Septinium - A Starbound Story

Chapter 3 - Esther Bright

Raena sees the group standing there. They seem like they're talking to someone, but she can't see who it was because they were blocking the view. Nuru stepped away and walked over behind Sineeda, where she tries to climb him up.

Raena couldn't believe her eyes when she saw someone unexpected to be in a place like this.

"You got the artifact, Sinnie?" Milli looked over at Sineeda. He got the artifact out of his pocket on his vest and gave it to the old woman they were talking to.

The old woman wore an outfit similar to someone who is an adventurer, and had the tools and items needed for one too. Other than that, she was on a hovering chair.

"Mss. Bright." Sineeda handed the old woman over the artifact.

"Thank you, Sineeda. That's one down and six to go!" The old woman took the artifact. "Interesting, a spider's bone..?"

"Well, it IS the trophy for defeating a giant oversized spider." Sineeda shrugged, then almost fell because of Nuru climbing up his back.

"YEY!" Nuru raised her hands while she was on Sineeda's back.

Sineeda sighed. "I may have come from a family of treess, but that doess not give you the right to climb me all the time." Sineeda looked at Nuru as he carried her.

"Well, it did help us in that battle!"

"You're right..."

"Plus, I'm the one who showed you the way here!"

"I guess you're right, hehe."

Ms. Bright giggled, as Raena got closer to the crowd. "Ms. Esther... Bright...?" Raena looked at her eyes widened.

Esther looked over at Raena. "Oh! Hello!" Esther greeted, then looked at Ethyl. "A new recruit, Ethyl?"

Ethyl scratched the back of his head. "Uhh..."

"No, I'm not with him." Raena cut his sentence, Ethyl growled at her. "I didn't expect you to be here..!"

"Well, I am here." Esther shrugged with a smile. "I'm glad you have found a protector to bring you here Bran–"

Esther realizes something, and leaned over her chair. "Where's Leda..?"

Raena and the others stayed silent. Nuru quit playing around with Sineeda's leaves on his head and looked over at them.

"She... Was taken..." Raena looked down, about to tear up again. "She didn't make it..."

"The Ruin has done too much already..." Esther frowns and turns over to the gigantic door. "Ethyl, we must hurry and find the other artifacts."

"About that..." Ethyl stepped forward and put his hands in his pockets. "My ship ran out of fuel, we need to get more for us to be able to continue."

"Unfortunate... But I believe Penguin Pete has fuel to sell you." Esther looked up at Ethyl.

"Thanks, I'll meet up with him." Ethyl bowed slightly.

"Now, I wanna talk to the protector more." Esther looked over at Raena. "Mind you leave us for a bit?"

Ethyl nodded then went down the staircase together with the others.

"ONWARD, SINNIE!" Nuru points to the direction where the others were going. Sineeda sighs and walks with them.

Esther goes closer to Raena. "What's your name, young protector?"

"Raena Bellmore... Ma'am." Raena blushed a bit, nervous that she's meeting a retired grand protector.