Walking out of the main hall, Yuna guided them towards the entrance gate, where their transport awaited them. Vy realised that it was the same black cat from yesterday. With a smile on her face, she rushed forward to comb the cat on the neck and back with her hands. The cat seemed to know it was Vy as it instinctively remembered Vy"s petting yesterday. The black cat purred as it nuzzled Vy. It also lowered its head to let Lycster pet it. Yuna bowed to the siblings, thanking them for visiting Yama Yoma.
"I hope to attend to you again during your next visit," Yuna said.
"We look forward to our next trip here!" Lycster replied with glee.
Lycster got into the carriage first, with Vy following closely behind.
"Wait!" a voice shot out from behind Yuna.
Vy, along with Lycster, turned to look at the source of the voice. In the distance, a familiar figure was running towards them.
It was Dygo!
But, why was he here?
Finally, when he caught up to them, he was panting to catch his breath.
"What is it?" Vy asked.
Dygo held out his hand, "I think you dropped this,"
It was her spatial bracelet!
"You found it? Thank you so much!" Vy exclaimed with glee.
She gave him a hug and a quick kiss on the side of his deer skull head. Vy took the bracelet out of his open palm and placed it onto her wrist.
Everyone around her was in shock. Yuna was wearing her mask so her expressions were hidden. But it was easy to see Lycster"s gaping expression, along with Dygo. He did not have any words to say as he raised his hand to touch the side of his face where Vy had kissed.
As she was putting the bracelet back on, it finally dawned on her what she had just done. Her face was instantly flushed and hot. Vy wanted nothing more than to go and hide in a hole somewhere far away.
The awkward silence was deafening, Vy could hear her heart beating in her ears as she did not know what to say or do!
Lycster, seeing the situation unfold with uneasiness, cleared his throat and spoke up "Thank you for finding it, Dygo! Where did you find it anyways?"
As soon as Lycster asked that question, both Vy and Dyg locked eyes briefly before darting their eyes away from one another.
"It doesn"t matter, what"s important is that it has been found. Thank you, Dygo." Vy quickly said as she stepped into the carriage and closed the door.
Dygo continued, "Yes. Well, have a safe trip."
Together with Yuna, Dygo waved them goodbye as the cat pulled the carriage down the road and disappeared into the distance.
The entire carriage ride went on in silence. Lycster tried so hard to stifle his laughter until he could no longer do so. Vy was embarra.s.sed by what she had done but could not help but laugh along too.
"That was quite the thankyou gift there, sis," Lycster chuckled.
Vy placed Lycster in a headlock, ruffling his hair.
"Try saying that again and see what I"ll do to you!" she exclaimed through her laughter.
"Okay okay! Let me go!" Lycster said in defeat.
It did not take long before they arrived back in the Alterra Sector, at the hospital. Lycster and Vy got off the carriage and collected their things. The siblings make sure to give the cat some more pets and hugs before entering the hospital.
"Welcome back!" Nayla exclaimed as she saw them enter.
She guided them back into an examination room while Vy handed her the baskets of strawberries they had picked. Vy and Lycster had decided to give the staff at the hospital the strawberries to show their appreciation for what they had done for them.
"Oh these look amazing! I thank you on behalf of all the staff," Nayla thanked them.
Nayla checked on both of their health conditions to ensure that their injuries were healing well. She enlisted Akon to help her in their examinations. From their a.s.sessments, soaking in the hot spring pools of Yama Yoma had aided in the recovery of their wounds!
She was happy to inform the siblings that their wounds were almost healed and they could be discharged. Nayla also informed them that Tanzin, the mender, would like to meet them before they leave the Alterra Sector.
After all, he still had possession of Lycster"s mangled arm and Vy"s eye.
"Oh, there"s no need to worry about that. Lycster and I will be staying in Alterra for a few more days before we head off. There"s a couple of things we have to attend to first anyways," Vy explained to Nayla.
As such, they decided that to keep things simpler, Vy and Lycster would be discharged from the hospital that day. They will stay in a nearby hospital and Tanzin would visit them there when he arrives in town in a day. The mender had gone to a different hospital to visit some patients and would not return so soon.
With that, Vy and Lycster were discharged from the hospital. Nayla also informed them on where the nearby hotels and inns were so that they could decide on where they would like to stay for the time being.
Nayla suggested they stay at Gla.s.s Inn, as it was conveniently located just two streets down from the hospital. It was also conveniently located in the restaurant district. Recalling the riddle they had received from Future Eye, this was also a good opportunity for them to find the meeting location.
Based on the clue of the riddle, and the tip they got from Mr Nazo, Vy realised that the location of the meeting location is likely to be a location that served food. There were still parts of the riddle they needed to decipher, and they were running short of time. But with determination and concentration, Vy was certain they would figure it out.
After all the paperwork at the hospital was complete, Vy and Lycster bid the Nayla farewell. They headed down the street and arrived at Gla.s.s Inn after a short walk over. The Gla.s.s Inn was hard to miss and true to its name, it seems to be entirely made out of gla.s.s.