Following the still timorous, but also bitter Firbolg, the duo went with a silent tour, unsure of how he would react to more questions. Ogda was fine with this arrangement, though, as he was more interested in discovering the town than being told about it.
The wide street passage was covered in a thick layer of a material strong enough to sustain all kinds of weights crossing over it. He also took notice of the size of each building, each covered with multiple types of doors and windows, made for as many types of Firbolgs as possible. “ Three…Seven…doors. Is it reinforced somehow on the inside?” Ogda's list of curiosities grew with each new building they passed by. His one eye was ogling at everything that caught his attention, and unbeknownst to him, he also caught some back. It seems like even among these natives, someone with peculiarities like him was still a rarity. “Is this leading somewhere? But it looks blocked at the end…except for those handles. Is that a ladder? Oh, and about this? Why does it spin like that?” In his excitement, he kept stretching his neck and limbs, a bit too much for Liadan.
-” I’m glad you're having fun Ogda, but I think you should be a bit more careful with the stretching.”
-” What?” he asked, a bit confused, until he noticed his body. “Oh, right. My bad, I’ll try to keep it down”.
-” No, no, I didn’t mean it like that. I don’t mind it, it’s just that we don’t know the limits of your powers yet”. But even with that remark, she still felt like she was admonished for nothing. “ I have an idea! I’m a bit curious about this place as well, you know. Can you give me a lift so I can take a look around?”
He swiftly, and happily agreed. Up, from his level, Liadan understood a bit more why he was acting so ecstatic. The city was a jumble of different heights and sizes, but it had a symmetry and beauty in its seemingly anachronistic design. She didn’t know why, but the way it was built made her feel warm inside, proud even. And a joyful smile finally caught up to her.
…
With a stride in his pace, a young man was muttering in his gauntlet as if arguing with someone on the other side of a phone. Frustrated mostly, as the two had different plans on what to do that evening.
-'' Yeah but, Zinc, I can literally feel when you’re lying, I know you just want to try the game Tomenn brought from the human world”, he remarked in a laid-back, but victorious tone. The voice in the gauntlet stopped for a second, caught off-guard by the remark. He wanted to say something in return, but the boy knew exactly what his counter-argument would be” Brigid is also doing a tour for a visitor, so as fellow trainees, we can do the same. But, if you are in such a rush, do you want to try something?”
The boy whispered an idea to the gauntlet, and a second later, the glove started to expand. A thin, crimson armor covers his legs, it goes from the tip of the neck, over the spine and part of his torso, but leaves the rest of the body free. Along with the protection, the armor also enhanced the boy’s speed, agility and jumping height, far outclassing anything an Olympic gold medalist could achieve.
Their sprint left a trail of dust behind, and his jumping height brought them from one rooftop to another. Still, as both surmised, the young man was still leagues behind the capabilities of Krass or Goidel.
-” Hey, Zinc…you still want to become a full-fledged Union member with me?”, he asked after stopping briefly to admire the view over the wall.
The gauntlet stayed silent, but the boy smiled. He received his message, one only he could hear.
-” Understood. Then, let’s not keep our visitors waiting. Or mister Goidel. I’m guessing he’s getting a bit weary from being so long away from the library.”
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