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Francis still wasn't all that comfortable going on this adventure. The first steps out of Cosmo City was made through sheer want to get moving - to stop Valeo and Sith from going further with their debate and also further making Archibald uncomfortable. Though now that they were on the move, Francis felt flashes of his childhood coming back to him - the forest trying to eat him alive. Never letting him live the events down. He took the lead, not just because Sith had no plan but because he didn't want anyone to see that he was becoming more uncomfortable.

As they moved forward, he began picking on his glove. He's trying to keep his breath steady, and he wasn't sure if it was because it's been a while since he's walking through an unfamiliar place and he's tired or if it's because he was beginning to actually get scared. He shook his head. This was just nervousness. Besides, he wasn't alone this time. He's rather sure that a Half-Celestial, a Half-Abyssal and a Fae would be able to fend off whatever the forest threw at them. They had Rhaya too, who was rather well-trained by her academy. Surely, they could at least handle the monsters that they pass by.

He took another look back at the group. If he were to be honest, he had his reservations about taking Archibald with them. If anything, it was because he was too young and scared. Not necessarily a coward, but close to it. Francis understood it though, that's just how it is. Archibald had always been under the protection of Gertrude and never stepped outside Cosmic City. Unlike all of them who traversed the land because they had to - they were forced to.

Or well, all except Rhaya (and Sith but who knows about him). The girl noble had come on her own accord on a quest given in her hometown. She had stayed with them for some months. It surprised him that she decided to come along despite having no obligation to Gertrude. But he was more than glad to have her along. She was trained to fight, apparently, and he appreciated having another human around. Whatever that meant for him.

Maybell, someone who's tastes in books he appreciates, is useful in her own way. With her small body and unassuming appearance, and her penchant for illusions and trickery, she would be helpful when they need to break into someplace. The thought of it was amusing to him before and entertaining it was wrong, but now that they had to do whatever they had to to complete their quest.

Francis would list out every personality trait that he liked about Astraea. She was the older sister type, or maybe even a mom. Kind and caring. Those kinds of things. She easily made friends out of everyone with the sole exception of Valeo who seems to not like Celestials all that much. But he also doesn't want to get any closer to Astraea than he already was or else she'll begin to catch up to his thoughts. He has not hidden it for this long only to be prodded open by a half-Celestial.

Francis didn't like Valeo, not all that much at least. Maybe it was because of his personality. Maybe it's because he was coping better with loss than himself. But he didn't deny that Valeo's inputs were actually useful in terms of the outside world. He survived on his own after all with the minor help of Magnar, his tiger friend-sibling. Which reminded him, where was that tiger anyway? He was there this morning but once they were out and about, he was gone. How odd. 

Sith managed to snap him out of his thoughts as he talked about the key. "Maybe." He agreed with Sith. "If it seems familiar, then it must have a connection. And even if it doesn't, then maybe if we find something like it, it would unlock some other memory." Francis at least wanted Sith to remember his past because it seemed important to him. And hey, if this adventure helps, then so be it. A win-win situation, provided they survive.

"Hm, that so?" Francis looked forward once more when Valeo pointed out that important detail he seemed to have forgotten to tell them when they were deciding on a place to go. "Do you know anything about him then? We could start to plan on how to defeat him if we know something about him. If not then..." He pursed his lips. "I suppose we will burn that bridge when we get there." He didn't like not having a plan, but if things fall to that, then they would have no choice but to wing it.