Chapter 540: What Now?
Tala, Rane, and Master Grediv returned to their tea for a final cup and further conversation after honoring their fallen friend.
Master Grediv spoke as he poured his cup. “I think that it is an excellent memorial to Master Girt.”
Rane nodded, accepting the compliment, and Tala smiled. “We’ll invite the rest of our former Defender unit tomorrow, then.”
Rane cleared his throat. “Speaking of whom, are they going to be able to function as a unit of just four?”
Master Grediv shook his head. “No, but they won’t have to. Several more Refined have come to aid in the waning, and two of them will be assigned to fill in the gaps. We even have a few entirely new groups, as people have been working to ‘come in’ early given the waning’s greater… acceleration of danger.”
That was good to know. Tala had been a bit concerned that they would be leaving their friends in the wind with their advancement and Master Girt’s death on top of that.
“But that shouldn’t concern you directly.” He gave an implicative smile. “I would like you to be Paragon in command of a cell detail, however. It is expected—required even—for any Paragon in the city.”
Tala felt her expression brighten, her focus and thoughts being pulled from the previous topic. “Oh? Does that mean I’ll get to learn how that’s done?”
He gave her a flat look. “Yes.”