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[Solymr]

Oh, that doesn't matter right now. I hope you understand.

As soon as Lillian took a sip of the drink, she started feeling weird as soon collapsed from sudden sleep.

I'm sure you will understand... You'll have a lot of time to think about it.

The man took Lillian to another room with the help or the barkeep.
When Lillian woke up after an unknown about of time, she found herself in a dark place, tied down to what seemed like a chair.
Tomik and Laura went through all the bars in the city, but couldn't find Lillian anywhere.

Chapter 3x unlocked!

[GiglameshDespair]

"I think it's best we find somewhere you can sit down and recover for a moment. You've had a shock, my friend, and your arm needs seeing to."
She lead him to a nearby pub, sitting him in the corner and going up to the bar.
"A hot drink, please."

[Swordstar]

"Dammit, Dammit. DAMMIT! WHERE IS SHE?"

Tomik hauled back and punched the wall of the bar they'd just left, cooling back down some to his normally contained anger as he shook his hand out.

"She's not in any of these bars, apparently no one remembers seeing her. It's not like she's a common face, and her guitar alone would have made her stand out... Ugh! Are you sure she wasn't in any other the other places you checked?"

[Ochita]

Albert didn't resist Ketsuki taking him into a bar, even though he was fairly sure he wasn't allowed Alcohol, and from the stories he's heard about it... Still, he sat in the corner, and waited for Ketsuki to return. Noticing that his sleeve was still covered with snot, he gave a small sigh. At least there shouldn't really be anyone staring at him.. When Ketsuki returns with the drink, Albert took it, and slowly sipped on it. After a short while of sipping, Albert quietly asked Ketsuki a question.
  "H..How can you handle not having a home..?"

[SeriousConcentrate]

Lillian did the first thing anyone would be expected to do: test her bonds to see what they were and squirm around to see if she could move at all. At the same time, she tried to figure out if she was blindfolded or the room was just dark. Panic would come, and soon, but she had to get as much of her bearings as she could before then.

[Solymr]

Ketsuki got a flaming cup of beverage for her troubles, free of charge when the barkeeper of this joint saw the state Albert was in.
In her dark room, Lillian tried wriggling about but she was firmly bonded arms and legs to the chair, but it didn't seem like she was wearing a blindfold. The room was just very dark.
Harold was walking down the streets with a hurried pace, looking down all the alleys. Eventually he found who he was looking for.

: Harlan! I've been looking all over for you!

Harold was looking quite pale.

: I need your help... We need to find the rest of your group.

[Sirus]

Harlan almost said "they aren't my group anymore", but thought better of it. If Ixion was about to attack, then none of them were safe yet. He couldn't quit now.

: "Damn right we do; Ixion's about to try something. What's got you so worked up?"

[GiglameshDespair]

"A home...? I haven't truly had one in a long time, my friend."
She dabbed at the blood on her forehead.
"What makes a home, though? Security? I have risked my life everywhere I have lived, and to have it otherwise would be against my nature. But then, aside from my master, I have been alone, as well. The occasional paramour, perhaps, but nothing persistent, and arena fighters do not like to make friends with those they'd fight tomorrow.

...
This town seems safe, and I am sure there would be work for a priest like yourself. Perhaps you could find a home here."

[Solymr]

: Take a look at it for yourself.

Harold showed Harlan a note:

"We HaVE yoUR fRienD. YoU shoUlD KnoW BEttEr than LeAvE A JoB halF FiniShED. BRing Us tHe aRtiFAcT Or shE DieS."

: This is bad... I think they saw me getting here with your guys or something... Shit... I just...

[Haspen]

"N-No!"

Then she got sniffles and big watery eyes.

[Swordstar]

"Dammit... Alright, lets take a step back. First off, it's ok. This isn't your fault, don't worry. Maybe she ended up returning back to the house and that's why we haven't found her. Lets head that way."

As they headed back, Tomik spotted Harlan and his brother.

"Harlan! Have you seen Lilly? Apparently she ran away from Laura here seeming pretty upset. We couldn't find her anywhere we looked."

[Ochita]

Albert was quiet, though he blew out his drink and cupped his hands around it, simply content to enjoy the warmth from the drink. Given the thought of settling down here, Albert sighed. It seemed as though he was slipping out of his shocked state, but he still seemed very out of it.
  "M-maybe... To me, home was having a place to stay with people who you got along with... That was the church for me.. but now I.. I can't ever return.. And I don't know about this place.. I... I don't think I can just stop and settle until I've helped Lamden get back to his home.." He closed his eyes, and drew closer to his drink, still not drinking it. Maybe Albert's worried that it might be alcohol.

[Sirus]

: "Her? Who's her?" But then Tomik ran up shouting about Lilly missing, and it fell into place.

: "...what did you DO, little brother?!"

[Swordstar]

"... What? What do you know? What's going on?"

Despite the pain in his hand, Tomik clenched it into a fist again, not sure if he was about to punch Harold with a broken hand or a wall again but his temper was starting to boil up to the surface. He knew he was out of control, almost like Senija was, but he couldn't bring himself to care. Something was wrong and Lilly was quite possibly in danger because of this.

[Solymr]

: ... Remember the temple where we met? About a week ago I was approached by some guy who told me he had info about an important artifact and he was looking for someone to recover it.

: He said he would pay big if I got it, and I told him I would look into it, but without making any promises or taking anything from him. When I got there, the place was a deathtrap and I hit a dead end, so I decided to leave it at that before I got hurt and tell the guy that it was too dangerous but... I wasn't expecting this...