<div class="floatleft">(http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/fairytail/images/7/70/Gray_Anime_S5.png/revision/latest?cb=20140205100439)</div><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Hiro Maki (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=240466.msg11859022#msg11859022)</span></span></strong><br/><br/><strong>Location:</strong>Castle Grand - Phoenix's Glory Tower => Olsgard<br/><strong>With:</strong>His Guildmates, Nami and Liete<br/><hr/><br/>When Liete stumbled over her words explaining that her swordsmanship and skill were really only a last resort and that she wasn't very good, Hiro smiled,<strong>"Well, I know a bit about swords.  I have an older brother who is far better than most people who gave me some help.  Of course, I prefer using my own body as a weapon, but I can help some time if you want?"</strong><br/><br/>Soon enough, the group decided to go down into the town at the base of Castle Grand and went around asking for some directions.  Hiro spent two silver pieces to buy a map of the land and pointed at a small mark that was labeled with 'Olsgard.'  It wasn't too far away and after confirming it with a signpost outside of town, they set off at a brisk pace.  Even though they moved fairly quickly, it still took them about two hours to get there.  All the way, Nami the Lizard-girl spoke of how she managed to become part of a guild.  She seemed to not really care if they were paying attention or not as she moved ahead of them.  Hiro was quite surprised at how fast the girl could move.  He looked over at Liete and tried to keep pace with her since she was the shortest of the three.  Luckily, Nami seemed to slow down on occasion to allow them to catch up.<br/><br/>While they walked, Hiro observed Liete, taking note of her posture and the way she moved her arms and legs.  He could see she had some potential to be good at sword combat, but her slight muscle mass would hinder her ability somewhat.  He made a note to ask her more about her training, but that would mean that they would have to stop and either stay at a town or set up a camp.  If she happened to look at him, he would give her an encouraging smile and a small shrug.<br/><br/>Moments before they reached the town, Nami seemed to be finishing,<strong><em>"....and that is how Nami met the druids that brought her to Alderun"</em></strong>Hiro spoke after a pause,<strong>"That's quite the story!  I have to say that I don't really have any skill in the magic of nature.  I have more destructive knowledge as well as some useful magic.  I even invented a few spells myself.  Most still need some testing, but I have at least one that works....most of the time anyway."</strong><br/><br/>Soon, they rounded a hill and saw the town of Olsgard ahead.  Olsgard wasn't the largest town in the land, but it was bigger than the town near Castle Grand.  After taking a moment to take in the sight, Nami asked what sort of plan they had.  Hiro shrugged,<strong>"No real plan.  Olsgard doesn't have many magic users, really just the healers at the Healing Home and the magician who serves Lord Kronin, who is the one who leads the town.  That's likely why they called on Castle Grand for help.  There might be someone magical or someone using some enchanted item to get away with it.  So, the plan for now is to see if there is a tavern where we can stay for the night.  We have a few more hours of daylight left to look around.  Tomorrow, I say we go meet Lord Kronin and see what they know.  After that, we figure out what to do with it.  Just keep your valuables close, just in case."</strong>