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The days go by as usual it seems.
It had been a just few months after me and my fellow scions returned from Ultima Thule that faithful day, and i am all and thankful to finally have a rest. Well, sorta. I was and always had been an adventurer at heart and sitting about here and there Is not my style. Sure id pass the time sparing with friends, doing small requests here and there for the people who put their beliefs in me, but it was always ..the same. "Help me find this", "lead me to here", "please rid this creature ". Sure, it wasn't difficult but it is definitely getting old ,but what's a now outta service- ekion slaying, world saver supposed to do now?
It was times like this im happy for friends like Tataru, who somehow always knows just the thing to do whenever anyone was in a pinch.
"What you need, is a vacation!"
Huh?
A vacation? Now? I mean sure it had been I long time since i put my feet up but, a vacation? Now? Where? Who's paying for it?
I had already seen all of eorzea and even beyond that and doubt there's anything out there I haven't seen yet. Of course I was wrong to assume that once I arrived to the much larger then anticipated, island .
Day 3
Weather: sunny
As it turns out this island isn't to bad at really. If you don't mind the misquotes and the random animal encounters in the middle of the night that is. Today I've gotten much done, well I did some of the work as I am forever greatfull for the mammets sent here to help care for the place while I'm away .they've been more then busy, building up a shelter, a little farm and even an animal pin ! I have to admit Tataru had the right idea with this island. Sure it's work but it's also quiet and would-be-aggressor free.
Day 5
Weather: clear starry sky
I suppose I should had expected it. That eventually I would get fed up with this "warrior of light" business since all the work I've put in. Not that I hadn't wanted to quit before ....if I even could "quit". No this was different.
I remember the things Fray asked me.
Why I do what I do for the people who at the time really did use me as a weapon. At the time I had an answer, for I was still getting my bearings in ishgard and had already been through enough to build my resolve. Even if it was foolishly built on un managed anger and sadness of that current situation
But what about now? Is this enough?
I don't even know really. So I'm back at my little paradise agian lying on a blanket staring up to the night sky .
"That was then and this is now" I whisper to myself, closing my eyes as I pushed my thoughts into the distant sounds of the waves.
Maybe, this is the fulfillment he talked about.
What?
No?
No stop that right now
I jolted myself awake almost disappointed in myself. "No. If there's anything you should be thinking about it's most definitely not him and especially what he said " my mind reprimands, " he was right to ask the question after all and now look at you"
Rolling up off the blanket I clutch my head almost annoyed at myself. I'm gonna go fish and stop thinking for a bit .