Alright, I'm back for another chapter... I feel kinda dumb, honestly, because I could be doing my summer homework right now... Oh well. Procrastination, right?

Anyhow, I guess it's time for the review...Geh, my motivation is dropping right now. I don't want to do any form of work ever again... T^T

Review:

Lilac Gemini: Yeah, I'll try to push through, thanks for the advice(^-^). Honestly though, my main problem with the writer's block is that I have no idea where the story's going, and I just kind of make stuff up as I go, so there's a higher chance of plot holes and the like to show up. I've felt like the chapters are kind of awkward because of this, but since you say it's fine, I guess it's fine, right? Thanks for the praise, and for always commenting! :D

Alright, ON TO THE STORY!... I guess... why is writer's block still here? YOU'RE NOT WELCOME! GO AWAY! T^T

Okay, I'll actually start this time...

After leaving through the gate, the party of five (one temporary) headed to the forest where the orcs lived. At the speed that they were going, it would take a couple of hours to arrive. At the beginning of the trip, Gilles, Kaiser, Jay, and Forc kept up a steady flow of conversation. However, as the heat became oppressive, the four experienced adventurers quieted down, opting to save their energy for walking. Forc and Jay had removed their cloaks and Kaiser had removed half of his armor; while the magic users were at their full strength even without their stuffy clothing, (enchanted robes were only for those at the peak of D class and above; for others, they were far too expensive) Kaiser needed at least some of his armor, so he only removed his helmet, greaves, and bracers, keeping his banded leather chest piece and pauldrons (Shoulder armor; since they were D rank, they could afford plate armor for Kaiser, though only for the helmet, shoulders, and legs, as they assumed that the shield would protect one arm and his chest well enough). As experienced mercenaries, the group knew that it was best to be prepared for anything, as it was very possible to be assaulted on the road. After all, while they were not very close to the forest yet, the tall grass was quite capable of hiding a goblin or a crouching bandit, along with other threats.

Meanwhile, Len's part of the conversation was completely reactive; he was not a sociable person(1), though his elegant, fluid answers(2) seemed to make the men feel that they had formed some sort of bond, and they treated him as a part of the group. Upon being asked "Don't you feel hot in that?" by a certain concerned healer as the temperature rose, Len had replied with a simple "I'm fine," as he felt that a long answer would be inconvenient for his purposes, and the heat could be used as an explanation for his curt answer. In fact, Len would be fine even if he were in a pit of boiling lava, or taking a bath in liquid nitrogen. He was immune the any effects of temperature, after all.

Upon arrival at the forest, Kaiser donned his armor, as well as preparing his shield, and the mages readied their staffs. (the majority of the expenses for a mage is the staff; it must be enchanted, and so is as expensive as the robe, but the staff is far more essential to their craft, so, as the majority of people can only afford one of the two, staffs are normal while robes are a luxury) Gilles, with his hand on his sheathed blade, called the group into formation with Kaiser at the front and Len at the back, while the mages were in the center with Gilles. This was a standard arrangement when in a place with limited vision; it assumed that attacks could come from any point, and spaced front-liners throughout the group. After all, even though he was not a tank, Gilles would be able to hold off attackers at least until Len and Kaiser showed up to help. If the mages were attacked, then there would be two melee classes(one in front, one behind) to protect them.

With this, they entered the forest, ready to hunt.

(1) Understatement

(2) fluid here is intended to mean it can be interpreted in different ways

Sorry it's short, I blame writer's block. REVIEW FOR MORE! I WANT TWO THIS TIME! (even though I'll probably write another chapter with just one, I feel kind of like only Lilac Gemini is actually reading this... and as a greedy person I want more opinions and plot ideas and stuff... no offense to Lilac Gemini, of course!)