Ash listened intently to both the questions her contemporaries asked and the venomous answers the man gave. Her own question was answered with a certain kind of bitterness that made it difficult for her to press into further matters. Though, she did take the man's words to heart. If she had to put it together by herself, she would make the easy assumption that she was being recruited to the Silver Moon. What the Silver Moon did was most likely something to do with those fliers. [i]Bounties[/i], to be precise. They would most likely be recruited as fighters. Unless, of course, they were meant to take an auxiliary role as a record keeper. Another figure, the languid teen and only boy in the group, spoke. The city of Andeave, Altera, and the Jeaulian Empire all entered Ash's thoughts without a hint of familiarity. Even though she had a mind that felt shrouded by a dense fog, most of the things she had seen up until this point felt foreign. They did not feel new.

Hearing the recruiter speak about monsters and demons did not put her mind to rest. In fact, it made her feel more anxious. The Silver Moon, with their bounties, may be involved in the wresting of monsters. The next contemporary, a beautiful but harsh looking blonde, spoke. This one was significantly more bitter than the boy. She was aggressive and her words were phrased as though it were a snake striking with a bite. The man, however, easily parried her verbal blow with a sincere stance of not actually caring.

The final one of them, the soft looking girl, had asked where they were being sent to. The recruiter had perfectly transitioned from this question into giving them the information they needed to know, severance, and kicked them out. Personally, Ash didn't like how the necklace looked. It seemed as though it would faithfully jab into her collar bone at every opportunity. The bag full of currency was a nice gesture. One that seemed as though she had to repay somehow. Rather than a gift, it felt more like a loan. Though, how much [i]was[/i] a silver? What they needed to know, however, was answered by the man with haste. They were now with the Silver Moon and were meant to hunt monsters. Though, that's all he told them. Everything else would require them to put in the effort to discover. Then, they were forcibly ejected from the building.

With introductions and the odd question of what a cannon was out of the way, Ash realized something. The mindless following of the guard and interactions with the venomous recruiter had taken her mind off of her stomach. She could not remember the last time she ate (though, she did not remember the last time she did anything for that matter). Didn't she smell food earlier? From when they walked past the festivities, she could distinctly remember the pleasant smell of food. Even if she didn't like the crowds, her stomach was dictating her pace now. Without even bothering to say goodbye to the others, she headed back to the west. Towards the revelry, joy and, most importantly, food.

A quick though crossed her mind, however. [i]Wasn't there five of us before?[/i]