There's a lot been going on this past week, but hopefully next time I'll get farther. I don't know if you'll notice, but I don't really like Jona.

When they returned, Jona went back to her guests, and started talking about how the town had gotten too lazy because of Lleviathan. Alice, not being one for politics, just simply made a clothes-bed out of all the different clothes she had stored in her bag, and went to sleep.

Marine glanced at the snoring blonde, before turning back to the matter at hand. "So you've just been wondering if how your town is bat shit crazy or not?"

Jona blinked, surprised. "...Err, well, yes. It's... wrong, livin' like we are, 'innit? Nobody is doin' anything to move forward, they're all just standin' 'round 'till it's prayer time."

Sheila hummed, scratching her head. "...I guess so? If you want to be realistic, this shouldn't be happening. A being as powerful as Lleviathan shouldn't be some errand boy."

Iris frowned, "Indeed. This cannot be natural; you should stop doing this while you still can, child."

"Oh, good, so I'm not the only one who thinks like this." Jona's eyes sparkled with determination, "Alright! I'm full o' strength now! I'm goin' to give Mayor Bryce a piece o' my mind! I'm not goin' to be callin' Lleviathan no more!"

Alice's snores finally seemed to have caught Jona's attention, because she broke out of her trance-like state. She turned to look at Alice's sleeping form, and gasped.

"Oh dear! Is it that late already? It seems I've been spoutin' so many words, that it's got ever so late out! Do you folks have a place to stay?"

Iris stood up, dusting off her pants. "Yes, the inn is always watching, after all. However... I hope you do not mind if we leave Alice here. She appears to be quite comfortable."

Jona giggled softly, "It's no problem at all! The least I can do for 'ya."

Alice was surprised upon waking up, and finding that she was now the only one inside of the house. She looked around, but Jona was nowhere to be seen. The bed was neatly made, the fire extinguished, and fish were refrigerated inside an ice bucket. Alice sat up, the clothes falling around her, and scratched her head confusedly.

Stella then took this miraculous timing to smack her upside the head. "Oi! Get up, you flappin' dunce!"

"...Haa?" Alice yawned, earning another smack.

"It's almost noon, how much longer are you going to sleep?"

"...All day, if I could." Alice mumbled, rubbing her eyes. She stood up quickly before Stella could smack her again, and gathered her pile of clothes, putting them back into her bag. Alice then stretched her back until she felt a few muscles pop into place, and smiled. "Okay, now... where'd everybody go?"

"Well, the girls are stayin' at the inn. Yeah, they left you here, no big deal. Jona, on the other hand, went to confront that mayor guy. Maybe we should check up on her, she seemed pretty heated up."

Alice shrugged, "I suppose so."

Alice approached the mayor's house that she had been to just yesterday. On the way there, she had heard from several other villagers that Jona is apparently missing, and one guy even tipped her off that the mayor has a "private beach for fishing". Considering his attitude yesterday when she tried quitting, I wouldn't be surprised if he dragged her off in his power-high.

As Alice stood there in front of the doorway, Marine and the others had managed to make their way over to her (Stella had led Sheila there). Before they could say anything to the girl, the front door opened abruptly, smacking Alice directly in the face and knocking her onto her butt. Behind the door was none other than Bryson, the mayor's son that Alice vaguely recalled having seen yesterday when she had broken into the mayor's house to bring Jona back.

"I'm sorry!... Oh hey, it's you! Didn't I see you leave with Jona yesterday? Anyhow, Jona came by here again, and told Dad she didn't want to call Lleviathan any more, but for real this time! I've never seen Dad look so angry before! His face was almost purple! He got her good, and dragged her off to the Cuddiedig Cliff. You can reach it by the big gate behind my house. I'll go unlock the door for you!"

Alice blinked, watching him as he ran off. ...What in the hell was that? Was I just drafted?

Marine rolled her eyes, and picked Alice up by the arms. "C'mon, let's go."

They walked around the house at their leisure, and sure enough, Bryson was standing in front of a tall gate that blocked anyone from getting passed. He turned to them upon hearing their footsteps, hopping back in forth nervously.

"I-I've got a terribly bad feelin' 'bout all this. Sorry for droppin' all this on you, but please help Jona out!" He unlocked the gate and ran off to god knows where. Marine nodded at the kid, feeling bad for him. Bryson kind of reminded her of her own little brother, wherever he ended up. Probably dead. Our clansmen don't normally live past the test you take at thirteen.

The group beat the shit out of any and all monsters they ran across, until they reached a cave. Not just any cave, but a cave that seemed to lead you onto a path that would let you scale the cliffs.

Alice grimaced, groaning at her wonderful luck. "A cave, how fucking wonderful. I hate caves. I fucking hate caves."

Sheila laughed, and smacked Alice on the shoulder in a friendly manner. "Silly Alice! Haven't you already gone through like, three ruins of varying space?"

"That's way different than a goddamn cave! Large, creepy piece of historical shit that's falling apart as we speak? Fine, I'd take those any day! I absolutely, do NOT want to go inside this friggin' cave. I'm claustrophobic! Even if this cave is as spacious as the Observatory, I'm not going in. I'll be scaling up this here cliff; have fun."

Alice took out a pair of sticky gloves and started climbing the walls, though she kept falling back down every couple of feet. Marine stared at her for a while, amused at the developments. Iris and Sheila, on the other hand, had long since just simply entered the cave, making their way to the top, leaving Marine in the dust. Marine, upon realizing this, almost screamed at Alice for taking her attention away from what's important, but by that time Alice was already halfway up the cliff. Therefore, Marine had to haul ass to catch up with her friends, and was not at all pleased.