The kingdom of Ari had just opened its doors to the outside world. Making peace with the countries that bordered theirs they met no demands with war or any other type of violence. Little did everyone know, the great and powerful empire had a dark side. Behind its fame and glory lied a country where those who disobeyed the law were punished severly. When the country emegered as a power they slaughtered their enimies in the most brutal way possible.

As the empire masked itself as the peace loving country that it claimed to be, people believed them and became allies with the superpower.

Alvanista was one such kingdom. The kingdom of Alvanista was neutral. The kingdom rejected the proposal. The leader of Ari was not satified with the decision. So when the peopleheard that thepeace treaty was declined, suspicion grew that either a war might break out or Ari will simply overrun the small kingdom. The news spread throughout the land. Even as far as Totus.

Cless walked through the town of Totus as the recontruction was meeting its end. He was heading to the house that used to be the town dojo where students learned swordsmenship. The dojo was moved now this place was just a home for him to live in. As he approached Chester saw him ran in his direction. "Hey! Cless!" He called out. Cless turned around to see his childhood friend hustle his way to him. "What going on Chester?" Chester panted abit but caught his breath. "Did you hear about it?" He said.

Cless looked puzzled. "Hear about what?" Chester grunted, irritated at the question. "Well some outside country wants to make peace with Alvanista. They rejcted the offer. The outside country isn't too happy about it." Cless still didn't understand. Chested grunted again. "Don't you get it! This random country might goto war against the kingdom of Alvanista!"

Chester's friend sighed. "I should know about this why?" Cless grinned, nearly laughing at Chester. "Maybe we should see whats up. This could affect us as well." Cless sighed again. "Well." He scratched his head. "We should probably wait abit and see what happens." Chester nodded and walked away.

He walked up the steps to his front pourch. Right now he was just glad to be home. He opened the door and looked around. Everything looked the same. The table remained untouched, chairs weren't moved. Everything was as it should be. He took a chair and sat in it. As he did those words that Chester had said continued to fill his mind.

Maybe. We should g- He trailed off and fell asleep right then and there. Mint walked down the stairs after she heard the door close. She saw Cless sleeping and smiled at him. Ofcourse he'd been helping out iwth the town's reconstructing for quite sometime and he deserved a nap once in a while. She stroked his head afew times then truned to face the outside. Cless awoke, still tired. He yawned and looked around till he caught a glimpse of Mint.

"Hey." She smiled again. He didn't respond. Too tired to walk or doing anything else. He forced the words he wanted to say, "I had a run in with Chester." Her gaze kept watch on the events outside. "What happened?" Cless yawned again. "Apparently Alvanista might have its own conflict against some other country. All because Alvanista rejected a peace proposal." His eyes continued to close even as he tried to pry them open. "And he says that we should go and find out..." He fell asleep again. Mint knew what he was going to say and nodded. She helped Cless up and walked him to a nice comfy chair. There she sat him down and let him rest.

Chester paced back and fourth. "I should go it alone. Yeah thats what I should do." He felt abit strange talking to himself but there was no one around so he didn't care. "But then again," he countinued. "That would make them worry. And I don't want them to worry about me do I?" He grunted after every sentence he spoke and still was unable to make up his mind.

He looked out the window. The sun was getting ready to set. "Yeah maybe tomorrow." He nodded at his own words.

Morning came. Cless still sat asleep in the chair since the day before. He felt so relaxed that he was able to take on the new day. Then he suddenly realized that he was going to Alvanista about their current situation. He and Mint spent the morning packing for the trip. Chester was still asleep so they didn't bother. Quickly they hurried out of the town and to Alvanista.

((So the story doesn't quite get to the point. Well in my point of view it doesn't. Anyway, if you've enjoyed this story even alittle, then please send your reviews. Your opinion must be HEARD!))