Ian was acting different. The same thought was going through almost everyone's mind as they sat inside Prince Albert's bedroom and analyzed his behaviours. Except the newly added members of their group, Ria and Rick's party, everyone else could feel it. It was a gut feeling at first, but then soon, they could even point out the little differences. First of all, him waking up during lunchtime whereas he'd normally be the first person to wake up and wake the others up as well. It looked like he had only woken up cause he was hungry. His bedhair which was normally a rare sight to see were poking out of every corner of his head and he looked like he had no intention of fixing it anytime soon. "Slow down.. You'll choke.." Albert said as he looked at Ian with a strange expression. Even he looked like he had noticed Ian's weird behaviours. Take what's happening right now for example, Ian was practically devouring his food like a starved barbarian. He almost looked like he was for

While Ash and Louis's party were busy dealing with the two groups of men belonging to the organisation, Ian was almost done deciphering the spell.   He had his eyes closed and was concentrating on the flow of mana that he was sending inside the barrier flowing like streams.    And soon, they all connected like a giant maze. Ian sighed in relief and opened his eyes.    "I'm done."   "Is it over?"    Bela, Ash's mother, asked from under the shades. Ian nodded his head in response.    It had taken him even less that ten minutes to decipher a spell of that level. He was actually feeling proud of himself.    But sadly, all he had with him were genius, peerless kids and teenagers and a out of the question Demon Queen. Meaning, he had no one to admire him for the marvelous achievement he had just achieved. 

Rick and his knights were currently accompanying Ian in his journey or adventure or just roaming around aimlessly, whatever he called it. And right now, they were standing outside the village where the people of the Cat tribe lived. They were trying to save the lives of the countless people living inside that village right now. And Ian, the most important person of their party, was trying to reverse the algorithm of a giant shield that was large enough to cover the whole village and which was also the cause of the villagers suffering. Damon, as he explained what Ian was trying to do, managed to gather some mana and stabilise his condition. He and Ash had helped Ian by lending him their mana and they were the only two people capable of doing so since both of them were connected to Ian by a soul contract. But that was a secret that the other's didn't know of. "Wait a moment." Louis cut him off while he was explaining some things to Rick as he grabbed him by the arm. "What?

The Phoenix had assumed that it'd take Ian at least two days to recover from damage. So the other's also started preparing accordingly. They were planning on camping there, beside the shield for at least two days. And once Ian recovered, the rest depended on him. During the night. "The food's ready." Ash informed everyone as he brought down their food, grilled meat and fish, from the fire. These foods were hunted by the other members during the day. Luckily, they found a nearby creek which also solved their water problem. "Mmm~ smells so nice!" Amber commented excitedly as she sniffed the air around the food. She was one of the ones responsible for the meat hunting group. And the wild boar twice her size that she had brought in earlier was enough to drop everyones jaws to the floor. "I'll help." Richard also approached them quietly and took the initiative to help Ash in serving the food. The cutleries were provided by the vineyard when Ria asked them for help. There

As some of the cat tribe members and Ian stood face by face on opposite sides of the barrier, both parties looked significantly baffled by each others appearance.'Uh.. wow.. They're up and healthy already...'Ian looked back seconds later remembering how Louis was right behind him. He was worried that the boy might freak out and-"......"He did. Louis was standing behind him with the hood of his robe pulled all the way down, making it impossible for anyone to see even the smallest part of his face. He was hiding. Ian sighed and turned back ahead letting the kid be. If looked like he needed some time to prepare himself mentally. Ian could give him that much. "Um.. Hello..?"He waved awkwardly towards the people from the cat tribe. But even with those small movements, he could see the other party flinch remarkably as they step back."Hey hey.. I'm not an enemy.."He had to explain the whole situation to them for their guard to come down but even that seemed impossible. Even as he wa