Φ Soon, the boy starts to run off again, and under his breath, he says, “721.”Then he locks his eyes towards another beastkin and starts to move towards him without wasting a moment.Φ Sitting on the back of my cow, I look onto the rest of the beastkin in front of me, and say, “Keep working, my little minions.”“Hey, Callum, get your butt down here and start working like we are.”“Oh, but I am, don’t you see all of the hard work Ms Milker here is doing?”“You can’t just misappropriate one of the cows from Anucroí to use for your work.”“Oh, but I can, it is called being a druid, but I guess you branchless wouldn’t know that!”Φ As Callum mocks his friends in a playful manner, the cow he is riding sees a young boy appear in front of it. He quickly dances and moves while flinging a blue cape through the air, which incites rage within the cow, making it charge forward.Φ As my little Milker charges forward, I start to rub his head and say, “Hey, Milker, you need to slow down, or I am goi

And looking at them in the distance, Ganthrú hides further away from everyone, keeping to himself.But to his annoyance, two people move up to him, one a man, and one a woman wearing the uniforms of the Red branch knights, Morrigan Squadron.The woman says, “Did seeing the little children socialise want to make you stop being a loner, Ganthrú?”The man says, “You’re rather good at being a commander, so it would help coordination if you joined in.”“Rosemary, Gentia, you’re both no longer part of the Red branch knights' general squadron; you're members of Dumnorix strike squad, so I don’t want you bothering me.”Rosemary says, “You remember on the first day we joined the Red branch, you said we can come to you for everything from now until the end of time.”“I don’t remember adding that last bit.”Gentia says, “Knowing you, it was implied.”Rosemary says, “And it would be nice if you could come and fix your reputation.”“It doesn’t matter if I do or not. My idiocy led the general army t

-Break-Counting down his fingers, Orb says, “Four, three, two, one,” and then, Senán underground lets out a huge roar that gathers everyone's attention. Then, with a shattershell, Orb shouts, “COME AND GET SOME FOOD!”The people who have been working tirelessly all start to head out one by one towards a series of stalls guarded by the Red branch knights, and together with other soldiers, Orb hands out meals to everyone.When Abbán comes to get his food, he looks down and sees a bowl with rice, a random meal, and some sauce.Then he says, “Where did you get all of this?”“From the food stores within Anucroí.”“Aren't those used for emergencies?”“Yep. But since we won’t be having any food emergencies after today, I thought it was a good idea. Besides, you’re all working so hard, so you should all be rewarded.”“Well, I will enjoy.”Taking his bowl, Abbán moves to eat with some of the other Fanalis along with Avaram, Elliot and their respective people.In front of him, Dillion, his brot

Ganthrú, looking at everyone, says, “I am Ganthrú Ó Gairbhith, leader of the general army within the Red branch knights, and I took a vow, I made a geas to Senán when I assumed this role to ensure peace and unity within the country. But I have failed at this. When fighting became hectic, I wasn’t able to stop it. When bodies were piled up, I was leading the charge, and when another war was about to break out, I didn’t do everything I could to stop it. Many people have power within the land of Nialathrú, but I solely wield the power of death, the power of force to destroy others within the land, and I was the only one who could have brought order to chaos, and allow actual discourse to thrive.”Bowing, Ganthrú says, “Everyone, I apologise for my foolishness and cowardice. In this land, we all deserve to live without fear of violence, and protecting that right was my number one job. But there are people today, including yourselves, who wish to fix all the damage I have caused, and while

Looking at me, she says, “Understand this, you trashy little child. I care not about what you have done, what you can do, or what you will do. You are of absolutely no concern to me.The only reason I am here and choose to humour your nonsense for even a second longer than I have to is because Avram decided to work for you. It’s the only reason I have been here, and will continue to be here.But if you’re as nice as you think you are, I want you to go away and never show your face in front of me, because there is only so long I can keep up with a brat's whaling for attention before I lose myself. Get out of here, you utter pest.”Her words were ordered and neat, very few insults were scattered throughout them, but the calm manner in which she said them, the despairing look in her deep red eyes, and the shining pink in her dark hair all combine to give me one impression: disgust at the lifeform in front of her.Φ Orb’s hair shifts rapidly like an undercurrent before eventually stopping