Adol woke up to a small hand gently slapping his face. He grunted softly and got up, only to see the face of the little girl who sold him the flowers. Then, the woman with blue hair walked into the room.

"Maya? What are you doing? You shouldn't bother someone that's...AWAKE! How are you feeling? Does it hurt anywhere? Any dizziness or feelings of nausea at all?" The woman asked. Adol closed his eyes and tried to remember what happened, he already knew he was fine because he didn't feel any hurt at all. His head ached a little but everything else was fine. Adol asked the woman what flower she gave him when he 'passed out'.

"What a relief! You were asleep for so long. Now you seem so much better...and you're not as pale either. Here take some of this." She said as she poured a thick liquid into a cup and offered it to Adol. Adol drank it and the sweetest taste filled his mouth. He smiled and felt like he could jump up and down, and sprint for five hours straight. The woman smiled and so did the little girl.

"Like it? It's sap from an Elle tree. Sweet isn't it? My name is Tia and this is my little sister, Maya. We live in Old Town Altago and make a living by selling various flowers and herbs. I was gathering in the fields, as usual, when I stumbled across the Shrine. Then I found you unconscious. Dogi carried you here and we took care of you." Tia said, and then Adol thanked her and asked how long he was asleep. Just then, Dogi walked in.

"FIVE YEARS! You were asleep for five years Adol!" He said as he marched towards Adol and they both fist-pumped each other. Adol gave Dogi a sceptical look and then Dogi laughed. "Yeah you caught me. It was only a day. Anyway thanks for the help Tia. I don't know what I would've done without you! Come on Adol, we shouldn't overstay our welcome." Dogi said, Adol nodded and got up.

"See ya Maya! Be nice to your sister kay?" He said as he and Dogi began to walk towards the front door.

"Wait! There's no need to leave so soon! You should rest more." Tia said, and then Adol smiled at her. He thanked her and then reassured her that he was fine. "Well if you say so but...Be careful okay? If you have injuries that need to be tended to just look for me. I'm either in the town square where we last met, or here in my house. Be safe alright?" She said and then they left. Adol and Dogi walked towards the town square when Dogi remembered something and slapped Adol on the back. He stumbled forward and frowned at Dogi, giving him only a slight glare.

"Hey! I just remembered! We should report back to the King!" Dogi said and they ran towards the palace. Once there, they immediately entered the hallway and into the King's throne room. Then, when they were about to enter, two men came out. One was an old man and another was a big buff one.

"Who are you? Ah, I see. You must be those two low-lifes His Majesty spoke of. I really don't follow his reasoning sometimes. We just agreed on ceasefire with Romn and now he's greeting two nobodies with open arms. Anyway I'm leaving the matter to you." The old man said turning towards the buff dude.

"What Altago needs right now is trading and stuff about trading blah, blah, blah. Stuff about politics and trading with other countries blah, blah." They heard him rant to the other man, who just nodded and tried to give his reasoning. And they only gave a one in 2.5 million something of a fuck. Then the two men left and they still heard the old one ranting.

"Am I the only one that cares for the prosperity of Altago?" The man complained, walking away. Dogi and Adol waited until the two men were out of sight before they said anything.

"Well it seems everyone here is a rich ass fuck face to foreigners. Good job Altago! Everyone in your land is a rich ass fuck face! That are strangely uptight now that I think of it." Dogi said and then Adol happily nodded. "Who the hell were those two anyway?" He asked and Adol shrugged, giving him a raised eyebrow.

"Counsellor to His Majesty, Prime Minister Orbus and General Dreisen, the head of the Dragon Knights." Came a voice from behind them. They turned around to see Scias walking towards them. Adol and Dogi looked at each other nervously and awkwardly smiled at him. "Ahaha. Yes I heard what you said about Altaginian civilians. Sometimes I couldn't agree more! Oh but..Do mind your words here, otherwise you might find yourself arrested again." He said, gesturing to Raud, who was talking with the old man near the entrance. Adol and Dogi both sighed in relief.

"Oh thank God. It's all snow globes and ice cubes here." Dogi said, and then Adol and Scias looked at him with raised eyebrows. "It's a Felgha...Whatever never mind. Anyway, I noticed some resemblance between those two. Are they related or something?" Dogi asked and then Scias smiled.

"Yes they are. Orbus is Raud's father in fact." Scias said.

"Huh, guess the arrogance runs in the family. That, and the stupid eyebrows." Dogi said looking at the two men in the distance.

"Ahaha. Yes, indeed! Oh but don't forget the jackassery! I made that word up especially for those two! Well, more for Raud then for Orbus..." Scias joked and the three of them high-fived each other again.

"Anyway, you two took longer than expected to return. I'm guessing you found something?" He asked and then the both of them looked at each other, before nodding at Scias.

"Ah. I see, let's go see His Majesty at once." Scias said, escorting them to the King's hallway/throne room thing. They went inside and were greeted by the King's gentle smile. They immediately reported to the King what they saw.

"Hmm. Quite interesting...It seems that the power in you has something to do with the 'Dragons'..." He said, pondering to himself. Scias's eyes grew wide and Adol's eyes shot wide open as well.

"ADVENTURE?" Adol thought to himself as his eyes gleamed and a smile spread across his face. The King and Scias were immediately freaked out by the way Adol was beginning to look at the King.

"Uh, sorry. Don't worry, he gets like that when he's excited. It's because you said the word dragon, and dragon = fantasy, and fantasy = adventure, ya know. Adventure stuff." Dogi said casually as Adol's face became even more feral and happy, his smile turning to an ear to ear grin. Scias put his hand on the hilt of his sword as he and the King looked at each other. Scias then, gave them a brief explanation of what the dragon energy was.

"Well...ANYWAY...The dragons are godlike beings of a legend. Not many are alive who know about this legend though. Adol, if you are interested, I know a person that is very knowledgeable about the legend of the Dragons." The King said and then Adol immediately nodded. Both the King and Scias smiled.

"Hah, I thought you would be. The place that is most knowledgeable about his legend would be 'Shannoa'. It is a village that continues to preserve its ancient traditions. It lies southeast from the plains. I am certain Eldress Fatima, who governs the village, is well-versed in the legend of the Dragons. Scias, pen and paper." The King said, looking at Scias who nodded and immediately gave him a pen and paper. The King wrote something down on it and placed it in an envelope.

"Here. This should make it easier to speak with the Eldress. That being said, the journey to Shannoa is long and dangerous. There are many beasts along the path so please be careful." The King said and both of their eyes lit up and they smiled.

"D-Does it have walls?" Dogi asked, both his and Adol's eyes gleaming with excitement.

"Uh...Y-Yeah I guess..." The King said and both of their faces lit up until they glowed.

"KAY GOTTA GO BYE!" Dogi said as he and Adol ran and tumbled towards the exit of the castle.

"Those two are strange." The King said, and then him and Scias both laughed as they watched Adol and Dogi's tumbling and rolling silhouettes fading in the distance. Before they ran out the gates Dogi remembered something.

"Hey! Didn't Tia say that she needed to deliver something to Shannoa too? Let's go back and deliver it for her. I don't know how I know that, because that's not even supposed to happen yet...DAMMIT I MESSED UP THE LINE AND STORY!" Dogi said and then Adol frowned at him, pointing to the gates. "Adol look man. I'm just as excited as you but look...Let's just get ourselves into maybe even more trouble by doing things for random strangers. It's part of the game, got it?" Dogi said and then Adol rolled his eyes, following him to Tia's house.

"Oh! Adol and Dogi! How have you been? It's good to see you're okay." Tia said, smiling at them both.

"Just give us the medicine Tia." Dogi said holding out his hand. Tia looked at him with confused eyes.

"What? D-Do you need healing or something?" She asked, surprised. Dogi shook his head and explained, then Tia pondered for a while, taking out the medicine. Adol immediately grabbed it and they tumbled out the house, heading straight for the gates.