An Impossible Test

A few hours later, Taira had begrudgingly offered Inadu a tentative fairwell with a promise to reunite later.

No matter what he did, he couldn't shake off the persistent pestering of the spirit who had already died once before.

And as much as he would have liked to have kept ignoring this man, he couldn't do it.

Taira wasn't an ungrateful person.

So far, Velreth had given him many treasures and resources that were literally out of this world.

In addition to his own decent advice too.

Taira couldn't keep taking things from him while giving back nothing in return.

He was a more principled individual than that.

So now, Taira stood alone in an isolated training room. 

His luxurious robes were stripped bare in favor of a simple pair of throwaway pants that he didn't mind damaging.