Adara: If that is all, then this meeting is over.

--- Chapter 137 ---

Red’s cart moves along the overused dirt road.

Luna: Red, did you live in Termina when you were younger?

Red: heh, no, I lived in the capital. Edelgard.

Luna: Oh, I see.

Red: Yeah, where did you grow up?

Luna: Camelot.

Red: Oh, really?

Luna: Yup. I was raised there.

Red: Is it nice there? I heard they have all types of magic items, and factories.

Luna: Yeah it was nice, loads of magic items. They even have mana powered carts!

Red: Woah, really?! What are they called?

Luna: They call it a “Car”.

Red: Weird name, but I want one!

Luna: Yeah, I had one. Well, my family did.

Red: Wow, they don’t sound cheap, your family must have big bucks.

Luna: Yeah, haha.

Red: Well, either way, we are almost home.

The cart pulls in through the gates of Tamriel. The cart parks with all the other carts in the guild possession. Everyone heads inside, joining the late-night crowd. The guild is as lively as ever, drinking ale, fighting, and conversing. Red, Hiro, and Luna find a seat and order some drinks. As the hours pass, and bring us into the evening, a sudden knock hits the door. The three of them wait a few moments, hoping someone else would get the door, but when no one does, Luna gets up and walks to the door. She opens it up, revealing a heavyset man who is balding on the top, and dressed fancily. She is surprised and takes a step back. Hiro and Red walk up behind Luna.

???: Luna.

Luna: Why are you here?!

Red: What’s going on?

Luna: This… This is my uncle.

Uncle: Luna, It’s about time you come home.

Luna: But-

Uncle: No ‘buts’. This little farce has gone on long enough. You will be coming home, now.

Luna: …

Red: No she won’t! She’s a part of the Elune guild now, she won’t be going with you!

Uncle: You little-

Luna: Red, no.

Red: No, She has come so far. She’s an A-rank and recognized as a powerful and capable mage by even the mage association-

Luna: Red!

Red: …

Luna: It’s fine. I knew this day would come.

She turns to face her uncle.

Luna: I’ll go get my things…

Uncle: No need, we will get you new stuff. I don’t want to be in this filthy place any longer.

She looks at the ground as her uncle ushers her along. She looks back at Red, and he breaths in about to say something but is cut off before he can.

Luna: Goodbye, Red.

He stands in silence, as they get into a large and fancy carriage. It begins to drive away, and Hiro pulls Red back inside. The once cheerful crowd is now in awkward silence. After a little while, it is decided that they should clear her room out. Red and Mave begin to do so with a gloomy undertone. Red begins to gather blankets and sheets, and as he pulls them, it slides a book out from under her pillow. He looks at it confused. He grabs the book and opens the cover. He begins to read it, brows furled. He begins to rapidly flip through the pages. His iris shifts to red. He closes the book and sets it on the bed. He begins to run to the door and grabs Mave by the wrist on the way. He drags her out of the room and toward the main hall.

Mave: H-hey! What’s going on?!

As they arrive in the main hall, he lets go and jumps on a table.

Red: Everyone!

They quiet down and look at Red.

Red: Are we just going to let this happen?! Let him take away one of our guild members?!

The people in the crowd begin to look around and mutter.

Red: Isn’t this one of our ‘policies’?! Never to let anything happen to our guildmates? Never let it go unpunished?!

The low mutter grows.

Mave: I agree. She was my roommate for months. She is one of us, and we are just going to let him take her away?!

The crowd begins to get roweled up.

Hiro: Yeah, she’s one of us!

Ame: I’m with them.

Elias: I guess it was more pleasant with her around.

More and more people rally behind them.

Red: Alright, we leave in the morning.

They all go to bed that night and meet in the main hall at the break of dawn.

Zeichiel: Where do you all think your all going?

Red: To get Luna back.

Zeichiel: I think you forget who’s in charge while the master is away.

Red: Zeichiel. Please, we need to get our guildmate back. Please.

Zeichiel sighs. He turns around, his back facing Red.

Zeichiel: I can’t allow this…

Red looks down.

Zeichiel: But if they were to slip out without me seeing, there isn’t much I can do.

Red looks up and smiles.

Red: Thank you.

The group begins to head out, and before they do, Red walks over to a guildmate that has obligations in the guild and cannot come with.

Red: Can you please send this letter.

???: Who’s it too?

Red: Someone we are going to need.

The man turns the letter over and sees the name.

???: I understand. I will.

Red: Thank you.

The group heads out, taking most of the carts.

Red: We are coming, Luna.