Ethan's POV: "Thanks for taking care of the elderly!" Eva said bowing towards us to show us appreciation by the exit, as adventurers don't do it quite frequently. 

"There is no need to bow towards us, we just picked a quest and did the work, like usual," I answered blatantly as I was shaking my hands, as I am not quite fond of being appreciated by others. 

"No, please let me thank you guys, you did amazing work and all of the elders who were together with you have enjoyed the time being with you. Everyone has appreciated the stories and the life you brought with you from the outside." Eva said, still having her head down. 

"No no, we quite enjoyed the time being with the people here, it was nice to talk about our adventurers, big or small, nothing mattered to them. We actually had to think quite hard when we told our stories." I say speaking from my perspective as I know nothing of what Aria did. 

She said that she was with someone for the whole time with someone who wasn't even there.

"No, no it was our pleasure" Aria butted in as I was about to say that, even though she did nothing this whole time, I think.

"I thank you both for taking care of them, I thank you as a representative of the retirement home," Eva said while still thanking us. 

"It was our pleasure, thank you for having us here!" I say waving my hand as we are stepping out on the gravel track in the garden.

"What nice people they are," I remark their kindness to Aria as we are outside the garden on the stone-paved road.

"Indeed," Aria uttered while looking down on the ground, holding her staff with her gentle-looking hand. She is in her thinking state. 

"They are such nice people!" I announced starting to mess with her. 

"Yes, yes." I heard from the grumbling Aria behind me. 

"Mind if I kiss you?" I ask, holding back a smirk, I hear a silent yes from behind. 

"You'd mind?" I say with my face making a sorrowful puppy face, pulling Aria out from her thoughts.

"No! No, I don't mind!" Aria rebuked after realizing what I said.

"Good," I answer and kiss her on the cheek and laugh. "You meanie, you played with me -"

"I don't know what you are talking about," I say, flaunting my hands in the air.

"You jerk!" she says while punching my back covered in Titanbear leather, 

"Ouch!"

"That doesn't hurt me haha!" I say with a grin on my face. "Come on, let's get going towards the orphanage and get the money for you!" I announce while still chuckling.

"Okay," Aria muttered in a defeated tone.

We head towards the orphanage, only a small pathway to the orphanage exists, a pebble pathway covered in dirt and mud. Built on the outskirts of the village. Supported by brick walls with two floors, a wooden brown roof, and surrounded by stone fences. An old lady, standing by the hanging clothes out in the garden, taking care of the plants growing in the green garden. The old lady is covered in a blue dress with a white collar, having silver hair in a bun with an approachable aura. 

"My, you must be the adventurers who took the quest," the old lady said.

"Yes, we are the adventurers who took the quest, to make kids happy," Aria responded with a cheerful tone.

"Please, come inside," the caretaker responded with a scrawny voice.

The interior is quite poorly decorated, with worn-down items, tables, painting, the walls, none is quite preserved.  "Sorry for all this mess," the old lady said with a scrawny voice.

"There is no need to be apologetic for the interior decoration," Aria says with a smile.

"So what are we going to do here?" she said with a blatant tone.

"You are going to make the kids happy." the old lady said with a cheerful tone. "You can show off your abilities, talk about your adventurers, or play with them. For instance, play hide and see-" the lady is cut short by the kids storming down from the second floor.

"Hide and seek! Hide and seek!" the kids are chanting, all are boys in ragged brown clothes. 

"My, why don't we play hide and seek with me," I say to the wild kids while pointing my finger at my face.

"Okay old man!" Everyone shouted in unified voices.

"Hey, I'm not old!" I shout at the kids. "You count!" One of the kids yelled and everyone started to hide.

"Well, I am already occupied. Aria, you can take care of the others in the meantime I play hide and seek.", 

"Alright, take care. Don't hurt them!" Aria said with her index finger pointed at me. 

"I won't!" I said running out of the living room.