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Silver headed straight for Dragon's Roost inn. A plan to escape from the Gore building was forming. Getting out would not be easy; especially if the Banished are behind her imprisonment. Silver was fairly certain they, at least, financed Gore Inc. Escaping would definitely not be easy.

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The helmet came off of Lauren's head as she stood up. Her escape plan would have to be ingenious. Escaping from this place would be easier than Alar Und, but still, it would be a difficult task. However, for some inexplicable reason, she felt a sense of urgency. Almost as if something big was going to happen. She needed to speed her process along, so she decided to do just that.

After she had showered and finished eating, Lauren took notice of the small air-duct on the ceiling. It was bolted shut, but she was fairly certain she could tear it off. Doing so would, however, put her on a time crunch. Whoever was watching her would become acutely aware of her attempted escape. This was something she had to work with, and entirely impossible to prevent. She contemplated attacking the guards and fighting her way out, but decided on something a tad more 'discreet'. She would get out of her room using the air-duct. As for what came after? Well, that was the hard part. With the first part of her plan finalized, Lauren placed the Neuro-link back on her head. 'Time to finalize phase-two, and then. I'll escape.' she thought as her consciousness faded.

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Silver appeared in her room within Dragon's Roost. Immediately after returning, she checked her messages. Finding none, she messaged Kora, Divine, Layla and Tora. She intended to set up a meeting to discuss Layla's formation of a guild. Within a few moments, everyone had messaged her back. The five of them decided to meet at Dragon's Roost.

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Tora, Divine and Kora entered the Dragon's Roost inn. Layla and Silver were already there. The two of them where chatting nonchalantly about the various powers at play within Ateal. The five of them sat around a table as Silver smiled. "Layla here has some pretty exciting news."

Divine nodded. "Alright, let's hear it." Her figure shifted slightly, and the jade green sword on her hip tapped against her chair, and the black cloak around her shoulders seemed to shudder as if it was alive.

Tora nodded, following Divine's lead. "If Silver called everyone, it should be pretty important." Oddly, his right hand was covered by a black glove, and a large greatsword was on his back. It's hilt was purple with dark blue accents. The pommel was made of a pitch black orb.

Kora nodded. Her silence was a testament to her true demeanor. Kora's hood was up, obscuring her features. It wasn't a natural darkness. No, something blocked one from seeing inside her hood regardless. A swirling mass of darkness seemed to obscur whatever was underneath the hood. Kora's voice sounded slightly distorted as she spoke. "I agree."

Layla smirked. A magnificent bow was slung on her back. The dark blue wood of it was tinged with yellow bolt-like shapes. It gave off a faint orange ethereal glow; the surefire sign of a rare weapon. Her voice oozed with the confidence befitting of a queen. "I'm creating a guild, and I'd like to invite each one of you to be a captain. The idea is that we have five captains, which will form the guild's strongest party. From there, we can recruit more. So, what do you guys say?"

Divine was the first to answer Layla's smirk with one of her own. "I'm definitely in."

Kora spoke next. "Count me in."

Tora was the last to speak. He rubbed his head and chuckled. "I guess I'll join in."

Layla smiled as she nodded. "Good. I do have a candidate to be the fifth captain, but it's not Silver. Silver acts almost like a mercenary. She'll help us out as we need it. The fifth captain is, well... pretty eccentric. They're a pure caster mage, damage build specifically. Which will round the party out quite nicely. Sadly, they're not on at the moment, or I would've invited them."

Divine nodded. "I figured Silver wouldn't join any guilds."

Tora nodded. "Yeah, that fits her personality."

Kora seemingly shuddered as she spoke. "Indeed..."

Silver herself just leaned back in her chair and drank some wine. She was content with these arrangements. Though, she did raise an eyebrow at the word 'eccentric'. "What do you mean they're eccentric?"

Layla responded with a small chuckle. "Oh. You'll figure it out when you meet them. Does anyone else have any questions? The guild's name is 'Moonlight', by the way."

Tora spoke up. "I have a few.... We need a guild token and lots of gold, yeah? I assume the gold won't be too difficult, but the guild token...that'll be extremy difficult."

Layla shook her head and raised her hand, as if to stop everyone from speaking. "The guild token is taken care of. The real issue is gathering all the gold that is required to obtain a guild hall, and finding a place to start the guild. Any suggestions?" She asked while glancing around the table.

Divine spoke up. "Since the guild token is taken care of. Might I suggest Corvat as our base of operations. Starhelm seems like the more obvious choice, but maybe we can avoid some of the scrutiny from the Larun Royalty?"

Layla thought about it for a moment, and was about to speak when Kora spoke up. "Maybe, but the financial opportunities available in Starhelm would likely outweigh any benefits of starting in Corvat."

Layla then spoke. "I think Kora is right. We might be able to avoid scrutiny, but the advantage of being in the capital is too good to pass up. The opportunities to open shops, create houses and inns are far too great to pass up. Especially if we're the first official guild."

Tora nodded. "Yes. I like the idea of being in the capital. Everything would be close. Not to mention how easy it would be to hold recruitment tests as well."

Divine nodded thoughtfully. "I see. That makes much more sense. Starhelm is definitely the better choice."

Layla nodded. "It's settled then, We'll start our guild in the capital city, Starhelm. How about you Silver. You have anything you want to add?"

Silver smiled softly. "Nope. I'm good here. This is all you guys. You guys just call me when you need help clearing a dungeon, or if you want to destroy some guild somewhere."