Lucy squinted her eyes. “What does that have to do with anything?”

  “Well,” Adam said, rubbing his . “I don’t really know, I just think it’s a good idea t everything together. There are a lot of talents in this group, and there are a lot of different threads that I have with people. I don’t mean I want all of us here to join that group, I would like that, but I’ve been thinking about it for a little while, a day dream, which I think could… be useful?”

  “Creating a Merary group is not a small feat,” Jurot said. “What is the differeween our Adventuring party and this group?”

  “A few things,” Adam said, clearing his throat, trying to get rid of the awkwardness and embarrassment of revealing an idea he had been chewing on. “I would like to create a Merary group which assists people in transportation, throughout Aldnd specifically, and that involves a bunch of stuff. I have a number of abilities and talents which would help, and I think that I should use them for more than just adventuring with the ds.”

  They tio stare at him, still not used to the way he spoke.

  “How long have we known each other?” Adam asked, looking to Jaygak and Kitool.

  “Almost a year,” Jaygak replied, with Kitool nodding her head.

  “Right. In that year, you’ve pretty much bee Experts,” Adam said. “Apparently, something which takes years?”

  “Five, typically,” Jaygak admitted. “We’re outliers, and Lucy also trained like crazy with our Iyrmen.”

  “Right. However, you guys did not. You, Jurot, and Kitool, didn’t bee Experts by training with Iyrmen, you became Experts by adventuring. Adventuring a lot.”

  “With you,” Jaygak said.

  Adam smiled. “Exactly. With me.”

  “We’re almost Experts, but I get your point,” Jaygak said.

  “So. My pn is to get you to bee Experts. Then, maybe, everyone else here bee Experts.” Adam looked to the rest. “Other than you, obviously,” Adam said, looking to Jonn. “You’re already one, so I ’t take credit for that.”

  “So you want the glory of saying you trained Experts?” Sir Vonda asked, w if she o rethihoughts about Adam.

  “No, well, kind of?” Adam replied. “I don’t care about glory, I’m no Iyrman.”

  Jurot nodded his head slowly.

  “Imagine, if you will. Brittany and Nobby bees Experts,” Adam said, noting how Kitool stared at him.

  “Let’s be clear, I didn’t make them into Experts. Kitool did more for Brittany than me. Jurot is helping Nobby.”

  The Iyrmen heir heads.

  “However, I still assisted in that. Brittany wao leave her small vilge and I helped her do just that. I o keep the rest of my promise, yes, but we’re w towards that.” Adam caught her look.

  “Nobby here, the big wall of muscle, I made sure to try a him to join us because of Jurot. Jurot looked at him and wao train him, so I, with my easy to move heart, set about helping his family so that he was in a position to accept. I’ve bee ied, emotionally and financially, to make sure he bees an Expert.”

  “Right?” Lucy asked.

  “So imagihe pair are Experts. We invite more people, train them so they’re not utter dog, and they’re able to hahemselves. We train them until they have the, uh, core aspects of their strength. You know, how…” Adam looked at them all, w what he should use as an example, not wanting to reveal secret abilities.

  “I rage, but my rage is different to that of the rage of others,” Jurot said.

  “Exactly,” Adam said. “Your ability te, which caused even the King’s Sword to use two Fate spells to deal with you.”

  Jurot’s lips twitched slightly into a smile.

  “So there we have it. Two Experts, and then a buneraries retty tough, led by these two Experts. The group gets a reputation of helping caravans pass by safely, more safe than using ragtag Adventurers. They ow access an actual group which has a reputation, a history, of what they require. We move goods from South Aldnd all the way to North Aldnd. From Aswadia to Aldnd. From, what’s that pce with the tea pots?”

  “Persevia?” Jurot said.

  “From Persevia to Drakkenn.”

  “Drakkenlen,” Jurot corrected.

  “Exactly,” Adam said. “Those who work for the pany will be treated very specifically. There will be a base payment, maybe a bonus on top of it every so often. Pay won’t be insanely high for the employees, but the pn is to take care of other stuff. Food, shelter, gear, that will be provided. Not just that, but, due to some of my abilities, and other abilities I pn to get, I pn on a few other things too.”

  “That is difficult to do,” Jonn said. “It is difficult to front in terms of gold.”

  “Difficult for me?” Adam asked.

  “You would lose a lot of money in the beginning too,” Jonn said. “If you are pnning to train people from the ground up, then there’s a period of time you won’t be able to use them for work.”

  “I don’t mind losing much money in the beginning,” Adam said. “Money doesn’t really motivate me.” Adam bounced his head from side to side. “Well, maybe a little, but… I’d like to make a force whose name will ring across the nd.”

  “I thought you said you did not want glory?” Vonda said.

  Adam smiled. “I never said my name would be attached to it.”

  Suddenly, brows furrowed and raised.

  “What?” Jurot asked.

  “Jurot,” Adam said, looking to him. “Could you imagine a Half Elf creating a Merary group in Aldnd?”

  “What does that have to do with finding purpose?” Fred asked.

  “I think it’s a part of me finding my purpose,” Adam said. “It might help you too.”

  “So I will travel through the nds as an Expert of the group?” Brittany asked.

  “You’d be able to go from sight to sight. Aldnd, Drakkenn, Aswadia-“

  “Aswadasad,” Jurot corrected.

  “Aswadasad, other pces I’ll mispronounce like Peruvia.”

  “Persevia,” Jurot corrected.

  “Yep,” Adam said. “Nobby, you’d bee strong and make det , and part of the deal for w for the pany would be it taking care of your family too.”

  “My ma and pa?” Nobby asked, sitting up.

  “Yeah. I want to create a pound for it,” Adam said, pulling back as he gesticuted. “A headquarters, a massive one, with all kinds of different… things. Fes, hell, we could hire craftsmen ahem create a bunch of stuff to sell too. I’d o find a pce for it, probably in the North or East.”

  “Not Red Oak?” Jurot asked.

  Adam shook his head. “Probably not. I’m in some hot water with Sir Harvey, so I don’t know if that’ll work.” He threw a knowing look to the others who had seen how he had fought with the High Alchemist. “Could make it he Iyr though, or a vilge nearby?”

  Brittany frowned.

  “We could have a smaller home base he Iyr, maybe? The Iyr and it’s people would be treated well by the pany.” The idea was expanding iime in front of them.

  “What about-“

  Adam raised his hand. “Dunes, just a sec.” He looked away, closing his eyes tight. He tried to focus on something he had caught. ‘What if I got the Iyr on board? The pany could assist the Iyr in training its youth, taking teens along to various ers of the nd. The business would bring in a ton of information, and oablished, some of the information could be passed to the Iyr.’

  “Sorry, Dunes,” Adam said. “What did you have in mind?”

  “I was going to suggest you could speak with the Iyrmen, see if they ’t get on board,” he said.

  Adam ughed. “Great minds think alike. That’s what I was thinking about.”

  “You could also invite Priests.”

  “Priests?” Adam asked.

  “There are some who wahe world trying to find stable work outside of temples, for one reason or another,” Dunes said. “Some Priests work as Adventurers, but some want to work for aion, the kind you’re describing.”

  “Priests…” Adam whispered, his eyes gzing over as he felt into thought.

  The others tio eat and drink, keeping an eye on him. Adam had felt a little different today, so talking with him was a way to cheer him up. Hearing his thoughts would help at least alleviate some pressure on his mind, even if it was crazy nonsense.

  “A business with hundreds of employees. Warriors, Iyrmen, perhaps those that raining. Guards of different ranks, guarding caravans from one pce to the . Priests who deal with medical care of the employees, their families, and those on the missions. We could trade our owic wares, maybe even train Mages so they could have their own tower to sleep at night.”

  Adam began to ugh. “ you imagine someoraining Mages to Third Gate just to cast the tower spell?” Adam shook his head, wiping the tears from the er of his eyes.

  They were listening to Adam’s nonsense, and seeing him ugh, the others smiled.

  “That’s such a good idea,” Adam said. “I should do it.”

  “You’re serious?” Dunes asked.

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