Ascension of the Monster Queen

A while after Nessa finished taking her bath, she got dressed then came out of the bathroom and tired her hair up in a fancy bun and when she finished, she exhaled deeply before looking at Isamu and Terou who  approached her and she smiled and patted them on their heads.

"Are you guys ready to go?" She asked and they nodded; then she opened the room door and they left the inn.

While walking down the street, heading to the guild, Nessa looked around at how lively the city was and how many different things they were doing, despite their current problems, they knew still knew how to have fun.

"Lady Nessa, is someone following us?" Isamu asked and she glanced at him, then looked around and sighed.

"I don't know," She responded quietly as they arrived at the guild and Nessa smiled upon seeing how many people were there.

"Nessa," Sophia said as she approached her and Nessa smiled.

"Sophia, am I on time?" She asked.

'Yeah, you are right on time, come on in," She responded as she grabbed Nessa by the arm and pulled her inside and the others smiled after seeing her.

"You made it," Ian said and she nodded.

"Guys, I think someone.." Nessa said as Niva hugged her from behind and she jumped before sighing and looking back at the girl, who grinned.

"You want to give her a heart attack, Niva?" Yonja asked and Niva chuckled.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you," Niva said and Nessa smiled.

"It's okay, the guild master really knows how to plan a feast, that's for sure," She replied and they nodded.

"Yeah, he went out of his way just to make sure that we will have a good time, he is a good person," Yonja said.

"I agree, he is just different from other guild masters who would rather shine than to let us shine," Sophia added and the others agreed with her.

"So I hear you guys ran into a bit of a problem earlier by the inn, Ian did some beating," Yonja said and Nessa chuckled.

"Yes, we did and he did beat them because they were harassing the young receptionist there, she can't defend herself and because she is pretty they took advantage of that, tormenting the poor girl," Nessa replied.

"He did the right thing, to be honest, they should really just get rid of people like that," Yonja said.

"I agree, after all, that could have been me in her space and what would have happened if you guys hadn't shown up? The terrible things they could have done to her, it's scary to even think about," Sophia replied and Niva nodded.

"Well, that's why girls need to learn how to protect themselves a little more; it will benefit them as well as others," Ian said, and Nessa smiled as she felt someone was watching her and her eyes narrowed as she looked around, but there were so many people there that she couldn't figure out who was watching her, but one thing was certain: she was getting irritated by it.

"What's the problem, Nessa?" Yonja inquired, and she smiled as she looked at him.

"Nothing, I'm just looking at the people here, they are all different from most,"  She replied, and they smiled before looking around. Terou began growling, and she lifted him into her arms and placed her hand on his head.

"Relax, don't worry, I will be just fine, don't let them know that we know we are being watched, I will handle it, please," She said and he glanced at her before nodding, then he jumped out of her arm and she sighed.

"Is he afraid of being around so many people?" Sophia asked. .net

"Not quite," Nessa responded as Sophia crouched down and Terou looked at her as she brought forth her hand, wanting to pat him and he looked at Nessa who smiled before lowering his head then she smiled and patted him and the others smiled.

"Well, Nessa, come and eat with us, we are hungry and I think we are going to be here for a while, do you have some place else to go or so?" Yonja asked.

"No, I have nowhere else to be, here is where I probably should stay for a while so that I don't cause unnecessary problems for anyone," She responded and his eyes narrowed as Sophia looked at her.

"Is everything okay? You have been a bit on guard ever since you arrived," Sophia said and Nessa glanced at her with a gentle smile on her face.

"Yeah, I am fine, I just need to relax, that's all," She replied.

"All right, well come and join us for dinner, I promise that the food here is more than good," Sophia said as they went to the buffet and they took the food that they wanted along with drinks then went and sat down by a table.

Before Nessa started eating, she gave Isamu and Terou their share, then they all began eating.

While eating, Nessa got more irritated, knowing that someone was watching her made her feel uncomfortable, especially when she didn't know why and she opened a bottle of juice and drank it when she saw someone with green eyes staring at her in a corner with a hood on their head, but Nessa pretended like she didn't see anything and sighed.

'I'm getting angry, this isn't going to end well for this person, I don't like this...' Nessa thought as she clenched her fists and gnashed her teeth, and Niva saw her.

"You are angry about something, aren't you?" Niva asked and Nessa glanced at her.

"No, I'm not angry; I'm just irritated about something, but it's okay, I'll be fine; now let's just eat and enjoy our meal, I am pretty sure I will get to deal with that later," She responded, and Niva smiled, and they continued eating their food.

Nessa looked for the person who was staring at her, but saw that he or she was no longer there, but she knew he or she was somewhere in the crowd, and Nessa wanted to know why she was being followed and planned to get some answers.