Chapter 54. Artemis's Quest.
Artemis immediately ran towards me and spread her arms wide but I stopped her before she reached me by giving her a headpat and a smile "well hello there, you and I are going to have a little conversation in a little bit okay?".
Artemis actually pouted at not been awed to hug me but nodded, Hestia was gaping at her not really believing what she was seeing so she immediately approached Artemis and began to question her, Bell walked up to me along with rest of our Familia knowing that something was going "is it serious?".
I gave him a nod to let him know that the situation we found ourselves in was a very complicated complicated one which made a small worried frown to appear on his face "yes, gather everyone and go back to the mansion, I'll join you all in a bit and becareful of Hermes, he doesn't seem too happy that I got in the way of you pulling out the spear".
Bell discreetly moved his gaze towards Hermes and noticed he was frowning while staring at me who was holding the spear in oneif my hands, he was obviously unhappy of my interference andit showed "what's his problem?".
I sighed not knowing how to answer that question without revealing a lot of stuff I don't want to ever explain "I'm not sure, all I know is that he's been skulking around the mansion and asking about you to the Guild, luckly Ouranos seems to have all of our information on lock down so he can't get anything from the Guild".
Bell nodded and discreetly signaled everuonethat the were going home "alright then we'll see you at the mansion".
With that said Bell gathered everyone except Hestia who was talking to Artemis and left to go back home and wait gormeto get there.
Hermes was upset, he was sure Bell was going to be able to pull the spear out but he was stopped by Rean and he himself pulled the spear out, he thought this would be the perfect opportunity to see what Bell is capable off but all of that was ruined by Rean's interference.
Rean Hayashi, just keeps making things hard for his plans, how is he supposed to witness Bell's ascension to Hero if he keeps getting helped by Rean, how is Bell supposed to go on adventures and get stronger?.
Hermes was at a complete loss on what to do, Bell can't grow as a Hero without suffering or experiencing hardship, if things keep going this way Bell will never reach his full potential but right now he has to push that aside and continue with his plan otherwise that monster rampaging about outside of Orario might just destroyed the world.
So with great reluctance Hermes approached Rean, Hestia and Artemis to offer an explanation to what really is going on.
I immediately noticed when Hermes began to approach us, I stare at him as he walked over with that fake smile on his on his face, I can feel the anger and frustration rolling off of him so I know he doesn't really want to talk to us right now but it seems that the situation didn't allow him to just ignore us.
Hermes then stopped in front of me and began to fake cheer as he spoke to me "well! you pulled out the spear from its crystal prison Rean, I must admit that I'm surprised... only someone of pure of heart is supposed to pull it out".
I frowned at him knowing full well about that particular condition which seemed specifically tailored specifically for Bell, he's the only one known in Orario to have a pure soul after all, it was even stated by Freya in the anime and the manga that Bell's soul was unique because of this.
I also knew that he was obviously taking a jab towards me, I know I'm not pure of heart and os does he, so I stared into Hermes's eyes "if you have something to say, say it this passive aggressive insulting of yours is rather boring and annoying".
Hermes frowned and opened his eyes "I didn't mean to insult... I was merely pointing out my own curiosity to how the events played out".
Hestia turn towards Hermes and frowned "Hermes, what exactly is going? Artemis isn't behaving like usual she's acting very weird! in fact it's like she's a completely different person!".
Hermes turned his head towards Hestia and smiled at her "who knows? perhaps her time in the lower world has changed her, all Gods change when they live among mortals for too long".
Hermes shrugged while Hestia stared at him with doubt in her eyes but I then patted her head and gave her smile which helped her relaxed, Artemis suddenly grabbed my other hand and put it on her head.
I was a bit surprised about her actions but I gave her a few headpats which she seems to enjoy, I then turned towards Hermes "well, how about you explain what this is about? I'm sure you didn't put this together to really give out a prize and Artemis's presence here tells me something is going."
Hermes frown but nodded "your pretty sharp... yes there's a very serious situation that has to be dealt with and I'm helping Artemis here find the wielder of this spear, you see there's a very powerful monster that's been set loose outside of Orario and it's very dangerous".
Hestia narrowed her eyes in suspicion "then why hasn't the Guild issued an official Quest? there's plenty of powerful Familias that would jump at the chance at fighting a strong monster".
Hermes shook his head "my Familia is on an official Quest to defeat it but without the spear they couldn't finish it off... so I came back here to help Artemis find a wielder for the spear".
Hestia looked down with her frown still on her face "what about her Familia?".
Hermes sadly frowned and shook his head, Hestia understood the gesture right away and turned her head towards Artemis with a look of concern on her face, I sighed and then nodded "alright the Hestia Familia will taken on this Quest".
I received a Quest notification the moment I claimed to accept the Quest but I mentally pushed it aside for now, I'll check it later, Hestia nodded "yeah! we'll help Artemis and resolve everything!".
Artemis smiled and then hugged Hestia out of nowhere which caught her off guard a bit but she then hugged her back soon after, Artemis seemed very happy right now "thank so much Hestia!".
Hestia got a b5ut flustered but smiled nonetheless and nodded while still hugging Artemis "don't mention it Artemis~".
I smiled at them and nodded "let's go home then, everyone should already be there waiting for us to explain what's going on".
Artemis let go of Hestia and then turned towards me and nodded, Hestia smiled too and nodded as well, Hermes then clapped and widely smiled "alright! then let's go and plan everything out! I'm sure Bell and the others will want to help and you're going to need all the help you can get Rean~".
I frowned at Hermes who was just cheerfully smiling at me "your not coming anywhere close to the Hearth Mansion, your not added to the wards and if you tried to walk inside you'll ge turned inside out in a second".
Hestia tilted her head in confusion since she didn't expect me to be so aggressive towards Hermes but she didn't say anything, I'm sure she knows I have my reasons and that I will explain them to her later later, Hermes though flinched and then frowned "come on! you need me to tell you were the monster is located plus my Familia can help! Hestia come on! we're friends right?".
Hestia frowned "friends? then how come you never visited me or even came to check on me when I decended into the lower world? besides Artemis can tell us where to go, you should go and meet up with your Familia soon anyways".
Hermes frowned again "Rean, Bell and the rest of your Familia are going to need help Hestia, this monster isn't one to underestimate".
Hestia shook her head "sorry Hermes but Rean has control of the wards, I can add people into the wards sure but he doesn't want you there and I'll respect his wishes besides Rean can handle the monster on his own or did you forget what he did to Freya and her Familia?".
Hermes flinched back again and looked down, I then turned around and began to walk away with both Artemis and Hestia following me, I then turned my head to the side and said one last thing to him "besides Bell isn't coming with me, I'll handle the situation on my own".
Hermes just stood there glaring at me as I turned my head and continued to walk away with Hestia and Artemis *Giratina, go into his shadow and when he leaves Orario and is a fair distance away grab him and take him into the Dungeon... then kill him*.
Giratina who's been staying in my shadow ever since I summoned her, softly growled in response to my request and then I watched as a piece of my shadow shot out of it and headed back to Hermes.
With that done and with Hermes dying in the Dungeon where his full self will be pulled and absorbed by the Dungeon I no longer have to worry about him.
I feel a bit bad about his Familia but at least they're alive and they're strong and famous enough to find a new Familia to join fast enough, either way I couldn't let Hermes live since in the anime and manga he's always doing something shady, plus he does became a big problem for Bell later.
There's no way I was just going to let all of that happen especially since in the anime the bastard tried to sacrifice the Xenos to push Bell to get stronger, he's a danger and I wasn't going to let him do whatever he pleases with my friends.
It didn't take us long to reach the mansion and after adding Artemis to the wards we stepped inside and immediately headed for the living, once there we noticed that everyone was already waiting for us including the Loki girls, Hephaestaus and even Takemikazuchi and his Familia were there.
Bell, Welf, Lili, Haruhime and Mikoto were also there and they seemed to be a bit anxious but I think it's because Bell told them what I had informed him about Hermes.
Serafall, Yunyun, Wiz, Sakuya, Asia, Ryuu and Yasaka stared at Artemis with an eyebrow raised since she was cheerfully holding my hand, Serafall turned to look at me and tilted her head but I shook my head and gave her a smile "I'll explain in a bit okay?".
Serafall smiled and gave me a nod "okay!".
Hestia, Artemis and I sat on the couch, I sighed and rubbed my eyes since I knew this whole situation can be very delicate and I needed to handle it with care, Kunou perhaps sensing my exasperation walked up to me and sat on my lap where I instantly began to play with her soft fox ears "are you okay daddy?".
I stopped rubbing my eyes and turn my gaze towards Kunou "I'm fine sweetie, there's just a lot going on and I don't even know where to begin".
Kunou nodded and just leaned her back into my chest while I turned my gaze towards everyone "well looks like we have quite the predicament on our hands".
Everyone nodded and turned to stared at Artemis who was now petting one of Kunou's tails which seems like my daughter didn't mind because she had a look of contentment on her face, I then explained everything Hermes told me and Hestia of the situation and everyone listened intently to everything I had to say, which is good thing because I didn't want to have to repeat myself.
Hephaestaus raised an eyebrow and then turned towards Hestia who also turn to look at her only to shrug not knowing what to say, Hephaestaus then sighed and decided to ask something that seems to have been bothering her for a while "okay... so what's going on with Artemis then?".
Everyone turned towards Hephaestaus, Lefiya tilted her head in curiosity and decide to ask her what she meant "why? is there something wrong with her?".
Hephaestaus frowned and looked like she didn't know how to answer Lefiya question " not wrong per say... it's just weird to see Artemis act like this, especially around a guy".
Yunyun turned to look at Artemis and stare at her in confusion since to her Artemis seems like a very friendly girl "then how does she usually act?".
Hestia was the one to answer Yunyun's question "well Artemis is one of the heavens maiden Goddesses which included me, she's the patron of chastity and protector of purity, so I guess you can call her the president of the no sex before marriage club... she's definitely anti romance".
Everyone turned towards Artemis who was now playing with my hand with a soft smile on her face which made everyone sweatdropped, Hephaestaus sighed and rubbed her forehead "as you can see this Artemis isn't behaving like the one we know".
I closed my eyes and then began to explain what I know though I was careful no to reveal too much "perhaps it's because this Artemis is just a small shard of her".
Everyone turned towards me and Hestia looked rather confused "a shard? what do you mean Rean?".
I opened my eyes and frowned "I can sense that this Artemis is just a small piece of her, I can actually see the link she has to wherever her real self is so this isn't the Artemis you know, she more a kin to a child with just the basic personality ND memories implanted into her".
Hephaestaus and Hestia looked completely distressed since they're starting to understand the implications of what I just said, while I continue to go on "somehow Artemis's full self was dragged from Tenkai to this world and she sent this small shard of her to find help and find whoever can wield the spear, I bet Hermes knew about it too and he decided to help her but I also think he was also planning something else".
Hestia looked towards Artemis with a very worried expression on her face "Artemis... just what's going? what happened to you?".
Artemis looked up from playing with my hand and then softly spoke "Orion is the only one that can help me... set me free, I can't do anything without him.
Artemis then turned towards me and grab hold of my cheek " I've been searching for you for so long... please Orion... help me".
I frowned because I know what she means by setting her free and I didn't like it one bit "I'll help you Artemis don't worry just let me plan everything with my Familia okay?".
She smiled and nodded, she then went back to playing with my hand while I turned towards everyone who were now staring at Artemis with worried expressions on their faces "looks like I'm going to have to investigate and see what's going on, don't worry Hestia, Hephaestaus I'll fix everything".
Both Hephaestaus and Hestia nodded and smiled trusting me to handle the situation which I was very thankful of, Bell then spoke up "do you want us to go with you Rean?".
I turned toward Bell who smiled at me, I gave him a grin on my own and shook my head "not this time Bell, for some reason Hermes really wanted you to take part in all of this and I rather not give him what he wants, for now just continue to train and go to the Dungeon besides Mikoto just joined too and I rather we don't leave her on her own so soon or risk her with a big Quest like this one".
Bell nodded while Hestia hummed "that's right! what's going on with you and Hermes, Rean? you were rather hostile with him but your right though he seemed rather insistent about Bell going with you...".
I nodded and began to explain "something fishy is going with him, Mew has found him skulking around the masion often and even though she sends him blasting off again and again he keeps coming back plus he's been asking around the Guild about Bell and that is making warning bells to go off inside my head".
Hestia and Hephaestaus frowned, Hephaestaus then sighed and shook her head "you really can't trust Hermes, he's been known to do some very questionable things in the past plus he has deals with all kind of shady people...".
Hestia scratched the back of her head "we used to be acquaintances at best in Tenkai but I also knew that he had a very questionable attitude... he's a troublemaker for sure but to think that he wants something to do with Bell... Rean are you going to deal with him?".
I nodded "yes, this time I'm not going to make the same mistake I did with Freya and allow an obviously suspicious person to do and prepare who knows what against my friend".
Everyone smiled at me, I then took a big breath and began to explain what I had planned "alright, Giratina will take care of Hermes so we won't have to worry about him and tomorrow before sunrise I will leave to deal with this situation along with Artemis, I want everyone to stay here and keep an eye on things just in case okay?".
Everyone nodded and then we all stayed up for a while longer to talk about the success of our stall, our products and everything we did in the festival which was a lot of fun.
Afterwards we all decided that it was time to go to sleep, after an eventful and busy day we were pretty tired though Sakuya, Haruhime and I first prepared a few guest rooms for Artemis, Hephaestaus and the Loki girls who decided to sleep over.
Before going to sleep I decided to check the Quest Notification I received a while ago so I mentally opened it.
[Ding! Ding!.
The monster Antares has broken out of its seal and began to wreck havoc upon the world by absorbing all the life force around it, Artemis and her Familia tried to stop it but they were easily defeated and Artemis was absorb by Antares.
This resulted in her entire self being pulled from heaven and forced into the Antares who began to use her divinity in order to spread its power further and further out.
Thankfully Artemis was able to sent out a small shard of herself to find the chosen wielder of the only weapon that can kill Antares, a very powerful spear that grows stronger the bigger the bond the wielder has with Artemis.
Help her defeat the Antares and bring justice to the her Familia.
Objective 1: Kill Antares.
Objective 2: Save and make sure Artemis survives.
Reward 1: 1 Legendary Pokémon Token.
Reward 2: 1 Mythical Pokémon Token.]
*Looks like everything I knew of the situation is true, tomorrow is going to be very troublesome but I'll save Artemis and destroy that monster, it's too dangerous to let it live for too long*.
Tomorrow will be a very busy day but I'm sure everything will be fine, I won't use the spear since Excalibur is more than capable of dealing with that monster, all I have to do is get Artemis out of there first.
The next morning I got up really early in the morning so early that it was still dark out,of course Artemis also woke up early and after making and eating breakfast together we began to prepare for our trip, luckly I already had plenty of supplies in my inventory so I didn't need to prepare much.
However Ryuu had a pleasant surprise for me this morning, as Artemis and I walked out into the backyard I found my very beautiful elf girlfriend standing in our backyard and waiting for us it seems, but the best part was that she was wearing her Adventurer's Gear.
Which made her look very beautiful, she smiled at me the moment she saw me and walked up to us, she then gave me a hug which I returned right away "morning Ryuu, what are you up to this morning?".
Ryuu smiled and nuzzled my neck, by now Ryuu was more open to signs of affection thanks to Yasaka and Serafall, she was prone to doing things like these once in a while and that made me very happy "I decided to go with you on this trip, we don't get to spend a lot time together because I'm always working and your busy, so I thought this was a nice way to spend some time together".
I nodded, suddenly Artemis hugged me and Ryuu but we didn't mind much and just smiled at her, I then let go of both Ryu and Artemis and called our ride "Lugia!".
Lugia's unique and melodious voice echoed through the backyard, Ryuu smiled as she watched the Legendary Pokémon land besides us and let out a melodious growl, Artemis's eyes widen in awe as Lugia looked down and moved her head towards me where I grabbed the sides of her face and gently caress her "goodmorning Lugia, can you give us a ride? we need to get somewhere fast and I don't have enough information to teleport there directly".
Lugia nodded and then softly growled, she then turned her head towards Artemis and stared at her for a second before smiling and then begin to happily rub her head on Artemis's face making her giggled and pet Lugia.
After that we all got on top of Lugia's back and took off flying into the sky heading towards were I could feel where Antares and the real Artemis are.
Meanwhile Hermes was waiting outside Orario hoping to catch Rean and whoever is going with him to deal with the Quest whenever they leave but after waiting a few hours he gave up and began to walk towards the flying dragon he rented off of Ganesha.
He might as well leave and hope to catch up to Rean but before he could even reach his ride, his shadow suddenly came to life and dragged him screaming into the darkness where he disappeared.
The next moment he found himself inside the Dungeon and in the presence of a sinister dark dragon but Hermes didn't even get to scream or try to run before the evil looking dragon opened its mouth and shot Hermes with a blast of blue greenish flames incinerating him.
As soon as Hermes's vessel died in the Dungeon his whole self was pulled from Tenkai and was absorbed by the Dungeon, no one will ever see or get to know what had happened to him.
His Familia would look for him but not finding any clue other than that Ganesha Familia finding the flying dragon they let him borrow abandoned in a forest closed by Orario, they soon had to accept the fact that he was gone.
Meanwhile I was happily enjoying flying through the sky on Lugia's back, her being quite big allowed, Ryuu and Artemis room to even laydown and relax, Ryuu layed her head on my chest and sighed "it still gives me butterflies in my stomach to get this close to you Rean...".
I chuckled and gently caress her back "that's normal, even I still get nervous when you and the girls give me affection".
Ryuu giggled "really? I would think you would be used to it".
I smiled at her "well you can't blame me for getting a bit nervous, all of you are very beautiful and very bold at time too! even you been corrupted by Yasaka and Serafall".
Ryuu looked up and gave me a smug smile "Serafall and Yasaka just taught me the advantages of pleasure... are you complaining?".
I sighed but then give her a big smile "of course not Ryuu but jeez, it still surprise me when you or Yunyun get bold".
Ryuu blushed and nodded with a small smile on her face, suddenly Artemis also layed her head on my chest "... hmm my stomach feels funny whenever I'm close to you Rean, is this what having butterflies in your tummy feels like?".
I smiled at Artemis while Ryuu smiles "Lady Artemis what your feeling is normal when your with someone youbfeel comfortable with and care about".
Artemis closed her eyes and hummed while I raised an eyebrow to Ryuu who shrugged "Serafall said to push her along towards you".
I rolled my eyes which made Ryuu giggle, Serafall... just what is my devilish girlfriend plotting now?.
Thanks to flying on Lugia we were able to make good time though we always stopped and landed somewhere when it was getting dark to both eat and let Lugia rest.
She might not get tired but I always like to give my Pokemon time to rest plus I made sure to always give her some Pokepuffins to snack on too, then we would set up a camp eat some dinner and then go to sleep only to start all over again the next morning.
Four days passed by like that as we continue flying towards where I can sense both Antares and the rest of Artemis are located but suddenly Artemis became alert and looked down "down there!".
To my surprise the moment we looked down we saw a bunch of monsters chasing after a mother and a small child "Lugia! use Hydro Pump! on those monsters! Ryuu, Artemis you both get to the woman and child and protect them!".
Lugia let out a melodious growl and flew down towards the monsters, as soon as she approached the woman and child both Artemis and Ryuu jumped down and stood in front of them to protect them while Lugia opened her maw and fired a Hydro Pump and blasted the scorpion like monsters away.
Most of the scorpion turned into dust right away while those who survived where blasted away by Lugia's Water Type attack while I who was still on Lugia's back pointed my hand towards the monster and began to chant "O darkened storm cloud, loose thy blade and run mine enemies through... Thunder Blade!"
A massive blade made of pure purple lighting fell from the sky and struck the monsters who didn't even have time to even twitch before they were destroyed by my lightning spell, specifically since ther were very wet from Lugia's Hydro Pump.
Lugia let out a melodious roar of victory as all the monsters were defeated while Artemis watched with an awed expression on her face, Ryuu notice it and giggled "I know, the first time you see a Pokémon and Rean fight it's overwhelming but you do get used to it".
Artemis nodded while me and Lugia then landed in front of them, the lady and child we just saved stared at us in surprise and awe, especially the little girl who was staring at Lugia with shinning bright eyes.
After checking the woman and her daughter for any injuries I began to talk with her while Ryuu helped the little girl ride Lugia a bit, I couldn't help but to smile as I watched from the corner of my eyes how Lugia seemed to be having a lot of fun playing with the little girl.
Meanwhile the lady was telling me and Artemis how the monsters had appeared out of nowhere and were causing havoc, of course I knew it was because Antares was creating these monsters in order to absorb more power and spead its influence.
Artemis obviously felt responsible for the woman and child so she asked me to give her some food and supplies which I was more than happy to do since I always carry a lot with me plus I can always buy more in my In-game shop.
So I didn't mind giving the woman and her daughter food and even some Valis, after that Ryuu, Artemis and I said goodbye to them and we went on our way.
I knew we were getting closer to our destination now especially since we just took out a bunch of monsters created by Antares.
After a few days over flying over a mountain ranges we finally arrived closed to the ruins where I can feel both Antares and Artemis but Ryuu suddenly softly gasped which made me turn my head towards her "what's wrong?".
Ryuu frowned and pointed toward the forest bellow us "this forest... its dead, it's like life was drained away from everything around here, it feels horrible here".
I nodded since I knew what she was talking about, because of my mastery of Senjutsu I can actually sense or rather no longer sense any life in the land below us and if I'm honest about it, this felt quite disturbing.
Suddenly Lugia and I sensed an attack coming our away "Lugia! use Protect!".
Lugia growled and immediately used Protect and engulfed herself and us in a bright and shinning orb of energy that immediately blocked the barrage of light beams that suddenly rain down on us.
But as the beam of lights continued to rain down Artemis began to gasp for air and pale *shit! Antares is draining Artemis of her energy, we have to land or it will just continue to try and take us down".
I patted Lugia on her back catching her attention "Lugia land in the forest down below, we can't risk flying over there now".
Lugia nodded and then immediately began to fly down, as soon as we landed the beams of light stopped raining down and Artemis began to recover.
I sighed and then jumped down from Lugia's back and looked around only to frown when I noticed that there was a lot of scorpion like monsters surrounding us but Ryuu jumped up from Lugia's back and began to chant " In the sky of a now distant forest. Infinite stars scattered in the endless night sky, respond to my foolish voice, give me now divine protection of starfire.
Give the mercy of light to the one that abandoned you, come, wandering wind, the wandering traveler, cross the sky and run through the wilderness, run faster than anything else, Imbue the light of stardust and destroy the enemy, Luminous Wind".
Ryuu while in the mid air was surrounded by orbs of light and wind, she then spread her arms wide and the orbs of magic all shot down towards the monster and exploded with a burst or wind and light killing all of them.
Ryuu is a Level 4 Adventurer and this spell shows how powerful and skillfull she is, though that chant was too long for my tastes, I haven't had the chance to give her all the skills I gave to all the girls and Kunou but I think it's time to do so, those skills and perks will help her with her magic spells and give her more variety.
Soon enough Ryuu landed beside me and nodded to herself "those monsters looked like the scorpions we fought a few days ago...".
I nodded "yeah but they seemed different and stronger, good job with that spell Ryuu, you looked beautiful chanting in mid air".
Ryuu smiled and blushed a little while Artemis jumped off Lugia and walked up to her front "are you okay Lugia? you didn't get hurt right?".
Lugia looked down and smiled at Artemis, she then gave her a nod which let Artemis know that she was okay *she must feel responsible for that attack...*.
[Well that monster, Antares 'I think is what you call it' used her divinity to attack us, luckly all of your Pokémon are powerful enough to block that kind of attack.]
*Yeah but even if it hit us I think we would have survive, it wasn't that powerful of an attack, I think Artemis is still fighting Antares for control which might explain why this Artemis looked to be in pain*.
I turn towards Artemis and check ledif she was okay but she seemed to be fine right now so I can relax suddenly we heard some noise coming our way and we immediately got ready for an attack.
But to my surprise who we found was Asfi, the captain of the Hermes Familia however she seemed quite ragged right now and looks she like she's been crying, of course I know why.
I'm pretty sure that all of them felt the connection to their Falnas disappear letting them know that something had happened to Hermes, Asfi walked up to us and then turned her head towards Artemis "Lady Artemis... you came back, by any chance do you know anything about lord Hermes?".
Artemis shook her head "no I found my Orion and we left him behind in Orario to come here right away, I haven't seen him since".
Thank goodness Artemis was distracted with my hand when I was talking about dealing with Hermes, Asfi looked down and then turned towards me "your Rean Hayashi right? did you pull the spear ou?".
I nodded "yes, I did".
Asfi nodded and seemed relieved "thank goodness... do you know anything about lord Hermes?".
I shook my head "sorry that last time I saw him was when he explained what was going and about the Quest, I left him behind to ho home and prepare, I told him I would handle it and to get back to you guys why?".
Asfi shook her head "no reason... we were just wondering if you seen him, in any case why don't come with us to our campsite, I can let you know what's been going with the Quest so far".
I nodded to her, I knew that they wanted to keep that they knew about Hermes's death because of their Falna a secret for now, I feel a little bad but even though Hermes is portrayed as very friendly God he does do some real awful shit in the future and I don't want any of that to happen.
In any case Hermes is gone and there's no changing that, eventually they will move on but for now, Antares and dealing with him is more important.