planned on recruiting new guild members originally, but
after some thought decides that it is for the best. I instruct Mason that the
guild objective for now will be locating and collecting the mysterious stone
tablets. If any guild member is to acquire one of them, he or she will
immediately be promoted to an upper guild member and permitted residence in our
secret base.
I shake my head to myself,
wondering why I didn’t think of such a brilliant idea earlier.
‘Wait, if Mason was
the spy, then what is the deal with Mouse always appearing wherever I am? I
honestly wouldn’t be surprised if he appeared in the secret base to sell some
of his wares,’ I silently think to
myself in confusion.
Chapter 39 – Separate Paths
– Lost –
After making the decision
to take on different roles for our new guild, ‘The Wanderers’, we all travel to
Iceridge before parting ways. I take the lead with Fen and Mason on either side
of me, with Verde, Sir Laurence, Matrix, and CaptainGordon following close
behind.
The south-eastern area of
the new Kingdom of Dalbe, also known as the former Kingdom of Glace, or
south-east-most Human Realm, is currently going through a light snowstorm. A
few small snowflakes land on my face, but quickly melt away. I am not
discomforted from the cold thanks to my cloak blocking the effects of nearly
the entire storm, but I do feel a lingering dampness.
The distant walls of
Iceridge can be seen after a few hours of walking. Everyone, apart from Fen, is
slightly miserable from walking through the storm. Perhaps it was due to the
other night when Verde crawled into our bed, but she is closer to me than
usual. She somehow gets under my cloak and presses her body against mine,
transmitting a pleasant warmth. The downside is that it is incredibly difficult
to walk like this, and the wolf girl violently refuses to stop.
Finally arriving and
entering the gates of Iceridge, quite a few players entering and exiting take
note of our party. Or, more accurately, they take note of Fen, whose head and
shoulders are emerging from within my cloak. Some looks contain blatant
jealousy, while others seem to be surprised.
“Lost, now that we’re
here, Matrix and I will go and find a place to start recruiting some guild
members,” Mason says politely next to me.
I have never been good
with goodbyes, so I awkwardly say, “Ah, yes. Please send me a private message
if you need anything.”
“Will do. Matrix, let’s
go!”
Mason gives Fen and me a
smile free of burden as he leaves, even hinting toward Verde with his eyes. The
gesture isn’t missed by Fen, whose grip on me tightens considerably and makes
the already difficult walking posture now impossible.
“Fen… can you please let
me walk?”
Fen turns her head and
gives me a chilly look, but maintains her silence. Seeing that no progress is
going to happen, I sweep an arm under her and pick her up in a princess carry.
The movement breaks her grip on me, but she isn’t displeased in the least. It
is actually the opposite, with Fen kissing my cheek and jaw several times
before nestling her head against mine and enjoying being carried.
Quite a few players around
stare as we walk past. One particular party rushes toward us and the party
leader, a man wearing leather armor, excitably says, “Lost! My name’s
ForgetTomorrow, I have been a massive fan of yours for a long time! Can I take
a screenshot of us together?!”
Still holding Fen in my
arms, I feel like I am in an awkward situation, but I still try to reply to
ForgetTomorrow positively while smiling amiably.
“Ah, yes, of course. Feel
free to do so.”
ForgetTomorrow, and all of
his party members, group around me before several camera snaps sound from the
air. Verde, Sir Laurence and CaptainGordon join in for the last few screenshots
before the other party leaves excitedly.
CaptainGordon also leaves
the party to purchase metal and other materials to build the guild hall with. I
hand over a
after some thought decides that it is for the best. I instruct Mason that the
guild objective for now will be locating and collecting the mysterious stone
tablets. If any guild member is to acquire one of them, he or she will
immediately be promoted to an upper guild member and permitted residence in our
secret base.
I shake my head to myself,
wondering why I didn’t think of such a brilliant idea earlier.
‘Wait, if Mason was
the spy, then what is the deal with Mouse always appearing wherever I am? I
honestly wouldn’t be surprised if he appeared in the secret base to sell some
of his wares,’ I silently think to
myself in confusion.
Chapter 39 – Separate Paths
– Lost –
After making the decision
to take on different roles for our new guild, ‘The Wanderers’, we all travel to
Iceridge before parting ways. I take the lead with Fen and Mason on either side
of me, with Verde, Sir Laurence, Matrix, and CaptainGordon following close
behind.
The south-eastern area of
the new Kingdom of Dalbe, also known as the former Kingdom of Glace, or
south-east-most Human Realm, is currently going through a light snowstorm. A
few small snowflakes land on my face, but quickly melt away. I am not
discomforted from the cold thanks to my cloak blocking the effects of nearly
the entire storm, but I do feel a lingering dampness.
The distant walls of
Iceridge can be seen after a few hours of walking. Everyone, apart from Fen, is
slightly miserable from walking through the storm. Perhaps it was due to the
other night when Verde crawled into our bed, but she is closer to me than
usual. She somehow gets under my cloak and presses her body against mine,
transmitting a pleasant warmth. The downside is that it is incredibly difficult
to walk like this, and the wolf girl violently refuses to stop.
Finally arriving and
entering the gates of Iceridge, quite a few players entering and exiting take
note of our party. Or, more accurately, they take note of Fen, whose head and
shoulders are emerging from within my cloak. Some looks contain blatant
jealousy, while others seem to be surprised.
“Lost, now that we’re
here, Matrix and I will go and find a place to start recruiting some guild
members,” Mason says politely next to me.
I have never been good
with goodbyes, so I awkwardly say, “Ah, yes. Please send me a private message
if you need anything.”
“Will do. Matrix, let’s
go!”
Mason gives Fen and me a
smile free of burden as he leaves, even hinting toward Verde with his eyes. The
gesture isn’t missed by Fen, whose grip on me tightens considerably and makes
the already difficult walking posture now impossible.
“Fen… can you please let
me walk?”
Fen turns her head and
gives me a chilly look, but maintains her silence. Seeing that no progress is
going to happen, I sweep an arm under her and pick her up in a princess carry.
The movement breaks her grip on me, but she isn’t displeased in the least. It
is actually the opposite, with Fen kissing my cheek and jaw several times
before nestling her head against mine and enjoying being carried.
Quite a few players around
stare as we walk past. One particular party rushes toward us and the party
leader, a man wearing leather armor, excitably says, “Lost! My name’s
ForgetTomorrow, I have been a massive fan of yours for a long time! Can I take
a screenshot of us together?!”
Still holding Fen in my
arms, I feel like I am in an awkward situation, but I still try to reply to
ForgetTomorrow positively while smiling amiably.
“Ah, yes, of course. Feel
free to do so.”
ForgetTomorrow, and all of
his party members, group around me before several camera snaps sound from the
air. Verde, Sir Laurence and CaptainGordon join in for the last few screenshots
before the other party leaves excitedly.
CaptainGordon also leaves
the party to purchase metal and other materials to build the guild hall with. I
hand over a
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