard two familiar voices, the adventurers. The first was a man with short brown hair and a 5 o'clock shadow, he wore some light armour, along with a helmet, at his side was a longsword and on his back was a shield with two interlocked hands as a design on its front. The second was a woman wore a body length blue cloak that hid most of her outfit and a hood that covered most of her face in darkness, from what you could see she was quite beautiful and had a pair of thin spectacles on her face.

Normally you'd run to your room and hide out until Tobias dealt with them, but you couldn't do that this time around. You were frozen in place, both from indecision and the weight of the cat in your lap, it would seem the lack of circulation had killed your legs.

"Oh, hello there!" said one of the adventurers as he saw you. His gaze drifted down to the cat in your lap and he spoke to his companion, "Hey Mira, that's your pet cat right?"

Mira sighed, "He's not my pet, he's my Familiar. Here Shade." Surprisingly, the cat disappeared in a cloud, the color of his namesake, before reappearing on Mira's shoulder with a similar puff.

"Oh how rude!" the man exclaimed, "We have yet to introduce ourselves. I am Liam, a knight, and this is Mira, a mage. We work as adventurers. And who might you be?"

"U-um," you stutter, "I'm Tobias' apprentice." It seems not having spoken to anyone but Tobias since you had woken had really hurt your social skills.

Mira speaks up, "Look kid, I'll give you some advice: leave while you still can. Tobias... isn't the most stable guy around, and he's kinda obsessive about 'His Lady'. We've both offered to help him guard her numerous times, even for almost nothing in exchange. And every time we do he gets mad, borderline violent even. We can't just leave him here though, not in good conscience. So we leave him alone for a few weeks and then come back...it doesn't work, but we can't help it, the guy needs someone to help him out. And no offence, but you don't seem strong enough to help."

Mildly offended, you open your mouth to retort, but hear the door creaking open.

"My Lady! I've return-" Tobias stops as he hurries into the room and sees the adventurers, "You two." Tobias drops the various foods he's carrying and lowers his voice to a growl, "Get out. I've told you before and I'll tell you again: I don't need anyone's help in guarding her."

"Please priest, listen to reason!" Liam cries, "surely you do not expect to be able to defend a goddess from the Blackfire Assassins alone?!"

"I don't have to you fool. She's right here." Tobias says as he gestures to you. You freeze. "Feel free to check her power Mage." Mira says a few words you don't catch and makes a few hand gestures. You still can't believe how willing he was to oust you as a goddess once you had been seen. Wait...is that alcohol you smell?

Having apparently finished her analysis Mira lowers her gaze at Tobias, "She's barely powerful enough to be a mage, definitely not a goddess by any standards. She does have something murky blocking her power though, but she can't possibly be a goddess."

"Perhaps you should come with us?" Liam suggests, "There are many powerful mages at the guild who may be able to help with your mental block."

Tobias slams his hand down on a nearby table, his face contorted in rage, "I will not allow you to take her from me!"

Oh boy, it's become a full on argument, if you speak up you could probably convince them of where you want to go. What do you say?
[] Go with the Adventurers, you've learnt what you can from Tobias
[] Stay with Tobias, at least you know he'll keep you safe
[] Try to reach a compromise: Sign up at the Adventurers Guild with Tobias
[] Leave both parties behind and go out into the world alone