Heraldic Mage
Disclaimer: I will never own it. I am poor.
The monsters here are stronger. It is a good thing that we have Ashton with us. I don't know if Claude would have been able to handle all of these on his own. When we make it to Lacour at about mid-day, we are all exhausted. We go into the town limits.
"So this is Lacour!" Rena says. "Wow!"
"You sound like you have never been out of the country before." Claude says.
"Problem?!" Rena says with the patented 'just try it' look. Claude just shakes his head and sweatdrops.
"Nope, not at all." he stammers. Rena smiles. I turn back to the city.
"I can't come here enough!" I have always loved this city. It is always full of life. I hope we can save it.
"Let's look at the castle!" Rena says, running off.
Claude sighs. "Fine, but don't forget we have things to do." Rena stops and turns to him.
"Huh?" she asks. Claude just shakes his head and follows her, with Ashton and myself not far behind.
**Lacour Castle reception**
"Excuse me." Rena asks one of the people at the desk. He looks up.
"May I help you?" he says. He seems pleasant enough.
"We would like to have an audience with the King if that is possible." The person at the desk looks down a bit.
"I'm sorry, but because of the Tournament of Arms, the King will not be holding any audiences until a few days after the tournament. I am deeply sorry." Claude seems to be thinking of something.but what?
"Could I enter the tournament?" Claude asks. The clerk looks at him.
"Your name please?"
"Claude Kenni." The clerk writes it down and fills out a few other things. Then he tears the paper in half, and puts one in some kind of file and gives the other to Claude.
"You will need a weapons shop to sponsor you. They will fill out the remaining information. Just bring it to the tournament." He says. We thank him and leave. Just outside, we all turn to Claude.
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Rena asks.
"I've never really had a chance to test myself. This is the perfect opportunity." I look at him.
"You still need a weapons shop to sponsor you." I remind him. We head to where they all are.
**5 hours later**
We have finally found a weapons shop which seems good. They readily agreed to sponsor Claude. So now it is time to hit the inn. We are all gonna have to share the same room this time. Oh well, we will make do. We are sitting in our room now. Rena seems to be the one getting nervous. I wonder what is wrong?
"Rena? Are you all right?" She looks up a bit sad.
"I'm not helping like this.I'll go take a walk." With that, she leaves.
"Rena, it's all right." Claude starts. Ashton and I look at each other. I think we both have the same idea.
"Rena must still be thinking about that Dias character."
Claude turns to the wall. "Whatever the reason, it has nothing to do with me." Ashton and I both get the same skeptical look.
"Oh really?" we say at the same time. Claude turns to look at both of us.
"What's THAT supposed to mean?" he asks. We both turn away.
"Nothing." We both say. Claude must be turning red.
"If you have something to say, SAY IT!" We both turn back to him.
"I don't have anything to say." Ashton and I are getting good at this. Claude just turns back to the wall.
"This is exasperating." He says. Ashton and I both have our hands over our mouths. Gyoro and Urunun seem to be thinking that we are both nuts. Claude just lays down on one of the beds with a huge sigh.
"You two are something else completely, you know that?" he says. Ashton sits on the bed and starts annoying Claude. I sit on the other bed and look out the window. It is getting a bit dark. The tournament is tomorrow morning. Where could Rena be? I hear the door open and turn around. Ashton and Claude are also looking. Rena comes in, looking very tired. She doesn't even give us a chance to ask her what is going on before she lays on the bed and goes to sleep. The three of us look at each other, then shrug. I hope she is all right.
**Next morning: TOURNAMENT TIME!!**
The receptionist at the desk makes sure we have an early wake-up call. Claude is shaking a bit as he gathers his stuff. Rena is really quiet.
"Claude, relax would ya?" Ashton finally says. Claude shakes it off.
"I'm fine, really." Claude picks up the last of his stuff, then we head over for the Lacour Arena.
To be continued.
Disclaimer: I will never own it. I am poor.
The monsters here are stronger. It is a good thing that we have Ashton with us. I don't know if Claude would have been able to handle all of these on his own. When we make it to Lacour at about mid-day, we are all exhausted. We go into the town limits.
"So this is Lacour!" Rena says. "Wow!"
"You sound like you have never been out of the country before." Claude says.
"Problem?!" Rena says with the patented 'just try it' look. Claude just shakes his head and sweatdrops.
"Nope, not at all." he stammers. Rena smiles. I turn back to the city.
"I can't come here enough!" I have always loved this city. It is always full of life. I hope we can save it.
"Let's look at the castle!" Rena says, running off.
Claude sighs. "Fine, but don't forget we have things to do." Rena stops and turns to him.
"Huh?" she asks. Claude just shakes his head and follows her, with Ashton and myself not far behind.
**Lacour Castle reception**
"Excuse me." Rena asks one of the people at the desk. He looks up.
"May I help you?" he says. He seems pleasant enough.
"We would like to have an audience with the King if that is possible." The person at the desk looks down a bit.
"I'm sorry, but because of the Tournament of Arms, the King will not be holding any audiences until a few days after the tournament. I am deeply sorry." Claude seems to be thinking of something.but what?
"Could I enter the tournament?" Claude asks. The clerk looks at him.
"Your name please?"
"Claude Kenni." The clerk writes it down and fills out a few other things. Then he tears the paper in half, and puts one in some kind of file and gives the other to Claude.
"You will need a weapons shop to sponsor you. They will fill out the remaining information. Just bring it to the tournament." He says. We thank him and leave. Just outside, we all turn to Claude.
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Rena asks.
"I've never really had a chance to test myself. This is the perfect opportunity." I look at him.
"You still need a weapons shop to sponsor you." I remind him. We head to where they all are.
**5 hours later**
We have finally found a weapons shop which seems good. They readily agreed to sponsor Claude. So now it is time to hit the inn. We are all gonna have to share the same room this time. Oh well, we will make do. We are sitting in our room now. Rena seems to be the one getting nervous. I wonder what is wrong?
"Rena? Are you all right?" She looks up a bit sad.
"I'm not helping like this.I'll go take a walk." With that, she leaves.
"Rena, it's all right." Claude starts. Ashton and I look at each other. I think we both have the same idea.
"Rena must still be thinking about that Dias character."
Claude turns to the wall. "Whatever the reason, it has nothing to do with me." Ashton and I both get the same skeptical look.
"Oh really?" we say at the same time. Claude turns to look at both of us.
"What's THAT supposed to mean?" he asks. We both turn away.
"Nothing." We both say. Claude must be turning red.
"If you have something to say, SAY IT!" We both turn back to him.
"I don't have anything to say." Ashton and I are getting good at this. Claude just turns back to the wall.
"This is exasperating." He says. Ashton and I both have our hands over our mouths. Gyoro and Urunun seem to be thinking that we are both nuts. Claude just lays down on one of the beds with a huge sigh.
"You two are something else completely, you know that?" he says. Ashton sits on the bed and starts annoying Claude. I sit on the other bed and look out the window. It is getting a bit dark. The tournament is tomorrow morning. Where could Rena be? I hear the door open and turn around. Ashton and Claude are also looking. Rena comes in, looking very tired. She doesn't even give us a chance to ask her what is going on before she lays on the bed and goes to sleep. The three of us look at each other, then shrug. I hope she is all right.
**Next morning: TOURNAMENT TIME!!**
The receptionist at the desk makes sure we have an early wake-up call. Claude is shaking a bit as he gathers his stuff. Rena is really quiet.
"Claude, relax would ya?" Ashton finally says. Claude shakes it off.
"I'm fine, really." Claude picks up the last of his stuff, then we head over for the Lacour Arena.
To be continued.