In the morning, Reina woke to find Kyoko in her face. She jerked her head and slowly left to find breakfast, which was conveniently in Kyoko's sack. Unfortunately, it was tucked in his arm, and he was sleeping. Reina sighed and gently opened the sack. She rumaged inside and pulled out the melon bread.

This should be good enough

She started another fire, and ripped the bread into two large pieces; one for her and another for when Kyoko woke up. She went to the water's edge, and scooped water for drinking. Coming back, she heard Kyoko mumbling and yawning. He stretched and waved at Reina, who was walking up the side of the bank. He helped himself to his share of lemon bread, munching happily on it.

"Why so close this morning?"

Kyoko raised an eyebrow. "What are you talking about?"

Reina shook her head, "Oh, never mind. It's nothing."

Kyoko shrugged and continued with his munching. Reina sipped at her water and stared at the sparks and flames coming from the fire.

"Hey, you look a little depressed. Something up?"

Reina shook her head, "Naw, just thinking about stuff. I guess we better get a move on though. We want to make it to another village or city so we can get an inn."

Kyoko nodded and Reina dowsed the fire. They packed up any vital supplies and were off.

There was nothing but blue skies and vast open plains. Reina started to slow down her pace, and Kyoko dragged himself along, trailing behind her.

"How long is this going to go on for?"

Reina shrugged. "I have no idea."

Kyoko sighed and tried to keep up with Reina, feeling tired and ready to give up.

Meanwhile, in a desolate place somewhere, a shadow loomed in a dark cavern.

"Masuyo! Come here!"

A boy of about 16 came and knelt in front of the figure.

"What is it, Shukun Kijo? Is there a problem?"

"Kijo" as the boy called her, grumbled. "Yes, boy, there is. There are two problems, and I want you to get rid of them."

She pointed to a glass ball on the table beside her.

"These two are out there randomly killing off my beasts! That will not do! If the Celebration of the Ishoku is to be destroyed, these two cannot be out there ruining it for me! In 3 fortnights, you will go, join in their allience, and I'll give you the signal to kill them off. Do what you will to win their trust. You are dimissed."

The boy bowed again, and hurriedly ran out of the chamber.

Reina and Kyoko finally reached a small city, bustling with towns people. There was a woman on a bench smoking a pipe, and reading a map.

"We can ask her. She must need help too."

Reina strolled up to the woman.

"Hi, I was wondering if you knew where a nearby inn might be? We're new here and we don't know where anything is…"

The woman scoffed and didn't answer. Reina sighed and shrugged at Kyoko. He rolled his eyes and they passed her.

"I am not going to go round' in circles looking for that damn inn. Find someone who actually will answer you."

Reina nodded and tapped on a man's shoulder.

"Excuse me, sorry to interupt…"

The man spun around and glared at her, "What do you want!?" he growled.

Reina stepped back, "Oh nothing, I thought you were someone else."

She ran from the stand back to Kyoko.

"These people are very unfriendly."

Suddenly, a little boy and his mother walked up to them. They were wearing close to rags, and had a small loaf of bread in their hands.

"Are you lost? We've been observing, and it looked like you needed help. May we help you?"

The boy smiled and offered us a piece of bread.

"No thank you, you must keep the bread. We have enough food…but that was nice of you."

The boy nodded and looked up at them.

"Actually, since you mentioned it, we're trying to look for an inn. Do you know where one is?"

The mother nodded. "Go down the road and turn to your right. There's one right around that corner, you can't miss it."

Reina smiled her thanks and started on her way. When they reached the inn, they found a guard at the enterance, dragging out what looked like a thief. After they had driven down the road, they slipped inside and went to the front desk. A girl was at the front, sorting out a stack of paper.

"Oh hello, sorry, it's been hectic around here. A room?"

Reina gave Kyoko a curious glance.

"Uh, no. Two please…"

The girl nodded. "I just thought you were together. All right, floor 2, rooms 13 and 14."

Reina smiled and went to the elevator. Kyoko stepped in after her, and pressed the numbers. The elevator bell rung and they found their rooms.

"Well it's gonna be dark soon, so why don't you open your door and you can come into my room for a bit."

Reina handed him his key, and he nodded his approval. Reina stepped inside her room and automatically turned on the television. She slumped on the bed and contently watched and waited for Kyoko. After a while, he finally showed up.

"I got some ramen to eat. I thought you'd be hungry."

"Thanks. Indeed I am."

They sat down on the bed eating their ramen and watching the television. But when Reina tried to switch the channel, they found that there was only one, and they turned it off.

"That sucks. What else are we supposed to do?"

Reina shook her head in disapproval.

"Why don't we go down and see if they have a game room? Most inns do…"

Kyoko nodded and followed her into the elevator. She pressed "lobby" and they went back to the front desk.

"Excuse me, is there any chance you have a game room?"

The same girl that they first saw replied, "Oh definitely. It's around that corner."

She pointed down the hall, where they saw a sharp corner, and a bit of window sticking out from the corner.

"OK, thank you."

And they headed to the game room for a little fun.