Take a break from the other two at the forest and look over the situation in the nearby city.
Chapter 7: Troubled Delivery
Ealonna, Elretze City.
Being a city of merchant, Elretze is always full of noise, but today is a break so it is a lot quieter than normal. Everyone is at their living place right now, no trading anywhere. It is a day of rest after a whole week of business. A figure can be seen walking alone on the street.
"Isn't this a merchant city? I seems to have arrive on a quiet day."
It's a person wearing a dark blue formal suit, a military-like hat while carrying a large, heavy object that look like a log on the back. The figure's blond hair just highlights this person in the middle of the street, definitely a foreigner. But in a city such as Elretze, such one isn't very rare, although in the countryside unlike the capital, this one has attracted varieties of races in the past. Though this person doesn't seem interested in such subject.
"Well that's good, I'm not good with merchants. They can be persistent at time."
The figure go around and ask for a closest inn to rest, this person seems to just passing by this city. It doesn't take long to find that inn either.
"Doesn't seem like this place is the same..."
The inn has is front made for passengers to have meal so on this day, instead of doing business,, merchants are having a meeting, to drink of course so it's even more noisy than normal. The figure doesn't want to be involve so one just go over the reception desk.
"Room for one please, I'm leaving tomorrow."
"Room for one, and for a day would be 500 ED. Eh...What is that you're carrying with you? Would you like some help carrying it to your room?" The receptionist surprised as the sight of the heavy object the person is carrying.
"No, I'm fine on my own. Here's the ED. Have a good day." the figure leaves some coins on the desk and take the key to his room.
"Ah please wait a minute. I have to get your name down on the list first." The receptionist calls out to the figure.
"Ah. That's right, there's that. I just keep forgetting. I'm still not used to using inn yet,huh?"
As the figure turns back, the thing on the back hit someone.
"Mugyaa!"
"! Ah, my apologize! I didn't see you. Are you alright?" The figure quickly put aside his item and kneels down to check.
"Owie. Ahaha, it's fine. That was Lyra's fault for being hasty~"
It's a girl with a small figurine, pink hair and wearing purple white shirt and skirt. She's carrying with her a wand, must be a magician, but she looks relatively young for one, and her aura is different too.
"It's my fault too for carrying such a large thing without proper lookout. Here, let me help you." The figure give out a hand to help the girl stand up.
"Ah, no need~" just as the young girl says, there was a flash, and she is out of the inn "Lyra will be going now~ Lyra's in a hurry~"
And so the girl scurry away, it seems that she has some important business to attend to.
"A lively girl." the figure stand up and take up the object that has been put aside earlier "Kinda remind me of her, heh." and just like that going to his room.
"Um, customer. Your name..." the receptionist says with an awkward smile
"Geh... I'm sorry. The name is Isaac, Isaac Relute." Isaac turns back and give the receptionist his name, blushing a bit.
After giving his name, Isaac can finally go to his room. He went right to the desk after putting down the large object he was carrying. He takes out a map, and starts thinking.
"Hmm. If I'm going to find the El, I will need to ask for permission from the chief of Reiber first. I don't think it will be easy but well, I have to try." Isaac continues to look for a fastest way to travel "Going through the Bolam Forest seems to be the fastest way, I guess I will go through there tomorrow."
Then he put the map back into his suit's pocket and go over to the large thing he put on the side.
"Gandavar, give me my casual clothes." He said to the object.
"AYE, SIR." a robotic voice come out from the thing and clothes materialized from the glowing core in the middle.
Isaac takes the clothes and put it on the bed to start changing. As he takes off his hat, two fluffy thing raise up and start waving. It seems to be animal ears, Isaac is a Faunus after all.
"Phew, that's better. Wearing hat to hide my ears feels so uncomfortable." Isaac wipes his ears and caressing them "But well... I don't want to be surrounded again."
Isaac's ears are wolf ears, yet they're kinda fluffy and fluffy thing are women favorite, so he got surrounded by girls before just to touched them. Plus...
"There we go." As he puts on his casual clothes, a tail point out from the hole of his pants. This is also another contributor for his trouble.
People loves cute things, especially since this is Ealonna, people are fond of animal and think of them as friend so a Faunus is even better, not to say that Isaac has a ridiculously cute face that even a girl would be jealous of so he is even more of a victim to the animal lovers.
"Whew, now let's take a rest." Isaac lies down onto the bed, taking a thing that looks like a charm "Wonder how she's doing at home... This place doesn't have a network so I can't contact her at all."
"WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO PUT HER THROUGH FOR YOU, SIR?" the Gandavar asks.
"Nah, conserves your energy Gandavar. We need to use our resources wisely, and I don't think she is free right now, thing is always busy over there. And now with I'm gone, she would be even busier."
"AS YOU WISH, SIR." Gandavar obeys the command.
"Ugh, I'm tired now. Traveling hundred of miles for a few day straight is not too bad, but regardless resting is best now. You should rest too, Gandavar."
"THEN I WILL DO AS YOU SAY, SIR." as its respond, the Gandavar goes into sleep mode.
"Mmm... Now that I think about it, that girl earlier..." Isaac thinks as he relaxes "Did I see her face somewhere before?"
Nothing seems to come to mind at the moment, Isaac is feeling sleepy "Let's leave that for another time, I need to rest now." and so the Faunus boy goes into his slumber.
Ealonna, Elretze City, Lauren Pub.
"Hello, mister~ Did Lyra keep you waiting?" The energetic girl dashes right into the place with a big smile.
Of course that draw everyone eyes upon her, but still everything continue as usual.
"Hahaha, a lively girl as always. Come over here, Lyra." a senile man sitting on the front desk waving to her.
"So~ so~ What did you find out?" Lyra runs over and hop onto the chair like a bunny.
"It seems that there are some weird occurrences within Bolam Forest. I heard that some spirits are appearing, and even the Treant are going wild." The man gives the young magician the information.
"Oh~ That sound just like something an evil being would do." Lyra says with great excitement.
"Indeed. But since the lord in this city doesn't want to waste force on it, he is already one the move to seal passage through the forest already. Tomorrow, no one can go through there anymore."
"Ehhhhh~? But there are evil being in there, why doesn't he want to eliminate them?" Lyra pout
"That is why I need your help, Lyra. I know it is a very dangerous job, but if it is you then maybe you can pull something out of it. What do you say, of course you can say no i-"
"Of course not! Lyra won't let the evildoers do as they want!" Lyra clenches her fists, showing determination.
"Haha, that's good. By the way, give me your ears for a second, Lyra." the man signals for Lyra to come closer.
"Hm?" Lyra bows over.
"Everyone here right now is my acquaintances so we can talk as we pleased, but I would prefer you not letting anyone else know about this in the future, ok? It will be troublesome if the lord know about this." The man whipers.
"Ah, Lyra understands. Lyra will keep it a secret!" Lyra also tries to whisper back, just to suit the situation.
"That's all. All the other information, including the detail layout of the forest is in here." The man gives Lyra a small box "I'm counting on you Lyra, but don't push yourself."
"Lyra understand! She will come back unharmed!" Lyra takes the box, and bow to the man "Thanks mister Lauren, Magical Girl Lyra will now go and exterminate the evil beings!"
With that quote said out loud, Lyra swings her ward and teleport out of the pub. Not trying not to attract attention at all...
"Hahaha, I doubt she can keeps it a secret. But well, that girl is the most trustworthy after all, I will have to do something on my own about that too." the man laugh.
"But are you really sure leaving such an issues to a girl alone is ok? Not very safe I would say." a woman on the other side says to Lauren.
"Ah, Caline. You're here today, too? What a rare sight."
"We don't have many day such as this so I figured that I will relax for a day. All thanks to the outbreak."
"Well yea, guess that apply to everyone."
"You haven't answered my question yet you know? Don't tell me you're just gonna use her like that."
"You did she her power back when we were stuck in there last month right? I belive she can do something we can't."
"But thing has change a lot according to some of the Belzt scouts. Don't you think it's too risky to let her go in there alone?"
"I know, I also said that she should explore bit by bit and do return if she thinks it is not safe. I don't have any choice, I can't hire mercenary with the lord being like that."
"Tch. I guess you have a point. What is that stupid Hilter thinking, forbidding people from hiring guards and mercenary? We merchants need someone to protect us too, we don't even have a slightest though of making a rebellion."
"Can't help it. We must count on Lyra to subdue thing for awhile before we can figure something out."
Ealonna, Elretze City, Road to Bolam Forest.
"It's still early so maybe Lyra should explore the forest a bit~ Lyra can go back later and stock on supplies before going back there. If there are guards by then, Lyra just have to slip right through~" Lyra walking and saying stuffs cheerfully as the same time.
People doesn't actually mind what she's saying, Lyra has been in the city only for a little while, but has already known to everyone about her habit, so everyone just smile while looking at her.
"Ah, Perle~ Doing experiments again~?" Lyra waves cheerfully as she pass by an alchemy shop.
"The magic-for-brain is here again?" The alchemist girl doesn't seem quite happy about it though.
"No, Lyra have a job today so Lyra can't stay and play. Maybe next time~."
"Is that so? Make that next time the moment before you die." Perle words are full of sarcasm.
"Don't worry~ Lyra will use her magic to help Perle experiments a success~ next time." Lyra doesn't get any of those sarcasm though.
'N-O-N-E-E-D!"
"Ah, Lyra have to go now! Bye bye, Perle~" with that said, Lyra scurry off again.
"Argh! I wish she never come into my houses again...talking is fine though..." Perle mumbles to herself.
As Lyra running through the street while singing something about exploring Bolam Forest or whatsoever. A woman sitting on the roof of Perle's house is looking down on her, smiling.
"You're always full of energy as always. Hope you don't overdo yourself." The woman says with a giggle.
"HEY! Don't sit on other people roof!" Perle just go out to dumb some trash and seems to have notice her.
"Awawa! I'm sorry~" The woman hears and then just fly away with her bat wings
"Bat wings? A Faunus? And seems like magician too... Forget it! I have had enough already." Perle pretends she didn't see anything and go back into her house.
Another one. Criticize if you do have any interest in my story. Greatly appreciated.