Industrial City Geonitrus

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The group approaches the industrial city, having left the clouds far behind still looming over the forest, in fact.
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"Alright, we've got to find a place to get Alina some medical attention," Lucas says.

"Medical attention?" Asks a Hardy voice nearby. A large man with read hair and a slightly darker beard approaches the group. "Did I hear you right, lad? The lass, here, needs medical attention?"

"Uh...yes? Who are you, exactly?"

"Ah, where are my manners?! I be Hugo, Blacksmith of these here kingdom."

"She might've added them to her collection..." Ali mumbles.

"In any case, let's get going," Lucas says, running for the palace doors.

"Wait for us!" Aria yells, and runs off after him, waving to Hugo and Cerelus, "Goodbye!"

Ali looks to Hugo and says, "Thanks for everything," she looks to Cerelus, "and thank you for the bow." She gives Cerelus a hug and Hugo a kiss on the cheek and runs off before looking back and yelling, "See you guys, be safe! Look after things while we're gone!" And with that, she sprints off to catch up with the other two, toward their next destination.

"Ya think they got a chance, big guy?" Cerelus asks.

"Yes, lass, I think they'll go far."

Outside, Lucas sheaths his blade and looks up. "Well it's not snowing anymore but the clouds are still dark. Maybe they're pulling out."

Suddenly a whip as wrapped around Lucas' neck and he's yanked towards a rather colorfully dressed girl. "Oh, aren't you the cute one," She says.

"Whoa whoa whoa, what the heck! Get offa me!"

The girl backflips and sits upon a street lamp. "You're no fun."

Aria catches up to Lucas and stops next to him, taking a few deep breaths to catch her breath.

An arrow whips past the girl's head. As she looks down towards its origin she sees Alina, another bow already loaded and ready to go. "Let him go, or next time I won't miss." Alina says with a tone in her voice that makes you know she's dead serious

"Okay," the girl says playfully, yanking the whip, throwing Lucas into Alina. "You're mighty defensive. What, is he your boyfriend?" She giggles sadistically.

Aria looks between Lucas, Ali, and the girl, a tad awkwardly.

Ali fires an arrow at the girl's head

The girl snaps her hand and the whip slices the arrow in two, dropping it from the air. She then giggles. "Oops, must have struck a nerve," she says teasingly.

"Who are you?" Aria asks, hoping to change the subject.

"Oh, yes, let's just introduce ourselves to the sadistic clown-girl, shall we?" Alina says sarcastically. "But she does have a point," she begins pointing another arrow at the mysterious girl, "Who the bloody heck are you?"

"What do you care? I'm just a 'sadistic clown-girl', riiiiight?" She says, spinning her whips. "Well, you lot are very fun and all, but I have other things to do. Tah-tah!" Suddenly she vanishes with such speed that there's hardly even a blur.

"Wha-where'd she go?"

"Not sure..." Aria says, then looks over at Lucas, "Are you ok?"

"She headed west." Ali states bluntly then crosses over to Lucas and asks with sincerity in her voice, "Is your neck alright?"

"Oh yeah, it's fine, just a bruised ego. Let's get going. Hugo said to get to Ufaria. We'll stock up, get some rest and move out."

"Alright. Should we split up again?" She asks.

"Sure." Ali says, sounding a little frustrated and she walks off to get medical supplies.

Lucas heads of to get some weapons maintenance supplies.

Aria sighs, then quickly walks off towards the market to get food.

After a few minutes the group meets back up outside of Hugo's shack. Alina arrives with a satchel full of medical supplies, herbs, and a quiver loaded with arrows.

"No one's here," Lucas says. "But I'm sure he won't mind if we rest for a bit."

"Sure, alright," Aria says, and hands Ali a bag filled with food, "You guys can eat whatever you want. I got enough for about two weeks. I'm gonna go practice some spells."

Aria's gone before anyone can say anything.

"Alright then." Ali says holding the two bags, "I'm gonna go lie down, wake me up in a few hours." She walks off kind of quickly, seeming slightly miffed about something.