Bell went to exchange his earnings to the guild as he came back with what many would at first assume to be a very bad haul, till you consider the Goblin Fang, then it's a great Hall for someone who soloed the dungeon, and even then, it seemed a little light for most, though people like Enia knew that for someone like Bell, this is more than they could have expected, with the many effects the Dungeon places on someone below level 3, as such, Enia was surprised at what Bell was able to bring back.
Enia:" wow, a dropped item, the monsters who are able to drop items are known to be tougher, smarter, and harder to kill, being able to lose 70% of their body and still be just as deadly as they would be otherwise, and I assume with the red staining on your shoes, you stomped some goblins to death"
Bell:" umm, is this an appropriate topic to say out loud"
Enia:"... Bell, everyone here is an adventure, if they were bothered by a story like this, they would be dead in the dungeon long ago"
Bell:" I guess, I found stabbing them in the neck with my hunting sword didn't work, and I couldn't fire my arrows accurately since my vision was blurry and my head was spinning-"
Enia:" awe yes, I remember my first time entering the dungeon, I could barely walk without Riveria holding me up, just give me the details of your journey and you can leave out details of how your battle went to save time, and unless something special happens, we don't care to hear about it, but then again, how was your experience with the dungeon"
Bell:"... it was... far worse of a place than I thought, you're tired entering, your thoughts are in a bundle and a mess, I saw... I saw someone who shouldn't be here, as well as feel mood swings from time to time, namely anger, and I could barely walk straight at all"
Enia:" many who come to Oranio and experience the dungeon for the first time are always overwhelmed, the only way to overcome it is to become level 3, but that is years off, at best, you will need 3 years at least since it could take a little over a year to level up and another year or 2 to level up again, assuming you're progressing at the right pace that is"
Bell:" I'll get there, I'm not giving up that easily"
Enia:" then let's get your review over with and you can move on for now"
so as Bell told Enia the details of his first time in the dungeon, he was taught how to exchange his items, though for dropped items, he could see the guild request board to see if any request pertain to any special quest for goblin fangs, and there so happen to be one that came up recently, so Bell chased in on it and was able to make 3 times more than he could have otherwise, and due to how fast Bell delivered it, the client who posted the quest gave Bell a 5% bonus in interest, so as Bell took his savings, he made sure to put it ina succure place as he headed home, though, he couldn't help but want to sight see for a bit since it's still bright out to explore, eh then saw a Familia enter heading to the guild as he see's there portion goddess, the goddess was in the mortal form of a werewolf with green eyes and long blue hair with two long bangs, two strands on the sides, and a partly braided tail in the back and wore a white and pale blue outfit, long brown boots with a light brown design, a belt which she kept a piece of white cloth and a dagger in, gold bracelets, and various gold hair accessories with a quiver and bow visible with a hunting sword on the back of her belt and a knife in her boot, she was a real beauty, but Bell snapped himself out of it and moved on, little did he know he just walked past a friend of Hestia's.
early in the morning, a Familia was out and heading to Oranio as they were out on one of their hunting expeditions as well as taking on any quests that gone outside Oranio, led by their patron goddess Artemis, the Familia left as Artemis was thinking of spending another month hunting before she headed back to Oranio, but upon hearing her friend Hestia was descending, she rushed her and her Familia back to Oranio as fast as they could, and upon entering Oranio, her familia was noticed to enter Oranio again.
pedestrian 1:" hey, the Artemis Familia are back"
Pedestrian 2:" man, what I wouldn't give to be able to spend the night with even one of them"
Pedestrian 1:" dude, you would sooner be pinned to the wall by a fury of arrows before you can even reach them, especially their goddess, so many men in history attempted to get her, but like with the tale of Actaeon, anyone who tried to makes much as a move on her even by accident is a dead man"
as they headed to the guild, the Familia passed by a teenage boy with white hair and red eyes, though, by his equipment and weapons, Artemis could tell instantly he use to be a hunter in his village, she met enough to know one just by sight alone, but since he was a male, Artemis didn't think twice about the boy and continued to enter the guild to tell of her Familia's success and collect there reward for each quest they completed, and rose was happy to see her goddess back and had to come to talk to her with notable enthusiasm in her voice as the rest of Artemis's Familia check in with there receptionist and confirming the quest they completed while they were out.
Rose:" Goddess, it's good to see you back in one piece, sorry I couldn't come along this time, I did not have enough vacation day's this time to come along for a full hunt like last time"
Artemis:" it's fine Rose, there was no real trouble that needed both of my level 5's at once, though if I had known my dear friend Hestia was coming to the mortal realm, I would have stayed to greet her upon her decent down"
Rose:" Hestia... actually, I meet her one and only Familia member"
Artemis:" oh, who are they"
Rose:" a make teenager with white hair and red eyes, actually, I say him walk past you just moment's ago"
Artemis:" you don't say, he was a hunter in his village for a long time and is a skilled hunter by the aura he had, I could tell"
Rose:" (chuckling) of course you of all gods would notice THAT specifically about him"
Artemis:" and his medical satchel, he was a medic in his hunting party, what is he like as a person, if he is the only member of my friend Hestia, I want to make sure I don't have to... "take care" of him for her safety"
Rose:" still as marceline to men as ever... then again, am I one to talk, last guy who it on me and didn't back off got sent to the ER for shattered testicles"
Artemis:" Rose, the boy"
Rose:" from the little I know about him, he's going through puberty as of now and is not used to women in the least, he is easy to tease as well as the slightest notion get's to him easily, but he is a decent kid from what I could tell, he tried to be as respectful and kind as possible, as well as serious when it counted, for the most part, he's decent enough to not worry about, if anything, he's going to have a hard time living under the same roof as a woman"
Artemis:"... very well, I'll visit my friend and talk to her about the boy, if need be, I can assess him with her word above all, after all, I don't want to accidentally piss Hestia off by doing what I think is right even if she disagrees"
Rose:" isn't acting before you know everything how you get into more trouble like the time you got food poisoning from eating the food left alone in a restaurant just because nobody was around"
Artemis:" I kindly ask you to not remind me of such things unless absolutely necessary"
Misha:" HELLO LADY ARTEMIS, how are you today"
Artemis:" miss Misha, I am fine, I was talking to rose about something important"
Misha:" is it a lover"
Rose upon hearing this put Misha in a head locked as Misha begged for mercy by tapping Rose's arm to let her go as she couldn't breathe, and on Artemis's words, she let Misha go when Artemis thought Misha had enough, she knew Misha long enough to know her nature and knew Misha was more about gossip and fun than anything.
Artemis:" we're talking about my friend's only Familia member who happens to be a male in the middle of puberty"
Misha:" so it is a man"
Rose:" man or not, it's not anything to do with love"
Misha:" sometimes I think you joined lady Artemis's Familia to avoid the topic of love all together"
Rose:" my reasons for joining Artemis are my reasons and my reasons alone, whatever reason I joined is of no concern to anyone but me"
Misha:" sound's fishy to me, come on, a beauty like you is wasted to never go out with anyone, come o-"
rose put Misha in a headlock again, only this time, she choked Misha out as she then said fell well to Artemis and was carrying Misha to take her to the infirmary as Artemis then said one last thing to Rose before she left.
Artemis:" oh, and Rose, don't use me or your inclusion in my Familia as a scapegoat for anything, I'm well aware that you loved someone in your past and that they died when you both finally started going out because of Evilus, so don't use my Familia as an excuse to run away from finding love again"
Rose was thinking back to the time, she was a young girl in love as she in her old Familia fell in love with the Familia's captain, and after 7 years, finally worked up the courage to confess to him, and as he said yes to her feeling's, she was so happy, then, the day after, Evilus would attack due to being discovered, and of the few casualties that happened as a result, her entire familia with her as the exception was wiped out to protect a few civilians from danger, the man she loved laid dead as she howled a pained howl of loss, she would then join Artemis's Familia after a week has passed and since then joined the guild, the more Rose thought about it, the more she thought, she did use Artemis and the guild as an excuse to avoid falling in love again, and to keep herself busy, though, her thoughts were interrupted when a fellow guild staff member asked if Misha was alright, where Rose then carried Misha in and let her rest as she got back to work.
Rose's Thoughts:" am I just running away from love to not be hurt again... am I using Artemis and her Familia's strict rule on having no relationships and my work in the guild as an excuse to avoid falling in love again... I... I should get back to work"
as Rose was thinking hard about what her goddess just told her, Artemis made way to her friend's new home, thank's to Athena, she has the location, however, what she saw was... to say the least, worse than she could imagine for starting in a home, a rundown church that has many holes in it's roof, has decay, rust, and rubble almost everywhere you look at, and by the look's of things, is on it's last legs with no hope of surviving past a year tops, though she couldn't really blame the building, this area was the sight of Evilus's last stand once someone was able to inform the guild about the identities of the members and almost all of Evilus was wiped out as a result, she herself had also seen what had happened first hand, and had no idea how thing's would have gone had thing's gone a little differently, but she's grateful that the worse possible outcome was avoided, she knocked on the door as she waited but nobody responded, so after 5 minutes, she entered anyway, and upon entering the ruined church, she found the interior to be just as bad as it was outside with many holes in the ceiling as well as obvious sign's fallen pillars and roof pieces being moved and cleaned up, though, she then noticed a secret door as she knocked on that door, and again, nobody answered, she was going to leave when someone yelled from behind her and heard a arrow be drawn.
Bell:" WHO ARE YOU, AND WHY ARE YOU HERE"
Artemis:"... Bell Cranel"
Bell:" who's asking"
Artemis then slowly turned around while setting her weapon's down and faced Bell, she then looked him in the eye and calmly talked to him, not wanting any trouble, for Artemis who knows Ki, she's as strong as a level 4 if not level 5, meaning Bell realistically has no chance against her, however, Artemis doesn't want to start trouble if it can be avoided, especially since she technically did break into there home so Bell's response was only natural in Artemis's eyes, so she approached this calmly instead.
Artemis:" I am the goddess of the moon Artemis, please, I only wished to visit my friend Hestia to talk"
Bell:" Artemis... oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know you were a friend of goddess Hestia"
Artemis:" don't apologize, I did enter your home without permission, you're instinct to protect your home and wellbeing is justified, now then, is anyone home"
Bell:" (lowering his weapon) well, Goddess Hestia is out working to help pay for our expenses and to pay back her friend Hephestus"
Artemis:" I see, she would be the type to pull her own weight, then I guess I'll come back later"
Bell:" oh, you could wait for her if you want, if you are a friend of goddess Hestia, it would be rude to send you off like this, I could make tea as well, we don't have much, but I can still find some good tea leaves in my travels"
normally, Artemis would deny anything like this, however, since she wanted to know what kind of person Bell was, she accepted his proposal as a way to evaluate him and see if she would let him live or not, so she accepted, with a separate agenda in mind, whether or not she would protect her friend from Bell or not.
