Nida could feel his heart bleed. He wished and tried to convince himself this is all a bad dream. But unfortunately for him, it wasn''t. He kept only thinking about her and of course, Sir Gregory who seem to be her new beloved. He sat there in his dark little alley all alone with no one to comfort him. He felt like there was no reason for him to live. He felt like his heart was shattered into a thousand pieces, and only God knows if he would ever be the same person again. His eyes were burning and his mouth was dry, he could feel a part of himself fading away. He wandered if he was gone, would Gabrielle ever remember him after this. Would she remember him as her friend? Or would she just let Gregory erase his memory and fill his lost. Nida closed his eyes and then he let his entire world went black.
Nida didn't realize he fell asleep while he was busy thinking about the newly happy couple. He was so obssessed about them that he entirely forgot about himself. He woke up after a few hours had gone pass by. He got up from the ground and brushed his clothes and checked if he missed anything. He was about to leave before he heard a familiar voice calling for him. He knew that voice very well, it belong to her.
"Nida!"
It was Gabrielle. For a moment he could feel a certain happiness. Did she left Gregory? Was there nothing between them? Nida could only reflect a tiny smile and a glint of joy as she approached closer. She looked content but happy, which made him a bit worried. He knew her for quite some time, she never had a sad expression on her face. She was always a bright and positive young girl. But there was something about her that made him worry.
"There you are! I've been looking all over for you!"
"Oh, you were? I was just... sleeping I guess," he answered with a dull expression on his face, "So what is you were looking for me?"
"Well I met this knight at the Church. He seemed nice, decent and he was quite charming," she said, "I need you to do me a favor Nida!"
Nida was taken back as she gave him the news. He knew Gregory but he think it was best if he acted he didn't. It was quite clear Gabrielle recently met him. By the tip of her voice, he knew this conversation wasn't going to be good, for him.
"Which is?" he replied calmly trying not to release his frustration.
"Well, he asked me if I could accompany him to Al De Baran. He said he has some urgent business to do there and needed my help as a Healer." she explained.
"Why couldn't you just warp him or he ask him to go find a Kafra receptionist to transport him there?" replied an annoyed Nida,
"I would but the problem is I didn't have a warp to Al De Baran and also the Kafra's are all unavailable the next few following days,"
Nida gave an annoyed look. He slapped his forehead. First Gregory broke his heart now he's only rubbing it in. What's next?
"So how do I fit in all of this?" he asked.
"He doesn't know the way through Mjolnir's mountains. And I did say you were a good guide," she answered.
Nida paused for a moment. He looked at Gabrielle, bug eyed. She looked quite desperate and hoping for his help. Nida couldn't turn her down. She was one of his greatest weakness. He sighed and replied, "Oh, all right."
"Oh thank you! You're the greatest friend a girl could ask!" she replied gleefully. Nida could only give her a faint smile as a gesture of "you're welcome". But deeply, he could only scream and cursed himself for getting into such a mess.