Layla was helping Kayalie shoot, repositioning the younger viera's hands or lifting the bow a bit more.

"Aren't you going to take a bath? He showed you the stream," Kayi said, watching the arrow fly true again.

Kayalie nodded but said nothing.

"Kayalie, I believe that you should take a bath. No offense, but you kind of smell funny," Layla said.

Kayalie nodded. "Er, I guess. Hey, where's Lizzo?"

"Last I saw, he was being chased by Benecie."

"Why?"

"Well, seems like Lizzo was peeking while Benecie was bathing. Something I've learned is that you don't mess with Fencers."

"Well, okay. I guess I'll go take a bath, while Lizzo's occupied."

Layla looked over her shoulder at the sound a a few heavy thwaks. "Whoops, not anymore. Benecie caught him and is beating the wits out of the guy. Er, should I go help him?"

Kayalie shook her head. "Nope. He's gotta learn his lesson, which he missed at least a hundred times already."

"I'll go take a bath too," Kayi said, beginning to walk towards the spring. When she reached in, she leaped foward, diving like a fish into the clear, bubbling water.

"Brr!" Kayi bobbed up to the surface, the headpiece undoing itself.

"You haven't changed, have you?" Kayalie asked, diving in fully-clothed. "Or have you learned something from watching Lizzo?"

"Actually, yep, I guess." Kayi treaded water. "Well,can I ask you something?"

"Sure, I mean, you're my sis."

"It's about Kain."

"Kain? What about him?"

"Who is he exactly? And where did he come from?"

"Oh, we don't know. His grandfather was a legendary Hunter, and his mother was an elite Summoner, and his father, I think was an indirect descendent of Kain, er, I mean Kain the bangaa Dragoon."

"Oh."

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"So you're the clan?" a voice asked. Kayi and Kayalie were coming out of the spring, dripping wet. The Sniper hat was badly deformed too.

"Huh?" Kayi turned around and saw the prettiest viera she had ever seen.

ARed Mage was standing behind her, hat had in her delicate hands. Her face looked like something that the bards sprained her hands and broke their harp strings over.

"Um... Well, my sister here is Kayalie of Clan Shakayi," Kayi offered.

"Oh. I see... Hmm." The pretty viera ran her hand delicately across the suface of the water like a tan, slender swan. "Well... My name's Callypso. I came with..."

"You part of Clan Borzoi?" Kayi asked.

"Well, yes. And you?"

"Well, I just came to watch my sister."

"I'm Kayalie," Kayalie butted in.

"Mhhmm, it's been very nice meeting you two sisters." Callypso turned softly glowing eyes onto them. "I certainly hope that I will not have to meet either of you in an engagemen, although that is... Mostly inevitable we shall meet again." With that, Callypso got up and left.

"Do you think we will?" Kayalie suddenly said.

"Will what?"

"Do you think we'll have to fight her?"

"Well, we're on opposing sides," Kayi said. "So I guess."

"Let's get back."

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Okay, I admit- this chapter was put on a major Haste mode. If you read Things are Different Now, Callypso is the queen, who was probably forced into marriage 'cause she's so pretty. But she's also a powerful mage... Well, not yet in this story, but still... AndShas'la Kais- I thought you forgot all about this story! Really nice to have you back. There are about four short chapters left, making about two regular ones. But I'm going to write a sequal after this one's finished. Take care, and happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day tomorrow!

-MakoStreak- I made vegan chocolate cake with my mom! Turned out really wonderful!