A/N: Sorry it took me so long to update, this ex of mine kept buggin me, but hurre I am.

Chapter 5: A wise man once said.

I walked off into the crowd, pushing my way past many merchants till I heard a man yelling

"Half off on all staffs, we got all the best," I skulked off behind him and looked around at his staffs; they were nice, and cheap. I grabbed a cheap one and asked him how much, he told me the price was perfect for someone like me. I raised an eyebrow at him.

"Ya see, I've been doin bad in the biz, I plan on talking the Blacksmith test soon, so I am basically giving my stuff away, in fact." He handed me a grand staff, "Here ya go" I stared in amazement and ran off before he could change his mind. I looked back to see if he was mad but he looked fine, I turned back around just in time to see myself run straight into someone. I fell to the ground and looked up at him; I couldn't see his face as he held out his hand to me.

"You should watch where yer goin'," He said bluntly as he helped me up. I blushed and dusted my pants off.

"Sorry, I wasn't paying attention, sorry to be rude but," I handed him the picture of Iciris,

"Have you seen this person? His name is Iciris, he ran away from Juno and I'm trying to find him, it's important." He studied it carefully.

"Yes, I do believe I have, he was gawking at that young lady over there then he ran off, he said he was looking for some extra money, something about buying a sword." I opened my eyes widely in excitement.

"Have you seen him recently?" He shook his head.

"Sorry but no I have not, It was a while ago." He bowed his head to me. "Sorry, but I must be leaving you now, I hope our paths will cross again." He walked off and I turned to go find Alexia.

I caught up to Alexia just before she bought her bow, I saved her though, you should have seen it! It was beet up and looked like it was charred in a fire or something. We waited around and eventually Mandis wandered onto the seen, we hadn't even seen her at first, she sort of popped up behind us and scared the shi out of me.

"Ok, so where to now?" Alexia asked

"What do you mean where to? Besides," I thought allowed "We've only been here a day, and by what that guy said he may still be here."

"What guy?" Mandis asked

"I don't really know, just some guy I ran into," I smirked "Literally," I mumbled

"Well, what are we gonna do now?" Alexia asked, crossing her arms across her chest.

"Impatient, isn't she?" Mandis leaned against a wall.

"I dunno, I guess we should head for an inn or something."

"Ok," Mandis and Alexia said in unison.

We arrived at the inn a few minutes later and I was sound asleep in a few seconds.

I looked around the room I was in, but I didn't recognise anything, this wasn't the Inn room I fell asleep in. I got up and walked around the room, which wasn't a long trip. It was about the size of a normal room, but I couldn't see anything, it was completely dark. I found a door handle and tried turning it, I slammed a fist against the door, "Hello! Is anyone out there?! I need help! I'm stuck!" I listened quietly, but heard no noise. I turned around only to be met eye-to-eye by the man I had met in the market that day. "Hello, do you know a way out of here? I have no idea what's going on." He didn't answer, he just stood there, I went to tap him on his shoulder, but he grabbed my hand and twisted it, then pointed at the sword-shaped scar on my palm. He starred at it for a while then let go. "Um, what?" I asked in a hushed voice, he was really creeping me out. "You are the Advisor?" He boomed. "Um, I suppose so." "Then you must die, for we cannot have The Child completing his quest can we, that wouldn't be to good for the master."

I bolted straight up in my bed, sweat drenched, my face drained of blood.

"Whoa."

A/N: Duhn duh duhn!