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It sounded like this Richard had somehow caused harmmto the other countries, and was trying to make up for it. That was...very noble of him. What had he done, she wondered? She would ask, but doing so would be prying too much. "Dote? That's generally used to show that someone spoils or pays a lot of attention and care on someone. Cheria must adore you." What was a friendship pact? It sounded like a child's version of the Rite of Binding. Maybe it was. To a child, a vow of friendship was the same as the rite. She'd seen kids perform amusing and silly rituals.

Arlin watched as she let Ignis out of the ball, once again intrigued by the technology she had. It turned out Ignis was an orange and tan dog-cat like creature. Looked sort of like the foxes on Svijet. The creature yipped happily at both its master and Arlin, making him smile a bit. "He's certainly friendly."






Hubert listened to Serenity. It sounded ljke her world wasn't completely void of what they'd supernatural. Who was Yugi? To Hubert, it sounded like he possessed some power to a degree. And, that Serenity's father was very familiar witb this. If that was the case, why would he allow his daughter, and only child from the sound of things, to battle against him? Parents made no sense no matter where they're from. As he pondered their situation a bit more, he felt something grab his boot. He woukd have jumped up with a shout if he hadn't heard the voice first. The blue-haired teen tensed a bit and then sighed as Gaius noticed. "Yes." Hubert stood and knelt, looking under the bed to see Pascal there. Why did she always end up in weird places? Still, her timing in impeccable. "Pascal, what are you doing under there? Here....Let me help you out." Hubert held out his hand, both confused and honestly pleased she was here. It was nice to have a familiar face around, and the fact that it was Pascal made it better. Wait, what was he saying!?

Sophie tilted her head. That's what Lady Kerri meant? It did make sense. Cheria did pay a lot of attention to her. "What about you, Natalia? What are your friends like?"

Serenity apparently wasn't the only one who heard the voice, which was actually a relief to her. At least that attack didn't cause damage to her brain. But, she was a bit surprised that Hubert knew who the voice belonged to, and that Gaius had noticed this. She watched, curious, as Hubert knelt and peeked under his bed before speaking. Pascal? Who was that? Whoever it was, he must have liked them because his voice softened a bit. Not a lot to where just anyone would notice, but Serenity was a romantic deep at heart. She knew a softened voice when she heard one. Getting up off the bed, Serenity was suddenly sent back onto it by her shock when the bed flipped from the stranger's sneeze. "Whoa!! Wh-What the heck!?" Serenity looked at the girl that had caused the mess. She liked her hair, and that power. It was amazing. This Pascal had the strength of a Blue Eyes in her. Serenity was definitely going to get to know this one!

Natalia smiled a bit sadly. The only real friend she had was Arlin. Being a princess who trained her whole life to battle her brother, only to be exiled from the kingdom....She didn't have a lot of time for friends. Especially now that she had to find a way to end her brother's horrible methods. "...Perhaps you and Arianna could be my friends. Arlin's, too. I'm afraid that it's just been us. Before that, I don't think we had any friends either."

His compliment seemed to awaken some pride in Arianna. She was proud of her Pokémon. He felt like he was talking with one of the royal houndsmen that trained dogs to serve in the army. They took a lot of pride in their work and loved their dogs, too. Maybe being a Pokémon trainer wasn't much different. If that was the case, then Arlin applauded Arianna's dedication. Being a houndman was sometimes dangerous. There were diseases that turned even the most loyal dog into a savage bent on slaughtering their master. He hoped Arianna never had to go through something like that. "Hm?...Yes. It does appear to be a cat person. That's...new to me. We don't have anything like that on Svijet. Should we ask to use their map?"






Looked like Pascal had been looking for him, or any of the others. Hubert noticed she was ready to sneeze, but he didn't move fast enough. As Pascal and the bed were sent back, Hubert was blinded by a storm of dust. He stood straight and removed his glasses, squinting to see as he cleaned them off with a cloth before wiping the dust off his face. He, too, ended up sneezing. In contrast to the powerful sneeze Pascal had, however, his sneeze was like a kitten's. It was embarrassing. "What do you expect? You just hit your head on the bottom of a bed at full force." Hubert fixed his glasses and went over to Pascal, kneeling. "Are you alright otherwise?"

Sophie blinked. Natalia and Arlin didn't have any friends besides each other? That was kind of sad. But, in a sense, she got the feeling that Natalia and Richard were both affected by their royal births. People only wanted to get to know Richard because he had been prince. Was it the same for her? Still, at least Natalia had Arlin to rely on. "I'd be happy to be your friend. Friends are important. That's what Asbel always tells me." Sophie looked up as they approached the steamboat, and she was in awe. It was different than the eleth-powered boats she had sailed on back home. "It's so cool~!"

Serenity thought it was cute how concerned Hubert was for his friend, though she was clearly fine despite her headache. She sat up and watched the display, laughing a little as the other woman mentioned not knowing her own strength and that she was feeling better now that Hubert was there. Though, whether because she saw him as a good friend or liked him, too, she couldn't tell. Something about her just made Serenity think she was one of those oblivious people. Pascal introduced herself to her and Gaius, and Serenity beamed. "Nice to meet'cha, Pascal! Name's Serenity. Glad to have another girl here~."

Natalia smiled. Sophie's friends sounded like good people if they were teaching her that friends were important rather than materialistic things. Then again, without money, you couldn't really survive. So, money was up there. They arrived at the ship and she chuckled at Sophie's awe. "It's not the grandest of ships I've seen, but it is rather impressive. I wonder if they'd let us on board...." Natalia spotted someone who appeared to work on the ship and she went over to him. "Pardon me, but is it alright if my young friend and I have a look on board? We're both impressed with it." "Of course. It'd be an insult to her if we refused your request." Natalia thanked the sailor before she returned to Sophie. "Care to have a look around?"

Arlin stood back as Arianna asked for the mal. That was for the best. He probably would have just taken it. The knight couldn't help but smile when the Katz spoke. Their manner of speaking was just too hard to not smile at. Arianna came back to him and he listened to her. "I can do better than that. May I?" Arlin took the map from her and went over to a nearby crate before he got out some parchment and a quill. Staring at the map, he began to copy it onto his own paper. It was one of the skills he had learned while in Natalia's service. Mostly because the palace had been huge and he got lost way too often. "It's a good thing she taught me how to read and write....This would be difficult otherwise."






He was relieved to hear she was fine, and his cheeks flushed a bit as she mentioned she felt better now that he was here. Was she teasing him, or was she happy to have a friend here with her? It was so hard to decipher Pascal sometimes. As the other three introduced themselves to each other, Hubert turned and sighed, dismissing the pinkness from his face. Gaius' question caught his attention and Hubert turned, fixing his glasses. "I'm more curious of how she ended up under the bed I chose. She always seems to find me....Anyway, let's just be glad she didn't end up stuck in a wall." Knowing the things Pascal has been through, Hubert wouldn't have been surprised if that had happened to her. Heaven knows it would be just the kind of situaion Pascal would find herself in. Going over to the flipped bed, the teen sighed again. Maybe this was an excaggeration, but it felt like Hubert was always stuck fixing the messes Pascal made. Curse Asbel for introducing me to this walking bundle of destruction. And, curse himself for falling for her. Shaking his head, Hubert got to work fixing the bed. He hoped the innkeeper would charge them for any damages.