Grant shot out of the archway running out with unparalleled speed yet didn't seem to get affected by the exertions while Mason ran at full pelt yet just couldn't quite get the same speed up to his father's pace yet it was taking its toll on him. He improved his previous performance from a previous training session, it was like heaven and earth but now it was close, but yet so far. Mason was happy he improved to such an extent and was happy. He was even more happy for the fruits of his hellish training in that he finally resided in a body with a condition which would not be considered abysmal
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It was good to feel the air, the movement, the sweat while running.
As Mason continued to move grant stopped suddenly, Mason stumbled as if in a drunken stupor and his face met the ground with an uncomfortable sound.
Grant could not help himself and burst out in amusement "Hahahahaha, You make me laugh sometimes son"A German word described the situation. schadenfreude.
Mason smiled while looking up from his embarrassing position, he spans his legs and used the momentum to get up showing elegance in contrast to his inelegance when falling.
Mason wanted to get his mind off such a social embarrassment as he didn't want his father to torment it over it .
"Why are we stopping "
Grant glanced at his son then started to take measured steps slowly till he reached a heat shimmer like phenomena in the air, Mason didn't notice this shimmer and as Grant moved through this it looked like a slit was made in a plastic film and as he reached the over side this slit left a perfect silhouette of Grant which as if alive lines connected to each-over making bridges across the gap then filled themselves as if living.
Grant looking at his sons perplexed face said in a voice with a tone of doubt as if not confident in what he spoke
"This barrier, its like a ...upside down bowl which is see-through like glass to a extent which allows us to enter and exit but I do not know how "Grant scratched his head "it keeps the animals which can harm us out ,So expect you can take rabbits alive in but nothing which can actually harm someone "
Mason was confused at one aspect of the city's design now, He didn't understand why waste the effort on walls and the clear stop gap of people until you reach the centre .inquisitively Grant noticed his son wanted to raise this query and said
"The reason why the walls and the guards are for things which can break this barrier, though that has not happened in the whole time ive lived here "
Mason did not understand how it worked nor why but now he knew what it did. Also, this allowed him to make more sense of why the city was built in such a peculiar manner, he speculated there was probably some sort of magic formation or device which projects this field in the middle maintained by nobles.
Mason wanted the chance to study this but knew he couldn't so threw this idea to the back of his head.
Mason with calculated strides he moved towards the shimmer,As he passed his hand through it, it was split apart but when his hand left the area it reformed and sealed the hole, then it shimmered again most akin to heat shimmer .he continued to do this as if playing with a new toy enraptured by it.
Grant found this funny but they were losing light and said in a harsh tone
"Boy, Just get over here"
Mason abruptly awoken from his daydreaming walked through the film, As he passed the film split it took the form of his shape and as it broke it felt ....L...L, Mason was perplexed what it felt like Like you lost the protection of something .Mason couldn't quite understand the feeling.
When walking towards his father he scanned the surroundings, dirt road littered the ground with signs seemed to connect the city to different areas through the green plains ,In the distance the only notable landmark in the baron area there was a deep lush forest packed with thick dark trees, tall and domineering with great canopy darkening the floor,The sun shone in the azure blue sky unmarred by the pearl white of clouds .
As Mason reached his father he could not help notice what was plastered in his fathers face, A smile, a pure smile but marred by the taint of mischief.
"Welcome to the outside "