Their journey towards the hidden marsh that hides the gateway going to Ravaya soldiered on. The teasing between Zann and Aranea ceased, the two already talking randomly about the academy.
As for Leonel and Darenn, both of them were quiet the whole walk. The Earth Familiar, Darenn, looked at the sky as his way of determining his time, half an hour already passed, leaving them with at least an hour and a half before they reach the gateway.
"Aranea, Zann."
When Darenn called for their attention, both of them stopped in their tracks and instinctively turned their bodies to look at him, wondering why they were called.
"What's up?"
Darenn looked at Leonel, already getting one bottle of alcohol from him. He opened the cap off easily like his hand was a can opener, starting to down half of the bottle of Smirnoff before he spoke.
"I need to tell you all something that I talked with Gertrude and Noir."
