We all step out to give Nadia a peaceful sleep, I can't wait to hear what happened to her and about the creatures.
Oliver called a crew meeting a few minutes later and though I don't want to attend, I am part of the free crew now and I have to attend no matter my problem with Oliver.
We all assembled at Oliver's room as he address us. Now that Nadia is back with us he began. Our time on land has come to an end. We are running out of coins and there are lots of monsters in the sea to kill and get rich. So, I will give everyone now till tomorrow to do whatever they want to do. first thing next tomorrow we return back to the ship. Nina are the stores full?
Yes they are Nina replied, all the food we need for at least a month.
Perfect, now I want to personally thank all of you for everything and every sacrifices we have made for each other to be here, and to the newest member of our crew Rosaria, I want to plead with all of you to help train her to become a better hunter and witch. We have all seen what she can do and I believe she can do more with proper training and a warm family. She with us at the hunt will help reduce a chances of dieing as her ability to heal is exquisite. If we help her, we are helping the crew it's self. Now as we all are from different races and have different fighting techniques, we can make not just a fine hunter but the best warrior hunter this realm has ever seen. I don't know about the rest of you but I see a bright future for each and everyone of us with her on our side, so let's do the work and we will all reap the rewards, together.
I felt honoured listening to Oliver talk about me with such great expectations, a warrior hunter? The best the realm has seen? Wow! Who is this guy? Cause am quite sure the dick cap Oliver I know is not this wise and considerate.
Now that they all agreed to help me train, I have to make sure I don't let them down, they all have high hopes for me and I will not let them down, I promise.
In the evening, Blanca came to meet me while i was reading the spell book. You should rest a little Rosaria, you have been with this book all day.
I know, I replied. But did you listen to what Oliver said earlier, I need to be the best for all of us, so rest is not in my list for now.
I understand you, but if you get sick now....
You don't need to worry Blanca, in fact, ever since I was little, I don't remember ever being sick. Am always fit. Unusual right?
You have the elders blood running in your veins, I don't expect anything less.
She sat down with me and help me with some of the spells as the languages of some spells are quite old and I couldn't read them. After a while, I decided to ask a little question about the dark trees, just to know more about my original mission.
Tell me Blanca, I began. What do you know about the dark trees?
You mean the dwelling place of Gaia? She asked
Yes, i replied with full interest in our discussion.
Well, I don't know much, just the regular. No one has ever discovered it, after all it is the home of a goddess, it wouldn't be if everyone know where it stood would it?
No, I shook my head. But legends says that there dwell a priestest there, is this true?
Not that I know, but I've heard of the rumors of a priestest, a girl chosen by the light of Gaia and taken over night to the dark trees never to return. Take it from me Rosaria, no one really knows about the dark trees, all of the rumors are baseless stories we cook up everyday.
I shook my head in response, and kept looking at the book in my hand.
You said you grow up in the forest of isle, how did you learn to read and write so well? Blanca suddenly asked me.
Shit, what do I say?
I looked up from the book slowly and met with her curious stare.
Well, the queen took it upon herself to teach me a few things, I guess my witch blood help me out.
You know Rosaria, I am not a vampire with kin earings or reading minds but I am a white witch, and I can tell when someone is lying to me, she said looking deeply into my eyes like she can see deep in my heart.
My face was as red as tomato, she cought me effortlessly and I was now wondering how many of my words she has believe.
No need to be embarrassed she said, you know when I was a little girl in my village, there was a young boy who could communicate with different languages, he could even talk with animals and spoke the language of the old. We don't know how he did it, some of the villager said he is cursed while others thought he is blessed.
But you know what I think? I think he was gifted by the goddess to interpret to us what she would want us do. I think he was the next in line priestest to take over if the incident didn't befall us.
Just like some supernaturals who are born with two or more abilities, the hybrids? I believed the boy was so. But I was just a child and didn't voice out my thoughts to anyone, I feared my per's would associate me with him. Some said he was cursed after all. So maybe you are one of them, the hybrids. Maybe someone didn't need to teach you how to read or write, maybe it is your hidden talent that you are yet to discover. What do you think?
I felt somewhat bad lying to her like this, but I was warned to never reveal my true identity so I immediately agreed with her words.
I don't know but I would love to be an hybrid with different abilities, I replied.
Or maybe you are lying to us all, maybe you have been lying to us all along, she said again. But I just kept my mouth shut and look in her eyes