After 2 weeks of travel, the ship reaches the shores of the Demi Human Continent, the ship's passengers make their way off. Cam, now fifteen years old, Leo and Sylvia, after a long voyage, leave the ship, Cam saying "Oh man, I'm so glad to be on solid land for once.", Sylvia responds "I was so seasick..". They make their way off the pier and enter the wildlands ahead of them. They climb a hill and Cam asks Sylvia "Are you excited to see your family?", she nods, with a sweet smile on her face. They reach the top of the hill, only to see the land in ruins.
Cam, shocked, asks "Wha..what happened!?" and looks at Sylvia, only to see her breathing heavily and she runs down the hill, as Cam and Leo follow her. When she stops, Cam asks her "What is this place?", as they walk through a burned village. Sylvia, unresponsive, walks to the charred remains of a big cottage in the center of the village. Cam walks alongside her and she whispers "I..can't.. do..", Cam quickly hugs her and she whimpers "Why can't I do anything right!?", in his arms.
Just then, they hear a loud roar and Cam says "Oh no, we gotta go!", however Sylvia just stands there, unmoving. "Sylvia!", Cam screams and she snaps back to reality. Just then, a monstrous Basilisk emerges from the ground and neatly swallows Sylvia but Cam catches her and they run away from the village. They run through the forest, narrowly avoiding the Basilisk's attacks. "Sylvia! What is that thing!?", Cam asks while running. Sylvia yells "It's a Basilisk! We can't fight it like this!". Cam unsheathes his sword and says "Then find a safe place to hide! I'll distract it!". Sylvia hesitates to leave and the beast attacks, its mouth agape, about to swallow Cam. Just then, Sylvia jumps up high and stabs its eye, forcing it off course. Cam recovers and they run toward a nearby cave, however before they could make it, the Basilisk whips its tail back, knocking them into the trees. Sylvia wakes up, but notices Cam is knocked out. She carries him into the cave and the Basilisk knocks the base of the cave, causing the rocks above to fall, covering the entrance.
Later, Cam wakes up to see a makeshift campfire where Sylvia sits next to Leo to keep warm from the freezing cave. "What..happened?", asks Cam as he rubs his head. Sylvia looks at the fire with an empty look in her eye, simply saying "I'm.. glad you're..okay..". Cam says "I'm sorry..about..", but Sylvia stops her by saying "Don't.. blame..yourself..", as she struggles to hold back her tears. Cam sits next to her and asks "Do you need to..", but is interupted by a tight hug from a whimpering Sylvia. Cam hugs back just as tight, and Leo joins in the hug. Cam says "It's okay, I'm here..". Cam hugs her tightly as the day turns to night.
The next morning, they make their way out of the cave and find that the Basilisk has retreated. They walk back to the village and search through the ruins. Just as she loses hope, Sylvia finds a half burnt wooden statue of an unknown entity. Sylvia gasps and calls Cam and Leo over. "Guys, I found something!", she enthusiastically says. Cam, confused, asks "What is that?". Sylvia explains "This is a K'Waki Signal. Our tribe used these to mark whenever we would relocate during hunts of camps.", Cam asks "Does this mean..?". Sylvia hugs Cam in joyful tears and says "The people of my village weren't killed!", Cam says excitedly "That's great! That means we can find them! We can find your family!".
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As they leave the burned village, they pass a town inhabited by Orcs and Goblins. They decide to enter the city, and see it populated by lots of Orc hunters and Goblin Farmers. "Whoa, so this is a Demi Human village, huh?", says Cam. Sylvia says "Yeah, we can ask about your mom here, since some Orcs are allowed to join guilds.". They start asking around for clues about Cam's mom, with no luck. Until they find a young goblin boy, arguing with his mom. "I wish I wasn't your son!", the young goblin boy yells. Cam rushes over and covers his mouth, shouting "What do you think you're saying!? She's your mom! All she does is for you! Everything she does is make you happy!". Cam continues screaming at the boy, only to snap back to his senses from Sylvia screaming, telling him "Cam! Leave him alone!". Cam backs away as the whole town's eyes are on him, and runs out of the town.
Sylvia finds Cam on top of a tree, and calls out to him "Cam! Is everything okay?". Cam looks away from her, only saying "I..I don't..know..", in a soft voice. Sylvia climbs up to Cam and asks "Is it about Lydia?". Cam says "I..don't know, I've been okay these past weeks, so why did I..?". Sylvia says "I guess you miss her more you thought.". Cam says, holding Leo tightly "I guess, it was hard watching that kid..take his mom for granted..when I've never seen mine.., I guess that's pretty dumb, huh?". Sylvia teases him saying "Yeah, that was pretty dumb. You grabbed a kid, psycho.". Cam giggles and says "Yeah, I don't know what happened to me..". Sylvia says "You're lucky I smoothed things over with the town, so they'll let us stay the night.".
That night, at a guest house, Cam asks an Orc adventurer, "Hey, do you know 'Lydia Silverrie'?". The Orc gasps and says "I..thought I knew her, years ago..". Cam asks "Huh? Did something happen?". The Orc says "It's a long story, Boy.", but Cam sits beside him and asks "I've got time.". The Orc introduces himself as Thraxus and tells the story.
Thraxus tells the story:
"You see, 20 years ago, I was a guard for hire, barely got any jobs or business. Until I met a young elven girl with blonde hair and a hat identical to yours. She hired me to embark on a quest with her, to the Demon Continent. At first, I saw her as nothing more than a psychopath with a death wish, but as we traveled, I started seeing her as more than a teammate, but as a daughter. I saw as it as my duty to always protect her, no matter what.
Until one day, 2 years after our journey started, she was imprisoned in the Castelia Kingdom for stealing a certain future seeing orb from the royal treasury. Even during the trial, I stood by her, even as I face torture to spare her sentence, I stood by her. Until that night, she had a chance to save me, but she chose that damn Orb of Remembrance..! I watched as she chose an object over my life.".
Cam, shocked, says "That's not possible! Lydia wouldn't..", but he is interupted by Thraxus showing him his scars, "This was my punishment for trusting that woman..". Cam stands up, his vision blurry, and his hands trembling in disbelief..
"N..no.., it can't be.., then, the Orb, did she..?"
A million thoughts swirling in Cam's mind, but only one at the centre
"Do I even know who I'm saving?"