Mythran's Master Of All

Ren arrived at the Garrison and proceeded to his training area, only to see that no one was there. Even Ghomhan, who was there all the time, was nowhere to be found. Ren went back to the previous area, walked over to the Commander's office, and knocked.

“Enter.”

Ren entered the office and stood at attention.

“What can I do for you today, Recruit?”

“Sir! No one is in my designated area, sir!”

“There's a good reason for that.” The Commander said. “It's your day off.”

“Sir?” Ren said, perplexed.

The Commander smiled. “I guess you did miss that part of the Recruit speech. You get one day off, every week.”

“Sir! We get a day off, sir?” Ren asked.

The Commander nodded slightly. “We give it to you during the week, and not on the weekend, so that you Recruits don't go drinking all night and then don't show up the next day.”

“Sir! I thought Recruits had to stay here, all day, every day. Sir!”

The Commander laughed. “We say that to give you all a sense of being stuck in this together. Your squad is your life. You train together, you bunk together, you eat together.” He said. “When you do well, we reward you together, then give you time off together.”

Ren thought about it. That does make sense, assuming you like the people you're assigned to.

“I suppose you missed the part where you get paid as well?” The Commander asked.

“We get paid?” Ren asked, surprised.

The Commander laughed at Ren's expression, and didn't comment on his lack of 'sir'. “We aren't slave drivers. You're doing a job for the common good, you get paid when working on that job.” He said. “You should have gotten it last night just before you hit the bunk.”

Ren smiled. “Sir, I left at dusk last night... about an hour before the end of the army's actual day, sir.”

The Commander sighed. “You're giving me complications, Recruit. I hate complications.”

“Sir! I'm sorry, sir!”

The Commander put 2 gold coins on the desk. “When Ghomhan pays you tomorrow, you can pay me back.”

“Sir! Thank you for the kind gesture, but I can wait, sir!” Ren said, sincerely.

The Commander looked at him like he was crazy, and Ren smiled.

“Sir. I'm not hurting for money. Waiting a day won't make a difference for me, sir.”

The Commander took the gold coins off the table. “Is there anything else, Recruit?”

“Sir! No, sir!”

“Dismissed.”

Ren saluted and left the office. He grinned and quickly made his way back to the main gate and then started to run. “I've got the day off!” Ren said and started to laugh. “I can have those uniforms done by tonight!”

Teepo chittered in delight all the way back to House Neram. Ren activated Sneak and went inside to find out that Narhilda, and her daughter Nathalia, were still asleep. He entered the old bedroom and shut the door. Once inside, he greeted Ruck and went to work. An hour later, Ren heard both women get up, and about an hour after that, he got a popup.