Master Of None

Gil was in his own head thinking about these sheep monsters that someone he had met before was herding. It was an interesting fact to learn and showed just how little he knew about this aspect of farming. He had only even memorized the information about plants, now that he was seeing another aspect he was becoming much more interested. 

"So there are sheep that breath fire? That sounds pretty hard to believe." Walker had not heard of such a monster before. However, he was not closed minded about this since he knew there were many things he had not heard of. 

The sheep Shepard heard this and rummaged around inside of a medium sized satchel around his waist. After a few moments of this, a small leather journal was brought out. He flipped page to page to find what he was looking for before finally stopping and turning the journal around. 

"Oo, so that is what breed of sheep it is. Interesting. Thank you for sharing. I might encounter them again one day on the trade routes." Herder was the first to read the passage in the journal. Walker was the next and read it out loud. 

" Smoldering sheep. Beware of the black sheep that has red and orange light in its' wool. The smoldering sheep gathers the fire and light elemental mana from the sun and uses it in a devastating flame breath to deter predators and hunt prey. They are known to eat plant monsters and often ignorant animals that attack them. Do not directly approach them or else they will see you as an enemy. Instead, allow them to approach you and they will remain docile. Once a year they will shed all their wool so that they may grow new wool. The smoldering sheep wool is incredibly fire retardant and is ideal for desert clothing and forging gear." 

Walker felt like he had just read a mouthful. He read it again silently to make sure he would memorize it before looking back at the shepherd. "Thank you for the knowledge. I have never heard of smoldering sheep, but they sound like a very interesting creature." The shepherd looked at the journal and then pointed to his sheep. He stopped on a page again. 

"Dreamland sheep

Thought to be sheep that were pulled from the dreams of children and become reality., the dreamland sheep is incredibly docile. They do not require any food at all and are incredibly resilient to all the elements in nature. Their wool holds an oil that they can disperse in the air when frightened causing all within a certain area of them to fall in to slumber. Those that fall victim to their slumber will be unable to awaken from their own dreams unless they realize they are dreaming or they are awoken from an outside force. Dreamland sheep wool is often used in pillows and baby clothing to prevent nightmares and assist in proper sleep." 

Walker read this one out loud too. "I wish I had some of that for the orphanage! That would have kept everyone in bed way better." Remey was completely floored by such an effect. She would have given anything for this when the kids at the orphanage were acting up and refusing bed time. Or when there were nightmares plaguing their sleep.

"The oil they make sounds very useful. What if I made an arrow that dispersed it when I fired it over the head of an enemy?" Gil was already fining utility in this and wanted to try and craft an arrow that could don something like this right away. It was a challenge he wanted to give to himself. 

The shepherd heard Gil and started to sift through his bad again. Surprising them all the shepherd pulled a bottle that was larger than the bag and handed it to Gil with an enthusiastic nod. "From what I have learned so far he really doesn't like when people get hurt or die. He even flinches at monsters getting hurt. I think he really likes your idea to put an enemy asleep instead of beating them." Herder translated the actions since he had caught on to this trait. 

"I think that is wonderful. I prefer not to hurt anything when I can either. I may not have chosen my system but I became a guardian none the less. I find it important to protect those around me." Su was starry eyed hearing that the shepherd valued life to such a degree. 

"It's pretty amazing that there are monsters that appear to be normal farm animals but are actually, well, monsters." Walker had always thought of monsters as being dangerous. He also only ever read the books about the dangerous ones that could harm them as they traveled.

"There are many animals and monsters that are like mirror images of each other. I see it pretty often. I have a feeling that the world used to be pretty boring before animals became monsters and mana flowed freely." Herder was referencing a well known story of how the world was thought to be before any of the races had been born. But there was never any proof to this since there was no proven history to showcase what it was like before the first kingdoms and such were formed. 

"If the world didn't have mana then I wouldn't be able to make potions and help people with my fists. I like it the way it is." Remey surprised everyone by chiming in with this. It was clear that she had more joy and happiness for the life she lived now than they saw. 

"Well, I agree little miss. On that note, I think it is time for me to take a walk around to patrol. I will rest when my partner here has slept. Goodnight." Herder stood up and wandered off to patrol the herd and make sure everything was at ease. 

"I think we will follow his lead." Walker turned to the shepherd. "You are welcome to sleep here since we are keeping watch." Unfortunately, the shepherd shook his head and walked toward the sheep herd where he disappeared in to the mass of white wool. 

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