<Cinesra> My, that last battle really was intense, wasn't it? Another wonderful chapter in the tale of Cinesra's bravery and valiance.
<Light> You truly think so? Because I was with you the whole time and most of what I saw was you cowering behind trees and getting stabbed at by wyvern riders, while letting Drohn, TT, and Athena do most of the work.
<Cinesra> Yes, of course my dear. You see, I was playing the role of the decoy, courageously luring the Plegians closer to us.
<Light> Oh, yes, I'm certain that must have been the case. *rolls eyes* You're one of the worst soldiers I've ever heard of.
<Cinesra> But you have heard of me!
<Light> ...
<Cinesra> *sigh* I fail to understand how such a magnificent lady can see so little of my value. I suppose I shall move my attention elsewhere where it is more desired.
<Light> Aw, come back Cinesra, I didn't mean to badly insult you, just slightly insult you...
Cinesra and Professor Light attained support level B!
We quickly made plans to work our way down into Plegia. The capital of Ferox is nearer to their western coast anyway, so we sneaked across the northern borders of Plegia and made our way south, though the land was very sandy and deserted. However we came across a band of fighters that seemed to be chasing after a small girl and an older man trying to protect her. At first I thought my eyes and the sand in the air were deceiving me, but when they came closer, I knew for sure: the girl was none other than a female Celever, and the man protecting her was GM DracLord. Of course Drohn insisted on rushing in to their aid, and soon we were in battle once again.
We'd been keeping a pretty standard pace along the paths, but the battle took us off into the sand which hampered our movements quite a lot. TT took the lead while Cinesra leapt onto the back of Maribelle's horse to provide support, and I went off to warn a nearby village about the fighting.
When I came back, I was shocked to see that we might want Celever's help more than she needed ours. For she wasn't just a little crying girl, but a dragon that spouted green flames as the men who approached her. I never saw that coming!
We worked our way slowly through the sands, though that gave Maribelle enough time to make sure we were all properly healed of our injuries. Eventually we made our way to warn two more villages and then Drac, Celever, and Nowi all teamed up to take down their leader, a crazy man who kept talking about some guy named Grima.
<Celever> Thank you so much for your help! I was so terrified of being sold as a slave again. :<
<Drac> DracLord also greatful for helpings to save cute girl.
<Drohn> Wait, you've been sold as a slave?
<Celever> Yes, the bad men made me transform into a dragon and do weird dances for them. :<
<Cinesra> Manaketes are very powerful; it's not surprising that the Grimleal would want them.
<Athena> The Grimleal?
<Drohn> The Grimleal are the main religious sect of Plegia. They worship the fell dragon Grima, a huge crazy evil dragon that tried to destroy the world before my ancestors sealed it away.
<Athena> Why would anyone want to worship
that? o_o;
<Light> Barbarians, the lot of them. *sniff*
<Drohn> Would you like to come with us, Celever? We'll keep you safe from the Grimleal and you can help us kill more dudes.
<Celever> Yay, killing! ^_^
<Drac> Will you hire Drac, too? He fight very well.
<Athena> Sure, you're in. We can use all the reliable help we can get.
<Camo> Alright, that's settled. Let's make camp before it gets dark.
And so we made camp in the middle of the Plegian desert, and a good thing too, because deserts get very cold very quickly after the sun goes. It gave us all a chance to relax and unwind a bit.
<Celever> Hey, Drac!
<Drac> Yes, tiny one?
<Celever> I wanted to thank you for helping to rescue me from those bad guys, so I made you this!
<Drac> You make Drac... ugly sweater as thanks gift?
<Celever> Yep! It's made out of Manakete scales so it's super strong like armor! :D
<Drac> You make ugly sweater out of own skin? Such magnificant gift! Drac loves it!
<Celever> Yay! :D
GM DracLord and Celever attained support level C!
<Light> Oh, Drohn, let me make you a cup of tea, would you? You look so exhausted after that battle.
<Drohn> Oh, don't worry about me. You did plenty of work yourself, you know! Rushing around to keep us all healed. That's work, too.
<Light> Oh, yes, but I can't imagine that riding around on a horse with a parasol to protect myself from the sun is anything strenuous compared to running around, swinging a sword and getting all sweaty. Please, let me help you in the ways I can.
<Drohn> Alright, sure, you can make me a cup of tea. But go easy on the sugar!
<Light> Of course, my prince. *curtsy*
...
<TT> Hey, Light, you got a second?
<Light> Ugh, no, please, get away from me. I'm on my way to make tea for Prince Drohn, and I will not be interrupted by such a horrible person as you.
<TT> I just wanted to apologize and try to make amends...
<Light> Sorry, but I don't think you'll ever be able to "make amends" for raiding my family's treasury and framing my father for it.
<TT> Look, I know I've said some bad things when I'm in the hot seat, but working for Drohn in this army, I'm becoming a changed man, and I really wanted to try and make it up to you if I could.
<Maribelle> Well, the first thing you can do then is just stay away from me. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go finish making that tea. *storms off*
...
<Athena> So, raiding a noble's treasury? Is that how you got that tattoo on your arm?
<TT> Bubbles! I sweat to Naga you scared the crap out of me.
<Athena> Sorry, couldn't help but overhearing that outburst. When Prof. Light gets pissed, you can hear her from all the way across camp. By the way.... Bubbles?
<TT> Don't change the subject, Bubbles. What do you know about my tattoo?
<Athena> I happened to catch sight of it when you were coming out of the bathing tent earlier, before you covered it back up.
<TT> Oh, so, you're looking to blackmail me, is it?
<Athena> No, of course not! I just wanted to--
<TT> Well, I don't have a whole lot of money, but I can give you a portion of my dinner.
<Athena> No thank you, I just--
<TT> Well, you drive a hard bargain. Alright, Bubbles, how about some honey cakes, then?
<Athena> Look, I'll keep your secret, okay? So stop trying to bribe me already!
<TT> Take a cake anyway, you seem in a tense mood...
