Charlotte The sun was setting by the time we finally got back to the town. According to Reckt the gates and shops would both be closing soon. It wasn’t too late to get a bed or a meal, though… assuming we could get them both in the same location. Otherwise… Well, we did have some food stored in Mikaela’s Empty Bag. In fact, with Reckt now aware of at least most of our secrets, we didn’t really have much of a reason to hide that… Which meant I probably could have been munching down on some skewers or something while we were walking home if only I’d thought of it…

Charlotte I ducked under a bit of webbing, privately wondering whether it was even worth avoiding the sticky strands anymore. They were literally everywhere at this point, and I was seriously considering the benefits of a small forest fire. Mikaela would probably shut me down if I brought it up, though. Too much chance of us losing control over it and all that… not that it would be difficult for us to put it out, but I guess there was something to be said for not burning a patch of the forest down to ash just because we got impatient. Instead, I ducked down and placed my hands upon the…

Devilla I arrived in an empty tent, Lucy having apparently already packed up her bedroll. Exiting myself, I stretched my arms towards the sky and let loose with my best impression of a yawn. “Eena!” Lucy called out, hurrying to embrace me. “You’re awake!” “And you’re already dressed,” I remarked, noting the armor that once more adorned her form. It was rather hard to ignore, what with my body being pressed against it. “Did I truly oversleep that much?” Lucy shook her head. “It’s not that!” she promised me. “I just smelled Dyona’s cooking.” “Cooking?” I asked, belatedly sniffing the air. My nose quickly caught the scent wafting from the…