Dextrox yawned. It was a new morning. The second morning of Winter to be precise. Dextrox thought of staying in his cosy bed where it was nice and warm. Or he could go out into the crisp morning air. He sighed and go out of bed. His legs started shivering. He quickly walked and put on his white cloak. Dextrox primitively lit the fire. He was too tired to cast even a simple spell. He sat near the fire enjoying it's warmth. Knock, knock, knock. Someone was by the Laboratory's door. Dextrox reluctantly left the fire and opened the door. It was Chief Sarius.
"Hi Dextrox." Chief Sarius said in his business tone.
"It's cold today isn't it?" asked Dextrox.
"Yes it is," Chief Sarius said, "But I have a job for you."
"Oh," Dextrox exclaimed, "What would you like me to do?"
"Sorry I am really busy but I have this." Chief Sarius said pulling a scroll out of his blue and red robe.
"Hmm?" inquired Dextrox
"Here. Take this scroll. It has everything you need to know on it." the chief said hastily
"Bye!" said Dextrox shaking Chief Sarius's hands.
"Good luck!" congratulated Chief Sarius as he walked towards the Town Hall where apparently a fight had broken loose.
Dextrox closed the door to keep the precious heat inside. Then he sat near the ever warming fire. He sighed as he opened the scroll. It was handwritten by the chief in his wonderful handwriting.
Dear Dextrox,
As I may have told you I am really busy. I have been preparing Goblins to be tamed. soon they will be and we can fill up our storages. But I need your help. If you can utilize the speed of a Goblin, the strength of a Barbarian and the cunning of an Archer and put it together in one troop. I will fund your Academy till you become level 3. I will be sorry to see you go. All of us here in our village. But time must go on and friends will come and go. You might see me sometime. But I do not know if we can be friends.
Will give you 2,000 liters of Elixir as a budget. Any leftover Elixir will be yours to keep. So is the 750 liters of Elixir you already own. I hope to get it in one month but if you must go over then it is fine though it is most preferably 1 month.
Your Chief,
Sarius
Dextrox felt something inside him that he hadn't felt since the Academy. He felt tears. Dextrox still remembered his friend Quatim. He always made jokes that lightened up Dextrox's mood whenever he was feeling stressed or down. He always cared for Dextrox when Dextrox most needed it. He had been with him every moment of Dextrox's Academy life. Dextrox could never have anyone as close as Quatim ever again. Dextrox knew that Quatim was moved to a village with a level 7 Town Hall when he had been moved to a level 4 one.
Dextrox felt the tears rolling down his cheeks. They dropped onto his lap. He started sobbing. He had new friends now. He was about to lose them too! Dextrox sobbed so hard he fainted.
Dextrox woke up. His eyes were still wet from his crying. He looked out of a window. It was getting dark. Dextrox also noticed the fire had gone out. He slowly walked back to his bed. He didn't bother washing. Nor did h want to eat. He needed some rest. Dextrox put his head on the fluffy white pillow. He closed his eyes and fell asleep not to long later
Dextrox woke up the next morning with a groan. He didn't want to get up. Well at least not in the cold. He even shivered under his blankets. That's how cold he was. Dextrox quickly got out of bed and then quickly put on a thick wool coat. He walked over to the fireplace and he willed fire to appear in his hands. Then he threw it towards a small log next to his fireplace. It caught on fire easily. Dextrox quickly put the log and some more pieces of wood in the fireplace. Warmth filled the air as the fire crackled and grew bigger. Dextrox prepared himself some dinner. Dextrox still had the memories in his head but he felt better now that he reflected on them. Dextrox had prepared himself some toast. He had toasted his bread with the classic fire spell. "Toastix Briesd". Dextrox enjoyed the bread while sitting by his fireplace. He sighed. He quickly finished his toast and then he decided to have a walk outside to get some fresh air. He had a walk to the outskirts of the clearing. He looked in the woods and saw a boar sniffling through the undergrowth. It spotted Dextrox looking at it and ran away. Dextrox walked back to the village. He sighed with content. He knew that we would enjoy his last days here. He made sure that he was going to live them to the fullest. He was going to enjoy his last days here as much as he could. No moment would be wasted. He made certain that this last project was going to be a good one.