er and kindness... as well as something else. A glimm

ng and so was his smile

rla growled, walking up

ression Alaric had never seen before, "I ran into a few d

la asked, som

little as to be Loners. Perhaps a Coalition. They didn't seem coordinated en

bdue them?"

t but you know how demon-hunting is with

atisfied by this an

! Off you go! Don't take your char

heard it a few thousand time

sighed, "A

lia," Alaric resp

ildren embraced their caretaker, "If you get

rm smile, his azure eyes reflect

u know it," Alaric gave

mored man and bowed deeply

year. If you do well, your lives will change dras

tween each other. The stingray guardian could not be more bothere

ature's wings were floating a

c sig

tricks again.] Alia's voic

Finn opened his mouth to speak, then closed it with a loo

nges,' Alaric m

arin's voice came with a

? We saw this with

umbled, "The kids get more boring

b... or rather, amble up onto its back. Atop the guardian's back was an i

sed and would require one to sit with their legs out in front of the

e's back came the revelation

lumn were three other kids the same age as Alaric

ir clicked his tongue. Alaric was no expert but he

laughed, "I thought it was impressive

en obvious over the years. He pulls some random stunt every year. I just didn't

t Adam's first time. This guy tried to jump onto the

Finn in mirth. The blonde boy with

ell. It seemed they had witnessed a similar event themselves that very m

the boy growled

ht, brats. Strap in and don't fall out. I'm

ans had manifested as such creatures... and considering how varied

nto a pair of alloy handholds on the side as the great bea

eleration threatened to tear

H,' we

t into the sky, swallowing the remainder

joined were thrust into the back

ght and levelled out into a comfortable soar. Up h

Alaric failed to recognize his surroundings, he turned just in tim

village illuminated its position. Looking at it from this high for

was only but a spec now... 'I guess calling him SwiftWind wa

astest of his kin

know

u think] Alia repl

ric something about magic or the world around him in ways so va

concepts beyond his understanding. When something didn't make sense 'the way

e just myster