"..."
John slowly and quietly opened his eyes before looking around. He had expected himself to be in some sort of palace guest chamber and yet contrary to his expectations, he was inside of an inn.
As he thought about it, he caught something on the corner of his eyes, hiding next to the bed.
"What're you doing?" John asked as he leaned over and looked down
It was Ariel, she had an embarrassed look on her face and gave him a small nervous smile once they made eye contact
"H-Hey..."
"Are you okay...?" John asked
"Eh? Ah, Yes! How are you feeling?" Ariel asked before suddenly getting up
[How I'm feeling...]
"I'm having trouble controlling my magic power right now..." John muttered as he put his hand to his chin
[Why...? Does it have something to do with that voice I heard? Removing 1st layer magic seal... Also, wasn't that Zestari? It sounded like her, but she sounded weak...]