Chapter 310 - Samuel’s Request
Chris
I had to admit that I may have handled things poorly. It was hard to train Annabeth without remembering the faces. Those of the Order. Men and women, while I didn't spend too much time with, spent a decent amount getting to know them and training them. The memories of what came next and seeing them repeat made me feel... hollow. The memory of my ice forming around their already cold bodies.
Doing the same things all over again wasn't fun.
Having a yelling match with my sister over it also wasn't the best highlight either. It was Anna's first day and I had treated it like Navy Seal boot camp. I wanted her to fail, wanted her to ring the bell, which wasn't the right way to go about training an eleven-year-old.
Hell, I was surprised she kept getting back up. That took heart.
After leaving Anna off and getting a talking to I deserved, I went off to my forge still slightly frustrated. My hammering was muffled, thankfully, and I worked throughout the night with muddled thoughts.
I wasn't working on my armor, but on something else.
Austin needed to be re-geared more than I did, but I wasn't even working on his replacement gear either. I wasn't sure when his urge to leave would flare up, and I wanted to make sure I had his new equipment ready before he left.
Vincent, with his Fire Affinity being closer to Austin's Solar, took care of the forging, but I still had to spend time drawing Runes on it.
I wasn't working on the piece now, as I still needed to practice. I wanted to use Tier 2 Runes. One of the biggest worries I had was my Profession falling behind and using them was my idea to push things.
Right now, it was only at Rare, and I hadn't done a whole lot to make me think that would change. I also wasn't sure how long I would wait at the cap to fix that if it turned out to be true.
Austin, with his Epic Class and Epic Profession, received the same stat points as someone with a Legendary Class and Rare Profession. To keep my stat advantage and subsequently my power advantage, I needed to focus on both.