A long, relaxed week had passed after the resolution of the conflict with Nerifes. Senel and Shirley were staying at Will's house, as they did not have anywhere else to go for the moment. Norma was continuing to live under still-being-negotiated rates at the Dreaming Traveler. Moses was happily loafing around with Giet and his gang of bandits, Chloe was boarding at the hospital, Grune was staying at Will's as well, if only to tend to his suspiciously growing garden, and Jay, true to his nature, was not at a known location, but easily reachable if needed. Everyone was lying low, contemplating what they should do now that peace had been attained. Shirley needed to stay on the Legacy; she was the ambassador between the Ferines and Orerines, and Senel didn't want to leave her side. Norma was going on and on about treasure hunting, while Will was going on and on about rare monster hunting. Chloe was contemplating returning to the mainland, but Grune wanted to stay with the ever-growing gardens she could tend to, Moses wanted to 'be with his boys', and Jay's intentions were, again as usual, unknown.

The seven notes that came to seven of the aforementioned erens inhabiting Werites Beacon caught them completely by surprise, mostly because of who they came from. The handwriting was neat and elegant, but still had the element of a child. Everyone knew this handwriting, as it was none other than Jay the Unseen's script. He requested that they meet at the fountain plaza at a time that would nearly ensure privacy: midnight. Besides that, he reported that he had heard some strange rumors, rumors that they would find…interesting, to say the least. There was nothing more, and so the rest of the story would have to wait until midnight to be told.

In order to make sure that everyone was going to this meeting, the seven stayed at Will's house for the day, until finally the clock read eleven forty five o' clock.

"We should head for the plaza," Will suggested. This was a good idea, as Norma had already fallen asleep from boredom, and it would take an insane amount of effort to wake her up; fifteen minutes was plenty of time to expend said effort and get to the plaza on time.

Jay was waiting at the plaza when the group arrived. He noticed their arrival, but merely nodded as he waited for them to assemble in a meeting-type of formation. There was a pensive look on his face, as though he was contemplating something that brought back bad memories. Since it was obvious that he was waiting for them to start, Senel was the first to speak.

"So, Jay, what did you call us here for?" he asked.

"There have been reports of some strange activity near the Legacy's Bridge," Jay said, "and from

what the reports are saying, we'd better go check them out," Jay told them.

"Should we even ask what they're saying?" Chloe asked tentatively.

"No, but it could be important, so I will say it anyway," Jay replied.

"And it is…?" Moses said impatiently.

"Stop interrupting me, stupid bandit," Jay snapped, "this is a little too important for that. The rumors say that Vaclav has been seen around the bridge."

Moses shut up, his eyes huge. Shirley took a step closer to Senel, who was staring, dumbfounded. Norma and Chloe made an audible gasp, while Will quickly took on his 'deep-in-thought' expression. Grune smiled, and, seeing how everyone else had suddenly become negative, decided to cheer them up.

"Don't worry everybody, everything will be fine," she said in her normal dreamy tone.

"Somehow, you saying that makes me feel better," Moses said, his shock at Jay's report replaced by his crush on Grune.

"Somehow, I think you're alone on that opinion, Red," Norma said, gesturing to the others, who were staring at him like he had just grown five heads.

"Anyway, we should definitely check this out soon," Will said finally, breaking the strange tensions that had been looming around the group.

"Oh, one more thing," Jay said; he seemed a little more inhibited with the next thing he was about to say.

"Hmm? What is it, JJ? You look about ready to confess your love," Norma teased.

Jay started and looked up at her, for he had been staring at the ground. "Shut up, I'm just no good at making requests!" he admitted.

"You have a request?" Shirley asked in surprise.

"Finally need our help, eh, Jay?" Moses said smugly, patting Jay on the head. A dagger nearly pierced his gut in the following second.

"It's not that, it's just…a few hours ago, I received a message from the Oresoren, asking me to come to the village for what they called 'a kinda important matter'. I just wanted to stop at the Oresoren Village first, that's all."

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The party was greeted by what Norma quite accurately described as 'a sea of scallops'. The Oresoren had obviously been waiting for Jay to come, crowding the entrance to make sure whatever urgent business they had was seen to right away. The Scallop Brothers, Poppo, Pippo, and Quppo, were at the front of the crowd. When Jay came into sight, they began a rallying cry that echoed among the Oresoren, and rang throughout the village. The walls, streets, and ceilings all cried Jay's name, having the echoed voice of the Oresoren's shouts. When the now riled up group of otters calmed down, Jay took the opportunity to attend to the important matter that had been spoken of.

"What's wrong? It's not often that you call me for something important," Jay asked.

The expression on the Oresoren's faces changed; their happiness grew to one of hesitation and concern. Jay noticed this, as did the rest of the party.

"Did something happen?" he asked, a note of worry now clear in his voice.

"Well," Poppo said, "kinda."

"What happened?"

"We don't mean to bring up a sore subject, Jay," Pippo told him.

"If it is necessary to do so in order to tell me what happened, then please do not hesitate in doing so," Jay replied.

"It's like a repeat of history, Jay," Quppo stated, "we found someone collapsed on the ground, just as we did you."

The party gasped. "Are they all right?" Chloe asked.

"We think, but we're not sure," Pippo admitted.

"How can you not be sure? Didn't you ask them?" Norma huffed impatiently. The Oresoren nodded.

"Well, what did they say?" Moses said eagerly.

"Moses, your stupidity must be breaking a world record," Jay sighed, "The person in question isn't talking, am I correct?"

Moses' angry remarks were lost, as the Oresoren confirmed that Jay was correct.

"I see, so that's why you called me here." Jay said.

"I don't get it," Norma and Moses said together.

"I'm sorry to say that I don't understand the situation too well, either," Will admitted.

"Let me explain," Quppo said, "We found a girl collapsed a few weeks ago. The way she acts is a lot like the way Jay acted when we first found him, so we thought that maybe Jay could, you know, reach out to her."

Moses snorted. "An antisocial brat like Jay, reaching out to someone else? That's priceless."

Norma giggled. "That might take a million years to work."

"You two must be related," Jay snapped, "You're both annoying, carefree loafers, who find the same stupid things funny."

With that, Jay led the way to the home of the Scallop Brothers. Moses and Norma were slightly behind, as they were busy fuming at Jay's remark, and that he had called them alike. On the way, Jay had a few words with the Oresoren.

"If you found this person a few weeks ago, why didn't you contact me earlier?" he asked them.

"Well, we didn't want to bother you, so we decided to only contact you as a last resort in this matter," Poppo said.

"We didn't mean to make you worry," Pippo added.

"It's quite all right. Thank you for your concern," Jay said, treating them to a rare small smile. No more was said, as the group had reached their destination.