Kaito, Yukki, and Nyla all rest around the campfire. The various creatures of the night howl and skulk around, Nyla's skin crawls. "Don't worry about it Ms, Nyla the weaker monsters, won't approach because of the fire." Yukki assures her.
Nyla shudders. "I feel like there's something crawling on my back." Nyla says worried. "Don't worry it's ok," Yukki takes a peak and almost jumps as a spider the size of her torso is crawling up her.
Kaito slaps it away. "No, there's nothing on you." Kaito gives her a thumbs up and Yukki gives him a nod.
Kaito pulls out the last of his jerky supply, and hands them out evenly. "So Kaito, what are you doing out here?" Yukki asks him. Nyla takes a bite of the salty Jerky. "I've been meaning to ask that, why are you coming along?" She asks.
Kaito thinks. "Well I didn't really have a reason not to, i'm just going where i feel like really." Kaito says. "Where are you from?" She asks.
Kaito wasn't sure how much of this he should share, he thought they were trustworthy... but not that trustworthy. "I'm from my village. It's over by that field where your camp was." Kaito explains. Yukki snaps his fingers. "Oh I know the one, that village that was being attacked by bandits, I heard the bandits had just randomly stopped attacking one day." Yukki explains.
Nyla nods. "How strange." She says. "Is that what moms spell did?" Kaito thinks.
Yukki has been wondering something since he first saw Kaito. "Kaito, do you think we could have a quick match?" Yukki asks. Kaito beams with joy he loves sparring. "Sure." Kaito says.
Nyla seems worried. "You two are about to fight?" She asks. Yukki passes Kaito a wooden stick. "Don't worry it's just a friendly match." He says.
From the moment Kaito first appeared Yukki has had an off feeling about him. "The way he handled that thug was too good, he must actually be an empire soldier." Yukki thinks. "And the way he hunts, he took out that goat instantly there wasn't even a drop of blood spilled." Yukki wonders about Kaito. "I've trained for years and his happy personality doesn't fit him I just have to figure this out." He says.
Kaito on the other hand. "I was hoping I'd get to spar with him!" Kaito happily thinks. "Wonder how good he is, or what kind of magic he uses." Kaito loves sparing, since he enjoyed getting stronger it was one of his favorite pass times.
Kaito and Yukki get ready for the fight. "Be careful!" Nyla warns.
Kaito starts off the fight swinging. "Just a side swipe?" Yukki says as he goes for the block. "I guess he isn't as trained as I thought." Yukki says.
POW Yukki is struck in the top of the head by Kaito's stick. "OW!" Yukki shouts. "How did you do that?" Yukki wonders how he was hit in the head, when Kaito was clearly going for a hit to the side. "Can't reveal the secrets." Kaito says smiling.
Yukki decides to start this time and goes for a stabbing strike. Kaito swipes his attack and then whacks Yukki in the side. Kaito then hits Yukki three times back to back. One to his side, one to his leg, one to his head. Yukki falls over.
Kaito holds his hand out to him. "That was a great match!" Kaito says while smiling. Yukki has confirmed his suspicions. While fighting Kaito he had no idea what he would go for next. It was like fighting a trained killer. But Kaito didn't have the instinct of a killer.
Yukki accepts his hand and gets up. "That was very impressive you two, Kaito you must've received formal training from a great master!" Nyla says. Kaito laughs. "No seriously, who trained you?" Yukki asks genuinely curious. The way Kaito moves is astounding.
Kaito smiles. "My dad used to train me and my siblings all the time." Kaito laughs. "I remember he even helped me awaken to magic, and the next day he.." Kaito mind wanders. "Then we..." Kaito wonders. "I can't remember." Now that he thinks about it. His dad just seemed to have disappeared. "What happened to him?" Kaito questions.
His thoughts are interrupted by Nyla. "Yukki what about your father?" Nyla asks. Yukki shudders. "He was nothing special." Yukki says coldly. "We should get some rest." Yukki says ending the conversation.
Nyla nods. "Yes you're right." She agrees and Yukki lays a blanket down, and Nyla enters her tent.
Yukki notices Kaito. "Are you not sleeping?" He asks him. Kaito sits at the campfire still. "I'm gonna keep watch, you can rest up." Kaito tells him. "I can take charge after a few hours, wake me up when you get tired." Yukki says. Kaito looks back smiling. "Got you." He says.
Yukki lays down out front of Nyla's tent.
Kaito thinks. "Why can't I remember." He thinks and theirs blanks in his memory. His dad just didn't exist one day, and he can't think how he never questioned it before.
As Yukki falls asleep he wonders what Kaito's goal is.