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(lol i pretty much wrote like a whole chapter. i got kind of carried away.)

"Come oooooon, Caladria!"

Viridi Anemos sprints through the Mistrali wilderness, with her teammate, Veronica Chevalier right after her. Caladria Albus, their third companion, lags behind.

"Slow down, Viridi. We're not hunting any Grimm," Veronica chides. They pause for a moment in a small clearing, letting Caladria catch up.

"We're not all insane like you are, Viridi." The normally quiet Caladria is beginning to lose her composure, and she’s sweating profusely.

All three of them pause for moment. The lush green canopy around them sways gently in the wind. The grass is short, and wildflowers grow around the clearing. Veronica gently swings her backpack to the ground, and lowers herself to the ground.

“This seems nice enough of a place. Why don’t we pause here, and have lunch?” She turns to Viridi. “Hey, what time does your Scroll say it is?”

Viridi quickly takes out her Scroll.

“Eh, it’s 1:54. Close enough.”

The girls form a small group, taking out their food and beginning to eat.

Time doesn’t have much of a bearing especially once you’ve traveled for enough. For these Huntresses, who’ve been on the road for more than two decades now, rituals like regular mealtimes are less important.

Every day, they follow a route that was determined years ago, through rural Mistral, settling in villages, big or small, and protecting them for a few weeks. In exchange, they get food, boarding, supplies for the journey, and Lien. Once they are satisfied with the Grimm subjugation, they move on to the next village. They’ve earned decent fame, and are well respected in their career. Sometimes, they stay in big cities for a couple of days, to unwind and relax.

Time has been kind to them, due to constant fighting and moving around. Despite being in their early and mid-forties, they look half their age and are as strong as ever.

As they eat bread and preserved meat, they chatter lively about their exploits.

“Remember that time youー”

A Grimm roars nearby. Simultaneously, all three Huntresses unsheathe their weapons. Caladria pulls open her book and starts scanning.

“It’s really close. We’d better eliminate it.”

“Should we just leave our stuff here?” asks Viridi.

“It’ll be fine.” Veronica’s spear glints in the sunlight.

With Caladria in the lead, they walk towards the location of the Grimm.

“RAARGH!” A massive claw swats the air, nearly taking off Veronica’s head. She ducks, just in time to plunge her spear into the beast’s thigh. It shakes off the blow, and lunges for her.

“Hey! Over here, ugly!” Viridi barrages the Ursa Major with ice bullets, which sink into its pitch black body. She kicks it in the face, before jumping back and shooting it again.

“Nice, eh Rosー” Viridi catches herself, chiding herself. She’s not here anymore. The momentary distraction causes the Ursa to land a blow on her.

Oomph. She lands hard, on the forest floor and winces. Caladria blasts fire with her book, furiously casting Dust spells, but the creature is fast.

“Now you’ve ruined my day and my hair.” Viridi shakes dirt out of her ponytail. She switches the Dust in her pistol to cyan, before lunging at the Grimm. She reaches into her belt pocket. A small, blue, water Dust crystal. Her Aura activates, creating a small orb of water that she grabs.

The water on her hand glows bright blue, and her eyes take on a cyan shine. She reaches the Grimm, and kicks it again, much harder, into the ground. Viridi stands on its stomach and points one of her pistols at its head.

“Bang.” She grins, and fires it at point-blank range. The laser punches straight through its flesh, and she jumps, right as its corpse dissolves.

“Nice kill, Viridi.” Veronica puts a hand on her shoulder.

“It’s just...Rosー”

“She made her choice, Viridi. You’ve got to accept it.”

“It’s been years, Ronnie. And I justーI’m fine.”

“You sure?”

Caladria approaches her from behind, and wraps her arm around Viridi’s waist.

“Shh. You don’t have to be strong and badass all the time.”

Viridi Anemos breaks down in the middle of nowhere, with her two best friends as her only company.

The three Huntresses continue on their journey, bantering, bickering, and beating up Grimm.