*crawls from the earth with a keyboard gripped in one withered hand" "I Liiiiiiiveeee!"
Sorry this update is short, this is pretty much the first and worst reason why I was unhappy with the last update. It stuck me in this position where I really couldn't write much at all without breaking for more choices.
Then I said 'fuck it' and decided that keeping the quest going was more important than making an update
big.
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"...I'll think about it, but no promises."
"Don't make me turn it into an order, you're still my apprentice you know..."
[] [Name] Abraham
[] [Name] Erik
[] [Name] Nathaniel
[] [Name] Write in?
You sigh, covering your face with your hand as you sit up.
"No no... I really will think about it." Could you train her? You'd probably just end up butting heads and fighting her over and over again, and you didn't know the first thing about training beyond the endless sparring sessions that your mentor put you... through...
Wait a minute...
Maybe you could train her after all... If it worked for you, maybe it'll work for others too...
You roll over and push yourself back to your feet with a grunt, still turning the idea over in your mind. Astrid is already making her way back towards the house, but she stops at the threshold, peering into the kitchen before looking back out at you.
"You planning to eat here this evening? Or do you have somewhere to be?"
Oh, she must have been looking at the clock. You suppose it
is getting to the later afternoon. Though it won't be dark for another few hours.
You turn back to her and open your mouth...
[] [Evening] "Yeah I'll be here." Head back up to your room to rest for a bit so that you're as ready as possible for tonight's patrolling.
[] [Evening] "Nah, I've got somewhere to be..." You can grab something from somewhere in town on the way to..."
-[] The Clinic: Check in on how Heroine-chan is doing.
-[] The Dark Districts: Take some time to prepare an ambush point along the Heroine's regular patrol route.
-[] The Dark Districts: Get an early start on your own patrolling. Make sure no one gets caught there at sundown.
-[] Write in? (Potentially subject to veto...)