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Nina shifted from side to side as if she was look for her father too. She felt the same sense of despair as her mother and the inability to find Eric. It was a time where both probably wished Nina could lead the way to find what they were looking for.

Rocky and Veldana were sent to look for Mina and Eric. Only able to find one, he brought Mina back to the chief with them. She was holding the rock ring, having wondering it's true significance.

"I feel like this tragedy was my fault. I am so sorry, even though you have permission to hold onto the ring, I know it cannot bring him back." She gave the ring to Veldana, whom then handed it over to Mina. "Words cannot express how sorry we all are, but we do thank you."

The chief nodded her head. She asked for everyone to leave the room, a chair was brought for Mina to sit with her before they had however. "I really had envy you, you know. You really had someone that loved you, I never would had wished this." She looked at herself, giving the same sad expression she had before. "These children, they are meant to help the village like myself and my sister Diana were, they weren't totally out of love. My sister, she escaped this fate, it was given to me by default." She said to her, explaining why she herself was so sad. She had all the men she could ever want, but it wasn't truly love.

"So that's where she ran off to, that definitely sounds like her." The chief shook her head and sighed. "My sister believed the fantasies of the other worlds, I guess she was right after all. I'm glad she's okay and happy where she is now." The doors began to knock. "Leave us be in private!"

Unmoved, the doors opened. Turns out, it was Eric, he survived after all. He was filthy, and holding his arm. "The things I do...sorry I worried you, Mina..."

"I don't believe it..." The chief blinked, was this a phantom come to haunt them?

Eric walked over to Mina so she wouldn't have to walk too far to reach him. He smiled when she kissed him. "Yeah, I am alright. Glad you are too. You wouldn't believe who I ran into on the way down though. An old friend of mind who heard I was still alive. We kinda need to go to Uni and sort things out over there, he's given me some time to prepare and heal up though." Explained Eric, feeling the love his family had for him, he gave both Mina and their daughter a well deserved kiss each.

"That dragon hit me with wind magic and the tornado hurled me to who knows where. My friend Farley had found me while I was falling out of the sky and saved me. I tried calling for the Sky Chaser, but I couldn't be sure if it would get to me in time."

"You two were in that whirlwind? That's amazing and courageous, I feel we should hold another celebration for you two. Your feats, as dangerous as they were saved us all." Said the Chief, Eric looked at Mina, wondering if they should. Funny how they didn't get it this good on their own worlds.

(((Not sure if god-modding on this post, so do inform me.)))"It's no problem at all really, I'd love to." She answered them. Unlike before, she wasn't so saddened when seeing them together. Her smile was much more cheery.

''Actually I did see those, they are going to be up there for awhile, but at least they'll be green stars in the night sky to look out for." He said to Mina, he tried his best to get the chief out of holding another celebration. Seeing as she wouldn't budge from her decision, he accepted.

The feast was just as large as the other, but the celebration ended much sooner. Everyone danced at this celebration, including Mina and Eric, they weren't as good as they others who had learned how to dance around the belly. The chief had been convinced she would probably have to watch like their usual celebrations, however, Mina had not been the only one noticing the chief.

Rocky had danced with her, he broke the rules set by the elders, but he didn't care what punishment it would bring. He loved her, even tried to become one of her servants just to be closer to her but was denied. Seeing Mina and Eric together had made him decide to confess to the chief, he wanted what they had and so did she.

The two outsiders they once called "Tiny Tourists" had made a big impression on the tribe in many ways in such a short amount of time.

Some hours past, with the feast over, Eric decided to treat Mina to taking a dip in the hotsprings. She'd need to have her skin loosen up after that one, Veldana had challenged her yet again, to a food eating contest. Eric chalked up the loss to Veldana simply having more mouths to feed than Mina.

Nina continued to shift around, it was rather difficult for her to find a comfortable position, more so than the night prior. She was not too well pleased with her situation, even if the food was appreciated.

Eric shook his head. "No one listens to the Uni, you keep this up, and I'm going to forget how you looked when I met you." He was holding Mina beside him, his arms wrapped around her in a loving embrace. He kissed her cheek and lowered his head to cuddle her, to him right now she was just a food stuffed toy. "I agree, after you told me her story, about Diana being her sister, I hope this is only their beginning. I thought him and Veldana were together, turns out she's his cousin."