Chapter twenty-one. Mwahahaha, I surpassed MTMTE with this one!
Raine: Hmm...
What's that supposed to mean? "Hmm"?
Raine: ...Nothing in particular.
You're hiding something.
Raine: No. I am not. I simply have nothing to say.
That never stopped you before!
Raine: ... ... ...
O.o Sorry. Let's go...
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Sheena glanced up at Regal as he came out, closing the door softly behind him. "How is she?" asked the summoner, indicating the door he'd just passed through.
It was very clear that the man was thoroughly relieved. This she could tell just from his more relaxed posture. Ever since this had all started, he had been very tense - probably without realizing it, she thought. He gave a nod. "She is sleeping now," he said easily. "But she will be fine."
Lloyd let out an evidently held breath, leaning back against the wall. "That's good," he said, good-naturedly. "She had me worried for a while."
"I think she scared us all," agreed Sheena with a shake of her head. "You both give us too many reasons to worry about you, what with both Deryn and Karla."
"Indeed." Regal cocked an eyebrow. "Karla," he said, obviously inquiring as to what happened after he'd left to rescue his maiden.
"We had a skirmish, but it didn't last long. Karla and her possy were able to escape into Sybak. After that, we couldn't find them...so we decided we'd better get over here just in case they were scheming again. But we haven't seen 'em since."
"That is not a comforting prospect," he said grimly. "She could be anywhere, now." Well, he was right. By this time, the little gang probably could be just about anywhere, just waiting. But waiting for what? What were they planning now? Or did they even have a plan at all, yet?
"Well, we'll just have to keep an eye out for 'em, won't we?" It was Zelos this time, cocky and care-free as ever as he flashed that stupid grin.
"Yeah." Lloyd nodded, still leaning against the wall behind him. Colette was beaming beside him, her hands clasperd.
"I'm glad the Professor's okay," she said, as if the rest of the conversation hadn't happened at all. Which to Colette, maybe it hadn't - or maybe the girl was trying to switch things to a more cheerful subject. Neither one could be excluded with the former Chosen of Sylvarant.
"As am I," sighed Regal, though it was quiet enough that Sheena suspected not many of them caught it. But she had. She patted him on the shoulder with a nod. It was funny; things had been happening non-stop since the wedding, which had only happened a couple of days ago. But it hardly seemed like what it should be after two people have gotten married.
There had been no "Newly-Wed" sense to this whole thing. They didn't have time to be Newly-Weds, with Karla out to get them...quite literally. She did hope for their sake things would calm down, and they could...bond? She nearly snorted aloud at this thought. Raine and Regal...conservative - most of time. The more serious of the group - most of the time. Least emotional...er, most of the time. She had to admit, though, Raine's "ruin-mode," as Lloyd called it, was pretty scary. That, and getting either of them angry. Not a happy time.
"I'm sure she'll be up and around oon enough. But in the mean time, we should round up Karla and her little squad. Just to ensure that nothing else happens," suggested the Mizuho girl. "As long as she's sill out there somewhere, she could once again start to wreck havoc."
"Yes." Regal nodded, sending what she supposed was a subconcious glance back at the door. A few more words were exchanged, and it was decided that the first thing to do was alert the King. Again. The same had happened with Deryn...But it needed to happen with Karla, too. They all made their way to the castle, and ultimately to the royal family of Tethe'alla.
It didn't take that long for them to be granted an audiance. Of course, such was to be expected when the King heard that the ones who wanted to see him were those in the Reunification Group. After tht, it was almost as if all they had to do was mention Deryn's name, and that she had a sister. "She has already proved herself to be perhaps even more of a threat than Deryn was," said Regal, grimly.
"You want me to do the same thing that I did for that other girl, Deryn Salri," said the King.
"Yes, sir."
"Karla's tried to kill Raine again, twice, and she would have done the same to Regal if she'd caught him," said Sheena. "She needs to be caught before she can do anything else. "
"Very well. A bulletin will be sent out, the people alerted of this new threat."
Regal nodded. "Thank you," he said, with the smallest of bows before he made his way out of the audiance hall, and out into the open city of Meltokio. Sheena followed him, and the others trailed behind him. She felt rather confident now...Raine was alive, Karla would be caught. All was well. Right?
Sheena gave a shrug as they walked, before finally slowing to a halt as she realized something. "Ah...Where are we going, exactly?" She watched as Regal looked over his shoulder, almost as if he hadn't even realized they were all following him.
"I am simply taking a walk," he said, blinking at them. "There is nothing to be done now; I will sremain here until Raine has recovered, at which time I believe we will be returning to Altamira."
"What about Karla?"
"She will not be able to enter the Resort by that time, without someone knowing it. I am quite confident that it will no longer be a problem." He certainly looked more relaxed. Apparently he really did think it would all finally come to a close.
Sheena gave a nod. "Well...I'm beat." She stretched, hiding a yawn. "I think I'm just going to hit the sack." She started to turn, but stopped half-way and looked over her shoulder at him as the rest of the group was dispersing as well, with different reasons for all. "But if Karla shows up, save me a piece of the action." She flashed a cocky little smirk, and set off.
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What do you think, will Karla show up again?
Raine: Knowing you? Oh, yes. There is no doubt.
...You think you know me sooo well. I'll surprise you someday...
