Chapter 253: B3: C43: Para’s Research
“Hm. You’ve really relaxed some,” Para said from multiple mouths. A dozen dark red and leathery serpents, some thin and some broad, slithered from the middle of his back and coiled around his neck, arms, and chest. “You are more relaxed than when we first met. Is that the power of casual intercourse?”
Zarian chuckled, feeling a tad embarrassed. He didn’t answer right away. He took in the feel of being a new man and the sights of the outdoors.
He was standing shirtless outside of the cabin with a new pair of dark bottoms and boots Ruvaria had gifted him. They had the fibrous and high-quality nature of something woven from the forest while being as soft as cotton. Definitely elven.
Late Autumn had just arrived. More of the leaves and plant life had darkened and littered the forest floor. He liked the cool feel of the autumn temperature along with the days shortening and the night stretching longer.
Winter was coming, and Zarian was both excited and nervous about facing it. So he took a deep breath of fresh air with his fists on his hips, Para’s coiling serpent bodies draped all over him, and his lion tail wagging from behind.
He’d spent four nights and five days inside of the cabin with Ruvaria. Half of that time they’d spent in bed. The other half they’d spent going over a large pile of subjects.
They’d reworked his sealing style techniques. They’d talked about how his name was now Zarian Sainte-Darkrun, which Ruvaria found charming, calling him a ‘dark saint’ if not dear student.
They’d also gone over how he should further train his wizard powers and aura traits going forward. He needed to study, upgrade, and push the boundaries of his grimoires, too.
The grimoire skills and their advancements were leading to a point where he should eventually add skills, upgrade spells, and combine spells on his own.