"What are you on about Godwine?" a woman in huntress clothes walks next to a man in ironclad armor, stalls selling tokens, weapons, jewelry and armor surround them as they walk, her face confused. "Do you enjoy pulling stories out of your ass?" A bag hangs on her back.
Godwine lets out a guttural laugh, his armor clattering. "Celina you must know by now my stories are anything but being pulled out of my ass," Godwine walks up to a stall selling necklaces. "Tell me Celina do any of these catch your eye?"
Celina stands looking at the necklaces until one with a sapphire stone in it made with a silver chain catches her eye. "Well that one seems like something I could add to the collection you seem so eager for me to make," Celina points at the necklace and looks at the stalls owner.
"It is no Celina collection. I have given those necklaces to you in preparation," Godwine sets a bag of silvers onto the stall as the owner grabs the necklace and hands it to Celina.
"You always say it's for preparation but never say what I am to be preparing for. Not like I care though," Celina turns and continues to walk Godwine falling shortly after. "Here read this over real quick and tell me what you think," Celina hands a paper to Godwine after he catches up to her.
"A journey to Osmon for this small of a reward?" Godwine questions Celina looking at the small silver reward. "Have you gone mad Celina? Osmon has become one of the more dangerous nations. Why would we go there for such a small reward?"
"Because if it is truly as dangerous as the rumors say then there's silver, gold, and maybe even platinum to be made," Celina takes the paper back from Godwine and begins to look it over. "This is simply the only thing I could find on the board that needs us to go there, and as you know we may as well make as much as we can while moving from place to place."
"While I agree that we could make lots by going to Osmon, we only just let Tasha join us," Godwine takes the necklace from Celina, opening a compartment in his armor that holds several other necklaces, setting the new one with the others. "It isn't that I don't believe in her, I simply don't believe the three of us have enough practice as a trio for this to be worth it."
"How about this Godwine, we spar with her one on one and if she can keep up then we will go and let our synergy build on its own," Celina smiles as they continue to walk.
Godwine looks at Celina, concern on his face before he shakes his head. "How about this Celina? If she can land a hit on you then we shall bring her," Godwine walks in front of Celina quickly walking to where they've set up a temporary base. "If Tasha proves herself I will agree to this."
A woman can be seen mixing bottles together wearing glasses. "Oh welcome back you two," as she sees the two of them approaching she sets the bottles down and walks over to them. "Did you guys get me the ingredients I asked about?"
"Yeah we found most of them real easily," Celina takes the bag from her back, setting it on a makeshift table. "Don't go through it all in a week again alright."
"I'll sure try this is the most I've been able to run these tests so I really want to do the most I can," the woman turns back to the bottles.
"Tasha we have something we'd like you to do," Godwine walks past Tasha opening a door that leads to a training ground. "Spar against Celina while she isn't holding back and land a hit. You will have a defeat condition but I will not say what that is."
"Woah what?" Tasha stands glancing at Celina. "You mean you want me to hit the one I can barely hit normally?"
"We have something we may end up doing and we want to see if you are ready to join us," Godwine's armor clanks as he sits down at a bench on the outskirts of the training ground taking off his helmet. "Come. Show us what you are truly capable of."
"Landing a hit with magic counts, and do be careful not to use too many of your concoctions," Celina walks out to the training ground as Tasha follows behind her.
Tasha holds a staff as she takes a stance holding it out pointing it towards Celina. A projectile seemingly made of shade itself forms behind Celina who simply stands and starts to smile. "I'm not holding back, remember," in an instance the shade projectile dissipates. "You know the abilities I use so time to show you can counter them and beat me."
Tasha grits her teeth as Celina starts to run towards her. Tasha points her staff upwards, clouds forming. Shortly after she quickly points the staff downwards and lighting crashes into the earth. Celina moves with grace predicting where each lighting bolt will land and dodges with ease. As the thunder sounds out Tasha implants her staff into the ground and grabs a bottle from her pocket throwing it forward as vines snake out of the ground. As the vines attempt to latch onto Celina the bottle explodes sending a fluid everywhere seconds last the fluid explodes setting fire to the vines. Celina jumps backwards watching for an opportunity to advance through the vines.
Celina holds her hand out her palm facing the sky seconds later a dense mist begins to emerge from her palm rapidly spreading till Tasha is unable to see her anymore. As the Tasha pulls her staff from the ground causing the vines to stop moving. She points her staff at the ground quickly flipping it up and the ground in front of her begins to rise. Before it gets high enough Celina jumps out from the mist over the rising earth latching onto Tasha's back.
"What the hell are you doing?" Tasha blurts out as she stumbles around.
"Just trying to get you to push your limits," Celina smiles as she pushes up till she is doing a handstand with Tasha's shoulders being her support. "Remember the staff doesn't give you the magic, you give yourself the magic," Celina falls towards Tasha's staff eventually pushing off grabbing the staff as she flies away. Celina stops a good distance away from Tasha, setting the staff on the ground.
"Now it is time for the true test," Godwine leans forward as he watches Celina easily grab Tasha's staff from her. "You are ready to ditch the staff and reach your true potential."
Tasha reaches her hand out towards the staff and feels a faint magical aura emitting from her hand until it becomes visible. The magic forms into a bolt and goes flying towards Celina who swiftly dodges the attack. As Celina dodges the attack Celina begins to run forward. She leans down touching the grass beneath her seconds later a vine emerges from the ground behind her launching her at Celina.
"There we go," Celina speaks to herself as she waves her hand creating a magic barrier in front of her. Tasha collides with the barrier breaking through it to Celina's surprise. Celina quickly takes an evasive stance as Tasha clumsily swings a magic blade. "Well guess what they say really is true."
Tasha pulls a bottle from her pocket as Celina takes steps backwards. Tasha lightly tosses the bottle upwards. As it falls she pushes her hand forward sending a strong gush of wind towards Celina sending the bottle flying. As it reaches Celina Tasha closes her hand making a fist and the bottle explodes. "Does that count?" Tasha speaks between breaths resting her hands on her legs.
As the smoke clears Celina coughs wiping dirt from her clothes. "Well it seems this test has come out positively isn't that right Godwine?"
Godwine slowly stands and walks up to Tasha standing next to her. "It seems I was simply too scared. Now tell me Tasha. Are you ready to depart for Osmon?"
Tahsa looks up at Godwine as she catches her breath. "Osmon?" Godwine nods as Tasha locks eyes with him. "Yes."