"Pardon?" She asked disbelievingly.

"Oh little priestess, you are going to work." He could not help but let this slip, so excited was he at finally finding a solution to his puzzle. Not only had he come across what had to be the most interesting human in the region, he already had a hook for her! She had found him.

Oooh, when the rest of the clan found out how easy his win had come to him - literally approaching him on his land! - they were going to have a fit.

But he was getting ahead of himself. There were still some important details to figure out before he could comfortably recline in his success.

Youko stepped a little ways out of this 'personal bubble' of hers, and asked "How long does a quest take?"


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AN: And another, just because I can! Also, if you missed it (FF is being buggy) there was a previous update (Chapter...uhm, 25? 24?), and I wouldn't want you to miss it!