A stream of sunlight peeks into Lumina's room, waking her up to a new day. Getting out of bed and stretg, Lumina has a bath, gets dressed and heads down to the dining area of the inn to have breakfast. Todays menu for breakfast is a simple oatmeal with honey and milk which had a sweet taste wheen.

  Once she was finished with the meal, Lumina headed oo the knights training ground and practiced her footwork and lunges of the rapier where over time she made small mistakes that were corrected before trying again proving that she made obvious improvements quickly, allowio work up a sweat early in the m. Ohese are sed nature, I'll see if I find someoo spar with.

  Looking around the training ground, she didn't mao see An there meaning that he must be busy with something. After a quick workout, Lumihe training ground ao the nearby hunters guild to pick up some new missions as a D ranker. However, remembering the previous enter with Ternan slightly soured her mood, hoping that he would not be nearby.

  Heading ihe guild hall, she realises that it is rather empty with barely anyone inside except for a couple of people. Huh, seems I missed the rush hour. Lumina thought in amusement. After taking a quick pause, she then headed over to the mission board to see if there were any suitable missions that she could uake.

  While Lumina was busy looking, one of the receptionists headed over to her and tapped her on the shoulder. "Excuse me miss, are you perhaps Lumina? There is a specific quest assigo you that seems a little urgent if you would like to accept it."

  Looking away from the mission board, Lumina looked at the receptionist with inquisitive eyes. "A quest for me? What's it about?"

  "To the immediate west of Droma, there is a vilge that seems to be having a monster pest invasion that are targeting the animals and require a huo create an iigative report on the animals disappearances. We decided to reend this to you as you are one of the fastest to move up rank an decided that you should be capable enough for the task."

  Hmm, this mission seems iing, I wonder if the monster could be suitable as a shadow? I guess I'll take the quest and find out. "Sure I'll uake the ission."

  "Phew, thank you! Also by pleting this quest, depending on how satisfied they are, this quest at fhly half of the required missions in order to bee a k hunter."

  After filing the form, Lumio the market distrid left through the western gate of Droma until she met the point where those behind her could not see even her shadow. Summonihon and the elk, she rode into the western dires path where the vilge should be.

  A good two to three hour journey was made into the travel when Lumina spied a rge wooden fenclosing a nearby vilge sitting beside a rge dazzling ke, shining from the suns rays hitting the watery surface. On her way to the vilge, more and mreen pastures and crops were seen with some animals l around, grazing upon them.

  Before she reached the entrao the vilge, she hopped off the elk and unsummo while Aethon perched upon her shoulder ag as a bck bird listening to its masters call.

  Entering the vilge, she noticed that the residents atmosphere was retively gloomy and downcast despite wearing genial faces. Walking around, she finally entered what looked to be a patrolling guard with the symbol of the local knights donning him thus, she walked up to him to ask what is going on.

  "Hey, you help me out by answering some questions? Thanks, you see I was sent by the hunters guild to help with the iigation." After calling out to the guard, Lumina looked around to see if anyone else aying attention. Out of the er of her eyes, she noticed that one of the children appeared a little shifty and nervous and decided to summon a spider to follow him just in case.

  "Yeah, there were multiple reports from the farmers pining and w about their livestock disappearing. At first we thought that there would be evideh tracks we could follow and there are but most of them head towards the ke and suddenly stop as if there were nothing there to begin with." Sighing, the young guard answered in a slightly distraught tone. "It would be helpful if you find problem because this is givihe shivers. Also Ther- No, never mind I'll let you go on with your iigation, be careful!"

  Ohe guard answered he tinued with his patrols while Lumina stood there w. Meanwhile, the spider following the young child saw him go into a decrepit house that looked as though it were falling apart. Deg that this child may have more information, Lumi ahead and followed the route he took.

  ing across the dipidated house, Lumina knocked gently before calling out to see of she get a response. "Hey, anyone home?" After a couple of seds, she hears the sound of soft footsteps before the door opened inwardly slowly, revealing that same timid child from before.

  Notig his nervousness, Lumina k down to be eye level with him and put on a softer voice to appear as non-threatening as she . "Hi, you help big sis here? I noticed that you seem to know some more information that could really help me." Giving a gentle and disarming smile, she looked into his eyes to show her siy.

  "Y-you wont dismiss me?" His voice trembled as he asked Lumina a question.

  "Of course I wont, please?"

  "Well, it isn't just the animals going missing. People are too I-its as if they're being trolled to disappear."

  "I see, thank you for telling big sis, see you ter." After getting the answer, Lumi but not before rubbing her hand, ruffling his hair into a mess before putting on a serious expression as she left towards the ke. It seems that I o hurry to prevent another disappeara this time, it was starting to bee dusk.