Right now, we were sitting in Vanessa's campsite around a fire while she spoke with the army. The moon was lighting up the night, although we still needed that fire to warm us up.

"Whoops~ My bad Elsword~" Aisha said after she, out of the blue, smashed a creamy pie in Elsword's face. Despite my disappointment about not having a chance at winning this competition, I was definitely enjoying the acts that the others had.

The town of Velder was in a ruckus from the demon invasions, but that didn't stop us from enjoying ourselves. In fact, we made the best of it. We all laughed at the sight of the cream rolling down Elsword's face. He wiped off the cream covering his eyes and flicked it at Aisha playfully. She gasped at his actions and responded by scraping off the cream at the bottom of the pie pan and flicking it back at him. The two went into a messy war after that.

I glanced at Eve who yawned quietly. She caught me looking and gave me a mean stare back.

Why does she hate me so much? What did I do that was so wrong?

So far, Aisha had failed to make our queen laugh. Rena.. still hadn't done anything, but she probably had a plan. Elsword... he definitely has something in mind. Meanwhile, I had no idea what to do.

"I don't believe Elsword needed that, Aisha," Eve said. She grabbed one of her drones and placed it on her lap, caressing it. The other drone sat still on the ground.

"Yeah. I didn't need that," Elsword replied, blowing out a breath of air in her face that blew her bangs to the side. She lightly patted Elsword's cheek and licked the cream off from her fingers.

Vanessa, who just finished her talk, approached our group at the fire. "I see you all are fooling around. Would you like me to order a clown to come, or has that already been taken care of?" She asked sternly.

Elsword stood up, still pie-faced, and smiled at the blue-haired lady. "No, that won't be necessary. We're just making the best of the situation."

"I see." Vanessa placed a hand on her hip before looking at us. "Just don't forget we ARE at war here."

"Mail for the Elgang! Mail for the Elgang!"

A stubby man came jogging up to our merry group and handed a letter to Elsword. "It's from Hagus of Ruben. He requires an immediate response."

"What does it say?" Raven asked as the redhead unfolded the paper.

Elsword ran his hand through his hair with a stressed look. He glanced at our group momentarily before looking back at the letter with an even more worried expression. "Hagus received word from Hoffman in Elder. A small group of demons traversed through Elder two days ago, heading towards Ruben. They need us to go fight off the demons."

"Why can't the Red Knights go and take care of it? Doesn't that make more sense?" Rena asked.

"They already did. The demons injured half of the unit before they even got to attack, forcing them to retreat. They want us because we know how to take them down."

Vanessa shook her head as she grabbed Elsword's shoulder. "You all can't just abandon Velder. The demons will take out our army if you leave. The lives of citizens are at stake here."

Elsword looked more concerned than I could ever remember. He began to pace back and forth, kicking pebbles on the ground while doing so.

"I shall go then."

We all turned our attention to Eve who stood up off of Oberon. "A small group of demons shouldn't be a problem to take out with Oberon and Ophelia. You all can stay."

Aisha shook her head wildly. "That's dangerous Eve! The demons can be unpredictable with their attacks! Remember when Rena almost got cornered by Chloe's elves? If it weren't for Raven saving her, she'd be dead now!" Rena shuddered at the thought of that scene that almost ended her life.

"Aisha's right. Even a small group of demons could destroy you!" I agreed, quickly standing up and looking at Eve.

I glanced at the mentioned victim who seemed to have a slightly mischievous look on her face as she watched me. Rena immediately transformed the look into one of a happy nature. "How 'bout we have Chung go with you?"

I became startled by Rena's suggestion. Didn't she already know that Eve had a grudge against me? "M-Me?!" Perhaps Rena was helping us to bond?

"No. I do not believe he will contribute much."

"But you need an escort Eve! We don't want anything to happen to you!" Aisha told her. Aisha also seemed to have the same gleam in her eye that Rena did seconds ago.

Eve looked at me with an emotionless look. She sighed, nodding her head. "If it must be done."

Elsword grinned and turned to the stubby man. "It's settled then! Eve and Chung will head out to Ruben while the rest of us help out Velder."

I breathed out in relief at our established plan. The stubby messenger ran back to Ruben to send Elsword's words, and we all returned to our place in Velder to retire for the night.

I'll get a chance to make Eve like me... That's good. But... Why is my chest beating so hard at the idea of being with her? My stomach doesn't feel all that good either. Maybe I'm sick? No, I don't think so. Perhaps I'm just tired. It is late after all.

I closed my eyes, ready for our day to end.

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