As we walked around the academy, students stared at my newest undead. However, once they saw , or our group in general, they were a lot calr than I would have expected. I guess we had a certain reputation by now, and even an undead two-headed wolf was taken in stride. So actually wanted to pet Garm and he did not seem to mind.
We decided on an early dinner in the ss hall and managed to secure a table next to the wall. That way Garm was not blocking anything while staying with us. His size was not ideal but we would make it work, I certainly did not want any of my undead to feel unwelco.
As we got our als the woman behind the counter spotted Garm.
"Is that your pet?" She asked.
"Yes, this is Garm, an undead orthos." I confird. "I hope it's not a problem, my other undead have been visiting the ss hall but they are not as large."
"If he does not block the corridors he is fine. And he has to stay away from the kitchen." She paused, looking at Garm again. "Is he as fluffy as he looks?"
I grinned. "Yes. Shall I call him over?"
We were early enough that the ss hall was mostly empty. It was Solday as well, so quite a few students were in the city, or had not returned from the mid-year break yet. Although classes did start tomorrow, which ant that everyone was expected to return before midnight tonight.
She looked around to check that there was not a line of hungry students, then she nodded. I ntally called for Garm and he trotted over.
"You called, mis…" The left head started. "Koyuki." The right head finished.
"Oh, you can talk?" The woman asked.
"Of course." Garm answered, looking proud.
"Um, I shouldn't but… Would you like a snack? Do you eat snacks?" She asked.
"I believe so, however I have not been able to test that since my raising." The left head said. "An experint would not be unwelco." The right head added, while staring at a sausage.
The woman smiled and picked one up, then threw it towards him. The right head caught it and started chewing. "Thank you." The left head said.
The woman bead. "You are welco!"
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As we returned to our table I asked Garm: "How was the snack?"
"Hm. The taste was not unpleasant but it did not feel like it was providing with nourishnt." He replied.
I nodded. "As an undead you need mana. You might be able to use normal food as a material to create more undead flesh but mana is what really sustains you. We should try devouring later, that is how you can consu things with mana. Maybe I can raise a small undead for you."
His tail wagged. "I would like that."
My friends and I sat down and started our own al while Garm curled up on the floor. I had chosen a cheese filled sausage with a potato salad as a side, it slled delicious. As we started to eat Helena pulled out a few small bones and gave them to the cats as treats. Garm got one as well but they were smaller than his teeth, we would need bigger treats for him.
We were enjoying our al when a familiar voice interrupted us. "What…"
I sighed. "Hello Leo."
"How? How did you get an orthos?" He asked, his eyes narrowing.
"We slew it on the way back ho." Helena said.
"YOU! It was you! That was mine!" He said, raising his voice.
"Really? You ordered that? Small world." Cassie comnted.
"We got the corpse legally, we have filed a report with the guards." I said.
"Instead of raising your voice you should contemplate hiring more skilled individuals next ti." Kaito suggested, while positing himself between Leo and our table. "They lost control of the creature and who knows what would have happened without us. Your na could have been attached to a tragedy, lost villages, rchants,..."
"Imagine the disgrace if they had called in the army to handle the beast." Hatsumi added.
Leo actually stopped and started to think, then he composed himself. "You are right. Thank you for protecting the kingdom, however I would have preferred if you had not used the corpse. I could have compensated you greatly. As for any surviving adventurers, I will ensure they will get punished properly for their failure."
"Why did you want a living creature anyway?" I asked.
"If you hire an adventurer to bring you a corpse it will often be in a rather sorry state, especially if the monster is powerful. Then the corpse will start to rot while they transport it. Sure, you can pay for an ice box but most adventurers have no clue how to treat a corpse properly. Ideally you slay the monster with your own magic, as you surely know. If I could have used my own necrotic mana and had a fresh corpse it would have been magnificent! I have been looking for a proper undead to lead my pack." He explained.
"You don't have a tier three licence." Helena pointed out.
"Obviously I would have followed the law. My family is quite capable of storing a beast until I can use it." He sounded annoyed and I had a feeling he would not have waited, but maybe I was wrong.
"You have a pack?" Garm asked. The orthos had been listening to our conversation and was now studying Leo.
"I see that Koyuki has managed to give you speech. Yes, I do have a pack of strong undead wolves." Leo confird.
"Just wolves? You should add cats. Every true pack needs a cat as well." Garm stated.
"ow." All cats agreed.
"What?" Leo looked confused, then he looked at . "Is this a prank?"
"Garm is a good boy, he would never prank anyone." I replied with a straight face.
Cassie giggled.
"I am indeed a good boy." Garm confird.
Leo walked away.
"If he has a pack, why is it not with him?" Garm inquired.
"He only has tier two undead, so they are not intelligent. He keeps them stored sowhere and uses them for hunts. Sotis he has a human skeleton with him as a guard." I replied.
"That is not a real pack." Garm stated.
I shrugged. "Leo does not respect undead properly, if you ask ."
"Hey, why did he order an orthos shipped to the capital?" Skadi asked. "Why not here?"
"The academy would stop him without a licence." I replied. "Or maybe he actually wanted to keep it until he was allowed to use it."
"I am glad that I beca part of our pack instead." Garm said.
I smiled. " too."
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