The three adventurers wandered through Lions Arch, marveling at the lush green vegetation and the bustle of the city, a sight not seen since before The Searing. The merchants of the bustling port peddled their goods to the public. They soon began the search for the inn that was to be the rendezvous point of the party.

Before long they spotted the familiar face of Aiden, although he seemed shaken by something.

"Aiden, over here!" Cynn yelled from across the town square. Devona and Chaos moved away from the elementalist as she began waving her arms in the air to get the attention of the ranger. Before long Devona had managed to find her way to the ranger through the massive crowd, leaving the younger girl alone in a sea for bodies.

"Hello again my friend", said the warrior in a coy tone.

"It's to busy here" were the first words out of his mouth, "I didn't expect this city to be such a… city" Aiden said quietly. "The inn the rooms are in is called the Lion's Mane; Mhenlo is waiting there for you before we head off for Cantha. Now if you excuse me, I need to get out of this crowd" Aiden say politely before hurrying out of the square towards the docks.

By this time Cynn had finally broken through the crowd, after numerous grabs, gropes and several small resulting explosions, reaching Devona just moments after Aiden left. She grabbed Devona's hand and pulled her away, as a contingent of Lion guard began searching the square for the so called she devil that was causing mayhem in he market.

"Did he tell you where Mhenlo is?" blurted out Cynn when they found a quiet ally.

"Our inn is called the Lions Mane, and what in the name of the Gods was that all about?!?"

The sounds of marching troops were slowly becoming louder in the ally… Unfortunately Cynn had let a small details slip in choosing her hiding place; it had one way in or out. The sounds of troops slowly became loader, a slow rhythm, a heart beating in a chest. Thoughts raced through the elementalist's head, she finally decided on her old standby that had kept her safe until now. A shadow began creeping along the wall near the mouth of the ally. Cynn quickly grabbed the warrior and pulled her into a kiss as the caster of the shadow came around the corner.

"Am I ……….interrupting something?" a familiar voice questioned.

"Oh, and I found this Mhenlo you were talking about."

Devona turned around, her face scarlet and her jaw was hanging like a broken door.

"I thought you were the Lion guard, and…"

"Lucky guys" Chaos joked, "If they get shows like that, I'm in".

"We know about the explosions, and I believe your so called pet, fixed the situation" A monk stepped from around the corner into the ally.

"Mhenlo!", Cynn jumped and wrapped her arms around his neck before kissing him, almost knocking him over.

Chaos moved to stand near Devona, both now slack jawed and trying to figure out the situation.

"What the hell just happened..." was heard in unison…..