Master Of None

Once Remey was asleep and resting comfortably, the three had no words. They were able to see it in each other’s eyes. They knew their faults and that they had missed many things. Remey was a hero just like Walker. She had the title too. She wouldn’t have it if she just wanted to focus on alchemy and fool around. She had the alchemy love because she had wanted to help her siblings. Now she had an entire city of family. These were Remey’s new adopted siblings. She would take care of them all. 

This fact went over their heads and left the three blind. They could have taken this added stress away earlier but had missed it. ”I will take on the daily run of the guild. I have people I can put in place for classes. It will be the same as the alchemy building used to be. I can cut back on experimentation. I have abused the time I have.” The old master alchemist was not going to let things fall the way they had before. He wanted to make things better for the future. He was older, yes, and he knew that he needed to put this in place before a sad day came when he could no longer teach or make potion experiments. It was time to use his wisdom to properly guide others. 

”I always worked alone. The assistants and apprentices I had were just there to help. I never worried about their wellbeing and that might be why I was always alone. I just assumed that was the life of an alchemist. I made it to the tip of the forest elves, but is it all worth it? That young woman changed my life and views of alchemy. And I repaid that by heaping on mounds of pain and stress? Should I even be a master?” 

Seeing that Trish was throwing off the title of master that she always seemed to insist upon was humbling. They could tell that she was showing her real face and regret. She had long forgotten to be a person and just lived above others. She had a long life and still many years ahead of her. She couldn’t imagine that she had begun to think that she was the only one that mattered even though she would not be where she was now without others coming in to her life. She had been all too blind. 

”I assumed everything. I didn’t so much as ask her if she was alright. I didn’t even give her the time to tell me what she would need. I just let her add more work and rush away. If I had taken the time to really look I would have known. I will be better.” The three felt this promise was more than just words. They saw their flaws and admitted them. They knew they were at fault and their blind eyes could not remain as such. 

There was nothing left to say, leaving them all silent. After a few minutes, the old master alchemist returned to guiding new proctors for tests and classes. Trish took over the main production side for the alchemy guild and started to make things more self sufficient instead of needing people to direct it all the time. She had plenty of examples of the other guilds running without their guild master or vice guild master present. She could implement similar rules and regulations. This would give Remey and anyone else the time to relax and focus on themselves without stress. 

They all believed that Remey had been sleeping away in the room adjacent to their conversation. However, she had heard every word and felt that the world was just a little brighter. She was also promising to herself that she would never allow this to happen again. She had seen the state that Walker was in after she had allowed herself to lose control. She also knew that she could have easily made herself sick going on this way and that her friends and family would be worrying about her for weeks after this. She would be better in the future as well. It was a promise to herself. 

”Gil, do you know where Walker is? I thought he would have brought Remey back here for dinner so she didn’t stay in the guild all night again.” Su found it odd that Walker and Remey had not returned. 

”I actually stopped by the alchemy guild today to drop off some paperwork for the next group of archers going through lessons. I needed mana and health potions to bring for safety reasons. They are staying in the alchemy guild. They had some sparring matches and a good talk. I think we will see things change a little. Also, we have some things to talk about too.” Gil let Su, Midnight, and Onyx in on what had transpired. They too had not noticed anything. But they had also been too focused on their own tasks. Su had barely even stepped in to the alchemy guild to see Remey. 

Even Gil admitted fault. He had focused solely on archery and the elves. He had not been majorly thrown over the Greed issue since he had managed to bounce back easily enough. But he had not looked around him at everyone else. Just his parents and Alma. He knew he should have brought things back to his entire family. Not just his direct family and the elves. 

Between Midnight and Onyx, there was a lot of silence. They knew exactly how important family was to them and they felt they had missed something their instincts should have seen. For monsters with higher senses, they had missed some obvious things due to their natural resilience. It brought them much closer to understanding their feelings and those around them. They weren’t just monsters. They were more than that and they would remember it much more clearly now. 

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