@Joshua Tamashii

After another hour of walking in silence they finally saw the resort in the distance and lucky them it was under attack seeing as their was smoke rising near the water which was to big to be just a bar b q event. "looks like we got our work cut out for us" Angelo told him as he started to run towards the resort with unnatural speed using an electric current in his feet to propel himself forward faster. seeing what looked to be 40 thieves trashing the place and burning things around them

Rose watched elyse as she couldn't help but laugh as Elyse ran over to the sleeping cat man...person...thing and asked her if they could keep him "I dont think he is a pet but I bet if you ask him and that man over there really nicely he might be able to come over every day to play some games with you."She said gently talking about having elyse ask Jack and Prince. She turned to jarvis as she nodded "Take your time, I will see to it that no one destories anything while you are attempting to bring order to this choas."She commented to Jarvis "I will also keep an extra eye on the little girl you seem to be fatherly to."She added before walking over to Elyse watching her mess with Prince's ears as Rose was happy that for the time being Elyse was able to smile and laugh but Rose knew it was going to take awhile for Elyse to understand that Jamie might not be back for quite awhile to almost never In a way, Jamie is almost like Elyse's other parent...Please be safe whereever you are and come back safely. She thought to herself


Amaya was taken by suprise thinking she had the sand mage where she wanted him that maybe she was going to end this fight but instead he pulled a fast one by putting Floe in the way "Oh No!"She exclaimed attempting to stop her attack but it was too late to try and pull her attack back as she froze floe "Sorry" She exclaimed before letting out a scream getting the frozen Floe thrown at her as she had attempted to keep her ground but just didn't have the strength to really even stand. She went flying to the sand below breaking floe's fall which resulted in amaya getting the wind knocked out of her and probrably some very small breaks that would heal after a few hours once she had enough energy to heal herself. Amaya struggled some attempting to get Floe off her before she noticed that they started to sink "Oh God...."she gasped struggling more. After a few mintues she felt floe get up without an issue, fired up wanting to take down the sand mage....wait, where was the sand mage.

Amaya coughed up sand as she slowlly rolled to her side before she got up hearing the Lucus and Nolan bet him "Here we used alot of energy and it was one unpreditable attack to beat a S- rank...we really are a powder Keg."Said amaya to herself moving over to where the sand mage was last seen. " Now, you are finally free from that monster only you could see."She whispered lacing her fingers together whispering a prayer she remembered from her childhood. Once she was done she turned away moving over to Floe and Nolan "I am so glad that is over...I don't think I could have lasted another mintue fighting him in this heat...Can we go now Please....I don't wanna be here anymore..."She commented. She lookded around before heading in a seemingly random direction before she dug a bit before finding her coat and her hood. She gladly put them on letting out a happy sigh to have her coat and hood on "its so cold and cozy!"She said Happily between yawns moving back to her ground just waiting to get the reward and leave

Nolan launched at the exact time, Lucas didn't doubt Nolan's abilities one bit, in fact, he almost admired him in a rival sort of way. There was one part of the plan Lucas didn't tell Nolan however. Nolan's ash rocket will affect Lucas too. In fact, it did. As Nolan rocketed off, the afterburn of Nolan could be felt. Lucas came tumbling through the air, burnt and worn out, too much magic was used. He looked up in time to see Nolan deal the final blow, It worked... I'm a genius. Lucas continued to tumble down, using whatever little magic he has to shoot explosions out of his hands, slowing his fall. The world came crashing around him as the pillars and the castle of sand lost his magical life. Lucas landed softly and was too worn out to move. The sun scorched Lucas. He looked at his state, His shirt was now completely gone, revealing his abs and strong muscles, something Lucas never boasted about. His hair however, seemed unfazed by any magic fire, like always, his hair was the same shade of blue. After 10 minutes of laying, he got up and dusted himself and slowly walked back to regroup.

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A black crow flew through the air, piercing the light the moon shun apon the earth, the shadow, transforming into the body of Draco. It was an old castle like structure that he had made his landing. That place is meant to have round the clock security with no blind spots, yet no one was seen or heard. No guards? Azazel must have found a blind spot and took them all out. Bodies hidden and reinforcements. I often forget how good he is. From the shadows came something small, something sharp. It landed at full speed into Draco's heart. "WHAT THE?!" Draco was completely off guard. That's when he heard it. Deaths voice. "Draco. I know you're a clone. You don't feel my dagger." Draco turned around, How and when did he get there...? Draco's face turned from fear to that of a joker as he pulled the dagger from his heart and started tossing it in the air, "Come on buddy, lighten up. Just making it seem more real for you're enjoyment, you're always so dull and -" "What do you want?" Azazel cut Draco off. Draco's face once again turned, he hated being cut off, "Father says it's time. Return home with the artifa-" A black shrouded cloud suddenly engulfed Azazel, once cleared he was no where to be seen. DID HE JUST LEAVE WHILE I WAS STILL TELLING HIM HIS ORDERS! I'LL KILL YOU AZAZEL!...! Draco exploded once again into feathers, forming into the same black crow, flying off into the night.

@Caits @Joshua Tamashii @CirusArvennicus@Zarkun

Prince was awake, but he was sort of resting on the floor. His ear flicking when something he heard caught his interest minorly. His hat mostly covering his expression from the others as he was on floor level. His left ear flicked as Trinity hit him with some of her magic. Assisting in giving him some magic. It helped, but he needed more at this point. If he could sink his fangs into one of the Wizards or land a nice loving smooch would be quite nice to fill his appetite. But the little boost did make him open his eye a little and grin.

"Thank you kindly, fellow musician." He chirped though he didn't move. Ears perking a little as Sasha set a little gift in front of him, thanking him. Smiling pleasantly at the show of gratitude, he slightly tipped his hat a little.

"Thank you kindly. I shall treasure it. Call me anytime darling." he chuckled as he grasped the ice sculpture and examined it as he lied on the floor.

It was then one of the little girls running around this Guild, Elyse he believed, came over and started playing with his ears. They twitched under the touch and his tail flicked a little but he didn't complain since it was just a little one. He curled his fingers so his claws were tucked away safely to avoid a accidental scratch.

"Nyan... Hi pretty lady." he greeted with a smile as he lifted his head a little to examine. Ears twitching as Penny came over and draped a blanket over him before going off. He was almost tempted to go glomp the fire wizard for warmth and a delicious meal but he himself was too tired and he didn't want to take advantage of someone already lower on magical energy. She was one coming from their little trip and apparently already got in a skirmish.

As he heard Jack mention him, Prince waved a curled hand a little. "Naaaaw just leave me here. It's comfy. Unless you want to cuddle Master~" Prince chirped happily with a playful purr.

It was funny really. Master Jack was indeed afraid of him for being catlike, but he was still nice to him. Just tended to stay as far away as possible.

Penny was tired of the chatter before Nero even reached halfway through his speech, and she sighed. The stupidity off others never seemed to amaze her. She closed her eyes a moment, taking a deep breath, before saying "So then, the young boy you turned into a penguin asked for that? What about the minotaur you sent rampaging around the city? While I'm sure they deserved something, you are not judge, jury and executioner. What right do you have to curse people like that, even if it is temporary?" she said, shaking her head, she accepted a drink from the bar tender, and drank it down.

"Bottom line is, you speak too many words for the same outcome" She said, refilling her drink, this time, holding it, and only sipping. "You should just say thank you and shut you when someone does something nice"



"Thank you Jack. I know I can ask you Jamie won't be gone long, I hope. Here" he dug in his pockets and soon had a lacrima, chucking it to Jack, Communication Lacrima, listen to it, and you might just hear Jamie" Jarvis hoped so. He just wanted to know if Jamie was okay.

He nodded to Rose "Thank you, dear Rose. If Elyse becomes a handful when she figures out that Jamie will be gone a while, I will see if Jamie can be contacted on the Lacrima. Maybe her voice will help, at least" He said, looking over to Amelia, but she seemed okay for now. "Thank you. If she needs me, I shall be in Jamie's office. That's the Chaos I must deal with first, it seems"

And that was going to be a challenge. Jamie kept his office a mess, but always seemed to know where things were. Jarvis couldn't understand it. He glanced around the guild, but everything seemed alright. For now.

Given the general state of the group, it took Fleo a good fifteen minutes to round upon the horses, even with her Sirocco lending speed to her feet. She did not mind, however. After not making much use of herself in the battle and retaining a good portion of her characteristic energy, she stood as the most chipper out of the group as a whole. One of her teammates suffered from g-force trauma, another from heatstroke, and the last from general exhaustion, though his lack of shirt did not escape the dusty woman's notice. During the steady clop back toward Reezun town and the waiting carriage, the sun chanced to be obscured slightly from the sky, thanks to encroaching wisps of cloud. How such aerial bodies had managed to form in such an arid place, Fleo had no clue, but she counted her blessings for what cover they provided. Few words were spoken during the horse ride, especially given her proclivity for chatter, but she sensed the general fatigue of the group. Combined with Nolan's grimness, despite a momentary phenomenon of what may have been affection back in the desert, it made for silent traveling conditions.

Reezun town was reached without incident, the horses returned, and the carriage boarded. As requested, Fleo took the helm, and though her driving experience was minimal she kept the ride from being too uncomfortable. From the driver's position, she could see the passing countryside with easy, and marveled at the way that familiar scenery could look new and different from another angle. The carriage's other occupants slept or otherwise whiled the hours away, until the clatter of Magnolia cobblestones could be heard beneath the wheels. When that particular noise ceased altogether, it could only mean that their journey was over.

Yawning, Fleo jumped down from the driver's seat and stretched. Though now fairly tired herself, she still pulsed with the excitement of completing her first job. Leaving the other members of Powder Keg to continue slumbering in the comfy carriage department if they wished, she nabbed the job flier and made her way into the guild hall. She looked around eagerly for Jamie, but found no trace of the shapeshifter. “Huh,” she puzzled, still glancing about rather awkwardly. By happenstance, Jarvis appeared to be in the same situation as she—trying to take in everything at once. Fleo approached him, as he had not yet entered his office. “Good afternoon, sir! Do you know where I turn in completed jobs?”



Staring into his cup, Nero rolled his eyes. He should have known better than to assume that a Phoenix Winger might let him have the last word. “Feh. No-nonsense types always frost my ass.” Resting his head in a hand, he tried to maintain a sweet smile. “Fine, I'll make this short to work with your terrible attention span. I have as much right to curse people who deserve it as any of you have to cast your spells on people who deserve it. Some of you throw fireballs, some of you shoot arrows, and I curse people. It's how I fight. It's more harmless than like 90% of Phoenix magic because there's no collateral damage and I can undo it all. And you haven't done anything nice for me; trying to pay just now was defense, not generosity. There, done.”

Now free of time constraints on his vocabulary, he addressed Lucian next. “Please, just make a new tab for me. I'm going to prove that I can make good on my word like any wizard.”



Almost no time at all had passed since Bert Cunningham's brutal defeat. The Phoenix Wing team was only a few hundred feet away, but now with their horses there was no chance they'd look back. If they did, however, they'd see a figure crouched over Bert's unmarked grave. Though the sun, not yet mitigated by fleeting clouds, shone brightly upon him, the figure maintained a decidedly sinister aura. In the desert mirage, his eyes appeared to flicker an iridescent blue, which permeated the creases of his face as he smiled. When he spoke, his words were silky, smoother than rich, black oil and just as deep. ”Thank you...Bert.” A wave of his hand drew water from the sandy earth, a shining teal even in the midday light. It coagulated into the shape of a fish and dropped into his waiting hand. “Though you had no choice, you served me well. The madness of my Deep Blue Moon is a frightening thing to behold. It has washed away the Magnum Hound.”

The man stood, and frowned severely. He held out bandaged fingers and from them snaked streams of boiling, teal water. Expertly he whipped those streams across the sandy ground, and where the hot liquid struck, sand coalesced into sandstone. When he was finished, he allowed a special layer of silvery water to cover himself. This special brew blocked all light, and without light bouncing off him he turned invisible. Very visible, though, was the sandstone etching he left behind:

HERE LIES “KALAHARI” BERT CUNNINGHAM
S-CLASS SAND WIZARD OF MAGNUM HOUND
A MADMAN KILLED BY WIZARDS FROM PHOENIX WING
BUT HIS MADNESS CAME FROM THE DEEP BLUE MOON
REST IN PIECES

Following along she nods. "I think that would be great. I can't wait to meet your friend." They headed out and continued on. To the question she answered. "Yeah, looking at a couple other places would be good. Then we can be sure we make a good choice instead of just jumping in."

@Demous

"For simply attacking guests who were visiting the casino or the beach, to escalate to the entire building with no warning seems a little drastic." Joshua said calmly, watching the flames, completely unfazed. Angelo took off with a hurry at the sight, causing Joshua to sigh as he dashed after him. Joshua arrived shortly after Angelo did and calmly observed the seen. He knew things could be worse but there were other things to worry about other then the arsonist." You're quicker then me. Find people in need of help and get them out. I'll help whoever I find but I'll focus on taking out as many of these guys as possible. Lower the amount of resistance you encounter while getting people out.

Course, that won't stop you from taking out as many as you can long the way I'm sure. Just don't kill any."



Jack didn't miss that Penny didn't trust her, which confused her. The girl had asked for help and she had offered it. Why would the girl be so suspicious of her right away? To Jack, it made no sense. Luckily, Master Jack stepped in and took the unconscious man away. Looking back at Penny, Jack simply nodded before walking towards the guild's doorway, leaning against it as she waited to leave.

Elyse meanwhile laughed at Prince's antics and continued to play with his ears or pet his head. When Rose said they couldn't keep him, the little girl looked up at her mother, tears already in her eyes. Luckily, Rose knew what to say to keep her daughter from crying and Elyse smiled happily.
"Can he play games now?" She asked before penny threw a blanket onto Prince. This caused her to look confused." Is he sleepy Mommy?"

Amelia nodded at Master Jack's reply before he walked away. This gave her a few seconds to mull over the possibilities. Maybe there were others like her out there, that had also been experimented on. Or maybe there were others just born looking different from normal people. She glanced over at Prince, tempted to talk to him but saw that he was tired and otherwise occupied by the child from earlier. She was so lost in her thoughts, that she didn't notice Master Jack until he spoke, causing her to jump and quickly turn around, which caused the crystals on her wings to swing around wildly.
"M-my name? It's Amelia... Amelia Averyonna." She said

Ayame had been quietly sitting on the ground for quite a bit now. There wasn't much for her to do right now and the other didn't seem to approach her either. In fact she didn't even know what she was still doing here in the guild. The might not even want her here right now but she still wanted to know what happened to Nero. He had disappeared from the bar after she had hugged Elyse and he hadn't come back yet. He might have been kicked out to for cursing people. They really thought he was a bad man and only used his magic for evil things but she didn't think like that. She only got a little closer to him but he was her best friend right now.

She was leaning her head against the wall almost nodding off in boredom but her eyes caught something. Her head shot up as she saw Nero entering the guild again. It made her quite happy to see him so that she wouldn't be so bored around here anymore. Ayame raised herself back to her feet slowly walking over to Nero via the safest route so she wouldn't pass to much others. Once she was near him she lightly poked him in his side with at first a happy look on her face. No wait she had to be mad at him for leaving her like that. She could quickly make a pout at him as the expression on her face maddened somewhat "You just left me here, big meanie" She lifted herself on the chair next to him with care not to fall and take the chair down with her off course. She stared at him and poked her face closer to his "What did you do while you were out?"

Lazarus

He scowled at Shujin as he turned back around to look at Sasha. "Yes... maybe it's best if you go." He grunted. Sasha told Shujin to stay. "B..but Sasha... how do you know you can trust this man? Sure... he looks just like Ben... but..." He stopped, looking back at Shujin. "Lying to this woman in front of me is punishable, do you understand boy?" He stared Shujin down before laying back and resting.

Shujin

He nodded as Lazarus made his final threat, staring him straight in the eyes. Sasha had told him to stay. "I know... you're quite busy right now, and this is all a lot to take in... but maybe we could go somewhere, just me and you, to talk things over... you know..." He cast a glance at Lazarus, "Get it all out in the open."

sasha

Sasha wasn't about to go anywhere with Shujin, and certainly not alone, not when she doubted her own strength, and magical energy. Shujin might not have done anything, but he certainly hadnt done anything to inspire trust in Sasha.

"No" she said forcefully, "im not going anywhere, and niether are you. Not until this whole mess is cleared up. I don't care if you have to go galavanting off somewhere, you aren't going. Lazarus was just posioned and you were the only one near us on the train" her voice was stronger then she thought it would be, and she placed her hands on her hips, standing up straight as if she wasn't about to fall over from weariness.

For she was sure now that, unless one of the train staff had done something, the Shujin was the only one who could have done something. She knew nothing of this man who claimed to be her brother, and she doubted if she wanted to know anything at all. For all she knew, he was responsible for trying to murder Lazarus.

"I don't need protecting at the moment, Lazarus, you do." she never took her eyes off Shujin, wondering if he would get that she was practically accuse him of the posioning. She found she didn't care. "trying to lure me away won't work. I'm not stupid, to go off with someone alone just because they claim to be my brother, even if you do look like Ben. You want to talk, we will talk here"

Her tone left no room for arguement, And she watched Shujin, eyes narrowed, looking for any sign that he was or wasn't responsible for what had happened. Her black hair was a mess, her skin pale, but her eyes blazed with determination. She would get her way, and she would find answers to ar least some of the questions she had.

Penny

Penny had yet to see Shujin, and thus wasn't distracted by him, nor what appeared to be happening in the threesome. So she just said to Nero, almost pleasantly, clearly with enjoyment "you must be a member of the guild to start a tab, otherwise how will we know who owes what? You should have taken my offer, Genine. And you shouldn't have insulted the guild. We may fight, and we may do harm to others, but only when provoked, but we never kill nor punish for the sake of punishment. You should think on that" she rose as Ayame came over, but paused, and dug out some coins from a pocket, laying them on the bar.

"however you did help out Trinity and the others, even if it came to nothing but Lazarus being posioned, and we always pay our debts. Consider that payment"

She gave a throaty, almost husky laugh, "looks like you just became a freelancer" the anusement was in her voice, and she looked to Ayame, "I assure you, child, you are entirely safe here. Master Jamie wanted you here, for a good reason, but I also know that she wouldn't force anything. In anycase, I know what it's like to be running from something" at this, Penny's eyes become slightly haunted, "so I know you can't run forever. Take the opportunity for meals, and warmth, and a place to sleep. Take a little slice of comfort, because gods knows life is tough"

With that, Penny walked away, finishing her drink, and putting it on a table. She paused, retrieving another blanket, she tucked it around Mayt. She wondered what was wrong with him, and wondered who she could ask.

Hadnt Sasha mentioned something about Mayt's mother? She remembered the power Nayt had shown in the battle in Edolas, when he had pretty much incinerated a man. So just where was Mayt's mother? Penny bit her lip, thoughtful, and went to Jarvis. It wasn't long before she had a location, so making sure she was presentable, she headed off, feeling like she was about to poke the lions den, but seeing no other choice. What if Mayt was seriously ill, seriously affected by something? That's what she told herself, as she knocked on the door.

Trinity scratches lightly between Prince's ears, smiling softly as he thanks her. She looks up to see a little girl approaching, smiling softly and waving to her. "Aah, the little one wants to play with Catman? Haha, have fun. Try not to be too rough on him." She scratches around behind his ear before she pushes herself to stand. "I should report to the master, anyway." She reaches and tugs the tip of his tail with her finger tips before skittering off into the guild.

She was passing by the bar whe. She heard Nero. "No collateral? Ha, yeah right. You don't remember, just this afternoon?" She leaves it at that as she continues past.

Unable to locate Jamie, Jarvis would just have to do. "Jarvis, I can't seem to find the Master. Do you know where she went? I should report on our excursion to Balsam... oh, and Jaaaarvis? You wouldn't happen to be able to make a water lacrima for me, would you?" She had been planning on asking Master about it, but this was a good idea, too. Jarvis always seems to have the stuff on hand.

The carriage slowed to a halt and the familiar clamor of the city rumbled against his ear drums. His ears twitched followed with his eyes fluttering open as he stretched his arms to the ceiling of the carriage, letting out a loud yawn. Bert's hat was tilted downwards, covering Nolan's eyes until he removed it from his head. "At least we have some evidence that we did kill him." Nolan muttered to himself as he kicked the carriage door open, stepping out of it and walked over to the guild. Today had been insane; he just arrived back home for the first time in ages and a Lightning God Slayer was wreaking havoc. Then the mission with three people he hardly if not knew at all against an s-class mage. He truly did deserve to have a rest.

Walking inside the guild, he head towards the bar and slumped down with a barrel of beer next to him and a wooden mug in his right hand. After this he just wanted to sit down and kick back with a few cold ones. He knew he should've gone off with Fleo to Jamie's office, but right at this moment he just couldn't deal with people at the moment. All he wanted was to be alone with his thoughts and his beer...unless there was something that he was totally unaware of that would disrupt him from his moment of peace.

As Penny knocked on the door to Mayt's Mother's home, she would hear the call, "Hold on a minute!" Coupled with the noise of an oven closing harder than the cook intended. After several moments the middle-aged woman would open the door for Penny, looking her over for a moment before speaking. "You're from Phoenix Wing. Come in." The woman would say flatly. Mayt's Mother stood in the doorway for a moment before turning, walking to her living room and taking a seat, leaving the door wide open for Penny to come in. "Is this where someone finally explains where my son has been for the past two days? Or did you come for some other reason?" The inside of the woman's apartment would be somewhat bare, only a couple chairs, a modest kitchen, and cheap curtains. The woman herself would be dressed in simple pants and a t-shirt, clearly not having anticipated any visitors today.

@Joshua Tamashii

move fast and get people out of here while beating down some thieves, you make it sound easy" Angelo said with a slight laugh as he took a deep breath before calling out "lightning magic: Zeus armor mode!" and like that Angelo's lightning armor formed around him and he speed off to the guests like a bullet and as soon as he found a small group most likely a large family of 8 Angelo lifted the stone block on top of the mans leg before leading them out of the area but not before taking out 4 thieves that were blocking their way with quick movements of kicks and punches effectively knocking them on their butts but not killing them...

"I think Mr. Kitty needs to rest but how about we go cook something for him to eat for when he is more awake and i'm sure ayame is wanting to be your friend and she might want to play if you ask her nicely" rose commented getting up before she moved over to ayame." Miss ayame...if I may, I can help give you a proper family as well as making sure you get food clothing things a growing girl like yourself would need..." rose was weary and very suspicious of Nero as his appearance was enough to cause her to want to keep Elyse far far away from him at all times. Her gut was telling her he was bad news period.



Amaya gladly got into the carriage. She got comfortable curling up into her coat to cool off while falling fast asleep leaning against Lucas half way through the trip back home she stretched out of her coat before adjusted more wrapping her arms around Lucus's arm using it as a pillow as she continued to stay asleep as she was absolutely exhausted.

Even when they got to the guild she was still fast asleep and showed no sign of waking up nor did she show any signs of letting go of Lucus's arm as she just snuggled against him keeping curled up against him.

The carriage ride back was not only silent but it was peaceful. Nolan was fast asleep and Amaya was drifting off too. The shirtless Lucas kept his eyes out the window, until they rode past a crater, Lucas looked to see if anyone saw it, I forgot I did that... Amaya, already leaning against Lucas, stretched, wrapping herself around Lucas. He simply smiled and let her be.

Once back at the guild, Nolan kicked the door open and wandered into the hall after Fleo was looking for someone. Leaving Amaya asleep around Lucas. It was this time once again Lucas stared at her. She was truly beautiful, almost utter perfection to Lucas. No harm will come to you... Lucas carried Amaya out of the carriage, she slightly stirred but remained asleep. He walked into the hall and laid her on the table. He looked around the place, awfully quiet right now. He remembered when Amaya got him some ice-cream, Over there... He walked over and got out a bowl and put ice cream in it. He walked back to the sleeping Amaya, forgetting to even put a shirt back on, he woke Amaya up in the nicest way he could think of, with her favorite treat. "Amaya? Wake up Amaya, I got Ice-Cream."

Penny

Penny was just about to knock again, when the woman answered the door. Penny quickly pulled her hand back so she wasn't going to hit her in the face. Penny wasn't even given the chance to introduce herself. She blinked, and followed Mayt's mother inside.

The woman seemed...full of attitude, rather...to the point. Well, so be it. Penny could be like that too, although she had intended to be polite and represent Phoenix Wing appropriately.

"I was going to first apologise that Master Jamie could not come himself, as she has a lot on her plate, and no one knows where he is currently.
But given your attitude" Penny shrugged, "we've been in Edolas, so I guess this is the point where I say, what the hell did you do to Mayt that has left him in a comatose state?"

jarvis

Jarvis looked over as he was stopped by Trinity and Fleo. He closed his eyes for three seconds, and took a deep breath, opening his eyes again. "Jamie has had to take a leave of absence. I'm sure she will be back before long. You will have to report to me, it seems."

He glanced to Fleo "you can give your completed jobs to me. That hasn't changed, of course you haven't been here long enough to know that" it had been such a long few days and it just seemed that it would get longer. "I take the completed jobs because if I had left it to Jamie, they'd be in a pile somewhere waiting to be reviewed"

Grabbing a Lacrima that had yet to be manipulated, he manipulated it, a soft glow infusing it for a few seconds, before it shifted to a faint blue. "why do you want this for?" he asked Trinity curiously

He looked over as Nolan, Lucas and Ayama returned, figuring he would have to speak with them to. He made a more of that, and looked back to Trinity

Jack caught the lacrima and stored it away with a nod to Jarvis before turning back to Amelia. "Amelia, it's a pleasure to meet you. And might I say you have beautiful wings. I take it you're a newer member to Phoenix Wing?" Hearing Prince wanting to cuddle with him caused the guild master to shiver slightly and he kept his back to the catman with his wall of fire up. "Not on your life, Prince." Seeing Jackie by the guild hall doors, he realizes that he needs to get her back to the guild and get her her mark. And maybe see to it that one of his S-class wizards showed her around the hall when they got there.

Returning his attention to Amelia, he smiles kindly. "Miss Amelia, I must apologize. I know I asked a question, but I must request a rain check on the answer. I've a new member to get back to my guild hall and get her settled in. Any questions you have about me Jarvis can answer in my stead, he's known me almost as long as Jamie has. I hope you have a wonderful day." He then approaches the cat man, his wall of fire just as strong as ever. "Prince, when you're done here, and I pray that it's soon, I need you to return to the guild hall. We've a welcoming party to plan for our new member and Jake values your input on foods." That done, he approached Jackie and beckons towards the door. "Well, if you're ready to go, we can start on your new life."

Jamie had gone away? Hmmm... it probably had something to do with how she joined. Not Trinity, specifically, but that was quite an initiation.

And, aaah, Jamie was the disorganized sort? "You make a fine steward, Jarvis." She giggles softly and takes the Lacrima she'd been offered. "As for the mission, well... it didn't seem as though he'd done any harm, after all. I suspect we were lured there to be observed. Lazarus was poisoned at some point, as well, but no one is sure when or how. We think on the train there? They're working on an antidote, Sasha and Catm- uh, Prince. Before I could ask mich of the receptionist at FOREVER magazine much more, a darkness fell outside and we decided to leave, rather than endanger the locals. Though, I have to wonder if the danger was what we thought it was. Sasha may have more details for you." She studies the lacrima she'd been given for a moment, thinking for a moment. "A... gift for someone who's been struggling on their own. And... maybe they won't have to, anymore." She thinks about it a bit more before she nods to herself and smiles to Jarvis. "Excuse me." With that, she goes up to her room. On the way, she grabs a wash basin.

Once within, she produces Karn's bloodied gloves, and places them within. She takes the water lacrima in her hand and stares at it for a moment. "Just... rub it, right?" That's what he said. She takes the gloves and rubs the lacrima against the stains, watching as water poured through them, beginning to wash the stain away. The stone itself was gentle on the silk, which was good. She'd have to be careful not to be too aggressive with this...