"Finally! We're here!" Black grumbled, "Meet you guys back at the inn. I need to unload some of my junks here. My cart's getting really heavy." With that, Black was gone in a flash.
"Hey, I think I better go and do the same. Besides, I need to meet a certain friend of mine here," added Jewel as she went off towards the other direction.
Variante, Sakura, Mika, Tranquil and Silver continued their journey to the inn. Variante kept on groaning at Tranquil and Sakura as they kept on stopping by at every shop to inspect their goods. "Come on, you two! It'll be nightfall by the time you're done!" he complained.
Tranquil glared at him, "Go on then! Sakura and I will be just fine here if you don't want to wait," she said. Sakura nodded in agreement as she inspected a merchant's goods minutely.
Shrugging, Variante went off by himself, followed closely by Mika and Silver. Mika yawned, "Man, I hope it isn't far. I'm exhausted!"
Suddenly, Silver turned around in surprise. There was a commotion behind them. "Hey, what's going on?" he exclaimed in surprise. The others, upon hearing him, turned and gaped at the weird sight. A young novice was trying to fight a fully-grown crusader all by himself.
"We'd better check it out. It smells like trouble's brewing," Variante said grimly. Nodding their heads, they sidestepped and headed towards the scenario.