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Roy helped his mother walk back with the group, and it wasn't long until they passed the border back into Learania. His mother was silent the whole way. Of course that was to be expected...both dragons were exhausted, and the dancer was not meant to be in the desert, of all places.

He heard the dark-skinned woman speak, and he glanced forward. Another group was coming, and there were wyverns with them. Judging by Deborah's reaction, it was definitely people they knew, probably the Watch or the Guard. Or both.

"Sorry..." said the young lord, looking to the female lancer. "Since it was my fault for leading you guys back into Sentria, I have to own up to my actions."

Since it was indeed his fault for taking Deborah and the others back into the desert, the least he could do was apologize to the angry wyvern commander (like she would even forgive them, the crazy b***h) and try to take all the blame. He owed them that much, since he had taken them back into the desert to help the others.

Finally the Guard and small group of guild members reached the deserts of Sentia. Along the journey, Aruna conversed with FD, which made the time spent traveling seem shorter than it actually was. She started out in the middle of the pack, but as the weather started to warm up her slithering pace quickened. The dragon managed to keep up with her almost every part of the trip.

Upon rendezvousing with Alihi’s band of “rogues,” the nagini searched for a person of certain interest. A large green reptilian man probably playing the guitar or violin. One couldn’t miss seeing him if they tried. Unless, that is, they were blind, but that’s beside the point. At last Aruna spotted him standing there frozen by disbelief. “Ganon,” she shouted excitedly as she rushed towards the bard.

The paladin cursed as she struggled her horse to walk across the dune. She knew full well that the crew were so busy of keeping the peace and order in Learania. But to send a mounted unit to the desert? How would she be able to help Alihi and lead the group if she was behind, despite being the second fastest paladin in Elibe? Well, if Ashera or St. Elimine had a plan for her to go to Sentria, the woman should find a way to help the paladin to travel well in the desert.

Seeing that they had found their missing group, Isadora struggled to get closer. Sure enough, it was the people she recognized However, she also noticed that Roy and Ninian looked terrible than the rest.

"Lady Ninian. Lord Roy," Isadora spoke concernly as she approached to them. "Are you okay? What happened?"

((Terrible post. I would have add about what's going on in Pentheus but I'm too lazy to do so. =P ))

Roy noticed that Isadora was approaching them, even using the titles she had been using ever since their time back in Elibe. She had asked what had happened. The young lord took a deep breath, then spoke.

"A lot of stuff...it would take too much time to explain all the details, and time is not something we exactly have. Besides, there are...some parts...that we would rather not think about, nor explain." he said weakly. "But I'll give you a summary of our time out in the desert."

"We were attacked by bandits while crossing Sentria. Our group was broken into two due to a sandstorm, and I was separated from Mother. Half of us found ourselves at the tower, while the other half was left with the bandits. When we later regrouped to fight the bandits, they retreated back into their fort, and Mother was kidnapped by them. We fought our way into the fort. Deborah and myself broke from the group to look for Mother. We ran into some trouble, but we handled it." he paused. "I...shudder to think what would have happened to Mother if I reached that last room a moment too late. I got burned pretty badly while fighting the bandit leader, and almost lost my life trying to save Mother's..."

He closed his eyes. The memories of entering that room and the fight were still etched in his mind. Perhaps they would never go away...not without some therapy. He shook his head, then looked up at the paladin.

"We wiped out the bandit group though, so that should make your journey to the tower a little safer. Neither of us are in any shape of going with you to rescue Amara and the others."

He then lowered his good arm from supporting Ninian and unclipped the sheath that held the Rune sword. Roy looked up at Isadora and raised the weapon to give to her.

"Take this with you...If you can use a Silver sword, you can definitely use this. It might not be in perfect condition, but it has enough uses left and should keep you alive."

The young lord smiled up at the knight for a moment, then his face turned serious.

"We might not be in Elibe anymore, but you are still a knight of Pherae. One of the finest knights in all of Lycia. So don't die, Isadora. And be careful."

When Aruna impacted with Ganon, her tan cloth hood fell back exposing her crimson-colored hair to the desert winds. Not that she cared right now. All of her attention focused on the hgi-val who was holding onto her.

“Of course,” The nagini replied to his question before the incomplete thought and during his pause. “When I heard the guards say your group was in peril, I just had to join their reinforcements. The news that soldier brought when he visited the club troubled me. I almost assumed the worse.”

“You look–” After those, Ganon seemed to be at a loss for words. The moment didn’t call for anything to be said anyway. Aruna looked back into his emerald eye and had a good guess of what was going to happen next.

“Heh. You need to make up more than that for how worried I was about you,” the half snake woman chuckled. She pulled him back in for another lengthy, passionate kiss. This one lasted nearly twice as long as the first before Aruna backed off. Ganon would surely be an even darker shade of green by now. In fact the woman had a bit of a rosy tint to her face.

“We’ll save the rest for later,” she winked.

No sooner had he finished talking to Isadora had Vaida approached.

"You're damn right we don't, and you don't even know the half of it!" the former Bernese general spoke before she slugged him in the face.

Had Roy been in perfect condition, he would still be standing with his cheek throbbing, maybe a small chance of a broken jaw. But nope. His vision disappeared for a moment before he hit the floor, landing on his injured arm. He fought down the urge to cry out from further damaging his useless left arm. It was a good thing he had let go of his mother before Vaida hit him, else she would have fallen as well. After a bit of struggling, he got back up to his feet.

"When you all go back and get healed up, in the wagons, try asking somebody about 'Razevi'! Pheh!"

His eyes grew cold as he glared at the broad-chested woman as she began to walk away. She dare say he didn't know the half of it? If he didn't know the half of it, Vaida knew nothing at all!

Razevi? Was that the name of the woman they had met at the tower? Well...not like it mattered to him. He wasn't in any condition to go with the group, even if he did go to get some treatment. The young lord wasn't about to let his mother walk all the way back to Eyris on her own, either.

"If we waited for you, half of our group would have been captured. Or worse, raped and dead!" he said before he spat out some blood in his mouth. "You should at least be thankful that we made your march through the desert easier. We got rid of a bandit group that was in the way. So don't be spewing s**t about people not knowing half the story!"

But the former Bern general wasn't even listening to him. She had gone to threaten Deborah before going back onto her mount.

"You're not even in charge of this group...Alihi is!"

Oh, how he would just love blasting the broad out of the sky with the Flame sword. The little bastards had very little resistance to magic. But he resisted the urge. He wasn't in any condition to fight anyway. Instead, he gave Vaida the finger (when she was in the air and her back towards him) before he limped back towards his mother.

Isadora listened to the tale that Ninian and Roy told. It surprised the paladin that they were separated from the storm and later being attacked by the bandits. Never would she thought it would happened after a sandstorm.

She was curious by Roy's comment about what shuddered him if he came the room too late, but she decided not to ask. If her lord didn't wish to speak, she won't dare meddle into his business. In addition, what was done was done. Now it was time for them to start off where they had left off: to save Amara and Blossom. (She doesn't know about Vika yet. =P)

"It's good to hear that you have defeated the bandits. Now let us continue where you've started from the beginning; to save the people we care." Isadora said. She then looked at Ninian.

"Yes, this is all the group that we have for this mission, Lady Ninian. While you and the others went to rescue Amara, there was a plague in Eyris, driving the citizens crazy with hallucinations. I don't know what causes it, but it spreads rapidly and drives the sane citizens into their houses. Not only that, but we have madmen and criminals on the loose too. Some of the people back in Eyris are either hiding from the plague or trying to round up the madmen."

Isadora then smiled softly. "But for now, I think you and Lady Ninian should go back, heal yourself, and rest. It seems you have taken more damages than the rest do."

Before the paladin was about to go, she heard Roy asked her to take the Runesword. She looked at the weapon her lord held. Despite that she had resupplied her weapons back in Pentheus to go on to the mission, Isadora smiled at the young lord and took the weapon. Just like his father, always cared about other people's welfare.

"Will do, Lord Roy. We will try our best to save Amara and Blossom." Isadora smiled softly.

Just then, she heard Vaida's voice. When did she arrive? The paladin wondered. But before she could protest that Roy was trying to save his mother, she saw Vaida punched him.

"Lord Roy!" Isadora shouted before looking back at the Wyvern Lord who went back to Deborah. Isadora frowned. Honestly, didn't the woman know that he was hurt? Then again, this was Vaida she was thinking about.

The paladin heard Roy muttered about their timing, but decided not to speak. She didn't want to get involved with anything that had to do with Vaida. Whether it would be physical or verbal. She was thankful that she was still on their side and not the enemy. Who knew what would happen if it did?

Isadora apologized to the lord about Vaida's behavior. After all, she was in her time and she wasn't sure if Vaida was in his time too. She then heard the lord spoke that Alihi was in charge of the group. Isadora looked at Roy and frowned a bit.

"It's true that Alihi is in charge. However, this mission has become worse. With Razevi involves, we will need more than we can to stop her."

Isadora then moved her horse to where Alihi was and looked down at her. "Alihi, we are here to assist you. Tell us what to do when we reach to the tower."

She then snapped her reins and continued to move into the direction where Vaida and Mihira went; toward the place where the tower was.... If only she was able to move faster in the desert.