Chapter 65: the castle

after I got done with Artemis both Duke and Daisy wanted me to clean them so I did by the time I got done haha I was pretty clean my self but after I made sure all my beasts got fresh water that wasn't poisoned I walked through the door and want to the bath house where I found all the females in my tribe and even the female elfs from Stream group counting Stream there was 5 females in her group wall Gimli only had 3 female dwarfs in his group who was also in this bath house there was girls washing one another backs some in huge smoking bathtubs and even some helping one another to dress I immediately noticed there was no males in here except for Shosa who was in the same tub as Gem the man was blushing and he was looking straight up out of embarrassment Gem was looking at him with a interesting smirk on her face but the moment I walked in everyone want silent and started at me but I didn't care I simply walked over to a shelf that had a lot of cubbies that I seen everyone had their armor and weapons in them next to this cubby I seen a basket that had folded towels in it I slowly took off my armor that was completely clean from washing my beasts but the undershirt I had on had dark purple stands on it I side and took it off and boof the shirt burst into green flames turning to ash the next second next I pulled off my paints that was in the same boat as my shirt luckily I had at least a spare set of clothes with me but no matter I didn't wear any underwear I turned around completely naked and walked to one of the wash stools that had a bucket of hot water next to it with a scrub brush and soap but as I walked away from the cubbies my tail grabbed a towel I sat down and grabbed the bucket of water and dumped half of it over my head then I started scrubbing my self as I did this is when I noticed it was oddly quiet I stopped what I was doing and looked around to see all these naked beaties staring at me many of them blushed when I looked towards them hell a lot of them was already blushing wall looking at my jacked body espespecially the dwarf woman they had a fierce  gleam in there eyes as they scanned my body but my expression didn't changing seeing all these hotties I raised an eyebrow asking what y yall staring at you know its rude to star that's when they looked away and started talking again but I seen occasionally they all would look at me out the corner of there eyes but I simply turned back forward and continued to wash my self a few moment passed with me peacefully washing the blood off me when someone tap on my shoulder I turned around to see two pretty big mounds in front of me but my expression didn't change as I looked up into Dusk eyes she was blushing slightly but I saw she had a smile on her face sir Azmo do you mind if I wash your back I shook my head saying no thanks you Dusk your pretty but I am a married man and I looked back foward and pulled the brush out and started washing my back I heard a sad sy come from behind me and light footsteps walk away from me after a minute I scrubbed everywhere on my I then dumped the test of the water over my head washing away the soap on my body I then got up and walked to the faucet and filled the bucket back up before dumping the cold water onto my body the moment I did so steam rolled off me I smiled feeling the cold after that I put the bucket down before my tail put the towel around my neck I dried my face as I walked back to the cubbies my body then burst with green fire drying me instantly I folded the towel and put it in the dirty basket before I put on my spar clothes I walked out of the bath house as I put on my hat my armor in a bundling that I was holding by a string I stopped in the hallway I stopped saying miss Harriet yes master and Harriet just appeared next to me like she was always there I chuckled nice trick but can you show me to my room she nodded yes sir follow me and she started walking and I followed we walked to the second floor of this building and she opened the 5 door on the left she bowed to me as she stepped away from the door saying here you go master I chuckled and walked into the room I nodded smiling this room was pretty basic a not to fancy bed a circle table on the right side of the room with a empty armor stand and weapon holders on the right wall hell there was even a wardrobe next to the armor stand and at the back wall was a huge window that looked down on the stables I nodded I like it not to fancy tell me Miss Harriet what is the history of this building I asked as I walked to the table and put down my bags Harriet walked in behind me smiling um master this place was ones the royal knights barracks but sadly all of the royal knights are dead mistress and her father is the last of there family and sense master White is too busy with running his dukedom he can't train the next generation of royal knights and mistress is still going to the royal knights Academy she maybe at the top of her grades but as you have seen and said she is still naïve and has much to learn so she is unfit to train anyone so this side of the castle doesn't see much us there is even a smithy over here that we keep stocked just in case any of our guests wish to use it I nodded and started to hang up my armor as I spoke a smithy you say perfect ones I hang up my great please that me there and please stop with the hole master thing I am nor your ruler nor am I royalty just call me Azmo she smiled shrugging ok but only if you stop calling me miss just Harriet will do I smiled nodding deal there done and I stepped back to hanging above my armor was my shield wall placed next to it was my bident as for my swords they was on my back of course I picked up a my saddle and throw it over my shoulder looking to Harriet I smiled saying please take me to this forge she nodded follow me Azmo and we walked out of my room she closed the door behind me and locked the door she passed the key to me and like that we silently walked back downstairs and out of this building we then started walking up the path that want farther around the castle as we walked Harriet asked so your a Smith Azmo I nodded yes I am one of the best she giggled I looked to her with confusion she looked at me grinning what Azmo that was a very funny joke but if you was the best that would mean you was a master smith who can scribe master rank runes and by the look of the runes on your weapons those are common or maybe epic rank rune maybe I chuckled shaking my head saying miss I might not seem like it but I am a master smith her smile faded ok Azmo you can stop with the joke it isn't funny anymore I laughed shaking my head and looked into her eyes saying this isn't any job miss tell me you seem like you know a bit about runes scribing tell me what do you need to scrib master rank runes she thought about it for a moment before she answered a rune scribing pin made from expensive and rare materials I nodded correct so telling what rank do you think this pin would be able to scribe and I pulled my iron with the gold tip pin out and handed it to her she looked it over and shook her head this pin could only scribe common runes nothing stronger I nodded correct and I took it away from her as I unsheathed one of my swords and held it out to her saying so knowing that what rank of runes are on this weapon she took it and looked it over as she looked it over her face want pale and she looked to me saying epic rank I nodded correct and I took my sword back and sheathed it but how she asked how was your able to get epic rank runes out of such a basic cheap pin I chuckled as I spun my pin on my thumb as it spun the tip started to glow orange I then cot it between my fingers and started drawing a runs in the air as I waved my pin it left a orange glowing line behind it I drew the basic fire rune in the air when I was done the rune flashed woosh it burst into bright angry flames before disappearing I looked over to Harriet and laughed seeing her stunned expression the hell that was only a common fire rune how was it so powerful ones more how did you draw it so fast and with such fluent motion I laughed that's simply I am us to drawing way more complicated runes then this when you draw a legendary or higher ranked rune one small mistake in how you draw the rune and boom that rune will explode and probably destroy whatever you was trying to enchant ones more the more fluent motions are the stronger the rune will me it takes practice and time there is a reason there ant many of us master smiths in the worlds if just anyone could do it everyone would be one she nodded chuckling I know that I have been trained in epic runes and anything below that but I can't seem to grasp anything stronger I nodded your at the stage where most rune scribes quit scribing legendary tell me how long have you been trying make legendary runes she looked up at the sky in contemplation but I didn't mind I simply let her think we walked in silence for a few moments when she looked down back at me saying about 50 or so years now I shook my head disappointedly you have been trying to make a legendary rune for 50 years now and dont look older then 25 gods you elves are a scary bunch but back on topic the fact you haven't realized what you needed to do to advance to the next level is both disappointing and sad she glared at me saying o I am sorry Azmo not all of us can be a child of a god I didn't respond at that we walked for a few more steps in silence when I heard her sy I am sorry Azmo I know you meant no harm in your words but I take pride in the few things I am good in unlike many people I wasn't blest with parents nor did I have a home for a good part of my very long life when I was a child I thought what if I was like those heroes in the stories a children of a god I wished so hard just to be clamed I didn't care if it was a lesser god but nothing came I envy you truly you I stopped walking for a moment and side and started walking I looked to her with a sad smile saying Harriet being a child of the god isn't as great you might think she looked at me with both anger and confusion but in a calm voice she asked what do you mean Azmo and y are you looking at me like that you was blessed to be a child of a god I side shaking my head no Harriet I ant the child of one god but two my life unlike most of the other children of the gods my life has been hell I grow up on the streets going from one orphanage to another I had to steal when I was a child to feed my self and when I got cot I got beat brutality and left there in the mood and cold with nowhere to go no home no person who I could trust I had nothing fuck I join underground fighting when I got old enough I beat and broke people just for a small enough of many I side shaking my head I wished for anything to change I sat there shaking in the rain beaten and blood wishing for a home and yet my parents did nothing they tried to hide me they did nothing to help me hell they even sent things after me just so I was strong enough to survive this dark world that was till I met my best friend Red and he brought me to my people to my family I was claimed by two gods that I have sense then met and forgiven hell I even found the love of my life and even know the only reason I am here is to clear the way for my siblings she looked at me with shock but I seen shame in her eyes as she looked down at her hands saying I am sorry Azmo I just I chuckled no need to apologize Harriet if I was any other child of the god you would have probably been right my situation was very unique and definitely not normal she shook her head saying no that won't do I major assumption that couldn't have been farther from the truth plus it was very rude so I am sorry Azmo your story sounds way to similar to mine I chuckled nodding you have found the home you always wanted Harriet and your strong protect your family she nodded I will I nodded good this is when we stopped in front of a old hut that looked like it hadn't been used in a while but it was completely clean oddly enough She turned to me saying here is the smithy everything you need is inside I nodded smiling thank you Harriet and I walked up to the door and opened it o one last thing before you go Harriet and I glanced back to her with a huge grin stop going off what the books say make your own style it is a art after it should be unique to its artist that all have a nice day and I walked in shutting the door behind me I looked around this smithy there was tools on the left wall under the tools was a few work table with the force in the back left corner on the right side was boxes of materials I chuckled walking to one of the work I pulled out the obsidian nodding let's start the fun and I hung up my hat on the wall and took off my coat and weapons I rolled up my sleeve as I walked to the forge that had a box of coal close by it I scooped some coal into the forge filling it I flicked my hand as a green fire appeared I walked to my saddle but noticed Athena sitting on it she looked up to me asking are you making the tools I side chuckling no I first needs to make a better rune scribing pin then yes she nodded hurry I have been away from my dukedom I side pulling out my hammer and tools from the saddle bag before braking the obsidian into smaller pieces you know master the more you say stuff like that makes me think you don't like being around me or something she stared coldly at me and shrugged do you think I would still be here if I didn't I chuckling nodding yes you would remember I and one of the few who can heal you she angrily clicked her beek and glared at me saying boy do not push your luck besides do you think I just hand out those marks to any basic Joe who can fight and come up with a battle plan no your actually one of the few males who has ever hard that mark you should be honored I chuckled throwing a piece of obsidian into the green flames and at this point the coal's had lines of green fire going through them I pumped the bellows a few times before answering I am master but I have already told you I am going as fast as I can I am only one man I can't be in two places at ones unless you consider my shadow demon me then yes I can this war needs you ones more your people need you so you will need your sight so please just be patient for a little longer I heard her sy ok Azmo but please hurry I have a very bad feel I nodded I will put of seeing the duke till I am done with the tools tell Duke and Daisy not to let anyone disturbed me unless its really important go let me work like that I heard a flapping of wings when I glanced back she was gone o side taking out the bright orange obsidian I picked up my hammer singing cuz its sparks flying time slowly passed and I made a obsidian scribe pin with silver and gold lines that curled down the handle and met at the silver, gold and dark purple tip ones ingot this I started making my next project the needles I would need for Athena but as I worked I mumbled shadow demons go and shooting out from my shadow was several small lines and the moment they touched with the shadows that was flickering on the wall and all around this hut they disappeared I chuckled senseing them moving through the shadows of the castle listening and watching anyone that came in or out of this castle hell I even found Echo in a private training ground and her father who was in what looked like a office the man had white skin with long gray hair and beard he had a very expensive white and blow robs the man was silently signing what looked like business papers I laughed as I brought out the bright glowing orange obsidian I picked up my hammer singing 

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