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I woke up the next morning, and exercised a bit . I wasn"t sure where to go, I didn"t know if Fox was awake either . I decided to just go outside, and roast some meat for my breakfast . "Why would she say that this is savage? When travelling, you don"t have constant food supply, besides whatever you hunt" I thought, as I roasted some meat over the fire .

There were only a few people around the Academy, it was still very early in the morning . The pa.s.sing students looked at me weirdly, but that wasn"t my concern . I simply enjoyed my meal . As I was about to take the last chunk, I heard someone approaching . I turned around, and asked "You want some Fox?" . She replied "If you are hungry, you could"ve said so . Do you have to make fire in the middle of a city?" . I smiled at her, and said "Sit down, we can talk over the fire" . She looked left and right, a bit hesitant . Ultimately, she sat down .

I said "You worry too much . Who cares what others think? If you enjoy doing it, why stop?" . Fox didn"t reply, and just stared at the fire . I ate the last chunk of meat, and asked "Did something happen to your face?" . She looked at me, seemingly confused and replied "Why do you ask?" . I said "You know . . . If you are afraid to show your face, I have a medicine that can heal the scars…" . She stopped me there, and said "It"s fine . Besides, I"m used to wearing the mask" . I was a bit confused . "Wouldn"t she want to repair those scars? I though women care about such things… Although, now that I think about it, my experience with women is rather poor" I thought .

I leaned back, and watched the fire . We stayed like this for a while, until I said "Soon, I will leave for the Imperial City . I wonder how it looks like?" . Fox turned towards me, and said "You can always stay here . You are very hard working, so your Formation knowledge will surpa.s.s mine no problem . Besides, I"m not as interested as you seem to be" . I shook my head, and replied "I"m a traveller . Although I"m interested in Formations, I also want to explore more . I have enough things to worry about, even without the Formations" .

I then continued "After that, I will probably return to the North" . She asked surprised "You are leaving the Endrosian Empire?" . I nodded, and replied "Yep, I have my plans . Before I do that, I want to check out the Imperial City" . Fox said "Can I…", but she didn"t finish .

I smiled, and replied "Ask whatever you like" . She seemed hesitant about it . After a while of thinking, Fox exclaimed and asked "Oh right! Do you still have the necklace I gave you?" . I nodded my head, "Yea, I still wear it . Here it is" . I showed her the necklace, that I pretty much forgot about . I asked "You want it back?" . I was about to take it off, when she grabbed my hand, and said "No! Keep it, I gave it to you after all" .

I nodded, and left it there . Fox struggled again, but finally managed to ask "Can… Can I go with you?" . I was a bit surprised, I didn"t expect such a question . I replied "If you want to . I have no problem with that . The journey will be more enjoyable with someone around . If…" . I stopped myself . I wanted to mention Frosty, but it was better if Frosty remained unknown . I smiled, and continued "Yea sure, come along if you want to" . She nodded, and asked "When do you want to leave then?" . I thought about it, and said "I want to give your father a few days . After that, we can leave" .

She nodded, while I extinguished the fire and said "Let"s go study a bit . I want to learn a bit more about formations while I"m here" . Fox had no problem with that, so we headed towards our cla.s.sroom . A few days pa.s.sed, and I managed to make some improvements with my Rune drawing . Fox explained to me, that in order to make a formation, I had to be very precise and quick . If I spent too much time on drawing, the ink would begin to lose its effectiveness . That was the reason why I failed . With time, I got better at it, and could draw those Runes quicker . The basics Formations which made the paper wet, catch fire or crumble, were quite easy for me now .

After all that studying, I said to Fox "It"s time to leave . I"ve learned a bit about the Formations, but as I said, it"s not my main concern right now" . She nodded, and replied "Let"s go meet with my father then" . We both left the Academy, and headed towards her father"s tower . I could also leave the Academy anytime I wanted, because I already received the feather . I became a student, but I would become the worst student of all time probably . Even those without the talent, would surpa.s.s me in rank one day or another . Not that I cared, the feather would be more like a memento of this place .

We quickly arrived at Fox"s father office, where Philip was as always busy with some papers . I asked him "Did you manage to find something out?" . Philip lifted his head up, and replied "Although it"s not much, I think your sword might be in the Imperial City . You wanted to head over there anyway right?" . I nodded, and said "That is good enough for me . As long as it is in the Imperial City, I will find it" .

Fox came forward, and said abruptly "I"m leaving father" . Philip was shocked, but he managed to reply . "You promised me that you will study the Formations . That is why, I allowed you to go travelling last time" . Fox replied "I know, but Formations are not for me . I have no talent like you do, I will never become a Formation Master . I want to travel…" she then looked at me, and back at her father .

Philip was lost for words . He woke up after a while, and asked me "Can you give us a minute?" . I nodded, and left the room . Philip must"ve activated some sort of Formation, because I couldn"t hear anything . "Well, it"s not like I"m interested in their private matters . I wonder what would my father say, if he saw me now?" I thought to myself . I waited a while, until Fox opened the doors . She invited me back inside . Philip gestured for me to sit down, and said "I will allow my daughter to go with you, if you promise to protect her with your life" .

I didn"t expect that kind of development . "I would protect her naturally, she is my friend after all . But give my life for her? My life is worth a lot to me, I"m no hero either" I thought . Philip was patient, and didn"t speak anymore . I replied "I will protect her, but my life is also precious to me . If your question was "Would I abandon her", then the answer would be no . Giving life for someone, is a different matter" .

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Philip replied "At least you are honest boy . To tell you the truth, if you answered "Yes", I would not believe you . Therefore, I will let my daughter travel with you" . I just nodded, and didn"t say anything else . There was nothing I could say . I was already living on borrowed life . If not for Sh.e.l.ly, I would be dead a long time ago . I looked at Fox, and asked "Ready to go?" . She nodded her head, and replied "Let"s go" .

I grabbed her, and disappeared from the tower . I stopped when we were outside of the city, and let Fox down . She exclaimed, "You are so fast!" . I smiled, and said "When you break through to your Inner Limits, you will see the difference it brings" . She nodded, and said excitedly "I can"t wait to find out!" . Fox was about to take out a map, but I stopped her . I pointed towards north, and said "It"s that way . I already memorised your map, remember?" . She just stood there . I a.s.sumed she was surprised, or stunned . She shook her head after a while, and asked "You really did memorise it? I thought you were just playing a tough guy back then" .

I was lost for words . "Why would I even do that?… That map was very useful to me, why would I fake memorizing it?" I asked myself . Leaving those thoughts behind, we ran in the direction of the Imperial City .