westwhere | Let's get down to business

WHO: Hendrik & yourself
WHEN: June
WHERE: The farm
WHAT: Training
WARNINGS: None, will change if needed

Making a temporary place for himself in an unfamiliar world was a huge task. But the one task the knight would never tire of is that of ensuring the safety of the Luminary. The boy would have been a Prince of Dundrasil had a cruel fate not befallen him. Torn from his family as an infant he was raised in a small village after being rescued from the water. Greater still was destiny's hand as he survived and grew to manhood. After more than a few wrong turns, Hendrik realized his great error in doggedly pursuing the boy with the very misguided intent of killing him. The knight had sworn himself to the Luminary, they became friends and the boy did his duty of delivering their world from an evil known as Mordegon. With the darkness conquered that had taken his own family, friends (including his childhood friend Jasper) and home, Hendrik remained vigilant even if he had yet to realize he and his companion weren't from the same time frames.

This vigilance included training so one day he was out to try and refocus on this task of trying to make the abnormal seem a little more familiar. So swordplay was the order for the day as much else wasn't being done at the current time.

So with an extra weapon or two thanks to the Luminary's forging ability, Hendrik is out practicing with his axe and shield. Turning when he hears footsteps, the tall knight would nod at whoever approached.

"Are you here to test your blade?"

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Hendrik crouched down to talk to the Luminary. Since the boy obviously couldn't stand, the least he could do was match the height to something a little more even. He nodded quietly at Elven being worried and stressed because he had felt the same way. "I understand your concern. But rest easy knowing that in my time you fulfilled your duty and we were safe and sound in the Last Bastion with His Majesty King Carnelian."

Unfortunately he couldn't say the same for Veronica. But putting the other's mind at rest for home was the best thing that he could do so he gently placed a gloved hand on the Luminary's shoulder for a brief moment. "I assure you the World Tree is completely intact." It really bothered him to see the boy so shaken but he did understand.

"Death and darkness are no more in Erdrea." Here however was of course a different story entirely.

Eleven's head bowed, shoulders slumping with untold relief. He inhaled heavy, hard breaths for several long moments and clasped his hands to his chest, folded beneath his chin in silent prayer.

A prayer that the future Hendrik had seen remained unaltered by his time in this world, a prayer for that version of himself that had surely suffered, but managed to regain his spirit and earn his mantle, and a prayer to Yggdrasil, reaching for Her benevolence, an unending relief and gratitude for Her continued existence and blessing upon the world he so cherished.

His eyes opened wet with unshed tears, but with a slow, steadying sigh, he held together.

"..Thank you."

Hendrik watched in fascination as Eleven bowed his head and folded his hands. He was more than sure a prayer was being said and in his eyes those were private matters. Especially with the boy being so connected to the World Tree, it was hard to imagine that somehow he couldn't commune with it all of the way back home. But he remained characteristically silent and patient as this happened and waited until the boy looked up.

And the thank you struck a private blow because he couldn't tell the other about Veronica's fate. And so he really in honour couldn't accept the heartfelt sigh and those unshed tears alarmed him all the more when he thought about the little mage with the huge heart.

"You have much to do before you get to that point here."

Eleven's eyes lowered, swallowing past the lump in his throat. He was too weak as he was now, lacking the power he'd barely understood before it was stolen from him. It seemed as though Hendrik could sense it too.

"I know," he said heavily, and breathed another careful sigh. "I need to use the time I have in this world to regain that power."

"And during that time, I will be your sword, your shield and your unswerving companion." As Hendrik always had been really and of course this was no different. Except it was different since they were obviously no longer on Erdrea. But when they returned, the knight was more than sure that his charge would be back up to full speed and power because if the World Tree was here, why would She not bestow Her power back onto the one deemed worthy enough to wield it?

He wasn't quite sure how to comfort the boy but all he could do was reassure and that was the one thing he could and would do.

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