Cecil was talking to the more than hospitible lady when an innocent-looking farm girl walked into the house. "Uh, excuse me, I'm looking for my uncle Jed in Tzen." "That's not too far from here..." Cecil felt something funny; some strange aura emanated from the girl. He stared at her as he realized he should concentrate more fully to correctly use his quickly expanding Paladin ability to sense evil. "Uh, I should be going," said Sascha as she quickly exited the house, she seemed to recognize Cecil. Cecil himself didn't know the girl, but her aura was unmistakable. Evil emanated from her innocent-looking being. "Kain, wait here..." Cecil ran out the door not a minute after the girl, but she was nowhere to be seen. He tried to scan once more, but nothing. She had seemingly disappeared, but Cecil knew better. There was more than one way to avoid detection by use of magic. Returning inside, Cecil told Kain that it was time to leave. "That girl had evil intentions... she had looked at you, Kain, when she walked in, almost as if she was gazing upon a prize to be taken. Then she saw me. I don't know how, but I think she knew I was a Paladin." Kain looked at cecil somewhat confused, his mind somewhat cluttered due to his lack of memory. "Why would she want me, Cecil?" "The same reason that Go... that anyone would want a great warrior who had amnesia: she probably hoped to tell you lies and make you think you should help her. And having amnesia does give her strong chances to pull that off." Cecil stumbled over his words only once, and he hoped Kain hadn't caught it. How could he tell Kain that he, Cecil's best friend, had tried to kill him before while he had been under Golbez's spell? He would not guilt his friend more than he had unfortunately already done. The lady sat by through the whole ordeal rather calmly, and Cecil now turned to her to avoid his friend's questioning eyes. "Milady, thy hospitality has been more than welcome, and we thank you for everything you have done for us. But I'm afraid we must leave. Pray tell where the nearest city is that has a port." Cecil's manner was completely gentlemanly and sincere. "Your thanks are accepted, as we were honored to help you and Kain. You may try Nikeah. It's near the ocean." The lady proceeded to give the duo directions, and the two were off. As they walked, Cecil explained his lack of convesation by telling Kain he had to concentrate on scanning for trouble from the girl, which wasn't wholly incorrect. But the real reason was that Cecil blamed himself for his friend disappearing after the battle with Zeromus, and it was probably his fault too that Kain couldn't remember anything. Why couldn't he have forgiven Kain before?