The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 318

Chapter 318 Gathering Friends

Over the next few hours, news spread that Tori was here in the hospital, and the rest of the group came to the Nature Priests' sitting room to come greet her.

Her memory was mostly intact, and there was no question that she was who she claimed to be once she started talking to the others.

Then the nurse came back in with a Commander Rank Spellblade Elder, wearing the combat robes that Karl recognized from his time with Prince Corbin and the others.

The man glanced around the room, pausing when Remi wiggled her head flap at him in greeting, and then turned his gaze on Tori.

"Miss Tori? I am Elder Khalil of the Spellblade Sect. We would like to invite you to finish your training with us." The man greeted her with a soft smile.

"Spellblade? I don't know anything about swords?" Tori replied.

The Elder laughed. "How many mages do? That's the point of training, to learn things that compliment your abilities and close holes in the skill set of a mage. With the abilities of a Spellblade, mages become an even more potent combat force.

I can't promise that it will be fast or easy. In fact, I can't even promise that it will be particularly enjoyable. But I can promise that we look out for our own, and you will learn what you need to know before your training is finished."

Tori looked skeptical, but Karl thought it might be a good idea. She wanted a fresh start, away from her reputation, and she didn't have one with the Spellblades.

Karl nodded to the Elder. "They do train the girls just as well as the boys, and they're well suited to the techniques. I duelled one of their Acolytes, and she was much more impressive than most of the Awakened Elites that I have seen. The combination of blade and movement techniques along with mage spells was incredibly impressive."

That calmed some of Tori's fears.

"And how are the Spellblades regarded?" She asked.

"We're less present here than we are in many of the magical nations, but officially, we are treated the same as Elites of the same Rank. In the magical nations, the Spellblade Clans have a status equivalent to Elite Soldiers of their armies, and the Elders are granted respect everywhere they go, unless it's the territory of a rival Clan." Elder Khalil chuckled.

The politics of the Clans in other nations were much more complex, as everyone fought for influence among the many factions of magic users. But in the Golden Dragon nation, and the other nonmagical human nations, the respect for their powers was less conditional, and more linked to their Rank.

But that was a lot to explain to someone that he was trying to recruit for his Clan. It wasn't often that they not only got the chance to take in someone with proven potential, but someone who already knew the basics of magic.

The first few years were normally spent building the base of their magical knowledge, as without the Divine Injection, they were starting from zero without a cheat code, and it all came down to the accumulation of knowledge and hard work.

Tori knew a little about the Spellblade Clans, but only as hearsay, and hadn't met any that were from the Golden Dragon Nation before. The Elder did seem like a decent guy, though, and everyone in the room seemed to have a positive opinion of his group.

"What would I have to do to join your Clan?" Tori asked.

"We have two requirements. An oath of loyalty, that you will not betray the secrets of the Clan or its members, and secondly you must give up your past. All our Acolytes take on new names when they join the Clan so that they can't be as easily tracked by those who might hold a grudge against their lineage.

Now, I doubt that your parents have enemies that would challenge a Spellblade Clan, but the rule is the same for mages who join from other nations as well." He explained, then straightened his long white beard with one hand, making him look ancient and wise, in a stereotypical mage way.

Tori hesitated for a few more seconds, then extended her hand. "I agree to your proposal."

The Elder bowed politely to her as he shook her hand.