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It had been almost three days since they set off on their long journey. Ninian noticed that a lot of people in their small army seemed to be either annoyed or stressed. Clearly, Kent couldn't control Sain's eccentric behavior, and Florina looked as if she had an even harder time coping with all of the subjects that Wil had to say. Just recently Lady Lyndis had declared that the men and women should share rooms. Unfortunately, Florina had been placed with Wil, and the guardian did not think that the Pegasus knight got any sleep at all. Her eyes were pinkish due to the lack of sleep, and several times Ninian saw her secretly yawn. One day Florina was so exhausted that she suddenly collapsed on the floor when they were walking to dinner. Lyn quickly grew concerned and carried her off to bed immediately. When Florina finally awoke, she found Lyn sitting at the foot of her bed.

"Why aren't you sleeping at night?" Lyn questioned firmly.

"I-I…can't sleep…"

"For three whole days? I don't think so…" Lyn said and frowned. "Look, if this is about Wil…I assure you he won't…do anything."

Florina turned a bright shade of red and whispered, "May I trade roommates?"

Lyn sighed before replying, "Very well then. I'll ask Ninian to move in tonight."

The Sacaen princess saw a faint smile of relief appear on Florina's lips. Then Lyn exited the tent to tell Ninian about the unexpected change. When her friend was out of the room, the Pegasus knight slowly climbed out of bed and snuck into the tent where all the food was stored. She looked around at the shelves that were high above her and finally saw something she liked. However, it was on top of one of the higher shelves and she had difficulty reaching it. She stood on her toes and just when she finally laid a finger on it, someone snatched it away from her. Florina wildly swiveled around and almost fainted again. She wasn't aware that someone has recently entered the tent.

"Hehe a bit too slow huh?" Hector said with a smirk.

Florina back away while blushing again, and was saved when Lyn burst through the long tent flaps with an angry expression on her face.

"I told you to stay away from her!" she scolded.

"I was just getting some food!" Hector retorted.

Florina watched silently and helplessly as Lyn and Hector had another one of their arguments and slunk out of the tent. She was still hungry…but at least she got away from a terrifying situation. The Pegasus knight meandered back into her tent to find Ninian unpacking. Apparently Wil already left the room a few minutes ago and Ninian just moved in.

"Hello Florina." Ninian greeted her as she walked in.

"Hi…"

"I heard you were having some trouble sleeping in the same room with Wil…"

"A-Ah yes…um…well now I guess I should be able to sleep peacefully…"

The guardian smiled and continued to unload her belongings. Not long after Florina arrived, Lyn entered the tent and pulled Florina aside.

The princess looked at her with a motherly expression and asked, "Was Hector bothering you?"

"N-No." Florina simply replied.

"If he annoys you, tell me and he shall have the worst punishment of his life."

Florina shuddered mentally. That didn't sound so pleasant…so she decided to keep it a secret even if Hector did disconcert her. Lyn muttered something and said goodnight to both girls. Ninian had finished unfolding her blankets and tossed her soft pillow onto the bed. Florina blew out the candles and tucked herself under the warm blankets.

There was a long moment of silence before Ninian sighed and said, "I heard you are from Ilia."

"Ah um, yes…from Edessa…"

"Hmm…wow you must have come a long way. Edessa is where the ocean borders the land. Am I correct?"

"Yes…how do you know?"

"I am from Ilia as well." Ninian blurted out before she could stop herself. Then quickly, realizing her mistake, she added, "Except I uh don't really remember it."

"Oh."

Florina tossed around in her bed. She just couldn't get to sleep! Her mind was playing back what had happened in the past. From the time she last saw her sisters to the moment when she joined Caelin's army, when she ran away from Sain, and earlier today when Hector had snagged her jar of peanuts. Hector…just thinking about him made her feel all queasy. He was so…different. And of course, he was frightfully scary-not in appearance, but in personality. The Pegasus knight shook her head and tossed around again. She glanced over at Ninian who was already drifting off to sleep. Maybe tomorrow she would get another chance to talk to her.

Meanwhile, inside Lord Eliwood and Lord Hector's tent a tense conversation was going on. Eliwood had heard from Lyn that Hector "misbehaving" again. Of course, his natural instinct was to discourse people until they got so irritated that they felt the need to scream. Luckily for the Ostian lord, he was already used to his best friend's lectures.

"Hector, " Eliwood started calmly. "Is it true that you are bothering Florina?"

"Ugh. Why must you believe every single word that woman says? I told you, I was just getting something to eat!"

The Pheraen sighed. It was no use trying to sermon to Hector since he always talked back. Exactly how was he supposed to get his friend to listen then? Hector climbed into his bed and lay there stressfully. No one would believe him! Not even his best friend…

In Lyn and Wil's tent, the archer was complaining that he had no one to talk to. He had insisted that all three lords were too busy, Kent was not a talkative type of person, Sain only chattered about beautiful ladies, Ninian had no idea of what he was saying, and Florina was much too shy. Lyn laughed and told him that one day he would find something interesting to converse about. The archer merely sighed and mumbled a few more sentences before all was silent.

It was pitch black in the cavaliers' tent…but someone was speaking softly…

Kent listened as his boon companion went on and on…sleep talking. Judging from what Sain was saying, Kent could distinguish what he was dreaming about. Sain was pretending that he was in a horse race and he won first place. As we all know Sain, each and every elegant girl applauded for him. After the interviews, the green-armored cavalier flirted with all of them. He actually said the cheesy lines out loud, which made Kent worried that if Lady Lyndis walked past their tent, she would think Sain had issues. The knight that was awake shuddered. Should he wake up his companion and tell him to stop this nonsense? No…Sain was Sain and no matter how hard you tried, you just can't change him. Kent stayed awake the entire night…completely unaware that a dark shadow clandestinely crept through the camp.

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Notes: Um...