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As night fell in the Rom village, the bustling activity began to die down. Even the energetic Rom needed to rest, and so the village soon became quiet and still as the moon rose.

Luminescent alien fungi began to glow once the sun went down, covering the village in a soft, eerie blue glow. It was easy to see why they had to wait till nightfall, now. In the dense forest, it would have been easy to get lost searching for the Tapestry. But the glowing fungi seemed to form a path leading towards edge of the valley the settlement was situated in, likely the way towards the Tapestry.

Loq'hi stood waiting near the outskirts of the town, waiting for the crew to arrive, along with a pair of his men at his side. Cargn stood nearby, having sent out a quick message to the rest of the landing party that it was time to retrieve the Tapestry.

It was time to claim their prize.

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The Rom figures awaited the arrival of the crew alongside Brother Cargn Thane, ready to take them to retrieve the Tapestry.

Admittedly, Sasami was a little tired from the excitement and hustle and bustle of the day. Thus, as she approached, she stifled a slight yawn.

"It's time, isn't it?" she asked.

Big glowy trails usually either meant fantastic food, dances or...it was a trap and the trappers were hoping the trappees would be dense enough to fall for it.

Personally, the Doctor was going to hope the first two options were much more likely. He hiked through the darkness to investigate, pausing to scan the fungus with the sonic (interesting readings -- then again, interesting planet, he'd be disappointed if it didn't have interesting readings), and then pocketed it before catching up to Sasami and the others. He planted himself on a nice patch of earth so he could have a good look around, both at the Rom and also at the rest of the crew.

Aibghalien dropped down to the gathering in dragon form, though with a pair of words he restored himself to his elven form.

From one pocket he drew a wrapped cloth, which he unwrapped only a fraction -- but that was enough to let light wash out of it in a warming glow. Satisfied that the spell was still functioning in this foreign environment, he rewrapped the stone inside and replaced the cloth back in the pocket.

Hikari and Tailmon weren't too far behind, the feline Digimon scooped up in Hikari's arms as they walked. You know, being a lazy cat. Well, that was alright, it didn't seem like they were going to have much danger yet, and if they did, well, Tailmon could get out of her arms pretty quickly.

A moment after Aibghalien dropped down, Celena dropped down beside him easily, though she herself remained in her draconic form.

Peering down to the stone with curiosity as Aibghalien unwrapped it that fraction. Standing up beside him as she peered to the trail that they were to follow. Tapping a claw to the crystal around her neck, a soft glow being given in return from the knowledge crystal.

Aqua stayed close to Sasami for the time being. While she wanted to ask a few questions about where they were going and more about the Tapestry, she'd been trained well to know to respect others' culture and traditions and not to draw undue attention to herself. The last thing they wanted was to make a disaster of their mission.

Hoshi and Seraphiel stayed close to the group, the DoubleDriver still around her midsection in case if she needed it during this mission. She was curious of where she was being led, but decided to place her trust in the Rom. They wouldn't lead them to danger, would they?

Ron, with Rufus riding on his head, just looked around, waiting to find out what was going on.

Sofia stayed mostly in the back, her eyes darting around as they went. So far nothing disastrous had happened, and she was immensely thankful for that, but now that their prize was within their reach, she wanted to keep her guard up for anything.

Whatever lay in store for them, Wanda was eager to see it. She doubted that retrieving the Tapestry would be simple, so little else was. More than that, she still didn't know what to make of the Rom- it felt odd to call them that, given her own heritage. But so far they had been helpful.

Leon had been turning over in his head the things he learned from the village matron. But as night fell, it was time to get a move on and he met up with the others.

"Everyone ready?"

"I would believe so," Cargn said rather simply to Leon.

In his hands, he carried the blue wooden box which held the Map. Even at this point, its presence would still be quite important.

"Shall we be off, then?" he asked Loq'hi.

"Very well," the Rom replied. "It is not too far away, but the forest is thick, so stick to the path. Follow me."

Loq'hi turned and began making his way through the forest, his men following behind him. Just as he had said, the forest became quite dense rather quickly as they moved through it, making the path created by the glowing fungi rather important in making their way through.

Thankfully, though, keeping to the path made the journey rather simple. It didn't take very long for them to reach their destination. There they would find a rather oddly designed structure carved directly into the side of the valley wall, surrounded by a small clearing filled with the glowing fungi.

The structure appeared quite old, even more ancient than the buildings present in the Rom village.

"This is as far as we can take you," Loq'hi said as they arrived. "The Guardians will want to see you without our interference, so we shall wait for you here."

"The Guardians?" Sasami said, surprised. "May I ask who the Guardians are?"

It would be a little nice if she knew a little, but it would be understandable if he didn't wish to answer.

"And may I ask if you have any recommendations for us, by way of preparedness?" He assumed the answer would be no, but better to ask and get nothing than to get nothing from not asking.

"They are ancient warriors of our people," Loq'hi replied, "having survived the passing ages thanks to the bio-stasis field that fills the temple. They are old and inscrutable, despite their appearance. I do not know what they will ask of you."

"Only one way to find out." They had come this far, time to finish this, so Leon kept going forward.

"Thank you for your help," Aqua said to Loq'hi.

Ancient golem warriors she had dealt with before, butit kept her even more tense as Sofia idly held on to her sword. The warrior followed the team as they marched on.

Upon entering the ancient temple, it was easy to see the strange design from the outside was continued within. The walls were cut straight from the rock face, etched with strange, almost chaotic designs, and dimly lit by glowing orbs built into the walls. Rather than being built from the rock face, the floor beneath their feet had instead been built, appearing to contain the same advanced technology that filled the buildings in the Rom settlement.

Perhaps the strangest thing, however, was the feel of the temple. The air within seemed energized, and any fatigue in the crew's bodies immediately seemed to leave them.

At the far end of the large entrance room was a rather imposing doorway, flanked on either side by stone chairs. Within each chair sat a Rom figure, one male, and one female. Both wore strange, ornate armor, with an odd looking device on the back of their left wrists. The male carried with him a large battlestaff, while the female had an impressive, curved sword sheathed at her hip.

The two Rom stood and approached the crew, silently appraising them.

"Thread Walkers," the female said flatly, in something of a greeting. The male remained silent.

Well, they had weapons, but didn't seem intent on using them ~~yet~~, so all the more reason to keep things civil.

"I'm Leon S. Kennedy, Captain of Transmigration Nine." He really should get that on a name tag. "These are several members of my crew. We've come here for the Tapestry."

"Hello!" Ron said, waving his hand cheerfully.

Sofia gave the pair a silent nod in greeting, suddenly feeling rejuvenated from before. Strange. Like they were being prepared for something. Whatever task was at hand, they seemed to be carrying weapons of some sort.

Despite her larger size, Celena had had little trouble in maneuvering the path that had led them to the clearing and within. Letting her gaze take in the two ancient Rom warriors, giving a respectful dip of her head in greetings.

She took particular note of the energizing feel of the temple itself, an effect of the mentioned bio stasis field perhaps? If they hadn't been here specifically for the Tapestry she wouldn't have hesitated to investigate it further. Nevertheless, she did allow her vision to shift and observe the energies and workings of the temple and warriors before them.

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