"Damn, I didn't expect adventure to have so many smells." Astral began continuing his journey through the Evil Forest. Astral thought out his plan that was intending to do in the first place.

"Should I go to Uncle Cid, will he tell on me or not." he questioned to himself.

"It's decided, I'm going to Lindbum. I might not go to Uncle Cid, I might just go to eat and get some rest."

Astral said to himself while continuing on the gray, swampy ground. Astral walked through an enormous hollowed log eaten by termites. In a flash, something passed by him past him in an instant. The thing passed by him again turning his head left and right. The object fell out of the sky. It was a Flan (psst... if you're a real fan, you'd know what this is.)

"Alright, I'm ready for this." The prince said excitedly while taking his stainless steel guns out.

Astral started shooting like hell, but the flan would just absorb his trigger happy blows. Astral knew none of the magic that he learned at the castle back home. The flan angrily tackled and bolted spell on the prince against the hollow tree he walked through before he encountered the enemy. The large, electric yellow blob crept closer and closer to Astral until it was about on top of him.

"Hey!" a distant voice called out that wasn't as familiar as the first voice in the first chapter. A mysterious girl crept out behind a withered, old tree. She was a girl about the prince's age with long, pure black hair, sapphire eyes, and black boots with numerous buckles that go all the way up to the middle of her thigh, a dress that there was a long sleeve that opened out wider when it went past her hand with a silver outline around the rim, the other sleeve was gone for fashion reasons, the bottom of the dress came just a little lower than when the boots ended. The whole dress had a silver outline all around it as well.

The young girl, with a very unique white moon sealed bow, ran out and helped the prince up off the dampened ground and got into her ready position. With a torch, she lit the tip of her arrow and shot in between the flans eyes. The yellow blob turned into nothing but a pile of yellow mush.

".......thanks?" the prince told the lovely young girl with surprise.

"You're very welcome." She said with a smile and a giggle.

"I'm Astr..........." Astral thought to himself. He knew that he shouldn't blow his cover this early, so he made up a new name.

"I'm Lance." The prince said holding his hand out offering to shake his saver's hand. Lance was his middle name.

"I'm Jade." the young girl said shaking his hand back.

"Where do you plan on going?" the young archer asked.

"Lindbum, I have family there." he prince said trying to keep his identity a secret.

"Is it anyone I would know?" She said starring at him in the eye.

"You could say that."

"Good, we can go together, I have some business to attend to in there." she said in a joyful way walking towards the exit of the forest.

"O........ok, lets go." Astral said nervously.

They both exited the evil forest as Astral looked back at it slowly. They had finally arrived at Lindbum, going up the stairs. Astral saw

the guards with their pointy hats. They got up enough to see the gates of the entrance in. Beatrix was there telling the guards to keep

a keen eye out for the run away prince.

"O, and remember, if you don't keep your eyes peeled, I'll peel them." Beatrix said in the most harsh and meaning way she could. Astral was panicking, took Jade's hand and took her behind the wall. Beatrix was coming down the stairs to the Red Rose. Astral, still panicking, did the only thing he could. He put his hands behind Jade's head in started making out with her! Jade gasped in between breaths, wondering what the hell he was doing. Beatrix stared at them, but she left not expecting that that was the prince she was looking for. Astral stopped kissing jade and pulled back.

"(Gasp).....wow." Jade said to herself.

"What the hell was that!?" Jade asked.

"Sorry, I'll explain once we find a private place." Astral said red as an apple.

"Ok, but it better be a good one." Jade told him.

They both approached the gate to where they were in front of the guards. The guards took out a picture of the prince and compared him with it.

"Hmmm, he does look awfully familiar." The first guard said.

"I know, but Miss Bossy just went by, how would she not see him at all?" the second guard exclaimed.

"Alright, alright, go ahead in and sorry for the inconvenience." both the guards added while cranking the levees to open the gate. Astral and Jade walked through the gates and continued on. Airships flew above the two and passed to the airship dock.

"C'mon, I know a great place to get some food in here. Then you can tell me what that kiss was for." Jade exclaimed to Astral.

Don't you have some business to take care of?" Astral asked trying to keep away from having to tell her his secret.

"That can wait. I have enough time to get something to eat."

Jade took his hand and walked him into the Black Pub. Astral walked in not knowing what to expect. There was smoke everywhere, people were throwing darts, and the was a banjo player playing in the wrong key.

"I dunno what to order." the prince said still surprised by everything.

"Don't worry, I'll order for you. We'll have two of today's specials." Jade ordered.

The plate came out with a greasy cheeseburger with potato fries. Astral looked at his order as he watched a cockroach go by one of his fries. Astral was starving, but he didn't want to eat such a nasty meal.

"C'mon, eat up" Jade said while digging in to her hamburger.

"......ok." Astral said while picking up the greasy burger and took a small bite.

He was surprised to know that it wasn't as bad as he thought, but it wasn't what he would have at the castle. They both finished the meal.

"Ok, now tell me the big secret." Jade said while taking his hand and shaking it up and down.

"I will when we get a place to rest." Astral said walking out the door. Jade quickly followed behind.

"Ok we'll go to Lindbum Inn, I'll Show you the way she told to Astral.

The bartender overheard and picked up the phone behind him.

"Yes, this is "The Hunter" here, the "Falcon" has gone off to Lindbum Inn.

"Thank you." The King of Lindbum answered. "You will get your pay soon."

"No, no, thank you. The bartender said while hanging up the phone.

The two finally got into the Inn and ordered a room. They walked in the room, and all of a sudden..............