"Archers? Sorry no," Haku said, lifting an arm to shield himself from the wind created by the Boss' flapping wings. "And I'm not sure using my magic would be a good idea right now either. My spells aren't very selective, and you two are closer than the Boss is."<br/><br/>Kiriei held her sword up defensively. "I'm close combat only... sorry. I.. have a buff for weapons handling, and I could use a bow if there were one here, but I'm not seeing any."<br/><br/>Haku glanced at Kiriei.<span style="font-style: italic">That's an interesting buff.</span>"So stay away until it dies from blood loss huh? That's actually a very handy weapon you've got there, Kyle. In that case," he smirked, "I'll just be helping out from the shadows a bit." Haku shimmered a bit then disappeared.<br/><br/>Kiriei wore a look of astonishment. She thought<span style="font-style: italic">that</span>was an interesting buff. She wondered if he were gone, or just invisible or what. She didn't have time to think about it at the moment though. The Boss was giving her a look she didn't like and inhaling deeply.<span style="font-style: italic">No way!</span><br/><br/>A fireball spewed out of its mouth, too big to dodge quickly enough. She ducked to the ground, hoping to avoid it at least a little, when suddenly it disappeared. She looked up, extremely confused. Moments later, something shimmered in front of her and Haku was standing there, clutching his arm which was badly singed, and his hit points had taken quite a bit of damage.<br/><br/>"Haku...?" Kiri's confusion showed in her voice.<br/><br/>Haku pulled out a potion and downed it, bringing his health bar back up to full. "I'd rather explain my buff later," he said with a slight smile, testing out his arm. "For now, try to dodge on your own." The Assassin shimmered and was gone again. Kiriei was now completely confused. She'd assumed he just turned invisible, but now she wasn't so sure. The Saber pulled herself back up, ready to dodge the next attack.<br/><br/>------------------------<br/><br/>Yami opened his eyes after several minutes. He looked around, seeing them setting against some trees just a bit away from the path to the level 1 dungeon. Roku was still sitting next to him, apparently he'd stayed to make sure he was alright. Now that he was awake, the boy was smiling down at him.<br/><br/>Yami sat up, putting a hand to his head as it swam slightly. "Thanks for sticking around," he said. "And thanks for patching me up," he said, noticing his health bar was back to full. Roku shook his head "no thanks necessary".<br/><br/>"So... I guess maybe I'll see you another time then," he said, rather awkwardly. Roku frowned and shook his head. He opened up his user interface and pointed at His party listing. "... You want us to stay as a party?" Yami tried. Roku nodded. Yami shrugged, "Well alright. I have nothing against it."<br/><br/>The boy smiled and Yami stood off. "Looks like we're both getting a bit hungry. Off to town then?" A nod, a smile, and they were on their way.<br/><br/>--------------------------<br/><br/>Emilia groaned. "How much farther is it? My feet hurt and I'm bored."<br/><br/>Galen sighed. "It's just up ahead," he said calmly. "If you want to keep following me, please be patient."<br/><br/>It turned out it really was just up ahead. In moments they came upon a little clearing among the trees. In the middle was something that looked like a bulletin board, with lots of papers and stuff stuck on it. Galen came over to this and glanced at the tasks. Emilia leaned off to his side, trying to look around the archer and see what was posted on this task chart.<br/><br/>It was all hunting missions. Wild beasts that were attacking villages, rare beasts that would only be around for a short time, etcetera. "So... all the time you're out here, are you just completing the tasks on this board?"<br/><br/>"Usually," Galen answered. "Not many people know about it, and there are some important things here, like whenever a wild monster goes attacking people. I'm not sure who would take care of those things if I didn't."<br/><br/>Emilia smiled at him. "Awe~ It's like you're a moderator or something."<br/><br/>Galen sighed, turning his attention back to the task chart to choose his mission.