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Day 3 of the journey…

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"So tired." Ryner groaned as they walked. "Can we take a break?"

"We took a break an hour ago." Sion reminded him. "Our next break will be for dinner."

"That late?" Ryner gasped.

"Can't we at least stop for a dango break?" Farris asked. "Surely dango is important enough to take a break for."

"You can have some with dinner." Sion said, causing Ferris to gasp. They had been traveling a few days through the forest. To keep their mission a secret, they could not travel on paths or the main roads.

"You evil slave driver." Ryner muttered under his breath. "You shall be the end of me!"

"The sooner we arrive, the sooner you can go back to napping." Sion said smiling. Ryner glared down at the ground and didn't respond. Sion frowned at that. For a couple of days he had a feeling that something wasn't right with Ryner. There were times that Sion or Farris would say something and instead of responding in his usual manner, Ryner would stay quiet. It was bugging Farris and him to no end.

"Hey, pervert." She said, whipping out her sword and whacking the side of Ryner's head. "What's with the sour expression? Do you not wish to complete this mission and return to building the Dango nation? Or perhaps you left some poor woman behind who was seeking vengeance on you for what you have done. Is that why you want to prolong this mission longer?" Ryner rubbed his head and didn't respond. Farris' eyes narrowed and she raised her sword again.

"Sis!" A voice cried from overhead. The three of them looked up to see Iris, Farris' sister, above them on a branch. She jumped down and charged her sister, arms open for a hug. Before she could reach her, Farris caught her by the scruff of her dress and held her up.

"Hello Iris, aren't you forgetting something?" She asked her sister. Iris gasped and reached into her bag. Out came three packs of dango. Farris put her sister down and began sorting through the boxes.

"What's Iris doing here?" Ryner asked, surprised.

"I asked her to keep us updated on what's going on back home." Sion said turning to Iris. "Anything interesting?"

"It's not good!" Iris exclaimed. "Apparently another country had a hero relic that can locate the supernatural powers of gods and goddesses!"

"Who has it? What country found it? Have they already found him?!" Sion asked worriedly. Ryner's eyes widened in shock and he looked up.

"Luckily, it can't detect the banished god's power because he's human." Iris said cheerfully. "But it did locate what country he's in." She handed Sion a note from her bag. Sion opened it and looked it over.

"Oh?" Ferris asked rejoining the conversation, dango in hand. "What country is this god in then?"

"He's here in Roland!" Iris exclaimed jumping up and down. "That means we can catch him first, right?" Sion frowned, eyes still glued to the report.

"What's wrong?" Ferris asked, noticing Sion's expression.

"It's not as good as you think." He said looking up from it. "According to this report, the information that the hero relic gave on the banished god was leaked. It's unknown how many people have already heard this information. Also, this report doesn't give the date of when this information was found. For all we know they could have got this information before we even knew about the banished god. There might be spies already in Roland searching for him. This is going to put people's lives in danger. They will also be heading towards the oracle here to gather more information."

"Hey, stop worrying." Ryner said. "You're going to stress yourself out more then you already have."

"I can't stop worrying." Sion sighed as he rubbed his forehead. "There's a chance now that other countries will find him first. They could have already found him."

"That won't happen." Ryner said softly. "You'll get him first. His powers are as good as yours."

"You don't know that." Sion snapped.

"Yes I do, trust me." Ryner said. "No other country is going to find him first. Nor will they take his power. There's no reason to rush." Sion looked over at Ryner. Ryner looked sad. His eyes were empty and downcast.

"Since Iris is here with a report from home, maybe we should stop and take a break." Ryner yawned, the look on his face gone. Before Sion could say anything, Ryner flopped down on the ground and was asleep in an instant.

"I guess we're taking a break then." Sion sighed as he sat down. Whatever was bugging Ryner could wait until after the mission. Right now, the only thing important was to find the banished god, and kill him.

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Ryner woke up, but kept his eyes closed. He could hear Sion and Ferris discussing where the oracle could be hiding. The whole situation upset him more than he would like to admit, or let on. To hear Sion talk in such a worried manner bugged him. Sion stressed way to much as it was, and now Ryner was making him stress out more by keeping this secret. He wasn't too worried about the other countries sending spies. Even if they did find him, he would fight them to stay alive. The only person who would be killing him was Sion. Not only because he could put Ryner's power to good use, but also because he was a friend. It would be his parting gift to Sion for putting up with him for so long.

"We should start heading off." Sion finally said darkly. "We already wasted too much time." He came and nudged Ryner with his foot. "Up Ryner, it's time to go."

"Ten more minutes." Ryner grumbled, turning over. He did not want to get up now. He wanted to prolong his time with his friends as long as possible. As he heard the sound of Farris unsheathing her sword, he sighed and dragged himself to his feet.

"And suddenly I feel wide awake." He said with a fake smile on his face. Ferris nodded in approval and sheathed her sword.

"Let's get going." Sion said. "We have a long walk ahead of us. We need to pick up the pace." Ryner sighed as they started walking again. Sion's wish and his own were completely opposite.

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