"So I finally managed to throw the pike right, and it went through this big fish," as Skippy spoke, he held out his small furry hands about two feet apart, "and if the Faerie hadn't grabbed my tail, it would have pulled me in!<br/><br/>"When we headed back through the village the-"<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">"Pardon me," he said to the furry boy, "Your name's Skippy, isn't it?" he asked. "So," he continued before the boy could start his own conversation topic, "I heard those demons were after you because you have something they want. That's true, isn't it? What in the world did you find?"</span><br/><br/>The white-haired young man cut off Skippy's train of thought, but as he spoke, Skippy was more than happy to jump onto the new subject. "It was at the docks of Methodin. As I got off the transport ship, this," he pulled the black and orange orb from an inner pocket of his vest, "caught my eyes. I have no idea what it's for, but I'm sure<span style="font-style: italic">they</span>wouldn't use it for any kind of good!<br/><br/>"Do you know anything about magic? 'Cause, even if you don't know anything about this thing, I'd love to see some spells performed! Once a magic-user told me that I talked to much and magicked me into a tree. I begged him to do it again, but he just ignored me..."<br/><br/><span style="color: #40FF00">Lysonna kept a close eye on the human that traveled with the black-blooded man. Something about him unsettled her, but she was also curious as to what the thing did that had gotten them into a life or death situation. Not to mention, she was already on the run as it was, but that was another matter.<br/><br/>Her ears were so finely tuned into their conversation, she almost didn't realize that they were almost out of the forest. And she definitely wasn't aware of the dark portal that had appeared just outside of the capitol's city walls.</span>