Chapter 7: Arriving at Miranda’s City Gates

Returning to where the story left off, Silva and her friends are continuing to being chased by bandits, making them fight them off yet again. This is really getting old. When are bandits going to take the hint that they should not mess with guild members who can seriously out match them? This has been on Silva’s mind for a while now, but it’s better not to bother the rest of the gang about it.

After the long day of going through the mountains and fighting off what idiot tries to mess with them, they finally arrive at the outskirts of Miranda City, where Silva’s real journey is about to take place. Before heading to the city, they decided to set up camp for the night, since they are extremely exhausted from what they had to deal with getting here. At least, this time the boys offered to get up camp while Silva and Lisa were able to relax for a bit.

“Geez, I am exhausted, I wonder how many times we got attacked in just one day,” Silva said beyond exhausted.

“I am not sure. It’s too much to count,” Lisa said, catching her breath.

“I would have to agree,” Rufus said, cutting in.

“Shouldn’t you be helping the rest of the boys?” Silva angrily asked.

“I am too old for this kind of job,” Rufus said, blowing on his pipe.

“You are an elf, you are not even old, so get your butt to work or I will do to you what I did to you when we were alone in training,” Silva threatened.

“Alright, I will go and help,” Rufus said, hurrying to help the boys.

“What was that about?” Lisa asked, confused about what she had just seen.

“Oh, let’s just say, we used to be rough in our training, and he didn’t like me touching a particular part of his body,” Silva explains.

“Oh, oh, wow, Sil, never thought you were the type who liked those kinds of things,” Lisa said catching Silva’s saying.

“Yes, well, if it gets the boy into becoming a man, then I will do anything for it,” Silva mentions.

“And now I know about all of those rumors I have been hearing back in the day,” Lisa teases.

“I didn’t sleep with all of those guys, if that is what you think. I just made sure they did my bidding whenever it is convenient,” Silva reassured her.

“Right,” Lisa said, rolling her eyes. “Now, I am even more excited watching how your love life is going to turn out.”

“What do you mean?”

“Isn’t it obvious, Terrance is still in love with you, even though you treat him like dirt for lying to you. I can tell he might be the one you will pick. Then there is Seth, who has been your best friend since you two were young, who has been in love with you for years and rejected him so many times, which is so sad, since he is not going to give up on you. Lastly, you have Rufus, who your actual ex, whom you had a steamy romance with for a while and had some interesting intimate moments in bed,” Lisa explains as she continues to tease her best friend. “And don’t get me started with the other guys you were with during your in between phases.”

“Yes, I will admit I have been with quite a bit of guys, but I am not in the mood to relive them all. Rufus, maybe. Seth, never. Terrance, I am not sure.”

“See right there. I know you still have feelings for Terrance,” Lisa teases.

“I am not sure if i can ever love him again, the way I first met him, but I cannot focus on love right now. I have this whole, “Goddess in Training” to deal with and if this even succussed, then there will not be time for Terrance and I to even reconnect what we had.”

“It might not be something you might not plan in your life, but when life throws you curve balls, you just have to take it. We each have a path that is not always written, but it is up to us to create this path we follow ourselves,” Lisa said, trying to cheer her up.

“Look at you, acting like a philosopher, Silva teases.

“Yeah, I can act wise when I want to be,” Lisa said, blushing a bit.

“Thank you for being here,” Silva said, hugging Lisa.

“Of course, what are friends are for.”

Meanwhile, the boys were discussing their plans before arriving at the city.

“Ok, listen up, Miranda City is a huge city, so it will be better if we split up to complete our tasks a bit faster. I suggest, Terrance, you take Silva to the temple with Seth and Rajah, here is the map to get to it. As for Simon and I, we have business to take care of at the guild hall and we will meet up later at the temple,” Rufus explained.

“Oh, ok, I can do that. But why do I have a feeling your work is not work after all?” Terrance pointed out.

“Yeah, it is better if you don’t know.”

“Yes, we understand, but don’t we need to show our IDs at the entrance since they are strict in who can enter the city?” Seth asked.

“Yes, so I do hope you all brought them with you,” Rufus explains.

“Hey guys, what are you talking about?” Silva asked to join in on the conversation.

“We were just discussing our plans for the city and using our IDs to get in,” Seth explains.

“About that, I don’t have my ID. I think I lost it during a mission a while ago,” Silva explains.

“Don’t worry, by some stupid miracle, I managed to find it during one of my missions and kept it ever since,” Rufus said showing it off.

“Oh, that is great news. Please hand it back to me,” Silva said, stretching her hand out.

“Sure, here it is,” Rufus said, handing it back to her.

“Now before I kill you, we better get some sleep,” Silva suggested.

“Yeah, sure, let’s get some sleep,” Rufus suggested.

The next morning, the gang quickly packed their things and walked the main path leading to the Miranda City Gates. Reaching the front of the gates, a guard was there to inspect the guests entering the city. “Hello welcome to Miranda City, please present your IDs to gain entry,” The guard orders.

Each of her friends gave their IDs to the guard. He quickly inspects them, making sure the IDs are not fake. Once the guard handed back the IDs back to them, the guard said, “Welcome members of the Guild League and welcome back Mr. Rufus. Please enjoy your visit here.”

“Thank you, we are happy to be here,” Rufus said kindly.

The gates soon open for them to enter the city and head inside.

On the other side of the gates now, they can finally breathe.

“Phew, glad that is over, but I am a bit surprised that my ID still works after being absent from duty for so long,” Silva said a bit surprised.

“Well, you might have lost your ID from your former home, I took the liberty to create a new one for you from your current home,” Rufus said trying to be vague.

“As long as you did not reveal the secret, then I do not care,” Silva mentions.

“I will never let harm come to those girls,” Rufus admits.

“I have a question Rufus, are you a regular here and why are you so friendly to the guards?” Lisa asked, cutting in.

“Yes, I am. I am a frequent visitor here mostly because I love the liquor here and I get into drinking contests with the guards whenever I visit,” Rufus teases.

“Right, I am not surprised about that. We should get going,” Silva said.

“Right follow me,” Rufus said, taking them to the train station close by.

Rufus escorts the gang to the train station and explains which trains to take to their destinations.

“Ok, Silva, you, Lisa, Terrance, Seth, and Rajah, will be taking the express red train to the temple. I have to take the green train over there with Simon to get to the guild hall that is deeper into the city. We will meet at the temple once the sunsets.”

“Well, Silva, are you ready to go?” Terrance asked.

“Yes, I am, but just a minute, where the HELL is Lisa?” Silva shouted, looking around.

“Oh, see you later Silva, I am going shopping,” Lisa shouted as the train was leaving.

“I swear, she has nuts for brains,” Silva said, trying to calm down.

“Should we go?” Terrance asked.

“Let’s get this over with. Come on Rajah” Silva said as she follows Terrance to the train.

With each group heading out on their own new adventures in this city, it begs to differ what kind of chaos they will get in.