[X] "Onward!"
"Oh! That's Mr. Griffon!" You tell Mr. Shadow, "We should go find them!"
Mr. Shadow stares at you, pointing his nose behind you.
You turn around--!!
(INT ROLL: 17)
You barely manage to stifle a gasp, seeing Mr. Big Red Riding Hood standing over you. "Mr. Big Red Riding Hood?!" You ask, "And Mr. Griffon!"
"Yeah, sorry I ditched you, kid!" Mr. Griffon admits, "Had to go get some back up!"
"
And the name's Dante, kid." Mr. Dante stoops down, smirking, "So, what's the word?"
"Yuma and Mr. Shadow fought a bad knight!" You explain, "And we beat him up good!"
"Shadow sure can hold his own, kid!" Mr. Griffon lands next to you, "So what the hel-
heck is going on?"
"You just corrected yourself? Be still, my beating heart!" Mr. Dante says with a grin, "Sword to sword combat, huh?"
You nod, "Yuma stabbed one with Mr. Shadow!"
"Dang, you already started? I'm hurt!" Dante puts his hands up, "You might put me outta business with response times like that!"
"Yuma's sorry!" You bow, just like everyone told you to do when you apologize, "Please don't leave Yuma!"
Mr. Griffon glares at Dante, while he shakes his head.
"Son of a..." Mr. Dante grumbles, "...I'm just joking around, kid." He pats you on the shoulder, "Lighten up! We've got a ton of... Knights to fight!"
"...You aren't mad, Mr. Dante?" You look up at him.
"Nah! I'm fine, kid!" He stands up, looking ahead, "So, which way? Who are we gonna gut first?"
"Um..." You put your hand to your chin, like Big Sis Yumi does, "...That way, Yuma thinks!" You point ahead.
"Lead on, then!" Mr. Dante motions for you to begin, "This is your hunt, greenie! I jump in if you have trouble!"
You nod at him, and walk forward. You focus on the path ahead, not worrying about Mr. Dante and Mr. Griffon speaking.
"Hey, be careful about joking with the Host. She ain't too..."
"Not the sharpest, I get it. Heh, gives me more time to think of good taunts for this place!"
"Just be a little less... Quick with her."
"Whatever, little chicken."
After walking for a little while, you end up in a ballroom. You think.
"Ah, the ballroom!" Mr. Dante holds out his arms, "Surprisingly, not where these guys play sports!"
"Really?" You ask.
"Then again, I don't really care about castles and that kind of fancy stuff." Dante points ahead, "Maybe they'll know for sure."
Three bad knights appear from the darkness, each of them using a sword and lantern.
"
Trickster." Mr. Dante mutters.
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