Chapter 5
Martha
After nearly giving me a heart attack, Rex has kept his head above the water. I'm still going to have to talk to the guildmaster about him possibly trying to drown himself. I've been keeping a close eye on him in case he tries again. Hopefully he just hadn't figured out how to swim yet. If thats the case he looks to have gotten the hang of it now.
When it's time for lunch I leave the twins to watch Rex. While I go to a stall selling grilled fish on skewers, and buy two per person in our group. I'm given a paper bag to hold them in and go on my way. When I get back It's to see all four of the bodyguards standing around Rex by the shore of the lake. When I get close enough I start to hand out the fish skewers to thanks from everyone. "After we finish eating I think we should head back to the guildhall." Everyone agrees except for Rex who looks to be overly interested in eating his fish. It seems to completely occupy his attention.
As soon as he finishes his skewers, I pick him up and he looks a bit confused, so I explain "It's time to head back." He looks at the water longingly then turns back to me and nods. On the way back to town we join a caravan that was transporting goods and people back and forth between New Magnolia and Mermaid Lake.
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Caravan Boss Candi
I picked up a strange group to come back to town with. They arrived at the lake by themselves but wanted to travel back with my caravan. They are made up of four high power adventures and a civilian holding a winged lizard. The lizard could be mistaken for a dragon if you ignore how small it is. I suppose it could be her familiar.
Other than the new additions the trip back to town goes as uneventfully as the trip to and from the lake. The weaker monsters aren't particularly smart but they are smart enough to know not to attack a caravan with so many people. Even if most of those people are civilians without a bit of fight in them.
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Rex Vitae
When we get back to the guildhouse Martha says "Now that you've calmed down we can see about getting you into some clothes. Then we can go visit the guildmaster." I noticed that she said we with regards to me being dressed. I don't know why she said we, but despite my misgivings I nod and she starts carrying me back to the room I was sleeping in. I guess it's been reserved for me.
When we enter my room I hop onto the bed then crawl under the covers, so I can shapeshift without her seeing anything. "Come now no need to be shy. I have a nephew who I babysit occasionally and I change his diapers. You probably don't have anything I haven't seen before."
I stick my now human head out from the covers and say "Nope just pass me the clothes. I don't want to be seen naked so I'll just stay under this here blanket. Unless you want to leave the room for a moment." She does leave the room after putting the package of clothes down on the bed. She also looks amused as she leaves saying to call her when I need help.
Opening the package shows that inside is a blue button up shirt and black sweatpants both in my size. First I put on the sweatpants but they get caught on my tail. So I poke a hole in them with my claws and thread my tail through. The button up shirt however is easy to put on since I don't have to worry about it getting caught on my horns. I look a bit goofy in my mismatching clothes but at least I'm dressed. I call Martha back in and she pouts when she sees I don't need help.
"Well now that you are dressed, we can go see the guildmaster. She wants to have a chat with you now that you can talk." When I give the okay she grabs my hand and starts to lead me to the door. Soon enough she leads me through several hallways then up some stairs and finely to a waiting room. Sitting at a desk by the door to the next room is the chief secretary who I never got the name of. He notices us and smiles before saying "Hello Rex, Martha, go on in. She is expecting you."
We go through the door into a somewhat sparse office. The only decorations in the room, unless you count the furniture, are armor and weapons such as a spear and shield, sitting near a bow with a quiver hanging next to it. As I'm looking around the room I hear a cough and look up to see the guildmaster was watching me the whole time. She smiles, nods, and says "Rex, if it's okay with you I'd like to ask a few questions. Namely, I want to know what you are capable of. So to start us off I'd like to ask if you have any breath effects you can use? I only ask because nonhuman people tend to have similar abilities to their fictional or mythological counterparts."
"Yes I have two breath effects one is lightning aspected the other is life aspected. I believe I don't have to explain lightning so I will leave it as me not being sure how strong it is for now. For life I believe I could heal others who I breathe it on. My ancestral memories also say that it is used in a ritual to turn willing people into dragons."
"I hope you don't mind but we're going to have to test your breath effects before you are cleared to use them in public. On the plus side we are the authority on magic in the land so once we say you are clear to use them on people most will respect our opinion. With our seal of approval you can start taking jobs to heal people and what few animals remain." She stares me down for a moment, possibly wanting to see what I thought of that, then continues with "Besides your breath effects do you have any other powers, abilities, or skills that come naturally to you? For example Wood Elves like me are supernaturally good at wielding a bow and moving through forests."
"Well I am able to breathe water. I wish I had remembered to tell Martha this morning but I was distracted at the time. I nearly gave her a heart attack when I allowed myself to sink to the bottom of the lake." I pause to look over at Martha to see how she is taking this news and see her with her face in her hands so I turn back to the guildmaster. "I can also shapeshift, enchant, and summon things. Though the only one I've actually started to practice is shapeshifting as you can see. My ancestral memories came with a few simple enchantments, and summoning spells."
"We'll have to go over what those enchantments and spells are sometime in the future. For now would you be willing to tell me how old you were before you came to Earth M? Note you don't have to answer if you don't want to, I'm only asking because I'm curious, and the answer won't even be put in your file."
"I was seventeen when I died, and that's all I want to say on that." To change the subject I say "The other day I was told that if I wanted to I could join the Adventures Association. Would you mind explaining what my responsibilities would be if I joined?"
"Well you would get access to the Quest Board app. Which would let you take jobs posted for adventures. These jobs can be anything from gathering rare materials, hunting monsters, or escort missions. Being an adventurer is a high paying job, of which the only requirements are to use your powers responsible, to help your fellow adventure to the best of your ability, protect the weak, and there is the fact that the guild you work out of gets a cut of any profits you gain from adventure work."
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Hendricks
I arrive at the waiting room and walk up to Harrison and say "I'd like to see the guildmaster. Could you please set up a meeting with her? I need her permission for something."
"Certainly but if you are willing to wait she is in a meeting right now but that shouldn't last for much longer. So if you wait, you can have your meeting today."
"Thanks Harrison. I think I'll wait." I take a seat and pull out my phone to read some webnovels to pass the time. It doesn't feel like much time has passed before the door to the guildmaster's office opens and out steps a humanoid Rex along with Martha. I don't know if he's cuter like this or as a tiny dragon.
