She was tired and hung over, a combination that she had been getting used to over the last few weeks. With each hang over she was getting stronger as far as fighting them. Usually a nice hot shower, some coffee, and a hearty breakfast kicked her into gear and if that didn't work then hair of the dog did the trick. Rolling out of bed and onto the ground she crawled her way to the bathroom and into the tub. Turning she shower on she let it the water rush over her cold and stood in it as it got warmer and warmer until it was the right temperature of hot. All the thoughts that ran through her mind most of them being how alone she was and how she shut herself out from socializing anymore. It was just pity drinking and taking on request in order to prevent herself from straight up committing suicide. Anything to keep herself busy she told herself, anything to keep her hands from reaching the sharpest object and plunging it into her chest. Oh what a slow and painful death that would be, but at least she would feel something even if it was just a small feeling. After an hour she slowly got out of her shower, dried herself off, and got dressed. She was simple in terms of fashion. A pair of black pants, a black t-shirt, and a pair of black sneakers. Today she would place her hair in a simple ponytail. She didn't have a reason to get all fancy when it came to clothing anymore.

With everything done as far as looking presentable enough to leave her room was concerned, she made her way down stairs to eat whatever she could. Her hangover didn't consist of headaches and throwing up. No she suffered in a different way, like she had a permanent chunk of her stamina taken away from her and she couldn't bounce back properly. Moving slowly, a sluggish feeling invading her body. Most people would have just stayed in bed and not moved the rest of the day, but not Andromeda. Upon reaching the food serving area of the inn she promptly took a seat closest to a window where she could feel the breeze. Oh it was a glorious breeze and she was living for it. She didn't have to wait long for a server to come by and take her order and she honestly didn't mind either way. The server that walked up to her table was tall and slim and his skin was warm and tan, he had long black locks that was let down and a kind gaze of steely gray eyes. He was a handsome man and Andromeda could feel a smile creep over his face as he asked for her order. " Let me get a coffee with milk and sugar, some water, bacon, sausage, toast, and eggs please. " The server with his little book out jotted down her order and gave a quick nod before turning away. Andromeda would watch him as he walked and she waited.

516/2000

While she watched him sway away she had forgotten to ask for the daily newspaper. Cursing under her breath she was more curious about what was going on in the world, since she no longer had the one she lived in. The world where the god that blessed her with powers and would occasionally speak to her, the world where she was praised by her family and people in the mountains, oh no that world was gone so she had to adapt and get use to the world she lived in now. Looking around it seemed that someone left behind one a table next to hers, quickly scooping it up she opened the pages and took a look while she waited for her meal. Golden orbs scanned over tiny dark lettering as she took in the information of today. It seemed there had been a small uprising over the fact that slavery was abolished but it was quickly wiped out. " No surprises there. " Andromeda muttered under her breath only taking her eyes from the paper when the server returned with her food in hand. Smiling she watched him place everything in front of her neatly and she would thank him before taking the cup of coffee and placing the cup to her lips for a sip before retuning to the paper. As she looked through the articles a few more things popped up, like a few new guilds trying to make there way onto the scene. A few robberies more news on how grimorie heart was no longer a guild and how people think those members should be in jail regardless of their leader. Nothing too exciting but there was something about an influx of foreigners coming into Fiore. It was nothing that bothered her but it was interesting to see a bunch of new faces and hear some new languages.

Placing the paper down Andromeda began to dig into her food, slowly of course as she felt her energy return to her and the hang over wear itself off. Once she was done she would finish up with reading the paper with another cup of coffee before paying for the meal and leaving a tip of course and then heading out into the world to do what she did best, makes some jewels. Her days were real simple as all she did was drink and work, she was real interested in that flower festival going on in Orchidia but she wasn't going to go, not when there was jewels to be made. She imagined how much fun it would be to go to that festival but of course decided it really wasn't worth her time. Eventually she made it to the request board and oh boy were there a lot of request most of it dealing with shady shit that would get anyone in trouble but the rune knights were never stretched this far when it came to oak, it's why so many people got away with so much shit here.

1018/2000

Well upon further inspection of the board Andromeda would pick something on the higher scale of things. Even though D ranked quests were simple and quite easy to do she needed more jewels and one C rank quest gained more money than one D rank quest. So looking at those quest she would pull one off the board and look it over before making her way to the Castle Phantasm. She hadn't heard a lot about the people that lived there because she learned to mind her business and keep her nose out of any serious trouble. She just wanted work and that was what they were offering now so she took the job and made haste to the place without a trace on her face about weather or not she really wanted to do this work. By the time she reached the castle it was already mid-day and the person meeting her would be none other than Sirius Phantasm himself. He was a dark looking man and made Andromeda feel real uncomfortable with his dead eyes and somber look. She didn't let him see her being uncomfortable but she was and he probably could feel it. " Ah so you are the mage that's come to train this imbeciles. Follow me. "  Andromeda would nod her head and follow Sirius Phantasm his long strides forcing her to walk a little faster than she would like.

" These men are strong and capable but stupid and need proper training. Even though we don't get many attacks on the castle it seems that when we do these men are woefully unprepared. We were nearly raided recently due to their sloppy tactics and overall idiotic behavior. Maybe if a real mage taught them a thing or two  they could get their act together and be something feared and respected enough so no one would even think about coming to the castle in a hostile manner. " Sirius Phantasm's voice sounded strained like he wanted to scream but kept his cool and his composer all in the name of respect and keeping face. Andromeda could respect that and saw she had a long day ahead of her, luckily most of the day was done by now. The walk ended with the two going into a large training area with plenty of equipment and the like to help the men train and work out. Andromeda looked around at the men and watched as they scrambled together to form a line of sorts. " I'll be here watching, just to make sure they are paying attention to you and giving you the respect that they would give me. You can take it from here.. Show them no mercy, break a few bones If you must. " A slight chill went down Andromeda's spine from those words. She didn't know if it was from excitement or fear but she would crack her knuckles and take her walk in front of these men, she almost felt sorry for what she was about to do.

1519/2000

Andromeda walked up to each man and gave him a once over just to size him up. It didn't mean anything but she wanted them to know that she came here to do a job. Once she was done she returned to her original spot to get a better look at them all. " I has come to my understanding that you men aren't particularly weak but you have become complacent in your duties. Start stretching, I don't need you hurt and out of work because you pulled something. " Andromeda watched as the men stretched and shook her head. " Stop, all of you. You need to learn to work together as a unit. Follow my lead. " Andromeda began to do some proper stretches and watched as the men followed in unison. This was good it meant they could follow orders but were really just being lazy. Once the stretches were out of the way she forced them to pair up and get some basic exercise done. " As a guard of this building you need to continuously train your body and minds to prepare for anything that could happen. Even if nothing happens in years you need to be ready regardless of that. " Once she was satisfied with their progress she told them to spar with their paired partner, the goal is to draw blood and whoever drew first blood was to call her over. The spars were going well with her forcing the loser to run five miles around the track and the winners throwing rocks at the runners to make sure their dexterity was up to par with of course the winners switching places with the losers once they were done their run.

It went on like this for awhile, with Andromeda giving them tasks to do each just a step harder than the last. Taking a break she would walk up to Sirius and inform him that his men were good men they just needed direction and it would probably be a good idea to get a guard captain of some sort to give them direction during any raids or scuffles the castle might have. Sirius would only nod at her words and she went right back to training them with the next portion teaching them formations. These formations would allow them to work as one and use their numbers to take down any foe and adapt to any situation with different formations. She made sure to let them know it was never smart to go take on a problem alone and that one should always have partner with them. She would once again test their mettle by throwing her own spells out at them and throwing questions at them about different scenarios to see how they would react under the pressure all while taking on a obstacle course that she made them put together of her own design thanks to the generosity of Sirius. By the end of the day the men were worn out and tired but they had learned the importance of keeping up with training and the art of working as one. Sirius would pay Andromeda as soon as night came and she took her leave.

2050/2000

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