Echo and her companies followed Cid, not knowing where they were going, it was also starting to get dark so it was getting hard to see. Ross cut a thick branch off a tree and handed it to Echo "Cast Fire and make a torch" Ross told her Echo nodded and casted Fire on the branch and it caught fire quickly. Cids eye widened he grabbed the torch, threw to the ground and stomped it out.
"What are you thinking, I know it is hard to see, but the Dark Rose has spies all of the place, they could be in the forest" Cid whispered. They decided to stay quiet and tried to make as little noise as possible hoping that anyone who might be out there wouldn't hear them. They stopped as they heard footstep in front off them, Ross readied his sword, but Cid shook his head as a familiar face emerged. Echo eyes widen as the Assassin emerged from the darkness.
"Where you followed Cid?" The Assassin asked
"No, at least I think I wasn't" Cid answered
"We were getting nervous and thought something happened, so I sent to see if I could find you" the Assassin explained
"You tried to kill us earlier" Ross yelled, Cid covered his mouth.
"I told you all to be a quiet, this maybe confusing, but she is not your enemy, we will explain in the fortress" Cid told the young warriors.
"Fine" Ross pouted quietly. They followed the assassin closely, after only a few minutes they arrived in another clearing with another fortress, this one was much bigger and better shape and the one that they fought Alex in. They walked in, followed the assassin down a few halls, and she opened a door. Inside was a man with blonde spiky hair, one of his arms was bandaged up, a short bread on his chin, next to him was a scythe, they walk in and Echo noticed another figure standing near the door, there was a black mage, face hidden by the pointed yellow hat, his could be seen slightly glowing, the rest of his body covered in a blue cloak, the only thing uncovered was one hand with hold a black and red staff.
"Cid, I'm glad you made it, I guess I was wrong, and your just getting slow in your old age" The blonde haired man said and then laughed.
"Actually, you were right we ran in four Omegas on our way here" Cid said. The black mage and assassin gasped at the news.
"So four are now awake, I guess your key is the last one then" The blond headed man siad. Cid simply nodded then looked at Echo, and moved so everyone could see her.
"This is Echo, she is Alexis's daughter, and she had the blue key" Cid said looking at the three older warriors in the room.
"Alexis had a daughter, I didn't the know that" said the Black Mage.
"My name is Leo" The back mage nodded as he introduce d himself "Your mother and I were good friends at one time".
The Assassin looked at them "the name is Ericka" she said, then looked away.
"I'm Isaac, and I to knew your mother." the blonde headed man said, standing, and picking his scythe up with his good arm "So what the others names?"
"I'm Ross" Ross said.
"Ewan" Ewan said.
"Amelia" Amelia said.
"Is there a reason you brought them here?" Isaac asked Cid
"Yes, they want to help take down the Omegas, but their weapons are sub-par, I decided to get them better weapon then work with them on how to use them." Cid said. Isaac nodded and opened a door nearby, inside were weapons of any kind they could think of.
"Pick one" said Cid. Ross ran in and picked up a sword with a light blue blade. Ewan didn't think he would find anything, his fist and feet were enough, but then found some knuckles, red metal gloves with yellow knuckles. Amelia, looked over every bow, and finally found one she liked it was made of a blue metal, next to the bow was a quiver, lager than the one she had so she grabbed that as well. They walked out and showed their new weapons to Cid, Cid nodded at each one until he got to Amelia.
"Amelia something I noticed was you have no way of attacking someone, who in nearby, so I want you to have this along with the bow." Cid took out a hammer "White mages use to use hammer a long time ago, but I think this will help you in case you run out of arrows or something." Cid gave her the hammer, it didn't weigh half as much as Amelia thought it would.
"Now then it is late, Isaac said. Ericka nodded, jumped into the rafters and laid down ready to sleep.
"Hey, I want a talk tomorrow morning, you got that Ericka" Ross yelled. Ericka just rolled her eye and ignored him.
"Leo will show the rest of you your rooms" Isaac said looking at Les who nodded.
"Please follow me" Leo started down a hall, and opened a room and the end of the hall.
"Echo, Amelia this is your room, and Ross Ewan, your rooms are across the hall there" Leo point to a nearby door. Echo ran in and jumped on the bed, and feel asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.