Early the next morning, Merill and Genie were out and about in the town square gathering supplies and various items that believed may be useful based on the information heard by Merill the previous day. Melissa had gone to visit the shrine of Mylee to offer a prayer of good fortune for their journey ahead when she came across Head Priestess Jenny
"I hear you are off on another adventure Melissa" said Jenny
"That is correct Miss Jenny, we are going in search of something Merill has some information about"
"I just wanted to ask that you take extra care whilst leaving the city at this time Melissa, I have heard rumours that there have been a lot of adventurers in this area recently and I am not sure why"
"Thank you Miss Jenny, I'm sure we will be ok with Mylee watching over us" replied Melissa
"I'm sure you will Melissa, good day" and with that Jenny smiled, turned and started to walk away. As she took her fourth step she suddenly spun round again and asked
"Will that handsome young magician be joining you this time?"
Melissa replied unenthusiastically "If you are referring to Louie then yes, he will"
"Don't worry Melissa, one day you will see him as the champion he truly is, you just have to sleep with him" and with that she left, leaving behind a rather green in the face Melissa
Later that day, Louie and the gang all met by the gates of Ofhun, ready to set off on another of their crazy adventures.
"So Merill, where are we meant to be going anyway?" inquired Louie
"Well the guys from the pub said something about a small village near the sea" Merill replied
Genie then said "Could they mean the town of Stratos?"
"You know what Genie, I think you may be right, that is the nearest yown to Ofhun that is connected to the sea" Melissa added
"Well it is best lead we have at the moment" replied Merill
"Ok then it's decided, lets GO!" screamed Louie
And with that the four of them gathered up their equipment and headed off down the road for the village of Stratos in search of the mysterious treasure.
As they walked along various roads, paths and tracks most of the group were planning what they would do when they got to the town, where they would stay and other things adventurers would need to know in order to survive, Louie on the other hand was not an ordinary adventurer. As he walked all he could think about was the treasure, what was this mysterious item that the men had talked of? How come they had not tried to get it themselves yet? When was lunch?
"Hey guys, can we eat now?" asked Louie
"We ate 10 minutes ago Louie" Melissa replied, "How can you possibly still be hungry?"
"Hey, all this walking works up an appetite!" said Louie
"Against my will, against my will……" chanted Melissa under her breath.
After walking for almost constantly for a day the group of adventurers decided it would be best to set up camp for the night and continue tomorrow before it got too dark to see what they were doing.
Louie wandered off to gather fire wood for the night and Genie went hunting for something to eat whilst Melissa and Merill set up some camp beds. A few minutes later Louie returned and they set up a small fire in the centre of the camp. After an hour Genie also returned, wielding a few rabbits she had caught.
After eating their meal, they decided upon a rota of who would keep watch in what order, Merill went first, then it was decided Genie would go, then Melissa, and finally Louie.
"I think he can handle the early shift" said Genie "He won't have much to look out for"
"You sure about this Genie? He is a Klutz ya know.." questioned Merill
"Well he may as well try, as we know he is useless at most other things" replied Genie "Besides, what's the worst that could happen?"