Me-Well, here we are again! (searching through mail) Bill, bill, bill, bill, jury duty, eviction notice, ah here we go! Some reviews, lets respond.

Raven-Yes lets. I was getting bored.

Erk-I heard something about some new muses. Does thatmean we're getting fired?

Me-No, no.We are just getting some help. Now let's respond.

WarpSlashGundam-Thanks again pal. All of your reassurance/help/forcing me to type these at gunpoint is very appreciated.

Raven-I like the sound of that!

Me-shhhh!

Sala-WOW!!! Kudos to you!

(door bell)

Me-My new muses are here YAY!!

Canas-Do you have a library?

Erk-Nice monocle.....

Lucius-Why hello there!

Raven-I know you're my friend but there's something I've always wondered....

Lucius-I AM A MAN!!!!

Me- I see.....

Priscilla-I bored. Jinn,won't you come and entertain me?

Me-Uhh, sure, but while I do......R&R! Oh yeah and hows this for seperation of church and state, er, I mean fic and fun!

Erk-You pay to much attention in school.....


Jinn wondered what his old friend had meant by what he said.

"I know what it is we fight! The boy need not know. For reasons you will find out." - "There are things that even those who fight dragons ought not to know about them!!" He cried "Please you have to trust us. I will tell things as time rolls onward. The final glory is approaching. You will know all before it happens."

His friend had always been mysterious, Jinn thought as he approached the tent, accompanied by Priscilla, who had ran up seeing him walking around camp alone.
"You oughtn't to be wandering alone around this camp. Someone might not know you joined us. There are some frightening mercenaries in this camp; Lord Brother for one. I know you my name, but what is yours, sir? I should know in case I ever need to ask you something."
"My name, fair Priscilla, is Jinn and you needn't call me sir. I'm a simple mage.", Jinn replied, throwing open his cloak revealing simple clothes and an elfire tomb tied to a belt around his waist."
"A mage, hrm? We have one or two mages in our encampment. I have a little knowledge of the arcane myself." She blushed as she ended.
"Other mages, huh?" Jinn said smiling, "I would certainly like to meet them. Or perhaps you could show me what you know. I would like to test my knowledge against that of others."
As the two of them stepped into the meal-tent, Most of the occupants' heads turned. After a few moments of embarrassing mumbling, their heads returned to eating and/or conversing.
Jinn saw a purple haired boy with mage's robes just like his own. Handing out the food was an armored man with light green hair that fell over his eyes. Assisting him was a cheerful young girl whose green hair was quite a bit darker. Priscilla grabbed his arm and led him towards these two.
"Hello there Sir Lowen and Lady Rebecca." The girl smiled at being called "Lady", but the man replied,
"Lady Priscilla how many times must I instruct you not to call me that. I am a simple cavalier." He smiled nonetheless. "Come and get some hot soup. We just made it fresh. And who is your new friend? A new recruit?"
"Yessir. Jinn, why don't you introduce yourself."
"Hello there, sir. My name is Jinn and I am a new member of this mercenary force." Jinn bowed before them, making the girl blush and giggle again. The man, Lowen, answered.
"We are glad for fresh help, but there are so many mouths to feed here now. That is why I need Rebecca's help."
After receiving and scarfing their food, Priscilla and Jinn exited the tent after hearing someone shout that there was an order to pack up in preparation to move out. They were to head for Bern.
"Bern!? We're in Nabata! How are to we to get to Bern?" Jinn was flabbergasted. From what he knew of Elibe's geography, they were hundreds of miles from Bern.
"We walk. Or ride. That's how we got here from Ostia." His query was answered by Lowen, who, like Rebecca, was leaving the tent with them and a crowd of other people who wanted to pack up quickly, so as not to be at the back of the company. Jinn decided to stop speaking least he make himself look like a fool.
He bid Priscilla farewell and went to his and Lloy's tent. Lloy was sitting alone in the tent, shining his blades.
"We have been given our first order," Jinn said as he entered, "We are supposed to pack the tent and head to Bern."
Lloy turned to him and spoke, "I thought that that would be one of our eventual goals."
"Lloy, about before.....I, I want to say I'm sorry again. You've always known what's best for me, even when I was a child. I must apologize for what I did and said."
"It is in the past. I will explain to you in time. But for now, assist me in packing this tent."
The two of them packed their tent in silence, but it was not an uneasy one. As they approached the columns of people either on: horse or pegasi or wyvern back or on foot, Priscilla ran up asking whether or not Jinn would travel with her and her friends.
Jinn looked to Lloy who nodded.
As Jinn ran off with his new friend Lloy thought, It is good for him to know new experiences. Like friends.


Me-That is so sad. I never had any friends.....

Priscilla-Yes, but I'll be your one and only "special" friend.

Raven&Lucius&Canas&Erk- Whoa,R&R, we guess....