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Laciel & Noelle

Laciel turns his head to Noelle to see her cheering along with the crowd with an unstoppable spirit. It looked like she was having a good time due to a sort of energy he felt radiated off of her. He smiled a bit before turning his head back to the joust, cheering until suddenly his stomach began growling. "(Maybe I should eat the rest of that loaf of bread.)" He reached into his bag, and began shuffling his hand around, trying to find the piece of bread.

It took a while for him to realize that his piece must of fallen out or something. He sighed, and his ears perked up as his stomach started growling. He didn't feel the need to abandon Noelle, but he didn't want to take her away from the excitement. He crossed his arms, trying to make the decision, but soon his stomach made it for him. Laciel then turned his head over to Noelle, who was still full of energy, still cheering fervently.

"Uhm Noelle, you want to go get something to eat, or something?"

Noelle was having a grand time watching the joust. She cheered, jumping up and down whenever a person fell off. She then heard Laciel ask her if she wanted to go eat. The girl looked at him, nodding. "Suree!" She dug into her bag, pulling out a piece of wrapped caramel. "Here ya go!" she brightly said, shoving it into Laciel's hand. She hadn't the faintest clue that Laciel was actually hungry for actual food.

Laciel watched as the girl pulled out a small piece of caramel, and put it into his hand. He stared at the lone piece of candy for a bit, before shoving it into his bag. He didn't need sweets for now, he needed food that could actually fill him. He looked at the girl directly in the eyes, and smiled awkwardly at her. "Erm, thanks for the piece of candy, but I was thinking about getting something a little more filling?" As he spoke, his stomach let out an even louder growl from before. He felt that the girl might of heard it and decided to tell her.

"Sorry, but I'm kind of hungry Noelle.... I didn't want to exactly tell you because I didn't want to leave you behind or such... Sorry if it feels like I'm forcing you to come with me."

She opened her mouth, suprise in her eyes as she listened to Laciel. "Oh no, I'm so sorry Laciel," she hurriedly said. "I didn't...wow." Noelle slapped her forehead, rather displeased at her lack of observation. "It's fine," she assured, grabbing the others hand before slipping out of the cheering crowds. "I'm rather hungry myself." Although the jousting tournament had gathered a lot of attention, there were still large crowds filling the streets.

Smells of food wafted, and Noelle herself felt her belly grumble a bit. "Hmm, where to go," she murmured as she looked around. "Is there anything you want to eat, Laciel?"

"Honestly, I don't know.... I just thought about buying some fresh meat from the butcher, and cooking it up... Do you have another plan because I've got nothing," Laciel said, putting both of his hands behind his head. He was seemingly a lot more clueless than before, chuckling a bit at his last statement. His stomach let out another loud rumble as he smelled the different types of food available to them. "What about a restaurant or something? I could pay if you like."

She chuckled looking around before answering Laciel. "Sure," she agreed. "But I'll pay for half," she firmly said. Before long, the two grabbed some food. A loaf of bread, some mutten legs, and apples. Noelle bugged Laciel enough to get him to travel a bit more, so the two were a bit away from the noise and smells. Away from the busy streets, Noelle took a seat in the grass, gazing at the scenery. "Wow, Ylisstol is so pretty," she murmured to herself as she took a bite of her apple.

"Yeah, its a pretty beautiful place," Laciel said, taking a bite of his apple as he stared up at the boundless sky, watching the birds fly in the sunshine. "It has very wonderful people too, most of the people you meet are just down right friendly." He turned his head towards Noelle, taking another bite out of his apple. "Say, where do you come from anyways, Noelle," he asked as he pointed at her with the apple in his hand.

"Ohhh," she said, nodding in agreement. There were certainly many wonderful people in Ylisstol. However, she couldn't shake the fact that there were some people who weren't wonderful at all. She shrugged away the though, glancing at Laciel when he asked his question. "Well, at the time, my family was at Ferox. So my mum gave birth to me there," she began. "We're a travelling circus family, so we never stayed in one place for to long." A rather unusual look crossed Noelle's face. She had moved very often, losing a lot of friends along the way. At least she was now with the Blades. "How about you?" she asked.

"Wow, a traveling Circus family... Kind of like my family's group, except you guys entertained and gave them a good show..." Laciel intently listened to her story, munching away at his apple as he listened. He noticed she had a strange look on her face. Before he could speak up and ask what was wrong, the spotlights seemingly pointed to him. He swallowed the chewed up piece of the apple, staring somewhere else for a bit before responding. "Well, I was born to a Mercenary group somewhere in Ylisse. Had a father, mother, and older brother of course who taught me most of the skills I needed to know to fight. My father was a blonde haired mage, while my mother was a blue haired swordswoman. I know a bit of magic, but my brother is a lot more skilled than I in the arts. He would usually make a puppet show using a fire pit as his stage... Heh I miss those times." Laciel sniffed the air for a bit, before turning his head to Noelle.

"Anyways, the group cared for each other as if they were related by blood. They taught me that a Mercenary group was a family who would help each other in a pinch, that they would share wonderful memories together..." He chuckled for a bit, and took a bite out of the apple. His chuckling eventually died down and Laciel was smiling, but he looked more gloomy than happy at the moment. He was strangely quiet for a bit, and it seemed like he left something out of his story. "Noelle..... You are a very lucky girl, knowing your family is still alive.... I don't know if I should go on... This next part is kind of personal to me... Plus, I don't know if you'll just interupt me once I say it, and start stabbing me to death."

She sat there for a moment, her apple in her hand as she just stared at Laciel. She could just feel sadness from him, something that made her want to cry. It was as if he was talking about a distant past, almost as if his family was dead...and she sort of knew that they were dead. Her brows knitted at what Laciel had said last. "Why would I stab you? You're my friend," she simply said. "I-I mean, if you don't want to tell me, it's alright," she said as she glanced at Laciel.

Laciels spirits were lifted for a bit, as he began smiling for a bit, before coming to a certain realization. He couldn't hide the truth inside him forever, otherwise he was going to explode. "Thank Noelle, but now that I think about it, the truth has to be revealed sometime. If I hide it out of sorrow, I could cause even more sorrow to others.... I shouldn't be so selfish." Laciel sat up, and blankly stared forward into nothingness. "You see, I was once a part of a group who worshipped Grima. They took my family away from me... The Grimleal." He uttered the last part in murderous anger. The way he spoke was completely unlike the cheerful Laciel that she had met earlier.

"The Grimleal slaughtered my family and took, most of the children forcibly under their wing. They tried to force us to their side through some mind altering magic. I was one of the few who resisted their tricks, however my brother wasn't." He stares at the ground, clenching his fists together. "I was forced to serve under them for four years, as I faked being under their command. What they did to those who could resist was not at all pretty. Anyways, I found my golden opportunity to escape, and I've been living the life of a mercenary ever since." He pushed himself up, and dusted himself off. He clenched the apple he had just finished eat, and chucked it as far as he could. He watched it soar through the air, and land somewhere far away from the duo.

"Missy, I truly hope this group is strong enough to face them... War looms on the horizon... The Grimleal are growing stronger with each passing day, and they are possibly getting closer to reviving Grima... I'm scared for everyone's safety, afraid that children will watch as their parents are slaughtered in cold blood just as I. I will do whatever I can to protect the people, even if it means sacrificing my life, so be it... I don't want anyone else to suffer as I have."

She opened her mouth to say something, but stopped. Laciel and the Grimleal. After Laciel was done talking, she just stared at her apple for the longest time ever before taking a bite of it. A part of her said to trust him, after all, this was Laciel. However, the other part of her said to run away. But she had said before, Laciel was her friend. She mentally cursed herself before glancing at Laciel.

"In all honesty, I would like to run away from you," she hesitantly said, her vice wavering. "But, I trust you that you're no longer part of the Grimleal. And we will find a way to stop the Grimleal. But first things first, we have to tell the others."

He smiled a little, knowing that there was someone there to possibly back him up when he told his tale. "Yeah... I'm sorry if you were overloaded by my story and such, but I'm afraid of losing more people, more friends." He sighed as he looked at the lands of Ylisse and all its splendor. "I'm scared of losing you, and the others in the Sacred Blades now that I've brought my responsibilities onto your groups shoulders. I sometimes wonder if it was better if i went at it alone... But how can one man stand up to the might of the Plegian military."

He walked over to the still sitting girl, and offered a hand to help her up. "I understand that you might be scared who I was, and them, but I assure you that I was never truly on their side." He gave her a small friendly smile.

She took his hand, standing up before nodding in agreement. Her lips finally turned up into a smile when she saw Laciel smile and assure her. "Alright," she said, leading the two of them into the Blades camp.

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