When they reappear, they are in a massive city surrounded by a towering wall, and at the city's center, a huge castle. "Where..are we?", asks Cam. Violet stands up and says "Home..", as she runs to the castle.

They head to the castle, but they stop when they see an Adventurers Guild. Violet takes Cam's hand and leads him to the guild. "But..what. about your..?", Cam asks but is cut off. They enter the guild to find it teaming with adventurers, and they walk to the lady at the desk, who asks "Hello, would you like to apply for a quest?". Cam looks to his friends and Twig says "Well, we do need the money..". Cam accepts a mission but is stopped by the lady, who says "Oh, it appears that your party isn't registered to this guild. Would you like to register?". Cam agrees and says "Oh, we should have a name, right? How about 'Destiny Raiders'? Or 'Unstoppable Knights'?", as he tries to think of a name. Violet takes Cam's hat and says "We're the Jade Phoenix.". The lady registers their name and gives them a quest to eliminate 10 slimes. Before leaving, Cam asks about his mom, only foe the lady to say "Sorry, but we dont keep a coherent record of all our adventurers.". The Adventurers Guild assigns missions based on difficulty and pay off.

S class- Impossible missions

A class- Extreme missions

B class- Hard missions

C class- Imdermediate missions

D class- Normal missions

F class- Easy missions

They head out and Cam says "Nice name, by the way. Oh, shouldn't we be going to the castle?", however Violet just shrugs it off and walks ahead in silence.

When they arrive outside the wall, they look for the slimes around the area. "Hey, by the way, I've learned a bit of water magic at Oceanica.", Winston says to try and break the tension. However, the tension between Cam and Violet persists. Twig spots a slime and says "Aw, it's kind cute..", but it grows in size and absorbs a whole tree and it disintegrates inside the slime. Twig runs to Winston's side and everyone gasps on awe as many more slimes appear. They run away from the incoming hoard of slimes and Cam asks "Hey, any know how to stop a bunch of slimes?". Winston looks back in horror as the slimes combine into one massive slime the size of a building. "Oh come on!", yells Twig in frustration. Winston looks at his wand and says "I have an idea! Since they absorb solid things, maybe we should try liquids.". The giant slime bounces once, disintegrating multiple trees in the process. "Winston! This thing doesn't seem like it's taking external damage!", says Violet.

Winston executes his idea by running his wand through the nearby pond, charging up a huge ball of water above his head. Twig and Pollie try their best to use stones to stall the slime, to no avail. Cam uses a tree branch to launch Winston up to the top of the slime. As he falls down to the slime's head, he falls into the slime. As his clothes slowly disintegrate, he releases the water ball from inside the slime and it explodes, flooding the forest.

As they return to the city, the gang congratulates Winston for his quick thinking and magical prowess. They return to the Guild to collect their money. "You killed a King Slime?!", the lady asks. They confirm and they receive a C class reward for it. "Whoa, guess that was a C class mission.", Cam says. They receive One hundred gold coins, and Twig shouts "Oh man, that's a lot of cash!". As they head to an inn to stay at, Violet stops Cam by grabbing his hand and she shyly says "You know, if you needed help with money..you could've asked..". Cam smiles at her and says "I didn't wanna be a bother..", but she cuts him off and says "You gotta learn to rely on people you trust!". Cam nods at her and holds her hand, she gets flustered and releases his hand. They look forward, only to find that they've been left behind.

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"What do we do!? This place is huge, how are we gonna find them!?", shouts Cam nervously. However, Violet says "Let's just go to the castle. We'll stay there for the night.". Cam, initially shocked, eventually agrees.

They arrive at the castle entrance and Cam admires its size. " Whoa, it's.. massive!", exclaims Cam. Cam whispers to Violet "Should I be in formal wear? I feel underdressed..", in a nervous voice. Violet giggles and mockingly says "Are you nervous?", she opens his bag and says to Leo "See that, Leo? Your friend's a big chicken.". Leo smiles and Cam says "Very funny, Vi..", as he walks behind her. Violet blushes and thinks to herself "Was that..a nickname?".

They enter the throne room and see the king seated at his throne. Cam instinctively bows, but Violet tells him to stand up. The king's intimidating demeanor immediately disappears when he rushes in to hug Violet, while sobbing "Oh, my sweet baby! I'm so glad you're safe! I was so worried..", but Violet, embarrassed, tells her dad to let her go. The king immediately assumes a distinguished attitude and says to Cam "Well, boy, I assume you're the one who escorted my daughter here and ensured her safe return.". Cam, still stunned from the king's quick change in demeanor, says "I..you're welcome, Your Majesty. It was an honor to be by her side.". Violet, shocked, looks at Cam with a red blush on her cheeks. The king hugs Cam and says "Oh my, all this time, and my baby girl has found a husband!". Cam interjects "Oh, I'm.. we're not..", but Violet drags him out of the room, screaming "He's staying the night!", before slamming the doors on their way out. The king says to his maid "Do they intend to consumate their love!?".

That night, at dinner, Cam says awkwardly "You father is very kind hearted..", but Violet interupts saying "More like smothering.". Cam giggles, saying "I guess so.". Cam says "Hey, do you think the king has access to all the guilds in the kingdom?". Violet replies, saying "Yeah, we should check tomorrow morning." After showering, Violet heads to her bedroom and Cam follows her. "Whoa! Where are you going!?", shouts a flustered Violet. Cam says "You haven't shown me where my room is..". Violet orders a maid to show him to his room and they leave. Violet enters her room and thinks to herself "What was he gonna do if we shared a bed!?", but her embarrassment turns to curiosity as she wonders.

In the middle of the night, Cam writes a letter to his grandfather saying:

"Dear Grandpa

I know it's been a month or so since I left, so I'm writing to let you know that I'm okay, and that I've made friends.

We're in the Castelia Kingdom, but we didn't get here on foot, though. We used some cool teleportation spell that took us here in an instant.

I think I've found a lead that'll take me a step closer to finding mom, the Adventurers Guilds' records. Maybe if I search in there, I'll find the guild that mom used before she disappeared.

I know that you're still worried about me, but I made a promise, to bring Lydia back, for both of us. We'll be a family again, Grandpa.

Love you,

Cam.

As Cam drifts off to sleep, but suddenly, he hears his door creaks open. He jumps awake to see Violet, in a black night dress. "Violet?", asks Cam as she crawls closer to him on the bed. She pushes him down and feels his heart beating faster and faster. She gets closer and whispers to him "Don't tell anyone, okay?". Cam, flustered, slowly nods and Violet places a gentle kiss on his lips. Before she pulls away, Cam pulls her close and kisses her back. Violet, whispers "Again, kiss me again..". Cam, panting from his hot blush, kisses her, but Violet deepens the kiss and she gets on top of him. Cam, with a million thoughts swirling in his mind, holds her waist, but she pull away and says with a sultry smile "Sorry, but I'm not ready to go all the way, yet.". Cam grabs her hand and whispers "Please..stay..". However, without so much as a word, she leaves the room, leaving Cam alone with his thoughts.

The next morning, Violet arranges for the whole gang to live in the castle, and they immediately move in. "Whoa, this place is nuts!", says Twig and Pollie as they run through the halls. Winston enthusiastically runs to the royal library. Cam tries to talk to Violet, only to be ignored. "Why won't she talk to me, especially after..", Cam wonders to himself, with a soft blush on his face.

One part of this epic adventure has passed, but this is only the beginning. For they have not even solved half of this world's mysteries and its cryptic past.

Will Cam find his mother?

Will Violet follow through on her affections?

Will Winston solve the mystery of Spell Circle Magic?

Find out next, in the next part of this adventure