"Gukko, do you need to say good bye and all? We can come tomorrow," Sir Fey offered.

Gukko nodded, his head still spinning. "Yes, sir, that would be nice..."

Sir Fey smiled broadly. "I'll let you in on something, son, but me and your father were friends back then. We had the same Fighting instructor and went to the same Academy."

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"Big Bro, why do you have to go?" Raine asked again.

Gukko sighed. "Don't worry, I'll come back," he promised. He still felt a tad bit guilty about leaving everyone behind, but...

"Hey, everyone, get some sleep," Hejaat said. With the money that they had received from the clan, they would be able to eat. Hejaat would recieve the payments once every month, enough to support them better than Gukko had with his little jobs.

"Well, you'll visit, right?" Raven asked, smiling. Gukko knew that he was slightly envious. But maybe someday they would save enough for him to go into a clan...

-

"Ready to go?" Sir Fey asked again. His girlfriend, the Sniper, leaned against his shoulder.

Gukko nodded, barely able to speak. They had chosen to leave early in the morning so the little ones would not make such a huge fuss.

"Ready then," the Sniper echoed. "Let's go."

"Good bye," Raven and Hejaat called.

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