A/Note: Alright! Chapter 3 is finally here. I've been really into Persona again, so I probably might end up writing a one-shot for it. I already wrote a chapter story for it first. Check it out if you wish. Look at my profile for it. My mind is also on Assassin's Creed. Thinking about starting Milla's story for Tales too, but I think I've spoiled myself with Jude, but I know that there's different aspects in her story. But this is a random rambling. Please, begin reading if you so desire.

Disclaimer: I don't own ToX.

Chapter 3

In the night it was just an older man standing near the edge of the balcony of the inn that the team was staying in. A girl came out to speak with him. Two passer-byers were walking by and as they did so, they saw the two standing there. The two looked closely to see who they were. The two people stopped in their tracks to watch as the older male started to talk to the girl.

"That man has some game," one of the men said.

The other man sighed, "I don't believe that's what everyone has been saying."

"What, Rowen has some game if he's trying to pick up younger women," the other man said that seemed to be middle aged.

The other male that a little bit more elderly, "It doesn't seem that way, maybe he's talking to her?"

"Naah, you just want to keep your respect for him."

"That's not what it is," the other man said as he watched the two people shift positions on the balcony, "he might be giving her advice."

Rowen looked at the sky as the girl stood beside him looking to where the man had. He didn't seem to be paying attention to the people on the road below, but is concentrating on the topic at hand. They were speaking low enough to which the two men couldn't hear. The two men started walking a little bit more heading towards a pub. The middle aged man sighed thinking that Rowen was one lucky man, but didn't even know it.

"That man doesn't know how lucky he is," the middle aged man finally expressed.

The older man chuckled, "Bah, I believe he does know that too."

"Then what wouldn't he know?"

The older male continued walking to the destination, "Maybe the fact that he has two fans down on the street watching his very personal conversation."

They both began to walk off out of the two people they were talking about. Rowen watched as he noticed that the two men were staring at him and his companion. She watched on just like he did as the two men walked off out of their sight. The two comrades in arms looked at each other as the female smiled a little. She laughed a little with a carefree tone carrying through her voice. Rowen smiled and chuckled a tad while the female leaned against the railing of the balcony.

"Apparently, people still look up to you, Rowen," the young lady mentioned softly.

Rowen chuckled a little, "The right time for a jest, Leia. That's not like you."

"W-Well I was just trying to tell you that people still look up to you even if you're older and not in the army," Leia said a little flustered.

Rowen's eyes softened, "Thank you, Leia."

"You're welcome. I just wanted you to feel better. We can't afford to have the tactical master stuck in the rut," Leia answered starting to walk back inside.

Rowen chuckled closing his eyes for a second as he did so, "I suggest you don't let yourself to be put off guard by what's going on around you. You have in the last couple of battles. You're quite easily distracted like a dog to a squirrel."

"Are you saying that I'm like a dog? Rowen, I'm pretty sure I'm not like a dog," Leia said looking over her shoulder towards the elder of the group.

They both went inside getting closer to one another. The young lady went towards the girls' room to go get some rest for the night, while Rowen stayed in the males' room. He decided to be going off to sleep himself since he was in his own room waiting for the other two males to enter. He would be better off being ready with full of energy to be on the road tomorrow. Leia was ready to rest and sprawled out on the bed she assigned herself, and started to drift to sleep.

The next day the ensemble of the party met up upstairs and started to head out of the inn. They started to head to the exit of the town as they were getting stared at by some of the locals. Some of them starting to whisper while some others were starting to try to sell them supplies that were unneeded since Jude and the others already and went bought supplies yesterday. The two men from last night were standing there rooting staring right to Leia and Rowen.

"Way to go, Rowen," the middle aged man yelled, "Don't let that young thing get out of your sight!"

The older male smiled, "Don't listen to him. He just has a young girl fetish."

When they were out of the town, Elize looked at Leia. But she didn't ask her question and she stopped Teepo before he could say anything. They all wanted to say something about what had just been said, but they all decided not too as the fact was that it wasn't important at the moment. They have a mission to accomplish. A mission that someone from a different town had assigned that Alvin had picked up. They were actually really in need for gald…

A/note: Yeah, short chapter… I thought it was pretty hard to write since I haven't been writing a lot lately. I've been reading a lot of manga and watching some animes. I've been distracted… I might just use all the links though and not just the most linked. That would make this fanfiction fifteen chapters long. I counted how many links there were. Please, leave feedback if you wish.