his eyes fell upon the central wooden pole that held up Lon'qu's tent. "Hmm... Gregor bet that Gregor could carve great crutch for Lon'qu!" Before anyone could stop him, Gregor began hacking away at ↓

the pole with an axe. "Hmph! Why. *chop* Is. *chop* This. *chop* Taking." *chop* The pole began to wobble. "So." *chop* A large creaking sound was heard. "Long!?" With one final chop, the pole, ↓

'Gregor, NOO--'

along with the entire tent, was felled. The outer cloth of the tent was torn apart and many wooden beams had splintered. "Hehe... Gregor may of made LITTLE mistake..."

'Seagull? Seagull, where are you?!' Fearing that the bird had been crushed by a wooden beam, Lon'qu frantically searched the wreckage for the bird, broken leg or not. 'Gregor, what have you done?!'

Thankfully, the seagull was just standing in front of Gregor, pecking and squawking at him. "Ha! Seagull likes Gregor!" The seagull then proceeds to peck Gregor in the forehead, knocking him out.

[Now that Gregor's out cold, I'm gonna go to sleep. See ya!]

Checking around, Lon'qu found Cynthia sleeping somehow beneath the wrecked tent, and thankfully heard the seagull alive someways to his right. Unable to see, Lon'qu tried to crawl out from under the ↓

tent, but his leg was trapped, and he couldn't move without twisting his hurt leg. Gregor was also unconscious, so all Lon'qu could do was to wait until morning for someone to help them. Cursing↓

Gregor, Lon'qu tried to fall asleep in the uncomfortable position, but it was near impossible. Eventually he became thirsty, and his foot itched. 'This is torture...' [I'll turn in too. Goodnight!]

'Help.... S-Someone help.... anyone?'

Stahl wakes up to the sound of someone crying for help. He feeds the bunny before going to search the area. "Hey! Who needed help?" he yelled, hoping he wasn't too late.

'Hello? Anyone? Please answer...'

(Oilisab's voice echoes...) {O} "HA! I hope you remain stuck like that forever!" [Kidding...] {G} "HA! Crutch is compl_ Where is Lon'qu?"

"What the? Lon'qu are you alright?! I'll get this off of you." He lifts the wreckage and sees Cynthia. "Oh gods, Cynthia! Are you okay? Wake up!"

'Can't... stand... Seagull... help...'

Lon'qu located his other non broken crutch, and used it to support himself as he stood up on one leg. While Cynthia was being woken up by Stahl, Lon'qu viewed his completely destroyed tent. ↓

'It's obliterated... Rrrr... Where's Gregor?!' Lon'qu furiously looked around for Gregor, but he was nowhere to be found.

Still seething, Lon'qu tried to help Cynthia out of the wreckage.

"Here, let me help the two of you up. I'll have your mother check your head for any serious damage."

'......Where's Gregor.'

"Not sure where he is. Anyway, do either of you need help walking?"

'...No.' *Uses Ragnarök as a second crutch* '...I'm fine. ...Gregor destroyed my tent and crushed us. I need to find him so he can help me set up a new one.'

'He-- ...Whoa. ...Uh... have you checked your forehead Cynthia?'

"Cynthia, you have a pretty large bruise on your forehead. You may have a concussion, so I think it's best if you hold on to me in case you get dizzy on the way to your mother."

'Cynthia, it looks pretty bad...' *sees Sumia waving and then waves back* 'Sumia! Good thing you're here... Cynthia's hurt.'

"Lon'qu, did Gregor do this?" Though Stahl sounded calm, almost impossibly so, he was boiling with rage under the surface.

'...Yes.'

Stahl's face immediately turns a shade of red formerly thought to be impossible. "WHERE IS HE?! GREGOR, I WILL FIND AND MAKE YOU PAY!" He screamed loud enough for the nearby town to hear.

'...That's what I've been wondering. He had us trapped under that tent for hours... and hours...' All of a sudden Lon'qu felt extremely hungry, and he couldn't remember the last time he ate. ↓

"WHERE ARE YOU GREGOR? DON'T THINK YOU CAN HIDE FROM ME!"

He never ate much in Valm, and he didn't have any heart cookies on the way back. 'Whoa, Stahl! C-Calm down! Breathe. ...Look, maybe some food will settle you down. I can get something from the mess ↓

"GRAAAAAAAGH! GREGOR, YOU CAN'T STAY HIDDEN FOREVER!"

tent if you want. I'll help you search for Gregor after that. ...Okay?' Lon'qu was trying to prevent Stahl from raging uncontrollably. Gregor was a complete fool to bring harm to his daughter.

{V} Vaike comes sprinting towards the group. "Oh hey! Yeah, I kinda forgot to tell ya', the other day, Virion disappeared..."

'Stahl, j-just don't kill anyone. ...Just hold on a second Vaike, I'm in the middle of something. ...Wait, have you happened to see Gregor anywhere?

"YOU'VE GOT THIRTY SECONDS TO SHOW YOURSELF GREGOR OR I'M BRINGING MY HORSE OUT! THIRTY SECONDS!"

"That's the other thing... Have a look at this." *hands Lon'qu a letter reading:* ^Shepherds, Do not fret about Gregor; it is only time for him to reconcile for his past sins. Just move on, you won't↓

Realizing that there was nothing he could do to stop him, Lon'qu started talking to Vaike and waited for Stahl to start breaking stuff. 'So how was your week Vaike? ...Wait, you said Virion left?'

ever see him again. You should be able to move on quickly enough, as you didn't even notice he left. Ta-ta! ~Oilisab^ "Doesn't sound good, huh... Whered'ya think he is?"

"YOU HURT MY BABY GIRL! COME OUT LIKE A MAN SO WE CAN SETTLE IT, NOW!"

*Reads the letter* '.....Wait, WHAT?! OILISAB? GREGOR? GONE? Stahl, read this!' *shoves the letter into Stahl's hands* '...I was mad at him... but he didn't deserve this!'

"Yeah, Virion just... vanished in front of ol' Teach the other day! I tried to tell Stahl and Sumia, but they were... "Busy". And now Gregor's gone too... I'm not sure what to think!"

'Vaike... tell me this is another one of your terrible pranks.'

He reads the letter. "Good. Let Oilisab take him. I'm going to make sure Cynthia's alright."

Meanwhile... {O} "Heh... I've longed for this day for YEARS!" {G} "..." {O} "Do not worry; your silence benefits us both. You see, ever since you were introduced into her life, Lycia has thought that↓

I, her FATHER, am some sort of dictator!" {G} "...Then she is not wrong." {O} "Hmph... Maybe not, but that's our little secret." ~~~ {V} "No! I may be a bit of a prankster, but I'd never do THIS!"

"I think tha_ Woah Cynthia! What happened to your..." *looks at Lon'qu* ">whispers< Did Gregor do that!? It would explain Mr. Grumpypants over here..." *gestures towards Stahl*

Returns to the tent and sees Sumia, Cynthia, and bunny. "Cynthia, are you alright baby girl?" He squeezes her in a tight hug.

'Stahl, wait! Come... back...' As he saw Stahl leave, Lon'qu started pacing awkwardly back and forth with his crutch and sword. 'When did this happen? Where did you find the letter? What do we do?'

'...And yes, Cynthia's bruise was Gregor's doing.'

"The letter? I found it... I found it in Gregor's tent." *glances behind shoulder* "Just between you and me, I saw Tharja and Sully heading towards the lake, presumably to bathe. I wanted Gregor to ↓

come to our usual spot in the forest to "admire the beautiful scenery". *winks not-so-subtly* Anyways, sure enough, he wasn't there, the note was! Also, why'd Gregor do "that"?"

'...Gregor just randomly started cutting down the center support pole of my tent, while Cynthia and I were still in it. He said he was going to build something out of it... Anyways, it collapsed on ↓

us and we were trapped in there until just this morning. Cynthia was knocked out, and I couldn't move because of my leg.' The seagull on his shoulder chirped angrily at the mention on Gregor's name.

"...Why in the seven hells would he_" Vaike notices Lon'qu's missing crutch "...Gods, whenever that big idiot tries to be useful, he messes up terribly!" *everybody looks at Vaike* "Huh? What is it?"

[Lol, I like how when Vaike tries to be inconspicuous, he messes up terribly.] "Cynthia, to Vaike, all women are equally as important to spy o_ WAIT, How'd ya..?" (How'd she see through my cover-up!?)

'...And Virion is gone too? Did Oilisab take him as well?'

Stahl rests his hand on his Silver Sword. "Vaike, are you implying that YOU SPY ON MY FIANCÉ AND DAUGHTER?!"

Lon'qu wasn't suprised that Vaike had resumed his spying habits, but was now concerned that Stahl was at wit's end with two different people. 'Vaike... Just.... stop talking...'

"Cynthia? Of corse not, she's too young! The Ylissan Guard would have me in chains! As for Sumia... Hehe... There's been TIMES when she's bathed in the_ Stahl? Why the expressionless face and stare?"

Stahl draws his Silver Sword and begins walking towards Vaike.

"Hehe... Don't worry, I just..." *sprints away* "CRAPCRAPCRAPCRAPCRAP_" And thus, Vaike had run away after being too much of an idiot.

"If I ever see you doing something that even LOOKS like spying, I'll be coming after you!"

[I'd like to imagine Vaike ran to the forest hiding spot, where he was caught by the two women and beaten to near death... Yeah, lets go with that. Serves him right anyways.]

Lon'qu stood there, not knowing what to do. He ignored his gnawing hunger for the time being. '....Hopefully Vaike will stop spying now...' Lon'qu knew that this would not be the case.

Vaike stumbled towards Lon'qu and Stahl, all bloodied and with two matching black eyes. "H...HLPMHH..." *collapses in pain*

Lon'qu looked over and saw Sumia, completely ashamed. He felt like walking over and comforting her, but feared that it might set Stahl off in his current state. '.....................................'

"You stay away from my family, Vaike. That means the wedding too."

Although almost unconcious, Vaike got the idea and replied. "M... MMPHKYY..."

Stahl walks over to Sumia and hugs her in an attempt to comfort her. "Don't worry dear. He got the message and he'll stay away." Stahl then kisses his distraught wife..... passionately!

["passionately"] With his last ounce of strength, Vaike opened up his emergency vinegar bottle and poured it into his eyes. Then, he finally passed out.

'.... *sigh* ...Vaike, what happened to you this time?' Seeing that Sumia was... 'occupied' and could not heal Vaike, Lon'qu poured an Elixir down Vaike's throat and dragged him to his tent.

[Is it just me or does something about the post, not the comments, seem different?]

[Sorry to kiss and run, but I'm having trouble keeping my eyes open. Good night everyone! Let's just say Stahl kissed 'till he dropped.]

'I won't, Cynthia. I can promise you that.' [What do you mean?]

[Man, Stahl has been an emotional roller coaster today. It's like he's a teenager. Anyways, I'm not sure exactly what, but something looks different.]