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Ciel smiled a little shyly, not used to such compliments.
"Thank you... I thought your leap to save that woman and her child was extraordinary. It was really brave of you to leap into the fire like that." Turning to the cleric who had approached them, Ciel noticed a slight limp in his walk. Was he injured in the fire? Ciel shook off the thought. From what he had seen, the man was definitely a capable healer, with skills far surpassing the ordinary cleric. The question was, was he simply too drained from healing the child to mend his own wound, or was there something more sinister behind his injury?
Suddenly, Shen's voice interrupted Ciel's thoughts. A simple question;
"How are you?"
"Ah-!" Ciel flailed, "Pretty good. It's a shame we couldn't save the inn, but at least everyone got out safe." Smiling his usual smile, Ciel tilted his head slightly to the side. "What about you two? It's almost unheard of for a cleric of your power to bear the title of 'faithless', and you," Ciel turned back to the martial artist, "You're the Red Dragon. I've heard legends of your skill. What brings you guys out here? For some reason, I don't think it's a coincidence that we met like this."
No, Ciel thought silently, This was no coincidence. Whether it was fate, or luck, or some other yet-unnamed force, there was something drawing people with exceptionally strong hearts together. He could sense it in the Flow. Something, whether it was an event, a power of some kind or even something else entirely, was coming. Something was coming soon, and the world would change on it's arrival.