Master Of None

The hour was up before they knew it and Walker followed the scroll instructions perfectly. He stood by the space that would be teleported and channeled his mana in to the scroll. Su held part of it as well to add her mana. She knew that the spell was sealed within the scroll but she feared that the mana draw might cause Walker to pass out. It was a big spell and it might need a little extra mana to activate fully. 

When the scroll activated it burst in to cool blue flames before falling to ashes in the wind. Walker felt that he had been tricked before he felt the massive shift in elemental mana around him. The feeling made his stomach churn and he was forced to sit down. Su was the same and Fleur looked unhappy as well. The three of them were all messed up by the sudden change in mana. However, when they looked u they noticed a strange fog fading away and revealing a mansion where the flat land had just been. 

"It worked!" The relief in Walker's tone was enough to cause Su to force herself to stand as well and rush toward the door. Their momentary feeling of weakness was all but forgotten. 

The mansion seemed to be out of place in the comparing buildings. It was much older with newer additions on it. But overall, the wonderful garden was what truly stood out. There were many things still green and growing even though it was cold. There was also the fact that there were a decent number of elemental spirits flitting about here and there. Of course, they rushed away from the mansion to explore as soon as it showed up. Fleur found this very amusing. 

"Walker! Do you know how weird that was!? As my son, I expected a warning!" Walker barely looked up before he was crushed in an embrace. Su's parents equally rushed out of the mansion towards her. The experience of being teleported was very strange and odd. Most of the others were still putting their thoughts in order. 

"Brroooooother!" Lisa and their mother followed out of the mansion along with the wandering blacksmith. They were also very excited and a little foggy at the moment but wanted to see Walker and Su. 

"Now where is my son? Don't tell me he rushed off to go and build something already. The hunting grounds can wait too." Walker looked around finding that Gil's mother and father were resting on the bench in the garden. They were the two that appeared less unsettled by the sudden teleportation. 

"I'm sorry. I have no idea where Gil or anyone else went. Even Onyx and Midnight ran off this morning. I was lucky that Su came this way to explore the place we would build. Actually Lisa, mother, I have something to show you two." Walker also made a wink and nudging motion toward a building next door to the wandering blacksmith. The smile on his face mirrored Walker as he realized it was a forge. 

Walker handed each of them the letters that Su had found on the doors. Next door we have Lisa's work shop. And right next to that we have a kitchen just waiting to be changed and built to any specification." Walker stood proudly while his mother and sister read the letters and then looked at the two buildings. 

"They are so close to home! We have a front row seat to everything on the market strip! Are those the guilds up there? Where's Remey? Is she living in the big guild building? Wait where's Midnight, does she have a spot by the fire at the guild buildings? Or wait, should I- no I need- how many things can I bring over-"

"Lisa! You have months to figure it all out. You don't need to even open the shop to the public right away." Walker was quick to cut her short. Lisa was talking herself in circles due to her excitement. 

"While you take your sister for a tour, your father and I will go look at my new kitchen. I will cook up something special once I commission for a new set of tools from your uncle." Walker and Lisa's mother headed toward the bakery that had been prepared while they put the pieces together. Their parents had started to refer to the wandering blacksmith as their uncle. All the adults had decided this because of how close they were and the fact that he always helped the party. The adventure they had been on was the final piece in making their decision. 

"Come on!" Lisa dragged Walker inside and immediately stopped in amazement. There were already wooden mannequins so that Lisa could display dressed and other clothing. The counter on the back set apart the employee and the main show room. There was also a set of stairs leading up to an office and storage space. Overall, it was an ideal shop for Lisa to begin to turn in to her dream of being the best seamstress there ever was. 

"I can help you bring things over if you want?" As Lisa's brother, Walker felt it was his duty to help her get everything settled. 

"No! I will do it myself. I have to be able to run this entire place by myself and you have to go and do other things. I need to talk to the treasury to set up an accountant for myself. Mother needs to teach me how to fill out all the forms since she has done them for the bakery. Alright! I can do this!" Walker found his sister to be more adorable than ever. He couldn't help himself from grabbing her in a big hug to congratulate her on starting her own journey. Before he could do anything else, Lisa was already sprinting to the mansion to get her first materials. 

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