Short, but, somehow important chapter. I had fun writing this one. If I ever write a sequel to this, I promise it wont be dialogue based like this one.

Disclaimer: I only own the story.

Yeah, definitely straying away from the real story of Kiel Hyre right now, just to pre-warn everyone.

"Save you… Then, I…will be lonely."

"No…you won't. I won't let you be."

All thanks to this strange old man, Aliot had several leads now. There were too many coincidences to be natural. If he truly was related to the monster Aliot in some way, then his answers would lie in Kiel Hyre's factory. Shortly after thinking that, he remembered what Maxwell had told him.

"…after looking inside the factory, she self-destructed…"

Fear of that happening, Aliot wiped away the idea of entering Kiel Hyre's toy factory. The risk was far too high and he didn't feel like dying before finding the silver haired witch. He'll learn more about the Valkyrie. Perhaps then, he would learn her connection with Kiel Hyre and that could lead him to more answers.

Without any strategy in plan, Aliot went around asking people about the Randgris. Most of the answers he got were how much great she did when she was here and how she mysteriously disappeared one day. When asked where she lived, everyone side-stepped that question stating that they weren't allowed to say where the Valkyrie had once lived. When asked what her relationship was with Kiel Hyre, they replied that it was taboo to speak badly of Randgris.

"Speak badly?" Aliot asked, "Was their relationship bad?"

"Disrespectful runt!" The sage hissed as she stomped past him.

As if he had angered the gods, which he probably had, rain fell from the sky and drenched his surroundings. Everyone on the street quickly ran into the buildings for cover. Only Aliot stood in the rain, waiting there. He had his lead. He knew he would find her if he followed it. However, something was blocking him. He was so close yet so far.

"Perhaps…I should just give up…" He murmured into the rain. He then shook his head, shaking the thoughts away from him. He wouldn't give up. He couldn't do it. Since as far as he could remember, he was always alone. He was found in the wild in front of a church that claimed they couldn't feed him because they were too poor. Even when he wished he was devoured by the monsters in the wild, they did nothing to him. No monsters approached him, no humans approached him. He was always alone. He continued to think it over. As soon as the silver haired witch had saved him…

He was no longer alone.

That officer he had met at Lighthalzen. She talked to him, she smiled to him, and she had faith in him. Maxwell, he shared his life with him and he put him on the right track to find the silver haired witch. Now, more than ever, he wanted to find her. He wanted to thank her for everything. Even if everyone thought she was heartless and monstrous, Aliot thought differently. He wouldn't give up. Even if he died in the end, he'd find her.

"Eh! Brother! That's the silver haired witch!"

Aliot whipped around to see two little boys standing before a large statue of the Valkyrie. His pounding heart went back to rest after seeing the statue, "Just a statue…"

"Don't insult the Valkyrie! She's sacred! Don't compare her to the witch." The older of the two brothers barked.

The younger brother, looking guilty, turned back to the statue, "But, they look the same." The younger brother laughed and clapped his hands, "Hey James! Do you remember when we got lost and the Valkyrie invited us over to her house? No one knew where she lived yet she told us! She baked really good cookies too!"

Aliot gasped. Had he found his answer right there?

The older brother known as James sighed, "Yeah…I miss her. I wonder where she went." He then turned to look at Aliot, "Huh? Who are you?"

"I'm Aliot. I was just wondering, I heard you talking about the Valkyrie. Would you mind telling me where she once lived? I'd really appreciate it."

The younger brother paused to think, "Umm…I think it was…just west of here, past a few mountains."

"Alex!" James shouted, "You aren't supposed to tell people this!" Thunder began cracking in the sky, "Ah! Mom and dad are going to be angry. Let's go!" The two rushed over to the buildings, disappearing between walls and turns.

Without wasting a second, Aliot stepped out of Juno and walked into the mountains. Rain poured from the sky like there was no tomorrow. The ground was brittle and breaking from the pounding rain. One false step and he would've fallen in the pits around him. He was soaked from head to toe. Wind whistled past him sending shivers down his spine.

"I won't…give up…" He whispered to himself. He had gone too far. Now, he was so close. He could've stay back at Lighthalzen and started a new life with his new look, but he couldn't. He could've lived with Maxwell, but he couldn't.

The mountain ranges were large; he didn't know how many mountains he had to walk through to find her house. He could've walked past it and he wouldn't have known. Rain continued crashing down on him. The chilling winds froze him to the core but he continued walking.

Before he knew it, the clouds parted, the rain stopped and the crisp night air drifted around him.

He was cold, wet, and feverish but he continued walking. Without losing hope, he finally found it.

Tucked away in several trees and boulders was a small breaking cabin. The house could've once looked beautiful but all the décor had broken away. Rotten plants were littered around the house.

Aliot took another step towards the house. It looked abandoned, but he knew better, "Are you…here?"

A moment of silence in the night…

"Yes. I am."

Semi-climactic ending! Yeah, a rather short chapter since I didnt bother sugar coating it. Please review : )