Lords Tutorial Chapter 9

"Sellen," I greeted the powerful Glinstone Sorceress who merely gazed at me past her stone mask patiently waiting for me to get to the point.

So I just did so. "This noble young woman here is blind and needs a safe place to rest as her guardians were slain. I hope that you could provide that safety while I go down to the Weeping Penisula to gain more Rune's and do some things."

There was a pause before Sellen said flatly. "I said... Why should I bother to protect that woman, especially when you already slain the pumpkinhead guardian I already had for protection."

My lips twitched before I shrugged and I held out the Carian Royal Scroll and said. "Because your wonderful student has brough a powerful spell book to show his initiative? And I also heard about where your true body is in the Weeping Penisula." 

Sellen was silent for a moment before she snorted and said coldly. "For a moment I believed you were threatening me. But no, despite you being a Tarnished I can tell you are too honest and foolish to do so... Fine, I shall watch the girl so long as she remains in my cellar. But you will likewise endeavour to free my true body." 

I nodded and said calmly. "That goes without saying teacher. Now l have some runes, so please implant the spells within this scroll into my Glinstone core." 

Soft hands took the enchanted scroll from my hand and Sellen made a small scoffing noise as she scolded me. "Jake you foolish young man. Having the spells merely engraved upon your soul will only make you lazy, and unable to truly make your own spells from gleaning secrets from the stars."

And without a hint of shame I said plainly. "When I have my first Great Rune, after killing Godrick, I will take some time to truly strengthen myself as much as I can." 

There was a pause as Sellen considered my words before she sniffed and with pride in her words she drawled out. "Hmph, my apprentice should indeed be aiming for the stars in taking down a demi-god even if it's the runt of the litter." 

Sellen then placed her hand on my chest and I willed the loose runes within myself to go into her hand as she likewise used the conduit of runes between us to send the eldritch astral knowledge of the spells within the Royal House Scroll into my mind.

And I felt the information of the spells Carian Slicer, and Glintblade Phalenx fill my mind with purpose with my hand summoning my staff in hand as I could feel the knowledge at the tip of my fingers on how to use the spells now.

"Very well, now go on ahead my disciple. I shall be here of course... Until you free my true body in the Weeping Peninsula as you promised." She said calmly with myself nodding.

I turned to Irina who was sitting on a wooden chair patiently and I walked over and said a bit quieter. "You should be safe her Irina, I will bring that letter to your father. And from there, he can pick you up from here alright?" 

She gave a weak smile but nodded and said calmly. "I understand Jake. Thank you for your protection and care. I truly appreciate it." 

With that, I left Sellen's cellar and as I came out of the cellar a roar rang out and I watched as the dragon Agheel flew in the distance before coming down into the Agheel lake where he normally stayed most of the time.

"After I kill the Leonine Misbegotten... I am coming for you Agheel, and then after that. I will be strong enough to go for Godrick probably." I muttered as I knew that dragon incantations would also be a powerful source of power for myself.

With that I got onto Torrent and I began the long trek back to the Weeping Peninsula as there was nothing convienent like a damned teleportation system even if I could use sites of grace. 

As I crossed the bridge of sorrows I had a bit of a realization while I was doing so actually. 'Wait... With how I can't teleport at all. Does that mean I need to basically do all of Caelid's bullshit in one trip?' I thought with despair at the idea.

But I just shoved the thought down... As a much more important thought hit me. "What ending am I going for?" I muttered helplessly as I realized something now that this was my life.

Ranni didn't exactly deserve for me to hand her true godhood. She was the instrument for the Shattering after all and brough untold suffering to this world even though there was a good reason at least to her to do so.

Like what does Ranni actually do for the protagonist besides giving them a mediocre ice greatsword and send them on the longest and most difficult quest around the world?

Getting the Mending Rune of Perfect Order was the best option to help the world itself regrow that you get from GoldMask. Meanwhile in doing so, I could waifu Melina possibly... Hopefully.

Because as much as I simped for and adored Ranni, I doubted that Ranni would make for a great waifu without a real body, and getting a handy from a four armed doll was a bit lackluster you know?

I exhaled and muttered to myself. "All of this is far into the future. I need to do so much more before I can decide my ultimate fate." 

With that, I squeezed around Torrent's side to make his pace speed up as we came across the first destroyed castle wall and we came into the wide open plains leading up to Castle Mourne a good thirty or forty miles further to the south.

"Gotta get the Golden Seed near the castle Jake... Can't forget that as well." I muttered as I mentally went through everything I knew of value here in the Weeping Peninsula and told myself I need to also clean out the western side of the small continent before I left as well.