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"Is It Love?" Gilbert laid in his bed, starring at the ceiling. He thought about the time when Eye first showed up at his doorstep. And Gilbert actually felt sorry for him...the first time that had ever happened. Then in just two or three days, Eye was brutally murdered, by someone of which who had no identity. But, breaking Gilbert's thoughts, Forthoro burst through the door to his room, "Are you really Gilbert??! THE Gilbert!? The merc!!?" Gilbert sat up in his bed, and glanced at Forthoro, "Maybe. Why?" "Because, if you are, we were meant to be!" Gilbert was shocked. He got up and looked at the man awkwardly, "Excuse me?" he said. "I'm not a man. I just pretend to be because people don't respect women the way they should...that's all!" Forthoro pulled off her top-hat to reveal long flowing black hair. She took of the masculine mask which showed a beautiful female face. "See?" she said. Gilbert was now in a state of shock. "She's beautiful!" Gilbert thought to himself, "But no, there's no such thing as love...much less love at first sight." Forthoro stood there for a while and said, "Listen, we have to go to the mountain north of here. There is a terrible monster that has been torturing the residents of the forest mountain. We must destroy this monster." Gilbert, being his usual self again said, "Pay me." Forthoro looked at him with a surprised expression. She wasn't expecting a cold man, that's not what the prophet had said...but if she had to pay him, she would, "Fine. Here's 500 potch. It's not much, but it's all I've got." Gilbert thought about this for a while, "Fine." So Gilbert and Forthoro started walking towards the mountain. Once they got there, Forthoro said, "This will be a long hike. So let's get started now, before it gets too dark. Are you ready?" "Of course," said Gilbert.
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