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Topic Started: Nov 18 09, 7:09 PM (3,966 Views)
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Gareth tried to restrian his mirth, yet still ended up bursting into laughter. "You never struck me as the romantic type. Why did you leave if you liked this guy?"
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Alicia frowned. "Look, I'm a hume. It makes sense, doesn't it?"
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~Past~

Fenn stepped out from a home several shanties down. "Hm? Oh no..." He said, running over. "Mira..." He huffed. "Her mother isn't home... But I have the key..." He ran to the door and opened it, rushing for the medicine chest.

~Present~

Fenn politely bowed to the guards as he entered the city and listened to Alicia. "Not so much... Mithra... Humes... Elvan... Taru... Enven the Galka," He said. "All the enlightened races have mated with each other. I happen to have an acquantince, she's an Elvaan herself, married to a Taru scholar as it were."
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~Alicia~

"It doesn't matter. He's from the Chateau D'Oraguille... I kind of gave up. Besides, it's one of those little girl crushes that you were supposed to have!" The woman laughed. "He's a prince for crying out loud!"

~Mira~

"Fenn?" Mira muttered before her eyes fluttering closed. "It hurts..."
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~Past~

"Mira! Open your eyes!" Gareth slid her off his back and gently into his arms. "Come on, Mira, be strong!"

~Present~

"I can see that. I'm half Hume, one-quarter Elvaan and one-quarter Mithra myself." Gareth shrugged. "So was it Pieuje or Trion that you liked?"
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~Alicia~

"Drop the subject, for the love of Altana!!!!" Alicia reddened. "And uh huh about the mithra. You would be completely nocturnal. Male mithra are all like that." She shrugged. "And I don't see pointy ears!!!"

~Mira~

"I'm... fine..." Mira whispered.
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~Past~

"Mira..." The mage-in-training gazed down at the stricken girl, worry filling his face. "Fenn, you know her. What can we do about this?"

~Present~

"I was raised in Bastok; we aren't nocturnal there. And only a quarter of my blood is Mithra or Elvaan, so my Hume blood has defined me. Well, almost." He brushed his hair back to reveal ears that tapered to a slight point at the end.
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~Alicia~

"Mithra males are all nocturnal. You should know that best of anyone. I've been raised on that! They live in underground caverns, and undoubtedly the females are the only ones that exis-"

Fenn raised a hand. "Just drop it..." He said to Alicia. "I wouldn't bother arguing with him over this... or anything... You'd get further talking to a wall..." He said with a sigh.

"It doesn't matter. You're right. We have to go to the counsel. I don't need to so... you two head on ahead. I'm going to stop... well at home." The woman flashed a mighty grin before taking off the other direction towards Port San D'oria.

~Past~

Fenn came out of Mira's home with a bowl full of a toxic yellow looking liquid. He completely ignored Gareth as he gave the brew to Mira.

Mira quietly sipped the brew, then let her head fall back as she felt a drowsiness intercept her perceptions.

"Thank you." She groggily responded to the gesture before falling asleep.
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~Past~

Gareth gazed at Mira worriedly. "Isn't there a cure for this? I'm sure Lady Shantotto could develop one."

~Present~

Gareth glared at fenn as he headed toward the consulate. "Talking to a wall indeed... Asshole."
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~Fenn~

"Yeah, and what exactly am I to do here?" Fenn sighed. He had no interest in following Gareth, so he decided to drift for a while. Indeed, he found himself in Port San d'Oria, and a little lost as he looked over the sea. "... Hm... Funny... I could have come here when I took that airship... Why did I go to Bastok... I just couldn't go home then..." He looked up. "Miss Alicia... You have a home here... I have none to return to... Not today."

~Alicia~

"Heh... hey moogle. Sorry I lied about you... you know not having a real home to live in save for San D'oria. Just... wanted to throw it away when I left here."

"Kupopo! I'm rather hurt, master Alicia."

"Sorry... well, I should be. You're the only family I got! By the way... got something for you." Quickly, she pulled out a trout and handed it to the moogle. "Thanks, Kopchi. For sticking here."

"Kupopo! That's what friends are for! Besides, we're both alone, so why not spend it together, kupo?"

"Yeah... alone." Alicia sighed as she strapped onto her belt.

~Fenn~

Fenn continued staring at the sea for several minutes more, then turned around. "... Now where on Vana'diel am I?" He asked, wandering into the residential area. He got several sneers from some of the Elvaan residents. He shrugged them off. What can one do? He thought, before walking up behind one elvaan. "My apologies, sir, but I have found myself a mite lost, and was hoping for some assistance." He asked the man.

~Elvaan~

"Who'd help a hume like you, never mind the dogs of the military!" The elvaan man scoffed as he turned to a female, most notably his wife. "Let us go. We have no intention of dealing with homely filth."

"I do apologize for my appearance." Fenn said to the Elvaan. "But I am simply a little confused as to where I am... Perhaps if you could point me towards the Bastokan Consul... Or maybe you know of one of my companions... Her name is Alicia Ralegnon, she hails from San d'oria."

"That little wretched disrespectful wench? Do not speak of her in my presence!!!!" The woman shouted as the man calmly wrapped a hand around her wrist. "We will take our leave. You are all... common, dirty rats with no sense of justice." He snorted as he strayed ahead from Fenn.

Fenn was silent for a second, then spoke up. "I do apologize if I may have offended you, however, I take offense at your perception. I did not mean to cause you any trouble." He said, before turning as well. He then sighed. "Good lord, it's as if I'm in a city where everybody acts like Gareth..." He said, looking around for a bit, then eventually leaning on a door. Even with a map, he was still hopelessly lost.

"Guess I got to find those two..." Alicia groaned as she strapped a new weapon to her side.

"Huh? Fenn?"

Fenn looked up. "Ah... Finally someone who can help me." He said. Fenn looked over at the couple who was still within eyesight. "Honestly, everyone here is so unpleasant... I'm glad I chose Bastok when I left Windurst."

"Really? I felt rather welcome!" There was a hint of sarcasm in Alicia's voice. "What do you need help with?"

"Lost." Fenn said with a sigh.

"You're hopeless around here without me as a tour guide." With a throw of the arms, Alicia led Fenn to North San D'Oria, only to be stopped.

"Huh..." Alicia noticed the couple nearing her.

"You're back!?" The Elvaan woman shouted. "When did they let you back in!?"

"The guards know I've done nothing wrong!"

"Except exist! You know very well you are a disgrace to the elvaan; disrespectful little girl! You are probably damaging the entire hume race as we speak!"

"I understand, but... why not stop affiliating with me then!!! I thought you were disgusted every time you spoke to scum like me!" Alicia cried out.

"For once, you raise a good point. Ferninand." The elvaan woman walked away with her husband following rapidly behind.

Fenn grimaced. "... Who are they?" He asked. "I asked them for help earlier and they gave me so much trouble that I'd thought they'd bring it to arms..."

"They're my parents," said the woman with a shrug. "No skin off my back."

"Your parents?" Fenn asked. "... Why do they treat you like that... Why do you let them treat you like that?"

"Have no say in the matter," responded she, "Come on. Let's find Gareth too. He's probably just as lost."

"I doubt it." Fenn said. "He went to the consul already. Probably abusing everyone there." He said. "But you should do something about it! Why not show them up? You could become a Royal Knight." He said calmly. "I hear that anyone can if they've got the right stuff."

"Define right. You have to be uptight, have a load of money, and be able to take down most anything in a single swipe."

"Not to become a squire." Fenn countered. "You work into it."

"...Yeah, but what are the chances of Chateau D'Oraguille accepting me? ...We're almost there."

~Past~

Fenn looked at Gareth. "There is no cure for a frail constitution." He said.
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~Past~

"I'm sure Lady Shantotto can do it! She's the greatest mage of all time!" Gareth protested to Fenn even as Mira laid in his arms.

~Present~

Gareth stepped out of the consul, spotting the Elvaan couple yelling at Fenn and Alicia. As they walked away, he clenched his fist and growled, "Burn up!" A fire exploded under the Elvaan male's backside as the spell was cast.
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Fenn groaned as he heard the spell. Isn't this a diplomatic thing...? He thought to himself as Gareth was flanked by Royal Knights. "Alicia... I think that idiot may have started a war..."

"Great." Alicia slapped her head. "I don't want to get caught up in this. Sorry, but... I'm leaving." Quickly, she slipped out of the scene to the outside lands.

"Worst we'd get is arrested, but... I'm not much in the mood for that..." Fenn said, turning and following Alicia out as the Royal Knights surrounded Gareth and wrestled him to the ground.

Outside, Fenn took a short breath. "... We'll need to get him out..." He said with a sigh.

"How do you propose we do that? I have whatever thread of reputation left and I don't want to snip that!" Alicia grimaced. "If only he kept his matters to himself!!!"

"Well, he won't ever do that..." Fenn said, shaking his head. "I highly doubt we'll be associated with Gareth... Hmm... Maybe now would be the time to try and join the Royal Knights as volunteer forces."

"To sneak him out?" She asked thoughtfully.

"... I think that could start a war... Perhaps to gain just enough pull to get him out without breaking any laws." Fenn said.

"...I think we have a better chance at letting him use whatever super powers he has to break away..." She groaned.

"... That would start a war too..." Fenn said. "Dammit, Gareth, you pinhead! Why did you have to start a fight while acting as an emmisary from Bastok?"

"We're boned. Look, let's just try volunteering and see where we can get. Besides, I could end up a Royal Knight this way."

"... And that would be the point... Besides, we could have some fun with this... So to the Chateau?" Fenn asked.

"Heh, to the Chateau," nodded she.
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Gareth struggled mightily against the Royal Knights. "Get your stinking hands off me! Do you know who I am? I'm the genius mage of Windurst, Gareth Reynolds!"
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"We know who you are. The enemy!!!" With that, the man was dragged off into the Chateau.
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After several hours, Fenn reached the Chateau himself. "... We do still have time to back out... And let Gareth rot." Fenn said, closing his eyes and savoring the thought.

"...I know. It sounds tempting considering he could ruin my life... But I'm sure he'd do the same for us."

"... For you maybe... And only to get himself ahead." Fenn said.

"... And you. Now now... we have to think of the price of this. I mean, could we live with the burden of guilt? He did try to... 'save' me from my parents."

"... I am going to regret this." Fenn sighed, but he walked forward and bowed to the guard.

"Is now really the time...?" Alicia thought aloud as she also approached the guard, emulating the gesture.

"Mi'lord..." Fenn said to the guard. "My friend and I request the great grace of entering your hallowed halls to join the ranks of the Royal Knights as volunteer forces." He said politely, looking at Alicia for a second after he had finished.

"E-er..." Alicia only nodded, "I only request the same. I wish to actually serve as part of the Royal Knights, for I have been in debt with San D'Oria my entire life."

"And I am a skilled Red Mage who passed top of his class at the Windurst academy. I am sure I could be of use."
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Gareth was taken to an interrogation room in the Chateau, struggling all the way. "You lay a hand on me, and Windurst will never forgive you!"

The knight looked at the two and thought for a moment. "I will relay your request to Prince Trion. Wait here until I return." He entered the Chateau, leaving his partner to guard the door.
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"Thank you." A blush crept over Alicia's face as she heard the name Trion, but shook her head. 'Not like I'll ever see the real prince.'
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The guard returned minutes later. "Before you may join the Royal Knights, you'll have to be trained by a Reserve Knight. This adventurer in question spends her days at the Lion Springs Tavern. Report to her; a message will be sent ahead of you."
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"Sir!" Fenn said in a respectful fashion. He saluted the guard, then started walking away from the Chateau. After he reached the fountain, he stopped and looked around. "Erm..." He turned around and faced Alicia. "So... Where is this Tavern, anyways?" He asked with a nervous chuckle.
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"Whoo boy..." Alicia sighed. "Follow me, Fenn." And off the two were towards Port San D'Oria, entering the tavern near the actual docks.
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