55 . The passing of time .

Time has passed very quickly since his last mission, a few years have now passed. From the years he had spent in the citadel around here, he had greatly improved these runes and thanks to that he was able to greatly improve all these artifacts like his spear or the alarm ring. The only artifact he didn't touch is the boot of seven places because it was already good enough not to touch it, one thing he had created himself from beginning to end was an artifact with abelisk's teeth. A foghorn that injected him with energy could open a portal to a place he had already visited, the runes were not evolved enough to cross between kingdoms, but it could even travel between cities for example. This object had taken him a very long time to make, fortunately the energy of the dimensional creature was still present in his teeth this strengthened the runes, it would continue to strengthen and with time it should be able to travel between planets and later he hoped that he could create interdimensional portals.

His Spear had been solidified, it even incorporated a heart of Uru that his master had given him. Thanks to this, the spear is better in the use of energy and even for attacking with physical blows because it is much denser than before. He also improved his house which is now much safer, with all the new runes he learned from the elves he was able to implement many new systems, such as air conditioning or heating but also a very reliable security system. All this new stuff took a long time to set up, the hardest part was to master the new runes. The elven runes require a lot of finesse in the engraving for them to work, it also requires a total control of its energy. With all his improvements his time was very busy his senior years, he also spent time with these children who grew up well during this time.

Cuau and necalli have greatly improved, cuau is getting closer to also moving on to the next stage, if she passes this new stage she will gain a much longer life. Necalli has become a magical beast to her, he got his element which is unsurprisingly the element of life like izel but more focused on nature and botany. Otr also greatly improved his animal transformation, targeted transformations are now possible like having animal ears or claws. The duo has made sure that the respect that the inhabitants of the citadel have for them increases with each mission, all the missions they took were close to the citadel. The mission they took most often was that of fighting the bandits because they are the ones who pose the most problems to the civilians. The Duke did his best to make the civilians as well as possible, so he asked the soldiers and followers to do their best to protect the people from the bandits.

One day the Duke asked the citizen to gather in front of the palace, he made an announcement in front of the palace to present to his people the birth of his son. An inspiring speech that lasted a good ten minutes to indicate what role the child would play for the future of the duchy, Soren son of Higin, heir of the duchy. He also talked about his niece who is free of any obligation to the Duke, she will receive all the things she might need for the rest of these days, she will remain a child of the ducal family but she will be able to choose her future by herself. When Rose heard her uncle talking she got a big smile from her friends otr and izel who was next to her was also very happy for her. Thanks to this new independence she was able to come more often with them afterwards, in mission to be one more is never too much.

The relationship between rose and izel has evolved somewhat, since the pink announcement feeling freer to tease izel and flirt with him even though his anger sometimes got the better of her. Izel also liked to flirt with her, for him she was a friend with much more affinity. One day she slept at his place because he came back from his mission very late at night, being both tired they wanted to go to sleep. One thing that Izel forgot is that he hadn't yet bought a second bed for his guest room, so they had to share the only bed available. The two of them changed in different rooms, izel was stressed because he had never really spent a night with a girl while being conscious. Before entering the pink room, izel asked izel to turn around so that they couldn't see her, she quickly slipped under the comforter so that they couldn't see her. Izel also slipped under the comforter, a moment of uneasiness followed this moment. A discussion began between them, about who they would want for their future, rose was amazed by the project that Izel wanted to realize on earth. A sad look appeared on her face when she learned that one day he would go to another planet, Izel told her that this project would be a long time in the future and that she didn't have to be sad at the moment. To comfort her, he told her that he would take her if she followed him the day he left, because for Izel, life in a couple with a human couldn't take place because he didn't look like them anymore.

They hugged each other to comfort each other and Rose understood these feelings for him, this young man that she never thought she would have feelings for. Before she met him she thought humans were barbarians, but as she got to know him she changed her mind a little about this race. When she learned that Izel wanted to build a city like the citadel, she was proud that he would take the city his family had founded as an example. The two were against each other, the détente took them rather quickly, when they were together so close together made them happy. Their couple was not really a couple because both did not like complications but it is as if it was the case, they did not want to make it official because it would be a complicated moment to announce it to the duke or even worse to the parents of rose.

In the morning when they woke up in each other's arms, a smile appeared on their faces. They decided to stay in bed for a few more hours to be in each other's arms, kisses were exchanged between them. The look they were sending was full of feelings and happiness, one of the causes was their relationship that had evolved and the moments they spend with each other now. Rose told him that she would come back to sleep at his place if of course he would accept her to come, first he answered him teasingly but he quickly answered sincerely when he saw her sad face.