Lone: The Wanderer [Rewrite]

Lone was amused. Not by what had just happened. Sure, that was a fun thing to do, but, no, that wasn't what had tickled him. No one had even asked him why he was hiding his appearance which was surprising. What had amused him so much was the aura of this branch's guildmaster which still hadn't stopped being locked onto him.

'It makes sense. I hid my plate and I'm only a B-ranker but I made a whole room fall, including an S-ranker. Still, the guildmaster here could use some deductive reasoning. I'm hiding my appearance but my aura manifestation was a golden fox with more injuries than the years I've lived. It wouldn't take a genius to link it to Immortus the Immortal. I wonder if I can do anything about that. Guildmaster Oror said S-rankers can mould their manifestations into something useful. I wonder if that means I can change its shape... I just need some enlightenment to reach A-rank where I'll be able to physically manifest it so maybe something can be done there,' Lone thought. 'Shame I did something insane to reach B-rank. What do I need for A-rank's enlightenment?'

"Ah! It's this room," Hazel said, pulling him from his thoughts.

'I'll have to check the slate too to see if there's an easy to learn skill for hiding an aura's true appearance. Illusion magic could work too,' Lone concluded before he pushed open the door labelled 'Tutoring Room 17'.

Lone immediately spotted a tall man with flowing blonde hair wearing a suit of knight's armour with an unfamiliar crest of a glowing sword on the armour's breastplate. He had a red cloak draped around his neck which only ended at his knees.

'Yeah, capes are cool,' was Lone's primary line of thinking. "You beat us here."

"I was in a private training room of the guild's when I received notice that my tutoring session of the day had been paid for so I was nearby. Now, I felt that aura of yours. I may be an SS-ranker, but I know what I felt. Am I in the presence of a lord or a peer?" Sir Ashford asked with a testing eyebrow raise as he took his sheathed longsword off of his waist and planted it in front of him, leaning on it with his hands.

"A peer. I'm here mostly for my little sister," Lone said, gestured to Hazel who seemed to a bit enamoured by the knight's good looks. 'Teenagers. Honestly. Then again, she's still using her unique skill so maybe he has a pure mind and that's winning her over. Whatever. Not my business.'

"Of course. Well then, Mister... McCullen. Is there a reason you're hiding your identity? The guild told me you specifically requested your real name not be revealed even though you of course had to use your real plate to sign up for my lesson. I know you are a gold-silver plate adventurer but I do not teach criminals. Even if you are of good standing in the guild, my own morals will not allow it," Sir Ashford stated.