Episode 17: Armaster to Singing Valley

The party leaves the Ticklish Spider and Armaster. Fan catches up on the events of the previous night.

On the road, they briefly encounter the Crystal Roses, a Ring of Ruin team who are quickly sent on their way by Kika. Ridley reads. Milla fidgets until Fan suggests she come up with upgrades for their wagon, which she then begins to do.

Eventually the group reaches Lake Enoka and Kaiki. Ridley expresses interest in learning to fish, and Kika agrees to teach him. They stop at the local inn for the night, secure a room, and then explore town. Fan and Ridley agree to share a bed and not make a big deal out of it. After Ridley and Milla are pestered by mosquitoes, they buy insect repellent tincture at a local magic shop. Milla and Kika go buy cold weather equipment for the wagon. Ridley and Fan go to Sunset, the local restaurant, and bond over a meal. Ridley tells Fan about Valsdale and orders some of Barry's mead. He confesses to occasionally feeling homesick, and invites Fan to the Elderstone estate after he makes amends with his family.

On their way back to the inn, Kika notices a human man giving her looks and a bad vibe. She redirects Milla and herself down a side alley back to the inn. Fan and Ridley then encounter mounted law enforcement in the same area before arriving back at the inn. A discussion about the man and the law enforcement takes place, and Kika confesses she has committed petty theft in the town before. The group decides to leave early next morning, with Kika made invisible with Ridley's magic. Kika barricades the door and sleeps in a chair. Ridley and Fan go to sleep, but Ridley moves to the unclaimed bed when he realizes neither Kika nor Milla are occupying it. Bose later joins him, followed by Milla.

Kika wakes and is blinded by the sun attempting to check outside for danger. This wakes Fan, and then Ridley, who falls out of bed when he realizes Bose is sharing it. The group prepares to leave. Fan scouts the tavern area of the inn, and warns the group that law enforcement is talking to the innkeeper. Ridley makes Kika invisible ("How much do you love meeeee?") and the group departs, heading out of Kaiki towards Khaldun. ("We didn't get to do any fishing!")

The temperature drops as the group ascends into the mountain range. Ridley and Fan talk to Kika about her criminal record, Ridley appearing willing to look the other way as long as it wasn't murder or arson, and Fan stating that perhaps Kika could make up for her past deeds on their current adventure. They discuss the Temple of Bahamut, and Fan at first seems reluctant to stop there, but eventually gives in when the weather worsens. The group heads down the road into the Singing Valley, and approaches the temple.