The figure watched as the monster did its work, tearing apart the feeble ceiling of a villager's house where he had been staying. When the ceiling tore open, and the inside of the house was revealed, she frowned when she saw that he was holding hand with a girl.

[i]What is this? Why is he being close with another woman?[/i]

Her mistress had told her that the new hero was her old acquaintance and a "very precious friend", and that she was not to kill him. And looking from the softness on her mistress' eyes when she talked about him, she couldn't help but think that her mistress had some feelings towards him.

And now she saw him frolicking around with another girl.

[i]Unforgivable! How dare he betray Milady's feelings![/i]

She would've went down there herself if she had been a more hotblooded person. Instead, she took a deep breath to calm herself.

[i]My mission is to test him. And it would be unfair to him if I fight him right away. Milady told me that he hasn't even awakened to his power yet.[/i]

She then saw how her monster knocked the girl unconscious, leaving only him and him alone to fight it.

[i]Good. If he ran away, leaving her behind, then he would undoubtedly be unworthy of Milady.[/i]

To her surprise, he actually stood and fight.

[i]What can you do without your power?[/i]

As ordered, she would not take his life. However, harming him was perfectly fine, as it was just another part of the trial. So she watched as her monster slowly approached towards him. She would only stop it once she was sure that he would not be able to last any further.

But to her second surprise, instead of kneeling over in front of her monster, he actually managed to kill it with what looked to be ice magic.

[i]So, he finally awakened. Right on time while he's in a pinch. Hmph, what a drama queen.[/i]

The figure then vanished into thin air, satisfied of a job well done.