"J-Jade no need to worry-

"No need to worry? How can I not worry?"

"Jade you idiot…"

"Hmph." He crosses his arms in defeat. Turning to look the other way.

"So what's the story on her?" Anise asks lazily on her doll who's still large.

"She's Peony's girlfriend."

Anise then jumps up and bombards Hymn and Jade with questions.

Hymn laughs happily.

"Okay, Okay, sit down, maybe I'll tell you a few things even Jade doesn't know…" She smirks happily, everyone raises an eyebrow. She turns to look at Guy looking at them. "Hey kiddo, come over here if you want to hear some sad tales called my life." She spills out. "M-me? Are you sure?"

"Of course I've told Forte and the others, well, why not tell my "Enemy"." She laughs loudly.

"Of course ma'am." Guy says happily.

"Oh boy it feels like I've told this a million times already…" She breathes in and begins.

"I fell in love with a man named Travis, we married at 18, so we were stubborn and idiotic at the time. Not knowing what we got ourselves into. We had 4 children, 3 boys and 1 girl. Aiden, Lui, Casey, and of course, Viola. Our marriage was very rocky but since divorce was considered "taboo" we pulled through, or so I thought. One day after coming home from work, Travis, my children, and all of our gald were gone."

"That's horrible!" Anise yells. "Who would ever do that?" Jade and Guy just show a face of sympathy. Hymn just smiles at Anise and closes her eyes, trying not to show emotion.

"Good thing I was given a Giant chunk of gald for that, a little bit more than I would never even need, but, hey, I'm not complaining. So I searched for 16 years until I came back to Grand Chokmah. I sang at the bar there for extra money in the evening, and one fateful day a certain someone liked my singing. It was Peony. "

A smile from guy and an "ooo lah lah bow chicka bow wow" From Anise. Jade was smirking and still interested in the story.

"He came up to me, bought me a few drinks and basically was all "head over heels" for me. I thought it was just a hookup but a certain someone found out my schedule and came there every day I was. Word kind of went around about Peony and some random rich girl were dating but I didn't really want that kind of attention. I still haven't found my children and my husband, so I told Peony I couldn't be with him until I find them. I told him he should date other people and move on because I probably won't come back. He dated others a little bit before rushes back into my arms, practically. Trying to figure out how to help me. He helped me find my daughter." I smile and a squeal from Anise.

"Who knew that weirdo had a heart?!" We all chuckle. "It turns out she was found abandoned on by mountain climbers trying to see the beauties of their favorite mountain, but it happened a day after he left me. So she was all grown up. 18 years old, so I figured a little family bonding on trying to find our possibly dead family. It sounded reasonable for me to look with her. She even went up to by herself when she was 14 to try to find her father. "

Hymn laughs. "I learned that from the people who took care of her, turns out they can't have children, they said it was like a miracle to find a child like that."

Anise leaps up, "Then why are you with Gloomietta?" Hymn chuckles "I've known Forte ever since he was a baby, I babysat him and took him around with me after his parents died in Akzeriuth."

Guy gasps, "From the miasma?" "Well his father died from the miasma incident, apparently during the destruction of it. His mother died from a mining incident when he was 5. She needed to work while she was pregnant because they were tight on money, it ended up killing the child, too. I took him along with me because his father let me and he didn't have anyone to stay with. Soon one day after we were at Daath Forte got sent to the hospital for being a dumbass hurting himself, I was scolding him and he was staring at this one girl who looks like she hasn't seen the world in years. Which was correct. Arietta spent the whole day running around with Florian, looking at the church for the "first time" and meeting other people. Later that day he got attacked by a wild Liger and Arietta befriended them both. She and Forte spoke and ended up meeting you guys. Forte doesn't like your attitude, probably because it's like mine but 50 times more annoying."

Anise giggles and Guy tries to keep in a laugh. "You get angry, kick him out. He goes over telling me everything and tells me how your being, quote on quote,

"An uptight necromancer with his spear up his ass"."

Anise and Guy burst out laughing, Jade tries to keep his neutral face as usual but fails. "He tells me a girl is being sent to jail for a reason she doesn't remember because of amnesia. So being the protective mother of myself I get her out of there, mainly because my baby Forte made a friend. He never makes friends. Florian ends up following us and we make up getting the genius idea of making a group and going to Keterberg to see my little girl."

"That's all? That's why you were on the run?" Guy asks.

"I just wanted to protect that poor girl, the pinkette reminds me of Forte's mother, all innocent and afraid of the world. I think he sees the same thing, too. We're just protecting Arietta until she understands wants she'll do with her life, but she'll probably stay with Forte and I, though. "

"Why don't you live with your daughter?" Jade asks, readjusting his glasses.

"She likes the cold, can't stand the heat much. She'll probably spent her time passed out on the poor Liger's back if they go somewhere hot and humid. Plus I can have children, her parents over there are very sickly, but they love her with all they have. I don't want to tear apart such a relationship like that apart. I have a job you know so I can't exactly jump over there."

"Then why did you send her away with Arietta?" Jade raises a curious eyebrow.

"Her parents in Keterberg wanted her to see the world, to smell the roses, but she wouldn't budge. She'd love to live on If she could. So I sent her with the others. I mean, even if she stayed she'd probably just work as a bunny girl at the casino and basically lay on our laps for anything. They knew she'd be back and happy as a fly telling them stories on where she's gone. So they messaged me and let me know earlier, around a month ago that they wanted her to explore."

Anise giggles," I see you don't like her career choice."

"Sure hell I don't."