Kenegi: Why is earth element gravity? This is a very good question and is not something I thought to explain before now, sorry everyone.

It's not that earth is gravity, it's that gravity is an aspect of earth. I got that impression from the scene when you're fleeing Welgaia and you get to that anti-gravity room, the following scene occurs.

Lloyd- *floats* Whoa, I'm floating!
Raine- So this is weightlessness...
Lloyd- What's that?
Genis- Well, on the ground the mana from Gnome, the summon spirit of earth gives rise to the effect known as gravity
Raine- The reason we fall to the ground from high places is because Gnome's power pulls at us. But this place is so far away from the ground that gnome's power doesn't reach.
Lloyd- And so we float like this. He had an annoying attitude but I guess Gnome's a pretty important summon spirit.

The spell Gravity well is also classed under Earth spells. I can imitate earth spells without manipulating gravity but I can't manipulate gravity without using earth mana.

Hope that cleared that up. Sorry I didn't explain it until now.

As we all leave the room we see Raine in the temple entry way.

"Marvellous!"

We walk up to her. I blinked. Her eyes were all sparkly. Sparkle sparkle. "Um... Raine?"

Raine turned around and saw us. "Oh. Hello you four." She paused for a moment before glaring at Genis, Lloyd and Colette. "What are you three doing here? You are supposed to be studying in class?"

I point up. "Oh, you know, the oracle. I came here to guard the temple after I took out a bunch of Desians at the village entrance. I came here to take out the few that slipped past me. When I got here, these three were at the bottom of the stairs. Considering the oracle is here for Colette it makes sense for Colette to be here. Lloyd and Genis came as guards. And Spiky here tagged along too. He didn't really do much of anything. He mostly just stood at the back of the group watching."

Raine blinked. "You set fire to everything before it had a chance to see you didn't you?"

I blush. "Maybe... ok yes, we did. But... Fire!"

Raine sighed. "You are such a pyromaniac. Never the less, you should get back to the village."

I nodded. "Yeah, I need to see if anyone was injured when those Desians came through earlier. What are you doing here anyway?"

Raine smiled and her eyes got all sparkly. "I've received permission from Phaidra to study this temple a little while longer. It's not often ordinary citizens have the opportunity to enter this place."

I nod. "Well, that's understandable. Have fun."

Raine nodded and dismissed me with a wave of her hand. She walked up to a wall. "Just look at this architecture! Magnificent!"

Lloyd shrugged at me and we all left the building. As we were walking away we heard maniac laughter from inside.

I blink.

Lloyd looked between Genis and the temple for a moment. "Um... Genis?"

He hung his head. "It's better if you pretend you don't hear it."

I nod and we carry on back to the village.

I looked to the others. "I'm gonna go and see if anyone around the village needs help. I'll come by when I'm done."

Colette nodded. "Okay. We'll see you in a few minutes."

I took a quick check over the village and stopped by the hospital. There were a few injuries but no deaths from inside the village. A few of the priests were dead but thanks to Lloyd and Raine most of them survived. I healed a few people but most of the villagers didn't like healing magic, which was why they had to heal naturally.

I headed back over to Colette's house and heard arguing from inside. I opened the door and scowled at everyone. No one had a weapon drawn so I bowed to Frank. "Sumimasen." Excuse me.

He nodded back at me. "Glad you arrived when you did Drake. It was about to get messy in here."

I narrowed my eyes and looked at Lloyd. I didn't shout. I didn't glare. I just stared. Lloyd ducked his head and looked up at me before staring at the floor. He looked up moments later and stared at the floor again. The second time he looked up he broke. "I'm sorry!"

I smiled and nodded. "Why were you shouting?"

Lloyd sighed. "The mayor is saying that I can't go on the journey with Colette."

I nodded. "And what are your reasons for wanting to go?"

Lloyd looked up and stared me straight in the eye. "I want to be there to protect Colette. I'm one of the two best soldiers in the village. I can protect Colette better than anyone else. I want to be there to make sure Colette is okay, that she doesn't neglect her own needs for the good of the world. She's always saying she's fine when she's not. She was really sick once and didn't tell anyone until she collapsed in the middle of the street. I know Colette better than anyone except for Frank and Phaidra." Lloyd turned and inclined his head to them both before turning back to me.

I nodded and turned to the Mayor. "And what are your reasons for denying him?"

The mayor puffed up but I glared at him and he settled back down. "He's a boy. He can't protect the chosen."

I tilted my head. "You know Lloyd is one of the two best soldiers in the village. You have made it no secret you hate him, you are always trying to get him in trouble." I turned to Frank. "Who have you decided will go with Colette?"

The mayor sneered at me. "I hardly see why you need to know!"

I glared at him. "Watch your tone mister. You may be the mayor but I don't live in Iselia... oh... that's your problem with Lloyd isn't it? Lloyd doesn't live inside the village. He's an external factor that influences things inside the village and has an effect on the village but isn't a part of it. You are scared he's going to do something to jeopardise the village."

He nodded. "He's unpredictable. That's why I can't send him off with the chosen."

I raised my eyebrow. "I see... and yet you would be willing to send her off with a complete stranger with unknown intentions." I turned to Kratos. "No offence, Mr We-Have-No-Idea-What-You're-Planning."

Kratos rolled his eyes and huffed quietly but otherwise didn't seem bothered. I turned back to the mayor. "Besides which, it is not up to you to choose who gets to go with Colette. It is up to her, her immediate family and the head of the temple, who just so happens to be her grandmother. So unless you are suddenly married to Colette, you have no right to be here. Leave."

The mayor glared at me and looked like he was about to protest. I turned to Lloyd who grinned and walked over to the mayor. He picked him up with one arm, carried him outside and dropped him on the floor, shutting the door on the way back in. I turned back to Frank, Colette and Phaidra. "Who have you decided on so far?"

The three of them looked to each other for a few moments before turning back to me. "We think it would be best if you, Raine and Mr Aurion go with Colette."

I nodded. When Lloyd protested I gently took him to the side. Whispering low enough that he could hear me but Genis couldn't. "Lloyd, Genis is too young and inexperienced to come with us. He still has a childhood innocence that I would very much like to preserve. He can't come and without Raine, me or Colette here the only one he would have to stop people doing anything would be you. If you leave too then people will try something. They'll hurt him. You know he's an elf. People don't like that. I need you here to protect Genis. Don't worry. I'll protect Colette. I'm one of the two best swordsmen in the village right?"

Lloyd sighed. "I want to come. I have to protect Colette. She's my sister."

I sighed. "Look. If you're worried about Spiky I can tell you he has no ill intentions towards Colette. I have a sixth sense about this kind of thing. I know when someone cannot be trusted. Please, I need you here to look after Genis. Please."

Lloyd looked at Genis who was fiddling with the ball of his kendama. "Okay... for Genis..."

I smiled gently and gave Lloyd a bro-hug. "Thank you." I turned back to the others. "What time do we leave?"

Frank smiled. "Early in the morning. Some time near sun up if possible."

I nodded. "Alright. Is there anything else we need to sort out?"

Frank nodded and we all sat down to have a very boring conversation about things and stuff. Lloyd and Genis left not long after we started. I don't blame them really. Finally, after about an hour and a half, we had everything sorted out. I stood up and stretched. I glanced to my side and saw Kratos staring at my chest with a look of calculation. I glared at him. "Hey, my face is up here." I pointed my index and middle fingers of my right hand at my boobs and lifted them to my face.

Kratos glared at me.

I huffed and turned to Frank. "I won't let anything happen to Colette. Don't worry. I know I can't stop what the ritual will do to her, I know what will happen when we get to the tower, but I can promise you that we will get there. I won't let anything happen to her."

Frank smiled at me. "Thank you, son."

Colette smiled and stepped forwards to hug me but I stepped back. She clasped her hands in front of her chest. "Thank you, Drake. I know I can count on you."

I smiled and nodded. For someone like me, not hugging people was really hard. I was a very tactile person but I didn't want anyone knowing I'm a girl. I can't risk anyone feeling my lady lumps and figuring it out. I couldn't bear the rejection when they find out what a freak I am. I hugged Lloyd all the time, we were always getting physical but I couldn't let anyone else know. I couldn't let them find out.

They would hate me.

I smiled. "You're practically family, Colette. I would do anything for you. You know that." Colette giggled and nodded. I ruffled her hair. "Anyway, I have to go pack. I'll see you tomorrow, right?"

Colette nodded. "Sure. Oh! Wait, can I come with you? I want to talk to Lloyd."

I glanced at Frank who nodded. "Sure."

Kratos stood. "I will come too."

I looked at him for a moment before nodding. "Sure. You can escort Colette back to the village with Raine and Genis." I left and Colette followed. I took a glance around with my mana. "Looks like Raine is home, Genis is heading there." Kratos looked curiously at me but didn't comment.

It took about twenty minutes to walk through the village. When Genis and Raine moved in the mayor had a house built on the extreme edge of the village on the opposite end to Colette's house so the two of them were as far as possible from the chosen and everyone else while still being part of the village.

Stupid racist.

When we got there Raine was standing outside the house holding onto Genis' shoulders. "Calm down, Genis. Tell me what happened."

I frowned. "Genis? Where's Lloyd?"

Genis looked over. "Lloyd and I went to the ranch." The rest of what he was about to say was cut off as Raine smacked him around the head. "OW! I'm sorry! I know I shouldn't have! I'm sorry!"

I stepped over. "Raine. Hitting him will not get him to tell us what happened faster." I looked down at the quivering half-elf. "Genis, tell us what happened."

He took a deep breath and explained it to us. "So... what now?"

I sighed. "I suggest we go and see Lloyd. We were planning to anyway. Come on." I turned and led the way through the forest. When we got level with the ranch I paused for a second. I glanced between the ranch and Kratos before carrying on walking. For a second I had considered asking Kratos to pull rank and ask them not to destroy the village.

I could explain how I knew he was an angel. I can sense mana.

I could explain how I knew he worked for Cruxis. All angels work for Cruxis, it's the heavenly organisation.

I couldn't explain how I knew that Cruxis and the Desians were the same thing.

Not without explaining everything else.

I saw the look Kratos was giving me. He suspected something. He saw me hesitate. Uh oh... must think of excuse!

We came upon Lloyd's house soon enough. It always worried me how close it was to the ranch. Why did Dirk build it so close?!

We heard Lloyd and Dirk shouting at each other inside. My eyes widened when I realised they mentioned Lloyd's mom. I had lived with them for two years and they never mentioned her. Lloyd greeted her every morning and said goodbye before he left for school and hello when he came home but... they never talked about her...

"AH! You don't have to hit me!" Lloyd stormed out the door and froze when he spotted us. "Let me guess... you heard that just now?"

I stepped forwards and examined Lloyd's jaw. "Yeah. You okay?"

Lloyd nodded. "Yeah. He didn't hit me that hard."

I nodded. "Alright. Wait out here a moment." I stormed into the house and slammed the door behind me. I stepped up to Dirk slowly. "Good evening, Dirk." I began, almost pleasantly but with a hint of a threat in my tone.

"Good evenin' lad." He looked wary. Good.

"I hear you and Lloyd had a... disagreement."

Dirk looked decidedly uncomfortable now. "Aye."

I smirked. "And you hit him."

Dirk bit his lip. "Aye. Ah did."

I narrowed my eyes at him. "You know what I think about that, Dirk."

He looked at me. "Lad, ya can't tell me how ta raise ma son."

I raised an eyebrow at him. "I was a professional in child care before I arrived here, Dirk. I know more about kids then you do."

He snorted. "Oh, and how much is that?"

I smirked. "Do you know about ventral suspension? The asymmetrical tonic neck reflux? What age long term memory kicks in? How far children can see as they get older? Physical, social, cognitive, emotional and moral development? Internal and external factors of development? The psychoanalytic theory of psychosocial development? Classical conditioning? Attachment theory?"

Dirk looked away for a moment. "No. No, ah don't know about any of them fancy technical things." He looked back at me, eyes full of determination. "But ah know Lloyd. Ah've known him longer than you. Ah know him better than you. Ya can't tell me how ta raise ma son."

I narrowed my eyes at him. "I'm not telling you how to raise your son. I'm telling you not to hit him!" I glared at him for a moment before sighing and standing up fully, looking off to one side, my eyes fogged over slightly as I saw things that weren't there. "I've seen too many cases of people hitting their children... I've seen what it can do... to the child... I... I don't want Lloyd to go through that... I know how easily one hit can turn into more... turn into something else... how easily it gets out of control..."

Dirk looked up at me curiously. "Ah'm not gonna hurt him."

I looked over at him, not really seeing him. "But can you say that? You do hit him... a lot... you deny him food sometimes... it's so easy for one thing to turn into something else... to get worse... to turn into something completely different... I know how easy it is to go too far without meaning to..." I shook my head. "I have no one but Lloyd... not really... I don't want to see him end up like those other children..." I closed my eyes and practically whispered. "Like me..."

I shook my head and turned around, heading back to the door. "Don't hurt him... please... he's all I've got... I need him more than you can imagine... more than you could possibly think... could ever know..." I blinked my eyes, my vision getting fuzzy and left. I nodded to Lloyd who was over by his mother's grave with Kratos and sprinted to our clearing.

I dropped to my knees. "Sweet Martel... what is wrong with me..." I rubbed at my eyes and shook my head. It's not like I was physically abused... the emotional and mental abuse was bad enough though... and my 'condition'. My mum hurt me without even knowing it most of the time... the things she said... she didn't know how wrong she was and how much her words hurt me...

Grace knew.

But sometimes she forgot...

It was easy to forget... it wasn't something obvious...

Gah, look at me, going on like this. You don't want to hear me complain about my life.

I sat there for a while. Just trying to clear my head. I heard footsteps and saw Lloyd coming over. He sat next to me and I buried my face in his shoulder. I'm such a wimp... such a weak person. How am I going to survive this journey? I eventually got myself under control and pulled away from Lloyd. "Thanks Red." I sniffled and rubbed at my eyes, wiping away the remaining tears.

Lloyd gently placed a hand on my shoulder. "You okay?"

I nodded. "Yeah. I'm' fine... thanks... for everything." I smiled up at his oblivious expression. Oh, he had no idea. No clue how much he meant to me. I laughed quietly to myself. "I'm a mess. Sorry. Have you spoken to Colette?"

He nodded. "Yeah. I'm gonna see you guys off tomorrow morning. You leave at dawn right?"

I nodded. "Yeah... have the other's gone back yet?"

Lloyd nodded. "Yeah. You coming back?"

I nodded. "Yeah. Just give me a few minutes. I'll be in soon, I just... need a moment."

Lloyd nodded. "You being all emotional again? I thought you finished that week last week? Or was I wrong?"

I glared at him. Oh, if looks would kill. "Never ask a girl if she's on her period. Especially if you know you're wrong."

Lloyd paled and jumped to his feet. "Sorry! Sorry! I won't ask ever again! Sorry!" he turned and ran back the way he came.

I looked down at my lap and sighed. I sat out there for a few minutes before I stood up and went back home.

Home?

Since when do I call Lloyd's house home? Do I have that right? I've lived there for two years but is it really home? Or is my home on earth?

I don't even know anymore.

I crossed the small stream and walked up to the house. I knocked once on the door before I walked in. I always do that. Lloyd and Dirk where sitting at the table eating. Lloyd grinned up at me. "Hey, Dragon. Welcome back."

I smiled. "Tadaima." I'm back. "What are we having?" I walked over at sat down.

Dirk grinned. "Beef stew."

I nodded and plated some up from the pot in the middle of the table. It was alright. Nothing on my mom's though. After dinner I did the dishes (since it was my turn and I usually took the longest to eat anyway) and went up to my room. No. Not my room. The guest room I was using for now. I rummaged through my bag and wingpack and sorted out my belongings for the journey.

Once that was done I sat on the bed and pulled out the necklace Lloyd had made me. It was a simple steel chain with nine different gems attached in a steel clasp at even intervals on the front. The one in the middle was twice the size of the others and about the size of my thumb.

The one in the middle was a diamond and the eight around the edge was each of the crystals that correspond with each element. It had taken me and Lloyd a few weeks to figure out which ones were aligned to each element. After we had discovered mana could be stored in crystals we tried to figure out which ones worked best with each element. This way I could store up mana in lots of different elements to use for magic since my body didn't store any for me to use.

Lloyd had given me the necklace on the anniversary of the first year I had spent living here since I refused to tell anyone when my birthday was. I didn't celebrate it so I didn't see a need for them to know when it was. To tell you the truth I have always hated my birthday, even when I was very young. It took years before my parents realised the reason my depression got worse around my birthday was because of my birthday.

Yes, I had depression as a young child.

I made lists of everything that was wrong with my life.

What six year old does that?

Sorry, I'm ranting again. Honestly, what is wrong with me today?

I channelled some mana into each of the gems before going to sleep, thankful that I still could. I knew that Lloyd was in his room across the hall, waiting for his dad to fall asleep so he could sneak out and waste the hours training or woodcarving. He couldn't sleep anymore...

I closed my eyes. It was partially my fault... he found out about me channelling mana and started pushing mana into his Exsphere. His Exsphere, which was part of the Angelus project. He turned it into a Cruxis Crystal... I sighed and turned over. I had a long day tomorrow. Staying awake and feeling guilty about Lloyd was not going to help me at all.

Morning came much too soon, especially since Lloyd and I had to leave long before dawn to get to the village on time. When Lloyd went out to wake up Noishe Dirk turned to me. "Lass... what ya said yesterday..."

I shook my head. "It's nothing. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have spoken to you like that. I apologise." I bowed to him. "Shitsurei shimashita." I'm very sorry. I turned and walked away, ending the conversation. I didn't want to hear what he had to say. I couldn't hear it. Whatever he would say would have me crying again and I wanted to avoid that.

I am such a wuss.

Lloyd came over with Noishe and the three of us went through the forest. Lloyd and Noishe had a good laugh when I ran headfirst into a pigeon. Stupid bird came out of nowhere.

We got to the village and I made a quick stop at the item shop to buy some more gels. Just to be on the safe side. Lloyd went to meet up with Raine and Genis at their house while I went to Colette's house. We all met up at the village entrance where the whole village had gathered to wave us off.

I pulled Colette's present out of my bag. "Hey, Colette. I forgot to give this to you yesterday. I meant to give it to you after school but... oracle happened... I thought I'd give it to you later but stuff happened so... yeah."

Colette smiled at me. "Oh, that's okay." she clasped her hands in front of her chest and I spotted the chain of the necklace Lloyd had made her. Since he couldn't sleep anymore he needed something to do at night so he made jewellery and other things. I stocked most of them in my wingpack and planned to sell them if I needed to.

I passed Colette my gift. It was a picture in a simple frame of her, Lloyd, me, Genis, Raine, Frank, Phaidra and Dirk. Dirk made the frame. She smiled at me. "Thank you so much." I grinned and showed her how to slide the picture out. On the back was a short poem. Colette read it and smiled gently before looking back up at me. "Thank you, Drake. This means a lot to me."

I bowed my head. "And you mean a lot to me. It's was the least I could do."

Raine looked over Colette's shoulder to read the poem and smiled. "That must have taken you a while."

I huffed in mock indignation but didn't protest. It had. I had terrible handwriting anyway. It had taken me ages to write that message since I wanted to be sure I wrote it perfectly. I turned around and walked over to Kratos. Colette and Raine turned to Lloyd and Genis to say goodbye.

Several people looked a bit upset that Lloyd and Genis were staying. I glared at them and gave a pointed look to Raine which she chose to ignore. I tried to stay back with Kratos while the others said goodbye. Lloyd and Genis didn't let me get out of it though. They insisted on me saying goodbye. It was easier than I thought it would be since I knew we would be seeing each other again soon.

As we walked away though... it was almost physically painful. I held back a gasp and rubbed at my chest. Why did it hurt this much?

I was really attached to Lloyd. While the two of us acted like a couple sometimes there was nothing romantic between us. We were more like siblings, despite the age gap. I depended on Lloyd. In fact... he was the only reason I'm alive.

And not only because he saved me from drowning the day we met.

A few years ago, a few years before I came to this world, I got very badly depressed. I had been thinking about suicide for years but during that time I was honestly contemplating it. I had even figured out when, where and how to do it. I had planned out the note I would write and had organised everything else out. I didn't have any big assets so it wasn't like I would need a will. Everything would go to my family anyway.

But then, a few days before I was going to do it I picked up tales of Symphonia and I was like, "hey, why not? This was a fun game and I still haven't finished it yet. May as well." As I played it I got to the scene with Origin. It got me thinking.

Perhaps my life was worth something too.

I decided to put it off for a while and replayed Symphonia.

The more I played, the more I began to believe in Lloyd and his ideals. That maybe my life was worth something just because I was born. I could practically remember the scene at origin's seal word for word...

"You stupid jerk! You can die any time! But when you die, that's the end!"
"You want him to live in eternal damnation?"
"Who said anything like that?! What will you accomplish by dying? Nothing! There is no meaning in dying!"

And over time... I could imagine Lloyd saying those things to me.

"I know this is tough for you, but it won't be for much longer. Please. Don't throw your life away like this. You still have your whole life ahead of you. You won't accomplish anything by killing yourself. Please. Don't do it. This isn't something worth killing yourself over. Just keep living! You're not a freak! You're not a waste of space! You're not a burden! Please! Don't kill yourself!"

I heard it every morning when I woke up. I thought it to myself every day, so I wouldn't be tempted again. And I wasn't. It's been years since then and while I have been tempted and thought about it, I never actually planned it.

"DRAKE!"

I snapped my head up and quickly pulled out my sword. This was no time to get distracted by the past. "Sorry!" I ran forward and attacked one of the wolves that were charging at us. Kratos and I easily dispatched them.

Kratos glared at me. "Don't let yourself get distracted!"

I nodded. "I know. I'm sorry. I need to pay attention. It won't happen again." I glanced at Colette and Raine. The monsters didn't even get that far. I shook my head. "It won't happen again. Sorry." We carried on walking and I charged some of my crystals to keep me focused.

I could only really stock up on light during the day and dark at night. I had to stock up on as much ice and water mana as I could. We would be going through the desert soon and I knew I wouldn't be able to get any ice or water mana there.

At around noon I froze and turned around.

There was huge amounts of mana being released from north of us. Iselia.

"Drake?"

I glanced at the others. If I told them what was happening at Iselia they would worry. They wouldn't be able to concentrate... ignorance is bliss. I shook my head. "Nothing. I thought I heard something. Never mind."

We got to the house of salvation by nightfall and spent the night in their best rooms. They were tastefully designed. Not too extravagant and not to plain. There was a potted plant by the window and the two beds in each room were soft and comfortable, the sheets a lovely pale cream with soft blue highlights. There was just one problem.

I had to share with Kratos.

It was awkward.

In the morning we had to get proper desert attire and some extra water skins. I was very happy with the steam punk style goggles and decided to wear them from now on since they looked just like the pair my sister owned.

When the other's left the room I turned to the guy who gave us our stuff, "If you see a dual swordsman in red, Lloyd Irving, and a silver haired elf child, Genis Sage, they're with us. We will be meting them in Triet."

The man nodded. "Alright. I'll keep my eye out for them."

I nodded and left, jogging over to the others. "Hey, sorry about that. Let's keep moving, yeah?"

Kratos sighed and led the way.

This was going to be a long journey.

I hope Genis and Lloyd are okay and meet up with us soon...

Mind you... Lloyd didn't have his provisions since he wasn't planning on leaving... he hadn't even said goodbye to his dad...

I hope they're okay...

I shook my head and looked over the vast desert looming on the horizon. I could see the heat waves from here. The four of us had on thick, heavy desert cloaks complete with hood. Now, I had a slight problem. My body has always had trouble regulating its own temperature. It was mostly the cold that affected me but the heat did it too. To combat this I was almost completely naked under my coat.

I was wearing boxers and a thin pair of trousers.

My top half was bare.

This meant that if my cloak opened up I would be completely on display. Thankfully the cloak was easy to fasten shut and it had sleeves and all that.

The four of us made good time to the desert. I could feel the heat before we had even reached the sand.

Ugh...

I hate heat...

I went to the south of Spain and Portugal. They didn't compare.

We trudged through the sand and I charged my Ruby with fire mana. We would need it later so I may as well charge it now while there is plenty in the air.

We trudged for a few hours and I was glad to see a desert village appear on the horizon.

Raine sighed. "Drake, please tell me that's not a mirage."

I smiled. "It's real. I sense spots of mana there that are definitely human."

Kratos looked at me. "What do you mean?"

I smiled. "I was born without mana. My body doesn't produce it like everyone else but that also means I can sense it around me much stronger than anyone else. It's a bit overwhelming at times but it's pretty helpful."

Kratos nodded but then he frowned. "Then how come you can use magic?"

I smiled and shrugged. "I don't know. By all rights I shouldn't be able to. I think that since I don't have mana in me naturally it means I can use the mana in the world around me." I shrugged again. "It's just speculation really."

Kratos nodded. "Let's hurry to the village. We can find shelter for the mid-day hours and head out again once the worst of the heat has passed."

I nodded and we all headed towards the village. Hopefully they were friendly.

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