Kai

I let out a small sigh as I made my way around the Nest with no real objective in mind. My protege was leaving for a week of missions in a town not too close to the Nest, so I wasn't training him at all until he came back. While this is only one of my responsibilities at the Nest, it's still what I put most of my time into, so not being able to do this for a while really is cutting down on activities to occupy my time. Although, it's definitely better than going on a mission for the Void, so I wasn't about to complain too much.

As I made my way around the Nest, I listened to all of the conversations that surrounded me, none of them having a set topic, just pokemon interacting peacefully with one another. Occasionally, I would find myself walking by one of the recent recruits, who all seemed to be improving at a steady rate. One that caught my eye though was the Gabite. Since his mentor is Aven, I expected no improvement whatsoever, especially since he was one of the recruits that was labeled as a threat. Aven had the authority to neglect training the Gabite, but he seems to be pushing him almost as hard as I push the Umbreon in our training sessions.

What's making you want to improve his strength? I know you have some kind of ulterior motive, but what could that be? I didn't know anything about Lucas himself, so I had no idea what kind of plans Aven had for him. Whatever they were, I knew they weren't positive though. I also recently began to worry about the Void interfering with the Nest more prominently in the near future. I've heard about a lot of the recent events that have been going on with the members of the Nest as of late, and the Void is beginning to push after the Nest more recently.

For example, I know Rage tried to kill Kuro not too far away from the Nest, but failed. The fact that he was so close to the Nest shows what the Void has in mind. They aren't going to launch a large-scale attack on them or anything, but I can tell they're trying to whittle down some of their members. Luna even called in the assassin to do some dirty work, so it's clear that she isn't messing around too much with Ravens anymore.

Luckily, none of these attacks have succeeded yet, and Kuro even managed to bring back the pokemon that Rage was trying to… Do something with. I know what kind of pokemon Rage is, so I know what he wanted to do with the young girl, which disgusted me. It was knowledge I wish I didn't have, Rage's MO is definitely an example of ignorance being bliss. Regardless of what he wanted to do with her, I was glad that my protege managed to save her, and I'm pretty sure him and his partner are now caring for her as well. At least, that's what it looked like when he showed up with the two of them in our most recent training session.

I was about to turn a corner while walking throughout the Nest, when I saw a small white blur come around the corner right in front of me and plant their face into my chest. The small pokemon almost fit under my legs without crouching down, which showed how small they were. Upon further investigation, I realized that I vaguely recognized this pokemon. Once I thought about it for a second, I realized exactly who this was, the pokemon I just had in my thoughts a few seconds ago.

The small Vulpix looked up at me, and I looked back down at her. For a split second, she looked like she didn't know what to do, but right after, her face shrouded itself with what looked like fear, and she back away from me slowly.

"I-I'm sorry! I-I didn't mean t-to run i-into you!" She said in a panic while bowing her head.

She's a timid one. I thought to myself. I couldn't tell what she was like by the other day, as she just sat next to the Glaceon while I was focusing on training my protege. A thought suddenly hit me upon thinking this. She saw me training Kuro, which would explain her fear of me, or what I assume is fear. I gave a small sigh before directing my eyes at the Vulpix, trying my best to not look threatening.

"It was just a mistake, no need to apologize." I told her. I, once again, tried not to sound threatening, but it was a bit hard with the demeanor that I tended to have throughout ninety percent of my life. "What are you doing in such a rush?" I wondered why she was out and about like this, as I would expect that her new caretakers told her to not wander around the Nest like this.

"I-I was trying to f-find someone's r-room, but I k-kind of got l-lost." She told me, sounding almost ashamed. I admittedly felt bad for this Vulpix. She was just kidnapped and almost… Abused by a random pokemon she didn't know, and now she had her caretakers taken away from her due to a mission that they were well-qualified for. Not to mention, no matter how comfortable she feels with those two, she is still in a rather unfamiliar place, and the scale didn't help. Because of this, I felt the need to help her.

"Whose room are you trying to find?" I asked her. I hoped that I could help her find her way there, if anything.

"A-A Luxray and a Z-Zoroark's room. T-Their names a-are K-Kage and Vero." She told me through her stutters.

So they introduced her to them. I wonder if they're on a mission right now or not. I wondered. Kuro and his partner, along with that Luxray and Zoroark were definitely a close group of friends. You could tell by the amount of time the two duos spend with one another, so it makes sense that, of all pokemon, Kuro and his partner introduced this girl to them. I wanted to help her get to their room, but sadly, I was also ignorant as to where it was.

"I'm not sure where their room is exactly." I told her. "But I can help you find it if you want me to." I saw her eyes light up slightly.

"T-That would be g-great, thank y-you!" She responded, bowing her head. After this, I began to walk to another part of the Nest, with the Vulpix following right behind me. I was a bit surprised that she was so willing to follow me after watching me beat up Kuro, but this gave me an opportunity to help her, so I wasn't complaining. Although, I couldn't help but wonder.

"Are you sure you're okay with following me? You're not scared?" I asked her. While I did want to help, I wouldn't feel like I was helping if she was uncomfortable with the situation, so I decided to ask to see if it would be better if I got another Raven to help her.

"W-Well," She started, sounding like she was contemplating what exactly to say. "K-Kuro and Naru told me t-that you weren't fighting for r-real, so I'm n-not scared." I was honestly surprised at her response, but at the same time, I guess that they would have had to tell her that the battling wasn't real, otherwise, what would she have thought it was?

"I see." I said. "That's good to hear." It did make me feel a bit better that I wasn't feared by the girl, despite the fact I just put a bunch of cuts and bruises on her new guardian. "I'm not sure exactly where the Luxray and Zoroark's room is, so instead, I'm going to take you to our leader and she'll show you where to go." I told her, but before I got a response, I heard a small rumbling sound. I soon deduced that it was the Vulpix's stomach, as she somewhat shyly put her head down after said noise was heard. Without saying anything else, I pulled out a large apple from the bag that I had hanging off of my neck and rolled it towards the Vulpix after she stopped walking. In response to this, she just looked at me with confusion.

"You're hungry aren't you?" I asked her after she didn't attempt to eat the fruit.

"B-But, this is y-yours, isn't i-it?" She timidly asked me.

"I have plenty of food. You can eat that. After all, you're the hungry one here." I told her, and she looked at me with a glimmer of surprise in her eyes.

"T-Thank you!" She said, bowing her head and beginning to eat the apple while we stood to the side of one of the Nest's many twisting paths. While I was thinking of the food subject, I noticed her stature was actually much smaller than a Vulpix of that age should have been. At first, I thought it was natural, kind of like Kuro's, but now I thought it was because of a lack of a proper diet. After all, she had only been with her two caretakers for a day or two, not nearly enough time to fix a possible dietary problem.

I tossed away the thoughts of her having a lack of food before Kuro took her in, as I imagined that would be agonizing for however long she had to deal with it. I was slightly tempted to ask her, but I was talking to a child, so I decided to hold off. I noticed that she had just finished eating, and she looked up at me again. After staring at me for a few seconds, she leaned her head down towards the ground.

"I-I'm sorry for being scared of you a-at first." She apologized. "B-But, you're helping Kuro get stronger, right? I-If you're helping him, than I don't think I need to be afraid!" She said before looking up at me again, but this time, something was different.

She was smiling.

I felt a wave of guilt wash over me as soon as I saw her face. This child was trusting me, thinking of me as someone who wasn't bad, thinking of me as someone who who can be normally interacted with. She thought all of this, yet didn't know that I was technically part of the organization that tried to capture her in the first place. Me not being able to do anything about the Void is partially the reason why she was in danger in the first place, and I couldn't forgive myself of that. I was nothing more than a monster.

"I'm glad you feel that way." I quickly said before turning my head away. I continued to lead her to Myra's office, but didn't say a word past that point.

Naru

I was closing my eyes and letting the rushing wind pass through my ears. It wasn't every day that we went on a mission that was far enough to warrant and escort, so I was trying to enjoy the feeling while I had it. I thought I would be a lot more afraid of flying, but I ended up really loving the feeling, at least, once I dismissed the fear of being thrown off of Aria's back. Instead of being a rough ride that was scaring me, the flight was a smooth one that I didn't feel fearful of. I didn't know if Kuro felt the same way or not, as I wasn't able to read his emotions with him being behind me. I imagined that he was fine with it, but then again, it was also his first time flying along with mine, so anything was possible.

Multiple times during this flight, I attempted to talk to either Kuro or Aria, but the loud sounds of rushing winds cut out any noise I could possibly make without shouting. I was fairly certain that we were getting close to or destination at this point, mainly because I noticed the sun begin to go down, meaning we've been flying for… A while. I wasn't getting impatient or anything, but Aria told us that we'd be there around sundown, and if possible, I wanted to get at least one mission done or started before tomorrow. If we didn't get to Myriad before it got dark, then it would end up just being that much harder.

As if the legendaries themselves were listening to my thoughts, Aria began to slow down before halting. I looked down from where we stopped, and I saw the outline if a familiar town. I never really looked at Myriad from above, but it looked like a countless number of dots, all of different colors, making a rather abstract image. Aria turned her head around as best as she could and announced our arrival.

"Well, we're right above Myriad right now, time for us to begin our descent!" Aria enthusiastically shouted before starting to descend to the ground. "So how did you enjoy the flight?" I thought for a second before responding.

"I enjoyed it! The noise from the wind was a bit annoying, but other than that, it felt great!" I told her, trying to match her enthusiasm. I considered myself pretty enthusiastic, but it was hard to get to Aria's level of positivity. She gave off this aura that helped you get along with her easily, and even know I've only had one conversation with her, I could tell we could be friends rather easily.

"Great! And what about you, silent Umbreon?" She said the last part of that sentence trying to sound ominous, which got a chuckle out of me, and a sigh out of Kuro.

"I thought it was good. No complaints." He simply stated. It was a bit strange to hear Kuro act this quiet. I mean, he was always a quiet one to begin with, but when interacting with pokemon he's not familiar with in the slightest, his silence really stuck out. Although it is in his personality, I don't think Aria's constant mentioning of it was helping her in any way.

"I see. Well that's good!" She responded. "Hopefully I'll be the one to take you guys back too, it's a lot easier carrying two eeveelutions than a Tyranitar." She said with a sigh.

Has she actually had to transport a Tyranitar in the past?

"Plus, I liked talking to the two of you! It especially got interesting whenever the silent Umbreon decided to give his input!" Aria stated with energy, making me need to stifle a laugh.

"Please don't tell me that's going to become a nickname…" Kuro said in a low voice.

"Of course it's going to become a nickname! I can't miss out on an opportunity like this! I've never been able to give someone a proper nickname, and it looks like you're my first victim!" Aria energetically challenged. Her first… Victim?

"Lovely…"

After Aria taunted Kuro some more, we finally touched down on the ground right outside of Myriad. I immediately looked at all of the multi-colored buildings and was hit with a wave of familiarity. I didn't think I would miss this town at all besides my house, but after taking one look at its details, my thoughts were proven wrong. I suppose I never disliked the town itself, just ninety percent of whom I interacted with in the town.

"Alright, see you two another time!" Aria lifted one of her cloud-like wings and waved before taking flight once more.

"Bye Aria!" I shouted as she rose higher. I saw Kuro raise one of his forepaws to wave. It seemed like he was going to live up to the nickname he was given by her, whether it was intentional or not. Once Aria reached a certain height, we watched as she swiftly flew through the orange-painted skies, presumably heading back to the Nest.

Geez, a round trip must be a bit of an ordeal for her. I thought, before taking in the sights of Myriad's outskirts again. I almost forgot how large it was, the town may have rivaled the Void's ship. Then again, the name of the town did mean 'infinite,' so I suppose the size is an easy distinction to make. I began to walk towards the many buildings, Kuro following closely behind.

Once we made it into the busy parts of Myriad's streets, I turned to Kuro to give him a proposition before the sun left for the other side of the world.

"Alright." I started. "Kuro, I think we should start on some of the tasks we have to do now so we don't have to worry about time too much. The sooner we get this stuff done, the better!"

"I agree." Kuro said. "I think we should split off then. We'll be more efficient that way." He suggested. I thought about it for a second before nodding.

"Good idea! That's also a good way to split the workload." I said, getting a nod from Kuro. "But, will you be able to find your way around here? This place is pretty big after all, and you never lived here." I was a bit worried that Kuro would get lost, especially since he still barely knew his way around the Nest.

"I think I'll be fine. The first day I came here, I walked around a lot. Plus, this town has a lot of landmarks, unlike the Nest, so I think I'll be fine." He told me. "Although, I think you should take the mission to search for Void camps here. That seems like one that requires more knowledge about the town than I have." He said, and I nodded. I knew almost every nook and cranny of this place, and I was going to wipe it clean of the Void, assuming it was necessary.

"Sounds good! I kind of want to start on that one tonight since it'll probably be one of the longer ones." I told him. "What will you do?"

"I… I think I'll go check on the orphanage." He said. "That place really does sound beneficial, and after seeing the camp we visited for our first mission, I want to see if this one is similar in any way." That made sense, Kuro has said to me that he liked the way that orphanage handled itself, and I suppose he wanted to see if it was the same here, and if it wasn't than he would probably suggest ways to improve it.

"Alright! Good luck finding your way there!" I told him, and he gave a small chuckle.

"Good luck locating something that may not exist." He told me in response. "But, in all seriousness, assuming you do find something, be careful. The Void is still the Void after all."

"Right! I'll make sure I'm not too reckless!" I assured him, to which he smiled and nodded. "After you're done with your mission, we should meet up at my old house, assuming you remember where it is."

"I remember where, so I'll be there after I'm done."

"Alright! See you then!" I exclaimed. Kuro nodded his head once more and began to walk down a different road of town. I watched him until he turned a corner not too far from where we entered town and then began to walk in the other direction.

I should probably start with the back alleys that I used to always avoid… Then I'll check the outskirts… Then abandoned buildings. I formed a plan in my head as to how I was going to thoroughly check Myriad for Void hideouts. I knew this town really well, so I wasn't worried about forgetting to check somewhere or missing an easy hiding spot. The only thing I was worried about was if I found something, and I was forced into combat. I did have my scarf draped over the Raven symbol on the side of my body, but even if they didn't know I was a Raven, I couldn't just sit there and do nothing if I knew I was talking to a Void member. Especially not in the town I spent most of my life in.

As I was walking down the streets of Myriad, passing by pokemon of all kinds minding their business, I couldn't help but feel a bit of nostalgia. Even know I was living in this town only a little under two months ago, I hadn't walked around the place since I was much younger, so I was able to see a lot of things I haven't seen in quite a few years. Mainly, a few shops my parents and brother used to visit a lot. All of them sold the same things, general appliances, but they all had different designs and colors on their interiors as well as lively employees. Because of this, as a child, I loved to visit all of them on a regular basis.

Oh how my life has changed…

I was, in no way, dissatisfied with my current life, at least, my life from when I joined the Nest to now, but I couldn't help but remember the times I had before my life turned in the wrong direction. It all happened so fast, my life changed forever in one day. But then, years later, my life changed drastically again, and also, in the span of a day.

It all started with slamming my skull into Kuro's…

I smiled at the memory of when Kuro and I first met, looking back on every last detail of the event. I was about to delve deeper into my mind, but I noticed a Quilava and Combusken acting rather strangely on the side of one of the streets I was walking on. I walked a bit closer to them, trying not to alert them of my presence. Once I was in range of their talking, I saw the two of them walk down one of Myriad's many small alleyways and turn a corner at the end of it.

I was suspicious, so I began to walk down the alleyway myself, feeling a bit of fear creep up on me. I shook my head as I was walking, trying to dismiss my fear. There wasn't anything confirming that the two were going to a Void base of any kind, but I wanted to make sure. After all, they did look like they were acting sketchy, and both had the same look of anticipation on their faces. I had no idea what this anticipation was for, but I needed to find out. I arrived at the corner of the alleyway, and slowly poked my head around it, looking for signs of the two pokemon. After scanning the secondary alley and finding a lot of irrelevant trash scattered all over the place, my eyes were brought to the two that were acting suspicious, and I immediately felt a jolt go down my spine as I retracted around the corner and back away, leaving the alleyway. They weren't Void members, but I did see the two of them performing certain… Actions. Actions that made my face light up brightly while walking down the streets of Myriad. I let out a sigh at what I had just looked at.

At least it looked consensual…

I tried to erase the images I had just witnessed from my head as I walked away, looking for more suspicious actions.

Kuro

I walked passed a familiar store that I went to the first time I came to Myriad. It was the store in which I bought the scarf and bag I'm wearing on my body. I had a minor flashback to the day I arrived in Myriad, but soon directed my thoughts on other things. I already obtained my bearings in this town by finding the area that I actually recognized, meaning I knew how to get to Naru's old house from here. I decided that I would use what I already know to not get lost in this monster of a town and be stuck out in the middle of the night. It wasn't quite nighttime yet, but the sky began to turn a deeper and deeper shade of orange with each passing second, so I wanted to get my location straight before I began searching for the orphanage I needed to check up on.

I still gawked in awe at most of this buildings in this town, as I looked at all of them a beautiful pieces of construction that I could not begin to fathom the complexion of. The Nest had a lot of extravagant buildings as well, but all of them share the same violet, red, and golden coloring, so none of them catch your eye as much as all of the buildings here. There were also a lot more pokemon roaming the streets here than Ravens that roam the Nest, but that is to be expected. Although, at the moment, I found myself in an area that consisted of nothing but an empty street that seemed to go on for about a mile. I wasn't too fond of crowds, so I didn't question it and just kept walking on the paved road.

As I made it about halfway down the street, a group of pokemon turned the corner at the end of it, and began to walk in my direction. As soon as I looked at the group, I felt a bit strange. I didn't feel threatened in any way, but the Hitmonchan in the front of the group just gave off a sort of negative aura that I didn't want anything to do with. Following this Hitmonchan were four others, all giving off a similar feeling. An Ariados, a Dragonair, a Rampardos, and a Lileep. I couldn't quite place my paw on the feeling I got from them. It wasn't something I was familiar with, not feeling threatened but feeling like they're not good to be around at the same time. Then again, my instincts are weird.

Both the group and I were about to cross paths near the end of the road, and I had just hoped they would all keep walking. Whatever this feeling was, I wasn't too keen on investigating it. For all I know, this could be a group of pokemon who try and sell me drugs or something. Right as we were about to pass each other, right when I thought I was going to be free of any confrontation with the group, the Hitmonchan placed its hand right in front of my chest, stopping me from walking. I looked to my right to see the Hitmonchan bent down slightly to match my height, and then smile at me. However, this smile wasn't a comforting sight, it just made me want to leave even more.

"You know, I haven't seen you around this town." He told me. "I tend to recognize faces, so I'm certain you aren't here often." You really think you can recognize every pokemon in a town of this size? "Then again, I suppose I would recognize your pathetic size before your face." Right after this sentence left his mouth, I just sighed.

So they're a group of bullies… Explains the feeling I had earlier. Without wanting to converse with a pile of negative intentions, I simply walked around the Hitmonchan's hand and began walking to the other side of the street again. Part of me wanted to just block them out and continue looking for the orphanage I needed to find, but I was glad I decided against it, based on what I heard from them next.

"I see, so this one's not so talkative, is he?" He said, to which I slowed down my walking but continued moving forward. "You know, he reminds me of the Glaceon. She never said anything back either, just cowered in fear behind her damn parents." This was followed with a few snickers from the rest of the group. That's when I stopped walking. It was clear to me who these pokemon were now. They were part of what made Naru's life hellish before she left for the Nest. Because of this, I felt myself begin to build up anger.

After a few moments passed, the group seemed to notice that I stopped, and then the Hitmonchan walked closer to me. Instead of walking away to the end of the road, I turned around and faced him.

"What? You want to talk now?" He asked me, his voice oozing with condescendance. "I don't know what you're going to say, but you look like you can't defend yourself, so choose your words carefully when talking to me."

Who does this guy think he is? I thought. Admittedly, I felt my anger build up more and more as I looked at this guy's face. It took a lot, and I mean a lot to make me angry if you're not a Void member, and these pokemon practically ruining the life of my partner was crossing that line. I noticed that none of them were younger than me, in fact, half of them, including the Hitmonchan, looked a few years older if anything. Because of this, I thought about if I would feel bad at all if I ended up hurting one of them. This weren't thoughts that I usually had, but my mind decided to make an exception for this group of idiots. However, after thinking for a second, just hurting them wouldn't solve anything, so I decided I would try and teach them something. With that sentiment in my head, I sighed, before finally opening my mouth.

"You really shouldn't judge a book by its cover." I said. "You never know what kind of pokemon you're talking to, and this isn't an exception."

"Oh?" He said before beginning to laugh uncontrollably, which was followed by the rest of the pokemon in the group. After he calmed down, he decided to give me the honor of a response. "Please. Look at yourself in a mirror. You're barely larger than a child, I'd probably knock your lights out with a minimal effort punch." He finished with a very cocky smirk. However, him saying this gave me an idea, which made me put on a smug expression as well, again, something I don't usually do.

"Try me." I simply said, raising my chin up. "Hit me as hard as you can." The Hitmonchan looked rather taken aback by my proposal. He dropped his cocky expression, and looked at me questioningly. I took this opportunity to rile him up more. "What's wrong? Starting to loose your facade of confidence?" I asked with a teasing tone. This pissed him off, and I could easily tell by his gritted teeth.

"Do you really want to die that badly?"

"Not that you can kill me."

"Do you really want your neck broken?"

"I can't see you hurting me in the slightest."

I saw the Hitmonchan's expression get more and more angry as I responded to his comments. Knowing who this guy was, it was admittedly satisfying. I wasn't just spouting nonsense either, this pokemon hasn't been beat up by someone ten times stronger than him on a bi-daily basis. For once, I was completely confident in what I was saying to another pokemon.

"We'll see about that!" The Hitmonchan walked towards me, and stood about an inch away. His right hand curled into a fist, and began to glow a bright white. "Not my fault if this breaks your neck!" With that, he brought his arm back, and swung his arm forward as fast and hard as he could, focus punching me directly in the forehead, right in the center of my golden ring. He looked like he put all of his effort into it, but despite that…

I didn't even budge. Despite him being a fighting type, and hitting me with one of the strongest fighting type moves, I barely felt a thing. This guy clearly hadn't trained himself a single day in his life, as a move like that should've hurt, even if only a bit. I decided to observe his expression, which warped from cockiness and anger to astoundment really quickly. The scene honestly made me want to burst out laughing, but I held it in and instead just lowered my eyelids and gave him an unimpressed stare.

"Is that really it?" I asked him in a monotone voice, knowing that would be the most insulting way to respond. "So much for breaking my neck, or coming remotely close to killing me." I deadpanned.

With that, he backed up a few feet and kept his stare on me. His face warped back into one of anger, but he didn't say anything, not knowing how to respond to his loss of the situation. Even if he didn't aim to break my neck, he was definitely expecting me to fly back, or at least flinch in pain. Sadly for him, I was in the middle of teaching a lesson.

"As I said, don't judge a book by its cover. Look where it has you now." I said, keeping my monotone voice. "Now, since you hit me with something that was aimed to make me feel the most pain possible, I want to respond by hitting you with the weakest form of offense I have." I backed up a few feet, and lunged towards the Hitmonchan. He looked surprised, but he didn't move. Once I was about an inch away from him, I slammed my head into his stomach. As soon as I did, I felt the wind get knocked out of him, and he took a bunch of steps back in a very fast speed. He began coughing vigorously, gripping his stomach in his hands before kneeling to the ground. I saw tears start to build up at the bottom of his eyes, and he replaced his coughing with loud moans of pain.

I really didn't hit him that hard… I thought to myself, but not feeling much regret for what I did. I could've hit him with a hyper beam or something, but that might have actually killed him. After his moans of pain began to calm down a bit, he looked back up at me, but with a very different expression. He looked fearful, and all of his followers in the group had the same complexion. I must say, it felt… Interesting for pokemon to be legitimately afraid of me. Other than when I first starting feeding Shiro, I think this is the first time, so I didn't really know how to react at first. I decided it was time for me to wrap things up with this group, not wanting to drag this out anymore than I needed to. I didn't get enjoyment from causing others pain, I just thought it was necessary in this case.

"I hope my point is clear to you now." I said to them, losing my monotone voice. "Oh, and just so you know, offence is easily my weakest battling attribute, and you took that kind of damage. Want to hear something interesting? Naru's best battling attribute is offence, and considering she's on an equal level as me, think of what she can do to you." I threatened. After all, if Naru wasn't a passive girl, she could probably freeze them all to death without effort.

"N-Naru?" The Hitmonchan said through his pain. "How do you know the g-girl with the parents who are fa-"

"You don't want to finish that sentence." I said with a low voice. It honestly came out a lot more threatening-sounding than I intended, but perhaps it was good that they knew I was serious. These pokemon already made Naru live through hell, I wasn't about to let them insult her parents any more than they may have in the past. Without waiting for another response, I walked to the end of the long street and turned the corner. I took a deep breath to calm the anger that I just had built up inside of my body.

Now… Where is this orphanage?

Hello Readers!

I want to start off by saying that I have gone back and edited chapters 6-11, so all of those are now new and improved! I made quite a few stupid mistakes, which I fixed all of, (Hopefully) as well as added more detail to some parts I felt had weak presentations.

I also want to say that, with this chapter, this story has reached 100,000 words! This is by far the longest thing I've ever written, and the only piece of writing I would dare to say that I'm proud of. I know it's far from perfect, and far from finished, but I've put a lot of effort into this, and knowing that people enjoy reading it just makes me feel fantastic!

Now, a question. For the next few chapters, I will most likely be switching perspectives from the two in Myriad, to the ones at the Nest quite a bit. Now, would you guys prefer if I focused on one of these groups at a time? Or if I switched between them during chapters? Originally, I was going to do the latter, but I want other's input so I know what's best for the readers!

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