Audax looked at the orb, curious. What was this? Something to do
with the chant and his magic, no doubt. He felt some pride well up.
He'd done something (well, he didn't really know what he'd done,
but still)! Hopefully the right thing...
Audax jumped back a bit, startled. Okay... hmm; it was a start. He
decided to actually get some sleep early... he had a shift at the
store he worked at really early tomorrow morning.
Meanwhile...a few hours earlier. Emerald was waiting at the cafe.
This time, he had properly invited Fortem over. He wasn't going to
delay showing him the stores any further, and he had to introduce
him to Remus. Too much! So excited!
"You're half right," Fortem said. "I was near the orchard when I
remembered the meeting... anyway, you're gonna show me more of the
stores, right?" Fortem asked. He spent a lot of time in his castle
room, and didn't know the anthian district as well as he would like
to.
“R-Right. I was...but I think you need something else first,
somethimg to get you relaxed...has somethimg been bothering you?”
Emerald put a paw on him, concerned
“You’re stressed as hell...come on, let’s get you niced and
relaxed.” Emerald murmured as he guided Fortem to his dads parlour.
His father often spoiled Fortem whenever he came along
“Well, I recovered from all of my injuries by now of course. Come
in! I’ve got the highest available treatment prepared again!” He
smiled cheerfully as he walked to the back room
"Ah..." Fortem said, eyes closed. "How do your bubbles manage to
get better every time? Each time, I think 'this is it. this is the
best bubble massage I'll experience' and then you go and top it."
He let out a small laugh.