Jaeger Lowemon: Well maybe dragons is a good idea, I'll work it out and see
how it develops. Meanwhile, the companions meet up with two new allies, as
you shall soon see...
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After Takuya's little recitation concerning the Rygonne Crystal, they had continued their trek to the Dragrenir Mountains. Not for the first time in their journey they came upon a forked path. They paused, trying to decide which way to go. Their unasked query would soon be answered.
A young man who looked about Takuya's age, and a young woman looking about Izumi's came tearing down the path, nearly bowling them over. The male carried a large, ornate, twin-bladed battleaxe. The female carried an equally large, equally decorated mace.
"Whoa sorry!" the young man carrying the battleaxe apologized. "My sister and I are from the village at the end of the path to the north, and were making best speed to Mount Dragorrius. By the way, my name is Dramori and she is Fiorana"
"Isn't that the main peak of the Dragrenir Range?" Takuya asked.
"Yes. We plan to slay the monster that lives atop the peak; The Great Dracogirius. It is said to control the Master Stone, The Rygonne Crystal which we intend to destroy." said Fiorana
"What a coincidence!" Izumi exclaimed "We were going the same way"
"Shall we accompany you?" Dramori asked.
"Brother, I am sure they do not wish us to be any hindrance to their quest, even if we are traveling to the same place" Fiorana said, rather coldly.
"No, it's no problem, unless Takuya has any qualms" said Izumi.
"None to speak of on my part" Takuya replied.
"Okay then it's settled. Let's get moving. I'd like to reach the edge of the Giriorn wastes and make camp before nightfall" stated Izumi.
Fiorana shot a poisonous glance in Dramori's direction but he did not notice, as his attention was focused elsewhere...
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It had been some time and night as coming on. They had not reached the Wastes but had decided to pitch camp for the night. As soon as they had a fire going, Fiorana dragged Dramori into the woods for a talk.
"What is wrong with you? I can see what's going on, I've been your sister your whole life" she said
"I don't know what you're talking about, sister" he replied in a voice that clearly said he was lying.
"You know exactly what I mean, you're not even focusing on what we set out to do; you've gone head over heels for this girl you've just met"
"I have not! I've just taken a...an active interest" he said defensively.
"An active interest, my mace, you liar! I know you better than that. You've never taken an active interest in any girl in your life since -"
"Don't even say it Fiorana!" he interjected.
"Anyway, if you wish to accompany her on her quest, I have no qualms with that. Just don't forget what we came to do. After we are done you can pursue whatever... romantic conquests you like"
With that she strode back to the camp. He followed behind a little while later, muttering to himself about things unknown. They had their own tent so the two were erected side by side. The girls took the tents while the guys slept on their cloaks under the star filled night sky.
"Why do you travel with Izumi" Dramori asked Takuya, completely out of the blue.
"I don't know... We're friends" He said, obviously unsure.
"So you're not...involved... with her?"
"No. Why do you ask?"
"Huh? Oh, no reason, just wondering" he said aloud, but mentally he had claimed this as a victory in itself.
Fiorana lay in her tent, obviously upset that her brother was acting as he was, and over a girl! Izumi laid in hers, thinking about Takuya, and other things, like that beam of light from the shrine.
'What could it mean?' she pondered, with a visibly baffled look set on her face.
One by one they each dropped off into sleep, each having their dreams, each resting peacefully under cloth or canopy of trees. Dramori, always watchful, slept with his axe tethered to his wrist by a thick leather strap; Takuya's sword was clutched tightly in his grip as he slept, never relaxing; Fiorana's mace as also bound to her wrist but by a silken cord instead of leather. And so they slept, none of them truly knowing the dangers which lie ahead of them.
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After Takuya's little recitation concerning the Rygonne Crystal, they had continued their trek to the Dragrenir Mountains. Not for the first time in their journey they came upon a forked path. They paused, trying to decide which way to go. Their unasked query would soon be answered.
A young man who looked about Takuya's age, and a young woman looking about Izumi's came tearing down the path, nearly bowling them over. The male carried a large, ornate, twin-bladed battleaxe. The female carried an equally large, equally decorated mace.
"Whoa sorry!" the young man carrying the battleaxe apologized. "My sister and I are from the village at the end of the path to the north, and were making best speed to Mount Dragorrius. By the way, my name is Dramori and she is Fiorana"
"Isn't that the main peak of the Dragrenir Range?" Takuya asked.
"Yes. We plan to slay the monster that lives atop the peak; The Great Dracogirius. It is said to control the Master Stone, The Rygonne Crystal which we intend to destroy." said Fiorana
"What a coincidence!" Izumi exclaimed "We were going the same way"
"Shall we accompany you?" Dramori asked.
"Brother, I am sure they do not wish us to be any hindrance to their quest, even if we are traveling to the same place" Fiorana said, rather coldly.
"No, it's no problem, unless Takuya has any qualms" said Izumi.
"None to speak of on my part" Takuya replied.
"Okay then it's settled. Let's get moving. I'd like to reach the edge of the Giriorn wastes and make camp before nightfall" stated Izumi.
Fiorana shot a poisonous glance in Dramori's direction but he did not notice, as his attention was focused elsewhere...
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It had been some time and night as coming on. They had not reached the Wastes but had decided to pitch camp for the night. As soon as they had a fire going, Fiorana dragged Dramori into the woods for a talk.
"What is wrong with you? I can see what's going on, I've been your sister your whole life" she said
"I don't know what you're talking about, sister" he replied in a voice that clearly said he was lying.
"You know exactly what I mean, you're not even focusing on what we set out to do; you've gone head over heels for this girl you've just met"
"I have not! I've just taken a...an active interest" he said defensively.
"An active interest, my mace, you liar! I know you better than that. You've never taken an active interest in any girl in your life since -"
"Don't even say it Fiorana!" he interjected.
"Anyway, if you wish to accompany her on her quest, I have no qualms with that. Just don't forget what we came to do. After we are done you can pursue whatever... romantic conquests you like"
With that she strode back to the camp. He followed behind a little while later, muttering to himself about things unknown. They had their own tent so the two were erected side by side. The girls took the tents while the guys slept on their cloaks under the star filled night sky.
"Why do you travel with Izumi" Dramori asked Takuya, completely out of the blue.
"I don't know... We're friends" He said, obviously unsure.
"So you're not...involved... with her?"
"No. Why do you ask?"
"Huh? Oh, no reason, just wondering" he said aloud, but mentally he had claimed this as a victory in itself.
Fiorana lay in her tent, obviously upset that her brother was acting as he was, and over a girl! Izumi laid in hers, thinking about Takuya, and other things, like that beam of light from the shrine.
'What could it mean?' she pondered, with a visibly baffled look set on her face.
One by one they each dropped off into sleep, each having their dreams, each resting peacefully under cloth or canopy of trees. Dramori, always watchful, slept with his axe tethered to his wrist by a thick leather strap; Takuya's sword was clutched tightly in his grip as he slept, never relaxing; Fiorana's mace as also bound to her wrist but by a silken cord instead of leather. And so they slept, none of them truly knowing the dangers which lie ahead of them.