'Ha! I can say with great devotion in my words that any fine dame that can impressively wield the tremendous power of both magic and beauty is without a doubt, a Goddess.' Horus's snarky wisecrack, insulting as it was, had been completely overlooked once Ned's nostalgia overwhelmed him and resulted in him dozing off into a short-lived, fictitious daydream about him and Akagi sharing a bedroom to themselves.

Whether it be a helpless disheveled peasant or a heavily scarred eyepatched lady that could dish out the punishment like nobody's business, Ned's strict morals had disavowed the idea of leaving any woman alone in a battle. To his surprise, by the time he'd managed to engage in the lively activity, Akagi had practically halved their numbers out already! Admittedly, he kinda felt 'bad' for them as they were being mowed down! Alas, no sign of clemency was given by him when he joined in on the fray. Hearing the distinctive wails of a lady amidst the blaring ringing of magic being expelled, it was clear that Ned to entangle himself in this mess of a situation she was in. Rarely had he the opportunity to bump into any other rambling mercenaries lookin' to make a few bucks, by any chance that he did they'd always be some freakishly grisly or hairy 'bull' of a figure, not at any time was there a bewitching heroine throughout his travels, not one! His coincidental meeting with Akagai was perceived as a 'blessing in disguise' after discovering her going toe-to-toe with an unpleasant band of dark mages, apparently, these weirdoes had desired to transform her into a sacrificial lamb in an attempt to appease their depraved idol, boy did they pick the wrong girl to 'fuck' with. These came as uneventful experiences that usually went as followed, kill 'said' abomination whether it be a Human or some ungodly creature, then collect the given payment. From what he could 'recall' from his cherishable memories of her, she was believed to be a tenacious 'lioness' whom he had first chanced upon whilst in an expedition for those desperate enough to hire a mere vagrant for tedious work, 'banal' labors that ofttimes involved him being knee-deep in monster guts now and again or having to cleave away a couple of dirty bandits.

Ned was reasonably exhilarated to have conveniently straggled across someone who knows his 'beloved' Akagi.

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