[Scene : in the front garden of the castle, Luna sits under a tree, Colt rests his head on her lap as he lies on the ground, his eyes are closed]
Colt [eyes still closed] : "If it starts to bother you, please tell me."
Luna : "How can it? With how happy and at peace you are."
Colt : "At peace... yeah, that's an accurate description. You, are the only one that I let my guard down around, and only here."
Luna : "As much as it makes me happy, you have a wonderful family and good friends. Why not open up to them too?"
*Colt slowly raises his left hand, places it on Luna's cheek, opens his eyes*
Colt : "I love it when you look at me... those eyes are so beautiful."
*Luna smiles, holds the hand placed on her cheek as she leans with her head to the side *
Colt : "You, were the first. The first one to accept me for who and what I am. The first one I ever told about earth. You didn't keep asking. You gave me all the time I needed. You never once looked at me with fear or disgust no matter what."
*With his right hand, Colt opens his item box, takes a couple of seeds, with earth magic, plants them in the ground and covers them, then uses healing magic, a couple of flowers blossom, Colt picks them, hands them to Luna*
Colt : "A tulip and a pink rose. In floriography, that's to say the language of flowers, they symbolize love and gratitude. No matter how many times I say it, I can never truly tell you... how happy and grateful I am, how much I love you and how much you've changed me."
Luna [as she gently strokes his hair] : "I know. Even without my powers, I know. This is one thing you don't have to say."
*Colt couldn't help but smile.*
Colt : "One thing I don't have to say, huh? Still, I won't miss a chance to say it."
Luna : "I love you, Colt."
Colt : "I love you too, my Luna."
*After a while*
Luna : "Can I ask you something?"
Colt : "Anything."
Luna : "Why do you refuse to teach anyone but me?"
Colt : "Can't really put into words but, to me, marriage is sacred, we're bound together until I die. Remember the first time I said "I love you"? If you had asked back then, I would've told you everything. Yet you didn't really care."
Luna : "If you remember it so clearly, I said "I love you for you". Nothing else really matters."
Colt : "I know you won't misuse the knowledge. You know how dangerous it can be, what it could lead to... what it lead to already."
Luna : "Colt-"
Colt : "Aaand on that note, we're supposed to start training Liam, Levi and the soldiers tomorrow after the academy, right?"
Luna : "Grandfather said that telling everyone so suddenly would make things worse. So for now, it's just training to fight monsters."
Colt : "Yeah, what a pain. Those damn nobles had to make more work for me."
Luna [giggling] : "You're only mad because you don't want to spend that much time away from here."
Colt : "Of course I don't, right here is the only place I can stop my "static armor" ."
Luna : "What's that?"
Colt : "Another different version of "static" the idea was awesome so I wanted it. Basically if you get too close to me you get stuck like "static". Remember Gordon?"
*Quick flashback to Gordon's knife being frozen and himself getting stuck*
Luna : "So that's what it was."
Colt : "Yeah, you, of course, are exempt from its effects and I exempt Luc whenever he tries to touch me *with a huff* but, other than that it's always active."
Luna : "I never knew."
Colt : "I'm still mastering it, but you're also surrounded by one. I'm always waiting for an assassin or any other idiot and since you can tell who bears ill will, I can insta-kill anyone who seems like a threat and- *pauses for a second* Sorry, this isn't very romantic, is it?"
Luna [smiling] : "No, but it's just like you."
*Colt laughs.*
[scene : Liam, Levi and a few other elves come from a gate to meet Colt, Luna and Edwin, they're outside the castle walls in the well-named wasteland]
Colt [to Luna] : "And?"
Luna : "They're good."
Colt : "ALRIGHT EVERYONE, THE PRINCES STAY WITH ME, THE REST OF YOU GO WITH THE PRINCESS."
*They all look at each other and start murmuring.*
Luna : "We really don't have time to waste, everyone. If you wish to get stronger then follow me."
*Turns around, starts walking.*
Damn that's cool.
Colt : "Don't go too far and happy hunting."
Luna : "We won't and thank you."
*The rest of the elves reluctantly follow.*
Liam : "You're sending her alone?"
Colt : "She's capable of navigating on her own as well as slay any monster she encounters. You two, will have a special training. Now show me your bare backs."
Liam, Levi : "What?"
[scene : Colt and Edwin each placing a hand on Liam's back]
Colt : "Can you sense it?"
[Liam's internal magic flow is shown: magic flows everywhere in his body in all directions, it's like a black-violet substance]
Edwin : "It's chaotic."
Colt : "Exactly."
[back to Colt]
Colt : "Liam, make a fire spell, the same one you used on the golem in training."
Liam : "I don't know why but..."
*Liam makes the spell again, intense fire flows out of his palms*
Colt : "And now?"
[Liam's internal flow is shown again this time with arrows indicating said direction]
Edwin : "It's... flowing from the heart to the palms, it has a direction."
[Back to Colt]
Colt [to Liam] : "That's enough."
Colt [to Edwin] : "There are two ways to sense magic flow, either by training for a long time and really focusing on your body while the spell is second nature. Or, and that's something only we can do, supply back the magic in a regular pattern."
Edwin : "Got it."
[Liam's internal flow is shown as magic is following the flow Colt dictates]
Colt [as he supplies mana] : "Supply from the heart to the rest of the body, follow the blood circulation."
[Back to Colt]
Liam : "AAGHH"
Colt : "Hold it."
Colt [to Edwin] : "Get it?"
Edwin : "Yeah."
*Colt and Edwin put their hands down*
Colt : "Liam, you feel any different?"
Liam : "I… don't know. Something has changed but-"
Colt : "Keep focusing on that feeling, this ability can be obtained with training but we're skipping ahead."
[scene : It's Levi's turn and Colt and Edwin are placing a hand on his back]
Colt : "Good, good, stop! That's his limit."
*They put their hands down.*
Edwin : "It's not that hard really."
Colt : "Only for us, I trust you can handle the rest?"
Edwin : "Yeah, once they get the hang of sensing their flow, I'll take care of the rest. But how come no one figured it out if there people who could sense magic flow?"
Colt : "Those who can silently cast "search" and "magic sight" made it far but "magic disrupt" is based on laser and my fan knowledge. You expect they can imagine it at this era? Yes lenses exist but laser is a different matter. Not only that but it has to be used with "magic sight" which, so they believe, has no use in combat. For elves though, it's not a problem."
Edwin : "I see your point."
Colt : "And with that… I'll go check on the others."
[Scene: Colt lands behind Luna as they both look at the five elves taking down one silver and two copper golems]
Colt [walking to stand beside her] : "How's it going?"
Luna : "Those lances you made are truly powerful, they barely managed to take down an iron golem on their own but look at them now."
*The golems get pierced by the lances and they collapse while the elves celebrate.*
Luna : "I took the iron golem and the core in my item box, no wasting resources, right?"
Colt [using a soundproof barrier] : "I really wish I could kiss you right now."
Luna : "After we're done, we have an image to maintain here."
*Colt laughs then notices one of the elves coming towards him, drops the barrier*
The elf [holding the lance in both hands presenting it to Colt] : "Sir, are you the one who made these?"
Colt : "Indeed I am."
Another elf : "We just wanted to say, we're really grateful to you."
Elf3 : "This weapon is incredible."
Colt : "This weapon must only be used to defend those you care about, you must never allow it to fall into the wrong hands, understand?"
The five : "YES SIR!!"
Colt : "Good."
Colt [To Luna] : "Does silver have any value at all to you?"
Luna : "We don't trade with humans... but as jewelry, definitely."
Colt [to the five] : "You defeated the golem, you're welcome to take as much silver as you can carry."
*The five elves cheer.*
[scene : Colt and Luna (Human form) in the academy before classes start sitting in the back as usual]
Colt [sulking] : "Uuhhh."
Luna : "What's wrong?"
*Colt uses a small soundproof barrier*
Colt : "Fifty soldiers, each has a lance and is training to use it, it's been two months and Liam and Levi aren't close to mastering "magic disrupt"."
Colt [resting his head on his hand] : "Though it's not fair to expect the same progress as a genius such as you. Uuhh we even skipped the part where the two of us figured it out together and that took a while."
Luna : "I'm sure they'll get it before the time runs out, but why insist on them learning that ability?"
Colt : "I may be paranoid as usual but I'm expecting a vicious attack."
Luna : "Why would they? They have all the time to prepare."
Colt : "Like I said, I'm being paranoid again."
*Colt drops the barrier as Luc and Lea come *
Luc [as he sits] : "Good morning, you're here early."
Colt : "Good morning, so are you."
Luc[looking around] : "I wanted to ask you something."
Colt : "What is it?"
Luc : "Do you know how to build ships?"
Colt : "Why would you ask that?"
Luc : "You fixed the boats back in our domain, you made a medicine no other healer could make. I just assumed you'd know."
Colt : "It was a small boat, it doesn't take a shipbuilder to fix those. And medical knowledge isn't exactly related."
Luc [disappointed] : "It was worth a try."
Colt : "Why would you want a ship? And what type of ship is it?"
Luc : "Ships are mostly used to travel by river or around kingdoms but-"
Colt : "But?"
Luc : "Prince Edward has been looking for people to build massive ships, those that are capable of travelling between continents?"
Colt [maintaining a cool facade] : "Continents?"
Luc [lowering his voice even more] : "You were a merchant, right? Ever heard about the wasteland continent?"
THE HELL?
Colt : "I only know it's teaming with powerful monsters."
Luc : "It's true, so no one goes there and hardly anyone remembers how to build ships that can but *pauses for a few seconds* recently, a tall tale, more like a legend, has been spreading."
Colt : "A... legend?"
Luc : "The demon of the wasteland, it's said to be a powerful creature with immense wealth sitting upon piles of gold, it rules the entire continent, monsters that we can't imagine getting close to defeating cower from its overwhelming power. At least that's how it goes."
What the hell? I guess Clarice blabbed, uhhh should I have cut ties with them after all?
But how did it get exaggerated to this degree?
Colt : "And you believe any of that?"
Luc : "I'll admit it's a tall tale but regardless, the prince seems to be taking serious measures to investigate. Can you help?"
Colt : "How am I supposed to have that kind of knowledge if hardly any shipbuilder remembers?"
Luc [ disappointed ] : "That's true."
What a major pain in the butt!