Chapter 31 (Full)

Anders Pov:

Carefully pushing open the doors slowly revealed an odd scene, a small toddler sized mannequin staring, on guard and staring at us, though that was expected… ish, what really startled us was the twin gems and the single rose that lay beneath.

3rd Pov:

Mara and Lia stood after receiving the report from the young adventurers, deep in their memories.

Mara Pov:

Book of magic in hand I walked back to the dungeon, greeted by its smiling master. "Ah, your back!"

I hand him the book and a slip of paper, "The paper's a gift, on it is the spell 'Starry sky' though not very useful in battle, it always cheers me up."

He gave me a wide grin, put the books to the side and grabbed a flower crown from behind his back offering it to me, "Wow, these must be the most beautiful roses I've ever seen, I don't think any rose can top these!" I cheered.

He gave me another small smile and shook his head saying, "There is one…"

Lia Pov

I was sitting on a rock, a ways away from the dungeon, beside me was a frustrated Zion still failing at making his flower thing but seeming to improve after my words. For a few minutes I let it go on like this, stiff silence. "What are you making?"

"What?"

"What kind of plant are you making that you would sit out here for who knows how long just throwing spears and a wall and seeing which sticks?"

"Oh," his voice softens. "I'm making a gift for Neil, he's been kinda… out of it lately and I wanted to cheer him up. This is his favorite flower the…"

3rd Pov:

"Tarla" The two spouses look over at each other, a small laugh leaving each of their throats as a silent decision is made.