"Okay, an aqueous solution from Payon. I need an aqueous solution from
Payon." mumbled Myria as she walked on the worn out road east of the city
Prontera. Myria had paid the Kafra personnel in Geffen to send her as far
as Prontera. Looking through her knapsack, Myria sighed and looked about.
It was such a long journey. Would she have enough provisions to get to
Payon? She should have bought some more things back at Prontera.
While mumbling, she didn't notice that the ground had become a lot softer and that it seemed to have more of a spring in it. Finally, the fake forest floor could no longer take Myria's weight and suddenly, she fell down into the large hole within the ground. Momentarily stunned, Myria realized that she had fallen into a trap. Yelling as loud as she can, she hoped that someone would hear her and help her out.
At this moment, a young green haired huntress was feed her falcon when she heard the screams. The whole forest was deadened by the sound and the huntress whistled for her falcon to find the person who made the noise. As she ran, the huntress brought out a beautifully carved bow and readied it, in case of an attack.
Looking up, Myria saw a young woman looking down at her. A few years older than Myria, the woman had a neatly tied green hair style and wore a peculiar costume. The woman offered her hand and Myria accepted it. Smiling, Myria thanked the woman.
"Thank you so much. I never would have gotten out of there without your help. I thought I might have to spend the night in that hole." Myria said.
Nodding, the woman stood up and brushed off the dirt from her clothes.
"No problem. You'll have to help me set up this trap again though."
Raising an eyebrow, Myria finally understood and laughed out loud. Looking down at the hole, she couldn't help but feel kind of dumb for falling into such a large opening.
"Don't worry about it; by the way, my name is Nallia."
Surprised that the woman read her mind, Myria didn't respond for a moment.
"What are you doing here in the middle of the Payon forest?"
Again, caught by surprise, Myria fumbled for the map of Rune-Midgard and studied it for a second. "I'm in the Payon forest?"
"Of course. Where did you think you were?" laughed Nallia.
"I thought I was still in the Prontera forests!"
"Nope. You're just a few hours walk away from Payon." Excited about the new turn of events, Myria happily helped Nallia work on the new trap. While she worked, Myria explained to Nallia about her quest on finding the aqueous solution of Payon and how she needed it in order to become a magician.
Hearing this, Nallia became quite interested. Whistling for her falcon, Phoenix, Nallia grabbed Myria by the arm and pulled her up.
"Well come on then! Let's go to Payon. I haven't been back in the city since the day before and I'm already running out of traps. You'll help me set up my new ones though, right? I'll help you find that solution!"
Grateful for the new companion and for some help on finding the solution, Myria nodded and happily followed Nallia through the Payon forest. This was a lot easier than she had thought it would be.
In the meantime, Aeron had reunited with Soyee. "The little guy found his mom praying in the church. I guess the gods heard her prayer and brought him to her."
Nodding, Aeron absentmindedly walked out of Prontera. "Where are you going now?" he asked.
Looking uncomfortably towards Geffen, Aeron wondered what his sister was doing at the moment. Walking automatically, he didn't hear what Soyee answered to his question.
"Aeron!"
Where was his sister now? Did she become a magician? How come she didn't write to him? She knew he had a place at the guild, she could always contact him there...
"Aeron!" Realizing that Soyee was shaking him, Aeron cleared his head and gazed at Soyee questioningly. "What is it?"
Soyee pointed and Aeron looked up. In front of him, stood a large oak tree and Aeron had been absentmindedly trying to hack his way through. Soyee glanced at him curiously and silently pulled him to the side of the tree. Feeling sorry for the oak, Soyee brushed her hands against the damaged bark and didn't say a thing.
"Sorry, Soyee. I wasn't thinking."
Soyee shook her head and smiled sweetly back at him, "It's alright. You didn't hurt it much. Come on, we're heading towards Izlude right?"
Agreeing, Aeron followed the path to Izlude and Soyee started to follow. Suddenly realizing that Soyee was following him, Aeron turned around and Soyee stopped abruptly. "What is it Aeron?"
"Soyee...I haven't asked why you're still following me."
Smiling, the girl glanced at Aeron. "You saved my life. I have to find a way to repay you. Since I can't do anything as of yet, I thought I could follow you around and you could teach me something. I'm sure my skills as an acolyte should come in handy some time in the future."
Shaking his head, Aeron smiled. "You don't have to repay me at all. I didn't ask for retribution when I helped you and that kid. I'm supposed to protect others you know?" Pointing at his costume, Aeron smiled kindly at the girl. "I'm a swordsman, remember?"
Laughing, Soyee nodded and punched him gently. "I know. I still want to repay you somehow. You'll let me follow you right?"
Considering this, Aeron shook his head. "I'm going to be staying at the Swordsman's guild and if you're not a swordsman you can't stay there."
"That's alright. I can stay in an inn or something. When you're in class, I'll find a job and work. I can also train and practice on a few of my skills. They are a little rusty, you know."
Remembering the time that Soyee had transported them to an unknown area, Aeron laughed and concurred. "That's right they are rusty!" Playfully, he pinched Soyee's nose and ran off laughing.
"Hey get back here!" Soyee followed Aeron and they teasingly ran towards Izlude.
Back in Payon, Myria had entered the town of Payon. Staring in awe, she noticed the beautiful Asian-style buildings and the ancient beauty that emanated from the town. The people of Payon looked towards the new arrivals and smiled at Nallia. A man came up to Nallia and patted her falcon's head. "Well Phoenix, I see you've been taking good care of Nallia."
"Ah, Quin. You're back from your mission? You found your wife?"
The man named Quin grinned. He posed with his strong muscular arms and pointed towards a woman who was checking her bow and arrows. As if she knew they were talking about her, the woman looked up and waved at Nallia. Walking towards them, she portrayed grace and beauty.
Myria watched as the long dark haired archer walked up and hugged Nallia. With a flurry of motion, her hands moved as if they were dancing. Watching curiously, Myria tried to follow the motion of the hands but at times they were so fast that she couldn't possibly known what the woman was doing.
In a similar manner, Nallia pointed at herself and started moving her hands as well. Myria thought 'was this a tradition in the city of Payon or was it some kind of magic?'
Laughing, the man placed a large arm on Myria's shoulders. "Don't worry about what the two of them are saying. My wife can't speak and therefore, she speaks with her hands."
Realizing this, Myria blushed a deep shade of red. Feeling the eyes of the graceful woman upon her, Myria felt like shrinking. She had thought they were performing a ritual or something to do with magic.
Finally Nallia stopped her hand movements and hugged the woman again. "Quin, Sasha, I would like you to meet my new friend, Myria Dechant. Myria, this is Quin and this is his wife Sasha."
Bowing, the couple smiled warmly at Myria. Quin took Myria's hands and shook them. Feeling like her arm would fall off any moment; Myria forced a smile on her face and tried to bear the pain. Sasha noticed the change in her smile and nudged Quin. Sheepishly Quin stopped shaking her hands and looked at his wife. With a gentle hand, Sasha rubbed Myria's arms with a mint smelling lotion and smiled sweetly at the young girl.
While Sasha tended to Myria's arms, Nallia conversed with Quin about the aqueous solution. It seemed that a man in Payon had the solution but was unwilling to give the solution over. Due to the fact that many novices had been rude to him and over time he couldn't take it anymore. It would be hard to convince the man that Myria was different.
After a momentary rest at Sasha and Quin's house, Myria and Nallia headed out to find the man who held the aqueous solution of Payon. Hours of searching later, Nallia sat down on a nearby stone and groaned. They were currently very close to the Archer's guild and Nallia decided to go inside and get some refreshments. Myria stood outside feeling hot and thirsty.
Suddenly a man clad in white bumped into her. Smelling like he had quite a few jugs of beer, the man smiled and burped rudely towards Myria. Backing away in fear, she tried to get away from the smell that offended her nose. The man walked closer to her and breathed heavily. "Do you have an empty test tube for me?"
Myria's brow furrowed and she watched the drunken man. Nallia came out at this instant and started shouting at the man to get away from her. Before Nallia could come any closer though, Myria smiled and rummaged through her knapsack for an empty test tube. Taking out a few potion bottles, she offered the test tube and potion bottles towards the drunken man. Gazing at the bottles, the man smiled. He took the test tube and filled it with a clear looking solution. "Hope you become a good magician, young girl." Straightening his clothes, the man walked off, apparently not as drunk as the two girls had thought he was. Taking a sniff at the solution in the test tube, Myria smiled and laughed happily. They had found the aqueous solution of Payon. They had found it at last! Nallia joined in the celebrations and they both happily walked back towards town where they told Sasha and Quin about their discovery.
That night, after the celebrations, Myria stared at the beautiful starry night outside her window. It had been a long time since she had slept in a bed and it bothered her that she felt uncomfortable. The next day, Myria would have to go back to Geffen. Nallia had offered to go with Myria and help her along her journey as a magician. Looking at her friend, Myria felt lucky to find someone who was so kind and caring. She was a lucky girl indeed.
While mumbling, she didn't notice that the ground had become a lot softer and that it seemed to have more of a spring in it. Finally, the fake forest floor could no longer take Myria's weight and suddenly, she fell down into the large hole within the ground. Momentarily stunned, Myria realized that she had fallen into a trap. Yelling as loud as she can, she hoped that someone would hear her and help her out.
At this moment, a young green haired huntress was feed her falcon when she heard the screams. The whole forest was deadened by the sound and the huntress whistled for her falcon to find the person who made the noise. As she ran, the huntress brought out a beautifully carved bow and readied it, in case of an attack.
Looking up, Myria saw a young woman looking down at her. A few years older than Myria, the woman had a neatly tied green hair style and wore a peculiar costume. The woman offered her hand and Myria accepted it. Smiling, Myria thanked the woman.
"Thank you so much. I never would have gotten out of there without your help. I thought I might have to spend the night in that hole." Myria said.
Nodding, the woman stood up and brushed off the dirt from her clothes.
"No problem. You'll have to help me set up this trap again though."
Raising an eyebrow, Myria finally understood and laughed out loud. Looking down at the hole, she couldn't help but feel kind of dumb for falling into such a large opening.
"Don't worry about it; by the way, my name is Nallia."
Surprised that the woman read her mind, Myria didn't respond for a moment.
"What are you doing here in the middle of the Payon forest?"
Again, caught by surprise, Myria fumbled for the map of Rune-Midgard and studied it for a second. "I'm in the Payon forest?"
"Of course. Where did you think you were?" laughed Nallia.
"I thought I was still in the Prontera forests!"
"Nope. You're just a few hours walk away from Payon." Excited about the new turn of events, Myria happily helped Nallia work on the new trap. While she worked, Myria explained to Nallia about her quest on finding the aqueous solution of Payon and how she needed it in order to become a magician.
Hearing this, Nallia became quite interested. Whistling for her falcon, Phoenix, Nallia grabbed Myria by the arm and pulled her up.
"Well come on then! Let's go to Payon. I haven't been back in the city since the day before and I'm already running out of traps. You'll help me set up my new ones though, right? I'll help you find that solution!"
Grateful for the new companion and for some help on finding the solution, Myria nodded and happily followed Nallia through the Payon forest. This was a lot easier than she had thought it would be.
In the meantime, Aeron had reunited with Soyee. "The little guy found his mom praying in the church. I guess the gods heard her prayer and brought him to her."
Nodding, Aeron absentmindedly walked out of Prontera. "Where are you going now?" he asked.
Looking uncomfortably towards Geffen, Aeron wondered what his sister was doing at the moment. Walking automatically, he didn't hear what Soyee answered to his question.
"Aeron!"
Where was his sister now? Did she become a magician? How come she didn't write to him? She knew he had a place at the guild, she could always contact him there...
"Aeron!" Realizing that Soyee was shaking him, Aeron cleared his head and gazed at Soyee questioningly. "What is it?"
Soyee pointed and Aeron looked up. In front of him, stood a large oak tree and Aeron had been absentmindedly trying to hack his way through. Soyee glanced at him curiously and silently pulled him to the side of the tree. Feeling sorry for the oak, Soyee brushed her hands against the damaged bark and didn't say a thing.
"Sorry, Soyee. I wasn't thinking."
Soyee shook her head and smiled sweetly back at him, "It's alright. You didn't hurt it much. Come on, we're heading towards Izlude right?"
Agreeing, Aeron followed the path to Izlude and Soyee started to follow. Suddenly realizing that Soyee was following him, Aeron turned around and Soyee stopped abruptly. "What is it Aeron?"
"Soyee...I haven't asked why you're still following me."
Smiling, the girl glanced at Aeron. "You saved my life. I have to find a way to repay you. Since I can't do anything as of yet, I thought I could follow you around and you could teach me something. I'm sure my skills as an acolyte should come in handy some time in the future."
Shaking his head, Aeron smiled. "You don't have to repay me at all. I didn't ask for retribution when I helped you and that kid. I'm supposed to protect others you know?" Pointing at his costume, Aeron smiled kindly at the girl. "I'm a swordsman, remember?"
Laughing, Soyee nodded and punched him gently. "I know. I still want to repay you somehow. You'll let me follow you right?"
Considering this, Aeron shook his head. "I'm going to be staying at the Swordsman's guild and if you're not a swordsman you can't stay there."
"That's alright. I can stay in an inn or something. When you're in class, I'll find a job and work. I can also train and practice on a few of my skills. They are a little rusty, you know."
Remembering the time that Soyee had transported them to an unknown area, Aeron laughed and concurred. "That's right they are rusty!" Playfully, he pinched Soyee's nose and ran off laughing.
"Hey get back here!" Soyee followed Aeron and they teasingly ran towards Izlude.
Back in Payon, Myria had entered the town of Payon. Staring in awe, she noticed the beautiful Asian-style buildings and the ancient beauty that emanated from the town. The people of Payon looked towards the new arrivals and smiled at Nallia. A man came up to Nallia and patted her falcon's head. "Well Phoenix, I see you've been taking good care of Nallia."
"Ah, Quin. You're back from your mission? You found your wife?"
The man named Quin grinned. He posed with his strong muscular arms and pointed towards a woman who was checking her bow and arrows. As if she knew they were talking about her, the woman looked up and waved at Nallia. Walking towards them, she portrayed grace and beauty.
Myria watched as the long dark haired archer walked up and hugged Nallia. With a flurry of motion, her hands moved as if they were dancing. Watching curiously, Myria tried to follow the motion of the hands but at times they were so fast that she couldn't possibly known what the woman was doing.
In a similar manner, Nallia pointed at herself and started moving her hands as well. Myria thought 'was this a tradition in the city of Payon or was it some kind of magic?'
Laughing, the man placed a large arm on Myria's shoulders. "Don't worry about what the two of them are saying. My wife can't speak and therefore, she speaks with her hands."
Realizing this, Myria blushed a deep shade of red. Feeling the eyes of the graceful woman upon her, Myria felt like shrinking. She had thought they were performing a ritual or something to do with magic.
Finally Nallia stopped her hand movements and hugged the woman again. "Quin, Sasha, I would like you to meet my new friend, Myria Dechant. Myria, this is Quin and this is his wife Sasha."
Bowing, the couple smiled warmly at Myria. Quin took Myria's hands and shook them. Feeling like her arm would fall off any moment; Myria forced a smile on her face and tried to bear the pain. Sasha noticed the change in her smile and nudged Quin. Sheepishly Quin stopped shaking her hands and looked at his wife. With a gentle hand, Sasha rubbed Myria's arms with a mint smelling lotion and smiled sweetly at the young girl.
While Sasha tended to Myria's arms, Nallia conversed with Quin about the aqueous solution. It seemed that a man in Payon had the solution but was unwilling to give the solution over. Due to the fact that many novices had been rude to him and over time he couldn't take it anymore. It would be hard to convince the man that Myria was different.
After a momentary rest at Sasha and Quin's house, Myria and Nallia headed out to find the man who held the aqueous solution of Payon. Hours of searching later, Nallia sat down on a nearby stone and groaned. They were currently very close to the Archer's guild and Nallia decided to go inside and get some refreshments. Myria stood outside feeling hot and thirsty.
Suddenly a man clad in white bumped into her. Smelling like he had quite a few jugs of beer, the man smiled and burped rudely towards Myria. Backing away in fear, she tried to get away from the smell that offended her nose. The man walked closer to her and breathed heavily. "Do you have an empty test tube for me?"
Myria's brow furrowed and she watched the drunken man. Nallia came out at this instant and started shouting at the man to get away from her. Before Nallia could come any closer though, Myria smiled and rummaged through her knapsack for an empty test tube. Taking out a few potion bottles, she offered the test tube and potion bottles towards the drunken man. Gazing at the bottles, the man smiled. He took the test tube and filled it with a clear looking solution. "Hope you become a good magician, young girl." Straightening his clothes, the man walked off, apparently not as drunk as the two girls had thought he was. Taking a sniff at the solution in the test tube, Myria smiled and laughed happily. They had found the aqueous solution of Payon. They had found it at last! Nallia joined in the celebrations and they both happily walked back towards town where they told Sasha and Quin about their discovery.
That night, after the celebrations, Myria stared at the beautiful starry night outside her window. It had been a long time since she had slept in a bed and it bothered her that she felt uncomfortable. The next day, Myria would have to go back to Geffen. Nallia had offered to go with Myria and help her along her journey as a magician. Looking at her friend, Myria felt lucky to find someone who was so kind and caring. She was a lucky girl indeed.