Chapter 159: Return to Fiverio
A week flew by in relative quiet, with Irwin spending most of the time practicing with Greldo. Most of it was teleporting with ever more accuracy around the room, while some dealt with his own card and learning how to control his kinetic energy.
The only noticeable event was a four-day delay at the dock of a small, nondescript planet. They had to wait for a group of passengers who were eventually escorted on the ship by a group of armed guards.
Irwin wasn't there to see it, but Monique had been more than willing to share what happened in detail. Apparently, they were some unfamiliar species that was smaller than average, with green hair, silver eyes, and pale skin.
Due to this, two weeks after they had left, they still hadn't arrived at Fiverio, and Irwin was lying on the couch, watching Greldo teleport throughout the room. If his friend didn't have to carry anyone, he was insanely fast, popping up anywhere a shadow was within the blink of an eye. Coal, however, was no slower, and they were playing a rather dangerous game of tag, where Greldo would try and stay out of Coal's reach, and the hound would win if it could nip him.
"OUCH!"
Irwin couldn't stop laughing as he saw Coal nip Greldo in his backside.
"Yeah, yeah. You just laugh," Greldo muttered, rubbing his left butt cheek while tossing Coal a nasty look.
"Come on, you asked him to do it," Irwin said as he began snapping his fingers. Each time he did, a minuscule amount of heat was taken from his heartcard to augment the kinetic energy that began collecting in his hand. When he'd done it four times, he focused on the kinetic skill and snapped them again, releasing the energy.
The sound of two pieces of metal colliding rippled through the room, and Coal and Greldo jumped before glaring at him.
"What? You aren't the only one that needs practice," Irwin said.
"Bah. Why don't you just go and practice reading those bloody scribbly papers," Greldo muttered.
Irwin grimaced as he was reminded of the papers he'd been gifted by Crithann. "It's useless. Without Ambraz, it's not something I can learn."