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"And where have you been Naru-chan?"

Makarov sighed when Naruko smiled in embarrassment as he gave her a disapproving look. He tapped his feet impatiently, waiting to hear her explanation. This was the second time this week his granddaughter had left home early. He knew without a doubt from the guilty look in her eyes that she did something wrong.

"I was with Laxus-nii-san." Naruko admitted, not elaborating about what she was doing with her cousin at 8 o'clock in the morning.

"Oh? And what were the two of you doing?" Naturally curious, Makarov studied her closely before frowning. The blonde knew without doubt he was worried and curious. Laxus wasn't an early riser like her or their gramps, and to hear her cousin had gotten up early must make him wonder what they had planned.

"It's a secret!" She beamed at him. "I promise Laxus-nii-san that I won't tell you what it is!"

"Oh? Can't you give your beloved grandfather a hint on what the secret is?" Makarov pouted.

"Gramps! It wouldn't be much of a secret if I tell you!" Naruko giggled at her grandfather's pouting face. Telling him what she and Laxus would ruin the whole thing! He will know in a couple of weeks! And then he will be so happy with them! She focused on her grandfather. Something was different about him. Looking closer, she noticed the change of clothing. He wasn't wearing any of those strange hats he usually loves to wear. This was weird.

"Gramps, what happened? Why're you wearing the colour black?" she bunched her skirt nervously. "You dislike wearing the colour black!"

Makarov sighed, clearly pained that Naruko has noticed this, but he answers after Naruko maintain an expectant look on her face. "I'm going to the cemetery, Naru-chan. You see it's your Grams…anniversary today."

Naruko's eyebrows shoot up in surprise. "Grams? I didn't know that today was the anniversary. And today of all days," she frowned. "I guess this means that I shouldn't leave you alone, Gramps! I'm coming with you to see her. "

Makarov almost frowned but retains a smile on his face but somehow still conveyed his sadness. One day, Naruko would like it if her grandfather just could be open with her.

"You won't mind if I come with you?" Naruko can't stop herself from looking at him with her wide eyes. "Because I really want to see Grams' grave! I've so much to say to her!"

The old man gave her a sad look that made her heart clenched in sadness. Not once in her short life, had she ever seen her grandfather looked so sad, so heartbroken.

Naruko didn't like this side of her grandfather.

She looked at the old man again. For as long as she could remember, her grandfather had always raised her. Her earliest memories of him teaching her how to eat with a fork while her cousin looked at them in bemusement.

Even then, he was happy.

He was always so joyful, there wasn't one day has she ever seen him unhappy. She shifted in her spot, watching as her grandfather's eyes shifted towards the picture fame in the window stand. No doubt looking at the picture of him with his sons and wife. She knows without a doubt that he's remembering the past, remembering the times before the death of her grandmother and her father.

"You should change your clothes, Naru-chan." Her grandfather commented lightly. "It isn't proper to go to the cemetery without wearing your best clothes."

Naruko's eyes widen and she glanced down at her clothes. The orange dress she wore was her favorite. It was a present from him when she had become the first in the class, and he wants her to change her clothes! No, she didn't want to change it to another dress! The only other dress she has was the frilly pink dress that his friend had given her for her birthday. The dress he gave her was atrocious with its frill, and now he wants her to wear it.

"Can't I wear pants? Or borrow a dress from one of my friends from school?" She pleaded. "I don't want to wear the dress that Bob-oji-san gave me!"

"It's the only dress that's appropriate, Naru-chan and it isn't that bad." He commented lightly. "You look very adorable in the dress."

"But it has so much frills!" She cried out. "And it itches! And! And I look like a complete weirdo!"

The old man laughed out aloud at her words, causing Naruko to stomp her feet at him. It wasn't funny! The dress was just so uncomfortable and was a bright pink neon dress, where everyone stared at her! It almost made her feel like some kind of doll! If it wasn't a present from her grandfather's friend, then she would have rip the dress into tiny pieces.

"You don't look like a weirdo, Naru-chan." Her grandfather spoke up and Naruko nearly rolled her eyes at him. It was an obligation for him to say this for her, just like it was an obligation for Laxus to keep an eye on her. "If anything, you look even cuter when you wear that dress."

She stared at him. Of course, he will say she looked even cuter when she wore the dress because she was his granddaughter. If he hadn't say something like this to her, then it'll be bizarre. Her grandfather always liked to complement her. He, along with the other members of the guild liked to say she was one of the cutest girls in the whole town. A load of crap. She wasn't the prettiest or the cutest girl in this town. One of the prettiest girls in the town was in her class, having the attention of the teachers and all of the students. Compare to that girl, she was just plain old boring.

Of course, she'll never say this to them.

"…And you only have to wear the dress until we leave the cemetery, Naru-chan." He said, not noticing she had spaced out. "It won't hurt you if you wear the dress, Naruko!"

The blonde looked down at her feet. Wearing the dress was just so embarrassing. Why couldn't he understand it! Besides, she dislikes wearing dresses and skirts! There was no way she could feel the wind in her hair or play in the dirt filled ground without fear of ruining the dress. This goes with all dresses and skirts but her grandfather was unfortunately right. Wearing a dress won't hurt, but she won't wear it! Not even if…

"I'll buy you a lot of ramen when we go to the guild!" Her grandfather said. "And we can get some ice-cream on our way out of the cemetery."

Naruko smiled. "Can I get chocolate ice-cream? And can I get vanilla ice-cream!"

"Only one of them, Naru-chan!" Her grandfather chuckled. "You know that eating too much ice-cream isn't good for you."

"Please, Gramps!" She gave him the puppy dog look. This will no doubt work and she will get her favorite two ice creams. He just can't resist this expression! No one could! Neither him nor the other members of the guild can resist her! Not even Laxus can deny her and he was pretty stingy when it comes to money and food.

"…Oh! Alright but, only those two flavors."

"You're the best grandfather in the whole wide world!" She declared, launching herself to her grandfather. He winced as Naruko gave him a tight hug and gently pushed the girl off him. She grinned at him, feeling happy when her grandfather gave her a small smile back.

When her grandfather gave her a smile like that, Naruko wished that he could always stay like that.

Naruko held her grandfather's hand as they walked towards the grave where her grandmother was buried in.

She knew even before going to the cemetery that smiling wasn't something nice to do but she finds it hard to do so. Keeping a small frown, she held her grandfather's hand tightly and looked around the cemetery with curiosity. She could see so many people with tears rolling down their faces and hear the anguish cries from some of them. She twisted her head to look at her grandfather, hanging her shoulders when she saw the sorrow in his eyes.

"You know your grandmother always loved to hear people laugh." He said out loud, stopping in front of one of the graves. He stared at the grave with a forced smile and looked ready to cry his heart out.

Naruko raised her eyebrows and flickered her head wildly at the grave in front of her. It looked so worn-down with bits of the gravestone tumbling down and dust covered the inscription. Kneeling down, the blue-eyed girl started to wipe the dust off the gravestone and began reading the inscription:

Her life is a beautiful memory

Her absence is a silent grief

Katsumi Dreyar

Sadly missed and never forgotten

X698-X760

"What was she like, Gramps?" She asked softly.

Makarov licked his dry lips. "She was a very gentle woman, always stopping to watch the flowers and never raised her voice one bit." He sighed wistfully. "She was intelligent, having been one of the most smartest people I knew! And she was the prettiest girl with her big blue eyes in my eyes at least. Many guys wanted her and she could have any guy she wanted! But she chose me, the short guy! Asking her out was the best day of my life."

Naruko could feel a lump being formed when she saw that tears were streaming down her grandfather's face.

"Gramps, if you don't want to talk about it then-"

"She loved it whenever people laugh and always wanted to make people happy even at the cost of her own happiness. She was also very caring when it came to your father and Uncle." He continued on, dazing at the headstone in front of her. "Always scolding me for spending too much time in the guild."

"Gramps…"

"She always warned me that spending too much time in the guild and not enough time at home will tear our family apart." His voice broke at this and Naruko stared at him with worry. He shook his head. "She was right of course. She's gone as well as Minato."

"I'm sorry, Gramps." Naruko finally spoke out. "I didn't mean to bring up any painful memories for you."

"You shouldn't be sorry, Naru-chan." He said, ruffling her hair. "It's only natural you would ask about your Grams."

"But I made you feel so sad!" She cried. "I don't want you to be sad! I want to see you smile! If Grams was here I'm sure she would have wanted you to smile!"

The old man ruffled her hair and nodded his head, giving her a small smile before saying softly to the teary-eyed girl. "Naru-chan, you should stop crying." He said gently, smiling at her. "If you keep being sad and keep crying then you will end up looking at me."

Naruko hiccup at his words, giggling as she tried to imagine herself looking like her grandfather and giggled even harder as the image popped in her mind. Her gramps always knew what to say and what to do to cheer her up, from funny faces to the strangest stories.

She turned around and faced the gravestone, clapping her hands together and said to the gravestone. "I'm Naruko Uzumaki and I'm six years old! If you didn't know, I'm your granddaughter and I'll turn seven years old next year! And I wish you'll be there to watch me on my birthday!" She paused and continued. " Gramps misses you and I miss you too! From what Gramps tells me, you're the one that talks some sense to him when he does something stupid!" her grandfather frowned. "But he doesn't do that much! And if you're worried about him not taking good care of his family then you shouldn't worry! He takes real good care of us! Especially me! He always takes care of me when I get sick and always gives me sweets! He's the best grandfather in the whole wide world!"

Naruko nodded in satisfaction and twisted her head to look at her grandfather. Makarov was crying at her words, and tugged her arms, giving her a big hug. She blinked her eyes and relaxed her whole body before returning his hug.

He pulled away from her and said. "You're definitely the best granddaughter in the whole world, Naru-chan. Nothing can compare to you."

"I'm your only granddaughter." She beamed at him. "Of course you think I'm the best granddaughter in the whole world."

"That may be true but you're definitely a good granddaughter, Naru-chan." He said affectionately. "And I want you to know that I love you and Laxus with all my heart, despite being…"

"Strict?" She suggested helpfully.

"Yes, strict." Her grandfather agreed. "Even if I yell at you, it doesn't mean I don't love you, remember that. Please don't forget that because I don't want you and Laxus to think that I don't love the two of you."

Naruko bit her lips and curled her hands into a small fist. Why does he keep telling her this? She knows he loves them. It was plain as day to her. He always gives them presents, helps them with their homework and always fusses over them whenever they get hurt. Sure, sometimes he gives them a sharp lashing with his tongue but they knew he loved them. He will never abandon them and will always protect them. The same can be said for the guild and because of that:

"I'll protect him and the guild!"

She says it like a promise, an oath, and a vow. She will keep it; die trying isn't even an option.

They left when they saw that it was time for them to go see the guild, if they stayed any longer then the guild would be destroyed. The last thing they wanted was to see the guild destroyed.

Two hours later after they left the cemetery, Naruko finally entered the guild.

She took a deep breath, wrinkling her nose at the smell of the alcohol that covered the area and grinning as she heard the guild members greeting them. She gave them a big wave, greeting them back before beginning her search for her cousin. He wasn't with any of the kids that were his age, and he definitely wasn't in the bar. Where's he? Has he gone on a mission and didn't tell her? She pouted. He knows she doesn't like it when he does that!

"Looking for me, Naru-chan!" A familiar voice said. Naruko turned around, grinning at the sight of her smiling cousin standing behind her. Immediately, she launched herself to her blond-haired cousin, laughing delightfully as he twirled her around the hall. It wasn't long before he gently putting down to the ground.

"Why are you wearing the dress that Gramp's friend gave you?" The boy led her towards the bar, helping her sit in the stool. He had a bright smile on his face. "I thought you declared to me and Cana that you will never wear the dress unless your life depended on it."

Naruko didn't know whether to smile sheepishly or to glare at him for reminding her of her oath but gave him a pout instead.

"Well, Gramps made me." She twisted a strand of her sun-kissed blonde hair, avoiding looking at her frowning cousin. "He told me he was going to the cemetery to see Gram's grave and well, I couldn't wear the dress I wore this morning because he thought that it wasn't appropriate enough."

"And he thought the frilly dress was appropriate, did he?" He asked incredulously, looking put off at her words.

"It was the only dress I own beside the orange dress he gave me so I had no choice but to wear this dress." She glared at him as he laughed out loud at her words. "It's not funny Laxus-nii-san! I hate wearing dresses, especially wearing dresses like this! It makes me feel like I'm some kind of doll!"

"You're overreacting, Naru-chan." He waved her protest off. "You look very pretty in the dress, it makes you look very feminine."

"Are you saying I'm not feminine!"

"Yes." Her cousin deadpanned. "Naru-chan, let's face it you can't act feminine."

She gritted her teeth at her cousin and stomped her feet on the ground, causing a rumble to the guild's building. Why does he always says that to her? Just because she doesn't do what most girls like to do, doesn't mean she can't be feminine! She just thought it was pretty much pointless when it comes to their occupation.

"Anyways, what else did you do with Gramps besides visiting Gram's grave?" He crocked his head at her. "Knowing you, you must have asked Gramps for something."

"Well, I did ask him if we could go get some ice-cream from the ice cream parlor." She grinned. "Their chocolate ice-cream was the best yet!"

"You say that every time, Naruko."

"I'm not kidding their ice-cream was even better today!" She licked her lips. "It tasted even better than the ramen, Emiko-chan makes!"

"What taste even better than the ramen, Emiko-san makes?" A voice called out. Naruko twirled around her seat, grinning when she saw a pretty brown-haired girl standing in front of them.

"Cana-chan!" Naruko cried out, launching herself to give her best friend a hug. "I missed you! It feels like forever since I seen you!"

"Naru-chan, I saw you yesterday!" Cana said, struggling to escape from her best-friend's bone crushing hug. "And you're killing me!"

Naruko immediately stopped the hug, smiling apologetically as the brown-haired girl struggled to get her breath. Holding back her strength had never been her strong point, as her grandfather would always point out to her.

"Now, tell me what's this about you saying that it tastes even better than Emiko's ramen?" Cana took a seat beside Naruko while Laxus rolled his eyes. "It must be something for you to say that!"

"The chocolate ice-cream from the new ice-cream parlor tastes even better than ramen!" Cana raised her eyebrows at her in disbelief. Naruko simply scowled at her friend's response, tapping her fingers on the table. "I'm not lying! Their ice-cream was so good that it nearly made me cry tears of joys!"

"Naru-chan, I've been to that ice-cream parlor and their ice-cream isn't even that good!" Laxus declared. "I doubt you actually cried tears of joy from eating their ice-cream! If it was ramen, I would believe but…ice-cream!"

"You just don't understand why ice-cream is so tasty! You don't have my love for ice-cream or food!" She said angrily. "Besides, I eat more food then you so that means I know what I'm talking about!"

"How does that prove anything? You practically eat anything and if you know what good for you, then you'll stop eating too much. Besides I don't need to have your stomach to know if the food is good or not." Laxus said.

"He's right, Naru-chan."

The blonde pouted at her best friend. "Whose side are you on?" she cried. "My mean cousin or me?"

"Naruko! I'm not mean!"

"Yes you're!" Naruko crossed her arms at her cousin. "You told me that I can't act feminine and basically implied that I'm going to become fat!"

"I didn't mean it like that!" Laxus cried.

"Oh! What do you mean then, Laxus!"

"I mean…"

Naruko scowled at her cousin, who looked at lost on how to explain to her what he meant. This was so like her cousin to insult her and then tell her that he didn't mean what he said. If he didn't mean, what he said then why not be more polite about it? If he didn't insult her lack of girlishness and large appetite then, it's how she always seemed to get into trouble with the other girls. If this keeps up, then he will never find a girlfriend like their grandfather always tease him.

"It's just that I don't want you to get be teased by the other kids in the school because of your huge appetite." Laxus finally explained.

"I don't care about what they say." She retorted. "Isn't that true, Cana?"

"I'm not getting involved with your argument." Cana jumped off from her seat and turned to the direction of where Macao and Wakaba were sitting, the two men appeared to have an interesting conversation. "This is between family and nothing to do with me!"

"But I need someone to take my side!" Naruko called to Cana, who was now walking towards Macao and Wakaba. "Please! Please come back! Don't leave me with this meanie!"

The brown-haired girl ignored her, causing the blonde to sigh at her best friend. She turned to look at her cousin, who was arching his eyebrows at her. The blonde scowled at him before turning her head away from him. This caused Laxus to sighed at her.

"I don't want the other kids to bully you because of how much you eat." Laxus repeated, looking at the mission board as he said this. "I just don't want you to come to Gramps with tears in your eyes because the kids are being quite mean to you."

Naruko arched her eyebrows and said. "I can handle whatever they say, Laxus! And if they do then I will give them a tongue lashing like I always do."

"If that doesn't work then you would punch them in the face, causing Gramps to be called by your school." Laxus stated dryly. "I rather like the fact you keep punching them in the face but, Gramps doesn't as you know from the number of times he scolded you about that."

"It isn't my fault they don't know how to keep their mouth shut!" He raised his eyebrows at her in amusement. "And sometimes, they just need a good beating, you know! I know I shouldn't punch them but they deserve it."

"I'm not arguing with you, Naru-chan."

"Well, you're telling me not to fight them!" She pointed out. "Besides, it isn't like I use my magic to beat them! I just punch them in the face."

"Naru-chan, do you know how hard your punch can be? It's pretty much a guarantee if someone gets punch by you that they have to go to the hospital." Naruko blushed in embarrassment. "And if you had use magic on them then Gramps will be disappointed with you."

Naruko looked down at her feet and clenched her hands into a small fist. The last thing she wanted was her grandfather to be disappointed with her. It just pains her when he gives her the look that said 'I expected better from you' or when he tells her that she should have known better. If he was disappointed in her then she doesn't know how to react.

She looked up when her cousin ruffled her hair. He had a huge grin on his face, causing her to give him a small smile as well. "You shouldn't worry about Gramps being disappointed in you, he's quite proud of you." She smiled wider at his words. "He always brags to Dad about how you have more potential then Minato-ojisan."

"Really? He never mention that to me."

"That's because he's worried that you might get a big head."

Naruko smirked and said. "Like you?"

"Yes, like me…wait a second, I don't have a big head Naruko!" Laxus yelled, glaring at his smirking cousin.

The blonde tilted her head and innocently said. "But you always say that you're able to defeat more then twenty bandits, when in actual fact you can only defeat ten or fifteen."

Laxus's eyebrows twitch at her words, causing the blue-eyed girl to giggle at him. "I've you know that I can defeat more then fifteen bandits!" the blonde laughed. "You don't believe me, Naruko! I'll show it to you when school's out!"

"So you mean in six months then? When you had enough time to make your magic stronger." She stated dryly. "Yeah, that's a good way of proving it to me!"

Her cousin glared at her and muttered something about smartass cousin, causing Naruko to sigh at her cousin. She loved her annoying older cousin with all her heart but he can be quite rude at times. If people thought she was rude then they should meet Laxus. He takes being impolite to a whole new level.

"Even if I can't prove it to you now, Naru-chan, I can definitely beat some of the guys in our guild." Laxus rubbed his chin. "Through some of our guild members are quite weak as tou-san will say! I think that's why the kids in our school look down on it."

"No, that isn't the reason why kids in school look down on it." She whispered quietly, turning around in her seat to observe the rest of the guild. She smiled when she hears the laughter from the guild before frowning. She loves Fairy Tail. She loves how heart-warming it was and the friendliness in the guild and she wishes that her classmates could see the good in it but they can't.

"Why else will they look down on our guild?" Laxus arched his eyebrows.

The blonde shrugged her shoulders. " I don't know about the kids in your year but the kids in my year dislikes it because their parents called it a place for useless drunks, who can't hold a job." She replied bitterly. "And they praise those stupid jerks in the military because they can hold a job."

Laxus scowled and muttered. "If that's why you keep punching those kids then I don't blame you."

"That isn't why I keep punching them in the face." Her tone turned cold. "I can handle that because I can always point out that the people in our guild are able to do things that the military will never consider doing. I punch them because…" she trailed off.

"You punched them because what?"

"I'm not telling you." Naruko whispered, hunching her shoulders. "I would rather forget about the reason why I keep getting into fights."

"You know you can always tell me." He said. "I'm always going to be there for you."

"I know." Naruko said, smiling at him. "I know that I can count on you. In fact, I can always count on the guild and you to be always there for me."

The blonde left her cousin when she hears her grandfather shouting her name to come and see him in his office. What her grandfather wants from her is a complete mystery but, ignoring her grandfather is disrespectful and she doesn't like disrespecting him.

Makarov smiled when he saw Naruko standing in front of him. His granddaughter looked at him with nervousness and curiosity, before shifting her eyes towards the pictures of the previous guild masters of Fairy Tail. A barrage of memories suddenly flashed through his mind, reminding him of what his life was once like.

Tou-san! I'm going to become a guild master just like you!

He winced and shook his head, reminding himself that this wasn't the time to remember about his son.

"You called for me, Gramps." Naruko said hesitantly, shifting her gaze from him to the pile of books that surrounded the shelves behind him.

"Take a seat, Naruko." The blonde pursed her lips and did as he said, taking a seat in front of him. He handed her some sweets and the blue-eyed girl beamed at him. She took the sweets and popped it into her mouth, licking her lips as she did so.

"Why did you call me, here Gramps?" She asked. "You rarely call me into your office. So what's the occasion? Are you going to another meeting?"

"Yes, I'm going to another meeting with the other Guild Masters." Makarov sighed. "And when things are just back to normal too."

"Why are you telling me this now?" She asked. "You always give me a warning beforehand! Why are you telling me this now? Where am I going to stay while you're away?"

"It's quite sudden. I just got a letter a couple of minutes ago." Makarov said calmly, staring at his fidgeting granddaughter. "And you're going to stay with Laxus and Ivan while I'm gone."

Naruko turned pale at his announcement and said. "Can't I stay with someone else? Like Macao or Wakaba! I don't want to stay with Ivan-ojisan!"

"Why not? He's your uncle and he's quite capable of taking care of you." Makarov said calmly. "And the last time I left you with them, they were able to somehow to lose you."

"Then why don't I stay with Cana-chan? She won't be able to loose me and I'll be real good Gramps!" Naruko bunched her dress up. "Please don't leave me with Ivan-ojisan!"

"What's wrong with staying with your Uncle?"

Naruko avoided his gaze, seemingly interested in the portraits surrounding the small room. Makarov frowned. Why was his granddaughter behaving so strangely? She doesn't usually act in this way. She was always smiling and joking but, not this time. It seems like there was something she was hiding from him.

"Can you tell me why you don't want to stay with Ivan?" Makarov asked quietly. "You know you can tell me anything, kiddo."

Naruko stared at him, curling her lips at him and opened her mouth to say something before closing it again. She took several breaths. Makarov looked at his youngest grandchild with worry and concern. What did Ivan do to make her act this way?

"Whenever I'm alone with Ivan-ojisan, he would tell me that it's my fault Tou-san died. He constantly says if I hadn't been born then, Tou-san will be alive." Tears were streaming down her eyes. "It isn't my fault he died, right? I mean how is it my fault! He died during a mission didn't he? I wasn't there when he and Kaa-san took the mission! How the hell is my fault that he died?"

"If anyone dare harms anyone in my care than you can be certain I will punish them."

Those had been his words to his son's predecessor when he told him that his son had believed that he could protect his granddaughter. And he would protect her. But he never thought that he would have to protect her from her own family. He gritted his teeth. Ivan was taking it too far by blaming Naruko for Minato and his wife's death.

However, he does need to tell Naruko a little bit about the truth but, not today. Definitely not today.

"It isn't your fault that they died." He said, looking at her in the eyes. The blonde blinked her eyes at him and he continued. "They died doing what their job asked them to do."

"W-What was the job?" Naruko asked, rubbing her eyes until it was dry from her tears.

Makarov sighed and answered. "I'll tell you when you're older, Naru-chan."

The blue-eyed girl nodded her head, giving him a small smile before asking quietly. "Can I please stay with Cana-chan while you're away?"

Makarov sighed and reluctantly nodded his head at her. Naruko smiled and whooped at his words, declaring him to be the best grandfather in the world before running downstairs to tell her best-friend that she's staying with her. He smiled softly before staring down at the picture of his two sons and wife smiling at him. What the hell was wrong with his family? He and his wife weren't able to figure out where their son was, which was saying something. His eldest son had gone insane, blaming his niece for the loss of his brother. The only two sane people in this family were Laxus and Naruko, both of them appearing to have nothing wrong with them.

He sighed and rubbed his beard, staring carefully at the picture of his deceased wife. "I don't know where Ivan get his craziness from." He muttered. "Was it from your side of the family? Because none of my relatives acted in this way."

He glanced at the report in his hands and sighed. He needed to keep an eye on Ivan and keep him away from Naruko as well. The old man stared at the mug filled with beer before taking a huge gulp from it.

He was getting too old for this job.

Maybe, it's time that he starts searching for someone to take over the guild.

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