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Pulling Thera long to Anailia that day, the grin on his face wouldn’t disappear.

Not because of what he was going to test, not because of the things he made or any more progress in his various projects, what was thrilling him to no end was a level, sitting at the top of his card and singing out his progress with one more going to his ridiculous job, leaving him only needing to finish it to be able to finally say he was done and move on to his next one.

Which means I need to go to the adventurer’s guild soon to get all of the adventurers, mages, and mind users I can get my hands on. Let’s see, I should arrange things to try and have them arrive for when this stupid quest is supposed to end, I should be done it before we leave so long as I push myself and if I need to get my soul fixed up, well, that’s just life at that point. God, I’m so freaking close! Even more power, here I come!

It was tempting enough that it made him want to head back to the shop then and there, only resisting the impulse for the sake of his experimentation. While not a soul that had been influenced by its vessel the way the beastform holders had to take advantage of, it was possible there would be different benefits to any of the ways he might materialize a soul into another and he needed to know for sure, with preparations required to check what the results would be as they went along through Thera’s family home, looking for whatever familiar face they could get and end up with Writ as he walked along with his son, the young half-spirit beaming when he noticed Thera and running over.

“Awe, look at you, you’re getting so fast,” Thera gushed as she scooped him up while the youngest half-spirit laughed in her arms. “Aren’t you just the sweetest?”

“Ha, he’s got a bit too much energy I’d say,” Writ told them. “Trying to tucker him out a bit to get a nap in him, but how are you two? What brings you by?”

“Ah, I was hoping to find Pelenia for a moment if she can free up some time,” Ben explained. “I get it’s not the best timing, but-”

“No bother, no bother, I think I know where she is so I’ll lead the way, come on.”

They followed along, through the halls and down flights of stairs while Thera kept entertaining her younger cousin, making small talk along the way.

“So is aunty out right now?”

“Ah, you know how Lux is, she’s going all over to clear out hospitals as fast as she can. It must be a hundred a day at the least she’s doing when she’s not tagging along for some exterminations.”

“I’m sure they’re all grateful to have her around.”

“‘Course, but we’ve been hearing the same about you. A lot of people are appreciating your work, Thera.”

“Ah, I’m really not doing too much, especially not compared to her. I’m just helping where I can.”

“Which is plenty. Don’t count yourself out too quickly now, Lux has heard your name come up around more than a few healers you’ve worked with and I guess the little spirits are talking about you all of the time too from the way she says it.”

“…I still don’t know what to do about that.”

“Ha, what’s there to do? They love you, isn’t that good enough?”

The conversation broke as they were led into a full room, Pelenia at the head of it and surrounded by her staff and various advisers that made it clear they’d interrupted, even if the queen looked relieved for the intrusion while Writ spoke up.

“Hey Pelenia, the kids were looking for you a bit,” He called out through the eyes staring them down while she jumped up.

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“Then I suppose I’ll need to take a small break. All of you, relax for a few minutes while I handle this.”

“But your majesty-” One tried before immediately being cut off.

“A. Small. Break. What’s the point in my husband ensuring we’re all kept safe if you all still want to work me to death in the end? Now all of you wait there, I’ll be right back.”

She didn’t give them room to argue as she went out, signing in relief before taking Seren from Thera’s arms for what emotional healing the small child could provide.

“You all really should come through to interrupt a bit more often,” She told them. “I really don’t mind.”

“I do,” Thera muttered back. “Why exactly did you want to be queen when you hate doing the work?”

“I only hate some of it and I wasn’t exactly expecting to deal with all of this in my lifetime when I went for the role, you know? It’s positively ruined my fun.”

“Well, we’ll keep this quick anyway,” Ben said, cutting in before they could really start arguing. “Is there any chance you could get me some blank cards Pelenia? Like, as many as you can?”