Chapter 6
Ryudo, Roan and Tio passed through the gates just after night had fell, to their right was the quaint little inn which hadn't changed a bit, Ryudo thought or rather hoped that the food hadn't changed either considering it was some of the richest food he had ate on his entire previous journey. The embarrassing situation arose however, Ryudo hadn't brought any money with him since coming back from Garlan , he had gotten this far through friends and reputation alone. He could only pray that his reputation spread to this place as well. Without saying a word he walked through the door hoping to be recognised, unfortunately though , the old man that used to run this place had been changed with a middle aged man with greyish hair. "Damn!" Ryudo muttered to himself quietly catching Tio's attention. Upon hearing this Tio asked Ryudo "What is the matter Ryudo?" , Ryudo flushed a little and confessed that he had absolutely no money on him at all. Tio laughed at this , Roan on the other hand walked straight to the owner of the inn and put at least double what was required on the desk "We'll have your best rooms and a...damned good meal". Ryudo eyes widened in surprise or shock, he wasn't sure which but let out a smile saying inwardly "Damn the little kid's growing up!". The man looked at the money that had been placed before him and said "Right away sir , I'll be right on it". "Shall we get comfortable?" suggested Roan. Ryudo had clearly overlooked the convenience of being around royalty, it was apparent that money was going to be no problem whatsoever or wherever they went, "Damned straight!" Ryudo said out loud. Roan took a glance over at Ryudo then smiled.
Millenia finally woke up, looking around obscurely at the room, which was dark except for a half-melted candle in the corner. Looking up she even noticed that Skye was asleep on his perch, she figured she should be thankful for his help in technically saving her life from being taken by Melfice along with Liligue. Putting it into her "to do" list, she got up , picked up her bow quietly and sneaked outside the room into the town square of Agear. The town itself had been near completely rebuilt and lit torches graced the main streets, she noted that a few guards were on patrol, she would have to evade them, after all she wasn't intent in making Skye or anyone else worry about her well being. She now had a new purpose , she had to warn Ryudo that Melfice was alive and for one reason or another , was hunting for him. The problem for her was that she wasn't at all sure where to start looking, the thoughts and possibilities of where Ryudo could be were jumping around inside Millenia's head like a swarm of grasshoppers. After much careful thought , she decided the best course of action was to head in the direction of Garlan, as this was Ryudo's home and it was a long way away, it seemed logical. It also meant that she could ask along the way if anyone has heard from him , after all in the direction of Cyrum and Mirimu, Ryudo had a very famous reputation as being the "saviour" of humanity and rightly so, however Elena and herself got barely any of the credit, not that she minded of course. Who needs popularity, all it does is bring unnecessary attention she thought to herself. The time for thought was over , it was time to act and sneak out of this place, sneaking through the numerous patches of shadow she managed to creep all the way to a damaged section of the city wall. Taking a glance back she said softly "sorry Skye, I wont jeopardise the lives of any more people..." With this she hopped over the wall onto the borders of the baked plains, which were an extremely hot and barren land through the daylight hours, cursing herself for not wearing any extra clothes over her standard work clothes, she shivered involuntarily as the land though hot through the day was pretty damned cold at night. She did realise however there was no turning back as trying to sneak back into the town was not an option, besides the wall from this side was too high to climb even if she wanted to, however even more unlikely is that she'd actually stroll back in the front gate, that would definitely draw too much attention she thought. On this note , she walked further into the depths of the plains towards where the once proud and bustling industrial town of Liligue once stood, she prayed that she wouldn't run into Melfice again as she strongly believed next time he would kill her.
Ryudo, Roan and Tio passed through the gates just after night had fell, to their right was the quaint little inn which hadn't changed a bit, Ryudo thought or rather hoped that the food hadn't changed either considering it was some of the richest food he had ate on his entire previous journey. The embarrassing situation arose however, Ryudo hadn't brought any money with him since coming back from Garlan , he had gotten this far through friends and reputation alone. He could only pray that his reputation spread to this place as well. Without saying a word he walked through the door hoping to be recognised, unfortunately though , the old man that used to run this place had been changed with a middle aged man with greyish hair. "Damn!" Ryudo muttered to himself quietly catching Tio's attention. Upon hearing this Tio asked Ryudo "What is the matter Ryudo?" , Ryudo flushed a little and confessed that he had absolutely no money on him at all. Tio laughed at this , Roan on the other hand walked straight to the owner of the inn and put at least double what was required on the desk "We'll have your best rooms and a...damned good meal". Ryudo eyes widened in surprise or shock, he wasn't sure which but let out a smile saying inwardly "Damn the little kid's growing up!". The man looked at the money that had been placed before him and said "Right away sir , I'll be right on it". "Shall we get comfortable?" suggested Roan. Ryudo had clearly overlooked the convenience of being around royalty, it was apparent that money was going to be no problem whatsoever or wherever they went, "Damned straight!" Ryudo said out loud. Roan took a glance over at Ryudo then smiled.
Millenia finally woke up, looking around obscurely at the room, which was dark except for a half-melted candle in the corner. Looking up she even noticed that Skye was asleep on his perch, she figured she should be thankful for his help in technically saving her life from being taken by Melfice along with Liligue. Putting it into her "to do" list, she got up , picked up her bow quietly and sneaked outside the room into the town square of Agear. The town itself had been near completely rebuilt and lit torches graced the main streets, she noted that a few guards were on patrol, she would have to evade them, after all she wasn't intent in making Skye or anyone else worry about her well being. She now had a new purpose , she had to warn Ryudo that Melfice was alive and for one reason or another , was hunting for him. The problem for her was that she wasn't at all sure where to start looking, the thoughts and possibilities of where Ryudo could be were jumping around inside Millenia's head like a swarm of grasshoppers. After much careful thought , she decided the best course of action was to head in the direction of Garlan, as this was Ryudo's home and it was a long way away, it seemed logical. It also meant that she could ask along the way if anyone has heard from him , after all in the direction of Cyrum and Mirimu, Ryudo had a very famous reputation as being the "saviour" of humanity and rightly so, however Elena and herself got barely any of the credit, not that she minded of course. Who needs popularity, all it does is bring unnecessary attention she thought to herself. The time for thought was over , it was time to act and sneak out of this place, sneaking through the numerous patches of shadow she managed to creep all the way to a damaged section of the city wall. Taking a glance back she said softly "sorry Skye, I wont jeopardise the lives of any more people..." With this she hopped over the wall onto the borders of the baked plains, which were an extremely hot and barren land through the daylight hours, cursing herself for not wearing any extra clothes over her standard work clothes, she shivered involuntarily as the land though hot through the day was pretty damned cold at night. She did realise however there was no turning back as trying to sneak back into the town was not an option, besides the wall from this side was too high to climb even if she wanted to, however even more unlikely is that she'd actually stroll back in the front gate, that would definitely draw too much attention she thought. On this note , she walked further into the depths of the plains towards where the once proud and bustling industrial town of Liligue once stood, she prayed that she wouldn't run into Melfice again as she strongly believed next time he would kill her.