Master Of None

 Knowing that there were most likely no monsters in the natural cave below Walker started to climb down in to the natural cave. His spear in his hand for anything that could possibly show up and threaten him. He could feel the breeze coming from deeper in the cave and had a feeling that he could spend days down here exploring. 

"Let's stay close to the entrance here so we don't get lost. I don't want to risk anything." Walker made sure that the party heard him and moved farther down. 

The natural cave was misshapen compared to the ones the elves had used for farming crystals. This one had an uneven ceiling and many stones sitting around the floor that had been moved around by monsters over time. The stalagtitghts and stalagmightsd grew uinempeeded. The sound of dripping water echoed around as if part of the rhythm of a song.

"Walker, I can see the way the mole went. Follow me." Gil saw the clear markings that had been made on the natural caves" floor by the moles' claws. He was having an easy time following it toward a small indent in the cave that had a large amount of upturned dirt. 

This looks like the spot it would rest and eat." Gil motioned to the small shard of crystals and tiny chunks of ores.

"So, we just missed out. It ate everything?" Remey was a little unhappy with the fact that she could not find the moles stash of crystals to take back with them. She had hope that it had not eaten anything and that the party would be better able to show off their skills. 

"No, wait." Su saw a slight shine with her eyes and moved toward the pile of dirt. She reached her hand in to it and dug away a small bit to reveal that there were ores hidden in the dirt. "It hid them like a squirrel hides a nut." She was happy about the find since she knew that Bree would be happy. 

"We can take the ores and sell them while we bring the crystals grown and rightfully belonging to Bree." Walker saw this as a huge win win situation for the party. 

"There is more here than just that." Gil had started digging as well and found some gemstones. This was a huge surprise to all of them since Walker had just learned of the diamond the lunar priestess imbued with elemental light mana. 

"We will collect those too and see if they can be our gift to the queen. The king most likely brought something but if these will help her kingdom we can help him make a better impression. It could also be our bargaining chip to get them to work together smoothing." Walker had been thinking a little too politically but saw this as a good card to have.

"Sounds good, but what do we do with this thing?" Walker was about to ask what thing when he saw Gil pulling up a strange rock. 

"It looks like am rock Gil, just toss it aside," Remey said this full of sarcasm, but Walker grabbed his hand and held it. He had used his all around appraisal skill to check it just in case. 

' Albino glowing mole egg

Like all monsters, the glowing mole produces eggs. This fact sets them apart from the natural animals that do not produce their own mana. This glowing mole egg has a rare mutation that has caused it to develop an affinity for the light elemental mana their species rarely sees. Due to this, it has been lying dormant well after the others of its' clutch have hatched. A glowing mole will not leave its nest until all eggs have hatched and will grow more aggressive in its searches for food the longer it needs to wait. This albino mole egg can be hated by placing it in an environment full of light and earth elemental mana.'

Walker read this out loud making everyone stop in thought. Onyx and Midnight were the first to move toward Walker and ask a question that everyone was thinking. "Brother, will this be sister and I's little sibling?" 

Walker wanted to say yes but he knew that having another monster join their party would make them become much slower moving. It would also mean he had another mouth to feed as they moved towards the dwarven kingdom. "No, I think I should keep it in the dormant state and store it away. While it is dormant it is technically not alive and I can keep it in my inventory while we figure this out." 

"Then no new sibling." Onyx and Midnight showed pitiful looks but Walker refused to budge. 

"Leader, we are heading toward the dwarven kingdom. These glowing moles were able to sniff out rare ores and crystals. Don't you think we may be able to gifty this egg to the ruler of the dwarven kingdom so that they may allow us to assist them more easily in their slime troubles?" Su had this idea which made Walker feel both good and bad. 

If they were to use it as a gift it could be seen as wrong since they were giving away a potentially living creature. But this was also a good idea since the dwarves could use this monster to benefit their society and grow more. "The real question, will we meet a dwarven tamer that could take care of this mole and raise it well? I would much rather give it to someone who will be family to it and not an owner." 

The entire party agreed and Walker stored the albino glowing mole egg. This was the most unexpected price for them. Out of all of the crystals, jewels, and ores, the eggs was the most valuable due to the mutation it had. 

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