Pilot Elsie and Freeland walk together on the abandoned train tracks following through the tunnel until they reach another after a short pause of sunlight beating down on them. This one was shorter than the other one. It led deeper inside the mountain which was completely deserted.

"I want food! Whose stupid idea was this?" Freeland commented.

"Yours!" Elsie shouted.

Pilot ignored him and kept on walking ahead of everyone until they reached the end of the tunnel. He walked right past it and into an area that seemed almost as big as a canyon. A waterfall flowed down below into a large pond which sparkled in the morning sunlight that was shining into the valley. At the center of the clearing was an enormous boulder with a red crystal carved into it.

There was signs placed by the boulder 'Welcome to Redea' written on it and above it there was a statue with three faces. On the two sides of the boulder there were statues with different attributes and each statue had a special symbol engraved on its chest and a sword strapped to its back. The top statue was a white lion.

"We went too far…" Freeland gasped.

They stared at the statue in silence for several seconds and then Freeland sighed and walked past the statue towards the cliff wall, sitting on the ledge and leaning forward.

"It doesn't matter where we are now; we can't give up," Elsie sighed turning around.

"You are literally an amazon princess!" Freeland yelled.

"She is pretty funny," Pilot laughed.

Elsie shot him a glare but soon smiled when she saw Pilot laughing. She laughed along with him

but she stopped once she caught Freeland looking straight at her with that same angry expression again.

"What? You still haven't forgiven me huh?" She sighed.

"This isn't funny!" Freeland snapped at her.

"Okay! Okay!" Elsie raised her hands in defense.

"Why do you wanna go to the other train station anyways?" Pilot asked.

Freeland paused unsure of how to answer as the others waited patiently. She sighed once again.

"Truthfully I was just in the mood and said it really because Pilot mentioned a train plus I am not sure what we would do in Mysawa anyways!" Freeland thought.

"Well, if we are all ready let's go!" She cheered.

"If I remember right Redea is a tourist spot," Freeland stated.

In the distance they saw a group of younger girls and boys shouting happily and playing. They waved at them excitedly before running up to their parents to show off what they got. Their father was holding a small stuffed panda and the mother was carrying a pink teddy bear with bright orange fur and red eyes.

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Pilot felt a pang of jealousy watching the kids interact with their parents. The kids looked happy being there and the fact they were graced enough to get to play.

"Come on! Come on! Let's go to the hot springs!" One of the children shouted.

"Does it serve lunch there too?" Another one questioned.

One of the parents picked up the toddler who was clinging onto their leg and started to head towards the hot springs while giggling like a little girl.

"Wow…that's such a beautiful family..." Pilot murmured.

"Yeah, they are lucky…" Elisie trailed.

"Hey, where did Freeland go?" Pilot asked.

"Going to the restaurant obviously!" Freeland laughed.

Elisie gave him a death glare. Pilot laughed.

The restaurant was huge and everything appeared very expensive. Pilot couldn't believe what he was seeing. Even though the restaurant was full and filled to the brim with loud voices, laughter and sounds of joy that echoed through the building the atmosphere seemed extremely dark.

Everyone was smiling but he could sense something was wrong. A very tall man with blonde and white hair dressed in black walked by him. He didn't know why but the man's presence unnerved Pilot. He took in every inch of the man's face, trying to figure out what made him feel that way. Finally, the man reached his table at the far corner and the others began to file out.

A purple scar under his cheek A purple scar under his cheek bone stood out against his pale skin. His eyes gleamed yellow in the light which created a strange contrast to the rest of his face.

"Excuse me…would you happen to know anyone named Jack?" The man turned around slowly and looked directly into Pilot's soul.

"My name is Pilot, who is Jack?" Pilot responded.

"Jack….Jason….. Jayce…." The man muttered.

'He is trying to guess my name?!' Pilot thought.

He panicked internally but tried to remain composed.

"Jason….do you mean Jason, the second son of Lord Redea?" Pilot asked in confusion.

The man looked at Pilot and nodded as he walked up to his seat.

"No, as his name is Jarloth," The man responded.

"Pilot, what are you doing?" Elsie shouted.

They felt embarrassed as they noticed everyone looking at them with curiosity and disgust on their faces. Pilot quickly grabbed Elsies hand leading her out of the room quickly. Once they finally left the room the man followed after them before taking a seat nearby.

"What happened?" Freeland whispered.

"I think he is with Caym as he trying to get my name, but he is guessing close enough to the point I am freaking out!" Pilot murmured.

"Calm down you both!" Elsie growled at them irritated.

Both Pilot and Freeland glared at him before letting out a sigh of relief and sat beside eachother when the waitress came giving them an odd stare as they looked like two lost dogs.

"What will you be having today?" The waitress smiled.

"Vagabaco Bombe!" Elsie yelled.

"That is literally desert!" Freeland shouted.

"So!" Elsie muttered.

"Oh…I would like Tea-Smoked Arctic Akita," Pilot noted.

The waitress was getting nervous watching Freeland and Elsie fight over who gets what. She hurriedly wrote down Pilot's orders and Elsies. Then she wrote down Freelands order afterward she left with a smile.

'Just be natural…' Pilot thought.

He gawked down at the silverware on the table noticing it was covered in blood smeared in a pattern of diamonds, moons, and stars. The fork with a tiny knife, fork and spoon with a star on it and the butter knife were all decorated with the same pattern. The entire table had forks and knives and forks and knives.

His body felt like it was moving when it wasn't. He felt nauseous.

"Earth to Captain! Earth to Pilot!!" Elsie shouted, snapping him back to reality.

"Huh? Sorry…my mind drifted…sorry!" Pilot apologized, feeling ashamed of himself.

"It's okay…I understand…let's go eat!" Elsie smiled and led the way.

The table was back to normal right in front of his eyes. Everything was normal, except the knife on his plate.

'Maybe that was just my imagination…' Pilot thought as he stabbed a large piece of the meatball and held it over his mouth. The man's eyes were focused on him. There was a faint glimmer in his eyes. He then averted his gaze and started eating the food.

Another person bumped Pilot for him to look up and find an attractive woman standing behind him and offering him a slice of cake. He hesitated for a moment.

"Are you going to eat that or just stare at it?" The woman asked annoyed.

"We didn't order any cake!" Freeland shouted.

"Oh…of course, but this is on the house!" She laughed nervously.

"Thanks!" Pilot said with his mouth wide open grabbing the plate.

He decided to take small bite at first but quickly realized how disgusting this was and almost immediately shoved it all down his throat. When he was done he coughed slightly, wiping his mouth with his hand. The woman laughed. "Thank you! It's really good right?" She smiled.

"Really? You sure?" Pilot asked nervously.

She nodded vigorously with a big smile, her eyes lit up. Pilot was hesitant until another waiter brought the check and a plate of another cake for the others who loved it so much. The strange woman paid for their meal as well.

"That was so good!" Elise laughed.

After thanking the waitress, Pilot turned to the man next to him and smiled nervously before taking a breath. Elsie and Freeland were positively happy after getting full

"I am glad that it went smoothly," Pilot stated.

The other three nodded in agreement.

"Yes, this was really nice!" Freeland said enthusiastically. Elsie hummed.

"I agree," Pilot agreed.

The tall man once again greeted Pilot at the door, flinging his long hair over his shoulder gracefully with a smug smile on his face.

"Will you move please?" Pilot asked.

"But why? Your name is being whispered everywhere you know…you probably fetch a good price," He giggled.

He grabbed onto Pilot's arm and stared into Pilot's eyes with interest. Pilot struggled to break free but he was unable. The tall man suddenly let go of Pilot's arm and stepped back.

"You are the one who gave the free cake aren't you?" Pilot exclaimed angrily