We finally left Kazham, so of course I had to go see her. I didn’t bring back anything from Kazham after all, either for her or for mom. Didn’t even mention we went, actually. I think that’s for the best. I bet they’d know, anyway, but it’s not something any of us needed to talk about.
Anyway, we came back to Windurst, and I wanted to see the Chieftainness. Even in Kazham, they still talked about her skills, and, I mean, I knew she was good with a bow – she was the Chieftainness! – but I didn’t know she was that famous.
She was very kind and granted an audience to both Jenare and me. But… she didn’t actually talk about archery or anything like that! She talked about nature and stuff, and submitting to it. And then she wanted us to meet the “fanged king of the beasts” and to bring back one of his teeth, but we had to respect nature and wait for it to accept us.
We had to find some tiger graveyard way in Sauromugue Champaign, and we found the old tiger there! It was… I don’t know, it’s hard to describe. But the sight of it, massive and once so powerful…! And then to watch it as it died… It was sad, a little.
It was a little strange, y’know? I’ve wanted to be a ranger for so long. And now, I finally had the chance.
…Nah, that sounded weird. Like I refused or something. I didn’t! I signed up. I kinda wonder if that was the right thing to do. Aren’t I being less and less like Kii?
But, but. This was more than learning how to shoot a bow. I’m really ready now.