After the pain subsided he considered laying there for awhile longer but he felt so full of energy that staying still would be worse than moving.
He jumped up with considerable ease and only now did he realise what had happend too him. His body got stronger but most of all lighter.
He jumped a meter up and the grabbed a branch and swung himself forward onto another branch before slipping and falling into the grass laughing.
Kabel then got up and ran around to test his new abilities. His abilities received an overall increase but his speed was definitely the most noticeable. Though his strength and reflexes only received marginal improvements.
Still Kabel didn't feel down or even disappointed the wonder of the situation was enough to make him happy. Before he knew it the sun had already almost set.
"Ah shit Rotund isn't going to be happy about this" He quickly ran over too the edge of the enclove and climbed the wall going back too the stream and started following it back.
Eventually he saw Cole at jogging along the stream with a scared expression on his face. He saw Kabel and his face instantly relaxed as he sighed "Oh finally where the hell did you go? Half the village might be looking for you by now" Kabel stayed calm and asked "Might or is?" Cole looked aggrieved "I don't know, I went ahead trying to find you cuase you ran away too somewhere all of a sudden, now cmon and let's run back too the village"
Kabel quickly realised just how much trouble he was in so he quickly took running as fast as he could after Cole. Within a second he ran past Cole and too his shock Kabel kept increasing the distance. "It must be cuase im tired already"
Yet that excuse fell apart when the distance between them kept increasing and increasing until he saw only his distant back. Soon Cole ran out of breath and had too slow down so he stopped he could no longer see Kabel. "Does he even know how to slow down? Constantly running somewhere"
Kabel simply wished to go faster and faster. He moved one foot after the other and again and again. The wind was rushing against him yet also pushing him forward. Soon he heard a silent sound as Miranda flew down in front of him "Stupid child what were you doing so far away from the village!" She grabbed by the scruff of his neck and floated both of them above the treeline.
Kabel was confused and asked "Why are you angry now you didn't have a problem with it earlier?" Her face blushed slightly as she knocked him on the head and said "Adults have their reasons for doing things so listen too them"
"What were you even doing for so long out there anyway?" Kabel grew a simile on his face as he recounted the story. When he got the part about the orb Mirandas concentration waved as they nearly hit the treetops before she got a grip on her manipulation.
"You're telling me you ate that and you're fine?" Kabel still responded with that smile on his face "better than fine I'm light as feather and nearly as strong as an ox!"
Miranda fell silent and soon they at the village entrance. Rotund was standing there clearly waiting for him along with a few other adults from the village. "See I knew he make only trouble" One man said. "He'd better have not wrapped my son into it" Fasha angrily spouted.
When he and Miranda landed all eyes were on him as Rotund stepped up and told the boy to go back into the house of which Kabel followed the order like a sad dog.
Soon Cole caught back up and the night ended finally as the adults all went back into they're homes with the children accounted for.
"When I said play with them I didn't mean bring them outside the village!" Rotund shouted at Kabel as he sat on a chair "I didn't it was their idea" Kabel tried his best too defend himself but it didnt change the situation. "Really so all of them lie? I had hoped that you would integrate into the community not this nonsense...go into your room no supper for you today and be happy it ends with that"
Kabel sadly walked too his room and Rotund walked too get pour some wine in a mug and sat at the table drinking it. That was until Mirranda came knocking at his door.
"Thank you for finding him Mirranda" She flashed a embarrassed smile "Its no problem my fault for not picking him up beforehand but there's another issue" Rotunds ears perked up at that and he looked serious "is it the lord again?" She waved her hand dismissively.
"No nothing of the sort...it's your boy he's might have the talent it takes too be a mage" How rare was it the talent too become a mage? Enough that only a few mages have ever come from Berlize and those were ones with blue blood. The talent to become a mage is often passed down even if it can appear in anyone.
Rotund looked at Miranda after a long while before asking "are you sure" She kept her expression and said "almost I haven't done any tests too see if he had it but the fact he absorbed a soul core of a baby wind whale is proof enough" Rotund looked down and asked "Train him but I beg of you keep it a secret I don't trust anyone with this information but you Mirranda...if the lord or some recruiter from some mage school got him.."
Miranda sighed and said "I knew that boys fate was too large for this place"