Sho's housemate, who hadn't been seen since he arrived the previous week, was still skeptical about what they were to do with the mission. How were they to find the seeds if they knew so little about them? And why would they need to send a large group to retrieve something so small?

Ales listened carefully to Sho's comment. He was right: they would need more than traditionally heroic skills.

"I'll have to agree with this fellow here," he said as he stood up on his chair. "Not only would they need physical protection, but someone skilled in subterfuge and trap detecting as well. Plus, we need someone who will be able to identify the seeds by sight." Ales was prepared to research them himself whether he decided to join the mission or not, but he wasn't going to volunteer on a whim.