At the foot of paradise

"Finally!" Luci declared, "I thought we'd never leave this place."

His happiness came as a surprise to Syryn because the teen hadn't known that even Luci could feel Red's stress which came from smelling the trumpet plant's perfume.

Syryn had returned to the cabin home and found Rei and Akida clearing up the evidence of their stay. The duo worked with so much efficiency that the alchemist didn't have much to do.

Syryn had also found out that Akida had procured another khlat to supplement the one they already had. Riaku had paid the innkeeper to take care of the beast for the duration of one month but it had only been a few days. Consequently, Akida had forced the man to pay back the rightful amount he owed them after subtracting from the days that the mount had been cared for.