Emilia: This quest is perfect for all of you!

  Alaric: What is it?

  Nico: Yeah! Tell us already.

  Emilia: Its an extermination quest. A troll appeared on our trade route with the kindom of Demetria.

  Thea: A troll!? But they live deep in the forest or in dungeons.

  Alaric: Is the information correct?

  Emilia: You think the knights of Wolfgang will lie?

  Alaric: They issued this quest?

  Emilia: Yes.

  Alaric: Why don't they just take care of it themselves?

  Emilia: Have you already forgotten why the Grandmaster couldn't escort Lucia?

  Alaric: My bad. We will take care of it.

  Thea: But how are we going to fight a troll?

  Alaric: We have to, we are the only adventurers in the kindom who even have a chance against a troll. Also when Gold hears about this nothing will stop him from going to fight that troll.

  Nico: I wish I could fight too. You guys look so cool while fighting.

  Alaric: Want me to train you?

  Nico: Can you do that!?

  Alaric: Yes! But don't blame me if you loose a limb or something.

  Thea: Don't scare him. Don't worry I can train you and you won't loose a limb because I can reattach them.

  Nico: This is not any better!

  Alaric: How can you reattach limbs?

  Thea: With my powers.

  Alaric: I never heard of a technique like that.

  Thea: Yeah you didn't because a technique like that doesn't exist. My powers are a vardaan.

  Alaric: What!? All of the nature control stuff is a vardaan!?

  Thea: Yeah.

  Alaric: And you can do more than that?

  Thea: Yeah.

  Nico: That's why Gold lost to her. She doesn't use Aatma. He was basically fighting blind against her.

  Thea: I was born with this.

  Alaric: That is unbelievable. Wait are you from the kindom of Demetria?

  Thea: You should be able to tell from my name.

  Nico: What is it Alaric?

  Alaric: Her villagers weren't wrong. She is basically a Goddess.

  Nico: What?

  Thea: What!?

  Emilia: I am friends with a goddess?

  Alaric: She has the vardaan of mother Earth. You know who had it before her?

  Nico: Who?

  Alaric: The only queen among the kings. The first queen Demetria.

  Nico: They have a queen instead of a king?

  Alaric: Yes. The only kindom which is primarily ruled by a queen is the kindom of Demetria.

  Nico: Wait does that mean Thea is important to that Kindom?

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  Alaric: Very important. If they find out about her then we will be in trouble. They will try to bring her back to the kindom.

  Thea: I don't want to go back there.

  Nico: We won't let them.

  Emilia: Yeah. My only friend in this world is you. I will send my father to deal with them.

  Alaric: Nico can you go and bring Gold back?

  Nico: Right away!

  Nico goes to bring back Gold.

  Alaric: Okay Emilia we will be going on the quest as soon as Gold arrives.

  Emilia: Okay I will go and do the paperwork for it.

  Emilia leaves.

  Alaric: You don't have to be so tense about it. Forget about all of it. We are fine right now that is the only reality that's exists at this moment.

  Thea: I never realised that my powers are so important. I don't want to cause trouble for all of you.

  Alaric: Compared to what Gold brings us it's nothing. Let me tell you about something.

  Alaric tells Thea about Gold's ring and about Nico's interaction with Kanak.

  Alaric: You see! Trouble with the Kindom of Demetria is nothing compared to fighting against Bhairav.

  Thea: So if I join you all I will have to deal with all of this?

  Alaric: Well, yeah.

  Thea: You gave me one more reason to not join you all.

  Alaric: You don't understand. Together we can do something about this! Or atleast we will be able to save you. You see Thea I have been looking for a new member ever since we came back from the kindom of Wolfgang. When I heard that you had beaten Gold I had already decided on you. Thea we need you to stand beside us it's my request. I want to protect Gold. His fate will surely put him in dangerous situations and I alone will never be enough. Also you said you wanted to use your powers to save people. Then following Gold is the best way for you to do that! Trust me!

  Thea: Okay! Okay! Just how much do you care for that guy!? And why?

  Alaric: He is just like the kind of hero my grandfather used to tell me stories about. I never thought a guy like him could exist until I met him.

  Thea: I see.

  After some time.

  Nico brings back Gold.

  Nico: Alaric! I brought him back.

  Alaric: Oh hey Gold! Is your headache gone now?

  Gold: It's worse now. Thanks to you. Why did you call me back?

  Alaric: We are going out on a quest.

  Gold: What!? Right now?

  Alaric: Yes. We have to exterminate a troll.

  Gold: A troll!

  Thea: Got scared?

  Gold: Where? When will we reach there?

  Alaric: It will take a few days. It was seen near the trade route to the kindom of Demetria.

  Gold: Let's go then! Come Nico.

  Nico: Yes let's go.

  A eagle comes and sits on Gold's shoulder.

  Gold: How are you doing Nico? Will you guide us on our journey?

  Eagle ( Nico): Yes master.

  Nico: Wait you meant that eagle!? And why did you name it Nico? Is that the only nickname you can think of?

  Alaric: Haha!

  Thea: Haha! That's hilarious! You guys are unbelievable.

  Gold: I am not good at naming things. I once named a monkey Gold.

  Nico: I hate you!

  Emilia: Take this before you leave.

  Gold: What is that?

  Emilia: I packed your favourite desserts.

  Gold: Thank you so much!

  Emilia: Come back soon!

  Gold: I will.

  Gold and others leave.

  On their way Alaric tells Gold about Thea's blessing.

  Alaric: You don't seem surprised about it?

  Gold: People's talent don't surprise me anymore. I grew up next to a very gifted individual.

  Nico: Is he stronger than you?

  Gold: Not anymore but he could easily be on par with Harald if he trained enough.

  Alaric: What kind of a place did you grew up in? You weren't even the strongest?

  Gold: Let's not talk about it.

  Nico: Okay if you say so.

  Gold: How did Alaric manage to convince her to join us?

  Thea: You can talk to me directly.

  Gold: I don't want to argue.

  Nico: You are fine with her joining now?

  Gold: Not really but now that I know that she could be in danger I want to help her.

  Alaric: That's so sweet of you boss.

  Gold: Shut up.

  Thea: I don't need your help Alaric and Nico are the reason I considered joining and now that you are engaged to Emilia I need to keep an eye on you. I don't want to you make her sad by fooling around with other women.

  Nico: Alaric? Should we?

  Alaric: I will handle this.

  Alaric tells Thea about Gold's interaction with other women.

  Thea: What!? This guy is already married to a girl! And Emilia is fine with it? And princess Lucia is after him too!? What do these women even see in him? This characterless man!

  Alaric: If the girls are fine with it what can anyone do?

  Thea: They have been manipulated by this demon! But don't you dare try any of that with me Gold!

  Nico: Please don't shout Thea he still has a headache.

  Thea: Fine.

  Gold: Thanks Nico.

  Alaric: Now that we have three fighters our value as adventurers should skyrocket.

  Gold: What would that change?

  Alaric: We got the job to escort princess Lucia when it was just you and me. Imagine what job we will be given now.

  Thea: Is a troll not enough for you?

  Alaric: It's a good start but adventurer quests are only about this hard. If something much greater shows up the job will go to the knights.

  Thea: Should we try becoming knights?

  Alaric: We can become knights right now if Gold chooses to.

  Thea: Why? He knows some woman in the knights he manipulated?

  Nico: Well you are not entirely wrong. But it's not just some woman.

  Alaric: The Grandmaster gave him the offer to become her apprentice.

  Thea: Whaaaaaaaaaaaat!? Lady Caroline!? No way I would believe that!

  Alaric: But it's true. She trusts Gold more than her knights.

  Nico: That's why we were given the job to escort princess Lucia in her absence.

  Thea: Seriously!? You know Lady Caroline Gold? Can you introduce me to her!? I want to meet her!

  Gold: I don't exactly know her she is just trying to push her job onto me and retire. I can't introduce you to her.

  Thea: Why?

  Gold: Too much trouble.

  Thea: Please I will do anything! I will stop shouting at you.

  Gold: Fine.

  Alaric: You like her that much?

  Thea: Yes! I look up to her. She is my idol. I see myself in her. She grew up poor but worked hard to be where she is right now. She is the youngest Grandmaster ever.

  Nico: How old is she?

  Thea: You don't ask for a woman's age.

  Alaric: 20

  Thea: She is only 3 years older than me?

  Alaric: so you are 17.

  Thea: Hey!

  Gold: Wish i could stop time and relax.

  Gold and his friends continue their journey.