Glory City Palace: Master Insula Fu’s\u00a0Quarters<\/p>\n
“Well, seems you got a hint of bad luck,” Master Fu said giggling as she took a sip of tea.\u00a0 Sitting at her window, she leaned back and looked out at the traffic.\u00a0 The sun was just beginning to set.\u00a0 She liked watching the distant red and white lights move in different directions.<\/p>\n
Insula Fu was usually willing to help a student in need but Metcalf’s issue was beyond her.\u00a0 “Sure, your friends can help you study.\u00a0 They should<\/em>\u00a0help you,” she said thinking.\u00a0 She turned to Metcalf and lowered her voice almost to a whisper, “I think you’ll need it.”\u00a0 Then in her commanding voice she finished, “Still, I can’t tell you anything about the Final.”<\/p>\n “Yes ma’am,” Metcalf replied politely, “I understand that.\u00a0 I was just hoping to learn something about stealth tactics while I prepare for the Final.”\u00a0 Metcalf stood in the middle of Master Fu’s living quarters trembling slightly.<\/p>\n The Quarter Masters apartment was quite clean, the only clutter being near apparent work areas.\u00a0 Two matching broad bladed falchion swords were displayed above the main book shelf that took over the main wall. \u00a0The shelf was completely filled with books. \u00a0There were also several inviting chairs and a couch in the center of the room.\u00a0 Metcalf remained standing because she was not yet invited to sit.<\/p>\n She had to remember etiquette and rank around the Stream Quarters Master.\u00a0 Master Fu was easy going towards everyone but would easily become upset if Metcalf addressed her lightly.\u00a0 She was a Founder and deserved her respect.<\/p>\n The respect went beyond the principal-student relationship.\u00a0 Founders were a higher level of Crisho and the remnants of a great war from long ago. \u00a0Students at the academy were selected from the rare few Commoners around the world showing promise in one of the\u00a0accepted forms of energy: magnetic, thermal, mechanical,\u00a0or electrical. \u00a0The most gifted of students could fumble around with a second type of energy. \u00a0Master Fu’s\u00a0lineage gave her\u00a0control of all four energies simultaneously. \u00a0It also gave\u00a0her a\u00a0very long life.<\/p>\n Her appearance made it particularly hard for Metcalf to remember protocol.\u00a0 The visible aging of Founders slowed dramatically at about twenty years. \u00a0In effect, Insula looked nineteen but could easily be about sixty.\u00a0 If it weren’t for her\u00a0well known position, Metcalf would mistake her for one of her friends.\u00a0 At just under five\u00a0centimeters, her height didn\u2019t aid her image.<\/p>\n “Oh, my mistake,\u201d Insula replied.\u00a0 She turned to see Metcalf still standing in the center of the room.\u00a0 \u201cOh, please sit,\u201d she said motioning for Metcalf to one of the more comfortable chairs.<\/p>\n Metcalf needed no more invitation and headed straight for the couch.\u00a0 Insula held her hand over her tea cup.\u00a0 Using her thermal skills she made the tea the perfect temperature, and then gulped down the rest of it. \u00a0Setting the cup on a table, she moved to\u00a0the soft\u00a0chair near the couch.<\/p>\n Suddenly, Insula started asking her about random things: why Metcalf wanted to learn about stealth; her favorite foods; her life on campus. They started chatting and after about twenty minutes of talking, Insula suddenly said,\u00a0 \u201cI think there could be a class before my morning preparations.\u201d<\/p>\n Metcalf\u2019s eyes opened wide at the possibility.<\/p>\n Seeing Metcalf’s excitement, Master Fu decided to warn her, \u201cThis class, plus what you\u2019ll have to learn for the final will be a very difficult load.\u00a0 I\u2019ll train you like an advanced student.\u201d<\/p>\n Metcalf couldn\u2019t help but stand and bow in excitement at realizing what Master Fu was saying. \u00a0The Quarter Master\u00a0was going to take the time and train her personally.\u00a0 The honor was very great.\u00a0 \u201cThank you Master Fu,\u201d she said as she bowed.<\/p>\n \u201cI had nothing to do in the mornings anyway,\u201d Insula commented, \u201cI\u2019ll see you at hour five.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYes ma\u2019am.\u00a0 Thank you.\u201d \u00a0Wait, five hours after midnight?<\/em><\/p>\n #1<\/a> \u2013 Lost and Found #20<\/a>\u00a0– Lost and Found #22<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Glory City Palace: Master Insula Fu’s\u00a0Quarters “Well, seems you got a hint of bad luck,” Master Fu said giggling as she took a sip of tea.\u00a0 Sitting at her window, she leaned back and looked out at the traffic.\u00a0 The sun was just beginning to set.\u00a0 She liked watching the distant red and white lights […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[118,117,26,2,107,170],"class_list":["post-575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-founders","tag-master-insula-fu","tag-metcalf-luo","tag-sons-of-sword","tag-tales-of-glory","tag-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=575"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":597,"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575\/revisions\/597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonsofsword.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}