Chapter 2
There was no use trying to sleep. Since there were only 2 available rooms in the inn, she had to share hers with Eliwood and a few other members of the party, making sleep for her very rare all the time they were staying there…if she slept at all. But tonight…he looked so peaceful when he slept…
Finally giving up and desperately needing a change of atmosphere, she had wandered outside to walk by the lakes that surrounded the inn. It was extremely foggy tonight; she could hardly see a foot in front of her face.
A figure began to appear in the mist…someone on horseback. Andraya prepared her incantations. Who could it be…?
"No need to worry, Andraya. It's only Kent."
"Oh, hello Kent. I didn't expect to see you out so late."
"Yes, well, I might say the same about you…I didn't think you were keeping night watch of the place along with me…"
"Oh…I…I couldn't sleep. Too much anxiety to be moving on, I suppose." Andraya hadn't told anyone of her infatuation with Eliwood, and she wasn't about to start now, no matter how much she needed someone to comfort her…
"Oh, sorry to hear that. But, in any case. I'm glad that you're here…I…need to ask you something…about…about Sain…"
"Oh?" Andraya asked, looking up at the mounted cavalier.
"Yes…have you noticed him to be acting rather…strange lately?" Kent's inquisitive gaze bored into her own sleepy stare.
"Umm…well," she thought for a moment. "Come to think of it, yes…yes, he has!"
"How so?"
"Well…he…doesn't seem as carefree anymore, especially around girls like he used to when we first met!" She laughed a little at the thought.
"Hm, I thought as much." Kent frowned.
"What does it matter? Is he all right? Is something bothering him?" Now that she realized Sain's unusual behavior she was concerned for her friend. She cared about all members of the party to some degree, though she could perhaps do without that excessively annoying yet vital cleric, Serra…
"Oh, no, he's fine. Perhaps he has a touch of something, that's all. Just confirming that I could still see my friend's true feelings under his flirtatious façade…" Kent smiled, shook his head slightly, and then rode off into the mist.
"Kent…Kent?" Andraya called after the cavalier, but he had already gone. What's he really asking for…
"Oh, rats!" She said as she looked down at her cloak and realized it was almost soaked from the saturated fog. She started to head back to the inn.
Opening the door, she was met with a restless Sain. "Oh! Hello, Sain…"
"Andraya! You're soaked…"
"Yeah, the fog was really thick tonight. I went out because I couldn't sleep…which I see is your problem as well."
"Huh? Oh, I'm just waiting for Kent to get back. Then it's my turn for night watch."
"Oh, I see…" Andraya looked at Sain to see if he had lost his color or something. He sure did seem different!
"Drat! Why are there so many people in this darned party…" Andraya complained, searching in vain for a vacant coat hook.
"Hm...yeah…"
Andraya stared at the cavalier for a second. "…Sain?"
"What?"
"Well, that's just not a very Sain-ish think to say!" Andraya had draped her cloak over the back of a chair and was now heading up the stairs.
"Um…haha…I don't know what you're talking about!" Sain said, faking what he thought looked like a genuine smile.
Andraya stared again, wondering what was going on. "Well…goodnight, Sain."
"Goodnight, 'Draya…"
What is the matter with him…?
A/N: Well, I think you can see where this is going… :) But it'll be a few chapters yet. Story development is a good thing! Really!!
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