Postby ManRandomThe » Sun Jun 17, 2012 7:11 pm
"Chad?", Lugh asked out loud, some time later. "Where did he get to?", he wondered to himself. After a while, Chad still hadn't freed himself. "Chad? Where did he get to?", as then Chad froze when he heard that! This was not happening. Fir stirred a bit in her sleep. However, while her sword rested next to her, she kinda...forgot to lock the door. "Hmm, this room seems alone", Lugh said, getting close. The first thing Chad saw when the door opened was a bush of green hair, this was gonna be so embarrassing! ''Mmphhhhh!'', Chad made some desperate whines when Lugh entered. Lugh saw the sleeping Fir on the far bed, but noticed a blanket covering a wriggling mass and some brown hair poking out. Chad was trying to hide himself under the blanket. "What the...", Lugh said to himself. ''Don't come closer! don't come closer! don't come closer!'' Chad thought to himself in a mantra.
Lugh pulled off the blanket and saw poor Chad hogtied and gagged. "Chad! Are you all right? Did she do this to you?", Lugh asked. On the other bed, Fir was starting to stir. ''Mmphhhhh nhpp MMPHHHH!'', the embarrassed Chad fiercely nodded. Lugh quickly used his pocket knife he kept to untie Chad. "Keep it down, Chad. I'm trying to sleep", Fir said all sleepily. ''Will do Fir!'', Chad said cheerfully. ''Thanks Lugh. I....Uh, t-this was...please forget it!'', he tried to explain. "All right, what's going on?", Lugh said. "Did you and her get into some mischief?", he asked. "Thanks, Chad", Fir said as she began to doze off. Wait a second. Wasn't Chad gagged, she though in her sleep limbo. ''Firstly, don't put it like that, it seems wrong'', Chad said. ''I merely thought it was funny to do what I sometimes did to you and Ray and when I was done she pointed her sword at me and then tied me up'', he explained. "Yeah, imagine that happening to someone who doesn't know you all that well", Lugh said sarcastically. ''Did you suddenly turn into your brother?'', Chad said playfully. ''Because sarcasm isn't your thing Lugh'', he then said. "Well, here I am, worried about where you went and then you and your mischief gets you into trouble *again* and I'm worried over nothing!", Lugh replied. Fir began to wake up and walk to both. "Did I...forget....to lock the door?", she slurred out of sleepiness. ''Hey, I'm not the one that always gets into trouble! I'm the one who looks after you so you don't!'', Chad protested. ''Huh...Oh, you are awake Fir! Alright Lugh! Will you help me deal with her?'', he asked. "Yes, I think I can help", Lugh said as he pulled out a sleep staff and aimed it at both, putting them to sleep. ''Huh? L-Lugh what are you do..zzzz'', as Chad started to doze off. ''W-what...you are too nice to...huh?'', and the last feeling the thief remembered when blacking out was utter confusion. Lugh dragged both into one bed, and put them face-to-face. He then tied eachother's hands behind the other's back, and took two coils of rope and tied it around both of their stomachs and thighs to make them close. He then took more rope and tied their feet together, and gagged both with scarves. "There, I'll let you and your new girlfriend bond together now", he said as he closed the door and left in a huff. Normally, he was quite sweet, but Chad's mischief made him worry so much he wanted to teach him a lesson.
'MMMPHHHHHH!'', as Chad eventually woke up and began to protest. "What the hell happened to my friend!", Chad thought angrily. "The boy that wouldn't even hurt a fly did this to his best friend! That's it, army life is corrupting him!" as Chad's screaming eventually woke up Fir. Fir quickly came to and was startled at the sight of Chad's gagged face right in her own and blushed in shock, as she had never been this close to a boy before. Seeing this Chad started blushing as well ''Nomph mfhy mmaumpht!'', he tried to say. "Hmmph?", Fir asked. She tried struggling, but that just made her rub up against Chad, and it made things worse. ''Nnhhmm hhhhmph!'', Chad asked if she could please stop that. With both in that state and with struggling being very awkward, it seemed they would stay that way until someone freed them. "Mhmmmph! Swwwmph!", Fir tried to say that they could try wiggling off the bed and to Fir's sword. She hoped Chad would understand. He did, as he bean wriggling to the other side of the room..slowly. Since at least both were on their sides, mutual scooting off the bed was possible, albeit very slow. They gently made sure to fall off the bed at once. "Mmmpgh kkkampg?", Fir asked Chad if he was okay so far. ''Nhmphh!'', Chad nodded and pointed with his head toward Fir's sword meaning he wanted to start crawling again. Slowly, both wriggled to Fir's sword. Thankfully, it was partially drawn. Fir positioned herself and began to rub her bonds against the blade. Chad did the same and within moments he had freed himself of his bonds. ''That was unexpected',' he said as he pulled off his gag. "It certainly wasn't something I expected to happen", Fir said as she pulled her's off. "Are you all right, Chad?", she asked. ''Yeah just...how dare he do that to me!'', Chad yelled. "Well, it's late and I'm tired", Fir said. "We know where he sleeps, so we can deal with him later, so let's just get back to bed", she further said. ''Yeah, I'll promise no tricks'', Chad said honestly and went to lay in his bed again. Fir took off her boots, gloves and waist coast and slipped into bed. "Good night, Chad", she said. 'Night Fir...zzzzzz'',as this time Chad fell to sleep for real.
The next day, Fir woke up and started to put her gear back on as Chad was still asleep. 'Zzzzzzzz....zzzzzzzz....hhhmzzzzzz'', Chad looked quite peaceful if you ignored the snoring. "Hmm, he looks much nicer when he's smiling. Too bad it's when he's asleep", Fir thought to herself as she let Chad go on sleeping, while she got ready for the day. After a while, Chad woke up too. "Welcome back to the land of the living, sleepyhead", Fir said. Chad made out a long yawn ''Thanks. Well, now that I'm awake I ca.......'', as his stomach made a loud noise. "Hah, go get ready for the day before you even think about revenge, Chad", Fir said to him. ''Yeah, let's go eat first'', Chad said making his way to the kitchen. "I'll catch up with you", Fir said, as she on the other hand, got a new, but identical set of clothes, and headed to the washing area. At the kitchen, Chad happily stuffed himself until he was full and went looking for Fir. Fir eventually washed up and went back to the room to wait for Chad after meeting with Dieck to hear what Roy was planning on his campaign in the Western Isles. "So what did Dieck tell you?'', Chad asked when he walked in. "Apparently, Lord Roy's next move is to past the Castle near Mt. Ebkrakhm, only problem is the supply convoy is in disarray. Merlinus is on that, but we aren't moving until it's fixed", Fir said. ''Okay then, so it will take some time until the next battle'', Chad said. "At least half a day", Fir replied. "Dieck told me to keep sharp, but we have a little bit of relax time", she added. That's nice, it's been a while since that Merlinus guy gave me a day off'', Chad said. "All of us", Fir corrected. "That said, we should enjoy the time. Some sword training, us walking around the castle to scope out the defenses in case of an surprise attack, things like that".
''.....Pardon me but you said enjoyment right?'', Chad raised his eyebrows. "Yes. Why?, Fir asked. ''Those things...aren't really enjoyable'', Chad answered. "Hmm, I can only guess what your opinions on enjoyable activities are", Fir started to tease Chad again. ''C-could you stop making jokes about it already!'', Chad blushed. "Okay, okay. I'm sorry", Fir said. "I just know you are going to try doing it again today, though", she added. ''Hehe, I might'', Chad laughed. "I guess you just can't get enough of me", Fir teased him again. ''Okay, you REALLY need to stop doing that lady!'', Chad said angrily. "Ah, okay. Sorry. It's just I often don't get to be so relaxed at around other people my age. Most of the time, it's traveling in between arenas to fighting there so I can become a better swordswoman. And good luck talking to those guys", Fir said. ''Just beat them senseless and force them to talk'', Chad said ''But gee, you where complimenting me right?", he asked. "No, I meant, the Arena owners and some of the fighters are older, and some are kinda ugly, and they have these weird odors...But uh, yeah, I guess I am complimenting you there", Fir said. Was she being counter-teased?
''But...since we are friends i could delve into your hobby a little'', Chad said. "My hobby?", Fir asked. "I'm only going to let you do this to get it out of your system for the day!", as she then just realized what she said. Now, she could see why Chad was annoyed by it, teasing *is* grating on the nerves. ''I meant swordplay actually'', Chad said. ''But tying you up is fine too'', he said with a cheeky smile. "Why is it that you are so good at tricking me, Chad?", Fir asked. ''I wasn't..I'm not...I'm not a trickster!'', Chad protested, he really hadn't meant it this way. "All right, all right. Since we don't know we we have to move out, might as well do it first, then our duties. Agreed?", Fir asked. ''Yeah agreed, so who will go first?'', Chad asked. "Well, to make up for making you mad, I guess I will", Fir said. "But, remember, I get my own", she added. ''Yeah, yeah you will'', Chad said.
All right, Mr. Captor", Fir said. "What will you do to your defenseless, cute prisoner?", she added with a slight smile. Chad sighed and rolled his eyes, why did she have to act like this? ''You see that bedpost over there right? I'll tie your arms to it'', he said. "All right then, I suppose I'll lay down then", Fir said as she did so. Chad raised Fir's arm up and held them to the bedpost, wrapping some rope around it. "Hmm, you are pretty good at this, Chad", Fir said. "It's hard to move them now". ''Yeah that was what i was aiming for'' Chad said while working to tie Fir's feet together. ''Say, would you mind a gag?'', he asked. "After all the grief I've been putting you through, I think you'd probably want to", Fir said. ''Believe me that's true!'', Chad laughed as he gagged her. "Hmmph", Fir said, turning her nose up, poutingly. ''What? you do have a bit of a mouth after all'', Chad smiled and started to tickle her sides.
Fir would have replied Chad had one as well, if it wasn't for the cloth tightly tied over her's, and the sudden, involuntary laughter that came from the sudden tickle of her ribs. Chad kept tickling at the same speed for now, preferring to go faster when Fir least expected it. Fir giggled into the gag as Chad continued to tickle her. This was the first time she's ever been tickled by someone, least of all a boy. Come to think of it, Chad was also the first person ever to tie her up and gag her, too. Seeing Fir lost in thought for a moment Chad suddenly tickled a lot faster. "MMMMMMGPH! NNNMPGH! MMMMGPHM!", Fir laughed and giggled and wriggled and writhed into her bonds. Chad started smiling, seeing other people like that was kinda funny. Fir wondered what her parents would think of her right now as she continued to helplessly laugh as Chad's prisoner.
Chad ungagged her. ''So, what do you think lady?'', he asked. Fir took in a breath to calm herself down. "You know how to treat a girl, Chad", she slyfully said. She figured she might as well take time for one last tease as she had no clue when she would be released. ''Okay you can stop talking now'', as an annoyed Chad regagged her. Fir figured that would probably happen. Still, she wished Chad wasn't such a stick in the mud, as she prepared herself for another tickle assault. Chad tickled her again for a while before stopping. Thankfully, Round 2 wasn't as long as the first, and then Fir looked up quizzically at Chad as if to say what next. Chad took some time to think, doing thinks to a girl was much harder then to guys. As Chad pondered, Fir took some time to catch her breath from the tickling. With no other idea coming to mind, Chad carefully began to tickle her bare thighs. Fir was very ticklish there and she began to struggle and groan anew.
''I'll give you a chance to use that mouth again'', Chad smirked as he ungagged Fir, but he still kept tickling though. Ungagged, Fir kept trying to say "Put my" and "down", but sudden gasps of laughter made it impossible to guess what she was trying to ask. She hoped no one was around and could hear this. 'Huh? Put you what down?'', Chad asked. ''I guess it doesn't really matter as your in no state to make commands!'', he added. "My t-t-t-t-t-t-t-u-u, oh forget it!", Fir tried to say as she succumbed to the tickling once more. ''I think you got enough'' Chad said after a while ''Do you agree lady?'', he asked. "I think so!", Fir managed to say fully. ''Okay then'', as Chad took his knife and cut her loose. Now free, Fir took some time to stretch out her limbs and pull down her Sacaen-style tunic down. "Now then, I believed you offered a turn to me?", she said to Chad. ''Did I? I don't remember'', Chad lied. ''See you around Fir'', as he quickly tried to leave. "You have to do it the hard way don't you?", Fir asked as she pounced onto Chad and began to wrestle his hands together. ''H-hey what are you doing Fir?!?'', Chad yelled as she easily overpowered him. It wasn't long before Fir had completely subdued the young thief. "So Chad, the way I see it, you have two options. The first is to submit willingly, in which I get to tie and tease you with what you want in mind, and the second is where you don't, and that's where I don't heed what you want. Which one sounds good?", she asked. Chad hadn't even listened. ''L-listen lady, you should really get off me!'', he struggled fiercely to shake Fir off. Fir sighed. "Why do you have to be so difficult, Chad?", she asked, as she used her free hand to grab some rope and started binding his hands and ankles together.
Chad's struggles proved completely meaningless as Fir tied him up. ''Tied by a girl...Damm it!'', he growled a bit embarrassed. "Well Chad, if it means anything to you, there's been times where a Brigand or two has accosted me on my travels and the end result was them tied to trees and waiting for the authorities", Fir said as she lifted Chad up with surprising strength and placed him onto her bed. ''Well...it really doesn't'' Chad said. "Oh well. That said, I think you have a problem, Chad. You are too tightly wound up. You need to learn how to loosen up, you know laugh once in a while, Fir said as she began to tickle his armpits. "I had to learn that too, and I made a friend out of the deal", she added. ''Nononoaaaahahahahahaha!'', Chad started laughing ''I already hahaha l-laugh enouuuuugh!'', he tried to say. "Then why is it you always seem so flustered when talking to me?", Fir asked as she began to tickle his ribs. ''Hahahaha o-only if you tease me about this!'', Chad laughed, as he was fine with her otherwise. "Well, when I tease you, it's my way of being a friend. Otherwise, I have to be pretty reserved otherwise, as part of my profession", Fir said as one hand stayed on Chad's ribs, while another went into his shirt to tickle his stomach. ''Haaahahahahaaha o-okay I get it!'', Chad screamed. ''N-now can you pleas-hahahaha oh, noooooo!'', he tried to ask.
"Sure, I can tickle you some more", Fir said. She then kept one hand on his stomach, the the other started at the back of his knee and lower thigh. ''Y-you know that wasn't what I asked!'', Chad yelled. "I know, but you still might want to keep your voice down as you never know who's next to the door", Fir said as she continued to tickle him. ''Haahahahahaha h-how can you ask me that!'', Chad screamed with slight tears in his eyes. ''That's not possible like this!'', he added. "Well, my apologies, but I will have to gag you then", Fir said as she then tied a cloth in between his teeth. ''Nggmmmm!',' Chad growled and hardened his ever-present glare. "Oh, don't give me that look. I asked nicely, you couldn't do it, what else could I do?", Fir asked as she went back to tickling him. ''Hhhmmmphhh!'', Chad yelled before bursting in muffled laughter again. "Ah, much better. You even look happier", Fir said. As she then briefly tickled his chest before going to his back. ''Ngggghh MMPHHHHHH!'', Chad protested. He even tried to maintain his glare for more effect...which didn't exactly work. Fir continued to tickle him. "Hmm, what else should I do to you?", she wandered out loud. ''Mmphhhhh ngh mgnoh!'', Chad mumbled something like ''How about letting me go'?'. "Give you a pink belly? No, that seems a bit rude", Fir said. ''Nghhhhhh'', Chad simply growled at his captor. "Okay, one last thing and I'll set you free. Are you ready?", Fir asked. ''Mmmph'', Chad grumpily nodded.
Fir gently lifted Chad to a seated position. She then softly ran her hand through his hair...and then suddenly started to give him a noogie. ''Mmmphh?....NGHHHHMPHHHHHHHH!'', Chad yelled once he realized what she was doing. Fir continued for a while, then stopped and then ungagged Chad. "Well, I think you suffered enough", she said. ''Yeah I think so too! My hair must be a mess!'', but to be fair it always was. Fir then began to untie Chad. "So, was it as fun for you as it was for me?", she asked genuinely. ''Yeah, I guess it was'', Chad said. "A bit unorthodox way to make a friendship, but I'm happy it had made one, none the less", Fir said. ''Technically we already made our friendship before this, but you are right, it is a bit of a weird way'', Chad said. "Well, I'm sure we will have many more sessions ahead of us, but alas, duty comes first. Come on, let's pull our weight", Fir said. ''Yes, to battle, right?'', Chad said. "Pretty much. We took too much time having fun, I think", Fir said. Both then walked out and to the main keep.
Soon, the Lycian Alliance Army passed near a castle owned by a Etruian noble named Nord, but something odd was in the air. ''Why is it taking so long!'', Chad complained. Nord had refused to let the army pass trough his domain ''Wasn't this guy one of the people that asked us to come here!'', he asked. "I do not know", Fir said. "Though I have heard of some bandit activity around this area, perhaps that is what is the concern". As Chad, Fir and several other soldiers waited for a sign, Marcus, Roy's deputy, rode in. "All right, it seems we need to send an envoy to the castle. Any volunteers?", he asked. "I will aid in any way I can, sir", Fir said. As a stark contrast to her teasing persona with Chad, here, Fir was all business. ''I wouldn't do that if I were you'', Chad said. ''These Eturian nobles are not to be trusted''. Marcus gave Chad a stern look for that comment, but Fir waved him off. "It's okay, someone needs to do it regardless, and I still feel bad about that whole Scott thing. I'll be okay, Chad", she said.
''Well if you say so'', Chad said not convinced at all. ''....Could you stop looking at me like that sir, you know as well as I do what utter scum the nobles here are. The Eturians didn't even try to convince the Lycians they were good rulers", he added. "Be that as it may, we need to follow protocol", Marcus said. "Okay, Fir. If you volunteer, I'll get you with the messenger and send you to the castle", he added. "I am ready, Sir", Fir said. She gave Chad a farewell look and headed off to help with the envoy. Soon Fir entered Castle Armagh with Roy's letter. It immediately became clear just how arrogant the Eturians were, proudly displaying all the wealth they had stolen from the island. Nord was especially bad, he was only a duke from a backwater province but by the way she slouched on his throne you'd think he was king of the world.
"Hail, Duke Nord of Armagh. I am a representative of Marquis Roy of Pherae, General of the Lycian Alliance Army. We seek your permission to cross your lands in our task of ridding these Islands of the criminal investigation", Fir said. She thought she did that pretty well. ''Permission denied'', Nord said, as he was still waiting for orders to destroy Roy's army. ''You are here because we demand it and so you will do your job with a speed Etruria sees fit'', he added. "But is not the job Etruria has asked of Lycia the same I just described of dealing with the pirate hordes?", Fir asked. ''Yes, but you will do so at the proper time'', Nord answered. ''We can't have troops from some lesser nation just march around our lands like it's nothing''. A new messenger entered the castle, one who carried permission for Nord to engage Roy's army. Fir chuckled inside at that barb, as he seemed too dim to even notice she was from Sacae. "All right, is there any other info I should tell General Roy before I leave to go do so?", Fir asked.
''Yes tell him to...move it girl!'', Nord yelled as the other messenger entered the throne room. ''Lord Nord! Lord Alcard has given you his blessing'', the soldier spoke, ''You are free to wipe out the Lycian Alliance Army!'', he added. ''Hehehehe! Excellent!'', Nord laughed. Fir's eyes opened up at that. What was going on? As her hand moved to her sword, a dozen soldiers pointed their lances at her throat at once. After taking away her sword, two soldiers took hold of Fir's arms and forced her on her knees. Nord grabbed Fir's's chin and forced her to look him in the eyes so he could examine her face ''This one is quite the beauty, she'll make a fine....gift for Lord Alcard''. Fir made a groan of disgust at that. Like the Four Winds she let some sleazy crook make a wife our of her. ''Lock this wench in the dungeon'', Nord ordered. ''We'll ship her off to Lord Alcard once we are done with the Lycian Alliance Army'', as the soldiers took Fir away.
Chad sighed, there where no signs of things speeding up at all. Once in the dungeons, Fir was put into a cell and her hands were placed into two manacles attached to a chain in the wall, and lifted above her head. Then, her feet were put into two similar manacles below, and a soldier gagged her with a cloth. She also noticed a red-haired girl dressed in the garb of a dancer, bound hand and foot with rope and also gagged with a cloth lying on the floor on the opposite side of the cell. As Thany, one of the Pegasus Knights, was scouting in the air, a large force coming out of the castle, she reported what she saw to Roy. With this, and Fir's absence, the intent was obvious. "Everybody, arm themselves, and mobilize!", he commanded. The girl was struggling and mmppph'ing like crazy, as her friends were in danger, so she had too. ''I knew it!'', as Chad took out his daggers. ''I knew these nobles were rotten to the core!''.
As the soldiers taunted Fir, and left the two in distress, Fir quickly surmised the strength of the bonds. The chains were well-made, and difficult to try and pull free from the wall. As much as she hated to admit, she was stuck until the main force took the castle. With that in mind, she turned her attention to the other prisoner. ""Wmmmpgh ammmpgh yppppmh?", she tried to ask. The Armies met soon. It was a fierce battle, but interestingly enough, a third part made of a band of pirates with a grudge against Nord led by a man named Geese got involved and soon joined forces with Roy after a quick talk. ''Mmppp?'', as Lalum was so busy she just noticed Fir. ''Mmphhhh nhhphh mhhhhh mphhhhh!'', as the girl mmmmphph'ed helplessly. Lalum was a member of the resistance army but had walked into a trap and gotten captured. Chad wasn't exactly sure what to do, aside from sticking his dagger into the soldiers that charged at him. He wanted to save Fir if she was still alive but he wasn't a fighter and with the scouting not needed in this fight there wasn't much he could do alone. The girl talked a bit too quickly for Fir to understand. Well, she'd ask again after they got free. As Chad set out among a small band, he ran into an Armored Lanceman, but as he thrust his lance at Chad, a large axe chopped the lance head off, and pushed him away after hacking his neck. "Hey. Little Guy. Me here bad news about Lady. You want help from me?", Gonzales asked.
''Yeah that would be appreciated'', Chad said. ''Thanks, Gonzales''. "Sure, little guy. Let's go", Gonzales replied. The battle went on, and soon the people who approached the castle gates first were Roy, Chad, Gonzales, Geese and Thany. "All right, Geese. You want revenge on Nord, you can have him. Gonzales, you aid Geese if need be. Thany, you keep an eye in the sky, Chad, assist me in raiding the dungeons", Roy ordered. ''Yes sir!'', Chad said and followed Roy. ''So...you made it here? Die!'', Nord unleashed the powerful Nosferatu spell once Geese and Gonzales charged the throne room. "Nord! I'll have your head for what you did to my crewmates!", Geese yelled while Gonzales just avoided the spell and both charged at Nord, axes raised. Thany collaborated with the other forces, and soon Nord's troops were routed. As for Roy and Chad, surprisingly enough, the dungeons were mostly empty. But, muffled shouts soon were heard.
''Ha! I only did my duty to clear the land from bandits!'', Nord yelled, conveniently forgetting he only enslaved then because they didn't want to work with him. The two axemen wounded Nord but he casted Nosferatu on his own soldiers to heal himself. ''Yeah that's definitely Fir!'', Chad said. ''Allow me, my lord!'', as he quickly started picking the lock. "Scum to the very end!", Geese said as he saw Nord's cowardly act. Gonzales then threw a hand axe at Nord and clipped his leg. Both Fir and Lalum began to shout as they saw the two come close. ''Grrr! Damn, I won't go like this!'', as Nord tried to drain Geese of his life force to fix his leg. ''Mmphhhhhhhh!'', as Lalum's eyes went wide from joy when she saw Roy, as she could tell he was a prince! ''Here let me get that'', Chad instantly picked the locks on Fir's chains. ''I told you that guy was up to no good''.
Geese dodged just at the last possible second, and planted one of his hatchets right into Nord's neck. As Fir ungagged herself, she then gave a small hug to Chad in gratitude. "Well, yes you were right, but someone still had to go anyways. Glad to see you, though, Chad", Fir said. Roy knelt down and untied Lalum. "Are you all right, miss?", he asked, thinking she was a civilian. This was enough to kill Nord...really messily. ''W-wow you are Roy right? The one here to rid the bandits?'', Lalum asked and when Roy confirmed it, Lalum let out a fangirlish squeak and hugged him, but then turned serious again. ''Please! You have to save my friends!'', she asked, ''H-hey, get off of him!'', an angry Merlinus tried to pull her away. ''Well, don't feel bad about it'', Chad said. ''If you hadn't gone this would have happened to someone else'', he consoled Fir. "Ooh. He not getting up", Gonzales said as Geese said a farewell to his friends Nord had worked to death. "Yeah, at least you were the one to come. I guess the battle is over then if you are here, though", Fir said. Roy blushed profusely at Lalum's antics. "Er....yes. Um, about your friends. Who are they?", he asked, trying to compose himself.
''Not really'',. Chad said ''Etruria will be pretty mad we killed their local duke so the fight is just starting''. ''Yes, my friends are in the rebel army against Eturia! But a villager gave away our location so we have to save them quickly!'', Lalum said. Hearing that, Fir knelt before Roy to deliver a message. "Lord Roy, before I was taken prisoner, apparently Nord was given orders by a Lord Alcard to ambush us here", she told him. "Hmm, it seems there is a conspiracy here", Roy said. "We need some time to restore up, but I assume you will give us all the info we need about this new crisis, yes, Miss Lalum?", he asked. ''So does thing mean you'll help?'', Lalum asked. ''Thanks, Master Roy!'', as she hugged him again. ''Hey I said get off him!'', Merlinus whined. Roy nervously stammered at Lalum. "N-n-n-n-no problem", he managed to blurt out. "I think we should leave these two lovebirds alone", Fir very quietly whispered to Chad. ''See you later sir'', Chad said. ''Okay Roy! Let's go prepare!'', as Lalum pushily took Roy's arm.
Somewhere in the north, a young man that was clearly a noble had been taken captive and was taken away by a bunch of corrupt soldiers. The young noble, his hands tied in front of him, with a rope tied around his bindings and the other end in the leader's hands, his thighs tied and gagged with a cloth was forced to march. They took him by surprise and with his bow out of his reach, and he payed for it. As both left to go find Fir's Wo Dao, Fir then talked to Chad. "What happened to Nord anyways?", she asked. ''A pirate named Geese killed him'', Chad said. ''I heard the two had some unfinished business together'', he added. ''You just had to go snooping around, hadn't you little boy'', the leader sneered condescendingly and gave a quick yank to the rope on his hand making Klein fall to the ground. ''Mmpphhhh!'', Klein groaned. He was among the few Eturians of the island that wasn't corrupt and had decided to track the corruption to it's source..needless to say, the other nobles arranged for him to be kidnapped. They had ambushed him in the middle of a war council were weapons weren't allowed. "Well, that's oddly fitting", Fir said. As they checked the armory, she found her sword.
As Klein got up, he dusted himself off as best he could. Even as a captive, he wanted to show that he still had the grace and sense of refinement that these scum did not have. Still he was worried about Thite, who had managed to escape. What friendly forces were here? ''Ah, there it was'', Chad said happily she found it. ''So did that rebel girl tell you anything?'', but since they where both gagged probably not. ''What's with that look?'', the bandit asked teasingly. ''You should feel happy to help your fellow man! After all. your daddy is gonna make us filthy rich!'', as the whole group laughed. ''Not that it will help! Because your gonna spent the rest of your life in the mines!'', he taunted, showing that he didn't really know much about how ransoms work. ''Nghhhhhhmhp!'', Klein growled. He didn't fear these men in the slightest but still the fact he didn't only fail the people here but also his father unsettled him a bit. "No, I'm afraid our conversation was mostly muffled. Not that it stopped her from talking a lot anyways", Fir said. As the group marched Klein to their camp, they briefly untied him, only to re-tie him to a pole hands behind his back, and then tied his ankles firmly as well. Meanwhile, a Pegasus Knight was fleeing in fast direction. She only just escaped, but she had no clue where to go. Her name was Thite. "Come on, think!", she psyched herself. "Come on, come on, come on, AH!", as she remembered hearing something about a Lycian Alliance Army. It was a long shot, but it was something. Were they at...Armagh Castle, maybe?
''Knowing you it probably didn't'', as this time it was Chad's turn to tease. ''Nghh'', Klein looked around, he recognized this area. It was the land under the control of Bishop Oro who oversaw Ebrakhm Mine fittingly known as the Mine of Death after the corrupt Bishop took over. ''So he's behind my kidnapping'', Klein thought. The Eturians were good customers of Illia's famed mercenary pegasus knights so Thite's arrival was met without suspicion. Fir then messed up his hair a little with a slight chuckle of her own in a joking way. "But still, I'm glad you were among the first to come", Fir said. Thite's Pegasus flew as hard as she could to the castle. It was her only hope. Meanwhile, on top of the castle, two archers, Wolt and Dorothy were on guard. "Hey Dorothy", Wolt said. Flying unit at 6:00 o'clock", he noted. ''It as Roy's orders'', Chad said a bit embarrassed by the hair ruffling. ''But, I was ready to save you even without that'', he added. Klein wriggled around in his bonds wondering when the evil Bishop would come to gloat at his ''prize'', like the worm he was. ''Should we shoot it?'', Dorothy asked. Fir gave him a warm smile after hearing that. "You really are a nice guy, Chad. I'm happy to have you as a friend", Fir said. Wolt scanned the Pegasus Knight, but saw she was waving both her hands. "She seems to be unarmed", Wolt said. "Hmm, how odd", Dorothy replied. Meanwhile, Oro decided to wait for Klein to be gawked at by the miner-slaves there before he would "grace" him with his presence.
''Uh...yeah. You are really special to me too'', Chad said a bit awkwardly. ''Is that....sis!'', Thany, who was still scouting around, as before the two archers knew it, a second pegasus appeared into the sky and flew toward Thite. The slavers were horrible people who shamelessly gloated about how they would work such a ''pretty boy'' like Klein to the bone, still....they were so much better company then their master, Oro. "Come, let us leave this place and go see the rest of the army", Fir said. "From the sounds of things, we are going to be pretty busy soon", he added. As Wolt and Dorothy saw Thany flew up, they lowered their bows. "SIS!", Thany shouted. "Is that...Thany?", Thite asked herself. ''Yeah let's see what plans Lord Roy has'', Chad said. ''Sis what are you doing here?'', Thany asked. ''In your letter you said you were hired by a dashing noble far away!'', she said. "I was", Thite said. "And the Etruian high command here has captured him because he knows too much about their dirty secrets! Please, even if I have to be dragged to him in chains, please allow me to see the leader here so I can plead my case", she asked. ''In chains?!? Nothing of the sort!'', Thany firmly said. ''Don't worry, I'll get you an audience with Roy!''. And she did. Thite's info and then Lalum's, just so happened to be in the same place, and the result of what to do next was obvious.