" Gagagagagagagaga " Tybalt laughed loudly, and it echoed throughout the Forest.
" stop with your weird laugh already! " Gael shouted he is getting annoyed.
" Okay, okay, you don't have to get mad " Tybalt stop laughing and his face turned serious staring at Gael and Fortis.
" we're leaving " Gael stood up and he gestured for Fortis to follow him.
" wait! " said Tybalt, stopping Gael and Fortis in their tracks.
" what do you want? " Gael turned his head and asked.
" I want to ask you a favor, " Tybalt said seriously.
" nope, I won't it " Gael immediately replied shocking Tybalt.
" I am not asking you to do it for free, I will give you something in return, " Tybalt said, as soon as he said the word reward Gael and Fortis' ears twitch and they both went back to their seat as if nothing happened.
" what is it?" Gael asked in a serious tone.
" This punk, it is a simple task, you just have to deliver something to someone, " Tybalt said.
" that's it? Okay, give me the thing you want me to deliver and to whom " Gael quickly said when he heard the favor that Tybalt wants him to do.
" it is not just a simple delivery you idiot, " Tybalt said as he is getting slowly annoyed with Gael.
" then say it earlier " Gael calmed down and fixed his sitting posture.
" Before I tell you the details, let me ask you a question, what do you know about our continent? " Tybalt seriously asked, when Gael saw Tybalt's face he knows that the old Cyclops is asking a serious question, so he answered seriously.
" I don't know much since I am just a lowly commoner from a nameless village, the only information I know about this continent is that Taming is the most coveted occupation and most of our lands are forbidden grounds because they are filled with monsters and that there are countless kingdoms out there "
" that's it? Boy, this will be long " when Tybalt heard what Gael knows about the continent, he was shocked at how ignorant Gael is.
" let me educate you, first, the continent where we are standing is called Baldur Continent and it is made up of hundreds of islands of various sizes, and in this continent, as you said earlier there are countless kingdoms and also independent countries but that is not the peak of power and authority, the ones who control the fate of the whole continent of Baldur are the five great factions, and those factions are the Great Empire of the Northern Lands, the Mohaku Clan of the Western Archipelago, the Martial Hall of the Eastern Mountains, the Elders Council of the Southern Plains, and lastly the Tamers Alliance"
" hmmm, I see so how powerful are those Factions? " Gael asked, he is getting interested, he is a commoner who never had a quality education, he is lucky that his mother knows how to read, write, and count, she is the one who taught Gael, that is why if there is an opportunity to learn Gael will not let that chance slip.
" if you compare this Kingdom to the Five Factions, it is like an ant that they can easily destroy if they want to, they are the true leaders, but the five factions are not peaceful with each other, they are in constant war against each other, although it is not a war that involves millions of lives every time they get a chance to attack each other, blood will definitely spill, but of the Five Factions one of them is a neutral faction that does not care about the war of the other four and that is the Tamers Alliance " Tybalt explained.
" What is the Tamers Alliance? "Gael asked.
" the Tamers Alliance is a faction where all the Tamers can join to gain the benefits they provide, the Tamers Alliance accepts missions or requests that they gave out for their members to fulfil and if the mission is successful they will be compensated, they will accept any request as long as the one who puts up the said request can pay them, except for assassination missions, there are groups that accept those mission called the dark faction or underground faction but we will talk about them another time, let us focus on the Tamers Alliance, they have buildings they call the alliance hall spread throughout the whole continent where they provide their services, but I don't think there is one here in this kingdom since this place is a backwater kingdom and that the services of the Tamers Alliance are not needed here, since there are only a few Tamers in this place " Tybalt answered.
" I see, I see, you said that there are Tamers Alliance everywhere and that they are not needed here since there are only a few Tamers here, does that mean that in other kingdoms and Countries there are a lot of Tamers? " Gael asked.
" of course, in other kingdoms, Tamers are widely known profession and that almost everyone is a Tamer, although they are not Tamers who are going on adventures and pursuing strength, they use their familiars in their livelihood, for example, farmers have a familiar that can help them tend to their lands, tailor have familiars that produces colorful silks, blacksmiths have a familiar than can produce great heat, etc. monsters are an important part of humans' daily lives in other places, I do not know why Tamers are not widely known in this area but once you one day decided to go an adventure and leave this small kingdom, you will see a brand new world, where you will realize that you are just a small part of a humungous world, " Tybalt said as if he remembers some of his memories.
' damn the good old days' Tybalt thought to himself.
" I understand but what is the connection of everything you said to me with the favor you are about to ask? " Gael asked.
" the things I said are all important since the favor involves one of the Five Factions, the Martial Hall of the Eastern Mountains, I told you those things because I want you to understand that what you are about to do is filled with dangers and that you might lose your life in the process, " Tybalt said in a serious tone.
" do you really think that I will come here and fight you if I am afraid of death? Fortis and I made a deal when he became my familiar and we will fulfil that deal even if we lose our lives " Gael answered.
" if that is the case then are you to do it? " Tybalt asked with a smile on his face.
" Sure but what about the reward what do I get from this? " Gael asked about the reward, the main reason why he accept the favor that Tybalt asked.
" here, take this" Tybalt threw something at Gael, Gael caught it and inspected it, and he saw that it is a monster hide and something is drawn on it.
" what is this? " Gael asked in confusion.
" that is a map to one of the greatest treasures of this continent, " Tybalt said with a smile.
" how can I confirm If you are telling the truth? " Gael asked.
" do you think that I will waste my time talking to you, telling you information about the whole continent if I am just going to prank you, " Tybalt said.
" Who knows how bored you are being bounded to this silent forest for years, " Gael said.
" I am not lying to you, can even go to the place on the map before you embark on a journey towards the Martial Hall, no I suggest you take the treasure first before you embark on a journey and if you are not satisfied with my reward then you can abandon the favor I ask you and keep the reward, " Tybalt said.
" Okay, but what is the favor you want to ask me? We've been talking for hours now " Gael said.
" take that medallion to the leader of the Martial Hall, he will know what that means " Tybalt handed him a golden-coloured medallion with a number four written on it.
" Okay, " Gael said, he didn't ask further questions and he put the medallion inside his bag.
" I am still not done, you must bring that medallion to the leader of the Martial Hall in ten years, if you deliver the medallion earlier than ten years much better, but if you failed to deliver the medallion in ten years we are doomed, " Tybalt said in a serious tone.
" What!? In ten years? Why what will happen if I failed to deliver this medallion? " Gael asked, he's got no choice but to ask more questions.
" you will eventually learn what will happen as you go on your way to the eastern mountains " Tybalt simply said.
" oh right, how can you be so sure that I will be able to deliver this medallion to the leader of the Martial Hall? " Gael asked because he remembered that earlier Tybalt called them weak and that Fortis is limiting my growth and that we will never reach the peak of our strength.
" I am sure because you both passed my test, never back down in front of a strong enemy, but not stupid enough to not retreat if you know that your life will be in danger, and you have complete trust and faith in each other. Because of those things I know that you two will be able to do it " Tybalt answered Gael, and Gael is quite satisfied with Tybalt's answer.
" Plus you have a rich experience in fighting, I am not saying the normal or traditional way of one on one or group fight, but military tactics, you laid your traps very well, " Tybalt said with a smile on his face.
" What!? Do you know that we planted traps around here? " Gael asked in shock because this is the first time that someone discovered his traps.
" Gagagagaga what do you take me for, I am not a normal monster you know, have way more experience in fighting and warfare than you kid " Tybalt answered happily.
" Whatever, I'll get going, we have to return to the Palace, the three-month period of training we are given is about to end real soon" Gael stood up, and Fortis followed him.
" Good luck out there kid, " Tybalt said with a smile.
" I do not need luck, " Gael said arrogantly.
" this arrogant Bastard " Tybalt's expression turned ugly.