Converging Destinies: Part 1

Chapter 27

       Cedric had paid for his, Ella's, and Eris' breakfast. He had ordered some extra for Ara' Sei, but for some reason she was gone.

       "Have you seen her Ara' Sei?" He asked. Ella shook her head. Then, Ara' Sei entered the inn, saw everyone else at a table, and sat down with them.

       "Where were you?" Cedric asked.

       "Just watching the sunrise, I woke up really early for some reason." Ara' Sei explained.

       "So, we need to find this man, right?" Eris asked.

       "Yes." Ara' Sei confirmed.

       "Well, what do we do if we find him, but you aren't there?" Eris asked.

       "I'd say either let me know where he is or keep tabs on where he is. We should split up into pairs. I'll go with Ella and you should go with Cedric." Ara' Sei said to Eris. Eris nodded in reply.

       "Alright, that works for me." Eris agreed. The group finished their breakfast, and then got ready for the day. Eris asked for a description of the man before they left with Cedric.

       "So, the man we need to find has dark hair, dark skin, 'dazzling' eyes, and is young. That's rather vague."

       "Yeah, I suppose so. But, who knows, we might know him when we see him." Cedric added.

       "Well, I don't know about you, but after that journey at sea, I really need a bath." Eris said.

       "We could find a bathhouse." Cedric pointed out.

       "Good idea!" Eris replied. After half an hour of searching, the two found a bathhouse. Eris paid four gold to rent a bath for an hour. The two took off their clothes, put them next to the bath, and got in. The baths had been treated with aromatic salts that made the steam rising from the bath smell like roses. The bath was heated from the bottom, and the bath was frothy white with bubbles.

       "This is... really nice." Cedric said.

       "I know. We really needed this." Eris replied.

       "Yeah, you're right. What else do we need?" Cedric asked.

       "Well, obviously we need to find this man who Ara' Sei's been searching for." Eris pointed out.

       "Riight. But, what else. What's not so obvious?"

       "You know Cedric, I'm not really sure."

       "Hmmm, well. If there are any woods nearby I'd love to meditate in them."

       "Oh... okay. I can't really think of anything else that I need so after we're done with this we can do that." Cedric scooted closer to Eris and leaned on their shoulder. Eris wrapped their arm around Cedric.

       "This is really nice, do you know how long it's been?" Cedric asked.

       "I have no idea." Eris replied. Cedric clasped his hands together and whispered a few words. His hands gave off an emerald glow, and when he opened them, a water lily and a lily pad sat in his hand. Then, he floated the lily pad and the water lily on the water. The water lily had petals who were a vibrant pink at the base that faded to nearly white at the tips.

       "Those are so pretty, can you make more?" Eris asked. Cedric nodded. Within a few minutes, the bath was completely covered in beautiful water lilies.

      "The people who run this place might not like this." Cedric commented.

       "Oh well, I'll just leave an extra gold piece or two on the side of the bath and they'll feel fine." Eris said. Soon, the two got out of the bathtub, dried themselves off, and changed back into their normal clothes. Then, they both left, looking for the limits of the city so they could go meditate in the woods.