It was quiet as the small group waited outside the door, in the hallway. Matthew quietly played around with his daggers while Serra quietly twirled her hair around, bored and anxious. Guy stood on the other side of Matthew, looking a bit awkward and a bit frustrated as he glanced around at his new comrades. Lowen, who would've rather sat on the floor, was standing straight up, his hand on his lance with the butt on the floor. Marcus stood next to him, standing in the same position, except it looked more natural and he held more confidence. Oswin stood beside Marcus, his back leaned against the wall as he waited for the door to open. Across them, near the door, Bartre was sitting on the floor criss-cross style, his ax lying beside him. Dorcas stood next to him, his ax resting on the wall just like he was. On the other side of the door, Rebecca and Jasmine were sitting with their backs to the wall, Rebecca's legs stretched out whilst Jasmine's were bent.

The door slowly opened, causing everyone to jump a bit and those who were sitting to quickly stand. Eliwood and Hector walked out, Hector closing the door, and they faced everyone, looking sad and grim.

"And?" Serra asked as nobody said anything for a few moments, raising her eyebrows and looking at them expectedly. Hector cleared his throat, placing his hand on Eliwood's shoulder as he looked down at the floor.

"Lord Helman has gone to a better place," he said quietly, giving Eliwood's shoulder a squeeze and his friend managed to give him a small smile. It was quiet for a few moments as everyone stared at the two lords in disbelief. Serra was quietly praying, murmuring words underneath her breath as she closed her eyes.

"May he rest in peace," Marcus said after a few moments and Hector nodded, smiling at him. A few murmurs of agreement came from their comrades until it was quiet once again and Oswin cleared this throat awkwardly.

"I suppose we must tell everyone that Lord Helman has passed," he said quietly. "I shall go tell the steward," he said, looking at Hector for approval and he nodded. Giving a small nod to his lord, Oswin turned around and walked away from his companions. An eerie silence followed before Rebecca smiled sadly, turning to face Eliwood and she put her hand on his other shoulder.

"I'm sorry for your loss," she said quietly and he gave her a half-hearted smile.

"Thank you, Rebecca," he said and she smiled, letting go of his shoulder a moment later and taking a small step back. Oswin broke the silence as he came clambering back with someone at his side.

"Is it true? Our lord is gone?" the man said as he ran up to the two lords, ignoring everybody else, his eyes wide and worried. Hector and Eliwood nodded sadly.

"Yes, he's gone, I'm sorry," Hector said and the steward looked at him in disbelief before pausing for a moment, glancing over at the closed door.

"In there…?"

"Yes, give him a proper burial."

"What are we going to do after that?" the steward asked nervously, looking back at Hector.

"I'm sure the Lycian Council will meet…defend the castle until you hear of further news," he said and the steward nodded, bowing deeply.

"I understand. Thank you for your time, milords," he said and he straightened up, earning nods from the two before turning around, but he paused for a moment, turning back around. "Milords, I've noticed that it's already dusk…would you and your companions like to stay here overnight?"

Hector and Eliwood glanced over at each other before looking back at the steward. "Thank you, that would be greatly appreciated," Eliwood said with a smile and the steward returned the smile, bowing once more.

"No, thank you. Please follow me," he said as he straightened up, gesturing for everyone to follow and they did, walking down the long hallway. The steward took a sharp left and everyone followed him. They arrived in another hallway with a number of closed doors. "These are our guest rooms. Our castle isn't quite the biggest one around, and most of the other rooms are already being used by our soldiers and servants," the steward explained.

"How many rooms are there?" Hector asked, turning around to face the steward as everyone else started to walk down the corridor, glancing around.

"Six, milord," he said and Hector nodded after a moment.

"Thanks. You're free to go," he said, earning one last bow before the steward turned around and walked off. Sighing quietly, the blue head turned back around and looked at his comrades.

"We're going to have to share rooms…two a room," he said and everyone glanced over at him before at each other. "C'mon Eliwood," Hector said as he walked up to his redheaded friend, grinning. He received a small smile in return and as they were about to walk into the room, Eliwood paused for a moment, turning back around and curiously walking toward Guy.

"Do I know you?" he asked, though there was no tone of rudeness, just confusion and curiosity, for he had never seen this boy before.

"Oh, sorry, I forgot to introduce you to everyone," Matthew said, glancing over at Guy, who didn't look quite happy. "Everyone this is Guy, he's a new member of our little group," he said, wrapping his arm around Guy's shoulder and giving him a light punch on the shoulder. Guy glared at Matthew and shook his arm off.

"Oh, very well, it's nice to meet you, Guy. I'm Eliwood of Pherae," Eliwood said, smiling and he earned a smile and a nod.

"It's a pleasure to meet you," Guy said and Eliwood glanced over at everyone else.

"I guess we should all introduce each other…" he said and glanced over at Hector, indicating him to go.

"I'm Hector of Ostia," he said, crossing his arms across his chest as he looked down at Guy.

"I'm Rebecca!" Rebecca chirped happily and Guy looked over at her, smiling and nodding.

"I'm Marcus," Marcus said, nodding at Guy who gave a small nod in return.

"I'm Oswin," the orange knight said and Guy looked at him as well, for he needed to in order to remember who was who.

"I'm Lowen," the teal haired Cavalier said as Guy turned to look at him.

"Bartre," Bartre said simply, adjusting his axe and Guy moved his eyes to the man beside him after a nod to Bartre.

"Dorcas," Dorcas said quietly, giving a nod to Guy as he nodded at him.

"I'm Serra!" Serra chirped happily, smiling widely at Guy.

"I'm Jasmine," the tactician said lastly, looking at Guy warily.

"Well, goodnight everyone," Eliwood said as he smiled at his comrades before turning around and opening the door to the room that he and Hector had chosen. As they walked in Hector groaned loudly, causing everyone to glance over at him.

"What is it?" Serra asked curiously, walking up to the two as Eliwood walked into the room, not seeming quite pleased either once he put the lantern on. Putting her hands on Hector's shoulder, Serra poked her head around to peek inside the room. "What-oh…" she trailed off before bursting out into giggles, earning a glare from Hector.

"What is it?" Matthew asked and he would've peeked in himself if Hector weren't so big that he took up most of the door. With Serra in the equation, the entire door was already taken up.

"There's only one bed!" Serra laughed and Matthew paused for a moment before laughing as well, a few chuckles coming from his comrades.

"Shut up Serra, you're going to have to share a bed with Matthew," he said with a smirk and Serra immediately stopped laughing, narrowing her eyes up at her lord.

"Just don't make too much noise," he said with a snicker as he walked into the room and Serra made a face.

"That's not funny, Lord Hector, that's just gross," she huffed and he glanced over at her over his shoulder, smirking in amusement.

"I'm amazed that a girl supposedly serving Saint Elimine knows what I'm talking about," he said and grinned as she turned a bright red.

"Oh shut up Lord Hector!" she huffed angrily, turning back around and slamming the door on the two lords. "I'm not sleeping in the same room as Matthew," Serra declared as she faced everyone, crossing her arms across her chest. Matthew let out a sigh of relief, grinning.

"Good, maybe I'll finally get some sleep tonight," he said with a grin and glanced over at Guy behind him. "C'mon, you're going to be my buddy," he said and Guy looked a bit reluctant but nodded nonetheless, walking off to a room with Matthew. "I call the bed!"

"What? That's not fair!" Guy huffed and Matthew sighed, shaking his head.

"I saved your life; you owe me," he said and Guy let out a wordless growl as he entered the room, finding the lantern and putting it on.

"Have fun sleeping in the same bed with a man," Matthew called out to Serra over his shoulder, snickering before closing the door to his room. Dorcas and Bartre walked into an open room and Dorcas was the lucky one that got to sleep on the bed, after a little rock-paper-scissor game with Bartre.

Turning red from either embarrassment or anger, Serra turned around to face the rest of her comrades. "Rebecca, I'm going to sleep in the same room as you!"

Rebecca was taken aback, gaping a bit as she glanced over at Jasmine beside her. "I'm sorry Serra, but I already promised Jasmine-"

"I don't care!" Serra shrieked as she stomped her feet and Jasmine looked annoyed.

"Serra," Oswin said in a warning tone but she ignored him.

"I refuse to sleep in the same bed with a man!" she huffed, crossing her arms across her chest and Oswin sighed, wearily putting his fingers to his temple and gently rubbing it.

"You can just sleep on the floor," Jasmine mumbled as she glanced over at Serra and Oswin nodded in agreement.

"Yes, that's perfect!" he said as Serra glared at Jasmine, slightly raising her chin.

"Ew, that's just gross! I'm going with Rebecca, whether you like it or not!" she huffed as she walked toward Rebecca, who glanced over at Jasmine worriedly.

"It's fine, just go with her," Jasmine said with a tired smile. "I don't want her shrieking any longer," she said and with an apologetic smile, Rebecca walked off to a room with Serra.

"That was very kind of you to do, Jasmine," Oswin said from behind her and she turned to face him, smiling slightly.

"Thanks, but it was no big deal."

He paused for a moment before continuing. "Are you sure you're fine with this? I mean you girls can all probably sleep in one room," he offered but she shook her head, continuing to smile slightly.

"No thanks, I don't want to sleep in the same room as Serra," she said and Oswin chuckled quietly, nodding.

"All right then, it's your choice," he said before turning and opening the door to the room that he and Marcus had to share.

"Good night, Jasmine, Lowen," Marcus said as he was about to step into his room, glancing over at the two.

"Good night, Marcus," Jasmine said, nodding at him and Lowen saluted.

"Good night, Sir Marcus," he said and Marcus looked at him approvingly before walking into his room, quietly closing the door behind him. Jasmine and Lowen glanced over at each other then at the floor, an awkward silence filling the air.

"Sorry about this Lowen," Jasmine said and he shook his head, giving her a lopsided smile.

"It's okay, I don't mind…" he trailed off, turning around and walking off to the last open room, Jasmine following. He fumbled with the doorknob for a few moments before he finally managed to open it, allowing Jasmine to walk in. She glanced around the dark room, only able to see the outlines of objects and she moved her hands around. Lowen stepped in and blinked a few times as he closed the door, trying to adjust to the darkness.

"There's got to be a lantern somewhere around here," Jasmine said as she fumbled around on a drawer, or at least, something of the sort. Lowen looked around for one as well and minutes passed until they finally gave up.

"Well, I suppose we should go to sleep. I wonder what's for breakfast tomorrow," Lowen said as he straightened up, glancing over at Jasmine although he could only see her outline.

"You're right, we should get some sleep…" she said as she walked over to the bed, flailing her arms around until she felt the soft fabric on top of the mattress. She got on the bed, finding her way to the pillow and pulled the covers over herself. Lowen awkwardly stood where he was, eying what he thought was the bed.

"Err…" was the only thing he could manage to mumble, shuffling his feet as his face turned pink.

"What?" Jasmine mumbled tiredly, yawning.

"I guess I'll sleep on the floor," he said and she suddenly sat up straight, causing the Cavalier to jump a bit.

"Oh right, sorry! I'll sleep on the floor," she volunteered and he shook his head.

"No, that's alright, I will."

"I'm used to sleeping on hard surfaces. I don't mind at all."

"Jasmine, it's fine, I'm used to it as well and I don't mind either," he said and she sighed quietly.

"All right then," she gave in, "sorry. If we're ever paired up again, I'm going to sleep on the floor."

He chuckled quietly, nodding. "All right, that sounds fair to me," he said as she rustled around on the bed and something soft hit his face and he caught it before it fell to the ground. Once he realized that it was a pillow, something else hit him, this time larger and thinner as well as flimsier. Before he could say or do anything else, another one hit him, this one thicker and he stumbled back a few steps. Jasmine put her hand over her mouth, holding in her laughter as Lowen straightened back up.

"Sorry," she said, a few giggles escaping her lips before she quickly stopped. "Oh sorry I wasn't laughing at you or anything."

"There's no reason to apologize," he replied with a smile before he quietly started to put the thinner blanket down onto the floor. She was quiet for a few moments, lying back down on her comfy bed and she looked up at the ceiling as she spoke.

"Goodnight, Lowen."

"Goodnight."

"…What are you doing?" Dorcas asked as he glanced over at Bartre, raising his eyebrow ever so slightly as he looked over at Bartre sitting down on the floor, his eyes closed. He appeared to be meditating…or at least, was trying to.

"I'm thinking," he responded and Dorcas didn't respond, quietly getting out of bed and he started to do his regular morning stretches. The room beside them wasn't as quiet or as calm.

"Matthew, you give that back to me!" Guy hissed as he crouched over, looking like a predator as he eyed Matthew, his prey, from across the room.

"Give what?" he asked innocently and Guy rolled his eyes.

"I saw you take my gold."

"What gold?"

"MATTHEW!" he shouted as he lunged for the thief but ended up falling flat on his face as Matthew took a step to his left, snickering. Growling wordlessly as he stood back up, he lunged again, and this time, he got the thief, the two of them falling to the floor. As they struggled with each other, the door opened and Hector walked in. He didn't have his armor on but despite that, was still big and looked a bit menacing.

"You guys need to…" he trailed off as he stared at the two and the position they were in. Guy was on top of Matthew, his knees bent and on either side of Matthew's legs. One hand was on the floor, placed by a side of Matthew's head but the other was grabbed onto by Matthew, for Guy had managed to take his gold back, the pouch currently in his hand. "Err…" was the only other thing that Hector could say as the two noticed him there and quickly got up. "Breakfast's downstairs," he said before lumbering out of the room, closing the door on them as they started to explain to him what was going on.

"Eliwood, you got to hear about this!" he said, laughing hysterically as he walked toward said redhead, who was knocking on someone's door. He glanced over at Hector and as he opened his mouth to speak, a hand clamped over his mouth from behind. Eliwood raised an eyebrow as he saw Matthew struggle against the large lord and Guy rushed up as well.

"That was not what you thought it was," Guy said as Hector continued to struggle against Matthew and he started to drag Hector behind with some help from Guy, who smiled over at Eliwood. "Good morning, Lord Eliwood! Beautiful day, isn't it?" Guy said happily and Eliwood stared at him blankly for a few moments before slowly nodding.

"Yes…breakfast's downstairs," he said as he watched his friend get dragged away into Matthew and Guy's room, the door closing a moment later. Shaking his head a couple of times, Eliwood walked off, knocking on the next door. It opened a few moments later, revealing Bartre.

"Oh, good morning!" he said with a big smile and got a smile in return.

"Good morning, I see that you're already up. Is Dorcas awake as well?" Bartre nodded. "Oh good, then you guys can just go downstairs; breakfast is ready," he said and Bartre grinned widely, glancing over his shoulder and calling for Dorcas, who made his way to the door.

"Breakfast!" Bartre said happily before the two walked out and after Eliwood told them where the stairs were, went down them. The redheaded lord walked up to the next room, knocking on it and it almost immediately opened, revealing Marcus without his armor on. It looked a bit strange and out of place, but he looked like himself nonetheless.

"Ah, good morning milord," he said with a polite smile and nod.

"Good morning, Marcus, breakfast's ready," Eliwood responded with a smile as well.

"Alright…Oswin," he called out over his shoulder. "Breakfast's ready," he said and walked out of the room as Oswin walked up to the door. He wasn't wearing his armor as well, which was rather bulky, and he looked quite a lot smaller and less threatening.

"Good morning, Lord Eliwood," he said with a respectful nod and Eliwood smiled, nodding in return.

"Good morning, Oswin. Now the staircase is right there," he said, pointing to his left down the long hallway. "Take them and you'll go straight to the dining room. They have kindly provided us with a breakfast."

"Ah, sounds good," Oswin said and he walked past the two and down the stairs. Eliwood looked at Marcus with a confused smile, for he still stood beside him.

"Marcus? Don't you want to eat?"

"Is Jasmine awake yet?" he asked randomly and Eliwood looked at him confusedly but answered nonetheless.

"I don't know, maybe, I haven't checked yet."

"Hmm," Marcus grumbled, crossing his arms across his chest. "Since she seems to have a bad habit about sleeping in, I think I should try to wake her up," he said and Eliwood shrugged.

"If you want, sure, but let me wake up the other girls first," he said before walking across the hall to the other side and knocking on one of the doors. It opened a few moments later, revealing a smiling Rebecca.

"Why good morning Lo-Eliwood!" she said happily, correcting herself and earning herself a warm smile from the lord.

"Good morning, Rebecca. Is Serra awake as well?" he asked and as Rebecca opened her mouth to answer, a higher, much more shrilly voice intervened.

"Yes, I'm awake!" Serra said as she made her way to the door, poking her head out from behind Rebecca, who laughed. "What would the world do if I wasn't?"

Eliwood chuckled. "I don't know, but we'd all be very sad, that's sure."

"Aw, you're very sweet, Lord Eliwood!" Serra squealed and Eliwood blushed slightly, glancing down at the floor.

"Thank you."

"So did you need anything?" Rebecca asked and he looked back up at them.

"Oh yes, breakfast's ready. Just go down those stairs and it leads you right to it," he said, gesturing toward the stairs as the two girls walked out of the room.

"Okay!" Rebecca said cheerfully as she started to walk toward them, Serra following, glancing around the hall.

"Is Lord Hector awake?" she asked as she paused in her walk, facing Eliwood.

"Yes, but he seems to have been…abducted by Matthew and Guy," he said, earning a strange look.

"Oh, well, that's good! That's what he gets from being so rude and mean! I wish he was sweeter, like you, Lord Eliwood," she said with a grin and Eliwood blushed slightly again.

"I heard that!" a shout came from a room behind Eliwood and he glanced back as Serra laughed.

"Good!" she shouted back before turning back around and skipping toward the stairs. Eliwood chuckled quietly to himself before walking up the last door, knocking on it as Marcus walked up to him. Nothing happened after a few moments and Eliwood frowned slightly, knocking on the door once more. This time there was some noise and shuffling and it sounded like something clattered down before the door finally opened, revealing a tousle haired Lowen.

"Err…good morning," he managed to say, looking like he had just woken up as he looked at the two in front of him. He wasn't wearing his armor either and Eliwood gave him a warm smile whilst Marcus frowned slightly.

"Good morning, Lowen."

"Fix that hair, boy, and your shirt!" Marcus huffed, looking at Lowen disapprovingly, what with his shirt hanging out, not tucked in properly. As Lowen started to adjust his clothes and hair, Marcus walked in and raised an eyebrow at Jasmine, who was sprawled out across the fluffy bed, her eyes closed. Eliwood walked in as well, glancing over at Jasmine for a moment before looking at Marcus. He noticed a pile of books cluttered down on the floor by his feet and Lowen quickly bent down once he was tidied up, starting to clean up.

"Sorry, I tripped over those," Lowen mumbled quietly as he grabbed them and started to stack them on top of each other against the wall, in their original positions.

"It's alright. Breakfast is downstairs and ready, by the way," Eliwood said and Lowen snapped his head toward him, smiling widely.

"Really? May I go eat now?" he asked and Eliwood nodded, but Marcus didn't agree.

"Not yet, boy, clean the blankets and the pillow," he said, pointing down at the objects on the floor, of which Lowen had slept on last night. Lowen rushed forward, folding the blankets up and placing the pillow on top. He paused for a moment, unsure of where to place them, before gently picking them up and quietly placing them on the edge of the bed. Jasmine made no response, continuing to sleep. "Alright, you can go eat now," Marcus said and the Cavalier grinned before dashing out of the room. "Now," Marcus said, "we just have to wake her up."

"It can't be that hard," Eliwood said with a smile and Marcus nodded.

"Yes, it's all about technique. I've woken up many dozens of men, soon to be knights, in my life. This isn't going to be hard," he said as he walked up to the edge of the bed, looking down at Jasmine's peaceful face.

"Jasmine," he said sternly in his first attempt at waking her but was obviously unsuccessful. "Jasmine, you need to wake up right now!" he said, this time louder and he leaned in closer, but was unsuccessful. Frowning, he was about to shake her like crazy, but decided not to, realizing how impolite it would be to do that to a lady. Frowning, he took a deep breath before shouting, "JASMINE!" She stirred, making a face as she rolled over, her back now faced to him. Grumbling a few words underneath his breath, he turned to face Eliwood, who was obviously holding in laughter, biting down on his bottom lip.

"Hey, what are you guys doing in here?" Hector's booming, deep voice came from behind and Eliwood turned to face him.

"What happened to you?" he asked with a raised eyebrow, looking amused as Hector mumbled a few words underneath his breath.

"I don't even want to talk about it."

"Where are Matthew and Guy?"

"I sent them downstairs to eat. I should've had some of the cooks put poisoning in the food," he grumbled and Eliwood chuckled. "Anyways, what are you guys doing?"

"We're trying to wake Jasmine up," Eliwood said, glancing over at the sleeping tactician and Hector raised an eyebrow.

"She's still sleeping?"

Marcus sighed, nodding as he looked over at him. "I'm afraid so, milord. I've tried to wake her up but nothing seems to work…"

Hector grinned widely, looping his fingers through each other as he extended his arms, stretching. "Let me handle this one," he said as he walked up to the bed and Marcus walked back to Eliwood, giving Hector enough room. He put his fingers underneath the mattress and Eliwood, realizing what he was doing, widened his eyes.

"No, don't-" he said but was too late and a loud thud sounded in the room, followed by a groan.

"What the hell?" Jasmine said as she stood up, rubbing her back and she paused for a moment, noticing the three in her room, and she furrowed her eyebrows, looking confused. Hector laughed, glancing back at the two behind him.

"The girl knows how to swear!" he said, jabbing his thumb at Jasmine, who slightly raised an eyebrow.

"Well, that finally seemed to have gotten you awake!" Marcus said after a moment, smiling but frowning after a moment. "I don't think that language was necessary, however."

"You pushed me off the bed to wake me up?" she questioned, ignoring their talk about the swear word, which wasn't even that bad of a word. Hector nodded with a grin while Eliwood gave her an apologetic look.

"Sorry about that Jasmine, Hector just pushed you off," Eliwood said and she glanced over at him, smiling slightly.

"That's alright; it's not your fault. Lyn used to wake me up like this all the time…or well, something like it," she said, smiling to herself before glancing back up at them. "Well, now that I'm awake, is there something you need?"

"Yeah, breakfast's ready," Hector said and she nodded.

"Okay…shall we go?" she asked, glancing over at the three politely, as if the incident has not just happened. Earning nods, the four walked out of the room.

"Are you always such a deep sleeper, Jasmine?" Hector asked as they walked down the stairs, looking down at the girl beside him and she nodded.

"That's not good," Marcus said from behind as he walked beside Eliwood on the long, wide staircase. Jasmine chuckled gently, nodded.

"Yes, I know, but I can't really help it."

"Well, let's try to fix it, shall we?"

Jasmine chuckled again, shaking her head. "Sure, you can try, but I don't think anything's going to work."

"Why would you say that?" he asked curiously with a frown and she didn't respond this time, and luckily for her, they had just gotten to the bottom of the stairs.

"It's breakfast!" Hector boomed happily, dashing off to the long table full of delicious food. Chuckling, Eliwood walked off after him, followed by Jasmine and Marcus. They all sat down at the empty chairs, greeted by their comrades.

Once everyone was done eating, they ventured out of the castle. Marcus and Lowen's horses were out in the stable, where one of the servants must have placed them. Once getting them and placing their luggage onto them, they started to walk away from the castle.

"We head to Laus, where we meet with Lord Darin, the Marquess," Eliwood said as he faced his comrades behind him, Hector standing beside him and nodding. Jasmine hesitated for a moment before speaking up.

"Since we're already at Santeruz, I think we should go shopping," she said, earning a few glances from her comrades, Hector raising an eyebrow. Serra seemed delighted by the idea, jumping up and down.

"Yes we should!" she squealed. "Maybe we can buy you a new outfit, Jasmine, that one's so bland."

Clearly ignoring Serra, though some annoyance showed on Jasmine's face, she looked at Hector and Eliwood. "I meant shopping as in buying supplies. Rebecca needs some arrows and I think we're low on food."

"Actually, we have no food," Rebecca pointed out and Lowen looked absolutely horrified. Eliwood nodded.

"All right, yes, let's go shopping in the city. Good thinking, Jasmine," he said, smiling over at her and she beamed. "C'mon," he said, turning back around and everyone followed him.

"What are you doing?" Guy hissed quietly as he glanced around his surroundings before looking at Matthew in front of him.

"Hey Matthew and…err…Man?" Bartre called out from behind, slapping his arm against Guy's back as he walked up to him. Matthew's eyes widened as he glanced over his shoulder, putting a finger to his lips. Bartre looked confused and Dorcas walked up next to him, holding vulneries that he and Bartre were assigned to buy.

"My name's Guy," Guy said, realizing that Bartre had called him Man and Bartre laughed loudly, patting his back again.

"Right, sorry! Hey Matthew, don't you have to pay first?" Bartre asked confusedly as Matthew was walking back to them, loaves of bread in his arms and he widened his eyes again.

"Hey!" the man who Matthew had secretly stolen from shouted, turning around to see Matthew walking away. "Come back here! Thief!" he shouted as he started to chase after Matthew, who was now running.

"Should we help him?" Bartre asked, looking over to where the thief and the man had gone off to by now. Guy chuckled and shook his head.

"Nah, I think he'll be fine."

Meanwhile, Rebecca, Serra, and Jasmine were all standing in a clothes store, looking at outfits. Rebecca got her arrows and with some pleading from Serra, joined Jasmine and Serra on their quest to find Jasmine some new clothes. Rather, it was more of Serra's quest than Jasmine's. Jasmine had merely given in easily and was forced to come along to the many stores that Serra dragged her to. Once finally finding Jasmine a new outfit, they walked to the fountain, where they met with the rest of their group.

"Ah, there you girls are," Eliwood greeted the three. "Did you happen to see Matthew?" he asked and all three of them shook their heads.

"No, but I think we can leave him behind," Serra huffed and Guy laughed, nodding in agreement. Eliwood frowned deeply, looking concerned as he glanced around his surroundings.

"I wonder where he's gone off to. We've got to start going soon."

"Wasn't he with Guy?" Rebecca asked in confusion, glancing over at the Sacean.

"He was, but then he got caught for stealing and well…haven't seen him since," Guy said with a shrug and Hector rolled his eyes.

"That's what he gets for stealing all the time."

"Well, he is a thief," Oswin pointed out. "It's his job…but he shouldn't go around stealing everything he can get his hands on," and just as he finished his sentence, Matthew came running to the group and he handed Lowen the loaves of bread he had stolen. Lowen put them in a yellow sac, which he then picked up and adjusted on his horse. On the other side of his horse was the silverware placed in the blue sac.

"Matthew!" Oswin snapped. "It's not right to steal from others!"

Matthew gave him a smile. "It's my job!" he said and Oswin rolled his eyes.

"On the battlefield, yes, but not on a regular basis," he said and Matthew smiled, mockingly bowing to Oswin.

"Oh yes, pardon me, Sir Oswin. How silly it was of me to think that I could get away by stealing such valuable possessions. Especially because bread is so valuable," he said sarcastically as he straightened up, smiling playfully. Oswin sighed and grumbled a few words underneath his breath.

"Anyways, Jasmine, do you know how long it'll take to get to Laus?" Eliwood asked, glancing over at the tactician, who had already done the mental calculations.

"Five days, maybe five and a half," she said and he nodded, facing all his comrades.

"We go to Laus to talk with Lord Darin. He seems to have some information that we need. Did everyone get their supplies?" he asked and everyone nodded, some of them saying 'yes'. He smiled and turned around, starting to walk off, quickly followed by his companions. Hector grinned widely, throwing a fist in the air.

"To Laus!"

Chapter 3 is complete!

Sorry if it sorta took a while to update. When I was writing this chapter I realized that I had left out Guy...and so it took a while to add him in. :P