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Falias wasn't sure why he was still wandering around this, especially not after the last time which hadn't exactly gone well for him. He sighed, actually he knew why he was still wandering around, knew that despite what had happened last time a part of him didn't feel ready to just give up like that - at least not just yet.

Because at the end of the day he couldn't go back to the way things had been before those dog monsters had attacked him and catapulted him into this whole thing, had started looking at the 'terrorist' reports on the news in a new light - especially given what he'd witnessed at the mess that had come of what had been meant to be a supposedly fun but relaxing evening out at that new Carnival that had opened up.

In the end Falias decided to head towards the library and see if he could find Camelot. Hopefully this time round he'd actually get to speak to the Earth Knight, but regardless of whether he did so he promised himself that one way or another tonight would be the night he'd make his mind up once and for all.

After all he couldn't keep stumbling around like he had been - he wasn't much good to anyone like that.

Falias on his part was feeling pretty surprised that he'd managed to get all the way over to the library given how his other attempts had gone, having half expected that something would come out and interrupt or distract him - the way that they had on the three proceeding occasions when he'd planned to try and find the Earth Knight.

But no he had managed to reach the library and was being hailed?

Yes he was being hailed, in the form of a Good Evening, and (after turning in the direction of the voice) by no less than the Earth Knight he'd been trying to find.

"Hi Camelot" Falias called back, not about to question his luck particularly as he did want to speak to the Arthurian-linked Knight. "I was hoping I'd find you actually." Walking closer he noted that the other looked a little tired, wondered if he caught the other about to go home "Is tonight a bad time?"

The more Camelot spoke, the more Falias was starting to feel that maybe this was a bad time - seriously by the sounds of it the Knight sounded insanely busy - the 'how is he fitting it all in' kind of busy.

But Falias had been hoping for a chance to speak to the older Knight and it seemed like this was his best chance given his luck in trying to find the Arthurian-styled Knight to date.

"As I said, I was hoping I'd run into you he admitted as he leaned against a nearby lamp post. "I feel like I'm stumbling around right now and not much good to anyone."

And he hated it, hated the feeling of floundering around to no purpose.

The fact that his 'mystical' weapon was a sprig of mistletoe didn't help - given that it was just that - a sprig of mistletoe with no magical properties whatsoever. Well not unless you counted its ability to magically appear and disappear and Falias didn't.

"I don't know much about the other side" Falias admitted, adding "I mean the Negaverse and the Dark Mirror people" he'd met one Dark Mirror senshi total and that encounter hadn't really gone down too well for him. He sighed before adding "But stuff like what went down at the Carnival wasn't right - I mean there were kids there, families there."

He hesitated for a moment "If that stuff is what the other side is about then I'd like to stop them" before sighing. "But I haven't been much good at it to date" he showed Camelot the mistletoe "And this isn't exactly the type of thing to make someone up to no good back off" it certainly hadn't worked on the hound youma things that had attacked him the night the whole thing had started.

A thought occured to him "By the way I've met a few others and they've all known I was a Page straight up without me even saying anything. Even that dark senshi I encountered seemed to know. Do you know how?"

It seemed that somehow Falias had managed to miss the energy-sensing 101 talk.

Actually now that Camelot mentioned it, Falias had been picking up on a sensation that felt like a blaze. He looked over at the older Knight in surprise "You mean that's you."

He frowned slightly, although now that he was thinking about it it wasn't the first time that he'd picked up on strange sensations. He'd felt something similar when talking to Aventine, although it hadn't felt as strong and there had been that horrible skittering feeling that he'd felt during the night he'd had that encounter with that Dark Mirror senshi.

And come think about it Aventine had mentioned something similar, although he'd kind of been a bit overwhelmed by some of the other information he'd picked up during their conversation that night.

"A Squire called Aventine mentioned a little about it" he admitted. "She asked me to pass on that she said hi if our paths crossed" he said before continuing "I hadn't realised she was referring about auras." And he hadn't thought to ask her more about it when she'd been talking about warm feelings, although he wished that he had now. A thought occurred to him "Does that mean that the other side, I mean the Negaverse and Dark Mirror people - that they sense auras too?"

"I guess that makes sense" Falias said referring both to Camelot's comment about the auras as well as the suggestion about patrolling with other people.

Although he personally preferred to do for himself - to depend on his own strength, stumbling along on his own hadn't really done him much good so far.

He frowned slightly "Although you kind of have to know people to patrol with them." Despite being a Page for a couple of months Falias had only met a handful of faces and of that only really talked to two, three at most - one which he was currently talking to.

It didn't really make it particularly easy to arrange for a patrolling buddy - especially as Camelot was the only one out of that very short list who even knew his non-powered identity.

Falias looked thoughtful at Camelot's words "I'd like that" he said at last. "To meet some of the others" adding "I've talked to a couple" well a couple not including Camelot, "But apart from Aventine I think the longest conversation I've had with anyone is the one I've had with you."

And right now he knew so little about this alternative side of Destiny City, this war, he'd been thrust into that it was laughable, except not really, since Falias knew enough to know that his lack of knowledge was potentially dangerous if the little he knew about the other side was anything to go by.

"And I'd like to join your team to if you'll have me." It was kind of a big thing for him. Teams weren't his thing, never had been - he preferred to rely on his own strength.

But he was willing to try at it even if right now he wasn't sure how much he had to offer - after all it had to be better than all the stumbling around that he seemed to be doing at the moment.

"Thank you" Falias said a little awkwardly as he shook the offered hand, before adding impulsively "And I'll try to work harder at the Knight stuff."

Maybe if he worked harder then he'd managed to find some use for his admittedly useless 'weapon'. Maybe he'd even manage to get stronger. Still one thing he knew for certain was that he wasn't going to walk away from this Knight thing.

Which meant that maybe it was time to do some research on Falias - if like Camelot had told him Knights were named for ancient places then there had to be information about it somewhere - maybe even on Google.

Quirking a smile at the older Earth Knight, he made a note to find some time to look - one evening after he shut up shop would probably be good.

And talking about said shop it was probably best he headed back, he had early shop opening tomorrow.

"I guess I should head back" he admitted. One footstep then two, then he stopped, half turning to add "But thanks again and I look forward to meeting the others."

His bit said Falias turned again, but this time he walked onwards without turning back.