Dokloram doesn’t answer your last statement about extracting information from Rogzor. By the expression on his face, you assume he’s trying to figure out if you’re joking or not.

“Fig!” You hear a familiar female voice from behind you. Turning your “gaze” you see Petunia and Gilk approaching. The young goblin is carrying a patched-up sack, thrown over his shoulder. Petunia rushes to Fig and falls to her knees next to him. “Are you alright? What happened?”

“Oh, it’s nothing serious,” Fig smiles. “Got a little carried away while training. It’s my fault really.”

Dokloram averts his eyes.

/Gilk, could you put that down and come over here?/ you beam your throughs into the young goblin’s mind.

Gilk walks over to you and drops the sack, that opens and reveals it’s contents which mostly consist of potatoes, corn, and peas.

/Pick me up and bring me to the edge of the hill. I want to take a proper look around./

“A-Alright,” Gilk pick you up from the ground, holding you as if you could break apart at any moment from a single step.

You promptly use this diversion to open up your stats bar and sneak a peek at your compatibility with Gilk.

[Wielder: Gilk
Compatibility: 79%]

Oh, barely a step behind Fig.

/Alright, take me back./

“Huh? But we’re not even at the edge yet!”

/I’ve already seen enough from here./

Which is kind of true. Unfortunately, there is nothing in all four directions that you haven’t already seen—darkness, ash, hills, mountains, and farm fields in the distance.

/Where the hell do you get water from?/

“Mostly wells,” the goblin answers. “They’re spread out here and there. And the fields are centered around them. The rainwater is… drinkable. But the taste is foul”

/Good thing I don’t drink water anymore. Petunia!/

“Ah!?” Petunia jumps up and looks around. When she sees you approaching in Gilk’s hands, she realizes that it is your voice she heard.

/Take me from Gilk’s hands./

“Eh? Why?” Petunia asks, puts a finger to her chin and tilts her head slightly.

/I want you to feel the weight of a proper sword in your hands. Not those glorified toothpicks that Dokloram and Gilk carry around for wargs to use after the meal.”

“Hey!” Gilk shouts at you, holding your hilt with both your hands.

/You swords suck and you know it! Don’t get all defensive about it. Not hand me to Petunia!/

The young goblin sighs but hands you over.

Petunia takes you in her hands. She grips your hilt tightly and holds you up, looking at you with great curiosity. Then both you and Petunia realize that you’re way to heavy for her and she topples backward. Before she falls and lets go of you, you hurriedly jump to your status and pop open your wielder’s tab.

[Wielder: Petunia
Compatibility: 97%]

/Woah!/

“Ah!” Petunia yells out and lands on her butt. You fall out of her hands and klank against the rocks.

“Petunia!” Fig screams, jumps up, and runs to his girlfriend. “Are you alright? Did something happen?”

“I’m fine, I’m fine,” the goblin girl says with a smile. “Just lost my balance, haha!”

/Alright, that’s enough!/ you beam your harsh tones into all four of the goblins’ heads. /Eat up, we’ve got work to do!/

“Speaking of which, why did you want me here?” Petunia asks. “Gilk, told me next to nothing.”

/You’ll be training with us Petunia./

“Huh?” Petunia tilts her head.

YuujiEveryleaf

As it is right now, I'm wondering how interactive to keep this story. There are upsides and downsides for any scenario. Though it would be a betrayal of the readers who specifically came hre for the 2nd person interactive story. Doesn't mean I will do it, but I want to gauge what the thoughts of my readers are.

I would prefer to read it in the comments.

Thank you! :)

Oh, and if you have discord, I'd be glad for you to pop in from time to time on my channel ^.^