"Alright enough of all this nonsense. Shay mind fixing the Sword Hero up?" says a voice from across the room as a young girl with green hair prances forward her loose fitting robes moving to and fro as she suddenly walks past Ferr without a word and walks up to Cole.
"Ew...that's a nasty spell alright off with it." she says clapping her hands loudly as she summons a spell circle around the two.
"In the grace of the Four Heroes I call upon my magic. Cleanse Curse!" she says loudly as the spell engulfs Cole as the wave of nausea coming off of his body cleanses he blinks in quick rapid succession. He looks down at the small green haired girl called Shay apparently.
"Well I guess that saves Nina the trouble of doing it. Alright I'm going to the god damn tower if you dumbasses want to berate me there go ahead." Rin says as begins to walk away from Cole not bothering with apologizes as she turns her back to the shield.
"And don't worry even at my worst I'm probably better at murdering monsters than you'll ever be blunt head." Rin retorts to Fer as she walks towards the door escorted by the guards.
Cole felt conflicted he had chosen not to retaliate more than he had at Rin. He already caused one hole, and he figured bad mouthing her would cause even more tension. She took him more seriously than Fer it seemed and so did the king if his comments to Fer would be believed. But he knew that the shield would solve that problem over time.
"Who do I owe the pleasure of the healing?" Cole asked quick to thank his helpers. He can talk to fer in a bit once he's done consolidating with the other two.
"I'm just your everyday average friend of House Melromarc! Shay Din is at your service my lord the sword!" Shay said with a big smile on her young face as a red haired girl approached. And just when he had enough with Rayla...The girl was garbed in a number of fancy clothes but her muscles more than gave off that this was not your average lady of the court.
"Alright so since Vinny can't officially be seen doing much I guess I will have to after all." the girl said with a big excited grin on her face. As one of the guards approached she took his sword right from his belt and told him to relax.
"I am Edusa D. Melromarc. Seventh in line to the throne, and classed fighter. IF you don't mind I'll have your back from now on. The Sword ain't alone no more." Edusa said as she suddenly knelt to the floor with the sword pommel offered to Cole.
Cole was confused very quickly by how a royal family member would offer them his services. Vincent looked openly very annoyed as he glared down at the kneeling girl in front of him. Cole couldn't read him but it wasn't disapproval more so than anxiety. Cole didn't have a choice in the matter then. He grabbed the girl's sword and took it.
"Then you are now a member of the Party of the Sword." Cole said to her as he returned the blade to her and then she the guard. Edusa stood up her grin still very confident.
"Heh told Ma that I would find a way to get in." comments Edusa as Shay laughs at the statement.
"Well its not Missus's fault you're so violent." Shay tells her friend teasing as Edusa shrugs it off.
"Violence is fun, its how you tell creeps to bug off and the world's at stake anyways. Besides the shield hero's party can't just be the only friends of the sword hero." Edusa comments more so to Cole than Shay as if explaining the situation.
"There this party is here by canceled please return to your estates and please sleep calm knowing that the Sword Hero's first official follower is of my own family's cadet branch." comments Vincent trying to quickly move on from the whole affair the guards do as he bids and start to escort the party out.
"Feel bad for King V. Never asked for that you know my lords. Real handful it is. Especially with the assassination and all. He's doing good so far though. And sorry my lord I'll help when I can but i'm no traveler." Shay says as Cole notices she was not added to the party like Edusa.
"My first follower..i'm happy to meet you Edusa." Cole states with a more at ease expression.
"I was starting to worry no one liked me."===
Faces of Shay, and Edusa D. Melromarc
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