Samuel is very tired. Apparently, all the work he did during the exam tired him out a lot more than he thought. He was alerted to the sound of his name being called from [color=ed1c24]Okami[/color].

	[color=ed1c24]"Samuel...I was just surprised you'd do that, knew we only met recently but thought we were pals. It's okay to be honest now and tell us if you want to leave our team."[/color]

	Samuel looks shocked as he hears this. What ad he done to make [color=ed1c24]Okami[/color] think like that? 

	[color=aba000]"Of course I do not wish to leave the team. I promised that I would help. Besides, I may not look like it, but I'm pretty useful!"[/color]

	The pain that Samuel felt earlier has died down completely, and Samuel watches the girls begin to leave. It seems like they were going to have a party with [color=f7976a]Vilivyn[/color]. As he thought of this, he realized that he didn't have any money.

	[color=aba000]"I would love to take you up on that offer Okami, but I need to sell some things. Otherwise I don't think I will have a place to sleep tonight... Also, do you mind showing me a place that is willing to take camping supplies?"[/color]

	Samuel looked to the young man, [color=00aeef]Alex[/color], and talked to him.

	[color=aba000]"I know I said I would introduce you to the other members, but I need to take care of some business, and it seems like half of them already left... If you would like, you can come along with me, but I'm sure Okami wouldn't mind taking you with him to the inn."[/color]

	Samuel carefully stroked the small bird's feathers. [color=6ecff6]Gabriel[/color] seems to have passed out. Samuel began to wonder what the bird was even thinking. Unlike many of the others, he could not understand anything that [color=6ecff6]Gabriel[/color] does or says.

	[color=aba000]"What do you guys think of that boy from earlier? He seemed to be important, but his views are very... controversial, to say the least."[/color]

	Samuel smiled. Maybe he had what it takes to go through the tower. And whatever he didn't have, the others probably did.

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	Samuel is still on the first floor of the tower, but is asking [color=ed1c24]Okami[/color] where he could sell some camping supplies.