Chapter 356 - The Ark Of Meeting Up

The three Mages nodded and headed to the open area that joined the two ends of the hallway. When they reached Rina explained that they were near the final area. The place that they would meet the main puppeteer for this ordeal. But first, Bryan wanted to get some sleep.

As Ysabeau and Gab met up with the rest, they were greeted by a Slayer, a Valkyrie, and a Flower Mage. And to be precise, a Valkyrie holding a stuffed toy while the Flower Mage laughs with her. Bryan was sat behind them, taking a nap.

Ysabeau and Gab exchanged glances before approaching the group.

"Oh, so you made this, using your feathers?" asked Rina.

"No, my home gave me this. You can have it if you'd like, I've got a lot back at my place," replied the Valkyrie, plopping the white rabbit stuffed toy onto Rie's ŀȧp.

She was silent for a while before turning to Mavislin with sparkling eyes. Her eyes looked just like the bunny's as she smiled at Mavislin.

"Really?! You mean it?!"

"Yep! When we finish this mission, I promise I'll let you see my whole collection!" said Mavislin, nodding excitedly.

"Yay!"

Right now, no one could tell the difference between the two girls, let alone that they were enemies a few hours ago. Bryan, as usual, could not be bothered and was fast asleep. Being awake for 36 hours straight was not a recommended thing for humans.

It won't kill them, but Bryan wasn't taking that chance since the mission demands quite the physical and mental strength. As for Rina and Mavislin, they have been talking about random things from stuffed toys to delicious sweets and treats while waiting for Bryan to wake up.

"Excuse me, mind telling me why you are talking to the enemy as if you were best friends?" asked Ysabeau, folding her arms across her ċhėst.

"Well, she helped me... And gave me a better offer, so there was no need for me to be the enemy anymore..." mumbled Rina.

She then held out the stuffed toy for Ysabeau to see.

"And she promised me I could have more toys! Look at how fluffy this is!" cried out Rina, waving the stuffed toy at Ysabeau.

She looked happy, too happy for her sake.

"You helped the enemy?!" yelled Ysabeau, facing Mavislin.

"I only did what I gotta. And I have to tell her to let go of her past. Her child most likely passed away and I have been calming her down with my stuffed toys," replied Mavislin, looking away from the scolding mother.

Ysabeau froze. She went towards Rina and grabbed a lock of hair. She gave it a whiff before letting it go. This made Rina blush madly as she did not expect the scary Bahamut to do such a thing.

"What's wrong, Ysabeau? Found a similar scent to her?" asked Mavislin.

Ysabeau fell silent as she produced a white, fluffy dog stuffed toy from earlier.

"This must be yours," said Ysabeau, before handing it to Rina.

Ysabeau's tone changed drastically, from being annoyed to a forlorn tone. Her eyes darkened and her heart sank with sadness. To think that she was going to break the news of a mother losing her child to a girl like her.

It reminded her of how she had to face the truth when she lost her children. Rina nodded as she hugged the little soft toy.

"I'm sorry, but we couldn't save him. He was far too gone for our abilities. I know it must be hard on you. But we did try to give him a proper send-off," said Ysabeau, crouching down to see Rina's tear-ridden face.

Rina let out the smallest 'thank you' before laying down on Mavislin's ŀȧp.

"The kid was ridden with poisons of the highest caliber. Whoever did it must have been a traveler of some sort, do you know who he is?" asked Gab, looking at Rina.

"I thought you were asleep?" asked Ysbaeua, shocked to hear Gab speak up.

"I need to tell her about what her baby went through. And I want to know the person who did... So I can beat the ever-loving crap out from him," said Gab, not caring if he was swearing in front of the High Queen.

"No doubt about it, he was the one who told me he could save my child. He took my child away to find a cure...."