27 C27 Expanding Her Power

After some time, Kaye finally stood up, making sure to thank Nathan for the talk as they would eventually part ways, it was a shame that everything was left on a sombre note, but she was still happy to have patched things up better with the man.

She had to go back to guard duty, making sure the guards rotated correctly, then after some time she would have to get some rest, she had many duties to perform and defending this area was just one duty a small part of the actual role she was able to accomplish.

Nathan sat next to the river, his mind still processing all the information, hours went past as he stared at the river, the fish swimming past as his mind was still in shock. It was not until he saw the sun passing on the other side that he realised how long he was sitting in an almost trance-like state.

He would need to fix all these issues, no matter how long it took.

Auryn rolled in her bed, the sun coming through and hitting her eyes as she finally opened her eyes, she had been restless the entire night, struggling to sleep more than a few hours even when her body craved it, the power inside her having grown back to its regular size after she had used up so much. The small string of power was feeling slightly more significant than before, though only about a centimetre more substantial than before which was not all that impressive.

Pulling herself from the bed, getting ready as she put on some fresh clothing, she had spent a few hours the night before washing her spare clothing, even taking a bath herself. She would have to be careful as her body was much different than before, it had a much more youthful aura, and with the many eyes on her body the previous night, she could tell that she was affecting others.

As she stepped out of the tent, the morning sun was hitting her face. She saw Kaye coming back over to the shelter, the sombre mood clear as she stood guard again. Auryn was stepping up as she spoke to her. "Hi, Do you know if Nathan is up right now?"

Kaye blinked as she looked to Auryn, she had never spoken to the woman before, but she knew the reputation, rumours spread fast as it was clear this woman was the one who had gained power from Nathan, it was clear the power as well due to the looks of the woman.

"He's down next to the river."

She lightly spoke as she watched Auryn nod and moved onwards to the River, her stride bringing many stares as her aura caused people to stare and smile directly.

Auryn eventually reached the river, her eyes landing on the man who had given her this incredible power, she owed him much, and she would continue to owe him this debt. She still had to learn to master these powers, and she needed to request him to teach herself.

"Morning Auryn, lovely dawn, right?"

Auryn felt her skin prick, she had not said a word, she was rather quiet and had approached from a distance, she was sure the man could not hear her approaching but still he had known, the shiver going down her spine as she moved next to him, looking at the river with a small smile.

"Morning Nathan, please be more considerate when I approach, at least look towards me before saying my name. It was scary that you just knew I was here."

Nathan turned his head, looking up at the woman as his smile grew a small laugh coming from his lips as he just shook his head. "Well I'm very sorry, its a bad habit I guess. I just knew it was you due to the power inside. Its a beacon to us and we can tell who is around due to it."

Auryn nodded her head slowly due to the response, apparently not too sure how to respond to such a thing. She currently could not sense anything from Nathan; he was just like everyone else to her from a normal vision perspective.

Auryn stood by his side as she was trying to get her words out, thinking about how she should ask the man to train her. She knew that it was a simple request but she already received so much from the man, and this was something more on top of it.

"Auryn would you like to train?"

Auryn was stunned as Nathan came out with the question himself, her eyes starting to water as she was about to come to tears, she was worrying over things that did not even require such a response.

She would nod her head as she watched Nathan stand by her side, his smile almost intoxicating as she watched him, heart pounding as she knew this was a man with a pure heart.

"Thank you, Nathan I was going to ask you for help training. I need to thank you so much for everything and training me is a bonus."

She would bow her head in respect, Nathan just laughing with a sensitive smile as he still did not know what to say. He had done so out of pity and kindness but never expected such a response from the woman.

"It's not a problem Auryn; It's the least I can do. Everyone deserves a chance to shine, and it's a shame that one cannot shine without the help of another. So I simply gave you the chance to shine brightly."

He nodded at her again as he began to walk towards the shallow part of the river. "So let's get to training, it will be rather hard since you only just got the power, but we shall make some fertile farming land for now, as it will be important for future growth. This way you can grow not only your future but others as well."

Auryn understood as she followed, looking at the water as she saw Nathan quietly walked across the river, the cold water going up to his thighs as he eventually came out on the southern bank, turning back to her as he extended his hand.

She would move forward, reaching forward to that hand as she was going to step into her new future, one with power and hope.