Dramora [Had To Go To War Magic]

“‘Nothing happens without our knowing about it’ eh? Then I suppose they gave the thralls time off..” Dramora sits across from you, an elbow propped up on the table to hold her head up.

“Food not to your liking?” You say half jokingly as you use an ornate fork to push one of the berries off your plate and onto hers.

She presses her lips together in a thin line, eyes narrowed at you as she grunts in response.

“Back home we’d have true feasts, a table a mile long filled with honeyed meats and rich ales…”

“Ales? Most royals I’ve heard of prefer wine to ales…” you say off handedly.

“Hm… your southern lords… weak and cowardly… more at home in the shadows then on a battlefield… even here I feel it…”

There’s a long pause, before you feel her eyes on you, reserved yet somehow filled with intensity.

“It’s been too long since I’ve engaged in a true battle… I’ve heard that the islands are fraught with danger… will you join me?”

The offer feels sudden, up until now you’ve thought you had been having polite small talk and now she requests your company on some kind of adventure?

At first you think to say no, end this insane discussion in its tracks before you sign yourself up for something you can’t handle.

But in the other hand, part of the reason you signed up for all this was for a life of adventure and knowledge, this expedition could provide you with both.

As though sensing your inner conflict she sits up slightly, making her appearance among the others even more noticeable.

“I understand you come from a culture of cowards, so I suppose I cannot fault you for following your instincts… but I’ve heard that past students have went to the islands and never returned, meaning that their possessions still lie there, waiting for us…” her words are brutal yet you don’t get the feeling that’s their intent.

Any way to increase your spending money would be welcome indeed, you could buy staves or books, hell you might even be able to buy a floppy wizards hat like from the stories!

And if there was anyone in the academy you’d be willing to go to the forbidden islands with, the giant woman with a sword would certainly be high on that list.

“Why ask me? I’m just a first year like you” you’ve known each other for less than a day and she’s asked that undertake an adventure with her.

“You had handled yourself well during training, and I find myself drawn to you” her face doesn’t shift to show any emotion, just deadpan honesty.

With a sigh you nod your head, at which point your partner nods, a small grin upon her sculpted face.

“Excellent, we shall meet at the western edge of the academy once our business here is concluded, I thirst for combat..” and with that she turns her head to the stage.

After what you’d guess is the 9th question, the head seems to phase out of reality, presumably leaving the same way he arrived.

And with that, you depart, both excited and apprehensive due to your newfound adventuring partner.

(Quest Started: The Warrior Queen)