It has been long; far too long since she could remember of herself being on a quest that the feeling had almost gone completely unfamiliar to her. Butterflies fluttered in her stomach as the silver haired woman paced down back and forth in her room. For the first time in a while, it was obvious, even to a child’s eye that she was very thrilled about going on a mission, not alone, but with her lover—the famous duo, as usual. The female polished her beloved sword one last time before she slid it back into its sheath. Her muscles were tingling to get back into action, and it was almost impossible for her to remain still.

”I’ll leave first. You know where to find me later.”

The couple had been living together for quite a while now, even during their travels, and it felt natural to them as if they were married. She’d look at her own reflection in the mirror, and then she’d leave the small, rickety inn without so much as a word apart from paying a glance to the old woman who worked at the register, her wrinkles holding untold stories. Orchidia had an uncanny lure to its streets as she ventured out to find herself simply enjoying the familiarity of the town, which used to be bustling with travellers and merchants during the Flower Festival, nonetheless, now that the event was over, the quiet roads indicated that the majority of the people have returned to their hometown.

The female would have her sword edged neatly into its sheath as she shouldered it over her back with a black band, causing the weapon to emit a metallic tang with her every step. Though she considered it more akin to the sound of her regular routine, perhaps even a small foreboding tune to a great encounter up ahead. She’d head towards her destination, only to see a familiar face lingering around the same exact area.

”And yet, we stumble upon each other once again,” spoke the white haired female. ”Looking for a mission?”

The woman folded her arms across her chest, giving a quick peek at the paper request that her friend had selected. ”Delivering pizza. Not too fun, is it?” And here, she thought that she might be able to get some engaging, good quests that involves anything other than delivering food or handing out flyers. A frustrated sigh escaped her lips. ”Mind if we tag along with you?” she turned around, hoping that Chelvaric would show up somewhere nearby. Snowflake had indicated where she was going to head off to before she left and if he had turned up late, she was going to be very mad.  

Despite how the three agreed to be in a team, never once were they seen together to complete a mission as a team. In one of those seldom times, it was either due to the fact that they were in different towns or even if they were, the Pegasi rarely ever met, and the majority of the time, it was only Chelvaric and herself clearing out requests together. Perhaps this was coincidence, for them to accomplish a mission for the first time. ”Seems like we are,” she nodded, almost with a hint of smile playing on her lips. ”This is the day I’ve been looking forward to.” Indeed it was. She couldn’t imagine how fun and wonderful it would be for all of them to be together—finally.

Their previous missions were interesting and adventurous enough with Chelvaric as her partner, and with Alisa in the addition, the experience of going on a request again could only get better. ”And, this is…?” Her eyes shifted towards the unfamiliar young female standing close to Alisa. The way the girl waved towards them, it was almost as if she’d met them before and Snowflake could sense a feeling of nostalgia radiating from her.

Once the team’s reunion was confirmed with joy and pleasure, they would soon begin to head out to their destination to meet the client. Enil; a man whom she has not met for far too long. The pair goes way back when Snowflake was still a newbie to the magic world and during that time, she had completed quests for him a few times. Whenever Snowflake travelled to Orchidia—which wasn’t that often—she’d give his bar a visit. The two didn’t share many words, apart from discussing about the details of the quests and what drinks she enjoyed, nonetheless, she used to be one of the regulars at his place. Albeit, with her appearance completely altered and her new unattended guild master chores, she doubted that he would even remember her face.

”Oh, Lumen,” she started, with an obvious a hint of surprise in her tone. ”I didn’t expect to see her with such a lovely transformation.” With idle chatters amongst the team members, time flew past and before they knew they were already at their destination.

Upon her entrance, she would witness a sight of many customers queuing to make orders. The day had not long begun, and the business here was booming as usual. No wonder Enil required assistance. The owner soon noticed the Pegasus members lingering in the store, only to direct them into the kitchen. Enil must have been rather confused seeing four people to complete a simple task, which was no other than making pizzas and delivering them. It would only mean that the mission would be completed faster, much to their preference.

Enil gave her an apron: the same for everyone else and each of them would be assigned to different tasks and hers ended up making oven baked chicken. This shouldn’t be hard, she thought to herself and flicked her hair away from her face in confidence. The chicken was already butchered and prepared for her, all she had to do was to marinate them and toss them into the oven while the owner tended the orders at the counter. Having all of them gathered together in the kitchen, it was almost as if they were having a family gathering, save for Finn whom they have yet to meet for the last couple of months.

Once all the chicken and pizzas were prepped up, Enil took care of the packaging and handed them over for delivery, alongside the specific addresses that were written on a piece of paper. ”Free pizzas it is then.” Although the request was far from intriguing, it was fun at the very least and they certainly did get free pizzas, which was not all that bad for a reward. ”We can split the addresses so the job is done faster,” she suggested. There were four people to deliver the food after all. Chelvaric and herself can deliver the first half whereas Alisa and Lumen could take care of the rest.