After discussions about the next move that the group should make, they decide to investigate the cause of the purple mist that had been invading Greede to see if they could stop it. Caesar said that there was a monument on Flander Trail that he had discovered a few weeks before that described a disease that was centuries old and an unkillable monster. He still had not figured out the exact cause of the disease, but there had been a black dragon flying along the outskirts of the city for quite some time that had not directly attacked. With that, the group decided the first place to start looking would be Greede itself. Katelyn and Caesar packed up their things and set off for another long walk back to where they came. Yulie and Leonard took the lead on the hike, Eldore followed them close behind, as Caesar hollered out, "Katelyn and I have got the rear." After the first few minutes, Caesar swung his arm over Katelyn's shoulders as they walked behind the group. Eldore kept looking back every now and again as they walked, still a bit baffled by the whole situation, but not letting his emotions show through his partially squinted eyes.

After a few hours of uneventful walking, the group sat down on a few large rocks and ate a small lunch. Katelyn was talking to Eldore and Leonard, along with Princess Cisna through the help of the same bigelow bird from their previous journey. It was there that Yulie decided to ask Caesar, "Are you guys like a couple now? You seem really close for having just met." "Well, it's a bit complicated," he said, not looking Yulie in the eyes. "I do like her. We get along better than me and Kara ever did. But I also just miss Kara and she looks exactly like her." He let out a long sigh and said, "Can you give me some advice, Yulie?" "Well," Yulie said, "I wouldn't lead her on if you are going to end up hurting her. Also, get to know more about her and where she is from. You don't even know what she really looks like because you haven't asked. Maybe, before we leave Greede, if her real hair isn't blonde, I can help her dye it so that way she feels a little bit more herself." "I hadn't even thought of that," Caesar said, looking over in Katelyn's direction. "I need to ask her more about herself and get to know her for her." Yulie reached over and put a hand over his, "Look, we know it was hard having left Kara in the temple when it collapsed. We know that you hesitated and almost turned around, but we can't change the past. What we can change is your future. You can't keep pushing yourself like you have this last year. We all know that you haven't been sleeping or eating right, and don't try to fool us by telling us that you have." "I know it's going to sound crazy, but I've slept better the last two nights than I have in almost a year. It felt right having her next to me. I didn't have the nightmare and woke up feeling rested." Yulie gave him a concerned look and said, "After this is all over, we are all definitely taking a vacation and leaving the knights behind for a while." He laughed and said, "What would we do without you, Yulie." "I don't know, probably end up miserable or in an early grave," she retorted.

At this point, Katelyn had begun to walk back over and said, "Hey, no one is ending up in an early grave on my watch." "Well, it's good to know that there are two of us," Yulie said to her. Katelyn walked behind Caesar and put her head on top of his while looping her arms around his shoulders. Yulie decided to ask, "Hey Katelyn, what did you look like in your world?" "Well," Katelyn replied, "I was about your height with brown hair and brown eyes. I had very pale skin because I never had time to go outside. I always carried a little bit of extra weight in my hips and chest area, and because of my shorter stature, I was a little on the curvier side. My hips were definitely a bit wider. I have never been as skinny as I am right now." "Well, I am sure that you were beautiful where you were from." Katelyn looked at Yulie and said, "It may sound like it, but where I was from, stick skinny was always the definition of beauty. I was just average. I didn't attract attention or anything." Caesar cut in and said, "Well, I am sure that every person who didn't get to know you was a fool. You have an amazing personality that any person could love." "And don't beat yourself up. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and the soul is what matters the most when it comes to true beauty," Yulie said. "Thanks, Caesar, Yulie." "Anyway, there are ways to dye your hair if you'd like. I can help you," Yulie told Katelyn. "I know it may not help much, but it could help you to feel a little bit more yourself." "That sounds wonderful, Yulie. Thank you for offering. We can do that after we figure out what is causing the plague in Greede." "You're welcome. I hope we can become great friends." Katelyn let out a slightly forced smile at that, not knowing how long she would be able to stay in this world. She never really had friends in her own world, which made her feel lonely at times. It was nice being surrounded by people for once.

After they finished eating and resting for a bit, they packed up the rest of the food and continued up the trail. As they got closer to Greede, there were some huge insects, which shocked Katelyn. She thought that the bugs in her world were big, but never in her lifetime did she think that bugs could be the same size as her. Luckily, the giant spiders and wasp-like creatures that the others called Vespids, were easy to kill. In the evening, the group arrived back at the station in Greede. They went into the manor and walked outside to the gardens to discuss their next steps when a giant black dragon flew overhead. Caesar immediately ran after it, saying, "Damn, I have to keep it away from the city." He called upon his transformation by saying, " O Larvayne, Vermillion Drake, Leveler of Ancient Lands, Grant Me Your Power! Verto!" He then flew after the black dragon and started to strike it so many different times until it collapsed. Katelyn, Yulie, Leonard, and Eldore watched in awe as it seemed that Caesar had defeated it by himself. But then, the black dragon got up in a swirl of purple smoke and flew away. Caesar began to transform back as Eldore whispered behind them, "The deathless monster." Katelyn told Caesar, "You did amazing. We thought you had it, but maybe we are missing something. Didn't you mention your father crossed paths with it forty years ago?" "Yeah, he did. He might have known something, but there is no way to get that information now." "The Retrospecticon," Yulie yells out. "The retro- what," Caesar asks. "Wait, didn't you guys get that in Faria?" "It's a book that allows us to step into past events. We may be able to learn more about this Netherwyrm." "Okay, well, you guys better get reading. Katelyn and I are going to bathe and take a nap before we do anything else."

With that, Caesar grabbed Katelyn by the hand, quickly pulling her from the room and towards his. She didn't know his exact plan, but then he brought her into the bathroom that was inside his bedroom. The tub was way bigger than the one that she had bathed in on her first night. It was like a pool that was big enough for four or five people. Caesar started to run the water inside of it and added some type of bubble bath and other things into the bath. He then turned to leave the room and said, "I'll leave you to bathe." Katelyn looked at the tub and back at him before saying, "Let's not waste the water. We can both bathe in there. The tub is huge." He blushed a little and said, "I don't know..." Katelyn started to take off the clothes she was in and Caesar looked away. She got down to the corset and Victorian style underwear that she had borrowed. She asked Caesar who was still in the doorway, "Do you mind untying this? It took me forever to tie it up." She heard him start to move and then felt his hands on her back against the corset strings. He started to undo the ties on the corsets and pulled the strings loose. He then leaned his head down leaving a small kiss on the back of her neck. Then, he trailed his lips down to the top of her shoulder and left another small kiss there. Then, made his way towards her shoulder blade, leaving a kiss there as well. Finally, having had enough of the teasing, Katelyn let the corset fall. She then turned and pulled Caesar towards her, kissing him on the lips with force. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her flush against him, returning the kiss with fervor. After a few minutes of the heated kissing and exploration of hands, Katelyn pulled off his shirt, exposing his full chest to her. She trailed her kisses across the top of his chest before meeting his lips again. Finally, the two of them broke apart, gasping for air. "Katelyn, I really like you and want to see where this can go, but we have to stop here. I want our first time to be a little more romantic than this." "Okay," she whispered, placing one more kiss on his lips, "but how about we take that bath. The water is getting cold. We can keep our pants on if you want."

With that, she stepped into the water of the bath with the long underpants still on. Caesar followed her into the tub but sat on the tub edge opposite her. He offered her shampoos, conditioners, and body washes, and even offered to help her with her hair. She ended up moving next to him, allowing him to take a small bowl and pour the warm water over her hair before washing it thoroughly. She then did the same for him, taking the time to run her hands through his hair. "How do you dye your hair here," Katelyn asked him, recalling her conversation with Yulie earlier that day. "Well, there are many kinds of dyes, some of them natural and some of them chemical. I can get you some and we can do your hair after we stop the Netherwyrm." "Thank you," Katelyn said. "You wouldn't believe how happy I am that I met you." After finishing his hair, Caesar handed Katelyn a soap bar and allowed her to clean herself on all her other body parts. She finished quickly and then rinsed in the now cool water before stepping out of the tub and grabbing a towel from the side. She then handed Caesar one as he followed behind her and asked, "I'll join you for that nap after I change, alright?" He then pulled her towards him and gave her a parting kiss on the lips and said, "Don't keep me waiting long."

After dressing in a nightgown from the closet in her temporary bedroom, putting on a robe, towel drying her hair as much as possible after brushing it, and brushing her teeth, Katelyn made the trek out of the room. She ran into Yulie on the way out of the room who gave her a bit of a knowing grin before asking her, "Is it okay if we all get some rest in the guest bedrooms while you guys naps?" "Sure, go ahead. I'm sure Caesar won't mind," Katelyn replied before heading into Caesar's room. When she entered the room, the lights were dimmed, and she could just make out Caesar's form on the giant bed in the center of the room. She walked up towards the bed, taking off her robe. "Hello beautiful," Caesar said as she made her way next to him on the bed. "Hello handsome," she whispered back, placing a kiss on his lips.

She curled up against his still bare chest and asked him, "Hey Caesar, I know that it's not the best moment to ask this question, but how do you think I ended up here? Do you think that book that you all were talking about could show me my past so that I could find an answer?" Caesar started to slowly run his fingers through her hair and said, "It should be able to show any past event if you want to use it. It may give you an answer, it may not. But if I could, I wouldn't want anything to change." "I know, I wouldn't want to change the fact that I met you or the others, it's just that I miss my mom, my dad, and my little brother." "How about after our nap, we go and look at the Retrospecticon before we go after the Netherwyrm?" "Okay, I'll see you when I wake. Goodnight, or well, afternoon." "Goodnight," he replied before placing a kiss on Katelyn's forehead and laying back, closing his eyes. Katelyn snuggled up to Caesar and did the same, letting the exhaustion from the last couple of days take over.