Master Of None

"Look at that!" Gil had come over a small hill and was greeted by an amazing sight. Not only was Genesis built up much more than it had been when they were there just a short time ago. But, there was also a line of people waiting to enter the city and try to find themselves a new home. 

"Wow…" The party stood while Su was speechless. She had moved just fast enough to be the first one to get a glimpse at what had amazed Gil. She had wild ideas of what the city looked like after they had left the river. They had yet to come from this direction and it was worth the longer way around and the hard pace they kept to get there. 

"Wow is right. I'm pretty sure those are the Genesis city's first citizens. Those are the people we need and have been looking for to make Genesis the best city in the world." The excitement that Walker had was enough to get Remey in to a run. Any tiredness or exhaustion that she had were gone. This was the chance she could see what was going on and who would come in to the alchemy guild. How could she not run?

"Wait, Midnight!" Before Walker could start moving, Midnight had leaped in to the air and was trying to glide down the small hill. Onyx had raced off after her with Alice chasing him. Before he knew it, Walker had been left behind in last place. "Why do we always end up running?" The laughter that trailed behind him was all too pure. 

Bt the time they made it to the temporary gate they had attracted a large crowd of watchers who were standing in line. "Well look who it is. Do you know how many people say they are here to buy a house or start a business in the heroes' city?" The guards were more than familiar with Walker and the rest of the party. 

"It's not our city. It's a city for everyone. Every race, equally. But I'm glad they have come. There are jobs that need to be filled. Shops waiting to be bought. And futures waiting to be found." The cheesy response made a few people hold back their laughter. However, there were a few people that took Walker's words to heart. They were the people to genuinely believed that this was the future for everyone race and the future they had been waiting for. 

"You can head inside with that cheese and give it to your mother for that amazing herb crusted cheese danish. I tried to get some the other day and they were sold out before I could even place an order." The guards waved to him while bringing up one of Walker's mothers' new selling items. Naturally, Walker was a little confused but assumed that his mother had opened the bakery already. 

"Midnight! Watch out! If you keep rushing around you will bump in to someone!" Walker barely managed to slow Midnight down as she ran toward the mansion. She nearly tackled a hunched over cloaked figure. "I'm sorry about that. We are just excited to be home."

"Ehhh, it's no issue. I can't be angry at something in my city." The elderly and sick sounding voice cackled as the figure walked away. The entire party felt chills while watching the person leave. 

"That was weird. But I guess the city will attract all sorts of people. That old guy must be pretty cold to even have their head all bundled up in cloaks." Gil shook off the random encounter and kept pushing for everyone to get home. The sooner they were back the faster they could get to what they wanted and needed to do. 

"Hey, I think I will head to the Genesis building and report what went on to the representatives that are here in the city. You can all get a head start on what you need to do." Since Walker was the party leader he felt that it was only right to take on the duty of reporting in while everyone else ran free. 

"If you're sure about that then I am going to change clothes and hit the alchemy lab. I have too much to do. Please drop off the seeds and herbs I harvested. I'm going to need them properly stored sooner." Remey didn't hesitate to take Walker up on the offer. She was again running toward the mansion so that she would be able to get to the alchemy guild building faster. 

"I don't know about anyone else, but I would like some tea and a nice long bath." The stress seemed to be rolling off Su with every step toward the mansion. 

"Walk me home?" Alice grabbed Walker's hand and was looking at him for a favorable response. 

"Of course, I need to show your father that we kept our promise. You are back safe and sound. And I expect you want to tell him all about it." The smile that blossomed on Alice's face was too much for Walker to handle. He didn't even hear Gil leave and start speaking with his parents in the garden. Even worse he totally missed Onyx and Midnight heading off toward their favorite spot to curl up and nap in the mansion. 

"You don't want to head to the garden too?" Walker could tell that Fleur was happy to be back as well. But she just leaned in to his neck more and shook her little head. It was pretty set in stone that she was planning to stay right where she was for the time being. " Then to the cathedral we go." Walker headed toward the cathedral at a much slower pace than usual while holding Alice's hand. For some reason, the pair just didn't want to end their adventure even though they were already home. 

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