"Good job! I've been watching you work, and you've earned a reward. Bend down so I can pat your head."


At your feet was the blue and gold trim carpet you familiarized yourself with after so many hours of orb collecting just to be able to pay for the new carpets. It is called the Royal Castle, so you really had your expectations low because of the eventual price.

One of your close friends, Sharena, caught you when you saw the price. Ten orbs for gold and blue? Now that you think about it, new carpets and training boosts was a better choice than two summons. The barracks were quite empty though and Sharena looked lonely.

You'd need to take a trip to the summoning ruins, but who'd you bring with you? One hero from each realm you could would be a good idea to show the newer heroes the ropes, but you wouldn't know who you would summon until they shot out of Breidablik.

It was always a funny sight to see. Sometimes they would land elegantly, like Titania had. Other times, they would be walking mid-summon and end up face planting. That's why you always had a bunch of pillows on hand when you summoned, and Fae was always there you help you test out if it was perfect enough with a good toss and a blue crystal for emergencies. They happened more often than one would think.

You were standing in the centre of the room, directly on the Askr emblem, chatting with Anna about orbs when someone tugged on your cloak from behind. Glancing over your shoulder, you look around curiously until a gravity-defying bit of minty-green hair reaches your vision. It was Nowi, and she looked quite happy with a smile on her pale face and a soft pink tint to her cheeks.

The manakete shepherd smiled brightly when you locked eyes with her own purple ones. She crossed her arms behind her back and rocked on her heels as she waited to speak to you. Turning back to the redhead, you apologize and say you'll work twice as hard to train the heroes to the best of your ability and check up on everyone.

"Good afternoon, Nowi." You say politely and look down at the green-haired woman curiously. She uncrosses her arms behind her back and lets them dangle at her sides , nearly hidden by her black cape. Some of the other heroes around you gather together out of your vision behind you to see the interaction between you and Nowi.

"Hello, [Name]," She begins and you scratch at your itchy cheek, wondering what's going on with the manakete. Her large green hair sways when she speaks again. You blink when she wrings her hands together, even more curious at what she's going to say.

"Good job! I've been watching you work, and you've earned a reward." She pauses and opts to look at you with a closed-eye smile. You go red at what she says and thanks the Gods that your hood is up and hiding your blushing face.

The murmuring behind you gets louder and you glare heavily over your shoulder at the pod of intimidating heroes, who switch from muttering about the two of you to whistling and examining their blades.

You turn back to Nowi, allowing her to continue after silencing the other heroes that consisted of Seth, Cain, Abel and Draug. She wasn't surprised at that; you could do a lot here and many of the heroes were thankful that you checked up on them as much as you did and made sure everything went smoothly.

"Bend down so I can pat your head." She says and you freeze, everything going grey when she finishes her sentence with a bright smile.

It's really quiet when she spoke, so you don't doubt that the many other heroes heard her, but you don't really mind that part. So you bend over and face Nowi with an embarrassed smile.

She pats you on the head twice and you rise, bringing a hand up to try and cool your hot cheeks. The manakete giggles loudly and says goodbye, leaving you in the centre of the room, also being the centre of attention.

"Good one, [Name]!" Abel says and you flash over to his side, hitting him with a flurry of light hits that do nothing because you have the strength of a marshmallow and the personality of a kitten.