Ame nodded her head, [b]"Sure! I'd love for you to come along. It'll be fun, trust me. Plus, you'll get a ton of money to spend on new clothes! Won't that be exciting? I plan to give some of the money to my parents so they can have a nice night out. Maybe that'll convince them that they don't need to treat me like a baby whenever I go out on a job."[/b] she said mostly to herself. She could tell that Lily had issues with her self esteem, but she wasn't going to give up on her. They were friends practically from birth. Ame knew Lily for her entire life. She didn't want to give that up now. Sure, she had friends in the guild like Growl, but Lily was special to her. She didn't really understand why they had been drifting apart and she wanted to do all she could to stop it. Going on a job with her and succeeding could perhaps boost her spirits a bit, [b]"What do you mean? If we do it together, then it's only fair to split the reward. Besides, I bet you'll be much more helpful than Growl. He boasts about being all great and whatnot, but his magic is useless in battle. I bet your magic is [i]much[/i] better than his!"[/b] she laughed.

Growl gave Ame a dark look before looking back at Lily. It was true that he didn't like Lily, but he wasn't going to try to exclude her from their job. Once Ame was sure about something, it's almost impossible to convince her otherwise. Besides, these two girls were friends. They were friends even longer than he had been alive. There was no way that he could tear apart that relationship, [b]"My magic is very useful, thank you very much. What if you needed to escape from a dangerous situation but couldn't? I could easily fly you outta there in no time! You don't have to go as far as ridiculing my magic to get Lily to join us."[/b] he hissed.