The journey had been longer than any of them would have thought possible, by the end of it Natsu thought he had been sent to his own personal brand of hell. After a week Wendy's spell had stop working and every second of every day had been torture. He was sure going to make these bastards pay for this torture.

"What's next?" Gray asked lazily, though internally glad that they were off that damn boat. Touching solid ground was a monumental relief, he didn't want to see another boat for a very long time.

"Master said we are to meet one of their knights, he's called Gilthunder and he will provide us with the details for the quest and perhaps gives us a clue on the Sins current whereabouts." Erza informed the rest of her group.

Natsu honestly didn't care what they had to do as long as it didn't involve any more transportation, "great! Then lead the way Erza!"

"Aye!" Happy agreed.

"Very well," the redhead said, "then we should head towards this town's bar, that is the meeting place."

"What is this town called anyway?" Wendy asked, as she looked around curiously. It was simply compared to Magnolia; it was obvious that the people here didn't rely on magic to live. In a way it reminded her of Edolas, it didn't feel though they were being repressed, but there was an undercurrent of fear in the air. Was it because of them… or something else…?

"I think it's called Vedra," Lucy answered, also noticing the atmosphere. "One of Liones' town that is farthest North. They deal quite a bit with beings they call savages and are on constant alert."

"How do you know this?" Gray wondered.

Lucy blushed, not noticing that she was rambling. "I've been reading a book about this place and there was a sign near the port."

Gray sweat dropped in embarrassment of having missed something so obvious.

"I actually finished it a few nights back," Lucy continued, "it was really interesting. This Kingdom is completely different from Fiore. Like Fiore, only a select few can use magic though they call it Powers here, most who can use them become part of a Kingdoms' Holy Knights and protect the realm from monsters and invaders."

"So like Fiore's Rune Knights," Happy stated.

Lucy nodded, "yes… but slightly more powerful and the training is a whole lot stricter. To advance a knight has to unlock their powers, the catalyst for such an event is unknown."

"Sounds complicated," Natsu slightly complained, though lightened up when he saw the bar and noticed the smell of food.

The team entered the bar and soon secured a table, they didn't have to wait long for a man wearing a dark colored full body knight armor, without a helmet entered the lodgings. His upper body armor was carved with several crosses and had a symbol at the center. He was relatively tall and has slightly curled, short salmon colored hair and has thin eyebrows and blue eyes.

"I thought Natsu was the only idiot with hair that color," Gray murmured earning a punch from Erza.

"Don't insult the client," she grinded out as Lucy politely greeted the knight. She went on to thoroughly threaten the two idiots to not speak unless absolutely necessary.

The knight sat down and gave them a slight nod as a greeting, immediately Erza took charge of the meeting and asked details about their current targets.

"In all honesty, we did not expect Mages from any of the far-off nations to respond," was the first thing Gilthunder said.

"Then why did you send it?" Wendy voice out loud without realizing what she had said until it was too late.

Gilthunder shrugged, "10 years ago the Kingdom was taking all precautions necessary and decided to ask for the aid from one of the Sins' home country."

"One of the Sins is from Fiore?" Lucy asked, frustratingly enough the book she had had not ever mention the Seven Deadly Sins.

"Yes, the Boar's Sin of Gluttony, Merlin is a mage from the Kingdom of Fiore. Though from the power the woman wields it is hard to believe that she is actually fully human." The knight replied, for this meeting losing his mask of cruelty. He had a feeling that these mages wouldn't respond well to his usual behavior.

"What are their current whereabouts?" Natsu asked finally losing his patience and wanting to get straight to the fighting.

"Since you replied to the request, they have recruited another of their members; King and our intelligence has gathered that they will most likely head over to Biron Town, a merchant town. One of the Sins lost something of hers and rumors have it that it is there." He stated.

"You are using it as bait," Gray stated. It was so simple, but if the item is tempting enough….

"Yes, it is a sacred treasure; a weapon that draws the users' powers potential out and makes them nearly unbeatable." Gilthunder at once noticed the gleam in the mages eyes and instantly destroyed it. "However, only those few chosen can wield a Sacred Treasure, I myself would not even dare dream of being able to pick one of them up."

Their shoulders slumped in slight defeat, but Erza was still curious. A weapon she could not wield, she had never come face to such a thing.

"The weapon is Gideon, the Serpent's Sin of Envy treasure, Diane, if she gets her hands on the war hammer. I suggest you run away and pray to be out of her range." He informed them grimly, though he had the feeling that they will be dumb enough to try and face the giantess head on. Nonetheless, he was retaining some vital information. Gilthunder wasn't about to make it any easier for them. They were foolish to accept this quest and would at the very least provide some entertainment for the Sins.

Gilthunder felt an expected power rapidly approaching the towns limit. He stood up, the guild mages following his lead and they exited the bar, none really having order anything. As they exited the figure flying towards the town was a familiar shape. The mages instantly stiffened preparing for an attack, Natsu while dying to question the incoming beast knew that it could be a danger towards the town and his friends.

Though before anything could happen and with a final warning, "no matter what their appearance might be, do not underestimate any of the Sins. It could very well be the last mistake you make." Gilthunder disappeared in a flash of lightning, the next thing the mages knew a flash could be seen over the dragonish figure and as it changed its direction.

The Fairy Tail members slumped in relief, but it was still strange to see a dragon and for it not to attack. Still Natsu wanted to ask it some questions, a dragon hadn't been seen in Fiore for so many years, yet by the lack of reaction from the villagers, they were a common occurrence here in Britannia.

"That was anticlimactic," Gray said and turned towards the blonde celestial mage. "Do you have any idea where Biron Town is, Lucy?"

The former heiress took a second to think it over and nodded. "It's actually nearly on the other side of the kingdom."

Natsu made a face guessing where this is going?

"Is there a train station in this town?" Erza asked looking around.

Lucy shook her head, "no, there are no train tracks in Britannia. The fastest way is through carriage and yet we may arrive sometime after the Sins."

Natsu decided to sulk; he truly hated his life sometimes and apparently his so-called friends only existed to make it harder on him. He plans to take out all of this sour feelings on the Sins and that reward better be worth all this effort.

Finding transportation towards Biron Town was simpler then they had predicted, seemingly the town was hosting something called Vaizel Fight Festival and ever merchant worth their salt was heading in that direction. Lucy heard that the prize for the Festival will be a giant war hammer, that had to be the treasure the Sins would be after. Fortunately, that means that they would be in the town for a while and according to the information they had gathered it wouldn't start for another few days. They will be arriving around the time of the finals of the festival, their companion not really caring about the fights.

Of course, Natsu had been disappointed, he would have loved to participate or if nothing else to witness the festival. Though Gray calmed him down mentioning that the fights wouldn't even come close to those of the Grand Magic Games, these people weren't going to use magic for such a simple thing.