Our clothes were sewn of spider silk Puddles the owner of the Clothing Castle had worked with the humans for days to craft perfect re-creations of Earth fashion Then to make us look even more majestic our cloaks had been modified to fall over our shoulders Poster children Symbols of hope Villagetown's biggest stars That's what we've become Some would say it's sweet a budding romance between two young heroes fighting valiantly against all odds I'd say that's an exaggeration Although Breeze and I are close we haven't had much time for anything besides battle or preparations for the next I guess the mayor wants to change that though He wants the people to have something to believe in I suppose that's why he whisked us away in the middle of the dance 2 And when we return we're to smile hold hands and raise them before a cheering crowd
You look so different from when we first met I said I suppose Breeze stared vacantly ahead I wish we could have danced more Me too I adjusted the collar of my shirt We heard a click and the door opened In the reflection I saw the mayor step in As he studied us particularly our outfits the faintest trace of a smile appeared beneath his mustache I apologize for taking you away like this he said gliding in I just wanted to make sure that you two are looking your very best for the award ceremony It's fine Breeze said still fixed on her reflection The mayor slid between us and ran his gnarled fingers along the edge of the object's smooth iron frame So what do you think Do you like it Breeze nodded It's amazing What is it called This is known as a mirror This one is thousands of years old crafted during the start of the Second Great War As I understand it came from an ancient temple The Tabernacle of Gloomfell Cove That's near the sea beyond a vast mountain range to the northwest far far from here I suppose it'd be impossible to craft such an object ourselves I said How did it wind up here anyway 3
Our records say a trader brought it here Traders used to be quite common back when it was still safe to travel I was just a boy then So many voyagers and vagabonds constantly visited our village It seems like yesterday I nodded vaguely recalling reading something about that in school Only recently had our village learned of the Eyeless One's return yet our scholars believe he's been gathering his strength and amassing his armies for a long time The coming war is perhaps something he's been planning for at least fifty years Before that monster attacks were far from common You could have traveled the Overworld for weeks without encountering one And now After staring off into nothingness for a moment the mayor raised his head and smiled again Was that a tear in the corner of his eye You two look so wonderful he finally said Yes you're exactly what our village needs right now Another pause 1 hope you can understand why I'm asking all this of you I looked his reflection in the eye Of course sir
FRIDAY UPDATE 4 AFTERNOON We walked back in silence Almost everyone was at the party so the streets were mostly empty Still we could see distant silhouettes on the wall spaced evenly every hundred blocks more or less Humans standing watch enchanted bows slung over their shoulders There was no doubt at least one more up in the sky tower ready to activate the note block alarm system should trouble arise but I couldn't see into the tower's nest from here Upon reaching the village hall things were mostly the same as when we left posters and banners jukeboxes and cakes And a thousand or so people celebrating Villagetown's success Even though the Eyeless One was still out there his minions had been driven back For us that was enough At this point we'll take any victory we can get no matter how small I heard some laughter to my left Breeze was already being swept away by a handful of human girls They couldn't get over her cloak Stump couldn't get over mine After he slapped me on the back and flashed a huge grin his gaze fell to my shoulders What's that about 5
