The baker gestured to all three pies, "They're five gold each. Finest in the land that borders the Fire Sea."

"I'll take your word for it, ma'am." Serna began to reach into her own pouch, "Do you need any help, Quake, or do you have it?"

"I got this," Quake went through a pouch and pulled out five gold pieces handing them to the baker.

The woman reached over to the window sill grabbing the pie carefully, then wrapped it up in some paper with a string. "One apple pie. Thank you for your business."

Quake took the pie and handed it to Serna, "Here you go."

"Thanks, Quake!" Serna smiled, "Let's go find a nice place to sit and eat this thing. Okay?"

Caliaphy practically drooled the entire way to a bench off to the side, "Yummmmmmm!"

The trio found a nearby bench outside of a park and sat down. Serna pulled out her knife, opened the paper containing the pie and proceeded to carve the pie up into equal thirds. "Okay, everyone, grab a slice and dig in."

Caliaphy took her piece and practically inhaled it, well sort of. She was wearing more of it on her face when Quake burst out laughing right after she took her share of the pie.

"HAHAHAHA!"

Serna joined in the laughter as well. The Shield Maiden actually ate her pie and was able to place more of it IN her mouth as opposed to being ON her mouth.

The kurori wiped a large piece of pie crust off her face and savored all of it, "YUMMM! That was FANTASTIC!!"

Lazheros wandered into the herbalist shoppe and came out with a full bag of herbs to replenish his supply. Alyson picked up some for herself and came out with a small bag.

Madeous spied the general goods shoppe, "Basic items that a traveler can't get anywhere else except by those who trade any given city, or road. Wouldn't you agree, Irzen?"

"I would," The Swordsman admitted, "Although I travel light these days. Too many years spent on the move with my Shadow Riders taught me that the lightest traveler is the best traveler. Do you see anything you need, Madeous?"

"Just a few items to replenish what I'm low on," He said walking into the general shoppe and spied a whet stone, a cooking pan, and some twine. He bartered some of his dried meats and caltrops that he seemed to have a lot of, "My brother was a little paranoid about not having enough of these damn things. He always over stocked his supplies when we were on some sort of smash and grab quest."

"I didn't know you had a brother," Irzen smiled as he followed Madeous into the shoppe, "I was an only child. I never knew the luxury of having a brother or a sister in my life."

Madeous just stared at the swordsman for a moment before he replied, "For someone as old as Lazheros, you seem to have short term memory, Irzen. Jack is my brother and Alyson's father, who could break into and out of any castle with the help of Madeline. Those two really caused a lot of headaches for Venger."

"I'm sure they did," Irzen held up his hands, "I mean no offense when I say this: When tales of your adventures are told, bards and storytellers always mention the Platinum Knight and the Bronze Man. They seldom mention the others in your party. Who were the others who took part in your hell-raising campaign against Venger?"

"I just told you two of them, the others are the assassin, Seriah formally sent by Venger himself to take me down." The platinum knight grew quiet for a second, "And Celestra, my beloved lady paladin."