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« on: March 14, 2007, 03:16:25 AM »
"Hmm..." Zeros' murmured and looked around. Seeing as how everyone was pre-occupied, he decided to go look for someone. He let go of Rink, placing him on the ground and spread his wings. He opened his senses and smiled. He then turned and flew up to the wall, reaching it in moments, standing behind the old Alchemist, Allen.
"Allen," Zeros' acknowledged with a nod. Allen opened his eyes and glanced up at Zeros', giving him a tired smile and a nod.
"Zeros'. Long time no talk. You've been gone for eighteen months," he said, as Zeros' stepped off the wall and stood next to the aging alchemist.
"So I have..." he glanced around at the area. "Care to tell me what happened?" he asked and Allen gave him a very brief description of what happened.
Zeros' nodded.
"So, the true Dark Empire is trying to invade Tjed, eh? And you say you've been helping out Henri for eighteen months now?" Allen nodded.
"Noble choice, yknow. Any idea where Draven is?" he asked, glancing around. He could feel two farmiliar auras nearby, but he shook it off. There was no way those two were back... He knew he shouldn't doubt himself, being as old as he was, but what reason would those two have for coming back from the dead?
He sighed.
"Tired?" Allen asked, glancing at the man beside him. Zeros' only shrugged and streached his wings.
"You try breaking your friend out from a jail that's commanded by a dragon, disgused as a lizard..." he said, as if it was an everyday happening. Allen blinked.
"You met one of the Dark Empire's generals, then?" he asked. Zeros' nodded. "That's... interesting. You haven't even been here a whole day!" he chuckled and Zeros' cracked a smile.
"Do you think Draven will go back to the Dark Empire?" Zeros' asked the aging alchemist. He picked up a broken off piece of the wall and sighed. He hoped not. He rolled the piece of granite and stone over in his hands.
Allen shook his head. "I doubt it... Lord-" "Still calling him lord?" "-yes, Lord, now, as I was saying... I don't think Lord Dravne would return willingly to Retan, when he has his own empire," he said, gesturing in the general direction the Dark Empire was setup in.
"If you say so..." Zeros' shrugged and threw the rock over the wall. "I'll be back," he said before taking off again, back towards the battle. Allen sighed.
He had a feeling things would get even more interesting, now that the 'Romme Defenders' were alive and kicking - not that they were ever dead.