Later that night...

The heroes are currently getting accustomed to their new accommodations as the storm outside begins to pick up.

Clous: "(relieved) Glad we got out of that storm in time."

Emarah: "I like the rain, but it'd be annoying to dry off."

Rez is looking out the window to find the Iron Thorn solemnly walking through the rain.

Rez: "(in head) I can feel her heartbeat from hear. It feels like she's sad about something."

They both look towards Rez.

Clous: "Is something troubling you?"

Rez: "Just thinking about this girl who was watching us when we arrived."

Emarah: "Someone was watching us?"

Clous: "(awkwardly) You really do sense your surroundings better than us."

Rez: "... And I don't like it."

Meanwhile...

The strange Metalmora is slowly walking through the harsh rain as if she was wandering.

Metalmora: "(shaking head) Why am I hated? What did I do?"

She grabs her head as if she was trying to force memories out of it.

Metalmora: "Who was I before being marked?"

She rips off her right glove, revealing a mark of the Night's Taboo.

Metalmora: "That woman has the answer, and I plan on getting it."

The rain begins to pick up.

Metalmora: "All that I have left is my name."

She sits underneath just enough shade from a local shop to avoid the rain.

Fiola: "... Fiola."

She slips her glove back on.

The next morning...

Rez is the first to wake up on a cloudy day. He's currently looking out of the window with his hand against the glass.

Rez: "I'll just go for a walk. Those two will be out cold for a bit longer."

Rez quickly gets outside, only to feel a nervous heartbeat shaking through the air and not another soul on the streets.

Rez: "That one from yesterday?" 

He follows the heartbeat for a good couple of minutes before he discovers Fiola sitting against the wall, curled up into a ball.

Rez: "You're the one who was watching us yesterday."

She looks at him.

Fiola: "You're blind and you still noticed me?"

Rez shows his mark.

Rez: "Did you forget about what the Night's Taboo? It's side effects are somewhat helpful."

Fiola: "You act like I don't know a damn thing."

She takes off her glove and looks at her mark.

Fiola: "It took my memories."

She puts her glove back on.

Rez: "Then you're just like my friends and I."

She looks at Rez as he walks over to her.

Fiola: "You all have it?"

Rez: "That, and we're after someone."

That sentence hits Fiola where it hurts.

Fiola: "A mysterious woman."

Rez suddenly locks up.

Rez: "Then do you mind coming to talk with us?"

He holds out his hand.

Rez: "My name is Rez. You?"

Fiola stands up, but doesn't take his hand.

Fiola: "Fiola."

She walks past him.

Fiola: "I'll hear you and your friends out."

Rez begins to follow.

Rez: "(in head) I definitely didn't expect this when I decided to go for a walk."

They head for the inn...