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Takeda let out a long sigh "[BCOLOR=#000000]It's been two days and I haven't found a single man that would suit the General.[/BCOLOR]" he mumbled. "Oh come now swordsman do not give up. I'm sure Viridos has at least one man to meat the needs of Amalia." a familiar female voice sounded next to him. "I suppose Arania... very well I will give the land one more chance to impress me." Takeda quickened his pace. The merchant stalls turned to bright green fields, then thick tree lines, and back to rolling fields. Hours past before the two came to thick meadow, a cool breezy accompanied the dull roar of the ocean. They stood on top of a large hill and looked down onto the port town. "It's quite a site isn't it?" Arania asked. Takeda took a deep breath of fresh air "It is definitely beautiful. It's a nice change to the the gritty inferno back home." his mind was clear and his heart calm.
"Excuse me!" a voice called from the bottom of the hill.
The swordsman turned and saw a man, clad in green leather armor, waving. Arania and Takeda made there back down to the man.
"Can I help you?" Takeda asked.
"Perhaps. Word has been going around that you have daughter that you need married. I think I would suit her well." he boasted.
The swordsman chuckled "My what confidence. What makes you so sure that you are right for my daughter?" This man was already losing points with Takeda.
"My strength knows no bounds. My mind is as sharp as a blade. I will protect her with all that I am." he looked the match maker in the eye.
The first two statements didn't even phase Takeda, he had been hearing those lines his entire search, but the third got his attention. He stepped closer to the young man and looked him over. "Who are you?" his voice was monotone.
"I am Nack Yal warrior of-" Takeda raised his hand. "I didn't ask for your title, just your name." he titled his head. "You say your mind is as sharp as a blade, tell me the name of Hosia's indigenous flower." he held his hands behind his back.
Nack fidgeted and struggled with the question "The.... the Water Lilly?" he squeaked out. "Are you asking me or telling me?" Takeda stared down the young man. "Telling sir." a frown was faint on his face. "My dear boy I find lying despicable, good bye." he turned and began walking away. "No stop!" Nack called. "I said good bye. Come Arania." The two kept walking.
Takeda took out a long piece of parchment and scribbled down Nack's name and wrote "Lair" next to it. He sighed "Arania I fear that this nation has nothing to offer me in the way of suitors." his gaze focused on the town in front of him. "Perhaps not, though I still find it funny that you claiming the General to be your daughter." she gave a hallow smile. "Well I can't go around asking men if they would marry the first General of their enemy." he chuckled. "It look likes I will return empty handed." his eyes were dim with sorrow. Araina patted him on his shoulder with a gloved hand "At least we found my family and a cure for my illness." she comforted him. He gave a small smile "Yes that it true, I am glad that I could help." his smile grew to a grin. Arania took out a little black glass ball "To think all that evil is now trapped in this ball." she rolled it in her hands. "Indeed Viridos 'magic' is something quite to be hold." Takeda agreed.
The warm sun started to set as the two got back on Till's boat. "I hope you..... found what..... you were looking for." the old tree said. "Yes sir I think we have." Takeda nodded as he set down their bags. "Ready to... return?" Till stood up. The warrior looked at the Nocturne beside him and smiled "Yeah, yeah I think we are." "We leave in one... hour." Till moved to the cabin.
The stone gates opened as Takeda exchanged looks with the guard at the top and nodded, he nodded back. The swordsman looked over the long list of failed suitors once more and sighed, there must have been at least two hundred names and reasons on it. "Forgive me Amailia." he frowned.
"Excuse me!" a voice called from the bottom of the hill.
The swordsman turned and saw a man, clad in green leather armor, waving. Arania and Takeda made there back down to the man.
"Can I help you?" Takeda asked.
"Perhaps. Word has been going around that you have daughter that you need married. I think I would suit her well." he boasted.
The swordsman chuckled "My what confidence. What makes you so sure that you are right for my daughter?" This man was already losing points with Takeda.
"My strength knows no bounds. My mind is as sharp as a blade. I will protect her with all that I am." he looked the match maker in the eye.
The first two statements didn't even phase Takeda, he had been hearing those lines his entire search, but the third got his attention. He stepped closer to the young man and looked him over. "Who are you?" his voice was monotone.
"I am Nack Yal warrior of-" Takeda raised his hand. "I didn't ask for your title, just your name." he titled his head. "You say your mind is as sharp as a blade, tell me the name of Hosia's indigenous flower." he held his hands behind his back.
Nack fidgeted and struggled with the question "The.... the Water Lilly?" he squeaked out. "Are you asking me or telling me?" Takeda stared down the young man. "Telling sir." a frown was faint on his face. "My dear boy I find lying despicable, good bye." he turned and began walking away. "No stop!" Nack called. "I said good bye. Come Arania." The two kept walking.
Takeda took out a long piece of parchment and scribbled down Nack's name and wrote "Lair" next to it. He sighed "Arania I fear that this nation has nothing to offer me in the way of suitors." his gaze focused on the town in front of him. "Perhaps not, though I still find it funny that you claiming the General to be your daughter." she gave a hallow smile. "Well I can't go around asking men if they would marry the first General of their enemy." he chuckled. "It look likes I will return empty handed." his eyes were dim with sorrow. Araina patted him on his shoulder with a gloved hand "At least we found my family and a cure for my illness." she comforted him. He gave a small smile "Yes that it true, I am glad that I could help." his smile grew to a grin. Arania took out a little black glass ball "To think all that evil is now trapped in this ball." she rolled it in her hands. "Indeed Viridos 'magic' is something quite to be hold." Takeda agreed.
The warm sun started to set as the two got back on Till's boat. "I hope you..... found what..... you were looking for." the old tree said. "Yes sir I think we have." Takeda nodded as he set down their bags. "Ready to... return?" Till stood up. The warrior looked at the Nocturne beside him and smiled "Yeah, yeah I think we are." "We leave in one... hour." Till moved to the cabin.
The stone gates opened as Takeda exchanged looks with the guard at the top and nodded, he nodded back. The swordsman looked over the long list of failed suitors once more and sighed, there must have been at least two hundred names and reasons on it. "Forgive me Amailia." he frowned.