Reunion and Goodbye

Chronic didn't have to worry about bringing it up because Root told the elders when he went to get them from their tent. No longer interested in seeing the horns of the Minotaur the crones asked him to summon his monsters, Root told them everything he was told and chronic shot him a dirty look. "I will when my parents return" he told them, "Your parents are both here already resting having completed their tasks. now let us see your monsters immediately" said Nutmeg while the others nodded in agreement. "Not until I see them" Chronic said with defiance in his eyes. "Fine rest until they wake up but, first show us the Minotaur horns to prove you completed your task" said Fir compromising. Chronic took out the horns and handed them to her, they took turns looking them over and each crone nodded in acceptance. They returned the Minotaur horns and went back into their tent, Chronic went to the tent that housed his parents and sat in the chair in front of it. hours went by before Root walked up with a slightly guilty smile, "Hey, sorry I didn't know it was a secret you are a Tamer, I was just so impressed that I spoke without thinking. come on it's getting late we have a tent ready for you, I even made dinner seeing as you haven't eaten since we got back" "I'm not mad anymore, just worried about my parents. I fought a Stone Golem and didn't even get hurt, yet mom, she got hit with petrification and barely made it back. And dad was covered in blood with broken bones, I just don't understand how they are both so strong. So why?" Chronic asked sadness in his voice. "Listen kid, the dungeon you entered was only a five floor dungeon, your parents both entered a 20 floor dungeon. Their targets were on the final floor, remember those rings you got from the Stone Golem you fought? well those were copper and the ones your mom brought back are black iron, that's Four evolutions higher than the one you fought. I'm probably the weakest member of the clan if I'm being honest, I could never have defeated the Minotaur you beat and tamed. The phoenix is probably the only monster in the dungeon you beat that would give your parents trouble, and that's only because it can fly. So don't worry they'll be fine, come on, I'm hungry and if you don't hurry I'll eat it all myself" Root said with an encouraging smile.

Four days passed before Fenrir woke up, he was completely healed though he was a little sore. Four days in bed with no food was not his Idea of a good time, he walked outside and saw Chronic sitting on a chair. "So when did you get back?" "Dad you're awake!" "Yeah, I got bored being in bed so I decided to wake up and eat instead" "Come on and tell me everything that I missed". They ate and told each other about their battles, and Chronic told him as soon as his mom wakes up he would show them both his monsters. Two days later and Freya woke up, the first thing she did was hug Chronic so hard he thought she might snap him in half. Chronic, Fenrir, and Freya all ate together sharing their stories, when Freya heard he was a Tamer she just like everyone else had a concerned look on her face. Chronic noticed that and asked, "Okay, why is everyone looking at me like I've caught a plague?". "Well, it's not something just anyone can become, in fact the last known tamer was a man called Decay. He claimed to be the Demon King and nearly destroyed the world, they say if the Gods didn't intervene directly he would've succeeded. No one knows what happened to him after that but, since then tamers have become shunned by everyone who knows what they are. That said I'm still proud of your accomplishments, it couldn't have been easy at your age" Freya said. "Chronic let's go to the elders, I'm sure they want to see your monsters as much as I do" Fenrir said with a light smile in his attempt to reassure him.

Everyone was gathered on the crones orders, they were all curious about what was happening. "You have all been gathered here today because this affects you all, firstly Chronic if you could show us now" Nutmeg said clearly impatient from having to wait a full week. Annoyance on his face for having to be some sort of entertainment for everyone, Chronic summoned Agni and Abyss making everyone jump back with fear. "Monster!" screamed some grabbing their weapons, while others looked at Chronic with disdain and disgust. Freya and Fenrir just had worry in their eyes, they had both been wishing Chronic was telling an exaggeration to seem cool. Faced with the truth and seeing for themselves, the only thing they felt was fear for their child. "Everyone stop!" shouted Nutmeg, seeing the reactions Chronic unsummoned them. "Now that everyone is aware of the situation we will decide if he stays or becomes one of the banished. If he stays we will have to stay quiet about him being a Tamer, if he becomes one of the banished no one of the clan may have contact with him ever. Now if you wish him gone raise your hand" Beech stated, everyone raised their hands except for Freya, Fenrir and to everyone else's surprise Root. "It has been decided, Chronic you are hereby banished from the Amarok Clan. Not only have you been banished but because your status was never confirmed you were never part of the clan. we ask you to forget ever meeting us and to leave immediately, if you aren't gone in thirty minutes you will be considered hostile to the clan and will be hunted down" Nutmeg stated. Hearing this Freya and Fenrir said together "We Revoke our status of cl-" "Stop! I'll leave, alone besides I was thinking about it and decided, I would leave regardless of whether or not I was made part of the clan. I will be leaving now goodbye Mom, dad, I love you both. Root thank you for everything I hope you gain more faith in yourself, in my opinion you are stronger than anyone in this clan. You didn't fear me enough to reject me like the others for your own safety, that makes you stronger than them all" Chronic interrupted his parents and stated.

True to his word Chronic immediately left leave a letter to his parents, they read it and wanted to chase after him but decided to respect his decision. The letter stated "Hey its been 2 days since I got back and had time to think, it would be for the best if I left. I've found out I'm a Tamer but, I fear staying would endanger you both and I refuse to do that. Don't worry about me I have two great new family members who will always be with me, so I'll never be lonely and I want to find out more about being a Tamer. This is my business so please understand that we must part ways, I'll be heading to the elven kingdom to learn more about the plants of the world. I love you both and always will, who knows maybe one day we will meet again. If that happens I hope you will be proud of the man I'll become. Goodbye love Chronic" the elders were shown the letter and were hit with guilt, never could they have guessed that he was thinking about the whole clan. Root read the letter and told the rest of the clan, not believing him they wanted to see the letter for themselves. Hearing the unrest of the clan the elders decided to read it in front of everyone, and they too felt guilt in their hearts. How quickly they pushed a child away out of fear for themselves, only to find out he planned to leave on his own for their sake. "We made a grave mistake out of fear that the world would turn on us for having a Tamer among us, we banished a child who already planned on leaving to keep us safe. A child worries about our safety and we rejected him, how can we let this stand. we've fought against entire countries alone and won, yet we fear a child?! are we truly that pathetic?!how can we ever have honor if we don't fix this injustice?!" Root shouted at everyone with anger and disgust. "Calm yourself Root, however he is right about one thing. That child was wronged by us and we will make it right, he said he was going to the elven kingdom. So who is going with me to fix our wrongs? This task is for our honor" asked Fir, and Freya, Fenrir and Root all stepped forward. "Freya, Fenrir I know you wish to go but as acting leaders you can't leave with us, however we will let him know that you wanted to go when we see him. We all saw that phoenix an hour ago so we won't catch up to him anytime soon, besides he didn't head in the direction of the elven kingdom so who knows when he will show up there. It could be years before we encounter him again, but until we do, we will wait for him at the Elven kingdom for only then will our clan be redeemed" stated Fir as she and Root left to get ready for their new clan task.