The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 40

Chapter 40: Not A Day Trip?

"What the heck was that? Where did they go?" Dana gasped as an entire hundred kilo boar vanished for the second time.

"There is a mental space granted by my powers. That's where Hawk stays when he's not out playing. I can store things in there, like meat, and it doesn't go bad. There is only one small issue that I've found. Only food can go in there. I tried to put my textbooks in, and it wouldn't work. But meat can go in and out no problem." Karl explained.

"What a strange restriction. But it is for your pet, right? So perhaps it's only things that are good for the pet that can go in and out. Why don't you try with a resource that you know he can't use later and see what happens?" Dana suggested.

"That is brilliant. Perhaps the magic of the beast space will help me learn what will be best for Hawk. Trying to find a way to help him advance more quickly is my current topic of study, other than the basic training." Karl explained.

"Glad I could help. But shouldn't someone have shown up by now? It's getting close to lunch, and these practice missions usually only last an hour."

Karl shrugged. "Well, technically, they've got us all day. So, I suppose it's not a big deal if we have lunch here at the nearest house. No, scratch that, I heard from Hawk what is inside, let's just eat out here."

Karl used his sword to cut some sliced pork to grill over a fire, using branches as skewers, while Dana prepared a fire.

"Give me just a second. I know the spell to create a small flame, I just haven't mastered it yet. We don't have to make fire the hard way, or go rummaging through houses looking for a fire starter." She explained.

The village had been ransacked by Goblins, so whatever they found inside the houses was not going to be pleasant. Dana was aware of the stories about Goblin atrocities, but she really was not intending to find out first hand what it looked like up close.

It took three tries before she managed to get sparks to form and the dry branches to light, but after that, the fire started to burn quite well, and the duo waited for the heat to build so that they could begin to roast the meat.

"Do you think that this could be some sort of surprise survival test? Tomorrow is the day off, and we don't have classes for another day and a half, so there wouldn't be any delay to our learning if they had us stay here to hunt for an overnight trip." Karl suggested.