Letter from Zakriid

Prawnt—

Cailey, Leongarde, Ceaz, Sid, Diane, Dias and I have reached Ashmist Village safely as I write this. I do not know why you chose me to keep such a correspondence, but I’m telling you that I do not appreciate being made to write one bit. We have not seen your sister Ebbie on the way here, though Dias sends word that his sister Diane managed to glean from reliable sources that Ebbie is safe.

Journey?
You want me to tell you about our journey?

Well.

It was full of shit. No, I know what you’ll think. The world is always full of shit for me. You’re right about that. I don’t even know why Cailey, Ceaz and Leongarde managed to make me pick up my lance again, but I can’t do anything about that now.

No, I have not read your mail lately. It’s only Cailey who’s forcing me to write these things, and I told you, I hate writing.


Ashmist Village is. Well. A village. With mist, apparently. Even from where I sit on the rooftop of our inn I can sense the Frost Shiva’s dark magics. I will not go into detail here as to what the magic of that dragon feels, because I doubt that a Paladin could appreciate the technical terms I am so fond of. To keep it simple…ever since we got here Cailey and I have been feeling rather sick. I’ve already vomited two times.

Ceaz, Dias and Sid are all eager to go join the first party tomorrow to the Van Cliff citadel. I hope my supply of cakes, grape candy and yogurt lasts. You still owe me some 200 slices of cake, you bastard, don’t you dare think I’d forgotten about that.

Give our regards to Irichi, your distant cousin Heil, to Marj…and if you meet my younger brother Raime tell him the package will arrive, just wait for it. Say hi to Kureha, Goryu and Milie too, if ever you meet each other on the road (though I doubt that; they’re having too much fun making pink sharksfin soup).

Tomorrow we leave.

PS.
The nights here are abnormally chilly – and the darkness is thicker than the eternal dusk of Libra. Cailey says hi. She’s beside me right now. She says if you meet Vitali (Harlequin sporting the superia armor with a ridiculous pirate hat), please send her hi and tell him to never miss his meals.

Have you ran into Ciel, Natsumi, Auburn, Aeir, Mynthe and Sieg lately? We haven’t seen them.

Scandalous~ (2)

Dear Ebbie-chan,

Hello again, it's me, Irichi! Ever since people have gone their separate ways I've been stalking Prawnt for two reasons: the first is that I want to see him in more scandalous situations, and the second one is so that I could watch him for you. That no-good brother of yours has been picking on my little sister Marj again. Anyway, I was looking around Libra when I saw Zak and Prawnt having a chat together.

Now most of the pics I've been taking recently are forced by me thanks to my superior assassin cloaking skills. If I see the boys getting a bit too close to each other, I swiftly move to force them into a position that would unleash all yaoi fangirl love. I took this one recently after doing that!


See that? See that? I'm not really sure what I did but it looks as if they were kissing right? KYAAAAAAAA~ even poor little Toby is confused! Just look at his face! Hmm, if I remember correctly, both of them were eating some taffy and they were fighting over the last long piece. Prawnt was biting it on one end and Zak on the other, and then that's where I came in. ;D

I guess this would be karma for him, forgetting my birthday and forgetting to treat us to ice cream! This is how I get back at Prawnt. More scandalous pics will come Ebbie-chan, enjoy!

From Big Sis,
Irichi

I DID WHAT???

To My Dearest Ebbie,

As you may know, a knight's job is to protect people, not only those who are close to him, but also those who are in dire need of his protection. Strangers, Ebbie. If they ask for help or are about to meet their demise, it is our job to intervene and preserve life. Now let me tell you a little story of how I got acquainted with a good friend of mine. We met in Valid Raeth a few weeks back.


I was doing my rounds around Valid Raeth to help preserve the peace and make safe passage for travelers between Libra and Magmus. Knights are usually sent in groups of two, composed of a knight and a ranger, some Ballistae would be stationed in some areas to provide long-range support, while us Paladins go solo, looking for monster ambush parties that may prey upon adventurers.

While patrolling around the ridge area, I saw this battlemage spamming some magic on skeletons that have found her. I really couldn't make it out because I'm nearsighted. Now it was all coming together. Woman in trouble = damsel in distress. This looks like a job for Prawnt, the Tempura Knight! I quickly drew my sword, and charged right for the bloody skeletons. You should've heard my battlecry Ebbie, it REALLY diverts people's attention.

Anyway, as I eliminated the enemies in front of her, the mage just stood there, stunned. Obviously, she must have been amazed by my strength as an honorary paladin, right? And then it struck me. Long, flowing black hair, that icy cold face, and skin as smooth as snow. Shaking my head, I composed myself and asked her, "Are you alright, madame?"

Again, no response. She had a rather cold exterior, and she didn't seem pleased at all. She then clenched her fist, and aimed straight at my nose. As the punch hit my nose, it made a squeaky sound. Weak. My nose started to feel runny and then I sneezed loudly. After that, I gave a laugh, and asked what that was for. The mage blinked, and pointed at the many skeletons that have gathered behind me.


At the very front of the mob was Marduk, undead commander of the skeletons. There have been reports about his movements, but we really never expected him to show up around this part of Valid Raeth. He then taunted us and ordered his skeletons to attack us. The mob was too overwhelming and the situation looks dire. We have no choice but to pull back and escape. I suggested to her that we escape but she cast her magic and froze some skeletons. This wasn't enough however, as more kept coming.

I grabbed her by the hand, gesturing that we must escape. She was stubborn and refused to pull back. I had no choice. I swept her up her feet, carried her with both arms and used a nearby hyperjump to get to safety, dodging a skeleton's attack here and there. She tried to get out of my arms but she was physically too weak to break free from my grasp. We then arrived at the gates of Libra after that.

The funny thing about this woman was that she hasn't said a single word since we've met. There must be something wrong with her voice. I already thought at this point that it was no doubt she's a woman, with that long flowing silky hair and that effeminate face, no matter how cold it may look, it was womanly for me. I actually thought I had a chance to score here!

I then asked her, "So how does it feel to have been saved by a dashing knight like me?". Still, no response. She just looked at me and blinked. I then thought of something crazy, but it may just work. I will kiss her. Maybe that would make her talk. I said, "As I have rescued you from danger, allow me to kiss your hand." I bowed gracefully and took her hand. She seemed surprised at this point. She blushed!

I then kissed her hand. Once. Her hand was very smooth. Proof that she is a woman, I thought. However, my stupidity did not stop there. I took her around town for a tempura lunch and treated her. Is this the captivating effect of women? No wonder many of us guys become broke by the end of a date!

As night was approaching, she was coughing hard, and I don't know if she really like the tempura I had ordered for her since she couldn't speak. I didn't even get to know her name at this point.


Then it struck me. When she hit me earlier it didn't hurt. Usually girls are able to do more than that to me, like Irichi for example. Second, when I carried her, she had a slightly different physique. I felt something strange between her legs. Could it be-- naaaah. I must be imagining things again. At least that's what I thought.

Suddenly Marj comes by and says "Hi Zak." Zak? ZAK? Isn't Zak a guy's name? Zak then stopped coughing and was finally able to speak. Man was he nasty. And for me to mistaken him for a woman, hooo boy... Just when I thought all of this was over Irichi snuck out of the shadows, laughing her arse off. In her hand, more scandalous pics of me... and Zak.

Yeah, and that's how I got acquainted with Zak. From now on, I will make sure I am aware of a person's gender before treating them as such.

So stay safe Ebbie, and keep in touch!

From Your Dear Brother,
Prawnt

P.S. Before Zak left he froze me in place with his magic with a stupid pose. I looked real stupid that time! I'll launch him in a mana cannon the next time we meet.