Ryudo sighed and climbed out of bed. Inn beds were never exactly comfortable, but he had been even less comfortable due to the fact that he was constantly thinking over what had happened the night before. Could it have been them? Why didn't they stop when he called them? Maybe they had realised it was him and were too angry at him for leaving to care. That was highly unlikely in his eyes.

He walked sleepily down the stairs to the main room where the inn keeper was sitting.

"Good mornin'! What would you like for breakfast?" he asked happily.

"Nothing thanks, I've got to go up to the castle to see someone," yawned Ryudo.

"Well if it's the prince you're looking for there's no point." Said the inn keeper, "he's gone looking for someone apparently. Decided to go to his old village."

"What village?" asked Ryudo.

"Not sure, I just heard something about a village of swordsmen," said the innkeeper, "It's strange, when I told my other guest they decided to go as well…"

The innkeeper turned around, but Ryudo had already left without waiting to hear the second part of his sentence. The innkeeper shook his head; these Geohounds were strange folk.

"I've got three other guests on board of this ship. You'll all have to stay in your cabins if you don't want to get squashed!" laughed the captain.

"Well you should get a bigger ship then!" barked Millenia walking past the captain, "Where's the nearest empty cabin?"

"That one there." Said the captain nodding at the door, "I'd be careful if I were you as well. One of our other guests gets rather sea sick and it would be best if you didn't rock the ship too much!"

Millenia rolled her eyes and walked into the tiny cabin. She put her down on the bed and sat down. It had been a hard morning, she had been hoping to Roan and Tio before she left, but finding Ryudo was the most important thing to her now. She could always go back another time and find them.

She yawned and lay down, pushing her bag onto the floor. The other the guests at the inn had both come back late and apparently hadn't heard that making a lot of noise while someone was trying to sleep was rude.

Now she on her way to find Ryudo in his old village. She didn't really want to leave without seeing Tio and Roan first, but that couldn't be helped.

"Ryudo…" she whispered gently, "I'm going to find you…"

Tio frowned and looked down at a piece of paper in her hand. It was a message from Roan saying that he was on the first ship that was going across the Granacliffs. They weren't technically cliffs anymore; not since they had filled with water, but they had always been known as the Granacliffs and they always would be.

They first ship was about the leave; she ran forward and went to speak to the captain.

"Excuse me captain, but do you know if the prince Roan has recently boarded this ship?" She asked politely.

"I'm afraid that I can't reveal any personal information about my passengers unless they wish it to be known!" said the captain, "Or I shouldn't anyway!"

Tio sighed with relief. She had taken the information as a yes; that he was on board and no doubt had asked the captain not to tell anyone he was on board.

"Do you have any room left on your ship for one more passenger?" asked Tio hopefully.

"I don't have any cabins left, but all my passengers have decided to stay in their rooms so feel free to stay in the main part of the ship. As small as it is; it is comfortable!" said the captain.

Tio smiled her thanks and gave the captain several gold coins before stepping into the ship. It took a few minutes for her eyes to adjust to the darkness of the inside of the ship. She heard a Roan come from inside one of the cabins as the ship rocked as the captain shut the door.

"I'm afraid one of our passengers gets slightly sea sick!" laughed the captain, "So she'll be staying in her room anyway!"

Roan sat down in his cabin. He had been the first to arrive on board the ship. He hadn't wanted to be seen as he left the castle.

"I request that no one knows that I'm on board. I've already informed the only people who need to know I'm here!" he told the captain.

"Naturally," said the captain, "No one will know you're here!"

"Thank you captain," said Roan as the captain turned and left.

He looked down at the charm he held in his hand. It had been his mother's and it had helped everyone on their many adventures. He thought about the message he had left for Tio. Would she make it to the ship in time? Would she know that he was on board despite what the captain says?

He sighed deeply, hoping that this was the right thing to do. He was sure that Ryudo would soon return to his own village and if needs be; he would wait for him to return.

Elena groaned as the boat lurched. She hated sea travel; ever since she had been on the 50/50 with Ryudo, Mareg and Tio, and of course Millenia who at the time had still been inside of her. She rolled over and tried not to think of the rocking motion of the ship as it rolled over the waves below them.

She yawned and closed her eyes. She had got back to the inn late last night due to all the fighting in the city. She was the last person back out of all three guests and she hoped that she hadn't been too noisy. She had a habit of being too noisy for her own good at times.

"I wish Ryudo was here!" she mumbled, "He always made me feel better!"

She groaned again and tried to fall asleep.

Ryudo shook his head slightly, trying not to fall asleep. Skye was perched on the back of a chair in the room, looking closely at him.

"You should get some sleep," he said, "You were back at the inn late last night!"

"But what if something happens?" asked Ryudo, "The captain might need my help!"

"If he does I'll wake you, but you can't show up at your old village looking like the living dead. They already don't have a very high opinion of you!" said Skye.

"We cleared that up!" laughed Ryudo, "They were all begging for forgiveness last time we were there!"

"A lot can happen in a couple of years!" said Skye.

"I know, but now that Melfice is…" Ryudo trailed off.

"I promise if the captain comes I'll wake you up! Now go to sleep!" said Skye.

Ryudo gave a small snort of laughter. It wasn't because Skye had said anything particularly funny, but more out of exhaustion.

"Thanks Skye, "Said Ryudo, lying down, "You're a great friend!"

Several hours after falling asleep, Millenia woke up and stretched. She glanced in the mirror, she normally neat hair was out of place. She bent down and pulled out her bag. She opened it and pulled out a comb.

"I can't see Ryudo with me looking like this!" she said.

She tied her hair back and stared at her reflection in the mirror, trying to remember what she was like before she met Ryudo. She didn't really remember; all she remembered was waking up at the church and knowing that she was sharing her body with someone and that someone was Elena.

She must have existed before that, for she was the wings of Valmar, but she just didn't remember…

She shook her head and began putting her things back in her bag. There was another groan from, the room next door. Millenia sighed angrily.

"Honestly! Someone people have no respect for the others around them!" she said, placing her hands on her hips.