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Chapter 35

Camrad_RIP 16.12.22 в 17:03

Listening to what was going on outside the window of the room was becoming a habit, almost a gamble. I could not always guess what I would hear - sometimes it was the clanking of training weapons, sometimes it was the noise from the workshops or the roar of the buffaloes. Once I even caught a classic squabble between neighbors in the courtyard: it turned out that there are days when parishioners clean the Temple, and two women were figuring out which of them would do a better job washing some clothes.

Camrad_RIP 16.12.22 в 17:17

It was almost quiet today, with only a group of newbies discussing something with undercurrents of excitement. Now, what's so interesting here? I'll draw the scrolls for today later. I walk quickly down the corridor to the stairs. Looking out of the window is not our method, we need to be closer to the people!

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 07:07

As I left the barracks, I looked around, listened, and went to where I could hear strange noises and the excited mutterings of the young guards. As I got closer, I was surprised to find a fire elemental on the training ground fighting with a martial arts instructor.

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 07:10

The sergeant was chasing a cloud of fire between the pillars and the dummies, spraying sparks and bursts of white flame, which he did well: the sergeant already had a few scorch marks, which didn't seem to bother him at all; he was threatening the fire cloud with his swordmaking him either duck or break his attack and retreat. At last, the elemental decided to attack and lunged at the sergeant with its wings of fire open as if to embrace him.

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 07:14

Mentor ducked under the pale yellow flames, slammed his sword into the elemental's "back," and jumped away, flicking the sparks from the smoldering hair.

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 18:38

"Good! You got me!"

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 18:38

"I just got you, and you almost gutted me!"

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 18:39

The flames split in two. On the right stood the typical fire pet of an elementalist mage - a two-foot swirl of flame with a very roughly composed face of darker fire. On the left was a girl, a human, in priestly garb. Cute as she is.

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 18:45

"You did well! Don't be disappointed by your defeat. I've faced such opponents before. You did well in the fight!"

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 18:46

The girl looked at nothing in front of her, then made a characteristic movement with her hand - Yeah!

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 18:47

A player. And with virt, moreover, knowing some of the peculiarities of the game and having just passed a hidden quest. And I was... oh, it's been a long time, yes. Four whole weeks ago.

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 18:50

As I approached the porch, I called up the profession menu and quickly scribbled down five scrolls of blessing.

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 18:50

"Mistress!" I caught up with the girl at the entrance to the sanctuary. The elemental was no longer with her.

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 18:51

"Yes?" The girl turned around. Very cute. Even with some ennoblement in the making of the character-a pretty face, gray eyes strangely matched with flame-red hair, it was a pretty face. Not a single characteristic feature to say, "And she's also had such..." An average, unremarkable, pretty face.

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 18:53

And the figure's all right.

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 18:53

"I witnessed your fight with the Mentor. It's the first time I've ever seen such a thing - a man becomes a flame! Amazing art! Are you new to the neighborhood? I'm sure I would have remembered you if we'd met before."

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 18:54

She smiled:

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 18:55

Yes, I just arrived at the Temple. And you?

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 18:55

"I am a Paladin. A simple paladin."

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 18:57

"Walk me out, will you?"

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 18:58

I nodded, letting her go forward. The girl was obviously not new to the game, with two standard phrases she evoked a favorable attitude from the priest and got her buff, then turned to me:

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 18:58

"Brother Paladin, I have difficult days ahead of me in developing my skills and growing in strength. Would you have any advice for a novice mage?"

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 18:59

"Mistress, as I said, I am only a simple paladin, one of the warriors of the Temple. High style is difficult for me. How about starting to speak without all the loftiness?"

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 18:59

The girl stopped, frowned (adorably!), and held out incredulously:

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 18:59

"Wait a minute. Are you a player?"

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 19:00

"Well, yes."

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 19:00

"Wow!" She's already smiling. She seems to have an easygoing personality. "And I was wondering what kind of fruit you are and why such an NPC in the Temple."

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 19:02

"It's just that I'm very timid, and I didn't dare to admit that I was fascinated..."

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 19:02

She squinted her eyes:

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 19:03

"And with what?"

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 19:03

"Oh, it's beautiful! I couldn't take my eyes off it! Such elegance of lines, such hidden perfection in simplicity! I was referring to the embroidery on the cape... Where was it made?"

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 19:04

"Rascal!" She smiled again. "I did it myself."

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 19:05

The embroidery was indeed present, and very interesting.

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 19:05

"What kind of class is that? I've never seen that, to be honest."

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 19:14

The girl stretched out contentedly:

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 19:14

"I don't even know if I should tell you secrets. Exclusive, by the way! I haven't seen it anywhere else!"

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 19:15

"Worth it. It would be a good deed, almost saving a fellow believer...if I understood those two flowers at the collar correctly."

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 19:16

"Observant. Guys rarely pay attention to the most important things." She walked to the railing of the staircase that led to the second tier of the sanctuary and traced the pattern on the wood with her finger. "You see? It's a typical Amala pattern of a palm and a flower.

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 19:19

"Campanula!"

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 19:22

"Yes, Campanula. And I have them embroidered with fire, with a scarlet thread. And with this sign of the elements. Well, can you guess?"

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 19:23

I tried to guess what in the reality of "Creators" might mean by such a combination.

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 19:20

"What is that - a holy shaman?"

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 19:20

"Yeah, pretty much. Not exactly a priest, but not a total elementalist magician either."

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 19:21

"Why were you chased by the Sergeant and not the Mentor of the priests?"

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 19:25

"That's how the old fighter checks all the multiclass. You know, the ones who beat the first three ruffians."

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 19:26

The girl obviously knew the game better than I did.

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 19:26

"So - you figured out some multiclass trick and took something from the priest branch. But how?"

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 19:26

" By the way, such information is very expensive!"

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 19:27

"I can give you an apple."

Camrad_RIP 17.12.22 в 19:27