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[color=gold]"Well, that was nice~ I'll be back for more later, KitKat,"[/color] Clair smiled to Cait after finishing her sundae. And, with all said and done, it was finally time to dive into the maelstrom of adventure once again.

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Clair didn't waste any time when she reached the other side with everyone else. If anyone cared to look, the blonde thief would already be stretching up and warming her muscles. [color=gold]"That's a fancy place if I ever saw one. A little dilapidated, but I bet there're must be some shiny trinkets to claim here,"[/color] she said as she got ready to leap into action like a springy feline.

[color=gold]"Hah! Don't think too much about it, boy. Everybody gets nervous about their first time. Ya'll be at home in no time,"[/color] Clair said as she approached by Thomas, smacking the boy's back with a few hearty slaps.

[color=gold]"Ok, so how are gonna do this? Do we split apart like last time or go as a team—"[/color] Clair interrupted herself not long after Akiko made her remark about a mysterious sound nearby.

When a pack of beasts that looked like a crossbreed between [url=https://www.d20radio.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/earth-wolf.jpg]demonic hounds and ill-kempt, thorny bushes[/url] jumped on the group from around a corner, it was evident that their arrival hadn't gone unnoticed.

[color=gold]"I guess that's gonna have to wait,"[/color] Clair said as she drew her blade swiftly and fell into a low stance, ready to fight or flight.
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