Amber Aine stood on Daniel's left behind Jasmine with her arms crossed under her perfect, large breasts. She had turned herself slightly away from him. Her blond hair was cut short like Jasmine's.

Like the other girls, her face was beautiful with bright blue eyes and full, soft lips pressed together in a tight line. Large hoop earrings dangled and shimmered in the light from her earlobes. She wore a dress that wrapped around her, and it accented her figure beautifully and outlined her form. Her waist was slim and fell to wide hips and an ample, firm ass. Her legs were long, and her height was such that she could look Daniel squarely in the eye. She was glaring at the man in white armour who seemed oblivious to all the glares they were giving him.

"Let's start again, shall we?" asked the paladin, Quinten Cuirass.

"You are friends with Grace, clearly. That carries weight with me and anyone who knows Grace, and yet still likes her. And that means I will take a direct interest in your training. Welcome to the Academy.

You're training starts now."

Daniel looked at Amy, and when she nodded, he stepped forward and extended his hand. The paladin looked at it for a moment and did nothing. Daniel could feel the tension rise and then the man laughed and grasped Daniel's hand in a bone-crushing grip.

Daniel, having worked a farm for the past seven years, gripped back harder and was pleased to see the paladin blink in surprise. They shook once, and the paladin stepped back and placed his hands behind him in what looked like a military position. Light seemed to surround the man and Daniel blinked at it.

“My mame is Quinten Cuirass. I am the headmaster of the Adventurer Academy. Or the Academy of Adventure Training, as it is formally known. As you can see, I am a paladin of the One God. Grace has asked me to look after you four personally, and I pledge to do just that."

Daniel watched in disbelief as Quinten shook his shoulder-Llength blond hair. He was tanned and with startling bright and piercing blue eyes. He looked like a paladin. The goodness seemed to pour out of him in a deluge, and Daniel felt he might develop a man-crush.

Quinten was gorgeous.

Too bad he's a fucking paladin, thought Daniel.

Daniel knew what was expected of him. He half-turned and indicted Amy and Jasmine. "Thank you, sir. May I introduce my friends Amy Albright and Jasmine Juniper?" He turned toward Amber. "And this is Amber Aine.

We are all together. We wish to be tested. Myself as a spell caster and my ladies as hedge witches." Daniel missed the glare Amber shot him.

Quinten looked uncomfortable. "Yes, ah, witches. Right. Well, my pleasure, I suppose. Pleased to meet you. Grace has made your needs known. Follow me to the registration desk." Quinten turned and almost walked into a small, balding, middle-aged man wearing glasses perched at the end of his bulbous nose. He was carrying a small box, filled with personal items by the looks of the contents. The man looked very upset, and his eyes were rimmed red.

Quinten stepped back and looked down at the man with a snarl.

"Johnson? Are you still here?"

Johnson sniffed and nodded sadly, bowing his head. "Yes, sir. You gave me thirty minutes to leave. I won't need that many. Twenty-two years working here. All gone."

Quinten looked like he had tasted something foul. "You've only yourself to blame. Now run along. Quickly."

Daniel watched the poor man hurry toward the exit behind them. He glanced back at Daniel and Daniel could see the beginning of tears coursing down his cheeks. Daniel turned back and glared at Quinten.

He was about to say something when Amy held his forearm and squeezed.

"Don't, love. It's not worth it. Not now," she whispered and, standing briefly up on her toes, reached up with her mouth and kissed his cheek.

Daniel growled, but relaxed. Jasmine held him tight on the other side and ran a hand over the front of his pants and down over his cock and squeezed it.

"Hold strong, lover. Soon we'll be in a proper bed and naked and doing stuff that will make the One God blush," she teased.

Quinten turned at her words and frowned at her. Amber tutted and moved between Daniel and Quinten. "They don't understand, sir. But they will."