EFB Book 6: Chapter 1
Book 6: Chapter 1
Book 6: Chapter 1
Tafel wiped the sweat off her forehead with the sleeve of her robe and exhaled as she placed her hands on her hips, arching her back while stretching her neck in a manner that pointed her head towards the sky. By her side, there was a sword with a giant eyeball growing out of it, the tip of the blade planted in the tough ground to prevent it from falling over. On the edge of the swords blade, there was a sheen caused by the sun reflecting off a layer of flowing green liquid.
After closing her eyes and taking in a deep breath, Tafel lowered her hands and righted her posture before taking a glance at her sword. That was a good training session, huh, ChiRururp?
The swords eyeball blinked and rolled diagonally upwards to meet Tafels gaze. Yes, the sword said. Wasnt that better than reading? You should train more often.
It was pretty nice, Tafel said and patted the bottom of ChiRururps hilt, which was currently its highest point because it was upside down. She had been spending a lot of time studying the stone tablets given to her by Minerva, but she hadnt made much progress in mastering their contents. The spells within the Tricksters Book, the sealed ancient evil item she had obtained from the cursed dragons evil-sealing tower, werent the easiest to grasp. Without understanding a spells core concept, the rest of the pieces wouldnt fall into place. So far, she had only grasped three techniques, two of which didnt work on Vur because of his sense of smell and sense of small changes in the wind. Tafel grasped ChiRururp and pulled the sword out of the ground. But for now, Ill call it a day.
Place me in the meat section, please, ChiRururp said as Tafels horns glowed silver.
Dont eat everything in there, Tafel said and glanced at her sword. A portal appeared in the air beside her, and she placed ChiRururp through at an angle. Bye!
Use me again soon, the sword said, its voice decreasing in volume as it went deeper into the portal. Bye.
That is not my portal, Tafel said. She pointed at the rabbit. And that is not a toy. Tafel glanced at the runes decorating Vurs body. One of you elementals has to know whats going on, right?
A sunlike run lit up on Vurs shoulder. I saw everything, Sheryl said. A portal opened, and a rabbit hopped out. It looked like it was looking for something, but I think it got scared of Vur, and it froze in place. Then, you came.
Tafel raised an eyebrow. I see, she said and grabbed the black envelope the rabbit was holding. It didnt even struggle as the paper left its grasp. I wasnt aware Vur had any friends whod send him a letter through a portal other than me.
Maybe its from a secret admirer, Stella said as she flew towards Tafels shoulder.
A secret admirer? Tafel asked and furrowed her brow. You think Vur would have one of those?
Hello? Stella asked and gestured around herself towards the dragon-sized furniture within the dragon-sized room created by a skeleton with a dragon-sized amount of admiration for Vur.
Right, Tafel said, her face turning dark. I wasnt thinking before I spoke.