Cid sat down at the local pub and waited for his client to show up. In all his days as a mercenary, never had he needed to wait this long for a contract.
"His letter said to meet him here at the break of dusk..." he said to himself. "So where the hell is he?"
Suddenly, he felt an odd sensation as he heard the door open. A man in a blue cloak and a brown hat sat down in front of him. His face shrouded. The very moment he entered, Cid could tell that it was him. He hadn't a clue as to how he knew. He just... did.
"You must be Strenn" Cid said to him.
"Indeed I am, sell-sword."
"Look, if you hired me, the least you could do is call me by my name."
Strenn was merely silent.
"Or sell-sword could work. Anyway, you told me to meet you here for reasons of my expertise. So what exactly did you have in mind?"
Strenn looked up at him.
"I need you to accompany me on my travels to Cornelia. The ship leaves tomorrow. There's good money involved." he said in almost a whispering manner.
"Alright. Mind if I ask the questions as to why you're going?" Cid said to him.
"I need to..." Strenn started. "look into something. Something of importance."
"And you need... me for this?" Cid asked, somewhat confused.
"Look at it this way, it's a simple task and an easy pay. Why would one question such a thing?"
"Curiosity is all. But after hearing it like that, I guess I've no further objections." Cid said with his mind made up.
"Good. The ship leaves at noon tomorrow. Don't be late." Strenn told him as he got up and left.
"Well, better tell Rose of this before I leave" Cid thought to himelf.
He got up from his table and sat down at the bar section where he found his fiance working as bartender.
"Hey beautiful." he said.
At the sound of that she nearly dropped the glass she was holding as she turned around to see it was him. He could see the blushing look on her face.
"Oh, Cid, you're here." She said slightly embarassed. "So, can I get you something?"
"That's not necessary. I merely came to tell you of a recent deal."
"Oh really, now?" She said. "Do tell."
"Well, did you see that man in the cloak a few minutes ago?" He asked.
"Only as he was entering and as he left. Why? Did he hire you?"
"Indeed he did. He said we'll be leaving on a ship for Cornelia tomorrow."
"And so I suppose you're telling me this as a goodbye then?" Rose said to him.
"You've hit the nail on the head."
"Well then," she said. She then leaned over the counter and placed a kiss on his lips. "be safe Cid."
"I promise." He told her.
As he turned around around he said his two last words to her before his departure.
"Love you."
She smiled and said to him "I love you too."
He went home and rested. He knew the next day was to be a long one. He was never really one for sea travels.