6: Chapter 6: The Gatekeeper's perspective

Chapter 6: The Gatekeeper's perspective

After he dropped the kid and the girl off at the inn, the gatekeeper requested an audience with his majesty. A day later, his request was granted.1

"Your majesty, if I may." The gatekeeper requested.

"Speak." The King ordered.

Just the sheer pressure of his words gave off the feeling of a supreme ruler. The presence of a king was no joke.

"Yesterday, at the gate, a girl brought a kid who had suffered immense injuries and was passed out on the verge of death, and explained to me that they were assaulted by a giant boar." The gatekeeper explained.

"And?" With an uninterested tone and expression, the king asked.

"She reported that the kid managed to completely freeze the boar and some of the trees in its direction." The gatekeeper spoke.

"Did you confirm, if what she said was true?" The King questioned.

"Yes, I summoned mages to perform treatment on the kid while I went to the scene. It was exactly as reported. The boar had been frozen in solid, cold ice. I used up quite a bit of my energy just to melt it." The gatekeeper replied.

The king, perhaps realising the value that the boy possessed, asked another question. This time with a grin on his face.

"It took a former famous fire magician a bit of energy to melt ice made by a boy? Where is this boy?"

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