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."

Hugo suddenly walks into the room. "Hello, lads and lassies. I've got to talk to the lot of you about somethin'," he says.

Suddenly, Cerelus pops up on his shoulder. "Somethin' real important," she says.

Aria seems to respond more to Cerelus than to Hugo, "Alright."

"We're listening."

Hugo sets Cerelus down. "I think the town's in a lot of trouble. I think the White Witch out there has already gotten some forces into the town without anyone knowin' about it."

Aria bites the inside of her cheek, "This isn't good...."

"Wait a minute," Lucas says, looking around. "Are we missing someone?"

Aria glances around the room at everyone, "That one boy... Ben, I think. He's not here."

"Well, where is he?"

Aria thinks for a moments, keeping her head down, then all of a sudden her eyes widen, "He-he was under that golem... When it fell.... I heard him yell, but I thought that he had gotten out of the way..."

Crescia and Hela twiddle their fingers and Lucas facepalms.

Aria sighs, "So can we all agree that's he's probably dead?"

Alina gives Aria a strange look, then turns her attention to Hugo, "What was it you were saying?"

Hugo nods as Cerelus hops down. "The king and queen around here make a point of makin' at least one public appearance a day. But about a week ago, they stopped showin' up at all. I think somethin's gone awry."

"Maybe.... We should look into it? If we can, that is," Aria says quietly.

"I aggre," Ali states as she throws the covers off and gets out of her bed and stretches. "It's about time for some action," she says merrily. As she walks over to the closet holding her normal clothes she notices the bow on Cerelus's back, "Hey, Cerelus, do you have anymore of those? Bows I mean?"

Cerelus blinks, having forgotten all about the bow. "Oh! Nope, don't have any more but I can make you one quick, fast, and in a hurry!"

"Alright, get to that then, tyke. The rest of you, you're in for an experience. The castle's still guarded and unless the king and queen say so themselves, no one enters the castle. That leaves our only alternative as a series of underground tunnels through the factories. The fireworks factory has the quickest access...but..."

"But most of the stuff in there is sensative. One little trip up and BOOMBOOM!"

"Then we're going to have to be really careful.... And pray that we don't accidentally hit something" Aria says, a little louder this time, but it almost seems like she's barely listening to the conversation.

"Lovely," Alina says with a sigh, "we should go into town. Maybe pick up a few supplies. We're bound to need them."

"I'll have your bow ready by the time you get back! And I can sharpen Mr. Knight's sword for him too!"

Lucas raises an eyebrow as Cerelus swipes his sword against his will and pushes everyone out the door. "Wait a minute."

"Go on, lad. We'll hold down the fort. The lot of you go get supplies. You'll need it," Hugo says.

"Well, I'm going to go get some bandages and such.... I'll see you guys back here in a while," Aria says before heading off into town.

Lucas shrugs and steps out the door. "I'm gonna go see about getting some explosives. Could come in handy."

"Oh, check out the fireworks man in town! He gives away fireworks if you ask nicely. There's where I get all of mine from!"

"Aren't you like...8?"

"What's that have to do with it?"

Ali looks at Cerelus oddly, "What do they teach kids to do in this town?" She sighs I guess it doesn't matter, in these circumstaneses... "Anyways, I'll come with you Lucas, the arrow vender should be around there."

"Now.... Let's see," Aria mumbles to herself as she walks through the streets of the city, "If I were medical supplies, where would I be?"

As she passes by, one shop catches her eye. In the window are multiple spell books, each of different sizes, as well as different kinds of staffs. Upon noticing it, she hesitates for a moment, then walks into the shop, "I'm sure that they wouldn't care if I just looked around real quick.... Then I'll go get the medical supplies real quick."

Lucas shrugs an walks off toward the fireworks vendor within the city. "An 8 year old...and explosives...something about that ain't right."

Ali sighs as she puts her hood up, "It's the world we live in right now. People need to defend themselves. Besides, she seemed fully capable of handling herself."