[b][center]Xia Yang[/b][/center]

Xia closed her eyes to allow herself to rest for a moment. Her chair was so much more comfortable now than it has been before. She also heard a bit of what the other two were going to do; Cyrus wanted to get to the nearest city and send a message of what happened. A good idea, it'll prepare all the other cities of a possible monster attack. Kiara just wanted to make up for the money she lost back at the village. Admittedly Xia thought it was odd for her to be concerned about something like that now, but perhaps Kirara has simply gotten over the attack and just wants to move on with her life. That's how Xia saw it, in any case.

Cyrus returned from Xia's kitchen with a plate full of food. Now that she was going to abandon this place, no sense in leaving any of the good stuff behind. [b]"Thank you, Cyrus."[/b] As she ate, she was reminded of a few more things in the house that might be of use. They're not much, but anything would help. After Xia finished eating all the fruits on her plate, she stood up and began to rummage around her house. When she was done with that she briefly left her house, only to come back a minute later with a woodcutting axe. She had gathered a hundred gold pieces and an axe. [b]"I... I know how to get to the nearest city. There is a river not too far away from here. I have a boat that my father used to use when we had business in the city. We could take it there. But I know that it's dangerous right now, and I wouldn't want either of you to come along just for my sake. I know it isn't much, but I'd like to offer you some things as payment, and to help you on our way there."[/b] Xia gave Kiara half her gold, and gave Cyrus the rest of the gold and her axe. The axe was about ten pounds, a bit top heavy, but made of solid steel and still sharp. He nwould need something to protect himself until they got to the city. Xia herself felt that she wouldn't need it, and as for the gold, she already took her father's secret stash as well as her own earnings over the year.

Xia finished the rest of her food and began to pack up the rest of her things. [b]"When you're ready, we should leave now. We're losing daylight, and I do not want to meet those creatures in the darkness."[/b]