Upon returning to camp Berric, Norrik, Olgar, and Taurek groaned in exhaustion as they dragged themselves to clean up and change because if they went to they dining hall at present Keisei would either kill them outright or make them wish she had. Upon entering the dining hall they were greeted by the sight of Fae and Ameera sitting together facing Keisei while eating and she continued with her magic lecture. When the question of what was most important for mages to possess Fae raised her hand meekly and said, "Spell components and incantations?"
Keisei smiled with a small chuckle, "Well that's half right."
Fae frowned, "Only half...?"
Keisei nodded, "Yup only half. While the components are quite essential as well the incantations. However what most novices are rarely taught is that the true power of a spell rests on your knowledge of the world, how things work, and of course having a vivid imagination."
Ameera tapped her index finger lightly against her chin before asking, "Is that why you assign us so much reading in our respective potential areas of expertise?"
Keisei smiled and passed Ameera a cookie which she happily munched in upon receiving it, "That is correct, that is how my mother taught me as well."
Berric chuckled watching this, it was so far out of her usual demeanor that he almost thought her and imposter, "I see the study group is going well, once we eat we should get going."
Fae frowned slightly as she turned to Berric to ask the burning question in her mind and address the giant pink elephant in the room, "Where exactly are we going?"
Berric shrugged in response, "To be honest we are going to travel the road until we find a town that wasn't wiped out, no matter what we may want to do we need proper equipment, supplies, and possibly hire artisans to help us in the long run."
"Won't that prove to be a burden having to protect however many non-combatants when facing a horde of who knows what?"
Keisei raised her hand at that point, "Actually all I have to do is gain their permission to link a doorway to our hall so they can stay safe and sound where they belong rather than carry them along and potentially die protecting them."
Fae looked quite surprised, "You can do that?"
Keisei chuckled and motioned with her hands to look around her, "I created all this a fixed portal is no big deal if you think about it."
Fae thought about it for a few moments then shrugged, "I suppose you are right, I just never thought about it and assumed you managed to buy or steal this I hadn't realized you are, in fact, the creator."
Keisei's brow twitched and she looked mildly annoyed, "Alright lessons are over for today, we should get ready to leave and I will try not to be extremely annoyed with the fact that you thought me a thief Fae'laen."
Fae twitched at being called by her birth name but got up along with the other two to go get properly dressed and armed. When they all gathered Keisei was a regal sight to be seen with her riot of curls tamed into a bun and hidden into a hood, her torso hugged just enough to still leave her room to move in light leather armor matching leggings and boots. The hood itself was a navy blue trimmed with silver runes that was attached to a caplet rested on her shoulders over a white under shirt and black braces with an odd sheen completed the look since she kept her other accessories hidden. She also had two daggers equipped and carried a staff made of a strange wood that had a blueish hue to it and she saw a pouch at her waist that held several wands that rested on her left hip for easy access and her bag of holding was resting on her right hip. Keisei was actually antsy to get moving she felt like they had gotten to comfy and stagnant in this place. Bouncing her foot once she had sat down and crossed her legs, she anxiously looked over to see Fae and Ameera coming out of their rooms dressed similarly to her, except Fae's caplet was black and Ameera had none she instead wore the cloak and armor her parents had given before she left. Berric whistled lowly looking at the three of them, they had a former elven royal with pitch black wild curly hair, moon pale skin, almond shaped ice blue eye, full pouty pale pink lips, a petite heart shaped face, as well as a tall lithe frame with curves in just the right places as well as a full bust.... she was a beauty that could destroy nations if she gave men the time of day. Fae was more of an innocent beauty given that she only had two decades under her belt. She was tall for her gender and race with skin the color of onyx, snow white waist length wavy hair, cat like lavender colored eyes, a svelte figure with a smaller bust but by no means flat and had a slight quirk to her lips that always spelled mischief. Last but not least was the human princess they saved. Ameera had fair skin that was splattered with freckles with an especially generous dusting across her cheeks and nose along with a pair of enchanting green eyes, auburn curls that were usually contained in a braid or a messy bun. Given that she was only a seventeen year old human her beauty was rare and she still had some time to grow and Berric for one could not wait to see what she looked like when she finished blossoming. With all this in mind Berric was thoughtfully rubbing his chin while watching Keisei's ass in particular as she started to pester the group about making camp. Why you might ask was it important to lay out all of the respective ladies attributes like they were pleasurable objects? Berric was a man from a female dominated society, this sadly was in the norm or operation and he was killing time until he had to focus on venturing further into the world.
Once the group was outside Keisei took her time properly breaking the wards and packing up their moveable fortress. Once they started walking Keisei spotted rotting corpses from time to time as not much else survived the explosion and after a while she cast her gaze behind her and declared loudly and in a sing song tone, "I can feel your eyes on my ass Berric, keep a look out on our surroundings or you might wake up blind~" and a huge grin lit up her face when she heard the uncomfortable coughing from three of the male members and a fit of choking that flowed into low laughter from the target of her threat. She was actually letting the group know she felt eyes on them and while Ameera was blushing like a spring maiden the rest were alert and waiting to see who would strike first.