Meet up with Nyllia.

Outside of the castle, into the village around it, you march. Directly ahead stands the elven woman, clad in her slim, gorgeous, silver armour, armed with her long blade hanging behind her. The sky this morning has completely clouded over and there's more of a chill than usual, though she stands there almost like a beacon of the sun herself--radiant and warm, beckoning you forwards. You approach the paladin with a welcoming smile of your own.

"So what's up?" you ask. "Is something the matter, to ask for me armed and ready? I hope nobody was kidnapped again."

"No. Nothing like that," she replies. "You see, I would like to ask something of you. I have a quest I would like to go on, though only with you. Just the two of us. It will not take longer than this day, and I believe with your teleportation ability, we will arrive promptly."

"Well, I can't really say we won't be able to handle it by ourselves. You're even technically a higher level than I am, though that's not exactly an accurate measurement anymore, huh? Yeah I'll come. I know we're outside now, but getting away from here for just a bit will feel like a breath of fresh air."

"That is what I was thinking as well. I already informed Yin of our departure. So, shall we?" she asks. As she does, she holds her right hand, clad in a silver gauntlet, though the armour is slender, so despite the cover, her hand before you appears with just as much elven grace as any other time. What she wears fits her perfectly.

You lay your hand on hers, and her fingers curl around yours.

"So where are we heading?" you ask, actually a tiny bit flustered. There's something about her suddenly holding your hand with such affectionate firmness paired with her confident stare into your eyes.

"I assume you need a specific location if we wish to warp, though where we are headed is difficult to describe. Therefore, I will give you a general location, and we will walk the rest of the way. Is this satisfactory?"

"Of course. Sounds good to me."

"Do you remember the Deeproot Forest? It is the woodlands south of us, reaching all the way down to the fields where you faced Catherine the vampiress. I would ask you to take us to a location somewhere around the western half of this forest. Do not worry. We have all day, yes?"

"I think I can do that, yeah. Give me a second to think about the map. Though with all the trees..."

"If we have a rough landing, I trust we can handle it. I believe we have both experienced worse."

You chuckle. "That's true."

"Simply hold me close," she says. After a pause, she continues. "Because your boots can slow our descent if we do appear in a strange manner."

After that, she wraps her arm around you, and you snake your arm around to her side and tug her in. "Then you're ready?"

"Of course."

You nod and take a deep breath. To teleport to a random location in a vague area--it might be easier if anything, though you're also nervous about where you could appear. It could be in a bog, way above the trees, in a cave filled with trolls, anything. Thankfully, you've actually been to the forest before, a long time ago, back during your first quest with Nyllia and her own party at the time. You try to think back to those times as you bend your legs. Trees. Tents. Vivi's shack. The warping paths. Nyllia's naked--

Bunny Hop!