Another meeting

As Jason was walking out of the armory happy with his harvest, the maid that had guided him through the mansion when he had just come into the world approached him.

Jason tried to remember her name, Boops quickly rescued him and told Jason her name was Lucy.

Lucy walked over to Jason, with her hands neatly folded in front of her. She said to Jason courteously.

"Sir Arch, you and the Blue 2 team of the reborn roses platoon are requested to meet Lady Megra in her office"

Jason quickly made eye contact with the rest of the Blue 2 team members who were also approached by different servants. All of them looked at the rest of the Blue 2 team members in confusion wondering why Lady Megra would call for them now.

Even Charlie, a person who had been in the presence of Lady Megra multiple times didn't know why they were being called to her office.

So under the careful guidance of the servants, the Blue 2 team walked through the mansion hallways.

All of them gazed at the walls in wonder, giving off smiles when they saw the reborn rose that was inscribed onto the pure white marble walls. It was the same one that Jason had seen inscribed into the walls and they too looked at the rose with pride.

It told their story and it would be something they would be proud to have as their emblem.

The group walked down the hallways looking at all of the different roses each with their own story and background. Boops kept on taking pictures of them saying that they could be important information.

And at the end of the hallway was a beautifully carved wooden door. It featured everything from raging seas on the left, to the vast mountains and plains on the right. A raging volcano was inscribed on the top and a dark shadowy figure covered the top covered in what Jason could only assume to be snow.

And in the very center of that door, was a rose. A single elegant beautiful rose that all of the different elements seemed to surround and almost guard.

Two guards with spears in their hands and sharp swords on their waists looked at the approaching people.

Seeing the maid Lucy, they slowly opened the wooden door to Lady Megra's office.

The office was a simple yet elegant workspace with a large window covering the entire back wall. A simple wooden desk sat in front of the window with piles of paper and other magical looking devices Jason didn't know. And on a cushioned red chair was Lady Megra, she wasn't in the chamber anymore where she bestowed titles on the rose knights. But she still gave off an air of dominance and commanded respect.

She beckoned for the Blue 2 team members to sit and they all quietly shuffled in and sat on the 6 wooden chairs prepared for them.

Lady Megra looked at the Blue 2 team who were sitting in front of her as she sat in her comfy chair in her office.

The Blue 2 team sat straight up on their chairs and were nervously looking at Lady Megra.

"you know why I called you right?"

All of the Blue 2 barrack members simultaneously shook their heads. Even Colby was shaking his head sideways furiously.

Jason was too, still extremely confused as to why they called him and his team over.

He was a bit nervous that they had caught him taking a bit to many weapons and gear for one person. He had seen the elder give him a dangerous smile as he walked out of the armory.

Lady Megra stood up from the chair and paced around the beautiful room. A huge window was behind her pointing towards the city of Herdita. Jason could see everything from the lush forest that Perseus and his subordinates were exploring to the lush green grass and of course the city of Herdita the Large port city that brought in lots of wealth for the kingdom of Belusian.

Lady Megra turned to Jason and the Blue 2 team

"that piece of goblin hide you gave us, we investigated it and came to the conclusion that it was altered by an outside force, the effects of the dark energy that made the goblin grow to an abnormal level while sacrificing the rational of the monster. "

Lady Megra put the altered goblin hide that Jason gave to Charlie back at the city of Muno onto the desk in front of her.

"We already have an idea of the force behind this monster and perhaps all of the other bandit and monster uprisings, but it seems many of their schemes have already been laid"

Lady Megra looked at each of the Blue 2 members in the eye. Her beautiful brown mixed with a rose-red color shone on the light from the window. Her eyes glowed for a brief moment and she said solemnly to each of them

"I chose each and every one of you, Charlie I found you lost with no meaning in life, Lyle I found you bloodthirsty and hungry for revenge against your family, Ethan and Mark I found both of you starving, begging for food on the streets. Colby, I gave you a chance to prove yourself and Arch..."

Lady Megra looked at Jason and gave a soft smile as if she knew everything about him. Jason and her made eye contact with each other for a few seconds until she finally continued.

"I could see your talent with my own eyes, usually when I gaze upon someone. I can see an avatar a figure of who they are destined to be. Sometimes it's a simple weapon other times it can look like an actual person"

Jason looked at Lady Megra again this time looking at her eyes. They had a rose color but every time she looked at one of the Blue 2 members her eyes gave off a golden glow.

Lady Megra looked back at Jason as he stared at his eyes

"Arch, I'm sorry for tricking you into become a rose knight by letting somebody steal my purse. I was hoping that you would try and return it to me so that I could get into contact with you"

Jason asked humbly

"Lady Megra why did you try and recruit me?"

She replied gently

"I can see what people are destined to become, but you, you had something special. You were destined for so many things that I can't even recount them all, there were so many paths and journeys that you could have gone on, that I felt the need to bring you under my wing"

Lady Megra sat back in her chair and sipped a cup of tea

"I put you into the Blue 2 team, the team that was filled with geniuses that I picked myself, I saw how you changed the platoon. Even if you think you did something small, you did so many things that inevitably saved some of their lives. You gave Jitsuryoku inspiration and hope after you showed off your prowess. You brought in the wolves that gave many of the green barrack members motivation. You created traps that took down a large amount of the bandits."

Jason looked at the floor awkwardly, he wasn't used to getting praised like this and it was making him feel a bit uncomfortable.

Charlie courteously asked Lady Megra saving Jason from the awkwardness of the atmosphere.

"Lady Megra why had you called us here?"

Lady Megra nodded to herself and looked back at the Blue 2 team and spoke in a clear voice

"I have brought you here to give you a mission separate from the rest of the platoon"

Lady Megra pulled out a scroll on the table and laid it out quickly with her dexterous fingers.

Jason and the Blue 2 team leaned in to look at the contents of the scroll.

It was a map. A map of the Belusian kingdom. Boops desperately took photos of the map, knowing that this was information players still haven't gained yet. They were still transitioning through the beginner's village.

The Belusian kingdom was a small kingdom that thrived with its location. Most of its territory hugged the ocean on the left side of the continent. I did have a bit of land inland but most of the wealth of the kingdom was on the port cities.

Lady Megra pointed to the very edge of the Belusain kingdom. In the southernmost part, there were borders bisecting the land. Her finger landed on a piece of land that bordered the ocean and the Baiseon kingdom.

"that is our land, the one we are standing on right now its name is Trandanfir and that is our home"

Lady Megra then pointed her finger to the land next to it, it looked like a triangle and it also bordered the Baiseon kingdom though it was further inland.

"that is Earl Grey's territory also known as Aleotha you have just journeyed there and put a stop to a possible monster uprising and a dangerous bandit leader"

"but"

Lady Megra pointed to the other providences of the Belusain kingdom. They numbered 15.

"7 of the 15 providences are plagued with bandits and monsters, our economy is dropping and our forces are spread thin, the king is taking serious action"

Lady Megra looked back up at the Blue 2 team and smilled

"you are a group of some of the most talented people I have ever laid eyes on and as the saying goes talented people attract each other, so here is your mission "

Lady Megra pointed to the territory right underneath Trandanfir and Aleotha. It was a smaller territory that bordered the ocean.

"free this territory from the bandits and monsters that are plaguing it. Gather men, gather talents, and save that territory from destruction!"

[new mission]

[free Rodatika!]

[details: free the territory of Rodatika from rampaging bandits and mosnters]

[rewards: dependant on rank of completion]

"But, before I send you on your way, you must get your rewards"

Jason's face almost immediately lit up in a grin.

Boops remarked to himself while floating around the roses.

'finally, we can actully get some stuff"