Chapter 105 Blindsided (1/2)
”This is insane”
Arran had already said it at least a dozen tie Snowcloud's one for a month or two,” Snowcloud said ”You'll be able to handle it”
”What if I run into another novice? Or bandits? Or a roguein frustration
”You're over a hundred e,” she replied cal other people here”
”Then what if I'm attacked by wild beasts, or monsters?”
”You will just have to kill thee You can defend yourself”
”But you blinded me!”
That, of course, was the real proble, Snowcloud had handed hi it would aid his Sense training After the potion she had used to keep hiest her concoctions, but at her insistence, he had done it anyway
He had realized his mistake only moments later, because alan to fade A few one coed into complete darkness
He had felt some panic at this — how could he not? — but he had tried to stay cal himself that with Snowcloud at his side, he wasn't in any real danger
His panic had turned into terror when she infor for severalArran behind to train his Sense Once she returned, she said, she would give him the antidote to the poison that had blinded hied, reasoned, and threatened in hopes of dissuading her from the insane plan, but none of his efforts had any effect in changing her mind
Instead, she had told him that it was a necessary step for hirateful for the lesson once she returned He had already resolved to show his gratitude with a fireball to her face once he regained his vision
”What if you don't return?” he asked ”What if you die, or get injured? What if you decide to leave me here?!”
”If I don't return, your vision should return in under half a year,” she answered ”Although by then, you should be able to do without it”
The words offered Arran little co even a ithout being able to see, o, anyway? Can't you stay here, at least?”
Although her co would be better than being left blind and alone beyond the borders of the Empire
”There are certain herbs I need to find,” she said ”And you would only get in the way Even with your vision, you need a stronger Sense to be useful to ht noould punch you,” Arran said in a bitter voice, realizing there was no changing her mind
”But you can't,” Snowcloud said ”And that's the problem You rely entirely on your natural senses, and you haven't even begun to train your ical Sense”
”I didn't know I could train it,” Arran replied ”If I'd known, I would have started long ago”
”But you didn't, so now, I'h he could not see her face, Arran thought he could hear some amusement in her voice
”There has to be a different way,” Arran said pleadingly
”There is,” Snowcloud replied ”You could do what ht or two blindfolded every week, slowly developing your Sense With that, it should only take you about a decade to reach the level you need to be Would you prefer that?”
”Yes!” Arran exclai sounded infinitely better than being left blind in the wild
”Too bad,” Snowcloud said ”I can't wait that long, and neither can you Now, take this”