Laurence POV:

   The plan had been for Aphmau, Aaron and myself to all split up to try and draw out this Demon Warlock. It was apparently his doing we were stuck here, and the only way off would be from him also. I didn't like that, it felt like he was toying with us. Katelyn stayed behind with the kids and we went off.

   After an hour of searching no one had found anything. I ran into Aphmau, who was investigating a bush with Celestia. A guy the same age as us popped out, pinning her down with his sword. He looked native, wearing clothes suited for the cold. But he also had pure white hair, I couldn't see his face from this angle. I took my sword out, sneaking closer in case Aphmau wasn't able to get out of this herself.

"NICE TRY! BUT YOUR DISGUISE WONT FOOL ME!  THOUGH I HAVE RO ADMIT THIS IS THE SEXIEST DISGUISE YOU'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME!"

   A part of me wanted to face palm. If anything, this guy would be a threat to personal space. Aphmau looked angry as her previous weapon had been slashed across the ground. "GET OFF OF ME BEFORE I--" He laughed back at her, radiating an almost cocky aura. "Before you what?! I'm not letting you get away this time! I've conjured up a potion that makes a barrier around this specific area! You are so stupid to have camped here for long! What were you trying to do? Lure innocent men with this body so you could turn them into imps?! You disgust me!"

   His tone spit out hatred towards whoever he thought Aphmau was. From the statements, he must have been hunting the Demon Warlock(who is apparently able to shapeshift). The reciprocate asking questions, since she was still very confused as to why she was attacked. "Wow, you even managed to alter your voice! This is a step up for you. Now, TASTE MY BLADE!!"

  I was ready to strike him down, having gotten closer to the scene and hiding out in the same bush he had been. "WAIT! WaIt! IswearI'mnottheDemonWarlockifthat'swhatyou'rethinking!!" Aphmau's fear was evident though she did not cower away. Two for flinching? The albino in return rolled his head in a manner that would also incline an eye roll. He did not move his sword though.

   "...I'm almost inclined to believe you... Then tell me, what is your name and where are you from?" The guy wasn't yelling anymore, better than nothing. Her response was straight to the point, mentioning Phoenix Drop but not us(which would have helping in getting out of this situation a lot faster). "...It's been a long time since the Demon Warlock has used a female disguise... It's oddly convenient though since I mentioned women last time I fought the Demon Warlock."

   He was unconvinced as of the moment, a heavy prejudice clouding other answers. Aphmau made mention of a wound I couldn't see that she could heal in return of him believing who she said she was. With Irene's relic, there was a spark and a glimmer before he jumped away in shock. "W-what?!" The guy put his weapon away and patted the area that was previously hurting.

"...feel better...?"

   "....V-very....T-thank you..." There was confusion in his gratitude. I was at least calm that this didn't need to escalate into anything drastic. "What the heck are you??" He took another step back, reluctant to be close to Lord Aphmau again. She introduced herself again, this time adding how she had the ability to heal. "You are... no you must leave this island, before the Demon Warlock finds you." At least my suspicions on this mystical bastard were able to be backed up by someone else who's met em before.

   "You seeeeee, that's an issue. We can't leave this island without knowledge of where to sail exactly." He asked if we were hit by the Cursed Sea, which is correct. "No... no this isn't good. Then that means.... the Demon Warlock already knows of your presence. He brought you here of purpose." I don't like the sound of that.

   Mr. Snow went on to explain how the villages believes of the island and Demon Warlock are much different then the reality. He is the cause of the Cursed Sea for the fact that he wished to absorb the powers of others to add to his own. Aphmau then asked how we would be able to get off the island if going to the Warlock was dangerous.

"Well.... there is one way... but it's a little... embarrassing..."

   I raised an eyebrow at that, this already sounds sketchy. He was rocking on his heels bashfully, almost opposite to the confidence a mere minute ago. He sighed with the crapload response of, "You have to kiss me."

   Aphmau in returned scoffed with every fiber in her being(which I almost laughed, giving away my position). This. Dude. Is. A. Joke. I know every trick in the book, since I freaking wrote half of it. He went on to say he was serious, even including a backstory on how his lips were touched by a siren and had been given the ability to navigate the seas. When thrown a curveball question asking how many people had he kissed from that fact, the answer almost deserved a round of applause.

   "None really... Once I kiss you I lose this ability. However... you healed me, from a wound I had been suffering from two weeks now. I feel like I owe you for that. Seriously, had I not been able to heal that wound, I might have died. Please... allow me to do this for you." The guy deserves some props, not an ounce of dignity or shame in his body to so freely lie like that.

   Aphmau looked like she was being punished for some unknown reason, contemplating her options. 'On one hand this is stupid, on the other hand this is really stupid'(that was my Aphmau impression if she weren't naive to the trickery). HE EVEN GAVE HER A BACK DOOR OUT BY STATING THAT INSTEAD OF ONE KISS, THEY HAD TO PASSIONATELY MAKE OUT!!

It was so brilliantly terrible that I almost felt bad having to break it up.

Almost.

   Travis(apparently) fell back on his bum when I popped out and aimed my sword at him. He blinked up at me with surprise, I could see his face now and his eyes were the same green as my blade. That little fact was kinda cool, considering he's a creeper in the bushes.

   "HOLD IT RIGHT THERE LOVER BOY!" I had grown out of banter and lies in ways of flirting *COUGH*Y/n seems to enjoy me being myself anyways*COUGH* What Travis was trying to do is definitely a form of sexual harassment, and I'm not about to let it slide as a guard and a decent person in general. "I saw the whole thing, you really think that's gonna fly by me?!" The stupid Meif'wa features weren't helping me look like a threat, that fact was made clear when I was getting back talked. "Who are you?!"

"The bitch with a sword out, now tell me who you really are or else!!"

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