Disclaimer: I do not own Radiata Stories or any other character in the said game. So please, do not sue me for theft.

Purpose

It was blasphemous; profane in so many levels. A human boy and a light elf sat together in the grassy meadow of Fort Helencia.

The age-long history between elves and humans carried on until the present, both factions still warring with each other. Both races hated each other so much, that both had learned to distrust the other. But then, this stereotype became nothing more than a memory to both humans and elves. No one expected— or wanted a human and an elf to be working together for a common cause. But fate, being mysterious and magical, led the two races to work with each other.

Well, one from each race at least.

Jack is a human. The weight of reclaiming his lost reputation as a knight almost led him to leaving Ridley forever. He wanted to have his prestige back, but Ridley's plea was of more importance to him. Jack knew, however, that following Ridley would lead him to help the elves with their war against the humans and eventually lead him to fight his former comrades back in Radiata. But it didn't matter to him. Jack would ram them all down for her.

Gil is one of his allies. Though he is helping Jack now, it is known for a fact that he distrusted him back then. But no one could blame him. Gil was, after all, a light elf; one of the more active participants in the combat against humans. Gil found it also pretty strange that a human would dare go against his own race to help the rival creatures. But he saw the honesty in Jack's eyes. Though Jack's helping intentions were mainly because of Ridley, Gil was convinced that he wanted to help for the fairy creatures' sake as well.

"Is it really because of Ridley why you came here to help us?" Gil asked him as they watched the wind blew along the grass.

"I also want to help the fairy creatures." Jack responded. "But yes, it was Ridley who spurred me to do it. She means a lot to me. I would risk the fame of being a knight just to keep her away from harm."

"Why?"

"Because…" Jack turned to the elf, smiling. "That is my purpose. I live to protect Ridley."

Gil smiled and didn't question Jack's motive in helping the fairy creatures any further.


A/N: Thanks to Vegeta26 for giving me the idea about an exchange between Jack and Gil in the non-human side. This one's for you!