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Chapter 6: The Search
Ardyn woke with a start, and looked around himself, terrified. He looked around, and saw Dorian fast asleep. Ardyn felt himself strangely attracted to her. She was beautiful while she slept, her long, black hair glistened, and her soft snores were soothing. Ardyn sighed, and settled back down to sleep.
(That morning)
Ardyn woke up, to see the light of dawn. Dorian was in the other room preparing breakfast. Ardyn walked over to her, exhausted. The whole deal with Bahamut had been exhausting. Somehow, the creature had drained every ounce of his strength.
"You look exhausted," Dorian said, snapping Ardyn out of his thoughts.
"Yeah, I need to tell you something. First of all, has a god ever visited you in your sleep?" Ardyn said.
"Once, but that was Shiva offering me her condolences. It was the day after my father had died," Dorian replied.
"Well, Bahamut spoke to me. He said if I completed three trials, I could have my humanity back, or something like that," Ardyn said.
"Bahamut? Okay, sit, we need to have a talk. What did he say?" Dorian asked.
"He said that if I completed three trials in three days, I would gain my humanity back," Ardyn replied.
Dorian looked interested. "Three days, three trials? What were they?"
Ardyn thought back to them for a moment. One, find the traitor in the desert. Two, save a city being destroyed by daemons. Three, defeat the empire once and for all. You have three days, good luck, Ardyn thought.
"The first one was, find the traitor in the desert. Two is save a city being attacked by daemons, or a daemon. Finally he wanted us to destroy the empire once and for all," Ardyn said.
"All of that in three days? Is he insane?" Dorian said.
"I think so, Dorian. Well, I guess we need to head out. Which direction is the desert?" Ardyn said, heading in the wrong direction.
Dorian laughed, and said, "The other way."
Ardyn chuckled, and walked after Dorian. She led him past farms, roads, and even people.
(When they made it to the desert)
Ardyn was tired when they finally made it to the desert. "Can we take a break?" Ardyn said.
"Yes," Dorian said, laughing.
A/N: Are you ready to find out why Gladio would kill Noctis? Well, the next chapter is a Gladio exclusive. Please review, your feedback is very helpful.