The new Grand-Master had established, forever will be there and shall always remains there. The Captain dozed off and motionless on Johnn's hand, her heat kept his hand from freezing.
Around him was swarm of drones, accompany for our group's descend on the ground level.
Tunnels emits lumen along the way they walk, everything was restored from wind turbine to the ventilation system. This sanctuary no longer serve as a parasite to this continent, but rather a weather control that have an error on it's program. Ponds and meadows of which covered in glaciers now released, pure as ever. Yet, the continent is on a static constant of blizzard with no internal heat and lifeform could exist within the glaciers. "Sorry my beloved friends, I have a purpose now. For I am only able to pray for your succession upon chasing for your purposes."
Current exposed to light, the nearest entrance to the ground. Who knows this great hall was buried deep under the snows? Some animatronics sync in harmony to get The Captain and Johnn out of here, with a deactivated murder feature on them. "This is how far I can get you outside of the Sanctuary, surely you know where you're heading."
Clanking sound is heard, it was besides Johnn. "What's that for?"
"For you, count this as a gift to our friendship." Johnn acepts while asking them to put the drone inside of his belongings.
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The Captain jumps out, shock examine herself and gradually calmed down. "Good thing I have plan this out."
Her surroundings, it's familiar but she haven't grasp it yet.
She fell off the bed, still on her leg-long pants and snow dirty kimono. "I really need to change."
No warning, no knocking. The door open on it's own, a chipped blade nearly made it's way into the person who opens said door. "Johnn?"
She withdraw her blade.
"Glad you recognise me, I thought I am gonna die for a second." His low beard had grown, so did his whole body.
"Alright, then how you actually afford this inn?"
"I sell a broken drones to some metalworkers, and they recognise the value." They pull out several small bag of gold, enough to do several other things.
She sat on the bed, smirk all across her face. "You sell them? Cool, I don't know you had that kind of balls to sell it just like that."
"You aren't mad?"
"Not at all, in fact that is the most fair trade I have ever heard of." Her small stature is near the door, while holding her other clothes. She moves towards the bathroom, and Johnn just here watching at the mirror.
Until he saw The Captain looking at him. He turn his head towards her, she whispers. "You need to shave."
She gently put the door shut, no steps was heard from then.
Johnn only sighs, he took out his knife. Just the right angle is all it takes to shave his entire beard off, with all the extra caution tho. This is just a regular knife, utilized to shave off several hair on your body isn't going to make you bleed.
Unless you stutter in your way.
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"You understand we are here for only several days, right?" The Captain wear her kimono, greenery rather stick out among the crowd. The snow are less vibrant than it used to be, with barely anyone notices.
On the horizon was The Mountain, they call it The Freezing Pantheon. 'Uncreative naming.'
"Well, look at that. The Peak shining brighter than ever." A clueless citizen, whoose calm instead of dread.
The weather is actually pretty warm, it is the right descision for Johnn to wear his loose robe. From corners to venues, to the fountain and system maintain the entire town of which they hadn't previously visit before, well exept the casino. 'We don't talk about casino n stuff.'
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"Welcome to the guild, where and whi- Oh MY LORD!" The guild counter shifts quickly, his eyes embarks on rapid blinking.
Both The Captain and Johnn is similarly confused, they keep waiting for The Counter to do anything. The lines behind them is running out of patience, The Guild master had to step down by her own.
"Identity card." The Captain hands hers, while Johnn hands his to The Guildmaster.
Utter shock, and hardly believe. "That's new, you two had come back after that long expedition. I won't expect anyone could survive that long there, i only expect for mere week in total. But Lord, you two got the grit."
"You actually believe us?"
"Yeah, we had many reporters around the continent. And none of them saw the two of you on their area for the last 3 weeks, that's wild." Both of them follow The Guildmaster towards a room, with their regular clothes on.
Dusty racks of old book, the writing on it is nearly unrecognisable by eye. Pictures cling on the wall for ages, ever got touched by mortal hands. "Come on, take a seat."
Warm and charm, welcoming with an open arm. "It's the first time for me to do this in a while, the latest breaktrough before you was 20 years ago. Such achievement cannot be denied, with no witness it is impossible to prove it."
"Our scout had known to not miss a single heads camping near the mountain, and it's damn near impossible to do that." A lot of utterance is launched by this leader of geeks, while The Guildmaster words is true most of the time.
"Oh, sorry. I haven't introduce myself yet." The Guildmaster threw a knife on the wall, and went back slamming on the desk.
"The name is Phyramned ne Haullo Grammned, glad to be aquinted with both of you."
By all means, all of this is ancient, even the first guildmaster's face fas preserved as painting on the wall while 20 generations ago is photoghraphed. "Now that you actually explore the mountain, mind telling us what's on it?"
"It was some kind of sanctuary, build in and within the mountain itself while fissure had break it up in some ways." Johnn exclaimed while The Captain laid eyes among the trinklets in this room, really making so much sense now. With Johnn explain it from his perspective, until the part of "The rightful guardian had back to it's place, and the name is Ferramashi if i am correct."
The Captain attention was grabbed back towards Johnn. "Yes, it's the name of this sanctuary's rightful guardian. I name it."
"Is it a kind of animatronics or something, like you explain earlier?" Phyramned still gathering information regarding the sanctuary. This information is somewhat poke her interest, for how magical it is.
"I should say, kind of. But Ferramashi is definitely not sapient or a living creature, so it will still makes sense to your advance." Johnn explains.
Phyramned only replied with a gentle nod, while the eternal snows is noticably lighter than it usually is. "It's sunny outside, isn't it?"
"It's my first time seeing the sun from this room, some might not know it existed if they are isolated here." The continent was mostly covered in darkness for eons, and only few places grants light equal to the seas.
"I think that's all for today, here." Phyramned hand over two trinklets for each to be used. It was a necklace, made of a small zircon and the rest was carbonated silver.
On it is a trim that perfectly resembles the mountain with the zircon act as the light from the top of this mountain.
"To be fair, It looks good on both of you. Especially you, tough guy." Johnn's only using necklace while only wearing robe on his torso, the necklace rest between his pecs.
The Captain just being cool and laugh it off. "Damn man, genetics really play huge role on you isn't it?"
Phyramned pay a close attention towards The Captain's ring finger, a ring rest on it's base.
Now looked at Johnn's, he wear a ring on his thumb. "Alright, we're leaving. Good for knowing you, Ramned."
"Yea- YES! Guild shall awaits for your next visit!" Bowing with respect, Phyramned kept bowing until both leaves.
Spine went vertical once more, walking off towards Guildmaster's bench.
On the table lays a picture, it feature a little girl with red hair and a black haired girl with a similar age on a winter outfit. "It's been a while."