The next few days passed uneventfully. Well, uneventfully for our group of sorceresses and swordsmen at any rate. Only a few bandit raids, cleaning out of restaurant larders, and general typical behaviour of the gang's members.
Actually, it had been pretty quiet lately, all things considered. No earthshaking prophecies, no people trying out their latest plans for world domination, no heroic idiots/bounty hunters/assassins out to kill the Enemy of All Who Live. The group simply passed from town to town its usual fashion, yet devoid of problems.
"What the hell is wrong?!" Lina shouted accusingly into the sky. "I know you've got something up your sleeve, so just get it over with already!"
"Lina, who are you talking to?"
Sigh "No one, Gourry, no one."
"Well, that's not what it looks like..."
"I think Lina-san is talking to herself, Gourry-sama."
"Oh. Okay, Sylphiel!" he smiled to the shrine maiden. Said shrine maiden appropriately blushed, despite the fact that the jellyfish was completely oblivious.
"How much longer till we're in a town?" Lina asked impatiently. "I need food."
"The map shows the next village to be approximately an hour from our current location." Zel replied.
"AN HOUR?!?!?! I'LL STARVE TO DEATH IN THAT AMOUNT OF TIME!!!"
Zelgadis smirked from behind his mask. It amazed him that she wasn't known as the Queen of Exaggeration, though it didn't really fit in with all the other names she's known as. "It could take a little less time if we Raywinged, but does anyone really want to carry Gourry that far?"
Silence. Gourry sweatdropped.
Xelloss floated above the group, hand shading his closed eyes and 'looking' into the distance. "Well, I see a lake up ahead, perhaps we could go fishing?"
"...Fishing? Fishing! Fish!! FOOD!!!" Lina scrambled off down the road, dragging along Gourry. "We can use your hair as fishing line!"
"Oi, why can't we use your hair?!?"
"Yours is longer!"
"Not by much!"
After a nice big meal of fish (in other words, after they thoroughly ridded the lake of all aquatic life forms) they started their journey once more towards the city of Tromper. Legend told of an ancient temple located there, holding many lost lores and texts on magic. Lina had heard about the city on a trip home to Zefilia a few months ago. It was not her choice. When onee-chan calls you home, you do not negatively reply. Apparently, the city was located to the north of Lina's hometown in a deep river valley. Everyone had their different reasons for the quest. Zel hoped for a cure, as always. Lina hoped for treasure and new magic. Predictable as always when it came to fortune. Gourry because he always followed Lina, and Sylphiel because she now always followed the swordsman. The magic circles that surround the city of Seyruun had been acting up lately. Although most blamed this on the God Sealing Barrier being broken, it was still a problem that needed to be solved, so Amelia hoped to find a solution in the ancient texts. And why was Xelloss tagging along? Well, that was a secret of course!
As they marched on for the next few days, Lina started to worry. The dream hadn't flitted away, and she was certain that that meant something. Normally, her dreams were forgotten a few minutes to a few hours after they occurred, unless they were visions. She could still remember this dream in great detail, almost a week after that night. She also realised something else. They would have to stop in Zefilia at some point, and that time was soon coming. At their current pace, they'd probably make it there in the next day or so. The sorceress was not pleased.