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Iskah was getting quite uncomfortable from her passenger teasing her during the ride. She would have protested, but Vanessa was her only aid in her problem so she couldn't just mouth off. The Dark Mage's antics had her flustered, but the Lizardman only had eyes for the celibate Aun.

[quote=Vanessa][color=lightblue]"Don't worry about me, I'm good to keep moving for another few hours, and the same goes for our friend. After all, as long as [i]I[/i] still have magic energy, he won't get be tiring anytime soon."[/color][/quote]

"Alright. We'll be moving on then." Iskah replied, sounding disappointed. She had no problem living in the wilds, but she preferred the comforts of civilization. She also did not fear the humans of Ortus, despite the distrust. Her worst antics only lead to her being escorted out of the capital, after all.

On the other hand, it was also good that they try to reach the capital as soon as possible. The horse picked up speed again after leaving Sinjid and once again, the duo was in the wilderness with only the vast expanse of green before them. Now bathed in an orange light as the sun dipped below the horizon. Iskah and Vanessa continued to ride for some time after the sun had gone and night had settled, but they knew they had to stop for the night to get some rest.

It was quite the coincidence, however, that the duo ran into an unusual sight along the road. "[color=coral]Ho, ho, fellow travelers and fellow monsters![/color]" Iskah and Vanessa were hailed by a girl on the side of the road. Said girl wore Zipanguese clothes, had a pair of brown-furred raccoon ears on the top of her brown hair and a brown-furred raccoon tail. With her was a fancy merchant cart full of bits and baubles as well as a tent sitting cozily in front of a small bonfire.

"A Gyoubu Danuki?" Iskah stopped the horse. "A long way from home, aren't you?"

"[color=coral]Brave and daring Gyoubu Danukis seldomly stay in their home isles, don'tcha know? And Mana Cages are all the rage right now in Ortus, don'tcha know?[/color]" The raccoon monster replied. "[color=coral]What about you? Can this humble merchant ask about others' business?[/color]"

"I'm going to the capital to seduce a Lot Knight." Iskah honestly answered.

"[color=coral]Wowzers. And I thought I was brave and daring.[/color]" The Danuki replied, surprised. "[color=coral]Anyway, I'm Rie. Pleasure to meet ya! Now then, nights are cold and lonely. Typically, monsters like us have husbands to warm us up. But since none of us have one, why don't we keep each other company for now?[/color]"