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Kiro took a few minutes to bring Soren, Kai, and Elliot up to speed on their plans. It seemed Elliot and and Kai already knew, because Nikki explained it to them, so Kiro was glad for that.

"Now we just have to wait for everyone to come back." Kiro sighed, "Sundown...I told them sundown..."

Adalwolfa didn't respond to Hara, but she continue to lay on the floor in prostration, but speaking a weird language. It sounded like Latin, but with hints of other languages in it, she sounded possessed. When she was just a mere priestess in training her adopted father the Head Priest would say to her that the language she speaks now is the language of the gods, used to ease communication between mortals and the divinity. Does it work? Well it still remains to be seen since Adalwofla has always been praying to Lord Ramos in regular speak and so opportunities to see if this weird language is of the Gods is unclear and remains to be seen. Eventually she recognizes Hara's voice and movement and she gets startled. "Oh dear, Hara, you scared me...don't mind me I am just trying to pray to the Goddess so that the people of this land don't lose hope in there Goddess. If we are moving out, come get me and I'll pray in our next stop for the Goddess to speak" she says as she soon goes back to pray in her strange tongue.

The young boy grinned as his audience applauded him wildly. The small pub, normally bustling and moving customers in and out, was now intently focused on the actions of one 14 year old boy. He had just seconds ago manifested an impossibly large wine bottle from the hat he'd been wearing and using for his entire show. 19th century London seemed to suit him just well, just well indeed. He held up a finger, as if to silence the audience. The whole place once again fell silent.

Max looked around with a knowing smile at the audience. With an oft-practiced flourish, he twirled his hat around and onto his head. "Now I'm going to leave you with one last trick. I'm going to disappear. This is an ancient tradition, passed down through generations of magici-" A burst of light blinded him. He heard a voice reverberate through his skull. He was so confused.

The pub was left speechless, and empty of a teen magician.

Max fell for what seemed like an eternity before he saw ground below him.

"OH MY GOD!" He screamed, fearing the worst as the ground in his sight grew ever larger and his apparent demise ever closer.

Now feeling a little awkward, Hara smoothed the back of his hair. Ada was such a devoted and... For the lack of a better word, Regal Priestess. He almost felt bothersome for pestering her, but Kiro did need everyone back at Nikki's abode... He'd try again with another approach," Well, um... Kiro sort of needs us all at Nikki's and it's starting to become night.. I don't want to leave you out here by yourself and I still need to find Jace.." He refrained from gritting his teeth at the uppity Mage's name. Hara wondered when he became the caretaker of all these who were older than himself.

In his new attitude, he put a hand in his cargo shorts pocket, which he still wore under his tunic, and brought his other hand up to rub his temple. The poor man felt a headache coming on...

((Imma timeskip to speed things along))

When night finally came, Kiro forcefully brought back any stragglers. He hadn't thought he'd have to, but apparently, it was what had to happen. Not to mention, he was shocked when Fate suddenly disappeared and was replaced by a boy who fell through Nikki's roof. Why did the Goddess have to play tricks on him?

"So, now that we're finally all here," Kiro said to start off, "let me start by letting our new friend introduce himself."

He gestured to Max to take it away.

"Perhaps he is still in shock..." Kiro decided to give Max some time and decided to explain what he and Nikki had discussed in the meantime.

"While everyone was out and about, Nikki looked into Fauna's house and found a map of the temple. She pinpointed a different route we could use to enter, one that not even she had known about."

Nikki gestured to the map on the table, "The better fighters distract the mass, and one or two go in and extract Fauna."

An hour ago...

Jace was way calmer than when he and Hara came back here ealier. Well, more precisely, when Hara came back, dragging Jace by his coat. They both were fully drenched for some reason and visibly in a bad moon.
As soon as he had been forced back inside, Jace almost rushed toward the prince, hand raised... Only to .. Peal of ...? a piece of paper from the wall. Jace red it , smirked and let out a "well, i see we didn't missed much, thanks for waiting for us, I guess..."
He then folded the page inside his bag and sat on the corner of the table, as if he waited for the prince to start.

Back to the present :

"Yeah so I'm reeaaaaaaaly not good at fighting and all" said the blue mage, glancing strangely at Hara for a moment "So i suggest you let the 'sneaky escape' part to me and Hara here, since we clearly are the less fitted for the whole 'distraction' thing... Alright ? Alright. "
While saying so, Jace was palying with a tiny ice sculpture, as if he didn't the situation seriouly.

An hour ago:

The pirestess sighed as she got back up from the ground and turned towards Hara, "I guess I'll try again when we stop again" she says as she puts her hand out for Hara to grab so he could guide her to the house.

Present:

The priestess remains quiet for the whole ordeal, not thinking it was her place in speaking about planning. She continues to remain quiet as she sat on a chair with her hands on her lap, waiting to be called upon for some reason or another as she lets the meeting continue on.

Hara chuckled awkwardly, remembering the scenario quite well... He silently hoped that he'd soon forget the whole happening and never remember it again. But that was wishful thinking. He scratched the skin of his neck and hesitated," Ah- Yeah, that'd be ideal..." Then, in an attempt to relax, Hara leaned back in the wooden(?) chair he sat in and crossed his legs. Despite the norm, the young man found it quite comfortable to cross previously mentions limbs.

"I was actually thinking that Miss Adalwolfa would be a good pick for for the extraction," Kiro said, "The tunnels will be dark, and she has mastered being able to know where she is without sight. I also trust she would be able to memorize the way in and out quite well. Perhaps she and Hara...but if Jace wants to go as well, three should be fine."

He looked at who he had left: Max, Soren, Kai, Elliot, Nikki and Vallus. He wasn't sure how well Max would do in a battle. He was just a boy, but so was Elliot. Yet, Elliot's mother was the Shadow Guardian Alina, leader of the well-known military task force the Ravagers. He must have inherited some skill from her if he wished to take over the position of Shadow Guardian.

"I want to be there when we find Fauna," Nikki said, "I absolutely have to be there."
"To validate her health with your own eyes?" Kiro asked and then shook his head, "I need you with the rest of us. If three people are going, our numbers will be no match against the Mirans'."
"It's okay, I fight for two!" Elliot grinned and held up Kai's arm, "And Kai is super fast! He took down three Monsters with one strike once!"
Kiro wasn't sure, but Nikki spoke up: "They need a guide."
"Four people, though?"
"There are priests there, too. If they are still alive, it will be four for four."
"Alright. I will trust you all to be quick and rejoin us as soon as you can. We'll move tomorrow. For now, we need to prepare..."

Nikki slunked over to her bed and laid down, "I'm sleeping."
Kiro sighed for what seemed like the thousandth time, "Just don't leave the house, everyone. Please."

Jace chukkled lightly, before resting his head on his crossed arm.
"Yeah sure we can take the priestess with us : at least if there are ennemies the fight won't last long for them..."
The mage raised his head with curiosity as Nikolette insisted on joining.
"Eh, I take back my words, it seems there will be at least one competent fighter with us... "
And as he saw the tigress lay down to sleep he let out a loud yawn and rose up on his feet , stretching.
"Well, our dear Nikki has the right idea : no battle can be won by tired soldiers, so we should all try to catch some sleep... 'Night you all."
Jace shuffled in his bag and pulled out an apple. He then headed out by the door, as if ignoring the consign of the prince, but then a loud cranking noise coming from the roof indicated he was just sleeping under the stars, as usual.

Soren just stood back as the others began to plan. He wasn't completely on board with all this, but it would probably be the fastest way to get home. Not only that, but it really did seem like that woman was in trouble. It would weigh on his conscious a bit if he didn't at least try to help.

Once it was all decided on, Soren resolved himself to be a fighter to help keep the main force distracted. At least he knew that was something he'd be able to do. But would the others be okay? They had a blind girl with them and only what appeared to be one capable fighter. He didn't bother to voice his concerns, though. The others seemed to be content with how it all came out.

Simply shrugging it off, Soren found a place to sit with his back against the wall. He'd rest that way for a bit, not feeling exactly tired. His mind was working too much to actually sleep.

" Well, I'm not sleeping on a wooden floor, so I'll be heading outside. Sorry Kiro but.." Hara shrugged at the Prince and pushed his way outside. The grass outside wasn't so plush as he'd wanted, but it was the better of his options. As he lay himself down, Hara sighed and stared up at the sky. He silently marvelled at the many stars he saw; back where he was from, the light pollution was so great that only few stars were able to shine through it. The Aussie smiled to himself and tried to get to sleep. Hara would need all the energy he could get...

The Priestess remianed quite for a good cople of moments and says "I can lead the way to traverse the halls...I'll try to guide us away from danger, not only for our sake, but for mine as well..." she didn't want them to see her in when she has her horrible weapons out, for her it was too much and they would possibly see her as monster or a freak. She clenched her hands in a fist and said "Either way, I'll accept in guiding through the temple" as she gives a nod. Guiding in and out of places was child's play for the blind woman, it was just her concept of being in a fight that bothered her.

She would sit on her chair for the entire night, praying for this world's goddess to answer, only her low mumblings can be heard throughout the night. For her she didn't need to sleep.

Kiro decided to sit close to where Nikki was, "Thank you, Adalwolfa. I hope sleeping on the floor is not a problem of you."

He bid everyone a good night and curled up next to the Tiger. She seemed kind of annoyed but did nothing to push him away. Kai sat by the door and did not close his eyes. Elliot sat next to Kiro, and the night passed quietly.

In the middle of the night, Kiro woke, and he looked around. Everyone was still asleep, as far as he could tell in the darkness. It was really warm with all the bodies in the hut, so he decided to leave to cool off. Elliot woke to the sound of Kiro shutting the door. He frowned and followed him out. The prince had only gone as far as the garden. An acceptable distance, he thought.

The roof suddenly creeked as if a sudden weight had been moving on it.
-"CACTH !" an already laughing voice said as if shouting quietly.
But it was too late for the prince to avoid the cold snowball which landed in the back of his neck with a "splotch".
And as the snow was melting down the back of Kiro, two voices coming from the air nearby were desperatly trying to contain a childish laughter.

Kiro jumped practically ten feet in the air when he felt the unbearably cold sensation. Elliot's head whipped back and forth, searching for the voices. The prince knew where they came from and who they belonged to. He rolled his eyes and decided to take a stroll through the village instead.

"H-Hey, wait!" Elliot trailed behind him, already a loyal pup.

Soren cracked one eye open as Kiro got up in the middle of the night and went out the door. He hadn't exactly been sleeping, but it was better to rest with your eyes closed than to get no sleep at all. The prince didn't seem to be going very far and that Elliot kid was watching him, so he didn't bother worrying.

It wasn't until Elliot called out for Kiro to wait that he decided to get involved. Quietly getting up and heading out the door, the tall man decided to follow after the two just in case there were any attacks. It wasn't that he believed there would be any, but it was best to have someone around for protection than no one at all. Both the prince and Elliot looked small and scrawny, so he wasn't sure just how well they could handle a fight.

Kiro again did not go too far, just around to the tavern. He made sure to wait for Elliot who was determined to stay right next to him. Then the prince saw it. A bright teal color, one that drove a knife straight into his gut. Or had attempted to, at least. He blinked, and instead saw a dark shadow of a tree.

"Kiro, what's wrong?" Elliot tugged at his sleeve.
"I thought I saw someone," he said, "Let's go back."
"Good idea!" Elliot nodded fervently and grabbed Kiro's wrist.

Kiro turned to look at the tree again. Nothing but shadow, until they appeared. Bright teal eyes.

"We need to go." He said to Elliot.
The wolf winced at the high-pitched cackling, and ran. But, his decision making left much to be desired, as he ran straight into the forest.
"Wait, not that way!" Kiro yelled, being dragged behind, "Watch out!"

A knife flew past their heads and lodged itself into a tree. Two more soared by just he same, and then Elliot yelped. He tumbled to the ground, pulling the prince down with him. They rolled a couple feet, and then fell again. Down a hole of all places! Into the deep, deep darkness.

*earlier this night*

After throwing the snowballs at the princ without getting any reaction, Jace was frustrated, and after a little exchange with hara He suddenly rose, and grabbed the tryclops by the collar before jumping fromm the roof with him.
Sticking the landing while holdig hara in his arm he then look around.
-"I say we go after him, it's not safe to let him without surveillance ; last time he attacked a dragon... Plus I missed him when i throw"
The mage then dropped Hara on the ground and turn around as he heard the newcomer open the door behind him.
"ah, the one I don't know the name of, perfect timing : would you be a dear and get back in to tell Lady Nikolette that Hara and I are following the Prince and that she should worry too much but still a little bit ? "
*and without waiting for an answer Jace grabbed Soren's hand , shook it , nicely this time, and turned back toward the city , dragging Hara by the hand , ignoring his protestation*

*Now*
" Oh come on, how could we lose them : this town is ridiculous !" * cursed the young man as the duet wandered around the tavern.
"Pff, it's too late now, we might as well get back to Nikki's..." he saud, sounding defeated.
But as they walked back , the mage heard some "human-like noises" and as he heard the girly shriek he sighed and grumbled.
"Hara, guess who's in trouble... aaah... well, let's try to found him.."
He put his hands in front of his hand used an arcanic symbol to boost his voice.
"Kiroooo~ Where are you !? Little prince ?! Can you hear me ?"