Yami blinked, frowning when he realized they were being ignored.<span style="font-style: italic">Well that hurts,</span>he thought, turning to Roku who shrugged. The two, along with Haku and Kiriei, watched as the man called Faylan introduced himself, and listened to the task Lynda gave. She didn't really say they could come along, but she didn't turn them away either. They were just... ignored.<br/><br/>"I'll bet it's because we're new," Yami whispered to Roku, who let out a sigh and shrugged.<br/><br/>"No questions here, ma'am," Haku said with a smile. Kiriei shook her head quietly.<br/><br/>"Wait, where--" Yami stopped talking as Roku elbowed him. He looked over to see the boy had his map out. It expanded way farther than his own. Yami looked where Roku was pointing to see an area labeled Deadly Fields. "Oh... okay," he finished.<br/><br/>Haku eyed the rookies. Were they really going to be tagging along? Oh well. He supposed it couldn't hurt. If nothing else, they could use the two as decoys.<br/><br/>-------------------------<br/><br/>"So..." Emilia asked, "what should we do?"<br/><br/>Galen sighed. "Well, for starters, what level are you?"<br/><br/>Emilia smiled. "I'm already a level 17," she said proudly.<br/><br/>"Alright, I'm 19," Galen said casually, causing Emilia to suddenly not feel so impressive. "First and foremost we have to be sure not to take on any tasks too difficult for our levels. It would be safer to stick to tasks and dungeons a little below our standards. Leveling up would go more slowly, but that's better than rushing things and dying."<br/><br/>"Well alright. I guess that makes sense," Emilia said. "So are you gonna try to abandon me again."<br/><br/>Galen shook his head. "Not this time. This isn't a game anymore. It's better if we stick together."<br/><br/>"Alright!" Emilia cheered. "So I guess we should do some talking huh? It's better if we fully understand the scopes of our ally's abilities."<br/><br/>Galen sighed. "Fine. But let's keep it relevant and in-game."