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Azriel started laughing heartily. "Word of that reached that far? Chiaro really pulled it off well! You see, I had Chiaro manifest, then Sheena had the bright idea to blurt out that she was Spiritua, and Chiaro played along." She sighed in relief, putting a hand over her chest. "Ahh...it's great to know that I won't be banished from here after all. Think that trick will work in the other places?"

Oscuro was still rolling on the floor with laughter over it, while Chiaro was silent and blushing in embarrassment. She had a wide, amused smile on her face, however.

Azriel began to look concerned, reflecting upon what Cinkel had said about the people in the slums. "Oh...have you met the children? How are the children lately, Cinkel?"

"The children are doing well. In fact, everyone seems to be doing better since the worlds became one. One child told me that her family has enough food to fed themselves for the entire month. They're still disliked by the noble classes, but their all snobs anyway, so who cares." "Once we're all settled down, we should think of some ways to help them." Cinkel finished with a smile.
Cain stepped forwards, with a bit of a serious expression, "Um, I want to thank you guys... and gals for helping me out. So, I hope you don't mind if I travel with all of you for a while longer?"
"You won't hear any complaints from me. Anyway, Azriel, the rumors of Spiritua should reach the other towns and cities rather quickly, but there will be those who won't believe it or won't care and still try to kill us. So, I advise you to still be careful."

Azriel sighed in relief again, smiling. "Oh, that's wonderful to hear. Yes, I would like to go back to them sometime and help them. Sure, Cain, I don't mind you joining us now." Then, she reflected silently upon the last thing Cinkel said. Yes, there were still others out there who knew of the curse. She wondered if she would be able to enter Sybak again, and she still had the same reputation in Asgard.

Hearing Schwarz's question, she waited for an answer. She didn't have any ideas in particular. She could look up shops in Meltokio again for jewel-hunting assignments, but now wasn't exactly a good time. The shopkeepers might be too scared to open their doors.

Azriel began to feel a mixture of curiosity and nervousness at the mention of Heimdall. It was a village of Elves; she knew that much. She hadn't ever gone within the village because it seemed they still didn't allow Half-Elves. It was perhaps some months ago...she found the entrance to the village and wasn't exactly looked upon kindly by the guards. In fact, they vaguely sensed Oscuro within her and pretty much drove her away with a threat on her life. She never thought to check the place again.

She looked at Cain and scratched her head. "What's it like there in Heimdall? I don't think someone like me would exactly receive a warm welcome..."

She also remembered that they were a long-lived, intelligent race. But aside from Cain and Karin, she hadn't heard of any more venturing outside the village. How much of the outside world did they know about? Most importantly...would at least some of them know of her curse?

Sheena frowned. "Heimdall must still be recovering from the destruction it faced. Its beauty may still be marred. I remember that they refused to allow two of my friends entry to the village." She said with a sigh. To her, Heimdall was the home of a few bad experiences. Mithos and fighting Origin, Heimdall's attack, and its refusal to allow Genis and Raine into the village.

"A tower, created by the angles, once reached up onto the heavens. The Tower of Salvation was a sign of peace and posterity for the world that was flourishing. It was destroyed int Tethe'alla and fell to the earth, raining like meteors on the village of Heimdall, destroying lands and buildings. It is being rebuilt right now, as we speak." Cinkel explained as Cain turned to Sheena.
"My grandfather has changed and wishes to make amends for what the elves have done. He wishes forgiveness from all half-elves and even humans for the elves ignorance."

"Yes, yes, that is exactly it. I haven't been there in such a long time since I started looking for my friend. I'm sure everyone is worried. I had to sneak out of the village to avoid having a 'babysitter'." Cinkel laughed at the last word.
"It looks like your grandfather doesn't trust you all that much since that last prank you pulled."
"Hey, it was your idea to put a morph enchant on the elder's staff."