The shift in their relationship dynamic mostly stayed relatively the same for the Ashta siblings, with Goblin Slayer and Vivi still treating one another as siblings as they hurriedly made their way to the church to help out with serving dinner; a few jokes and the respect the younger brother had for his older sibling was still present. Truly, one of the only major differences that had spawned from their intimate session within Cattlemen's Tavern was that two siblings had become sexually active with one another; going as far as talking about what else they wanted to try in the bedroom.
Having no time to further discuss such lewd and incestious acts with one another, the two siblings were separated once they arrived at the church; with Goblin Slayer being tasked with Scarlet to help set up the dining hall with the rest of the able-bodied and sound-of-mind orphans, while Vivi was strapped with an apron so she could assist in the kitchen. While his sister was chopping up vegetables to put into the beef teriyaki bowls that the church was going to serve to the hungry, Goblin Slayer was deep in thought as he began placing silverware utensils from the bin he had in one arm onto the table; self-conscious thoughts of shame began bleeding into his uneasy mind.
'What happened in that tavern was really, really something else; I don't think I could have ever imagined that sex with Vivi would have felt that great… Then again, I never put much thought into sex in general; not before today, that is,' Goblin Slayer lamented silently, as he finished placing the utensils down on both sides of the empty white-cermanic plate, before stepping left and making his way toward the end of the adult's banquet table.
'It's scary to think that what we had together is going to change because of that… I hope it doesn't make us grow distant, or even ruin the relationship we had before… Was it a mistake taking things that far? Should we have stopped before even stepping foot in that room together? I feel dirty, I hate it… I wish… I wish I didn't have all these weird, confusing thoughts going on in my head right now…' The emotionally drained boy thought to himself, as he felt nothing but confliction inside of his hormonal head; all the while unknowingly being approached by a trio of girls who had spotted him from across the large-spacious dining room.
Standing over at the edge of corner of the eighty foot-long banquet table that was the intended for the adults to gather at, Goblin Slayer was finished placing down the silverware on both sides of the last plate he needed to set up when he turned to where the red-headed was standing near him with a familiar smile spread across her pink lips. "Oh… Uhh… H-Hello again, Scarlet. Are these the girls you went to lunch with?" Goblin Slayer asked in a gentle voice, while shaking off the remaining negativity left behind by his brooding thoughts.
Nodding her head with plenty of energy in her, Scarlet took a step back and raised her arm up from the elbow tucked near her side, as she pointed a thumb back at the timid-looking girl with dark-blue hair and purple eyes on her left, who was wearing a light sky-blue dress underneath a large white cloak that came equipped with a hood fitted with decorative cat ears; appearing over all to have been from a well-off family, same as the taller brunette child who was standing on the other side of Scarlet.
"This here is "Marina Chymes"! She's the daughter of your sister's new boss, so like… That technically means she's your boss too! Isn't that right, Marina?" Scarlet asked with a scandalous-looking smile on her playful face, to which earned her a head shake from the aforementioned child.
"Umm… N-No, sorry…" Marina replied in a quiet voice, as she gave a small wave at Goblin Slayer, concluding her introduction, as she didn't seem all that interested in sharing more of her life story with him.
Hiding her awkward grimace behind an exaggerated and wide-eyed smile that she flashed apologetically to Goblin Slayer, Scarlet chuckled quietly before letting her raised arm drop down to her side. "Uh, she's usually like that; don't take it personally… Oh, and uh… This is "Yang Buddica"! Her family works as supervisors for the dairy, and she's teaching me how to use a sword the right way!" Scarlet announced proudly, after addressing Marina's cold demeanor.
Appearing closer to his age than her friends' age, Yang kept her eyes softly narrowed at Goblin Slayer as she walked past Scarlet to get right in his face; standing slightly taller than him, while only less than a few inches away from his confused face. "So… Heard you're some sort of prodigy, or something. Took on an entire army of goblins all by yourself, huh?" Yang asked with a heavy amount of skepticism in her voice, frowning down at Goblin Slayer, with a look of distrust in her scowling emerald green eyes.
"I wouldn't necessarily say that I'm a prodigy by any means; it was just a random act of fate that gave me the ability to summon someone else to do most of the fighting for me," Goblin Slayer truthfully replied, as he raised his right hand up to show her his glowing crest. "I'm still trying to understand it myself, but just know that I don't think I'm better than anyone else for having gotten this power… Right now, all I can think to do with it is find a way to help those who were a part of my village get back on their feet," the boy said humbly, as Tavern Keeper's lesson about being modest came to his mind.
Remaining silent for a brief moment, Yang studied Goblin Slayer's facial features and glowing crest on his hand, before her abrasive expression lightened up. "… Given the way Scarlet was talking about you earlier today, I was expecting you to be self-centered. I'm glad that it was a misjudgment on my part," Yang said with a smirk forming across her lips, as she raised her hand to offer it to Goblin Slayer. "Sorry to hear about what your village went through by the way; I can't imagine what I'd do if that happened here."
Using the hand with the glowing crest on it to shake hers, Goblin Slayer took in a slow breath as he stared up into her green gaze. "Thanks… Yeah, it was… It honestly was a nightmare. I wish that I could have prevented it from happening in the first place, but… It wasn't meant to be, it would seem," Goblin Slayer mused with a saddened tone in his voice, as he finally addressed the part of him that was spiteful towards the fact that Fairy Knight didn't come to his rescue until the very last moment.
Feeling his hand slipping out of hers, Yang nodded her head respectfully before taking a step back to give the boy some breathing room. "Still… You saved a lot of people last night, Goblin Slayer; I was there volunteering at the church with my dad when we saw all your neighbors marching into Londobell… For that alone, you should be proud that you were able to make a difference," the brunette girl said in a proud voice, and locked eyes with the ten year-old as she smiled back gently at him.
Happy to see that her overprotective best friend had quickly warmed up to the boy she spent hours talking about, Scarlet fist pumped the air excitedly before hopping up once to get closer to where Goblin Slayer was standing. "Hey, so like, since we're all done with setting up the kids' table, and you're pretty much done with your chores…! C-Can you show us that girl you fought those goblins with?! Oh please, oh please, oh PLEASE!!!" Scarlet begged with an over dramatic flare to her voice, going as far as dropping down on both knees, before interlocking her fingers together as she shook her closed hands together in front of her chest.
Immediately put on the spot, Goblin Slayer's eyes widened as his face became flushed as he began noticing all the other children around him who were beginning to come toward him to see what all the commotion was about. "I… I mean… I guess, but… I'm not sure if, like…" Goblin Slayer murmured under his anxious breath, as a small bead of sweat formed on his scarred cheek; his dusty-rose eyes looking back-and-forth at all the intrigued children, who were all beginning to quietly pressure him by adding to Scarlet's begging.
"Is he magic, or something?! Is that why his eyes are red like that thing on his hand?!"
"Isn't that just the kid who killed a bunch of goblins? What's so impressive about that?"
"I wanna see something cool!"
Receiving loud questions from all around the dining hall about the children wanting to see him perform magic for their entertainment, Goblin Slayer was beginning to feel overwhelmed by all the voices around him, and was considering retreating elsewhere to clear his mind when all of a sudden he saw one girl who he recognized from the night prior.
Covered in bandages that hid some of the bite marks and scars she had all over her pale body, a small girl who wasn't any older than five approached him from the crowd; the left side of her head wrapped up in cloth, while her face hid behind her long orange hair. All of his attention was focused on her, as she stood a mere few inches away from him before softly speaking. "May I… M-May I thank the girl who got those goblins off of me and my mom…? I… I want to tell her how grateful I am to be… T-To be alive right now," the orange-haired girl spoke in an emotionally distant voice, despite seeming genuinely appreciative when talking about what Fairy Knight did for her.
Thinking back to how he had spoken about how part of him was disappointed with fate's timing, hearing one of the many children whose lives he had spared from a worse situation at the hands of the now-mutilated goblins made the ten year-old boy feel momentarily asphyxiated; the fact that he was being told directly by someone who he thought he had failed took the air from his lungs, and left him speechless as he stared past her long orange strands of hair, and into her pretty blue eyes that were staring sweetly back at him.
Looking away from the survivor, Goblin Slayer stared at the back of his hand with a thoughtful look in his eyes; gauging the risks of summoning Fairy Knight within the large dining hall in his head, before thinking of a compromise that would appease both his worries, and the children surrounding him. "… Follow me outside to the courtyard; I'll try to see if she'll agree to saying hello to you all," Goblin Slayer announced with a small smile across his lips, while secretly feeling his heart racing inside of his chest as he gestured for the children to follow him; earning himself a howl of excitement that was started by Scarlet, who trailed less than a foot behind him with her two best friends at her side.
Glancing up at the beautiful ivory and gold clock that was mounted above the front entrance of the church's main worship hall, Goblin Slayer mentally took note of the time and decided to allot himself ten minutes to give what the children behind him wanted. Feeling a shepherd leading a flock of sheep, Goblin Slayer made his way underneath the twilight sky toward the large stone fountain in the center of the church's front courtyard; taking a step onto its bottom circular seating-area to make sure that his youthful audience could see him.
Pushing past the stage-fright he was feeling bubbling up inside him, Goblin Slayer addressed the crowd of children who were all focused on the glowing crest on the back of his pale hand; telling them all the story about how he had gotten his servant in his dire time of need, and about what he had done to slay the goblin army who had invaded his village. When he was done telling the children his tale, Goblin Slayer used the same analogy told to him by the mysterious woman who had visited him earlier in the market; doing his best to explain what he knew about the Moon-Cell, before finally coming time for him to summon his servant.
Having gotten so wrapped up in his storytelling, Goblin Slayer was trying to come up with an exciting way to call forth Fairy Knight, as to entertain the children who he remembered seeing so catatonic and depressed earlier that day. However, just the mere thought of thinking about how he would go about summoning his servant was all it took for the the cyan-glowing rune from before appearing over his head; catching Goblin Slayer off guard, while causing his audience to roar out in childish screams of excitement and sounds of awe as Fairy Knight emerged from above the portal.
Levitating in the air above where the spiraling circular-rune was disappearing into a fading cloud of illuminated particles of pixels, Fairy Knight remained calmed and visibly expressionless as she stared out at all of the excited and nervous juveniles beneath her; past the cold-blue steel mask that she wore over her eyes and nose. "… Did you summon me for the purpose of executing these children, child?" Fairy Knight asked with a cold voice; masking her disdain for the act of child murder behind her stoic voice.
Going wide-eyed at the question, Goblin Slayer immediately began shaking his head violently while crossing his arms back-and-forth out of a desperate attempt to deny Fairy Knight's inquiry. "N-NO!!! N-NO, ABSOLUTELY DO NOT DO THAT!!! WHATEVER YOU DO, D-DON'T DO THAT!!!" Goblin Slayer screamed out loud with a panicked tone in his voice; his actions and high-pitched voice amusing a majority of his child-audience who were just under the assumption that the two of them were joking around to be funny.
Letting out a soft sigh of relief as she floated down beside Goblin Slayer's side, Fairy Knight did her best to smile at the cheering crowds of children who were all shouting their questions at her, and kept herself facing forward as she began to speak directly to her master. "… What is the meaning of this? Did you summon me away from my knightly duties, for the sole purpose of inflating your ego?" Fairy Knight asked with an accusingly undertone to her nearly emotionless voice, as she started to wave half-heartedly at Scarlet, who was screaming her lungs out to get her attention. "Has no one taught you a lesson in grace and remaining humble, child? Or shall I need to be the one to drag you somewhere in private, and teach you the hard way?"
Having seen firsthand the kind of damage that the white-haired knight was fully capable of physically doing onto others, Goblin Slayer immediately tensed up and felt the color draining from his face as he nervously smiled back at some of the children in the front who were trying to get his attention. "Uh…! N-No, it's not like that…! It's just that, uh…! E-Everyone here was really excited to meet you, and uh, well…! I-I thought since some of them are the kids who we saved, and that the rest were pretty much all miserable I would…! Y-You know…?! H-Have you come here to, uh… S-Spread some cheer, or something like that; I don't know, a lot of them are orphans like me… I thought it would be nice…!" Goblin Slayer nervously stuttered out with sweat beginning to pour down the sides of his face, as he suddenly felt Fairy Knight reaching behind him with one arm, to firmly grab him by the back of his neck.
"Child… Have I ever given you the impression that I am someone who's "nice", or exists to "spread cheer" onto others?" Fairy Knight asked calmly, while digging her armored fingertips deep enough into the back of Goblin Slayer's neck to cause him to begin whimpering in discomfort.
"N-No, Dame Knight, not at all; especially right now…!" Goblin Slayer quickly replied with a trembling smile forming on his quivering lips, as he winced in pain as his servant's disapproving grip grew tighter. "S-Sorry, uh… Y-You don't have to be anymore; they just wanted to see you was all," Goblin Slayer said, as he really didn't want to further anger the annoyed servant anymore than he already did.
Rolling her eyes behind her armored mask, Fairy Knight released her tight hold on the back of his neck, allowing her arm to fall back to her side, while hearing a sigh of relief escaping from her master's parted lips. "Don't be ridiculous; I'm already here. Besides… If what you say is true about these children, then… I suppose I could forgive you for inconveniencing me this time around; for their sake. Just… Just don't make this a habit, child," Fairy Knight scolded, before immediately instructing Goblin Slayer to begin wrangling up the children in an organized line around the water fountain.
Donning her two gorgeous arm-swords and casting a spell to cause her silver blades to glow beautifully in a spectacular cyan light, Fairy Knight would call forth for one child at a time from the line Goblin Slayer managed to form from all the screaming and wild children. One-by-one, Fairy Knight would give each child about a minute to speak with her, and despite how she spoke to Goblin Slayed in private, the white-haired knight was very soft-spoken and kind to each little boy and girl who came up to her; filling them with inspiration and hope, before hugging them and sending them back inside the church.
Having lost track of time, it wasn't until Goblin Slayer saw the last girl who happened to be the orange-haired survivor finish speaking to Fairy Knight for a full five minutes before suddenly realizing that he had spent nearly an hour outside; disrupting the church's dinner, and more than likely causing the other women who were in the kitchen to blame his sister for the whole "meet-and-greet" disruption.
Low and behold, Goblin Slayer's predictions ended up becoming true when Mother Mary herself came outside once the peppered child with orange hair and bandages came walking back into the church with a smile; feeling motivated by Fairy Knight's words to turn her traumatic experience into empowerment, while the buxom nun came walking over to where he stood. Frowning with a disapproving look in her blue eyes, Mother Mary opened her mouth to begin scolding Goblin Slayer about holding up dinner for those who needed to eat and got a few words out before becoming utterly speechless when she gazed past the ten year-old to see the masked face of the white-haired knight herself.
"Ashta, is that… Is that who I believe it to be…?" Mother Mary asked in a taken aback voice, as she immediately straightened her back and fixed her posture underneath the hidden gaze of the boy's visibly expressionless servant.
Having fully prepared himself to get an earful about the blond woman in tight white cloth, Goblin Slayer took a moment to switch gears mentally as he looked up past Mother Mary's plump HH-cup sized bosoms to do his best to read her astonished expression. "Y-Yeah— I mean— y-yes ma'am…!" Goblin Slayer quickly corrected himself, which luckily Mother Mary didn't seem to notice as she was still entranced by the elegance and mystifying aura that the white-haired knight and her sleek glowing armor gave off from her child-like stature.
Walking past Goblin Slayer like a moth drawn to a flame, Mother Mary made her way closer-and-closer to the water fountain; a child-like smile spreading across her slightly wrinkled red lips, as she basked in the cyan-colored light that the servant was cascading from her body like a beacon. "She's so beautiful… H-Her name, Ashta; what do I call this angelic creature?" Mother Mary inquired with a child-like excitement in her voice, as she slowed her pace down to continue walking while looking over her shoulder nervously at Goblin Slayer.
Looking away momentarily from the older nun's stare to exchange looks with his servant, the white-haired knight gave her master a subtle nod of approval before watching as he turned back to meet the woman's gaze once more. "She… She goes by "Fairy Knight". You… You should approach her and ask if you can speak to her, before you start asking her questions; it's part of her "power-dynamic thing"," Goblin Slayer advised half-jokingly; smiling back playfully at the half-serious scowl he was receiving from his servant who easily overhead him and his quip about her.
Unable to distinguish whether or not the ten year-old was joking, Mother Mary carried herself with a submissiveness as she approached Fairy Knight; kneeling down and hanging her head low when she got within a meter of the stone-fountain ledge that the servant was still using to stand on. "Oh Dame Knight, I am Mother Mary: the shepherd of this humble flock of lost souls who gather here for sanctuary… I beg of you to lend me your ear, and pray to Earth Goddess that I am worthy enough to take up your precious time!"
Even though Fairy Knight was more than accustomed to seeing fairies and humans alike throwing themselves on the ground to surrender to her greatness, the caliber of Mother Mary's dramatic pleas were too much, even for her. Out of showing respect for the older woman who was still a fraction of how old she actually was, Fairy Knight was able to restrain her chuckle behind an amused smirk; trying her hardest to remain straight-faced, as she looked over to Goblin Slayer before lowering her gaze back down to where the nun was beginning to bow down on the cobblestone grounds of the courtyard.
"Ahem…! O-On your feet, Mother Mary; you have my full attention, so use it wisely," Fairy Knight instructed with an authoritative tone in her stoic voice, after needing to clear her throat to fight away the last of her contained laughter. "You may speak now," Fairy Knight permitted, after waiting for the middle aged woman to get back up from the ground.
Unsure whether or not the discussion the two females were going to have was meant to be private, Goblin Slayer stood awkwardly out underneath the starry night sky; his body illuminated by the lamp posts that circles around the inter-middle circle of the entire courtyard. Sticking his hands into his side-pockets, Goblin Slayer took a few paces ahead before coming to a stop once he was within eavesdropping distance of Mother Mary and Fairy Knight's conversation.
"Fairy Knight, I come before you as a woman of Earth Mother… While I have… N-Never questioned my faith to Her, I must admit that the only true form of communication I've ever had with Her previously consisted of interpreting Her miracles; many of which have… Have only come to my attention through outside sources," Mother Mary confided quietly; unknowingly receiving a questionable stare from the ten year-old who she didn't even realize was listening in on her conversation.
Nodding her head, as she herself was never religious and hadn't felt the need to worship a higher power since the beginning of her existence, Fairy Knight tried to imagine what it would be like for someone who was as devout to an invisible goddess as Mother Mary was; taking into account that most mortals believed in such deities out of a form of seeking answers to questions that weren't ever meant to be known to them. "I see… And what would you have me tell you? You would have me falsely confirm the existence of your goddess?" Fairy Knight asked genuinely, despite unintentionally sounding disrespectful as she stared down behind her armored mask at the middle aged woman.
Shaking her head while still tilting her head down to continue to show submissiveness to the servant, Mother Mary swallowed back the nervous lump in her throat before speaking once more. "N-No Dame Knight, I do not seek such a thing; my belief alone is strong enough in Her to remain faithful. I only bring Earth Mother to your attention, as She to me directly for the very first time in my fifty years of life… She… She spoke of the dawn of a new era… One where She would be changing our doctrine Herself, and that She would be more directly involved in our day-to-day lives, and that we would need to prepare ourselves for… For the arrival of a … A moon."
Enough though she hadn't any interest in whatever it was that she figured that Mother Mary would want to discuss with her, Fairy Knight's hidden indifference immediately shifted the moment she heard the nun mention the word "moon". "I see… And tell me, Mother Mary: Is there any significance to moons, or any other celestial body that's a part of any religion practiced within this known world?" Fairy Knight asked with a slightly deeper voice, as she was beginning to take whatever it was that Mother Mary's goddess had said more seriously.
Along with his servant, Goblin Slayer's heart dropped the moment he overheard Mother Mary confessing to Fairy Knight about what Earth Goddess had told her to be ready for. 'A moon? It… It has to be… She must be referring to the "Moon-Cell"… I wonder if that woman I met in the marketplace has anything to do with this,' Goblin Slayer pondered to himself, as he remembered hearing about how the Moon-Cell possessed an intelligence of its own.
Having been unsure of what she had been told the other night, Mother Mary explained to Fairy Knight that while the moon they had reverence to those who practiced arcane arts, the nun clarified that their moon wasn't worshiped nearly as much as it was studied by the astrologists within the "Mage's College", which was located in the Kingdom of Pathway's capital. "… Earth Mother told us that She would be arriving on the dawn of the seventh day… She is scheduled to come within six days from now to our village, Dame Knight," Mother Mary informed cooperatively, as she could tell that the news she brought forward to the servant was beginning to stress out the white-haired knight.
"… Six mornings from now, until… I-I see… And tell me, Mother Mary: Did this "Earth Mother" mention anything about what her true name was, or what the name of the moon was that she spoke of?" Fairy Knight questioned with a thoughtful tone in her voice, giving as little information about what she suspected to the nun, while also forming several plans of action in her head as she waited for a response.
"No Dame Knight; She only told me that She would reveal Herself to Her followers on the sixth dawn… I apologize if I offended you by not answering your questions sufficiently; if it means anything to you, I can offer you more information if and when She chooses to speak to me again," Mother Mary offered willingly, which did little to quell the bewilderment and anxieties that the servant was silently feeling behind her stoic expression that she hid underneath her armored mask.
Thanking the mature nun for her cooperation and service, Fairy Knight concluded their conversation by being the one to remind Mother Mary about the late-night dinner that had been delayed by her and her master. And although the woman of the white cloth had more questions that she wanted to be answered, she held back her curiosity as she thanked Fairy Knight for her time before offering her to join them for beef teriyaki bowls; a dish that the white-haired fairy wasn't all too familiar with.
Unable to tell the exact reason as to why Mother Mary had changed her tune with him as she cheerfully thanked him for the opportunity to speak with his servant, Goblin Slayer knew right then-and-there that there was an ulterior motive behind the buxom nun's change in attitude as she began walking beside him through the courtyard, and back inside the church. Having a feeling that something would come up later once their dinner had concluded and it came time for Mother Mary to speak to him in private within her quarters, Goblin Slayer tried not too hard to let it worry him as he joined Scarlet and her two best friends at the children's banquet table.
Despite the ominous news that had be revealed in private out in the courtyard on that very night, everyone else who was blissfully ignorant to the "coming of the moon" feasted within the dining hall; the children laughing and fanatically talking about their experience with speaking to Fairy Knight, which was a far cry from the usual quiet sobs and otherwise miserable experience that had become all but a rarity for the church.
While Fairy Knight was seated with Mother Mary up at the head of the adults' banquet table, where his sister and the surviving villagers sat at, Goblin Slayer was quiet for the most part while eating his bowl of rice and sauced-grilled beef cutlets; mostly just idly listening and nodding while Scarlet and her friends discussed theirs plans to form their own party for when they became old enough to all join the Adventurer's Guild. Being invited several times over to be a part of their theoretical team, Goblin Slayer continuously agreed to join the trio on adventure in the future; giving them his word that he would help them when they needed him by their side.
When everyone had finished eating their extremely filling and surprisingly delicious meals, the children began approaching Goblin Slayer once again to chat his ear off, while the adults at the other banquet table were doing their best to respectfully speak to Fairy Knight; the majority of the survivors who could speak thanked her and her master for rescuing them when they did, while those who blamed the duo for not doing more remained silent within their seats. Over all, that particular dinner filled with camaraderie and good food ended up the best dinner experiences for not only the Ashta twins, but for almost everybody within the dining hall; even for those who were only there to support the community, such as Marina and Yang's families who were well off and just wanted to be there for their church.
When all was said and done and it came time to gather up dirty dishes and begin cleaning the tables and floors, Goblin Slayer was pulled away from the rest of the children by none other than Mother Mary, who placed her warm hand on top of his shoulder while smiling down at him with her red lipstick matte lips. "Ashta… Let us go upstairs to have that discussion. I believe I might have something to offer that will interest you and Fairy Knight in the meantime," the mature blond woman spoke inconspicuously; making no one else the wiser, as she and escorted the ten year-old boy out of the dinning hall with his brave servant following behind him in a diligent manner.
Climbing up the wooden staircase located in the back corridor past where the room leading into the basement orphanage was, Goblin Slayer followed Mother Mary through the borderline claustrophobic-inducing steps; Fairy Knight's glowing cyan-light illuminating the area around him, which made gawking at the big beautiful woman's fat ass jiggling underneath her skin-tight white robes all the more easier for him to do, as he watched the buxom nun's thick-curvy legs move each time she raised a foot up to carry herself up another step.
No longer a stranger to the world of sexual intimacy, all Goblin Slayer could do was think about all the things he could do to a mature woman of Mother Mary's extremely voluptuous size; hyper fixating on thoughts that involved burying his face between Mother Mary's robust ass cheeks, before realizing how devious he was being. Blushing and beginning to feel ashamed of his hormonal thoughts, Goblin Slayer shook the unholy thoughts out of his head as he and Fairy Knight entered into Mother Mary's large and cozy quarters.