1. Character: Bauer Auditore
2. World: Excalibur
3. Prize: Chocobo Noble Barding

The Wondrous Scary Tale

"Khloe… I have another tale for you, it isn't so wondrous...Well you'll see"

Bauer widened her eyes, a rather gaunt and hazy look on her face.

"Bauer…. What's wrong with you. Why are you looking at me like that!? Could you please blink, you've making me feel weird…." said a perplexed Khloe.

The young Miqo'te's tail climbed up her back.

"Hahahaha" An eerie laughter burst from Bauer's lips. "Meet me at my place. I have a little cottage in the Lavender Beds".

"Okay.." replied the nervous Khloe.

Thinking to herself quietly, I'm going to need some Thanalan soil, a Garuda's feather, something resembling a Rolanberry and I might be able to make use of those masks….

"Umm… Bauer are you here?" A quiet voice spoke and a gentle knock on the door followed. Khloe's knock was enough to make the cottage door creak open. The only illuminance came from the Dravanian Down Tree outside.

She stepped inside and closed the door, as she turned back inwards she was met by the house steward who was close enough to Khloe's face they could feel the warm breathe of one another. Shivering with panic Khloe asked "Erm... Who are you?"

She was met by a vacant stare and a monotone voice that simple said "Miss Auditore said she was expecting company. Please head downstairs" Khloe turned back and locked the door, continuing to talk to help keep her emotions at bay "So are you a friend?"

"My my, aren't we inquisitive for such a young kitten" The steward spoke from the darkness.

With heavy feet and slow steps untrue to her age, she was almost at the bottom and with the last step to go, the light vanished.

Panic in her voice. "Bauer are you here!? Please if you are say something. This isn’t funny anymore!!" She ventured into the room.

Hiding behind the oriental partition, Bauer threw the Thanalan soil at Khloe, quickly met by screams "AAAAAAGGGGHHHH!! BAUER HELP!"

A squadron member had crept behind her wearing a Crag Mask and bellowed a mighty roar.

"ARRRRRGHHH TITAN!!!" The young kitten ran, unfortunately for her it was right where Bauer had wanted. She ran the Garuda's feather at the back of Khloe's neck, her ears and tail pricked up, paralyzed with fear. She reached round to where the feather had tickled to find a gooey substance, rich deep red in colour.

"IS THIS BLOOD!?!?!? I'M GOING TO DIE, IM GOING TO DIE" She repeated over and over again to herself.

"Hahahahah" laughter everywhere now as the cottage fireplace lit up revealing the mischief makers enjoying the victory of a plan well wrought.

Her eyes welled up with water, out of pure relief. "Bauer, how could you! I thought we were friends!" Khloe murmured. With a smile on her face "The greatest story I could ever give you would be the one you experience yourself" Bauer replied.