The Runic Artist Chapter 11: Chapter 329 - Emotional Management

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Chapter 329 - Emotional Management Nate knocked on the door and waited. He didn’t have to wait for long before Kiri joined him, slipping out through a crack in the open door and closing it behind her. He appreciated her sparing his eyes as it was abundantly clear what she had been doing. Holding out his hand, he withdrew the heavy orb that barely fit into the palm of his hand. Within its depth, light shifted, not in rainbows, but from one colour to the next, the transitions mesmerising. “The last thing you need, I believe. A Nascent Orb of Enduring Ideas. Even has a hint of Soul to it, so it should be perfect.” Kiri beamed at him, “Thanks. And sorry about…” Nate just smiled and bumped shoulders with Kiri, “You don’t need to apologise. It seems to me we finally have some time to relax and decompress. They’ll be making plans for weeks. At least, that’s what I’m hoping for. Enjoy it while you can.” Kiri nodded and glanced back at the closed door. Nate could read his sister as easily as she could him. “Gwen hasn’t made a decision then?” he asked. Kiri shook her head. “It’s funny, you know? Fili is the most risk averse of them all and she’s the only one who doesn’t need to do anything risky. Wulfgar and Jak both needed to change their Embodiments so Ankh threw them in the deep end. Nothing new there. Wulfgar is still not back after four days, though Ankh says he’s alive. Knowing Wulfgar though, he’s probably not happy about it by now. Regretting all his life choices. But Gwen…she did everything right. Not like me, who needed to have my own Path beaten into my thick head. She’s got the right Embodiment, she just can’t get the things she needs for a safe transition to a Divine Vessel. Instead she has it the worst out of all of them, and I saw how badly Jak got fucked up. I’m just…worried. Worried she’ll say yes…or no. Like, it shouldn’t matter if she says no right? I’m about to tell Reciprocity to go fuck itself. Even if she doesn’t keep up, would that change anything between us?” “Could she keep up even if she got a Divine Vessel?” suggested Nate. “No offense, but not everyone has your natural desire to literally power through any problem. And, as it keeps getting pointed out to me, I am unusually good with Concepts. Just because we help the others to get Divine Vessels doesn’t mean they’ll keep up. What happens when it’s time to get them Nascent artifacts? What happens when they get to the next stage and have to pass through the bottleneck of Integration? And who knows what’s involved in becoming a Pillar like Ankh. I’m just saying…does it really matter if she can’t keep up?” Kiri looked at Nate for a long moment, then smiled and hugged him. “Thanks for putting my worries to rest.” After holding onto each other for a moment, Nate pulled away, glancing down the hall. “How’d the meeting go?” asked Kiri, pulling him back in from his thoughts. “Ten items from their Vaults. Golden Tide is going to let me go through theirs tomorrow. Eternal River had the second target, which I can feel Vicoli drooling over even now in my Created Space . Nascent Molten Heart of a Void Star. It lives up to the name.” “And the other two items?” “I got a present for Jak when he finishes recovering. And something for Luci.” Kiri smirked, “Gonna make sure you’re her favourite?” Nate rolled his eyes. “That title undoubtedly goes to Frick, who seems to enjoy playing with her more than he does doing literally anything else. Though, I am going to see if I can distract him as well. One of the Elders of the Eternal River Sect is a female blue goblin.” Kiri laughed. “You trying to annoy our allies?” “More like trying to make sure Frick is annoying someone else.” Kiri’s laughter slowly died down and Nate saw her glance back at the bedroom. “Go on,” said Nate. “I’ve got a few things I want to do anyway.” Kiri gave him one last hug before slipping back into the bedroom. Nate headed for his own room, knowing Kiri would remove her Class Core shortly. He stopped by Jak’s r