Luana was not expecting for the inside of the town to look like this.

It looked very clean, to be honest, and was bustling with people. Many people were around the town, either selling things or traveling through. She had to be honest; the town was prospering with people. It seemed advanced, and looked like it, too. Luana couldn't help but let the busy village captivate her.

Add continuously looked over his shoulder to make sure she was there and still following. He rather not have her get lost on him. He continued to lead the way, making sure to slip pass people rather easily. Luckily, nobody really seemed to bat an eyelash at them so much, so that was good. But, he had to say, Luana's constant questions about the place was getting on his nerves.

"Soo… What's the name of this village?"

"It's called Elder. Basically it's a merchant village."

"What do they sell?"

"I don't know."

"It's so busy… Is it always like this?"

"Hell if I know…"

"...Is that a dragon toy?"

"Grrr...You don't get out much, do you?" Add snapped at her, trying really hard to stay patient. He glared at her over his shoulder, causing her to gaze away from him.

"...You could say that," Luana admitted before raising a brow at him. "You don't talk to humans very much, do you?"

"No, and I prefer it that way," Add growled as he tried hard not to grit his teeth together. "We're almost at the place, so keep your mouth shut."

Luana made a face, clearly displeased by his rudeness. It annoyed her by how much he ordered her around as if she was some dog. It was really beginning to aggravate her. But, she complied and kept quiet, while continuing to stay close behind him. She's dealt with him this far. She's positive that she could make it the rest of the way… hopefully. Little did she know that Add felt like he was in bliss that she was silent.

They traveled through the town for a while until Add stood in front of a type of storage building. Luana stood behind him still, but was eyeing the building. Somebody would assume that it might be abandoned, or just empty at the moment. But, Luana had a feeling that it was anything but. Add turned and smirked down at her with a mischievous sort of glint in his eyes.

"We're here~" Add said in a way that gave Luana chills.

"...A storage house?" Luana questioned as she eyed the building once more.

"Yep." Add said and grabbed the door handle, but didn't turn the door knob. "This will be our last stop, kukuku..."

"Mind telling me what this favor is now?" Luana asked with her arms crossed over her chest, not making any attempt of stepping forwards.

"Don't back out on me now," Add said and stepped away from the door and towards her. "You'll see as soon as we get inside." He placed his hand on her back and began leading her towards the door. "Once we're in and done, you and I can act like we've never even met and go our separate ways. Trust me on this."

"But what's inside." Luana stopped walking as soon as she was in front of the door, causing Add to halt as well. "This is a storage house. This town is full of people, yet hardly anybody is in this area. Isn't that a bit suspicious?"

"Like you said, it's a storage house," Add said while rolling his eyes like it was blatantly obvious. "This is a Merchant Village, remember? No merchant would stay in the back of a town like this. If anything, they'd remain in the front of it, trying to reel in customers. Time is money, after all." Add wrapped his arm around her shoulders rather, making her uncomfortable, and smirked deviously at her. "Don't you trust me~"

With that said, he opened the door with his free hand and lead her inside. As soon as they were through the doorway, Add shut the door behind them and kept pushing her through. Luana's body was stiff as he was harshly grabbing both of her shoulders, clearly trying to get her into the place. As soon as they were in the center of the building, they stopped walking. Luana quickly noticed that the place was unreasonably dark. But, before she could do anything, he lights suddenly came on, revealing everything that was in the dark. And, by what she saw, Luana was horrified.

All around them stood many thug-like men, all dressed in dark clothing with weapons in hand. Each was of various sizes, shapes, and species, and they were clearly capable of battle. But what shocked her enough to cause her to gasp was the man sitting in a chair right across from her.

The man was old, probably around the age of seventy. His black hair was combed back and had multiple gray streaks in them. He wore glasses, which made it hard to see what his eyes looks like in the lighting. He wore black shoes, beige pants, a light green button up shirt and a long white lab coat. The man sat with his legs crossed and his chin in the palm of his hand. The familiarity of his smirk made it all the more real for Luana to realize it truly was him. A man she's been running away from for years was now sitting before her with a smug expression on his face.

"Ah, 727…" Sighed the old man as his devious smile remained. "Aren't you a sight for sore eyes? Oh, how big you've grown. How old are you now? Fifteen at the latest, yes?"

"Y-y-you're…" Luana could barely speak as her entire body was shaking so much.

"Nice to see you again, Dr. Lenchong." Add said smoothly. It was in such an innocent tone as well that it caused Luana to shiver in the shock of realization. "I did as you asked me and brought her to you. I do hope you kept your end of the bargain..."

"Oh, of course," chuckled the Doctor. "I always keep my word."

Luana turned her head and gazed at Add in horror. Her lips was trembling as she lost a good amount of color in her face. She knew something was odd about this "errand" but this? For the first time she look ready to burst out into tears.

Add just smiled and patted her shoulder and whispered, "Just trust me~"

He released his hold of her and walked right by her. The doctor stood up and lead Add a little bit away from where he was and grabbed a type of case. Luana could only stare at them in terror of what was going on, not even realizing that the circle of enemies around her actually tightened. The Doctor opened the case and revealed to Add what was inside.

"Just what you had asked for," said the Doctor. "Remaining parts of ancient Nasods, just as promised."

"Perfect~" Add purred in delight at the sight of the machinery.

"I thank you for your cooperation," Dr. Lenchong said smiling. "It's been years since she's escaped and has foiled many of our capture attempts. You were the first to successfully do it. I'll be paying you handsomely as a reward for your hard work and labor."

Luana gasped when she felt cold metal clutch her wrist. She gazed down to see a thick metal cuff and chain come from the ground. Soon enough, her right hand was grabbed as well. The chains yanks her arms back, crossing each other from behind, trying to yank her to the ground. She instantly began fighting the hidden machinery, refusing to be caught like this.

"It was a pleasure," Add said and shook the man's hand. "It was surprisingly easy. I think your precious lab rat has lost her touch over the years. Sadly, she didn't hold up a fight as I was expecting she would. I was hoping to at least get a taste of her power for myself in person."

Suddenly, Luana felt her arms crossed tightly against each other from behind her back. Just as they were yanked back, two more cuffs came from behind and got her legs. They tried to yank her back as well, but Luana leaned forwards in the opposite direction, trying hard to break free and escape. Her feet looked like they were digging into the floorboards as she tried fighting the machinery.

"Maybe you should visit our company some time?" Suggested the Doctor as he pulled out a card from his lab coat and handed it to Add. "Maybe then you can see the true limit of her strength. It's quite a sight to see. But first, we need to make sure she's house trained before then."

Just as Luana began fighting back, another metal cuff came from right under her and latched onto her neck. Becoming choked, the chain yanked her down to the floor, causing the girl to collapse. Her arms were restricted behind her back in a cross, her legs folded under her, as her neck was basically attached to the floor. She was captured. Luana could only glare up at where Add and the Doctor stood as she looked helpless. The Doctor finally looked at her with a smug expression.

"Seems our equipment finally managed to capture her well," the Doctor said before laughing lightly. "She's cost us so much money, haha. Well, I should get those tranquilizer darts. She might be restrained for now, but that won't mean she won't try something in the future."

"I don't think that's quite necessary," Add said as he shoved the card into his pocket.

"Hm?" Dr. Lenchong raised a brow at him. "Now, why would you say that?"

"Because," Add looked at the doctor with an expression that Luana could only describe as psychotic, "she's not going anywhere with you."

With a wave of his hand, Add's Dynamos shot at the doctor, causing the older man to fly back and crash into a bunch of boxes. Luana's eyes widened in shock, confused by what Add was doing. Didn't he betray her? The doctor's goons quickly looked at his direction and began advancing towards Add.

"Why you little—"

"Ah-ah-ah," Add shot the man down as he got close to him. "I don't take too kindly to threats."

Add quickly began taking down the men around him, slowly advancing to the area that Luana was at. Luana was actually impressed with how seriously he was fighting against such a large group of enemies. He constantly did this combo where he would kick the ground and electric shocks shot out and hit the goons. But the girl snapped herself out of her captivated thoughts and had to do something herself. Seeing this as a chance, Luana began fighting back against her chains. With a few grunts here and there, she managed to force her feet under her body and pushed up. She began fighting the cuff on her neck, but could only bring her head a good three inches off of the ground. As the same time, she began fighting against the chains on her hands.

Just as Add got to the center, he was a bit surprised by the awkward position she was in. Luana basically had her butt in the air while the cuff on her neck still restricted her greatly. But, she didn't care about how strange she looked. All she cared about at the moment was the fact that she began to feel the chains on her legs began to start pulling again.

Gritting her teeth, she pulled her arm from behind her as hard as she could. When she heard the satisfying sound of chains breaking, only then did she feel her hands actually be free. Add's smug face fell as it was replaced with shock. Even the goons had to stop at stare at the girl. Luana slapped her hands onto the ground, actually managing her dig her fingers through the floor of the building. At the same time, she pulled her legs up into the air and went against the pulling of the chains, only standing thanks to her hands.

The chains snapped when she did a full split in air. She got her feet under her and removed her hands from the ground. Luana threw her head back, forcing her body to stand up straight, officially snapping the chain on her neck like it was nothing. Her body hunched over as she was free from those restraints, her hair doing a good job at covering her facial expression. Her breathing was so loud that it sounded like growls as she gazed up at the men surrounding her.

"I don't so well in a captive space..." Luana growled before yelling out in rage. "I'm not your damn lab rat anymore!"

She whirled around towards the group behind her and threw a punch at the ground. The floorboards broke like it was nothing and began to cave in. The goons who stood in that direction tried running, but they weren't fast enough to escape the caving floor. Once they fell Luana stood up and turned to the crowd behind her. Just as she was about to speak again, a sudden glow of color grabbed her attention as it was flying fast at her.

Luana instantly reacted and jumped up high, only to see the spot she was standing in get blasted away. Once her feet hit the ground she didn't have time to question what it was. More blast kept getting fired at her, forcing her to dodge. Managing to weave her body around, she began running while dodging and eventually ran on top of a bunch of stacked up boxes. She continued to climb until she got up on a high enough place for her to see. On top of her perch, she could see the one firing at her was Dr. Lenchong with type of blaster in his hands. And he looked pissed.

"You will not escape from my hands again, you wretched brat!" declared the old man.

He fired at her once more, this time targeting the boxes under her. Luana jumped off of the boxes just in time, hearing them get destroyed, and allowed herself to fall towards the group of goons. She recollected herself and spun, keeping her leg out as she fell. Her heel slammed into the ground, breaking it and all around the group. She jumped as soon as it collapsed, letting the goons fall in once more.

Luana landed on more stable ground, ending up right next to Add without realization. She gazed around quickly to see that a lot of damage has been made to the storage house. There was a circular hole in the ground on one side while the other side had utterly collapsed, and there was plenty of burnt spots on the walls and support beams. Add smirked smugly down at her as she returned her attention on the goons around them.

"Think you can handle this yourself?" Add asked.

Luana was about to respond before she saw something flash in the corner of her eye. Not wanting to take a chance, she suddenly grabbed him by the back of his neck and forced him down. A blast shot right over their heads just in the nick of time, and instead hit a wall. After hearing the blast the two stood back up and gazed at the damage to the wall.

"I'll take the doctor, you handle the goons," Luana ordered before doing a backhandspring away from him, dodging another shot.

Add glared at her before facing the goons again as his hand rubbed the back of his neck. "Grabbing me so freely…" He growled before firing again.

Luana began climbing up boxes again, trying to get to the upper beams of the building. Of course, she had to dodge the continuous shots that came at her, but she was able to do it nonetheless. She was able to jump onto one of the beams and climbed on top of it. Once she was on top of it safely, she gazed down behind her and could see the entire area from where she was.

The amount of goons had decreased rapidly as Add was going at it like it was nothing. She could also see where the Doctor stood. He was on top of a bunch of boxes, now having his sights set on Add, and was firing while laughing maniacally. He probably went after him because Add was easily in his sights. Add was, at this moment, dodging the blasts rather easily while hitting down goons that got too close. Luana gazed around, trying to figure out what she could do to help him. That's when her eyes met the roof. She had an idea, but she had no idea if it would work. Taking in a deep breath, she stood up and shouted to Add.

"Add!" She shouted, which also revealing her location to the enemy. "Get to higher ground, now!"

"So that's where you escaped to!" Exclaimed the doctor as he pointed the gun at her. "You won't be able to run so easily!"

Luana yelped and leaned back when he fired a shot at her. She had no choice now. She had to run. Putting her plan into action, she began running along the beams while the doctor followed her movement.

"What is she…?" Add's eyes narrowed as he eyed her from afar.

Taking her warning, he turned and jumped onto a few boxes. Just as a goon's mallet came down at him, Add jumped over it and his foot found a place on the man's shoulder. Add kicked himself off of the man and flew over another. His Dynamos quickly reacted to his movements and they flew to where Add's feet would be. They lifted him up into the air, allowing him to float above any and all the goon's heads. Multiple goons began throwing their weapons at him to knock him down, but Add was able to move out of the way rather easily.

Knowing he was fine, he gazed to where Luana wound be. She was basically running in circles along the beams over head as the doctor continued to fire at her. He missed plenty of times, hitting the roof instead of the girl. Luana ran along the beams, hopping to and fro when she had to. She kept going around the doctor as if it was a game. Add now understood just what exactly she was doing and got himself onto even higher ground. Luana was luck that the doctor easily fell into her trap. What the doctor didn't even realize was that he was creating holes in the ceiling, and in a perfect circle at that. Luana jumped onto another beam, only for it to get shot and begin to break. She gasped as she felt herself begin to fall.

"HA!" Exclaimed the mad doctor. "You're mine now...!"

"Hey, Doc!" Add yelled at him with a smirk. "You might want to look up!"

"Huh…?" The doctor looked up, only to notice the trap far too late.

Luana kicked herself off of the beam and grabbed onto the very ledge of what was left of the wood. As she began hanging from it, she heard another type of shot get fired and heard loud wood creaking. Luana tried to climb herself back up to see if she could stand on the wood ledge she was hanging from just as the ceiling collapsed. But, just her luck, a metal piece from the ceiling latched onto her dress as it fell, yanking her down. Luana yelped in shock, realizing she was going down too. Just as she was about to prepare herself for the collision, she felt her body get yanked and the loud tearing sound of her dress.

Before she could realize what happened, the loud sound of the ceiling coming down caused her to cover her head and shut her eyes. Once she didn't hear anymore noise, she carefully opened her eyes and bring her arms down to realize she was in the arms of Add. He was the thing that saved her. She though he was looking at her at first, but he was instead gazing at the destruction below them created by the roof. He suddenly laughed, giving Luana the chills.

"Kukuku, they didn't see it coming at all!" He laughed. "That crazed doctor fell into that trap so easily, ahaha!"

"You... You found enjoyment in all that?" Luana spoke softly, horrified by his laughing.

"Of course I did," Add replied calmly. "There's no way that old man survived that. Plus, you basically broke over half of the floor. The basement is full of sharp machines anyways. If somehow that didn't kill him, the fall from the floor breaking would."

"Huuh…" Luana breathed out shakily, looking very disturbed, as she tried not to imagine it.

"Now, let's get out of here," Add said casually. "There's probably more of them secretly around. It's best that we leave. I'll be honest," they began floating upwards towards the hole in the roof, "I'm amazed that this place is still standing."

Luana had to at least agree on that. She gazed down as they went up, only see dust fly around thanks to the sunlight beating through, flying over the pitch black empty pit. There was barely anything left to call a floor, Luana will say that. Even as they went through the ceiling, Add didn't stop there. After that event with the ceiling, he doubt they could trust the building's roof. He only jumped off of his Dynamos, knowing they could only keep afloat for so long, and ran along the roof quickly before jumping back onto them. He flew them to the ground and hopped off of his Dynamos. Once on the ground, Luana got out of his arms and took a step away from him, her legs still shaking a bit from the event. Add looked back up at the building again before he began walking.

"Keep walking," he had said. "Who knows who could have heard all that noise."

Luana kept silent and stood there for a moment.

In the end, she followed him, fearing if somehow there was more scientist around. She became paranoid as she continuously kept looking over her shoulder, afraid to just turn her back on the place. Who knows what Dr. Lenchong might have done? Maybe there was hidden thugs, or even other hidden traps in the area. Remembering how clever the man is, she knew she couldn't keep her guard down. She shivered as she began remember the events of when she was a child. There was no way that she would be sleeping tonight.

Luckily the two quickly got to a busy part of the town, knowing they'd be safer around there. If there was one thing that she knew about Dr. Lenchong, it would be that fact that he hated to make a scene. Therefore, he wouldn't have many traps where there would be people. The two officially stopped when they settled down near one of the waterways that was under one of the bridges. Not many people were specifically there, but there was definitely a good amount of people around. Add had placed himself against the bridge wall while Luana was squatting down on the ground near the water. The fight against all those goons and dodging open fire was a very tiring experience for both of them.

"That didn't go quite as planned," Add mumbled to himself before chuckling. "To think that Doctor tried suckering me over by giving me fake Nasod parts. What a fool, kukuku…"

"How…" Luana looked up at him. "How did you meet him? When was your little deal made?"

"Huh?" Add snapped out of his thought and looked down at her. "I don't have to tell you anything."

CRACK!

Add's eyes shot wide open, his mouth slightly open, as he tried processing what happened so quickly. His eyes shifted to his left as he gazed at Luana's embedded knuckled beside his head in the wall. In a flash she stood up in front of him and punched the wall right next to his head. The wall was cracked quite a bit as a few small bits were all over her hand. Add looked backed at her eyes to see a fiery anger burning in them.

"I've listened to everything that you've said and I've done every single one of your damn orders," Luana growled at him. "Now it's your turn to listen and answer my questions. How did you meet Dr. Richard Lenchong, and what exactly was your deal?"

Add stared at her as his face tightened. He looked like he was beginning to fume in anger, but Luana could care less. She was done playing nice with him. She wanted answers and she refused to leave him alone without them.

"...I stumbled upon him here in Elder," Add said. Luana was surprised he actually spoke, but kept her strong composure. "We talked and he gave me an offer. If I could find his missing lab rat, he would give me ancient Nasod parts that would be eroded from this era by now. Plus, this wasn't the first time I heard of the alleged 'Super Strength Girl.' Many people along the Black Market really want you for high prices. You're pretty infamous, kukuku…"

"Nasod? Black Market…?" Luana's body relaxed and she pulled her hand away from his head. "...Did anybody else come up to you about me?"

"Nope~" Add said and looked away from her in a bored manner. "He was the only person. He promised me the parts and a wealthy rewards."

"Then why did you shoot him?" Luana asked as her eyebrows furrowed together. "You don't seem like the type of person to just help out because it's the 'right thing to do'. Why did you betray him instead...?"

"You're not wrong," Add smirked as he gazed back at her. "I could tell as soon as he opened the case that the Nasod parts were fake. Plus…" Add sudden held a startling expression of anger. "I don't do well being someone else's tool."

Luana was surprised by his quick change in demeanor. She almost took a step back, but refrained from doing so. Her mind quickly went to a dark place as she gazed at her feet. His response was as cold and crude as ever.

"So you only saved me because you didn't get those parts you were promised, huh?" Luana mumbled softly.

"...I did say that once you paid me back for saving you from those bandits that I would get you to a local to get you home," Add reminded her. Luana paused and raised her head up to him. "I wasn't planning on giving you up to him in the first place." His smirk returned. "Trust me, remember?"

Luana's eyebrows furrowed together in confusion. Just what exactly did he mean by that? She just thought he was saying that to foreshadow his betrayal to her. She didn't think he was legitimate. Pushing that aside, there was something that was still bothering her.

"Add," she spoke again, "just how exactly did you figure out that I would be abducted by bandits and captured? How'd you find me?"

"That's simple," Add said as his smirk returned. "I was there in the village when the fire started."

Luana's eyes widened at his statement. Her eyes narrowed at him as she took in that information. "You were in my village…? You saw the fire?"

"The only lead that anybody had was the little rumor going around that some girl was able to throw some guy over her head after he stole an item from a little old lady." Add said casually as he began walking back and forth, just like he did when they met. "It came from a traveler who only stopped at merchant villages, so of course I had to check out any and all places that held merchants. Your 'hidden' village was a big red arrow for those trying to hunt you down."

"Why's that…?" Luana asked with a raised brow.

"Think about it," Add said and held his hands out while grinning deviously. "You're an enhanced human being who was experimented on and escaped. Those people who want you would search in the most obvious places. But a small, hidden village practically in a bowl of mountains? It's a clever place to hide. Who wouldn't want to check it out for little escapees?"

"How did I even miss you in the crowds that day…?" Luana muttered to herself as she recalled the day.

"Who knows," Add shrugged as he walked by her again. "Maybe you weren't looking hard enough that day, kekeke."

"Halmoni…" Luana mumbled sadly to herself as her shoulder drooped as she remembered her. "She must be panicking by now… Probably destroying the place herself for me, heh…"

"...Give me your hands again." Add ordered and stood in front of her. "Cuffs just love staying on you, don't they?"

Luana sighed for a moment before giving him her wrist. Using his Dynamos once again, he was able to get the cuffs off of her body. They both were a bit surprised that the bracelets had still stayed on. But, when it got to the cuff on her neck, there was a slight problem.

"How the hell did this thing even get on you?" Add grumbled as he looked at it. Luana held her head back, exposing her neck, as she tried not to choke on the cuff. "It's like he created this think to suffocate you."

"Think you can... hurry it up?" Luana asked as she was trying not to choke herself.

"Grr..." Add growled under his breath and began muttering. "What did he do to calculate the radius and width of this thing? A gerbil?..." He stood up straighter and tried looking at it from a different angle. "Now, let's see if there's a way to not burn your skin off..."

"You know what," Luana put her head down and stepped away from him. "I'll just do it."

She took a step back again and grabbed the cuff with both of her hands carefully. She began to pull against it and felt her hands slowly crush it as she felt it budging. But just as it budge, she could feel the metal begin to press more against her neck. Pausing, she readjusted her hands on the cuff and tried again. She had to do this fast, or she might just pass out from a lost of air. After a few moments she felt it break, snapping clean off of her neck. Luana took in a deep breath of air as she could talk and breath more easily now. She dropped both halves of the broken cuff and rubbed her neck in relief.

"That was actually hurting me…" She released a relieved sigh.

"Wait," Add grabbed both sides of her head and lifted her head back.

"H-hey!" Luana exclaimed in surprise as she didn't like him freely grabbing her. "Just what're you doing?!"

"No markings…" Add murmured.

"W-what?" Luana asked, unable to hear him.

"You have no markings on your body..." Add said and released her head. Luana stepped back and rubbed her neck uncomfortable.

"Okaaay," Luana shook her head at him as she looked bewildered. "Why does that matter to you?"

"Those cuffs were tightly secured on your body," Add said. "Those things just barely even fit you. Even if there isn't one on your neck, there should be some on your wrist and ankles because of the bracelets. Why aren't there any markings left from any of them?..."

"...Who knows." Luana gazed at her wrists and shrugged. She didn't want to tell him the truth. She gazed down, only to now notice the damage done to her dress. "A-are you kidding me...?!"

"What?" Add raised a brow at her sudden exclaim.

"My gown's utterly ruined," she groaned and tried to look the damage. "...Must've been through the entire fight and from the ceiling latching onto it... This sucks." Luana pulled the nightgown off, inspected it, then folded it up. "Looks like I won't being wearing this thing anymore..."

"If that's done and over with," Add said and began walking, "let's see that villager and go our separate ways."

"Wait..." Luana spoke up, causing Add to stop and gaze at her. "You're still taking me to that local...?"

"Uh, duh," Add made a face at her like it was obvious. "Now hurry it up," he began walking again, "the quicker we get to him, the quicker either of us can leave."

"...Add!" Luana called to him. He stopped again and looked at her over his shoulder, looking rather annoyed. "...Thank you for saving me. Again."

"...What?" Add turned to her, looking utterly bewildered. "You're thanking me?"

"Mm-hm," Luana nodded her head.

"Why?" Add asked as he increasingly looked confused. "I basically kidnapped you after you got kidnapped, made you come to a place you had no idea about, and had made a deal with the man who wanted you as his lab rat to bring you to him. Why the hell are you thanking me? Did you hit your head against those boards in the storage house?"

"There's plenty of reasons why," Luana said, ignoring his last comment, and began listing her reason on her hand. "You stopped those bandits from actually taking me, allowed me to bathe when I could've taken the chance to escape, you listened when most people would've scoffed at me when I talked about the sensations, you brought me here as promised, and even though you came here to give me up for a deal you still helped me escape. Oh, and you also saved me from that falling ceiling. That's why I'm thanking you."

Add stared at her for a moment before grumbling something incoherent under his breath. He quickly turned his back to her again. "Yeah, well…" He grumbled before walking off. "Don't go bragging around about it. I didn't do it out of kindness, you know…"

"Maybe," Luana said and jogged to catch up with him. "But you still saved me. So thank you, Add."

"Once is enough! Just shut up already!" Add exclaimed.

Luana laughed lightly at his outburst, knowing it was out of embarrassment. She stayed behind him and allowed him to lead once again as they traveled through the village. 'Yeah, he's bad…' Luana thought as she stared at the back of Add's head. 'But, he's got some good in him. He just needs someone to help him show it.'

Growl, growl.

"...Was that you?"

"...Maybe."

"*groan* ...Come on."

"But, what about that local guy?"

"Just shut up and follow me. You're not the only one starving."

'Yeah,' Luana laughed in her thoughts. 'He's rude, crude, and needs some lessons in manners. But, he's still good.'

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