<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/9/91/SaraM.png)</div>Artemis stared in disbelief as the tall swordswoman who interrupted her and Mizuki to dispense advice on how they should proceed.  How could anyone just accept this situation at face value?  It was crazy.  Selene's words also sounded crazy, though since Selene was her friend Artemis tried to be a<em>little</em>more understanding with her.  The blonde archer was about to reply to her friend's statement when she felt something bump against her and looked down to see a girl with light brown hair and glasses looking up at her.  The girl was small -even smaller than Mizuki- and seemed to be on the verge of a serious panic attack.  Artemis quickly placed her hands on the girl's shoulders.<br/><br/>"Are you okay?" she enquired.  Her Japanese had a bit of an accent, but was otherwise nearly perfect.  Glancing over at Selene, Artemis noticed that her friend was also shaking slightly, though not as much as the smaller newcomer.<br/><br/>"Let's get out of here," Artemis suggested.  Placing her arm around the newcomer's waist and drawing the smaller girl in close, the blonde archer began to push her way towards the edge of the crowd.  She couldn't take this craziness at face value, but she could be practical in her own right.<br/><br/>High above their heads, Kayaba finally finished his speech and withdrew.<br/><em><br/>"Players, I wish you luck."</em><br/><br/>The whole square errupted into angry cries, and Artemis surged forward, pausing only long enough to make sure that Selene was able to keep up with her.  She didn't stop until they reached one of the town gates.