Trent wanted to do something to get Kyra out now, but if he couldn't
do anything for at least a few days, he might as well start preparing. The
first thing they learned in their combat training was to study their
opponent.
"What kind of defenses do they have set up around the prison?" Trent asked, hoping they were something he could get by.
"They really don't have a lot of defenses set up around the prison. There are normal monsters roaming around that are native to that area, some are venomous, but nothing that will kill you." Usalator said hesitantly.
"Then what are you so concerned about?" Trent wondered what could concern a summoned monster as powerful as this one seemed to be.
"Well- the thing is- they only have one military summoned monster guarding the prison, along with a few weaker ones to bring news, supplies, and maintain the premises. However, even if we get your friends out, there really isn't any way for us to free them from the pendants." Usalator told Trent with sympathy on his face.
"But you were freed when I captured that spell-" Trent said quickly, wondering why freeing his friends would be any harder.
"Yes, you did free me, surprisingly, but that must have been because the spell you put into your pendant was a powerful one and it was crafted by many summoners. Also, the imprisonment spell must have been weakened over so much time. Normally the only way to free someone from these pendant prisons is to have a fully trained Amakie summoned monster release them with a spell and a potion."
"Ok, where can we start?" Trent asked, impatiently wanting to go as quickly as possible.
"Well we need the potion before we can ask an Amakie to cast the spell for us. I don't know how to make it myself, so you will have to go ask the merchant Jushel. He lives in the town of Gilresh to the north. Show him your pendant and tell him that I sent you. Follow his directions and bring the ingredients back here." Usalator told him as he started walking towards the door.
Suddenly, one of the men from the Sestique came in. Trent stepped back surprised.
"Usalator Sir, Jestock needs you to lead a defense in the southern city of Habel, scouts have informed us of a small army of summoned monsters heading in that direction." The man said in a voice that suited a soldier.
"Tell Jestock that I will meet him in his hut when I am done here. Go." Usalator told them and they walked out the door.
"I have to go, but I have talked with one of the young swordsmen we have here and he will aid you while you look for the ingredients. You can find him in the training hut in the west side of the camp." Usalator said to him as he walked out the door.
Trent was alone now and grabbed his things. He thought it was best to hurry on his way. He walked through the camp and bought some supplies from a traveling merchant. He then proceeded to look for the training hut.
There were several huts as he walked by, all made of brick with straw and wood roofs. There were mostly young men here, some of the men were talking to each other, but they all looked like they were dressed in a semi- ready-to-fight- way.
He walked in a few huts and found that most of them were living quarters for the men here; there weren't very many women. There was a storage house, with some military supplies and finally there was the training hut.
When he walked in, he found some of the men were practicing sword techniques that he hadn't seen before. Their apparent teacher was a rather young looking man with startling eyes. Before he could say anything, the teacher told them to continue practicing and he walked over towards Trent.
"Trent I presume?" He asked, but he looked as if he had no doubt in his mind.
"Yes"
"Well then, I am Sephan, Usalator told me to accompany you in your quest to free your friend. I will also be looking for signs of military activity from the summoned monsters on our journey, just so you know." Sephan tells Trent, in a very formal way and they continue towards the town of Gilresh.
They travel through the Amber forest until night fall, and decide to camp for the night.
"We are very close to the village now. We should be able to make it to the Gilresh village very early tomarrow morning. Have you been there before?" Sephan told Trent curious to know how exposed to the world he was.
"I went their a few times to trade with my father before I started attending the summoners school. I am from the village of Teforn to the north-west of there." Trent answered Sephan.
"So you went to the summoners school? What kind of skills did they teach you there?" Asked Sephan.
"Magic and combat skills mostly, along with a little history and magical art. I just started learning a capture technique in my art studies." Trent told Sephan.
Sephan's eyes got really big and he looked very suprised. Then he looked disbelieving.
"They were teaching you that in magical ART?"
"Yes, after they discovered that I had the talent they let me study it. What's so strange about that?" Trent was really puzzled now. All that silly spell did was make pretty necklaces from spells.
"Was anybody else studying it?" Sephan was beginning to think something strange was going on.
"Well, no, I guess nobody else had that particular talent, but that's not unusual. The summoners are the only ones that can learn summoning magic, and their are other semi-rare talents taught to a few students as well."
"Hmm. ok." Now Sephan was thinking that their must be something diffrent about this boy that he didn't know. "So your parents must be pretty powerful magic users; are either of them summoners?" Sephan was still trying to figure out how he got such a powerful talent.
"No, not really. My dad can do magic pretty well but my mom, was never that great at it; I got into the summoner school only because I showed that I had particular talent."
"Ok, well did they ever give you any training in fighting summoned monsters in that school of yours?" Sephan forgot about his unusual talent, and moved on to the point he was trying to get at.
"No, we were supposed to work together with them; we weren't counting on a war." Trent replied to Sephan; he was rather upset that they weren't at peace with the summoned monsters anymore.
"Well then I am going to teach you a spell then. Typically, you can cast this spell on a weaker summoned monster and that will enable you to transform them to their human form. After that you can fight them normally." Sephan told Trent, and with that they decided to go to sleep.
"What kind of defenses do they have set up around the prison?" Trent asked, hoping they were something he could get by.
"They really don't have a lot of defenses set up around the prison. There are normal monsters roaming around that are native to that area, some are venomous, but nothing that will kill you." Usalator said hesitantly.
"Then what are you so concerned about?" Trent wondered what could concern a summoned monster as powerful as this one seemed to be.
"Well- the thing is- they only have one military summoned monster guarding the prison, along with a few weaker ones to bring news, supplies, and maintain the premises. However, even if we get your friends out, there really isn't any way for us to free them from the pendants." Usalator told Trent with sympathy on his face.
"But you were freed when I captured that spell-" Trent said quickly, wondering why freeing his friends would be any harder.
"Yes, you did free me, surprisingly, but that must have been because the spell you put into your pendant was a powerful one and it was crafted by many summoners. Also, the imprisonment spell must have been weakened over so much time. Normally the only way to free someone from these pendant prisons is to have a fully trained Amakie summoned monster release them with a spell and a potion."
"Ok, where can we start?" Trent asked, impatiently wanting to go as quickly as possible.
"Well we need the potion before we can ask an Amakie to cast the spell for us. I don't know how to make it myself, so you will have to go ask the merchant Jushel. He lives in the town of Gilresh to the north. Show him your pendant and tell him that I sent you. Follow his directions and bring the ingredients back here." Usalator told him as he started walking towards the door.
Suddenly, one of the men from the Sestique came in. Trent stepped back surprised.
"Usalator Sir, Jestock needs you to lead a defense in the southern city of Habel, scouts have informed us of a small army of summoned monsters heading in that direction." The man said in a voice that suited a soldier.
"Tell Jestock that I will meet him in his hut when I am done here. Go." Usalator told them and they walked out the door.
"I have to go, but I have talked with one of the young swordsmen we have here and he will aid you while you look for the ingredients. You can find him in the training hut in the west side of the camp." Usalator said to him as he walked out the door.
Trent was alone now and grabbed his things. He thought it was best to hurry on his way. He walked through the camp and bought some supplies from a traveling merchant. He then proceeded to look for the training hut.
There were several huts as he walked by, all made of brick with straw and wood roofs. There were mostly young men here, some of the men were talking to each other, but they all looked like they were dressed in a semi- ready-to-fight- way.
He walked in a few huts and found that most of them were living quarters for the men here; there weren't very many women. There was a storage house, with some military supplies and finally there was the training hut.
When he walked in, he found some of the men were practicing sword techniques that he hadn't seen before. Their apparent teacher was a rather young looking man with startling eyes. Before he could say anything, the teacher told them to continue practicing and he walked over towards Trent.
"Trent I presume?" He asked, but he looked as if he had no doubt in his mind.
"Yes"
"Well then, I am Sephan, Usalator told me to accompany you in your quest to free your friend. I will also be looking for signs of military activity from the summoned monsters on our journey, just so you know." Sephan tells Trent, in a very formal way and they continue towards the town of Gilresh.
They travel through the Amber forest until night fall, and decide to camp for the night.
"We are very close to the village now. We should be able to make it to the Gilresh village very early tomarrow morning. Have you been there before?" Sephan told Trent curious to know how exposed to the world he was.
"I went their a few times to trade with my father before I started attending the summoners school. I am from the village of Teforn to the north-west of there." Trent answered Sephan.
"So you went to the summoners school? What kind of skills did they teach you there?" Asked Sephan.
"Magic and combat skills mostly, along with a little history and magical art. I just started learning a capture technique in my art studies." Trent told Sephan.
Sephan's eyes got really big and he looked very suprised. Then he looked disbelieving.
"They were teaching you that in magical ART?"
"Yes, after they discovered that I had the talent they let me study it. What's so strange about that?" Trent was really puzzled now. All that silly spell did was make pretty necklaces from spells.
"Was anybody else studying it?" Sephan was beginning to think something strange was going on.
"Well, no, I guess nobody else had that particular talent, but that's not unusual. The summoners are the only ones that can learn summoning magic, and their are other semi-rare talents taught to a few students as well."
"Hmm. ok." Now Sephan was thinking that their must be something diffrent about this boy that he didn't know. "So your parents must be pretty powerful magic users; are either of them summoners?" Sephan was still trying to figure out how he got such a powerful talent.
"No, not really. My dad can do magic pretty well but my mom, was never that great at it; I got into the summoner school only because I showed that I had particular talent."
"Ok, well did they ever give you any training in fighting summoned monsters in that school of yours?" Sephan forgot about his unusual talent, and moved on to the point he was trying to get at.
"No, we were supposed to work together with them; we weren't counting on a war." Trent replied to Sephan; he was rather upset that they weren't at peace with the summoned monsters anymore.
"Well then I am going to teach you a spell then. Typically, you can cast this spell on a weaker summoned monster and that will enable you to transform them to their human form. After that you can fight them normally." Sephan told Trent, and with that they decided to go to sleep.