Xalroz finally gets to learn about this person's name as the two shanks hands that ended after seconds.
It was more interesting to have come to experience this meeting with someone having such ambitions.
This intelligent person was most definitely high to have such plans for the future and yet there is more information that is being kept from him and won't be spilled now more trust must be required in getting close to that.
"With this settled, I look forward to seeing how you perform out there on the mainland."
"I hope it impresses you well enough that you keep me as your right-hand man one day."
"Ha well we have to see that Thorkell does well enough and I might do that, But I have to sadly leave you now other matters needed to be taken care of if not we would be drinking together and having a small celebration to this."
"Then don't let me keep you waiting for no doubt they must be important if part of your plan."
Valgaurd nods his head then takes leave returning to the two men as the three of them start going away leaving this one alone at the river.
"Since he is an interesting human, I think Valgaurd is going to be such a fun person to keep alive for a time that is."
Turning around Xalroz comes to stare at the reflection of himself or for that matter the body to bring his new vessels. Taking it in he remembers another form like this once in a past life.
It's funny to end up like this again. The only difference is that a thing like him living among people of the north is something that isn't normal. He picks up a pebble looking at the small rock this time to crush it while in his hand pieces were left where they fell into the river to disappear in it.
"Time will tell what the future holds for everything and everyone."
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[The farm of Lorthr and Halla]
Returning to the farm having nothing else to do Xalroz saw to just coming here to whatever in passing the time till the day changed into night.
When arriving a scene was playing out where Xalroz witnessed the older brother Sigehelm backhanding a slave girl making her fall hard onto the ground. Yet this slave wasn't the one living on the farm already, this person was the girl that came off the boat when captured from the main lands.
"Stop being stubborn, know your place already and things here will be easier this way."
"H-how dare you… I'm of nobility…. You shouldn't be treating me like this, you savage."
"Ha nobility, princess or a Goddess it does not mean not a damn thing here on our land. You're our slave and that all is going to be for the right of your life. So get up and let go already."
Sigehelm reaches to grab the girl's arm forcing her to stand back up, but she puts up a fight that was gettin' on his nerves where another slap was done to her face. Then a punch came to hit the same part she had to just close her eyes for the impact.
An impact didn't come, so she opened those eyes to see that someone had taken the act of getting in between to stop further harm from being done to her.
It was unexpected that an elf-like person caught the fist with one hand while facing the other person as his back turned to her.
"Brother I think that's enough the girl here doesn't need any more of that brutal discipline from you. Any more and you end up damaging her to where she can longer be useful to this farm."
"You have no business getting involved, I'm handling training the new slave which is troublesome at the moment," Sigehelm said, taking his fist back from Xalroz's hold while at the same time, the elf had freed the girl from him.
That girl quickly ran to stand behind him hoping for this person to keep on being her shining shield of protection from this northern monster.
"Couldn't agree, but how will it look if you were to take it too far and she ended up dead? That will be a wasteful thing to happen. No doubt our parents are upset about such a thing."
"Cut the shit go away now before I turn on you and trust me elf, you don't want to be the one taking the girl's place."
"You best be going now, don't need someone like you getting in the way of what is about to happen," Xalroz tells the girls as she can take the hit, leaving right away as it soon becomes just the two of them for the moment.
"So it looks like we are about to have a good fight. I've always been itching to mess you up."
"I believe the same can be said over here. Let's see what you can do brother." Xalroz calls Sigehelm to mock him since he hates it when there is no truth to their being related.
Sigehelm takes the role of attacking first, throwing just a normal straight punch. As it came there wasn't any trouble for Xalroz to block with the left arm which slaps it away when he throws his own.
The same result couldn't be done by Sigehelm when his face felt the fist making contact. The strength behind it made it feel like his jaw was going to be dislocated.
He checks that part after walking backward in his steps. This was quite a surprise when looking at a person's body build. There wasn't much to be impressed about at the time.
"I got to hand it to you. I didn't imagine such a punch you gave me would hurt." Sigehelm words felt like he was complimenting Xalroz.
"That kind of you to say Sigehelm would be possible for you to say the same for the others." Xalroz walks forwards intending to do so.
"Ha, that just one lucky shot will be the only one you're going to get. You hear me."