When Reev and the Cat o' Nine Tails arrived in Prontera, the streets were
crowded with people of all sorts; knights, acolytes, alchemists and, of
course, merchants. One merchant, who was clad in a white t-shirt and black
pants, was displaying a pair of Katars of the Blazing Rage. The Cat o' Nine
Tails was staring at random people in the crowd; she'd never seen more than
one human at a time before, let alone an entire city of them. She took in a
deep whiff of the air; it was all so interesting to her, since all she had
seen before were Tengus, Poison Spores, The Papers, and Orcs. Several
people stopped what they were doing and stared at the Cat o' Nine Tails
curiously. It wasn't every day that they saw a Cat o' Nine Tails in
Prontera. Reev stood in front of the Cat o' Nine Tails, waving his hands
frantically. He didn't want to attract any attention.
"There's nothing to see here, folks! You're all just hallucinating! Go back to whatever you're doing!" Reev shouted, looking around worriedly. He hadn't succeeded in diverting attention away; instead, a crowd of people was now surrounding him. The Cat tried to look at each person individually, but Reev dragged her off into a small pub where his friend Ceilu hung out. Instead of looking around for Ceilu, Reev and the Cat sat down at a booth towards the entrance. The seats were made of red leather, and the table was wooden with swirls of paint on them. There was a tear in the seats, and parts of the stuffing under the seat were red; obviously someone had gotten into a fight there.
"So, uh...what's your name?" Reev asked the Cat, who had leaned her bell against the window and was examining the saltshaker intently. She quickly shot her attention to Reev as though he had woken her up from a good dream.
"Umm...I don't...have a name." The Cat mumbled, staring at the table surface, and then going back to the saltshaker. She shook it lightly so that a few grains of salt fell into her hand. She licked them and went into deep thought over whether or not she liked them.
"Well I gotta call you something', don't I?" Reev asked. "How about...Mythiel?"
When the Cat heard Reev say "Mythiel", she completely ignored the salt and stared into Reev's eyes. A cute smile spread across her face.
"I...I..." The Cat mumbled. "...I like that name! Mythiel it is, then." Suddenly the two heard footsteps coming towards them. They looked over to their left and saw a male elf who looked to be 19, a year younger than Reev. He was a few inches shorter than Reev and had long red hair that went down to his shoulders. At the last two inches of each strand, though, it was black. He was wearing a dark grey robe, black leather gauntlets, black leather boots, blue-tinted sunglasses, and baggy black pants. He looked to be thin. On his hands was a pair of Jurs that were boosted by a Dragon Zombie card (the Dragon Zombie card had been bought off a merchant, of course; the elf wasn't nearly strong enough to take on Dragon Zombie without that card).
"Well, looks like you made it out of there alive, Reev. I—Wow...nice pet..." The elf cut himself off when he saw Mythiel sitting across from Reev. Mythiel leaned closer to the elf, examining him closely; she'd never seen elves before. Reev chuckled, smirking.
"See? I told you I could do it! So anyway, did you find us anything to do, Ceilu?" Reev asked. The elf, known as Ceilu, sat down next to Mythiel, who was finished with Ceilu and was now examining the pepper shaker.
"Well, it's three days away from Marion's birthday and I've gotta get her a gift or else it's my head on a stake." Ceilu replied. "I had an idea on what to get her; how about a nice pair of shining Crystal Pumps? Those are the prettiest shoes I've ever seen. Surely she'll love me if I get those for her!" Reev nodded, twirling a fork between his fingers. Marion was Ceilu's girlfriend who often bossed him around. No matter how much Ceilu tried, the most romantic thing he ever got out of her was a combination of a wink, a smile, and a giggle.
"It'll at least get her to go on a date with you." Reev replied. Suddenly Mythiel let out a high-pitched sneeze into her arm; she had examined the pepper shaker a little bit too closely. She sneezed two more times, and then glared at the pepper shaker. Angry at the pepper shaker, she hurled it across the room. The small object shattered into pieces upon contact with one of the tables, which spilled pepper all over someone's ice cream. The man started shouting random profanities, standing up and screaming at the waitress, who backed away slowly. Mythiel was interested by the scene the man was causing and tried to get up and go look at it, but Ceilu stopped her.
"Reev, I think we should get out of here." Ceilu whispered. Reev nodded, and the trio walked out into the streets.
"So...uh...where can we find these Crystal Pumps?" Reev asked. The two thought for a moment.
"Hmm...that's a good question." Ceilu replied. He entered a deep thought as Reev shook with anger.
"Well then, how do you suppose we get them?" Reev asked, with a fake tone of patience in his voice. Ceilu looked at Reev.
"That's a good question, too." Ceilu answered. "You're the best at coming up with good questions." Reev rolled his eyes and sighed.
"Oh well. Let's ask around." Reev mumbled. He turned around and almost bumped into a priestess.
"Sorry..." The priestess mumbled. Reev was about to let her walk away, but then noticed that she was wearing Crystal Pumps.
"E-Excuse me, but...how much would you like for those shoes of yours?" Reev asked. The priestess looked into Reev's eyes and giggled. She was wearing white priestess clothing, and she had black hair that went down to her chin on the sides, but in the back it was tied in a ponytail. She was wearing, of course, Crystal Pumps that were shining in the sunlight.
"Well...you don't have to pay me anything..." The priestess mumbled. Reev's eyes widened and a big grin spread across his face.
"REALLY?!" Reev asked, jumping nearly four feet in the air with joy. "WOOHOO!" Mythiel and Ceilu looked at Reev with looks of confusion, as did several other bystanders. The priestess smiled innocently, giggling.
"But...if you want me to give them to you, you'll have to run some errands for me!" The priestess replied. The smile on Reev's face slowly faded into a sulk. "Okay, I need 30 blue gemstones, a Quadrille, and a new pair of shoes. NO SANDALS! Got it?"
"All right..." Reev mumbled.
"WARP PORTAL!" The priestess shouted. A small portal appeared next to her. "This'll take you to Glast Heim Prison. Find a Dark Priest; they've got Quadrilles. Use a Butterfly wing to come back here and I'll get you to a place where you can get blue gemstones."
"Yes ma'am!" Reev called out. He turned to Mythiel and Ceilu. "Are you guys coming?" Reev, Ceilu, and Mythiel jumped into the warp portal and teleported off.
"There's nothing to see here, folks! You're all just hallucinating! Go back to whatever you're doing!" Reev shouted, looking around worriedly. He hadn't succeeded in diverting attention away; instead, a crowd of people was now surrounding him. The Cat tried to look at each person individually, but Reev dragged her off into a small pub where his friend Ceilu hung out. Instead of looking around for Ceilu, Reev and the Cat sat down at a booth towards the entrance. The seats were made of red leather, and the table was wooden with swirls of paint on them. There was a tear in the seats, and parts of the stuffing under the seat were red; obviously someone had gotten into a fight there.
"So, uh...what's your name?" Reev asked the Cat, who had leaned her bell against the window and was examining the saltshaker intently. She quickly shot her attention to Reev as though he had woken her up from a good dream.
"Umm...I don't...have a name." The Cat mumbled, staring at the table surface, and then going back to the saltshaker. She shook it lightly so that a few grains of salt fell into her hand. She licked them and went into deep thought over whether or not she liked them.
"Well I gotta call you something', don't I?" Reev asked. "How about...Mythiel?"
When the Cat heard Reev say "Mythiel", she completely ignored the salt and stared into Reev's eyes. A cute smile spread across her face.
"I...I..." The Cat mumbled. "...I like that name! Mythiel it is, then." Suddenly the two heard footsteps coming towards them. They looked over to their left and saw a male elf who looked to be 19, a year younger than Reev. He was a few inches shorter than Reev and had long red hair that went down to his shoulders. At the last two inches of each strand, though, it was black. He was wearing a dark grey robe, black leather gauntlets, black leather boots, blue-tinted sunglasses, and baggy black pants. He looked to be thin. On his hands was a pair of Jurs that were boosted by a Dragon Zombie card (the Dragon Zombie card had been bought off a merchant, of course; the elf wasn't nearly strong enough to take on Dragon Zombie without that card).
"Well, looks like you made it out of there alive, Reev. I—Wow...nice pet..." The elf cut himself off when he saw Mythiel sitting across from Reev. Mythiel leaned closer to the elf, examining him closely; she'd never seen elves before. Reev chuckled, smirking.
"See? I told you I could do it! So anyway, did you find us anything to do, Ceilu?" Reev asked. The elf, known as Ceilu, sat down next to Mythiel, who was finished with Ceilu and was now examining the pepper shaker.
"Well, it's three days away from Marion's birthday and I've gotta get her a gift or else it's my head on a stake." Ceilu replied. "I had an idea on what to get her; how about a nice pair of shining Crystal Pumps? Those are the prettiest shoes I've ever seen. Surely she'll love me if I get those for her!" Reev nodded, twirling a fork between his fingers. Marion was Ceilu's girlfriend who often bossed him around. No matter how much Ceilu tried, the most romantic thing he ever got out of her was a combination of a wink, a smile, and a giggle.
"It'll at least get her to go on a date with you." Reev replied. Suddenly Mythiel let out a high-pitched sneeze into her arm; she had examined the pepper shaker a little bit too closely. She sneezed two more times, and then glared at the pepper shaker. Angry at the pepper shaker, she hurled it across the room. The small object shattered into pieces upon contact with one of the tables, which spilled pepper all over someone's ice cream. The man started shouting random profanities, standing up and screaming at the waitress, who backed away slowly. Mythiel was interested by the scene the man was causing and tried to get up and go look at it, but Ceilu stopped her.
"Reev, I think we should get out of here." Ceilu whispered. Reev nodded, and the trio walked out into the streets.
"So...uh...where can we find these Crystal Pumps?" Reev asked. The two thought for a moment.
"Hmm...that's a good question." Ceilu replied. He entered a deep thought as Reev shook with anger.
"Well then, how do you suppose we get them?" Reev asked, with a fake tone of patience in his voice. Ceilu looked at Reev.
"That's a good question, too." Ceilu answered. "You're the best at coming up with good questions." Reev rolled his eyes and sighed.
"Oh well. Let's ask around." Reev mumbled. He turned around and almost bumped into a priestess.
"Sorry..." The priestess mumbled. Reev was about to let her walk away, but then noticed that she was wearing Crystal Pumps.
"E-Excuse me, but...how much would you like for those shoes of yours?" Reev asked. The priestess looked into Reev's eyes and giggled. She was wearing white priestess clothing, and she had black hair that went down to her chin on the sides, but in the back it was tied in a ponytail. She was wearing, of course, Crystal Pumps that were shining in the sunlight.
"Well...you don't have to pay me anything..." The priestess mumbled. Reev's eyes widened and a big grin spread across his face.
"REALLY?!" Reev asked, jumping nearly four feet in the air with joy. "WOOHOO!" Mythiel and Ceilu looked at Reev with looks of confusion, as did several other bystanders. The priestess smiled innocently, giggling.
"But...if you want me to give them to you, you'll have to run some errands for me!" The priestess replied. The smile on Reev's face slowly faded into a sulk. "Okay, I need 30 blue gemstones, a Quadrille, and a new pair of shoes. NO SANDALS! Got it?"
"All right..." Reev mumbled.
"WARP PORTAL!" The priestess shouted. A small portal appeared next to her. "This'll take you to Glast Heim Prison. Find a Dark Priest; they've got Quadrilles. Use a Butterfly wing to come back here and I'll get you to a place where you can get blue gemstones."
"Yes ma'am!" Reev called out. He turned to Mythiel and Ceilu. "Are you guys coming?" Reev, Ceilu, and Mythiel jumped into the warp portal and teleported off.