ReivaX's words after Thessalia's answer came as a surprise - she had expected him to be... actually, she didn't really know what to expect. Rather, he simply took it as a no and left it at that; instead stating that there would be other times if now wasn't convenient. Not really sure what to say, Thessalia didn't speak before he already continued on; standing up as he did. She gave a simple nod as he said that he would be heading out to train some more - only to look up as he then added for her to take care in the field. Perhaps more surprised than at his previous words, she only nodded again; only adding a "Yeah, you too," when he'd already started walking toward the Inn's entrance. Remaining seated for a moment, Thessalia's eyes fell back to the table before her - only to then give a small sigh at the whole conversation. She really still had to start geting used to other people, it seemed.

Deciding to put that to the back of her head, Thessalia instead stood up, her meal finished in the meantime, and turned toward the Inn's entrance. Out of habit that she hadn't even realised she'd started to build, she flicked open her inventory, checking the usual essentials - current amount of col, the state of her equipment and the amount of potions and crystals. Seeing as all of these things were in the green - her small shopping before lunch having done its part nicely - there was little need for her to remain in town any longer. For a moment, she pondered her options - should she go more toward the exp-heavy areas or rather the more col-drop inclined places? Seeing as she wasn't really in an immediate need for an upgrade or other purchase, Thessalia opted for the former - and thus headed toward the town gate.

A certain tension came over Thessalia - as always when she left the safe zone that were the towns of Aincrad - as she left the fourth floor town behind her; heading out toward her currently preferred training area - all the while hoping that no guild or group had decided to take up residene there in the meantime as had been the case occasionally in the past. Being a single soloer, there was little left for her to do but vacate the spot after all - not that she would have wanted to make trouble over such a thing even if she thought there was a chance to be had in it. As she walked, she noticed some figures off her chosen path - three players running toward each other. No, six - one running toward the other two and another three trailing behind the two. They were a ways off so that it was impossible to quite make out who they might be or what they were doing - but as she watched for a second, she noticed the single player draw his weapon as one of the two stumbled and fell. For some reason, the whole scene had an oddly tense feeling about it - as if it wasn't just a group of friends meeting up; even over such a distance.

[i]'I probably should just keep walking...'[/i] Thessalia concluded - even as she veered off from her previous path; picking up the pace as she did. Despite her mind telling her that it was safest not to get involved, a small nagging feeling at the back of her mind just didn't leave her in peace - the thought that, if something really was about to happen, perhaps she could do something to stop it; her speed having reached a full on sprint to try and cover the distance by the time she fully realised what she was doing - though she doubted she'd get there before the trailing three managed to reach the others first.