It was a dark night in Era now, Uchida had just recently arrived travelling from Fiore and was itching to get some jewels in his pocket. He heard about a little gig, involving the security of protecting a caravan of some sort. Now this is what Uchida was talking about. Not some low level request where he's taking out petty scammers, but a full time job of protecting a caravan from bandit raids and rapid monsters he's never seen before. Who knows what could be lurking in the dark streets of Era. Brimming with excitement, he paced around the entire complex while waiting for his teammates to arrive. As he walked, he couldn't help but daydream about what was next to come. If people would hear of his success, maybe he could get better jobs like this one.

Upon returning to the caravan, he slouched down near one of the wagon's and decided to sit there and wait for his teammates to arrive if they weren't already there when he got back from his first patrol. He yawned loudly, folding his arms, a bit tired from doing the most. His eyes were drooping a little bit but he had to remain awake, no matter how long it's been sinc ehe took a rest. After all, not only did he travel a good distance to get here but he hasn't had any rest in days. Maybe he could catch few moments of rest before his teammates got here. No big deal he thought, as he drifted to sleep.

Finn had showed up at the desired area- Or so he had thought. As it turned out, he had actually gone to the wrong area at first. It was a simple mistake, but still one that he shouldn't have made. He was a professional adventurer, and a representative of his own work ethic. If he was late, failed a job, or simply did not perform up to par than it would affect his reputation. While it wasn't something he normally cared about, it was what would one day lock in better jobs for him. If he were to start screwing up now, than there would be nothing for him to do when he was stronger. The very thought of him being stuck to D and C rank jobs in the coming years terrified him. That would be the most boring life he could imagine!

Quickly making his way to the proper area, he saw someone- A familiar face, barely seen through the darkness. "Hey Shichi!" It was an abbreviated form of the mans actual name, a nickname that Finn had decided upon himself. Making his way over to the carriage, he saw that his companion had begun to make himself comfortable. Blowing air into his cheek to poof it out, feigning mild annoyance, Finn shrugged. "Okay, I'll just be doubly alert." Drawing his sword from his back, Finn began to patrol around the cart.

The occupant of the caravan had not even bothered to check if the two were out there. It was likely that with the fame of Blue Pegasus, he merely assumed that two mages from there would do their job and do it properly. Admittedly, it was a pretty safe bet. Still, Finn couldn't help that this was just further proof that he was stuck to these weak missions for now. He dreamed of the requests that would send him on journeys, fighting and going up against people who would be able to press him to his limits. His new weapon, his new armor, and his brother Jake would all finally be put to the real test!

Soon, Finn heard a noise. Stopping, fist clenching around his blade, he looked around for a few moments with obvious suspicion on his face. "Shichi, you hear that?" Regardless of whether or not the man liked the nickname, it was going to stick. "That's strange... We were the only ones near here." His voice was hardly a whisper as he looked around, trying to pinpoint the location of the noise. After a few more moments of silence, he finally realized where it had been coming from.

"It's coming from in there!" With a point of his sword, he indicated to the rather closely parked caravan right next to the one they had been tasked to guard. "You go ahead and check inside, I'll make sure to guard your back!" Preparing himself for anything, he felt an excitement boiling up in his chest. This was it. This could turn out to be the excitement that this quest needed!

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Uchida had been snoozing for a little while. He wasn't aware of his companion showing up on the scene. He began to grin in his sleep slightly as if he was having a good time far off in dream land. A few moments had past before Uchida had been abruptly woken up by the sound of a familiar voice. Groggily, he had said "Finn... Is that you?" He looked around but his vision was a bit hazy, seeing as he had just woken up. As he continued to look around, his vision had returned to normal even though it was still a tad bit dark out. He thought he had just been hearing things and decided he would take another stroll around the caravan just to be safe.

As he started to a walk, he began to daydream about his fantasy of being able to take higher end jobs. He wouldn't mind having the fortune and fame as long as the fame didn't generate masses of people after him. He still would like to live a life of solitude, maybe with a few companions, preferably female but if that was too much to ask then he'd rather be alone. Well, maybe by then he would have some people he could trust eventually but all of that can come later, as for right now, he wanted to focus on the present. Eyes on the prey, not the horizon.... He thought to himself. After walking around, he had spotted a figure that he was familiar with. It turns out he wasn't hearing things and that voice he heard was real. He wasn't familiar with the name that was called out though but he was sure he heard a familiar voice.

He jogged over towards the figure, which turned out to be Finn, with his sword drawn and ready to strike something. He was pointing to one of the wagons they were suppose to be guarding. Uchida at least heard the second statement plain as day. "Alright, fine. I'll go in first but just so you know, if it does turn about to be something, i'll take all the credit for defeating it first. Better hurry up." he said in a rather smug tone and hurried over towards where Finn was pointing with his blade. Upon arrival, he had waited a bit near the caravan before spinning around towards the back of the wagon where the noise had been heard. He didn't really look at what was in it and began to shout. "OI, YOU PICKED THE WRONG CARAVAN TO PLUNDER THIS NIGHT!!!! YOUR LIVES ARE FORFEIT!!!! PREPARE TO DIE!!!!" As soon as Uchida finished his battle cry, he had began to set himself up to use a spell. Before he completed this action, he had heard the shrill cries and screams of a man and a woman. A small note, the male actually sounds like the more effeminate one and Uchida chuckled briefly before putting back on his usual scowl.

"Ugh, disgusting. Get a room you two, i nearly crushed both of you. GET OUT OF HERE!!! And don't return or i'm treating you as an enemy. Now, begone." he said a bit agitated to hide his disappointment. He watched the couple scurry off whilst holding hands. After the had disappeared from his view, Uchida had let out a long sigh and looked towards Finn.

"Man, what a disappointing night.
This is what i get for think this simple request would be any different. Whatever... Finn, you and your "brother" can handle things from here i take it. I'm going back to taking a nap." With that, he had walked away from the wagon and went back to his inital spot, sloching down and drifting back to sleep. "Wake me up when the night is over or if something fun happens!!!" he had yelled form a distance to Finn. He shivered a bit hoping his employer wasn't near by and heard him say that but eventually shrugged it off and drifted back to sleep.

Well that had certainly been one way to handle the situation. That was something that Finn had come to understand about his companion. The man was not exactly the definition of the word tact. He was up front, brunt, and didn't mince words. In a way it could be respected, but at the same time it kind of pressed the boundaries sometimes. Those people had every right to be here, just like their employee. He chased them away all the same though. Finn's mind drifted to the new recruit, Leyaria. He'd make sure that Shichi was not the first member of Blue Pegasus that she met other than himself.

As the sun was about to come up, they were approached by the same mercenaries that had been there when they were hired. They asked if there was any problems, and Finn simply told them there wasn't. After that was all said and done, they got confirmation that their job was done and paid in full for the job well done. With both Shichi and himself taking their cut from the job, that was it for another night.

EXIT

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Twisting and turning, Uchida had eventually woken up from his slumber, it was a few moments before the sun had started to come up so he wouldn't be caught sleeping on the job. "Damn it, i told Finn to wake me up when we were done.
Whatever. I'm glad i made it in time." he had grumbled to himself. Standing up, Uchida had began to dust himself off and meet his employers along side Finn. Their job was done apparently and it was time for them to receive their payment there payment and be done with it. On to the next menial task, he guessed, taking a stroll in the direction of where his next job may be.

[Exit]