[Center][@Zapdos][/center]

At the mere mention of The Witch Queen, Lucy tensed up a little.  James had spoken of an enemy ambush but now Adam was claiming it to be the work of The Witch Queen.  Lucy wondered what could have transpired for the him to know Mytheria's greatest threat was behind their attack, but if she tried to question and clarify every tall tale of adventurers, she'd never have a moment's rest, so she let it go.

At his first question, she shrugged.  "If I knew what it was, maybe."  She could tell it meant a lot to him, so she felt bad. "I'm sorry."  His follow-up question sounded like a good idea.  "Yeah, I suppose if anyone might be able to help you properly identify it, it would be someone at The Academy."  Of all they'd shared with her - the uniqueness of their situation, their cube and the classes - it all told Lucy to try her best to offer them some kind of help, so she stayed on the subject until something came to her.

[b]"I'll tell you what:  If you go there, ask for a woman named [i]Clarissa Shields[/i].  Tell them you've been sent on Adventurer's Guild's business."  She took a small piece of parchment from behind the desk, wrote some words on it, slipped it in an envelope and stamped it with a wax seal and pushed it forward on the counter.  "That should get you in the door to someone high enough."[/b]

[Center][@Saiyan][/center]

She nodded at Zell.  "In ascending order; Bronze, Silver, Gold, then Platinum and finally Diamond."  She reassured the others.  "I believe, looking at your stats, history and abilities, that you will be able to handle a gold contract.  I've been in the Guild for more than while now and seen all kinds of parties.  I'm a pretty good judge of these things."

After Zell went downstairs, she addressed the rest.  "I warn you though.  Ascension and abilities will only get you so far.  What seperates the best parties from the rest is teamwork, decision-making and spirit," she lectured them.  "Be courageous, be virtuous, be smart.  Learn eachother.  Trust eachother."  She smirked.  "Even the idiot."