"So what are we going to do first?" Aiden asked his mother as she thought about it for a few seconds before shaking her head.
"For now, you should go back to your room and rest for some while. Tomorrow, we will start the training. By the way, you will have a different room now. If you want anything in it, just tell us." Aysel replied as Aiden nodded.
"Can I walk back to my room on my own?" Aiden asked as Aysel and Drake exchanged a sad look.
"I wish we could let you do that Aiden. But this palace has many people who would like to get their hands on you. So unless you grow stronger, we can't let you do anything." Drake replied as Aiden sighed and nodded.
"Don't worry, you can now call me if you ever need anything." Aysel added as Aiden slowly nodded.
"Then let's go to your new room." Aysel said as she walked closer to Aiden and the two of them vanished from their spot.
"You should come out now. I already know that you had been spying on us since the moment the Kyosuke and the Urahara family and came here." Drake suddenly said as he turned towards the gate with a dangerous smile on his face.
"Don't think staying silent and silently walking away would help you. You should think of something else if you want to fool me or my wife." Drake added as he raised his hand a flicker of blue flames appeared around his index finger.
He threw the flames forward as they rushed through the air and hit a solid figure. A person, who had been invisible to the naked eye before suddenly appeared in the throne room.
Before he could even cry in pain, his entire body burned away in a matter of seconds.
"To think that they would have a spy here. I have a feeling that the early awakening of the moon wolf was not caused by Aiden's actions. Could it be that something major is about to happen?" Drake muttered to himself as he turned away and walked out of the throne room.
***
"If you need to call me, just use press this bracelet and think about me. It will work anywhere." Aysel explained as she gave Aiden a pure black bracelet.
It had an intricate pattern of two red birds on it and fit Aiden's wrist perfectly.
"See you later." His mother said slowly before he vanished and Aiden blinked in confusion.
'Why did it look as though she said that last part awkwardly?' Aiden asked the system as he look around the room to see that it was pretty much the same as his previous room.
The only changes were that he had a king-size bed and his bathroom was bigger.
< It's because your mother isn't used to saying such things host. I don't think you can say 'I love you' without stuttering, host. > The system explained as Aiden gulped.
'Can you say it without stuttering or hesitating?' He instead asked the system about it.
< I love you host. > The system immediately replied as Aiden sighed and crashed on the bed.
'System, show me the rewards for completing the quests.' Aiden said as he rested his back against the wall on the side of his bed and saw the system screens in front of his face.
[ Reward for the completion of the quest: Choices Matter -
1000 Exp received. ]
< I couldn't find an appropriate skill or job class to give you for that quest host. So here's some Exp. > The system added as Aiden sighed and looked at the second quest.
[ Reward for completing the quest: Kill or Die By Bad Smell -
Taijutsu Mastery (Passive Skill) ]
[ Taijutsu Mastery (Passive Skill)
- Gives a 10% increase in learning speed while learning any form of martial arts.
- The 10% increase may vary depending on the martial arts being learned.
- Skill cannot be upgraded.
- Skill can only be leveled up by advancing in the level of difficulty of the martial arts being learned. ]
'That's actually a really useful skill. I will definitely need to learn a form of martial arts to improve my close-range battle skills.' Aiden thought as he took a small pocket knife-sized dagger out of his pocket.
He had shrunken the sword from earlier and had turned into a pocket dagger. But one thing he had learned was that he couldn't completely change the shape of n object.
For example, if Aiden created a bladed weapon, he could only change it into any other blade weapon. He couldn't change it into a whip or a ring.
< This was done to balance the skill host. > The system commented as Aiden slowly nodded.
'Guess it's time for me to sleep.' Aiden thought to himself as he yawned and closed his eyes.
And minutes later, he fell asleep.
***
"Aysel, something major is about to happen." Drake suddenly said as Aysel appeared beside him from the shadows.
"I have a similar feeling too. That spy might just have been one of the many in the palace. Who knows how many other spies we will find here." Aysel replied as Drake's expression turned grim.
"Guess frequently changing Aiden's location was a good idea but I have a feeling that it won't matter in the end. I think something will take place when Aiden will go into the forest of night again." Drake replied as he still felt uneasy about the early awakening of the moon wolf.
"Do you think the awakening was just a trap to make sure that the Trial would be conducted again? Cause I have a feeling that it happened for that reason." Aysel suddenly spoke the words inside Drake's head as he slowly nodded.
"Just train him Aysel and make sure that he can escape from tough situations. I have already lost a brother to them but I will not lose my child even if it means the destruction of my kingdom." Drake said fiercely as Aysel smiled.
"Then I guess we will both destroy the entire place together but for now, let me fulfill my promise." Aysel replied as Drake smiled at her reply.
And the night passed in such a manner.