The leave the Evil Forest and come to the Ice Cavern. Ivan walks up to the entrance, as a cold breeze and mist exits the entrance.
"This must be the cavern, da" Ivan says.
"Hmm" Arthur says.
"What is wrong, Arthur?"
"Have you ever heard of the Ice Cavern?"
"Da... is this the place?"
"I believe so... it's supposed to be near Evil Forest."
"...I have heard of it. It is supposed to be a beautiful place, covered in ice, aru" Yao says.
"My grandfather told me about this place. He told me the cavern takes travelers to the top of the Mist" Arthur says.
"Bravo! Master Arthur's grandfather must be quite a scholar! Ve must thank him upon escaping the Mist!" Ludwig says.
"My grandfather taught me many things, but he passed away..." Arthur says.
"Oh... forgive my indiscretion"
"Don't worry about it"
"Well...why do we not go inside, da?" Ivan asks.
The group walks into the entrance. Yao enters first.
"Oh...! What a beautiful place!" Yao says, "seeing the actual cavern is so much better than reading about it! Oh, how pretty... I wonder what kind of flower this is, aru?"
"Prince! Please, don't touch anything!" Ludwig says.
"Can we get moving? I am... freezing here? Am I?" Ivan asks.
You... probably not.
The group makes its way through the caverns. Later Ivan comes to a wall.
"Hmm? What is this? What a strange wall..." Ivan says, "there has got to be something behind it. Hey, Arthur!"
"Yes?" Arthur asks.
"Can you break this wall down with your magic?" Ivan asks.
"Of course I can" Arthur uses his fire spell to break the wall down.
"There might be other walls like this. I am counting on you, Arthur"
"Who else would you make do this?"
The group presses forward. They come to a moogle, encased in ice.
"Huh? What's this...?" Ivan wonders.
Arthur uses his fire spell to destroy the ice.
"Hot Hot Hot! You bastards!" the moogle cries, "oh, I can move again! Thanks, Kupo!"
The group leave the moogle and come to a room where there's a fiere wind and blowing snow. Everyone appears to be rather chilled... well everyone except Ivan.
"Arthur, hurry up, or you will be left behind, da!" Ivan calls.
"I...I'm coming" Arthur walks foward slowly, but not in the right direction.
"Huh?" Yao says.
Arthur falls off the edge of the path, down about 6 feet.
"Who put this here?" Arthur asks.
"Master Arthur! Are you okay?" Ludwig asks.
Ludwig suddenly falls down too, landing on top of Arthur.
"Ow, get off me you git!" Arthur cries.
"Rusty! You are...not alright, are you?" Ivan says, "what happened to you guys?"
Ivan jumps down and kicks Ludwig, "Rusty! Move it or lose it! Get up, da!"
"Yes, please get off me before you break my back you bloody git!" Arthur yells.
"It is no use" Ivan says.
"Fan-bloody-tastic"
Yao falls asleep.
"Oh no! Yao!" Ivan jumps back up, "Yao? It is too cold to be sleeping here, da... he is out cold" he hears a small bell, "a bell?" he looks around, "it came from over there, da. Is somebody there?"
Ivan walks over to where he heard the bell. A voice speaks, and instantly, he gets into a battle-ready stance.
"Why didn't you fall asleep?" Black Waltz No. 1 asks, "you should be dead by now..."
"I am Russian, I live in a contry filled with snow, da" Ivan points out, "are you the one causing this blizzard, da?
Black Waltz No. 1 jumps down, landing in front of Ivan.
"Hee-hee-hee... that's right!" Black Waltz No. 1 says.
Black Waltz No. 1 summons a Sea Lion and attacks Ivan who defeats them easily with his pipe and aura.
"You defeated No.1, but No.2 and No.3 will reclaim the prince! Black Waltz No. 1 says.
"I doubt that" Ivan tells Black Waltz No. 1, "I have to go go back and check on them!"
Ivan runs off, unaware Zorn and Thorn were behind it all. Ivan returns to the room with the three still passed-out, who all wake up and stand up.
"Ivan!" Yao says.
"Everybody alive, da?" Ivan asks, helping Yao up.
"You! Vhat just happened?" Ludwig demands, getting off Arthur.
"It was no big deal" Ivan tells him.
"You're hiding something!"
"Nyet, nothing happened. You heard me, da"
"You...didn't touch the prince, did you?"
"Just what are you accusing me of?"
"Ludwig, he said nothing happened. Why are you being so rude, aru?" Yao asks.
"My apologies, Prince" Ludwig says.
"I am glad everyone is safe. Shall we move on, aru?" Yao asks.
Ivan turns around, his back facing the three.
"Ivan? Is something bothering you, aru?" Yao asks.
Ivan faces the group, "no...it is nothing"
They exit the Ice Caverns. The group is above the mist again, and, the sun is shining.
"We made it through the Mist!" Yao says happily.
"Look, there is a village! I think I have been there before..." Ivan says.
"It sounds like you've been everywhere, Ivan The only other worlds I have visited are in books. You may have been to that village. Let us go visit, aru" Yao says.
Yao starts to walk down the path to the village.
"Wait. Hold it. You are a prince! You cannot just go rushing in there. People are looking for you. You need a new identity" Ivan tells Yao.
"Insolent fool! The prince need not sneak around! Besides, ve're heading back to the castle. You leave him alone and you will address him as 'Prince' from now on, you silly peasant" Ludwig tells Ivan.
"Stupid Rusty! Why do you not just shut up, da? Who do you think you are? I do not take orders from a stuck-up jerk like you!" Ivan snaps.
"Don't mind me, just realigning my back... ow" Arthur says.
"Stop it, you two! Ludwig, I do not intend to return to the castle. And I do see Ivan's point...I need a new name..." Yao picks up and holds a dagger, which appaeared out of nowhere, looking and marvelling it, "Ivan... what is... I know what this is called!"
I know too but apparently your character is stupid.
"That is a dagger, I have no need for it for my pipe does just as good a job. All knives of that length are called daggers. Short swords are a bit longer. The big sword you hold with both hands is called a broadsword. And..." Ivan says.
"Ivan, I know all of that, aru" Yao says.
"Prince! It's a weapon! Please be careful" Ludwig warns.
"I know that, aru" Yao snaps.
"I know what your new name shall be da" Ivan says, "you sahll be called Yao-Yao"
"But you are just repeating my name, how is that new?" Yao asks.
"But it sounds cute" Ivan says.
"Fine, you may call me that, aru" Yao says, "anything else?"
Ivan thinks for a moment, "nyet, we have all we need. Well...let us go"
So no chat on how to speak like a commoner?
"Yao-Yao speaks like me, da, so I do not see much problem there. Besides, everyone in this game is stupid if they do not recognize Yao-Yao as the prince" Ivan says.
Good point... the group of four descends the path.
