Bang!!
Bang!!
Bang!!
I finally opened my eyes to the rythmic knocking on my door while I placed a hand on my head rubbing it furiously,it felt like a nail was being hammered into my cranium.
"haha you're finally awake"
"are you some sort of monster? you drank twice as much as me yet you look all fine"
Cale chortled and crossed his arms rather proudly causing me to roll my eyes in response as I made my way to the bath,heat made it's way through my body as I sunk deeper into the warm bath however I forcibly pulled myself from the rising urge to enjoy the feeling longer than I really needed to.
'I'm not in a rush but It's a better idea to leave in the morning'
my illogical self sighing in defeat I wasted no time finishing the bath and wearing the set of black pants and white shirt accompanied by the red straps and coat that had grown way too fitting for me,for some reason I just couldn't see myself as me without it.
"you should learn to slow down,breakfast is almost ready don't tell me you're in that much of a rush?"
said Helen dishing out plates and stopping me in my fast pace as I scratched my neck in embarrassment,I reminded myself that I'd stayed here for nearly 2 months and could've left ages ago yet I chose to stay out of kindness to the hospitality I was given.
'calm down,there's really no rush'
heeding my inner thoughts I slowly pulled the chair in front of me to take a seat continuing with picking up the silver spoon next to me in the same unnecessarily slow speed,Helen's laugh at my obvious antics to try and slow down quickly brought me to realization and I finally started eating in a normal pace.
Cale and Gilferd soon returned from what I assumed was training with their sweat and sped up breathing being evidence of this however I was surprised to see Gilferd in a more exhausted state than Cale,they took a seat and Cale placed a long item wrapped in a rather expensive looking red cloth while shooting me a cheeky grin and shaking his head as I opened my mouth to ask just what the item was.
"haa, I was given a real run for my ass today, seriously I'm starting to miss the innocent Cale than this monster next to me" said Gilferd sarcastically
"you can thank my rather well thought out pep talk"
I lifted my head a bit feeling just as proud at myself as I was with the immense growth Cale had undergone,even though my help had been through mere words it still took him further than anything my physical intervention could've hoped at the time.Truly I was a great pep talker.
"oh so this still single mess has actually succeeded in seducing a woman enough to have a private chat with"
"Gilferd!!"
Helen shouted in surprise,my face raised in temperature a bit but I couldn't help continuing the tease as I noticed Cale's flustered demeanor.
"I was taken to quite the quiet area,really great for deep intimate interaction"
"oh so he has a private area for woman?,Cale you smooth bastard"
Helen looked between the both of us with a horrified expression as we laughed and continued on with the teasing till Cale looked as if his face had been dipped in hot water for 5 minutes,as the teasing finally subsided and the plates had been washed Gilferd gave me a deathly serious glare.
"you're not going to forget visiting now are you?"
"of course not,Helen's cooking will always bring me back"
"if that's the case then we'd like to give you a few things"
I blinked stupidly at the sentence and would have pushed down the offer had I actually been given time to however in mere seconds Helen was up on her feet and pulling me out the door in a child like excitement,Gilferd slowly making his away out of the cottage my eyes soon fell upon the mana beast just a little taller than a horse.
a face and stature resembling a Jaguar with brown silky like fur and a large bright golden mane with a coil like stripe design of the same golden colour that started from its legs and ended at its shoulders,on its back was a saddle and a rein along with a small pouch.I took a glance back at the family who ushered me towards the beast while giving me the traditional thumbs up.
sighing I slowly made my way to the mana beast and that's when it struck me,it's whiskers twitching and a tail raised high as it gazed at me with piercing sapphire eyes:it was a much larger version of that cat I ate!!
"aha nice to meet you"
I brought out a hand to place on its head hoping I didn't carry any scent of the now digested mana beast infants,it bared it's teeth towards me with a menacing gaze however after 2 minutes of staring at each other it relented and allowed me to touch it's head before lowering itself for me to easily mount myself on top.
"haha it's liking you already huh?"
"I wouldn't say like but just what type of mana beast is this,I really don't think I deserve to be riding around some high class tamed beast right now"
I said to Cale stroking the mana beast that was now fully ready to depart.
"it's an F rank mana beast but with alot of training you could probably get it to A rank, it's species are called Felis mana beasts and let me tell you their fast and agile runners"
"I see...."
wearily I held the reins of the Felis beast and got ready to depart as Helen shot her arms into the air erratically waving them while Gilferd gave me a slow wave with one hand.
"remember to visit now that you have a means of transport"
"wait I'm keeping it?!"
Cale laughed and nodded his head.
"of course you are now here"
surprised hastily caught the red clothed item that had brought me so much interest.
"it's your last gift from us now leave"
"w-wait how do i-"
Cale's eyes lit up with a sinister grin as he clicked his tongue and the beast was off without a moments hesitation with a set direction as it started weaving and leaping through the speeding tree lines that caused me to duck and keep my head as close to the Felis beasts mane as possible.
"CALE YOU DAMNED BASTARD I SWEAR!!"
I screamed at the top of my lungs however the beast had gone off at such a speed that I contemplated whether my voice would even be heard,the beast Whizzed and took sharp turns through the tree lines all while at a speed just faster than a horse it's agility was astounding although it was to be expected as to how it's younger form behaved.
'it could at least be a little more considerate of my presence however!!'
I shouted in my head as I dodged a branch that came moments after I'd decided to pull my head up for a minute.
"at least slow down a bit,geeze"
turning its head a bit to face me as if it heard my plead I lit up with a smile however seconds later the Felis beast grunted and only increased its speed.