Night 69: Underground Lake

[nobleman]

[From here.]

Guy landed awkwardly in the sandy area, his ankle almost twisting as a result, though he managed to regain his balance before he hurt himself or fell over. It was still disorienting, though, especially since it had been a while, and so he took a few moments to orient himself.

It looked like Anise and Claude had made it safely, and the underground cave itself was just as he remembered it. Good to see that not much changed when they weren't around, then. Then again, there wasn't much at Landel's that changed. The entrance of the military had been the largest change, and even that had turned out to be temporary.

"By the way, Claude," Guy spoke up once he'd recovered, "Anise and I worked out that I'm the one who'll be giving the toll this time." It was better if he just got that out of the way now so they didn't have to get into a discussion about it when they approached the ferryman.

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[earthling]

"Hey, who would've thought something nice would come from that toll?" Claude remarked with a lopsided grin. Considering how bad Guy's phobia was, it was kind of weird seeing him and Anise hugging like that. Of course, he couldn't blame Anise for taking the opportunity to hold onto him. They had apparently known each other for years, and the only time Guy could even so much as put a hand on her shoulder was when she was in mortal peril -- which was pretty sad, when he thought about it.

With that realization, Claude fell silent and turned away under the pretense that he was checking out the immediate area for anything unusual. They had never been to this part of the lake, after all, and he didn't want to let his guard down. Besides, he doubted now was the time for a group hug, so he figured he just ought to give them their space.