Master Of None

"Well, if you drink all of those the different elemental manas and the ingredients might clash. Once I reach that point I will test reactions and measurements. If I can complete some form of nature affinity potions I will let you know. But I think I will need your help balancing the elemental mana inside it." The old master alchemist did not even look up while he was preparing the ingredients for the water affinity potion. He did like the idea though but knew it was far away at the moment. There was a lot still to learn and experiment with. 

"I thought so. It would probably be too dangerous for now. But it sounds like a fin experiment one day." Walker was very glad to hear the hopeful response. If the old master alchemist had an interest in it then it would be experimented on in the future. He was not someone to let such a chance escape him. 

"Th-that's a nature spirit… I thought. It didn't feel. How?" Trish muttered the question just loud enough for everyone to hear. For an elf, nature spirits were almost the same as being in the presence of the worlds' will. In all her time in the world, Trish had not thought she could be in the presence of a nature spirit. "I felt more natural mana around but, I thought, it was the area you chose for the city." 

"Yes, this is Fleur. She is my partner and she has helped me a lot. I was very lucky to find elemental spirits that were willing to join together and accompany me in my adventurers. As far as I am concerned she is as much me and I am her." All of this was true to Walker. Just as Midnight and Onyx were bound with him and family, Fleur was a part of who he was and always would be. 

"This is my partner. We were playing with fire and stuff when I learned some skill to make alchemy fire aaannnddd they changed. Now they are an alchemy fire spirit and help me control the temperature of the flames. I would say the potions I make have gotten many times better with my partners' help." Remey jumped to introduce the alchemy fire spirit as well. 

"Since everyone is doing so," Su gave a slight tap on the shield handing from her back. Walker had stored the twin shields away since Su didn't need them at the moment. The earth elemental spirit appeared out of the earth dwelling shield and sat groggily on Su's shoulder, "We are partners and we protect each others' back. I know that we will be able to rely on each other for life." Hearing the praise the earth spirit leaned in to Su's neck while still looking slow and tired. 

"How did it leave that shield!? How is that possible!?" The fact that Trish focused on was not that the three had spirits and spirit marks, but instead that a spirit had been inside a shield resting. 

"Well, we went to the dwarven city. Helped with the acid slimes. Then looked in to spirit forging. Found that it was flawed, tested some things, and found that spirit forging is properly done with the help of a spirit adding its mana to the item being forged. The result is what I have and Su has; a dwelling weapon. Su has the earth dwelling shield and I have the eternal orb." Walker allowed the eternal orb to leave his chest plate and take the orb floating form. 

"We can not say much for the failures of spirit forging in the past. But, what we can say is, that the elves can work with the dwarves to create such items. The knowledge about elemental spirits and the knowledge about high quality forging can come together to form a bond." Su picked up the conversation while pulling the earth dwelling shield from her back to show Trish.

"You have my support." The response was simple. Trish was sold on the idea. "It can make spirits close to us and from what I see, brings them joy. I will advocate for you after you teach me a little more. I will need to work a little harder in the next day before the queen arrives with some other elders." Trish fell deep in to thought while the old master alchemist returned to his preparations. 

"Well, how about you focus on the potions first? Remey has the basics she learned from Walker and I about spirit forging. But I know the guild is important and requires a lot of attention. We will let you be for now." Su pulled Walker and Alice away. She knew that they could end up there all night and that it wouldn't be fair to Alice if that happened. 

"Amazing." Alice had never met an elf before but thought that Trish had an air of peace and awe about her. In addition, there were the new possibilities that would exist with spirit forging and the elemental affinity potions. 

"This stuff happens a lot with us. If you come on some adventures you might get used to it. Or not. I feel like I still get surprised more often than not." Walker took Alice's hand to reassure her as they walked out the alchemy guild door. 

"Don't let him lull you in to a calm state. That's when he does something crazy and unexpected. Next thing you know he will be showing you a new magic that humans can't learn or roaring like a dragon." Su gave her warning but just shook her head when Alice smiled in awe again.

"I want to hear a dragon roar." Alice had not heard such a thing and felt like it would be amazing. 

"Well, I could do that but mine is a bit sad compared to a real dragon roar. Let's see if Midnight had worked on hers when we find her again." The four headed toward the mansion for lunch while Walker laughed and told Alice about the dragons. 

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