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Chapter 8: Finding the stealth

Triet-Inn room

I grew more and more impatient as I tried to figure out what Ashura had meant. I didn't really get it, considering I wasn't very bright nor educated. But the more I thought about it, the more I wanted to seek him out. As I thought of him, he somehow felt so familiar, that I couldn't help as if I knew him from somewhere before. While I thought of this, I was staring down at the ground on the bed of the inn room, I didn't realize that Mithos was waving his hand in front of my face.

"Hello? Symphonia to you!" I finally snapped out of the day dreaming once more as I almost fell back on my back.

"Oh, sorry, I didn't know you were in that deep of thought." Mithos apologized to me as I shook my head.

Triet-Inn room-A few minutes later

As I listened to what Mithos had to say, I swayed away to the odd thought of Ashura. But then I suddenly felt the headache, and I fell down to the ground. Mithos quickly knelt down beside me, asking what was wrong with me. He only looked at me as I shook my head rather weakly. I felt weak all of an sudden, and feeble. This was just like when I was in the prison, not fed well and such. It felt just like when I was there. But my eyesight blurred, and I laid down onto the ground, paralyzed. I was frightened, I couldn't move at all. Nor was I able to respond. Mithos thougth I was unconscious, which had never happened to me in my life yet, and ran outside of the room, probably trying to get someone.

Triet-Inn room-A few minutes later

Too blurred to see, I wondered whose arms I was in. Mithos had called everyone inside, for there were four people counted including him, and one of them scooped me up and was carrying me somewhere. This grip felt so familiar, as if I was like this before. Why was everything like this now? Why am I keep getting this feeling? As I thought more, this was probably Kratos. But, in truth, I like this sensation, it's so, well, comfortable and comforting. I was soon placed onto an bed, and I suddenly missed the arms that were once holding me in an bridal fashion. My visions cleared at that moment instantly, and I saw someone in front of me, the one that had carried me. My eyes almost widened, but I stopped myself. It wasn't Kratos or anyone, it was Yuan.

"Thank goodness, she looks fine." Martel said with an sigh of relief as Mithos shook his head and raised his shoulders, his hands on the air to his shoulder height.

"You should've seen her fall to the ground, it was as if she died or something." I wonder why Mithos thougth like this.

"Mithos, if you think that way, it tends to happen in reality." Alright, Yuan just replied for me on that.

Mithos didn't speak much after that, and I was able to move again. I lifted myself up half way as the half-elf sighed in relief, telling me how worried he was. My eyes were only shifted to Yuan, but he was speaking with Martel just by the door. Somehow, I overheard. Something about relationships? I couldn't tell. But I noticed a different pairs of eyes observing me, and I looked to the side to notice Kratos, of all people, look at me with his redish piercing eyes. I was frightened at first and almost fell out of my bed. But Mithos caught me. And then, that's where the odd thing happened.

"Are you okay? Whoa!" Mithos fell back onto the ground, bottom first as he got up.

I turned around quickly, and saw the same looking swordsman as the one that Ashura and Yuan had beaten up. He reached out for me as Mithos casted Fire Ball, setting the man on fire as more swordsman appeared. Kratos took out his double-edged sword and swiftly swung his sword at the swordsman, although he exceeded more than the rookie. But how on Symphonia did I find out that Kratos wielded this double-edged sword thing? It just popped into my head, how odd. Yuan took his double sabers out as he started chanting. I admired him now ever so much, he could fight physically and magically, while I was just useless, plain old useless.

Triet-Inn room-Battle

Yuan performed his magic, but I wasn't able to hear what he muttered, because Kratos and Mithos both yelled out Demon Fang at the same time. They spoiled it for me. But at least I heard them do an Demon Fang in unision, which was kind of cool in an sense. The swordsmans were hit and was killed. Mithos stepped back and casted something. Yuan suddenly came and grabbed me. Kratos and the others ran out of the inn as Mithos suddenly yelled out from inside.

"Eruption!"

Triet

"You'll now have to pay for the destroyed inn!" The inn keeper growled as Mithos repeatedly said 'sorry', but they paid no heed to his apologies.

"I expect about 500,000 gald by midnight!" Martel gave an surprised and disappointed look.

"We can't get that much in such a short time..." But she was hushed by the inn keeper.

As Yuan and the others talked about how to gather the gald in such a short period, I looked around helplessly. People just passed by, paying no heed to our problems. I leaned against the remaining wall of the inn, the inn keeper watching us. I slid down to the ground as I sat on the ground, looking straight at the ground, feeling so helpless. But the inn keeper suddenly came up and looked me, then at Yuan, who turned around and saw the inn keeper by me. He raised his hand, about to dosomething with it.

"Unless you would rather sell me these ones here." He pointed to me, and then at Yuan.

"Are you crazy!" Mithos yelled as the inn keeper shrugged.

"It is sell those two to me as assistants, or pay."

"But Yuan and I are engaged!" Martel suddenly blurted out, and Mithos and I both looked shocked.

"What!" Mithos yelled.

Next chapter

Body Host Number 876407: Yuan's engaged, but since when? I feel somewhat weird, but maybe I should just get sold to the inn keeper to pay off for the price alone. Then everyone can finish the journey and be happy for their life.

Body Host Number 876407: Next chapter on Chapter 9: The engagement.