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A/N: Okay Chapter 7. Now not going to be any action in this one because everyone still recovering, but it picks up next chapter. After this chapter, I'm taking a break to work on my other stories.
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Chapter 7
Learning About The Wild
Romeo's eyelids slowly flutter open and he finds himself staring up at a wooden ceiling. Through the clear window that lay on his right side, he could see that night has fallen and a full moon was out and was providing the only light in the room.
I think I'm back in the cat head building", Romeo realizes as he laid there for a moment trying to figure out what happened. He then notices that he was laying up against something warm, something extremely warm, almost as if he was next to a fireplace. But he glances across the room and spots the fireplace on the other side, unlit.
"Huh?", escapes his lips and the next thing he knew, there was a tremendous shift in whatever he was laying on and two familiar yellow eyes enter Romeo field of vision, looking down at him from above. Through the moonlight, he is able to make out a scaly face.
"Fonaar?", Romeo questions and is answered with a slobbering tongue which covers his whole face.
"Ack! Stop! Stop it, Fonaar!", the boy screams but to no avail as the young dragon proceeds to licking his face in affection as the noise the two were making rouses the whole building.
"What's going on?", Romeo hears Porlyusica shout from somewhere in the dark.
"I think Romeo is finally awake!", he hears Wendy says in the pitch black.
"Light the room up!", Roubaul commands and a few moments later lights flood the room, provided by torches and Romeo sees that Porlyusica, Roubaul, Wendy, and Carla were standing around Romeo and Fonaar, looks of relief washing over their faces.
"Romeo! You're okay!", Wendy says as she takes a knee in front of him and moves to hug him, only to be stopped by Fonaar, who moved his head in front of her and bares his teeth while letting loose a threatening growl.
Wendy, for all her worth, returns the growl with a glare and Romeo could feel a slight breeze going through the room, despite the windows being closed. Hoping to keep them from fighting again, Romeo instantly takes hold of Wendy's hand and places his other hand on Fonaar's neck and began rubbing it, like he did with the dogs in his neighborhood. The breeze goes away and Fonaar relaxes a little bit, enough that he moves his head back, but still keeps emitting a low growl as Wendy hugs Romeo while Porlyusica checks him over. During this time, Romeo notices bandages wrapped around Wendy's arms, as well as Carla's head, but says nothing on it.
"You gave us all quite a scare there!", Wendy told him, "One minute you were touching Fonaar and the next you were pass out on the ground and the back of your head was bleeding!"
"I what?", Romeo questions.
"Yes, it seems healing your dragon familiar twice within the span of a day put an enormous strain on your body, so much that it aggravated your wound from earlier", Roubaul said as he moves closer to the group, "You were out for four hours with Fonaar here never leaving your side."
Romeo turns his head up toward the dragon who looks back down at him with his yellow eyes.
"But how did you get Fonaar to come back to the village?"
"Well you see, after you heal his wounds and passed out, Fonaar, for lack of a better word, starting freaking out and began nudging you, completely forgetting about the hunters or anyone else", Roubaul began, "At that moment, I offer assistance and told him that we can help him back in the village and he was more than welcome to come along if he behaved."
"And he did it just like that?", Romeo wonder, remembering Fonaar's reactions from earlier.
"Of course, it took some convincing from our side to let anyone besides Porlyusica near you, but once she promises that you would be alright if you were treated back in the village, he allowed us to take you back. Granted, we had to let him take you to the village on his back and Wendy had to stay a good distance away", Roubaul explains, "Furthermore, he almost didn't let her stay in this very building."
Romeo ponders over everything he had missed when a thought occurred to him, "I thought Fonaar couldn't understand people. Grannie Porlyusica had to come and get me to talk to him earlier."
"What have I thought you about calling me-", Porlyusica started before Roubaul stepped in
"ONCE the bond between a Wild Master and familiar is establish, both are able to speak, read, and understand whatever language the other one already knows. Their minds become one", Roubaul spoke sagely though loudly, causing Romeo to turn his full attention to him.
"Wild Master? Familiar? What's that? Wait, how was I able to see through Fonaar's eyes?", Romeo erupts with questions, but Roubaul held up a hand to stop him before he became too far gone.
"There will be time for all that in the morning, but for now you need some rest. Everyone here, including Fonaar, has had an eventful day", Roubaul states as he begins moving back toward his bed at the back of the building, "Sleep well, everyone. Tomorrow is sure to be something else entirely."
As Porlyusica gives Romeo one final look over, Wendy decides to say her piece, 'Thank you for today, Romeo."
Romeo turns his head toward her, "What did I do?"
"If it wasn't for you getting in between Fonaar and myself, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be sitting here having this conversation with you", she says and Romeo hears a grumble from Fonaar, to which he lightly slaps the dragon.
"That's mean, Fonaar!", Romeo says before looking back toward a curious Wendy, "He says that you're lucky I show up when I did."
"Oh", was Wendy only response as her eyes once again narrow at the dragon and the two of them have a stare-off, "I see."
"Perhaps it's time you should see to Carla to her bed and yourself as well", Porlyusica interrupted, hoping to avoid another headache, "While Romeo may have healed Fonaar, you are not so lucky. Besides, your medical training with me starts in the morning. We'll be going over the basic, seeing how your wounds won't heal for at least three days."
"Yes, Miss Porlyusica. Take care, Romeo, I'll see you in the morning.", Wendy says as she and Carla make their exit into their room which was attached to the main building, Fonaar's eyes watching her every move until after she closes the door behind her.
"Bye Wendy. Bye Carla", Romeo waves and to his surprise, both Wendy and Carla return his wave. Romeo was about to comment on the cat change in personality when another thought occurred to him, "Fonaar is all heal up?"
The dragon draws the boy's attention to his eye which was now completely healed as well as the wounds that were on his body from earlier before extending his left wing out to show that there were no longer gashes in it.
Romeo stares wide-eyed at this, but before he could speak….
"You will get more answers in the morning, Romeo, but for now go to sleep", Porlyusica orders as she gets up and moves to the clot that was set up for her. As a tribe member begins to extinguish the torches, Romeo is surprised when Fonaar began wrapping his entire body around him and snuggling him close to his side. While shock at first, he eventually finds the warmth that was being given off by the dragon comforting and slowly, but surely, drifts off to sleep, his head resting on Fonaar's side.
As Porlyusica watches all this unfold, her attention is directed toward Roubaul, who was now sleeping himself on the other side of the structure, albeit while sitting upright.
Romeo will definitely get some answers tomorrow and if I play my cards right, so will I", as she too got some shuteye.
Throughout Cait Shelter and the village that surrounded it, everyone was sound asleep, exhausted from the today's events. The guard shift had just changed and all was quiet in the area….
Expect for two certain individuals….
One was a beast who remain awake and alert while constantly scanning the area around him, taking in every sight, listening to every sound, and tracking every smell that he picked up on. Just because Fonaar took the elderly human male up on his offer to let them treat Romeo didn't mean he fully trusted them, especially the blue-hair girl, or Wendy as she was called, as he focuses part of his attention on the door he watched her leave out of. He couldn't be too careless, for all he knows this could be an elaborate plan to make him lower his guard. He remembers being told that humans were crafty creatures that somehow manage to work themselves up to the top portion of the food chain, despite their fragile bodies and short life spans.
Fonaar briefly turns to look at the full moon that shone through the window and bathed in its light. There he goes again, recalling a piece of advice that he didn't exactly remember where he got it from or who gave it to him. This was happening a lot recently, even before he met Romeo. Just like during his fight with Wendy, he would hear voices in his head telling him what to do, though today was the first time they sounded so clear and easy to understand.
Beforehand, they were muffled, distorted, and he could barely make them out. Depending on the situation, one voice always told him to use violence as a last resort while the other told him to attack first, ask questions never. When Romeo first appeared alongside the elderly human woman at the cave in the forest, the feminine voice that told him to refrain from attacking them won out against the masculine voice that told him to strike them down. And as though they were taking turns, Fonaar acted on the voice that told him to attack Wendy when he saw her lift Romeo up in the air.
Speaking of Romeo as Fonaar turns his head down at the small sleeping form that was the human that Fonaar has become strangely attached to in the past day, going as far as flying after him for hundreds of miles and even take on a human mage who has slain dragons in the past. He felt as though he had to protect him and be at his side at all times. It was as though a powerful bond was formed between them. Fonaar deduces that it happened at the time Romeo heal him back in the forest earlier that day. Fonaar flickers his eyes toward the elderly human male as he slept upright and wonders if the answers he promises Romeo tomorrow would also pertain to him as well. As he shakes his head and returns to his silence watch, he can't help but wonder if this was the begin of a new chapter in life or at least the part of his life that wasn't a complete blur.
Now the second person who was still up and about besides Fonaar (and once again, the village guard) was Wendy, who was laying in her bed wide awake. Next to her sleeping soundly in her own miniature bed was Carla who was finally starting to feel the effect of the pain-relieving potion Porlyusica gave her. Wendy turns to stare at her own bottle of pain reliever that set on her dresser next to her bed, the contents half empty and yet, Wendy was still wide awake remembering that the Potion Mage said that it would take longer for her to feel the effects than Carla due to her body's physiology. So, as she lay there waiting for sleep to finally take her, she recalls the day's events in her head. From witnessing the spiral of light that came from the ancient temple to meeting Porlyusica and Romeo, and all the way up to her fight with Fonaar (she was still vaguely wondering why Romeo name the dragon "charge") and afterward it was safe to say the day has taken quite a toll on her, both mentally, physically, and on some aspect emotionally.
The girl lets out a slow sigh as she once again realizes that despite her best efforts, she was unable to defeat the dragon and if it wasn't for the Romeo showing up, her and Carla's lives would have been forfeited, the bandages wrap all over her body were a constant reminder of this. Though her arms and legs only suffer minor abrasions, it was her ribcage and back that took the most damage when Fonaar struck her into the rock and on the ground. Amazingly, despite the punishment that was dealt, she walked away with only four broken ribs that Porlyusica deduce would only take three full days to heal up if Wendy kept up on the medication that was prescribed to her. Carla's head injury was her only major injury and she would be up and about within a week if she too took her medicine.
We wouldn't have to take any medicine at all if I was stronger", Wendy told herself, the depressing thought she been trying to keep down slowly creeping up into her mind, I can take on a Frost Drake and a Green Dragon that are taking away livestock, but the minute a dragon attacks my village, I turn into a weakling."
Two streams of tears started to streak down Wendy's cheeks as she covers her mouth with one hand in an effort to conceal her sobs, hoping that Carla wouldn't hear them.
I'm supposed to be stronger than this! What if Fonaar didn't listen to Romeo? What if Romeo didn't get to Carla and me in time? The other dragon-slayers can defeat dragons with only their fists, Natsu Dragneel is known to headbutt them, but I can't even beat one using all of my magic!" She continued to mentally berate herself while her muffled sobs rang out, barely registering as a whimper as she was now using both hands to mask them. This went on into the night until she finally tired herself out and fell into a deep slumber, not looking forward to tomorrow.
The Next Morning
Cait Shelter and the surrounding village have had their fair share of strange happenings over the years. Having a flying talking cat, a young innocent girl who has the strength to crack solid rock, and the ancient magic death machine that may or may not exist a few miles from them. Moving on though, a new one to add to their list was the fact that Master Roubaul was currently walking through the village with a six-year-old boy at his side and following close behind them, like eerily close… was a dragon. A dragon who just the day before was wreaking havoc on the village and almost killed two of its residents.
"You sure you're okay with Fonaar being in the village?", Romeo asks for the third time in the last five minutes to Roubaul, "Everyone's staring at him."
"It's okay, Romeo. It just it has been a long time since there has been a dragon familiar in the village?", Roubaul laugh as both Fonaar and Romeo throw baffle looks at the old man.
"There have been dragons here before?", Romeo asks.
"A long, long, time ago, one of our tribe's Wild Masters had a dragon familiar", Roubaul explains before putting a hand to his chin in thought, "Now that I stop and think about it, there has only ever been two Wild Masters in history to have a dragon familiar, I believe the other one was an elf of the northern elfish kingdom eight centuries ago."
"I have never seen an elf or dwarf before, but Grandpa Makarov says that he has met a few on his travels when he was a kid", Romeo recalls.
"Nowadays elves and dwarves tend to keep to themselves within their mountain strongholds and forest kingdoms", Roubaul explains, "If I recall correctly, the Western Elven Kingdom lies on the main island of Caelum. The Dwarven Keeps, however, are well-hidden and they don't take too kindly to strangers."
"By the way", Romeo started, "You mention that Wild Master and familiar thingy yesterday, does that mean something?", causing Roubaul to look at him before chuckling.
"I keep forgetting that you haven't been brought up to speed, forgive me", Roubaul said as he led the two into a clear field just outside the village, "Come, sit. You too, Fonaar."
Fonaar throws Roubaul an annoyed expression before casting a glance at Romeo.
"What?", Romeo asks and Fonaar responds with a growl.
"What did he say?", Roubaul ask.
"He doesn't like you ordering him around", Romeo answers.
"Haha, I see", Roubaul nods, "Could you ask him to then?"
Romeo turns to look up at Fonaar, who stares down at him, "Sit?"
And with an ungraceful flop, along with an eye-roll, Fonaar lays on the ground.
"Wow, wasn't expecting him to listen to me", Romeo confesses.
"A Wild Master's familiar obeys any order give to them by their Wild Master", Roubaul explains, "The only reason why they would not obey their Wild Master is if the Wild Master is not in the right state of mind or it's outside of their capabilities."
"So, you're saying Fonaar will do whatever I say?", Romeo questions.
"Exactly", Roubaul answers as he crosses his legs, "Now let me tell you a story, a story that goes back long before either you, your parents, or even your grandparents were even born. You like stories, don't you?"
Romeo nods his head vigorously, "Yeah! Mommy tells me great stories all the time! My favorite is the one about Acnologia!"
Roubaul raises an eyebrow at this reveal, His favorite story is about the dragon that has destroyed entire countries; what is wrong with the youth these days?"
"Anyway, the story begins way back when, before there was a Fiore or any other nation that exist today. Back when humans like you and I were still young compared to the elder races such as Elves and Dwarves. Back then, men constantly warred with the centaurs, gnomes, lizardmen, and the other races of the plains for resources and space for their growing population. Elves battle for supremacy against the tribes of the forest, and finally, Dwarves built grand and deadly war machines to establish dominance against the races that inhabited the mountains", Roubaul began, "Many lives were lost and many of the leaders on both sides of the conflict went to the dragons in hope of using their might to end the bloodshed. But dragons, being the prideful race that they were and already having their own inter-wars with each other to deal with, chose to stay out of what they consider the petty squabbles amongst the lesser races."
Fonaar gives a loud snort at this, earning a glance from both Romeo and Roubaul, but nothing more.
"You see Romeo, it was believed that Wild Masters existed to help maintain a balance in nature, to keep it from being abused. While that is mostly true, their main goal was to act as peacekeepers and diplomats between the civilized races and the, for lack of a better word, savage ones", Roubaul told Romeo before his face turn grave, "But unfortunately, not everyone agreed with the ways of peace and many Wild Masters were cut down, sometimes by their own people."
Roubaul turns to the boy and notices his frighten expression, "But do not worry, those enemies have long gone away and as far as anyone knows, the last Wild Master died over four hundred years ago."
"But then I show up, right?", Romeo asks, "At least that's what everyone keeps saying."
The boy catches on quick. He is far more intelligent than someone his age should be. I wonder if the mark has something to do with this" Roubaul wonders before speaking, "That you are, that mark, or the Wild Mark, in the middle of your chest proves that you are a Wild Master."
"And Fonaar?"
"Like I said before, he is your familiar", Roubaul states, "Now going off what Porlyusica told me, you heal a wound that was on Fonaar's leg yesterday morning, did you not?"
Romeo nods his head, "Yeah! It has huge! It was bigger than both my hands combine!", the boy explains as he puts his hands side-by-side to demonstrate.
"I see, and without anyone telling you otherwise you moved to touch it, did you not?", Roubaul question.
"Well not really", Romeo admitted, "It was like someone was telling me to touch Fonaar's hurt leg."
That's odd", Roubaul thought, "And what happened after you touch it?"
"I was in a huge place that was covered in white, like a snowstorm or something!", Romeo explains as he throws his hands high in the air to demonstrate the vastness of the place he saw, "Then I saw this green lady!"
Roubaul says nothing as he delves on what he just heard "Then what happened?"
"She said some words I didn't really understand and then I was laying on the ground and Fonaar's wound was healed", Romeo explains as Roubaul put a hand up to his chin.
"Interesting", he admits before turning his attention back to Romeo, "Anyway, by Fonaar being the first creature you have ever healed, you established the familial bond between you and him, similar to the bond between a mage and their familiar, however, there are some differences."
"So, you're saying I can heal things? Grandpa Makarov told me once that that type of magic is long gone and that Grandma Porlyusica is the closest thing to it with her potions and all", Romeo states only to be baffled when Roubaul shakes his head with a laugh.
"First off, young Romeo, Wendy has healing magic, it's ancient magic but she can do it. Though I don't think it would work on you seeing how it requires her to touch you and your anti-magic ability makes that impossible", Roubaul explains, "Second of all, you can't heal people, you can't even heal yourself."
"Why not?", Romeo whine.
"Because it's not really healing, it's more like directing", Roubaul replies as he points to the sky, "The sky, the water, the very ground you're standing on is flowing with the life energy of the planet and as a Wild Master you are able to channel it through you and into either a creature of nature or even a plant. Unfortunately, humans are not of the natural order. Like the dwarves and the elves, they were created by the gods, not by nature itself. Therefore your "healing" ability does not affect them. Also, Wild Master or not, you're still a human and can't heal yourself through those means. You're more likely to be able to heal Carla than that."
Romeo sits there for a moment, replaying in his mind everything he was just told. Moments later, he's shaken out of his trance by a slight nudge from Fonaar who is looking down at him with a worried look. Romeo reaches his hand up to his snout and slightly rubs it, earning a purr from the dragon.
"He likes it when I do this", Romeo says before turning to look at Roubaul who was eyeing Fonaar carefully.
"Tell me, Romeo. Did Porlyusica happen to mention what type of dragon Fonaar is?", the guild master asks.
Romeo shook his head, "She said she has never seen or heard of a dragon like Fonaar."
"Well, that makes two of us", Roubaul says, "I have never heard of a dragon whose scales were as grey as ash, uses a sonic roar that could shatter rock as an attack, or even has a tail with a stinger at the end all in one."
Fonaar lets out a short howl followed by a growl and Roubaul looks toward Romeo.
"Oh, you want to know what he said", Romeo figure, "He asks are you certain you have never heard of a dragon like him."
"I'm quite positive, though there are breeds of dragons all over the world that haven't been seen in centuries, if not longer and they're discovering new ones all the time", Roubaul answers, "I believe Wendy has a rare book on dragons in her room that we could use. She and Porlyusica should be on the west side of the village on the forest edge. Let's head that way, shall we? It's important for a Wild Master to know the full capability of their familiar."
Western Side of the Village
"This here is known as the Manaroot. Mixed with the right amount of Green Rose, it can actually restore a portion of one's magic in dire situations. The drawback though is after the effects have worn off, it leaves the user in a fatigued state for at least half a day", Porlyusica explain to Wendy as the two of them were picking through the bushes.
"Oh", Wendy says in a soft voice that Porlyusica barely heard.
"But if you also mix it with the Yellow Scepter plant instead you can restore one's fatigue, but that plant is rare in these parts", Porlyusica continues on despite the tick mark she had on her forehead.
"Hmmm", escapes Wendy's lips as she looks dead ahead towards the woods, barely paying attention to Porlyusica's teachings. Luckily for her, Porlyusica did have a soft spot for children just like Makarov said.
But that didn't mean she would let them off easy for ignoring her….
"That's it." The Potion Mage said as she got up and began walking back to the village, "I'm getting Romeo and my things."
"Huh?", Wendy said as she snaps out of her trance, "Where are you going?"
"If you're not going to pay attention to the lessons I'm giving, I see no point in wasting my time. I'm heading back to Magnolia", Porlyusica says over her shoulder.
"But Master Roubaul said you would teach me!"
"But he didn't tell me that I would be treated with such disrespect!"
Wendy takes off toward Porlyusica despite her injuries and within moments is standing in front of her, forcing the elderly woman to come to a halt.
"I apologize if you took my lack of attention as disrespect, but I really do want to learn medicine from you!", Wendy told her.
Porlyusica stares the girl down for a moment, her eyes devoid of emotions as she thinks over her options. Judging by the way the girl started to fidget a little, she knew that this was making her uncomfortable.
"Seeing how I do this same thing to those brats at the guild, I would be surprised if it didn't do it", Porlyusica thought as she could feel a minor headache starting to brew, "I hate getting involved in people's personal matters. I don't even like being around people. Grandeeney, if I ever see you again you're going to owe me a favor."
"Let's go someplace quiet", Porlyusica all but orders Wendy as she turns around and heads back to the forest, sitting down by the bushes once more, "Sit."
Wendy was by her side a few seconds later and the two of them sat in pure silence for a time before Porlyusica started talking….
"From my experiences over the years, I have come to the conclusion that there are two types of mages in the world, Wendy", she started, catching the Sky Dragon-Slayer off-guard, "Those who have raw magical power and those who have to relied on their wits."
"Excuse me?", Wendy questions.
"I'll give you an example. The Fire Dragon-Slayer, Natsu, is the epitome of raw power. From what I have seen, the majority of his spells are literally nothing more than giant mounds of fire. The boy only knows how to attack and he lacks restraint. You ask him to light a fireplace and he'll burn down the whole building while trying", Porlyusica says while remembering back to the fire that Natsu cause four years ago that nearly burn the guild hall to the ground, "You are the opposite of him, you just can't run into a fight and hope that constantly punching your opponent will work out in the end."
Wendy's mood sunk with that comment but Porlyusica press on.
"On the other hand, you're a mage who is best suitable for using every advantage you can find over using the overwhelming power of your magic. Take Romeo's father, Macao, for example."
"Romeo's dad?", Wendy asks.
"He's a fire mage, not on the same level as Natsu but a fire mage nonetheless. But what he lacks in power he makes up in the skillful casting of their spells. I have seen him cast a string of fire magic across a room to grab a mug from the tavern without burning it or anything else. He can cast fire nets in a battle that entrap his enemies and he had single-handily defeat nineteen Vulcans on his own, despite being physically weaker than them."
"That's amazing! Nineteen Vulcans would probably be too much for most mages", Wendy gasps.
"From what I gathered while I was bandaging him up, he used the terrain of the cave to his advantage. Luring them into narrow passageways where they had to fight him one at a time instead of rushing him. Although he may be an idiot sometimes, he made proper use of his surrounding, turn the tactics he knew his enemies would use against them, and despite finally getting beat by the twentieth Vulcan, he still manages to survive and you know why?"
"Why?"
"Because his wife, Enno, had him read up on Vulcans before going on the job", Porlyusica told the girl.
"So, what are you trying to tell me?"
"You're a dragon-slayer, aren't you, Wendy? How much do you exactly know about dragons?", Porlyusica asks, causing Wendy to stop for a moment and think about it.
"Just the basics really. I know a bit about their biology and what types breathe what breath, but that's about it", she admitted after a while.
"And there lies your problem. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt about Fonaar for even I don't know what type of dragon he is but if you're going to be a proper dragon-slayer, you should probably be somewhat an expert on all dragon types. You need to know an individual dragon's strengths, its weakness, need to know what type of tactics it might employ depending on its race and how to use them to your own advantage", Porlyusica says as a thought occurs to Wendy.
"But Miss Porlyusica, I did try using my head during my fight with Fonaar!"
"Oh, do you mean when you used your wind magic to spread your scent across the forest to confuse him, or when you ambush him at the lake, or maybe it was when you got him trapped between the rocks?", Porlyusica questions, shocking Wendy.
"Wait, how did you-?"
"Carla told me when I was checking up on her while you were doing your morning divine prayer", Porlyusica answers, "Yes, it's true that you decided to use your wits after attacking head-on didn't work out for you. But if you would have done that from the start instead of waiting until you have no other option, you might have come out on top. I may not look like it, but I have been in a number of mage battles despite my lack of magic when I was with my old Fairy Tail team and one of the things I have learned is that it's risky to switch up your style in the midst of battle. Sometimes it pays off, sometimes it doesn't."
She used to be an active member of Fairy Tail?", Wendy thought but continued listening.
"Now let's be honest for a moment, Wendy. You lost, you lost badly to Fonaar and if it wasn't for Romeo, we wouldn't be having this conversation", Porlyusica told the girl as she glances behind her, "And unless you want to wind up as just another statistic in the Magic Council's records, I suggest you learn more about the creatures that people will inevitably hire you to defeat."
Wendy turns in the direction Porlyusica was looking and spots Master Roubaul, Romeo, and Fonaar coming toward them, the dragon's neck lowers down so Romeo could scratch along the scales of his neck and Wendy could spot a blissful smile on his scaly face. But that didn't stop Wendy from being on-guard as the trio got closer. Fonaar also takes notice of Wendy and immediately starts baring his teeth as his eyes narrow letting out a low growl. An uneasy tension sets in as the two groups come with a few feet of one another with Fonaar even going as far as spreading his wings out a little in an effort to shield Romeo from the girl. Of course, this does nothing to deter the young boy as he simply ducks under and walks over to Wendy, leaving a stunned dragon in his wake.
"Hey Wendy, are you okay?", he asks, catching the attention of everyone present, except Fonaar who was still in shock.
"I'm... fine, Romeo", she finally answers, wondering why he was asking.
"Really? I'm pretty sure I heard you crying last night."
Now Wendy was in shock by this revelation and she had a good reason to be. Years ago, when it was discovered that due to Wendy's enhance hearing it was hard for her to go to sleep because she heard every little thing that was going on in the village at that time, Master Roubaul insulated her room so she could sleep peacefully, only the loudest of noises could be heard on the outside of her room and no one could hear sound coming from her room. The sheer fact that Romeo of all people heard her crying was something she was having a hard time coming to terms with.
"Well, I think maybe Fonaar heard you crying and somehow I heard it too in my dreams because I'm pretty sure I heard someone crying in my dreams and it sounded like you", Romeo tries to explain, "It was like when I was sleeping and I saw everything through his eyes, including the fight you two were having."
Wendy was at a loss until she remembers what Master Roubaul told her while the group was making their way back to the village, (in the very back she might add due to a certain dragon). How they only found where she and Fonaar were fighting due to Romeo's subconsciously being linked to Fonaar's senses. She didn't understand anything that Master Roubaul said at the time, the pain might have had something to do with that, but now it was starting to make a little bit of sense.
"Oh yes, that's right, now I remember", Master Roubaul said as he snaps his fingers, "I was going to talk to you about the Wild Link with you, Romeo. It must have slipped my mind."
"The Wild Link?Wendy repeated.
"Yes, it is the ability of a Wild Master and their familiars to know what the other one is doing. For example, Romeo can see through Fonaar's eyes and Fonaar can see through his. From what has been pass down to me it was usually the first ability that a Wild Master fully controls. Legend has it that at its highest peak, they're able to read each other minds", Roubaul explains while looking down at Romeo, "Though at such a young age, it seems that Romeo can only activate it when he is asleep."
"Is there a way for him to use it whenever he wants?", Porlyusica asks.
"We will get more into that later", Roubaul reassured Porlyusica before turning to Wendy, "But for now, do you still have that draconomicon I gave you for your birthday, Wendy?"
Porlyusica slowly turns her head to glare down at the now suddenly uncomfortable dragon-slayer who turns her attention to the village to avoid eye contact with the Potion Mage.
"I-I think I have it somewhere in my room", she finally admitted.
"Good, could you take Romeo with you and see if you can find any information on what dragon species Fonaar might be?", Roubaul asks.
Wendy's eyes widen and she snaps her neck back toward her Guild Master, "But doesn't that mean Fonaar has to come with me too?", as she looks toward the dragon who was glaring at her.
"Why yes, it does. But as long as Romeo tells him not to attack you, you should be fine", Roubaul stated as he turns to see Romeo giving Fonaar a stern look while pointing a finger in his face.
"You don't hit Wendy, okay?"
Fonaar merely raises what seem like an eyebrow at the boy before returning his attention back to Wendy. He still didn't trust the girl, not even a little, but….
A rumble erupts from the dragon's throat as he turns his head away in an annoyed manner.
"He said he won't attack Wendy as long as she doesn't try anything funny", Romeo translate.
"How reassuring", Wendy mumbles before softly gasping as she notices Fonaar sending a sideways glare at her, "I forgot that his hearing is as good as mine, probably better."
Roubaul and Porlyusica stay put as they watch the awkward trio head back into the village with Wendy constantly keeping an eye on Fonaar, the dragon vigilantly watching her in return, and Romeo in the middle being completely unaware of the tension as only a six-year-old could.
Roubaul coughs softly into his fist before speaking as should as the three of them leave his eye of sight, "If I am correct, you have something you wish to discuss with me", he says to Porlyusica without looking back at her.
"Am I really that obvious?", Porlyusica asks.
"You might be able to conceal your emotions to the youth, but not to an old man like me", Roubaul tells her, "What is on your mind?"
"Two things precisely. How do you actually plan to train Romeo?"
"I assure you, it will be nothing that the boy can't handle", Roubaul answers.
"That tells me nothing", Porlyusica snarls.
"Actually, it tells you everything."
Porlyusica could feel her anger rising as she clenches her fists, but ultimately decide to move on as she thinks about how to ask her next question.
The silence between the two elders carries on as a gentle breeze comes blowing through the area, swaying the tree branches and rustling the bushes.
"Wasn't there something else you like to discuss?", Roubaul says as he glances over his shoulder.
"Here goes nothing", Porlyusica tells herself, "I witness something yesterday…"
A/N: Wendy basically getting lessons in fighting from Porlyusica, who would have thought it? Also, I like to point out that I do not hate Natsu, but I pretty sure Porlyusica dislikes him due to the trouble he causes and let's face it, he usually just runs in and punches stuff. For those wondering about it, Wendy will get her chance to shine in combat within the next two chapters.
Wild Mark: Romeo's Birthmark, the symbol that decrees that the person bearing it will be a future Wild Master. Has a number of abilities that will be discussed later on.
Wild Link: the special ability that links both Wild Master and their familiar. Allow them to see, smell, hear, through their familiar as well as read their thoughts.
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