Disclaimer: I don't own Hetalia. Himaruya does.

A kind, old lady greeted them at the edge of the farthest outlying house.

"Welcome, dear travelers. I am the Elder of the village," the old lady said. Then, she smiled. "And welcome home, Amber. You've been gone for a bit." The trio turned to look at the female archer who was traveling with them, flabbergasted at the thing that had been revealed.

"This is your hometown?! Why did you never tell us?!" Dacian exclaimed. Amber had to resist from laughing at the expressions on Dacian and Arthur's faces.

"Would you have trusted me?" she inquired of him as they began to head towards the center of the village. Dacian thought for a moment before he shook his head.

"No, not really," he said. As the old lady watched the travelers interact, she saw how much Amber had grown.

"Where are we going to be staying?" Amber asked the Elder once they had reached the center of the town.

"Your old house still stands. You can take up lodging there," the Elder replied as the inhabitants of the village went out to meet the travelers.

As the villagers introduced themselves, Lukas watched them interact with Amber. He found it interesting that most of the older folk knew her yet a lot of the younger folk had never actually met her before. Before he could really think it over, one of the villagers approached him.

"Are you, by chance, Erik's son?" the villager asked, surprising the quiet blonde.

"Yes. Why do you ask?" Lukas inquired back.

"He passed through here on his journey to find the Wanderer. You looked like him, so I guessed that you were his son," the villager said.

"It's nice meeting one of my father's acquaintances."

"Oh, we were more than acquaintances; we were goods friends."

After the trio had been introduced to the entire village, Amber led them to her house. The house was in good condition, but it was very dusty after having not been used for a long time.

"Nice house," Arthur commented as Amber showed them around the inside.

"My dad built it with my mom after their original house burned down," the black haired woman replied.

"Seems very homely," Dacian said as Amber showed them their rooms.

"It is. I'll be in this master bedroom if you need me," she said, disappearing around the corner as the trio began to unpack their stuff.

"I like this village," Dacian stated as they unpacked.

"It's very nice," Arthur added on to Dacian's statement. Lukas kept his comments to himself.

After the trio had settled in the room, they went off to do their own things. Lukas went up to the master bedroom and knocked on the door. Amber opened the door.

"Ah, Lukas, come in," she said, opening the door wide enough for him to come in. Lukas found himself in a nice room with little ornamentation.

"I noticed that you barely have any personal items around the house," Lukas said. Amber sat down on the bed and gestured for Lukas to do the same.

"I took them with me when I left for my trip," she replied as he sat down.

"I see," he replied.

"It's nice to have a piece of home when you're traveling."

"I have a question for you."

"Ask away."

"When we first met, why did you omit which village that you came from?"

"I shall tell you the same answer I told Dacian. Would you have trusted me?"

"I'm not asking what he asked. Why did you omit that you came from the same village as the Wanderer?"

"It made it seem simpler than it was."

"Why would you have wanted to make it simpler?"

"It made it so that I could avoid all the questions that you all would have asked me."

"I see. Thank you for clearing things up," Lukas said, standing to leave.

"Before you go, let me tell you something," Amber said as Lukas walked towards the door. He stopped and turned to look at her.

"What?"

"Trust in your magic. It will lead you to the truth." Lukas blinked a couple of times, letting her words soak in. He nodded and then exited the room. As he closed the door, Amber sighed.

"If only I could tell him now…" she said, trailing off as his footsteps became quieter.

Here we go with Chapter 11! Next week I get to update the beginning of the climax.

I want people to take guesses on who exactly Amber is.

~xXDarkDiaXx