[User] *As the sun would begin rising above the horizon, gentle rays of light would soon shine within the small camping area they had rested at the night prior, reflecting off the rough patches of snow still left upon the ground. Terrel found himself dozing peacefully near the burned out campfire, the small furry bodies of his wolves surrounding him to his inability of being able to remember them being near him in the first place. Nevertheless, the Pig Elf seemed comfortable enough with the arrangements, his eldest wolf resting their head atop his lightly rising and falling chest as if trying to serve as protection while also getting some sleep himself.*

[Assistant] *Manon looked over her shoulder at the sound of movement. She woke up not too long before Terrell, more to get out of the sunlight than anything. She decided to find some berries in the meantime, maybe those in the camp would appreciate something sweet in the morning to start off their day. Given the time she had to collect, it wouldn't be enough for the whole camp so maybe she'd just share with the animals or Terrell. She wanted to say good morning to the Elf but held her tongue. So instead she turned back to collect more berries from the bush she was at.*

[User] *Terrel would stir in his sleep, his hand reaching up to find itself patting the top of Floof's head as the Elf would slowly wake up. He sat up, letting out a tired yawn as he'd glance around the camp with a somewhat tired expression before eventually forcing himself to stand up. The movement seemed to wake up the other wolves, the younger ones' tails starting to wag as if they'd been waiting for him to get up this whole time as they'd begin to mill around his legs, forcing him to have to step more carefully around them.*"Going to have to get these two trained before we reach Salvania..."*He'd mutter with a sigh, glancing back to notice Manon collecting berries at the edge of camp.*"Seems like someone's already awake."*He'd say.*

[Assistant] *Finishing stripping the bush dry of it's fruit before venturing into the trees. She wasn't sure if he was talking to her or not. Manon figured Terrell would've made it more obvious if he wanted her attention so it must have been to his animals.* "I suppose they'll be hungry too, TCU can have some of my berries." *She said to herself. She wasn't opposed to animals dying to sedate the hunger of other animals, just didn't enjoy being in the area when it happened. She was opposed to her own need that forced her to hurt or kill animals, her least favorite trait about herself. The only good thing about this whole situation was sometimes blood healed wounds that her magic couldn't, thought that was very rare.*

[User] *Terrel would regard her for the time being as she seemed to be talking to herself. She was really distant from society wasn't she? Then again he supposed this was more normal than the animal thing. The thought crossed his mind for a bit as Floof would walk over to him, coming to sit down rather respectfully despite the other two clambering over him.*"Hm..."*Turning back to Manon, Terrel would gradually make his way over to her, the wolf pups in tow as they raced one another to try to figure out where he was going to go first.*"Ready to go Manon?"*He'd ask as he neared her, not giving much context to what he meant by that.*

[Assistant] "Ah!" *Too lost in her own thoughts to hear Terrell approach her.* "I was just collect-" *She started until he spoke. Where were they going? Maybe.? She entertained the thought that she found a group that would accept her, gaining some hope for the future. She couldn't stop the smile that pulled at her cheeks. Maybe she should explain herself and her needs. She wouldn't want anyone to get hurt because of her.* "Alright." *Tightening her grip on the basket as she turned around and walked towards the Elf.* "Good morning." *She said quietly as she approached him, the smile still lingered across her lips.*

[User] *Terrel eyed her for a moment. She seemed unusually peachy for it being this early in the morning. Deciding to ignore it, he'd eventually turn away from the Elf and head off in a nonspecific direction.*"Morning..."*He'd say after a while to acknowledge Manon for the time being as he'd glance back to make sure his wolves were following. He'd raise the whistle around his neck to his mouth, blowing into it to get their attention. Turning their heads up to them, the three pups would follow after him, tails wagging in excitement. Perhaps it was time for Manon to put her strange abilities to use if she could really do what she claimed to be able to.*

[Assistant] *Manon figured this would've been the best time to give him his breakfast. She didn't collect enough for everyone so it would've been better if this happened more discreetly* "Oh, I picked these for you. For breakfast." *She extended the hand that held the basket, offering a minor assortment of fruits for him to snack on if he chose.* "I didn't have much time to grab some for everyone back at camp." *Picking up a couple of smaller sized berries for the bird.* "Is Mr. Tzu with us today, he might be hungry." *Holding up the small berry for Terrell to see between her index and thumb.*

[User] *Terrel looked at the basket she held out, holding up a hand as he would say:*"Save it. I'll eat once we're done here."*He doubted the others would care much for just eating berries, most likely taking preference to any meat they find out here than the light fruits. However, that was a problem for another time, for now he wanted to focus on training his wolves before they headed into Prasia and lost ability to do so in the privacy of the woods for a while. Finally back out in the snow, the younger wolf pups would find themselves hopping from pile to pile while Floof would keep near the two of them. At the mention of his bird, Terrel would respond.*"Tzu is always with us. He hardly leaves my hair especially with all the wolves and things going on outside it."*He'd say, giving context to how vulnerable the bird was outside shelter. Reaching into his long pink strands of hair, Terrel would course his gloved fingers through it until he'd eventually wrap his hand around the small bird and would tug him out into the open. Taking the smaller berry from Manon, he'd hand it off to the jittering animal to settle him down before placing him on his shoulder for the time being so he could eat.*

[Assistant]
*Manon brought the basket back to her side. What were they even doing here? Manon probably shouldn't have just followed someone she met into a forest alone. Pretty stupid of her now that she thought about it. He seems friendly enough though.* "Uhm, what are we doing, where are we going?" *She'd ask, now concerned with her surroundings. A fighter of sorts, and multiple wolves around her. Thankfully none of the wolves were talking about attacking, so this wasn't entirely planned either.*
*Standing at the edge of the shade, looking up to see how the winter sky looked today. She 'could' go out into the sunlight but not for very long. Ever since the incident she was very photosensitive and got sunburned rather easily. She would've grabbed something to cover herself if she knew this was on the agenda* "Good morning TCU." *Happy to see at least something eating the berries she worked for. She also found enjoyment in watching the two pups run around.*

[User] *Terrel would walk on in silence, debating between whether or not he should say or instead leave her wondering out of the amusement of it.*"Heading to a nearby creek I found so that the pups can have something to drink."*He'd finally say.*"Then we're going to be training them. After all, you said you could translate between us, hm?"*Terrel would explain, glancing back at her. It was hard to tell what expression he was making under his mask, save for the slightest grin etched at the edge of his lips. Whether m he was joking with her or being completely serious, it was hard to tell. Nevertheless he would turn away once more to follow a path towards this supposed creek, his wolves eagerly darting on ahead.*

[Assistant] *Manon would look up at him, either she was shocked or confused, both probably. One moment he was calling her crazy for talking to Floor, now though. But she did say she would as apart from their arrangement. She stared at the back of his head, maybe he could feel the intense stare she held onto him. For someone who didn't like her speaking, he's asking her to speak. For someone who didn't believe that she could talk to animals, he wants her to talk to animals. Maybe she should just assume what he wants is the total opposite of what he says. Looking down at her hand before running past him. She stood between Terrell and the wolves just so she could extend the basket towards him once more.* "If we're going to be out here for a while, we should eat now rather than later."

[User] *Terrel would come to a sudden stop as she'd rush ahead of him and hold the basket out again, insisting they eat something now as if the berries were going to go bad in the few hours they'll be gone. Maybe she was more concerned about starving than he was, but he couldn't care less about snacking on a few fruits just to hold him over for a few extra minutes with camp not being so far in the first place.*"Then eat your fill."*He'd say before lightly brushing past her with the sweep of his cloak as he'd continue walking. The Elf figured she could walk and eat if she was so focused on snacking beforehand, at the very least it'll save the time of waiting.*

[Assistant] *Manon took a step backwards as he bumped into her. She stood there for a few moments in disbelief. Digging her hand into the basket and began snacking on the berries she found, just as he suggested. Somebody clearly didn't get enough sleep last night, she thought to herself. Turning around and stalking behind Terrell, with a straight face. She wasn't going to let him ruin her morning so far* "Suit yourself then"

[User] *Terrel would continue onwards in silence until he was finally able to see the creak he had found earlier, inclining his head down towards it to get Manon's attention as he would soon head over to the water. The wolf pups would happily bound their way down the snowy slope, Floof easily taking lead of the two as he made his way over to the cold water and would lower his head to drink from it, the other two soon joining him as they'd carefully reach their heads down to get a taste as well. Terrel would follow just behind them, coming to sit down upon the ground a small distance from the water as he'd watch the wolves for the time being, waiting for them to finish. Patting the area beside him, he'd gesture for Manon to take a seat without shifting his eyes away from the creak's edge.*

[Assistant] *Manon followed his head motion and saw the creek. It was pretty amazing to look at in her eyes. She picked up her pace, excited to make it there a little faster. Taking a seat beside where Terrell patted. She thrust the basket onto his lap before he had a chance to say anything.* "I'm not helping unless you eat." *She didn't look at him either, instead she focused her attention on the wolves instead. She was curious as to what he needed her help for. The Elf seemed too prideful to admit that talking to animals might actually be useful.*

[User] *Unable to get a word out, Terrel found the basket being shoved onto his lap, causing him to turn his head towards the Elf as she said she wasn't going to help unless he ate the berries. If he didn't know any better, he would have suspected that she was trying to poison him at this rate with her insistence on him eating whatever berries it was that she picked out. Then again, she had also had some for herself as well. With a roll of his eyes, he'd pick up a few of the berries and pop them into his mouth, swallowing them quickly before asking sarcastically:*"Happy now?"*Times like this he wondered if she was always going to be this difficult when things needed to get done. It's not like they had all the time in the world with other places still left to go.*

[Assistant] "Very." *She said, giving him a triumphant smile. Pulling the baskets back and placing it onto the ground beside her.* "What are we training them to do?" *Her eyes still fixated on the wolves, watching them drink from the water source. She assumed it would be hunting or attacking, what else would it be really? She did agree to help, she was happy that there was something she could do to help. Even if she'd just be a guest for a little while. She had already grown comfortable with the people around her, to an extent. The thought of when they had to go separate ways wasn't very pleasant to think about either.*

[User] *Terrel gave a light shake of his head in his exasperation towards her before eventually deciding to refocus on the wolves.*"Impulse control."*He'd answer before gesturing down towards the two grey wolves.*"See the two grey ones down there? The smaller one is Blur and the slightly larger one is Ansel."*He'd sit back, resting his gloved palms onto the ground.*"Planning on leaving them with someone for a while so we can continue our travels with worrying about them being in any danger. Floof is good on his own, but the younger ones still have to learn how to properly listen."

[Assistant] *Turning her head to face Terrell, It wasn't a bad thing to teach wolves how to control their impulses. But these were young still, of course they would have energy.* "How would you like to go about this, and what can I do to assist?" *Manon wasn't sure if this was something he was tasking her to do, or if it was a joint operation of sorts. She couldn't imagine that he would've left all this on her. He had no real way to prove she was doing what was asked.* "Is this why you haven't fed them yet?"

[User] "You can talk to them can't you?*He'd question.*"I suppose it would be no more than teaching children basic commands."*Terrel would let out a snort of laughter, suspecting that was hardly any easier, but nonetheless they would still be speaking the same language and he'd finally be able to tell just how useful her abilities were. Being asked if that was why he didn't feed them yet, he'd reach to his side, pulling out a small pouch from within his cloak. Opening it slightly, he would reveal the small bits of dried meats within it. Jerky.*"They probably won't be hungry if you could get them to follow the basic commands. You know, sit, stay, come."*Placing the bag in her hand, he'd continue.*"Think of this as extra motivation. It takes time to teach pups, but you can at least try to get them to understand that they need to listen."

[Assistant] *She took the bag and placed it into her basket, next she picked up the basket. Smiling to herself, she placed a hand on Terrell's shoulder and used him to stand up, intentionally placing all her weight for a brief moment onto that shoulder. She had to imagine the look on his face, what would be underneath the mask. It brought her a little bit of pleasure if she were honest. This is something friends do, right? Turning to the wolves before calling out to them both.* "Hey, Blur, Angel! Get over here!" *She dangled the bag of food for them both to see, leaving the top open, so the scent can fill the air. Turning back towards Terrell before suggesting that Floor should join in this as well, more as a model student if anything.*

[User] *Terrel would lower his shoulder under the weight she placed on it, making it harder than needed to use him completely to stand up. A smug look crossed what little could be seen of his face before he'd soon look away to focus on the pups. Ansel and Blur would glance up at the mention of their names, water dripping from their muzzles as they'd merely stare over at her. With the suggestion of bringing Floof over as well, Terrel would bring the whistle to his mouth, blowing into it before calling him over. Floof would turn his head towards them, happily bounding over to the two as he'd glance up, tongue hanging from his jaws. As the scent of food began to waft around the area, the other two would slowly begin shuffling over to Manon, staring up at her and practically mimicking Floof as if to beg for the treats.*

[Assistant] "Alright, today we're going to learn how to control our urges. Floor, since you already know what to do you'll be my little helper today." *She turned to Blur and Angel.* "Please try your best to do what Floor does." *She placed the contents of the jerky into her basket before placing the bag down in front of the dogs. They needed to get a good whiff of the reward they could receive if they listened. Turning around and walking back to Terrell, standing right beside him* "Blow the whistle again." *She also placed some berries over the jerky, attempting to mask the smell as well.*


[User]
*The Sounds of steps were heard throughout the Forest. It Sounded like a pair of Sandals, and that was right. A Okamimi with the name of Taela was walking through said forest. Her Sandals doing said sounds. She was Sweating a bit what was slowly showing on her body with her tabi a bit drenched by them also looking a bit dirty. Though why was she sweating. If one were to look at here, he'd see that she was actually exercising, running huge laps throughout the forest since workout in the Morning was quite Important to her. She'd Probably have to clean those things afterwards. Whilst doing the exercises she was thinking about maybe getting a few Resources so she may Sew some clothes for workout together since that would be better than wearing her fancy Kimono during it. Maybe she'd do that after the Session. After some while she stopped for a little break, going to a nearby river and drinking a bit out of it and then sitting nearby it. Slowly removing her Sandals as well as Tabi socks from her feet and dangiling them in the Water which was quite refreshing.*
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[Assistant]
Upon approaching the lake, she'd notice that to her right was a green haired wood elf. They leaned back upon a nearby tree looking out on the water. Unlike other wood elf, she wore more modern clothing. Clothing that you'd only seen to be dawned by those who live within walls. Or in this else's worlds, the clothing of cowards. It was a shame this clothing was so comfortable though. A fur lined wool coat, great sweater, dark leather pants and dark brown boots.

In her left hand was a medium-sized bow. It seemed entirely made of metal besides the makeshift leather grips on the sides. Her right hand rested on her chest. Seems she was gripping something. Upon further inspection, said something was a necklace. She wasn't paying attention to her surroundings. Staring out on the horizon in deep thought. Her quiver full of arrows and bookbag laid to her left leaning against the tree as well.

[User]
*The Sound of her Dangeling would probably make some Sounds. Same as the arrival at the River should make some Noises that might get the atention of the Wood Elf. However Taela Noticed the Elf herself by seeing her in the corner of her eye. She looked over to her for a short time and then turned her head to the river again. She didn't really care that someone was near her, though the Bow made her a little uncomfortable. Which is why she was a bit on guard. Nobody knows if one is a bandit or not. Better be safe. She then continued Cleaning her Feet as well as the socks which made them a little wet but she didn't care.*

*She then slowly took them on again and then filled her hands with a little bit of water to clean her face a little. She then layed down onto the grass and relaxed a little like she planned to. Though her guard was still a bit on.*

[Assistant]
The wood elf's deep thought would soon come to an end. As it had, she let out a sigh before pushing herself off the tree and onto her on feet. She turned to grab her things but would stop in he tracks as she noticed the Karimi. Her blue eyes stared at her for a while. For such a beautiful color, they obviously held venom within them.

"How much did you see?"

She asked, no, demanded the Karimi to answer. Despite her attempting to sound threatening or scary, her voice seemed to be a bit quieter than she seemed to want it to be. Upon further inspection, her face was a bit wet and her face was red too. Her eyes were watery and red as if she had been crying. Had she?

[User]
*As Taela heard the Elf speak, she raised a brow and opended one eye to look at her*

" Mh? See what exactly? "

*She then asked, not giving her face much attention, thus not really noticing her wet face. Though she saw the red tone but didnt care much for it. It just could've been that she was hot or Angry and thus having a red face. After looking a short glimpse at her after the question she closed her Eye before Standing up again and reopening them, revealing her Eyes comepletly now. Taela was actually quite a bit Shorter than the elf just standing there with 1 and a half head lesser of size. But size doesnt really matter does it?. She then Noticed the Wet parts of her face and was now wondering why it was wet there, Did she wash herself? No that would probably look different. She then looked at the redness of her Face and probably her eyes to since thats quite normal when crying,(If she did of course) thinking if this Elf just cried or something*

[Assistant]
The elf wiped her face with her sleeve. The redness clearing up as she looked down upon the Mimi. She wasn't used to this height difference. Normally she was shorter when she confronted people. Answering her question with another seemed to irritate her.

"Don't fucking play dumb with me. How long have you been here?"

The elf obviously didn't want to be found out for crying. She couldn't be seen weak by anyone. Even if it was just people she met a single time.

[User]
" Look, i dont know what youre onto, but i didn't see anything from you. I just came here and sat down, so what is your Problem? "
*She then Asked looking a bit Annoyed since the Elf was a bit rude even though Taela didn't do anything bad to her. Even though The Elf was significantly bigger than her Taele didn't really looked like she was scared. In the time she finished her Sentences she bended down to put on her Footwear real quick in case things could get worse with that Elf.*

[Assistant]
"You better not be lying"

She muttered, clearing her throat so she didn't sound so sad. She examined the Mimi. It was pretty far from any homes, at least to the elves knowledge.

"What are you doing out here anyway?"

[User]
" Oh? Im just taking a break from the exercises i did, thats it "

*Taela said, now standing up again and looking at Erin at full size. She then looked over to the water and came closer again, Washing her hands when she noticed they were a bit dirty from relaxing on the ground. After that was done she came back to the elf.*

" Why are you asking though.. "

[Assistant]
"Thieves are all around. I was just making sure you weren't going to try and steal from me. I wouldn't want to get my coat dirty with your blood"

She smirked as she swung her quiver and bookbag around her back. She was attempting to assert a sort of dominance over the Mimi. It was unannounced to her that Tabla may not care as much as the elf expected of her.


[User] *The fox's ears twitched idly. She had no clue how one could have a favorite food and not eat it.*"Elves are so strange."*She said before looking past him back towards the house.*"So this is your den? Elves always seem to have very large ones. I wonder what kinds stuff you guys store in there."*The fox didn't seem to wait for an answer. She was quick on her feet as she fox-formed and darted over to the house, proceeding to break and enter.*

[Assistant]
*He internally scolded himself for letting this woman live, but ultimately putting Henrietta in the coup again and ran into the house making a mental note to beef up security around the area and to be more careful of his surroundings.*

*The insides of the house was more different than before, such as new furniture, wallpaper, and a carpet that no longer stinks of dried blood! Though he did keep that weirdly scorched family portrait hanging above a fireplace.*

[User] *Luckily enough, the fox didn't seem to have destroyed anything in her making her way in. Instead she had found a warm patch of sunlight coming in from one of the windows and had decided to curl up on the floor beneath it. She peered over at the Elf lazily and shifted back to humanoid form, which at this point it was getting hard to really tell the difference between.*"I can't believe you have this whole den to yourself. And not another Elf scent for miles."*She said.*"Don't you guys like stay in packs or something?"*The fox stretched out on the floor, lounging peacefully with clearly no intent on moving.*

[Assistant] *He stood stiff when he hears the comment, but he shrugs off the surprise* "Well yes, but nobody stays here long enough when they come over so it's mostly just me and the animals" *He replies with a sheepish smile, he wasn't lying nor was he telling the whole truth though the fox didn't need to know that information, it's not like he's hiding a deep dark secret that he wants 𝗻𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 to find out or else he'd probably need to start packing and move again.*

[User] "Well that's stupid."*The fox commented with a snort.*"Who makes a den this large just to keep their food in it? If I lnew this place existed, I'd be plumper than those chickens that practically walked into my paws. All the elves I've seen had all kinds of dens next to each other and food that they were less than friendly with sharing. That and land anyways, but they were always a group."*She let out a yawn.*"I guess they'd be pretty weak without one. It's a wonder why no one else came to steal your food by now."

[Assistant] "Truly a mystery" *He replied almost sinisterly, but he shot a question before this accidental slip up could be pointed out though he doubts the fox paid attention too much he's sure she tuned him out all this time* "If you want to sleep I have a separate room for you to sleep in instead of you sleeping on the floor..."

[User] *It was true that the fox was hardly paying attention to him. Only when he asked her a question did she peer over at him.*"Does the room really matter? I'd end up sleeping on the floor regardless."*She questioned him, not really in tune with the concept of there being anywhere else to sleep.*

[Assistant] *Eventually he just gives up and lets the fox lady sleep on his floor, the circumstances could've been worse, like she could be stolen all of his possessions or worse she finds out, and he has to kill another living being again which is getting tiring at this point, now that he's remembering back he should probably go back to get the abandoned shovel somewhere out there in the forest.*


[User] *It didn't seem like the fox was going to move from the spot she was in, so the Silnari could go back for the shovel if he wanted to. By now, it looked like she had practically dozed off on the floor as she had returned back to her fox form and remained curled up peacefully under the sunlight.*

[Assistant] *With the fox seemingly knocked out like a light he just went and left to get the shovel, he locked the front door just in case any more things attempts to get in like a rabid raccoon or something.*

[User] *The fox had completely dozed off by the time he came back, mouth wide open as her body was splayed out on the floor. She would have looked dead if not for the rise and fall of her chest. It wasn't until she had heard the sound of a door locking that she finally woke back up tiredly.*"Eh? Did I doze off?"*She questioned, letting out a yawn and sitting up to stretch.*"I haven't slept that well in moons."

[Assistant] "Yeah you slept like the dead, couldn't wake you up if I tried" *He shrugs making his way to a nearby armchair and sitting on it, he looked confused when the fox spoke of not being able to sleep well for days (or moons) which he understands seeing as the forest was crawling with stuff it would be unwise to just leave yourself vulnerable to whatever might lurk.*

[User] *She climbed up onto the window sill and stared out into the forest.*"I suppose this place will be worth visiting again."*The fox decided.*"No predators, no pack, just a den and food. Such easy living, you'd think you'd get bored of it."

[Assistant] "I get bored occasionally, but I always find something to do eventually" *He replied, he dreamt once of going on many adventures just like in the books he reads so often but with recent events that dream would just remain a dream, maybe one day, but he doesn't think he'll be qualified for such a thing.*

[User] *She let out a huff of air to show her doubt and turned to look back at him.*"Like what? Wander around with that shovel all day? Or watching those birds? Or burying stuff? Hardly sounds like anything fun."

[Assistant] "I have books to read, it doesn't sound like much fun to you maybe, but it's enough for me! I don't need to go on silly adventures to have fun" *Ok he might have said the last like a bit too harsh but whatever-he has plenty of things to keep him occupied! It's not like he lays awake at night thinking about how his life could've turned out differently if he didn't walk through that area of town so late at night! He's fine just being by himself with no one for miles!... Ok he might had a problem with the whole isolation thing, but it's for the best anyway so he doesn't need to complain.*

[User] *She gave a snort at the ridiculousness of his statement.*"How can someone living out in the forest think of themself as too good for adventures?"*The fox asked, putting his words in her own.*"This place reeks of you, as if you've hardly left it in the past 12 moons. You got no pack here, no family, just a bunch of captured food and those... Book things keeping you here. You're bound to go crazy. I've seen many crazy elves. Fortunately I manage to escape them every time."*The fox looked rather proud of the statement as she scratched her ears with an arm.*

[Assistant] "Well maybe because 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 couldn't leave the forest because of... Unforeseen events let's just say" *He replied as he got up and picked out a book from the nearby bookshelves and sat back down, he thinks back to what she had said 'You're bound to get crazy'... Ok maybe he's gone a 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 insane seeing as he's not surprised or frightened at the sight of blood anymore, but he's not fully insane!.... Yet.*

[User] *The fox hopped off the window sill, crossing the room in one swift movement before gracefully finding herself sitting atop the arm of the chair Wilhelmina was in. She swatted away the book he held and climbed up on the head of the chair.*"Maybe someone is just scared to leave their posh and lavish life to deal with the crazies in the forest."*She commented in return, figuring his hesitation was in him hardly having any trouble with survival seeing as he had everything he could possibly need.*

[Assistant] "Maybe I am scared just not for the reasons you might think" *He almost slapped himself for talking about this, he doesn't know if it's the desperation, but he feels something inside him crack, pleading for him to just let everything that's been shoved inside the metaphorical spill, but he can't just do that! He could blow his cover! And he doesn't even know this fox lady like that! He just can't risk it. It's best to just shut up about it.*

[User] "Well spit it out then. Don't keep trying to leave me hanging."*She snapped back at him.*"Always so cryptic. It's hard enough to understand your language as is without you at least trying to be more indirect."*She said with a scoff.*

[Assistant] "I. Uhm" *He's thinking of too many things to keep track, he could kill her, but it'll be a hassle, he could deflect it, but then he'll be suspicious, he could just tell her to leave but that'll be rude!, he silently cursed himself for saying too much as he sits there almost motionless quiet as a mouse.*


[User]
It was a warm day in Huiruor. The cries of eagles and the rustling of the undergrowth disturbed the forest's peace and tranquility, not that such things were unwelcome. There was something unnatural about true silence; the world was not crafted in such a way to be devoid of noise, in all its chaos and discord. There was just something about the empty noise that made you feel like but an observer, as if the world was going on around you, regardless of your choices and decisions. Such meaninglessness was freeing.

A horse's hooves broke through this silence, as the wooden man on its back hummed. This wooden man was a stranger to this forest, from an even stranger land, where such sights were as alien as he. Yet he felt weirdly at home, surrounded by his unliving cousins. His song was one of his people, learned many years ago. Music and company were all that carried him through those trying times, many years ago. Now he only had the former.

The man-thing, who had claimed the name Gambir, approached a lake, vast and blue. Many herbs and reeds dotted the banks, like little forests of their own, and dragonflies and bees flew around the flowers and plants. He had once prowled such banks for ingredients, but that was many days ago, in a distant land.

Gambir dismounted the steed on lead it to the bank of the river, where he procured a stake from its satchel and planted it in the ground, wrapping its reigns around it. The horse began to drink and eat of the rich grass, succulent and of a darkest green. Gambir doffed his large robe and clothing, stripping himself almost bare, bar his hat and cloth that kept his modesty. Even though he was alone, he would not allow the woodland creatures, of which he could converse, to an awkward sight. He looked up and soaked in the sun, before he waddled past the reeds and into the shallow water, where he sat.

A large gash spread from the oaken man's neck to waist, as if a large blade had torn him asunder, along with many scars of a lesser seriousness. Many pink flowers were spread across his body, small but vibrant, many coming off his head and shoulders where they could best reach the light. His eyes were yellow and large, sparkling with the light of the desert sun, as he blankly stared out into the horizon, past the trees and the water and the mountains, to visions of home now lost.

[Assistant]
It was a quiet day in the forests. Well, every day in the Outskirts was quiet if Mimi had any say over it, but today especially so. There was barely anyone around due to the upcoming winter, which left the few roaming the forest almost bored. And yet Mimi was there, at the center of it all... Drifting slowly on the surface of a lake, if a person was close enough, she appeared dead. She had made her thoughts on this clear: If she was tasked to do something by her master, she would try to accomplish it. Or go home. But that last option held no meaning, as she needed to find the herbs first.

Mimi situated herself floating on the lake's surface, her eyes scanning the sandy floor in an attempt to find the underwater herb. She drifted in a manner so practiced it looked mechanical, or it would've been it not for her usual elegance.

[User]
It was only then that Gambir noticed a splotch in the water, distracting him from his daydreams. He had quickly passed it off as a mirage, one of the many he had seen in his life. Yet, he was well-hydrated, well-fed, and the sun did not bare down on the land enough to cause such an illusion. His eyes adjusted and peered forwards at this misshapen lump. It was almost humanoid in shape, yet blue and almost translucent. What could it be? Some creature of the lake, perhaps? Not an animal, not a man. Oh! How could he be so blind?

"GREETINGS, NAIAD, GUARDIAN AND SPIRIT OF THE LAKE! I MEAN THEE NO HARM!"

Gambir raised his arm and waved at the thing, his limb long and slender and green, his wooden stretching to the sky. His voice was booming and rough, yet his words were pronounced elegantly.

"I DO HOPE I DID NOT ENCROACH ON THY MOST SACRED GROUND! I MERELY WISHED TO BATHE IN THESE WATERS AND CLEANSE MYSELF! CAN THOU HEAR ME ADEQUATELY?"

The plant man was more than loud enough. Perhaps not loud enough to pierce the surface of the water, but his voice echoed on the realm of the land, disturbing a number of birds that simply wished to rest. He had heard of naiads, water spirits, in the words and folklore-tomes of tavern dwellers nearby. Perhaps the Great White Sea even had its own? There were stories of guardian spirits amongst his folk, perhaps they were of such creatures?

[Assistant]
The Uzi would raise her head from the surface of the water, the jellyfish on her head deflated. Mimi watched his body language, unflinching. She didn't make a physical move to approach him nor move from her position. She stood, her back straight and expression cheerful yet reserved. Her dress flowed beautifully down her frame in the water, where the hem almost reached to brush against the lake floor.

"Mimi says your loud... Why?" *She questioned in a tone as neutral as her gaze. She was quiet while speaking in the forests, but her voice was clear and words carefully paced, so her intention could still be made out easily. One may wonder why she didn't want to answer his question; Maybe she really was just a confused person behind that mask, or maybe she wanted to keep a secret from him.

[User]
"I APOLOGISE, CREATURE OF THE LAKE, I SHALL LOWER MY VOICE IMMEDIATELY!"

Gambir made a sound like coughing up a hairball, perhaps a poor attempt at clearing his throat. His next words were still loud, but his bellows did not shake the very trees and stones.

"I have quieted myself now, spirit of the water! Is Mimi thy name? I am Gambir, of land afar, and have come bearing no ill will!"

Gambir continued to sit awkwardly in the shallows, knees tucked tight to his chest. Ignoring the loudness of his voice, many small fish had come to nibble on the moss that furrowed his lower half. He paid no mind to them, simple creatures free of worry, as he was but a curiosity to them.

"If I may ask, what art thou doing in these waters most splendid? I am always ready to assist a creature as divine as thee!" In truth, Gambir simply wanted to do something, anything. He felt useless merely traveling, and it was his deepest desire to be of some importance to anyone, anything. Combat was most preferable, but he doubted he'd find such things here.

[Assistant]
Mimi raised her eyebrows at the sudden interest of assistance. "How dare you call Mimi a Naiad?" She said, sounding mildly defensive. Silence, tense and awkward, filled the clearing. It stretched between them, oddly heavy as the sun lowered in the sky. She cleared her throat and dropped her gaze. She was unsure whether to stay or leave, especially since he hadn't said anything outright rude, but at the same time, he hadn't come off as inviting either well. To Mimi.

 "Mimi does need help however." She motioned at the sky, the pale shades of blue now shifting into a melt of tangerine, red, and rosy purple as the first stages of sunset began to sink in. "Mimi wants to know if flying herbs are real"


[User] *She was staring deeply at him, but at his response gave a small shake of her head.*"Right."*The fox said in a tone of doubt.*"At the very least this place is good for hunting, so looks like you'll be stuck with me for a while."*The fox continued as she hopped of the chair and made her back towards the window.*"Maybe I'll even make a nest for myself while I'm here."*She gave a quickly flick of her tail and transformed back into a fox before proceeding to hop out the window.*

[Assistant] *He looked at the window the fox just jumped out of in shock... Did he get a new housemate?? Ok he should've just kicked her out when she suggested it, but he doesn't think he can bring himself to just tell her to outright leave seeing as her circumstances are worse than his he could at least give her shelter for few days... Yeah, just few days. He just hopes she won't see anything untoward during her stay, so he stood put back the book that was previously swatted away and sat back down looking at that exact window wondering what the hell he's going to do with this new event that just unfolded.*


[User] "That's... A big branch" *He said coming out to check what the heck she was doing, he thought she went away to pick up something that's small or portable not expecting a large branch to be dragged unto his front door.*

[Assistant] "Well at least your eyes work."*She said, gazing over at him.*"This shall be the start of a new nest so paws off."*The fox grabbed the branch and shifted it into a position that she liked before eventually stepping away from it.*"I got a lot of work to do if I want to finish this up before nightfall, so I'll catch you later Elf."*She said to him before turning and heading off.*


[User] *It had been a few days since the fox had just moved in. The den she started originally had quickly grown into a mesh of brambles and sticks at the side of the Silnari's house. Every now and then the fox cycled through the place, picking off a couple of chickens and settling to warm herself in the sunlight of midday. Currently, she was curled up at the front door, soaking in the sun's rays after another easy meal. She was really starting to get used to this paradise.*

[Assistant] *He's gotten used to the presence of another after the fox lady practically barged her way into his life, he doesn't mind her doing the things she did since she hasn't done anything outlandish, and she probably hasn't found out his secret! Probably he can't be too careful of course, well it's a nice existence for both of them... Wait he hasn't even asked her what her name was. Nor has she asked his. He won't bring it up for now.*


[User]
*It had been several weeks following Bella's departure from Kadho, and for what was the first adventure for the kindred travelling merchant, things had taken a turn for the worst. Despite the map and compass she had in hand, Bella Gladstone's poor sense of direction suddenly had gotten the better of her as she found herself lost within one of Ombu's magical forests, the seemingly pleasant woman now thrown into a more dangerous situation.*

"Oh dear... Oh dear... Bella, what are you going to do... It was plain foolish to decide to go into the forest... Jasmine wouldn't have made such a common mistake..."

*She would quietly mutter to herself as she kept one hand secured to the dagger she kept on her belt, the other on her long dress to make sure she didn't trip over any of the sprawling overgrowth, revealing her tight-covered legs and heels. She had no clue what was going to happen next, but as time progressed, she was feeling more and more frightened by the second... Not even her optimism was likely to get her through.*

[Assistant]
*At first it was the sound of a twig snapping in the distance, followed by small squeaking of some kind. Not even a second after the squeak did the sound of something exploding from the earth. Whatever was going on was coming straight towards the lost merchant girl. Then a small brown rabbit appeared from beyond a small bush, fleeing something in the opposite direction. The fearful rabbit didn't even seem to care that a person was there as it continued in a straight line towards her. Every hop the mammal made a vine pierced through the earth as if trying to capture the rabbit. It wasn't long before multiple vines whipped around for the critter and then sinking back into the earth.*
*Another sound began to grow from the direction the rabbit had come from, it sounded as if winds were blowing leaves and branches except there wasn't a wind to be felt this deep into the forest. Far off in the distance the forest seemed to bend away from whatever was approaching. The branches pulled outwards, some of the more fragile ones snapped entirely. Roots and vines that littered the floor began receding away as well. From behind the lost girl another loud squeak could be heard as a vine finally pierced the ground directly underneath the rabbit and held it high into the air, it's legs still kicking as if it was running.*
*The phantom wind soon reached Bella as the bush directly in front of the female magically moved out of the way revealing an almost straight path into the forest. On the other side was a rather ordinary looking girl who had a staff in one hand and a woven basket in the other. Manon fell to her knees not to far away from Bella as she panted and gasped for a breath. She looked up from where she sat and went completely frigid as a person stood directly in front of her.*

"Uh- H-Hello?" *She wasn't entirely sure what to say.*

[User]
*It almost felt like a horror bursting from the earth itself. Bella, cautious as ever, let out a gasp as she proceeded to take a few steps back from the poor rabbit that was trying to hop away before it became a part of the Mother Nature yet again thanks to several vines dragging it down to its city doom. Of course, noticing nature in its full wrath was more than enough to scare the faint-hearted merchant.*

"Good heavens!" *She suddenly cried out as she continued to back away from the surging winds, vines and branches rushed around her, before she came to notice the young woman who had emerged from the overgrowth itself, like a woman who was quite literally a part of nature itself. Her defensive instincts and fear kicking in, Bella's grip on her dagger's hilt tightened, her eyes closed shut tightly as she defensively held a hand forward in desperate hope that it would defend her.*

"W-Who are you...? S-State your business...!" *Bella responded, shaking like a little leaf from a tree...*

[Assistant]
*The forest seemed to grow quiet, other than the rabbit that was still squealing in the air. The healer didn't say anything for a few seconds as she continued to gasp for air. Running wasn't something she had to do very often. Using her left hand to push herself onto her bottom as she sat in front of the scared woman, her right hand finding a place on her chest as the sound of her beating heart echoed through her ears. After a final exhale she lifted her dirty left hand from the forest floor and pointed towards the traveler. At least it would look like it as the rabbit was pretty near to where Bella stood.*
"That rabbit has been giving me a run for everything I'm worth. I'm uh." *She focused on the dagger Bella was holding and then looked over her shoulder at the makeshift path her nature magic created for her.* "Oh dear, I must have terrified you, I thought you were just a deer or something." *It wasn't like her magic explicitly told Manon that a human was there, her magic could pick up on things like stepping on roots or brushing through leaves and shrubs. The only reason why she could sense the rabbit was based on its speed.* "My name is Manon Surat, I'm sorry for startling you." *She got back up onto her feet as she slowly walked towards the female. Soon she started to slowly side step around Bella, making sure to not take a step closer.* "I'm just going to slowly go this way and grab the rabbit, I mean no harm." *Which was half true, if she didn't find a meal before nightfall she wouldn't be able to tell friend from foe.* "What brings you out here Miss... Uh" *She looked for any unique features, but everything looked... Normal.* "Uh. Miss." *She gave up on finding a nickname for the young lady.*

[User]
*As Manon seemed to try to catch her breath from the exertion of her own abilities, Bella fearfully kept her eyes shut for a few seconds, waiting for either bloody death or for her feeble threats to make some use. She was far from the type who was capable of fighting, let alone someone who **Wanted** To fight, but she knew that she had to defend herself somehow. However... Fate for Bella was strange, as nothing happened.*

*She would peek one of her eyes out, a flash of magenta showing itself as it looked over at Manon. And it was with that short glance that Bella seemed to relax just a tinge, her untainted hand that was raised in front of Manon lowering a little, alongside the grip of her dagger loosening. However, she still remained in her defensive stance, she still had no clue what was going on...*

"Oh... Gladstone. Miss Gladstone." *Bella responded, her naturally soft voice carrying with itself a refined air. It was clear that she was no fighter, let alone adventurer, but she was there, and she was in the forest talking to a fellow lady.* "But... What is somebody like you doing here? Do people such as yourself normally take a stroll in the forest?"

[Assistant]
*Manon finally side-stepped behind Lady Gladstone as she reached the rabbit that was panicking from the vine. Reaching forward with her right hand she grasped the mammal and pulled it from the vine with ease. Manon lifted her gaze upwards towards Lady Gladstone for brief moment, two cat like pupils gazing examining the female for just a second.*

 "I'm here for this rabbit and no people stay clear of these woods."

*She lowered her gaze onto the scared rabbit before her lips parted slightly. Whatever came out of her mouth was clearly a language, a language that the majority of people have never heard before and couldn't learn naturally. The only thing that seemed to understand or gave any type of reaction was the rabbit within her hand. It sounded almost like song, whatever came from Manon's lips and within a few minutes of singing the rabbit stopped squirming and soon enough shaking. This was always the hardest part for the vampire, she knew what she needed to do, but she hesitated. Drops of water fell from Manon's chin and onto the forest floor below.*


[User] "I mean most of of the other barn animals like cows, sheeps, and pigs are in there" *He points beyond the Chicken Coups revealing a red barn with white accents, inside there's a small rumbling of animal noises though not as loud as the chickens* "But i think I've already sold most of them so it's probably why you haven't seen any get around, not as much as the chickens anyway" *He replied sitting down near the sleepy fox.*

[Assistant] "I don't know what those are."*She said, looking up at him with a blank expression. It was clear the fox didn't really know much about farm animals and probably didn't care much for that matter as long as they were food.*"Sold?"*She questioned, recollecting the meaning behind the word.*"For what, more birds? And to whom, there's no one out here."

[User] "So i could get the necessary tools to survive out here, you thought everything here was done by magic? Besides there's a town that's afew miles from here so I'm not entirely cut off from civilisation" *He replied, the town was small to say the least not too much population wise but that's good enough for him, atleast it made sneaking away abit more doable, but that's a topic for another day perhaps.*

[Assistant] "I don't see why you need tools to survive."*She said nonchalantly.*"I don't have those fancy tool things and look at me. In paradise."*She stretched out each leg individually and sat up as her sunning spot became obscured by the clouds overhead.*"Maybe if you need all that to survive you're better off in the town than out here. Though that could go for all the elves I find out here, the forest was never the place for you guys."*She scrunched up her nose in thought.*

[User] "Well you wouldn't be living in paradise if i didn't buy the necessary tools to build said paradise" *He retorts back* "And i did say at some point I was not like most elves you've met" *He says again, he continued staring at the sky above that's partially blocked by the trees shadows.*

[Assistant] *She gave a snort in response.*"One elf's treasure is a scavenger's treasure too."*The fox stated before looking at him with a face of doubt.*"Oh yeah? What makes you so different? Did the other elves banish you?"

[User] "Well they didn't exactly *Banish* Me i just preferred to be alone with no one else but myself... Well that is until you came along of course" *He says to her.*

[Assistant] "Maybe that's why you're so weird."*She said casually.*"Been away from your elf group for so long now you're acting as if you're some kind of loner. Aren't elves supposed to be around other elves so that they know how to act like elves?"

[User] "Can say the same about you" *He retorts* "Aren't you supposed to be with other foxes aswell? Someone to help you hunt and make a home instead of being a loner like me?"

[Assistant] "Maybe if it wasn't for your kind I would be."*She snaps back at him, teeth partially bared at Wilhelmina for reaching the subject. The fox eventually laid back down and turned her back to him.*

[User] *He doesn't know what she meant so he just shuts up and let the silence befall upon the two of them.*

[Assistant] *The fox's fur was standing on end for a while, but after sometimes she eventually managed to get it to lie flat again.*"It's a wonder of what possessed you guys to come all the way out into the forest. Things were much more peaceful when you all stuck to those clump of dens you call a town, but you had to keep expanding that territory all the way out here and for what? Because you're tired of your kind?"


[User]
*She walked here and sat under a tree*

*She has fallen asleep*

[Assistant] *Ryland had been walking around the outer edges of the forest, an area void of people, or so he thought. What he didn't know was that there was a Macon sleeping not too far away from him, the intentions of this person of course was just about as know to him about their presence though so all he could do was just continue on as he just took a look around. Ryland wasn't unarmed though, he had a wooden longbow upon his left shoulder, it was definitely through years of use which was shown by just by its worn appearance*

[User] *She rolled onto her side and she revealed a bloody and dirty bandage wrapped around her arm. She was unaware that there was another Macen there so she kept on sleeping*

[Assistant]
*Soon enough Ryland had come across this other person, a passed out woman by the seems of it, just by chance. Usually he would have walked on by but seeing as this person had a dirtied and bloodied bandage upon their arm, he had to act, this of course causing him to walk over to the woman, crouch down next to her, and gently shake her to make sure that she is alive. He also spoke in a low voice, one almost equal to a whisper, just to try and elicit a response*

"Hey... Are you okay?"

[User] *She would be breathing normally and she would wake up a little* "Oh hello" *She would say still sort of asleep*

[Assistant]
"Yeah hello. Is your arm okay?"

*Rylan shrugged off the greeting, instead deciding to focus upon the fact that her arm had a bloodied bandage upon it. Now, he wasn't a medical professional but when someone bleeds that much, it never meant that the wound was small. He didn't have to worry about her of course but him being a decent person decided it be best he not just walks off now that he made his presence known*

[User] *She would sit up and remove the dirtied bandage to reveal a large gash on her arm* "It's okay I'm fine"

[Assistant]
"Are ya sure? That gash doesn't seem to be all too great"

*Just as he inferred, there was a decent sized gash beneath the bandage. This of course was a cause for worry because with large wounds came a large chance of it getting infected, this of course was known to cause death, and frankly he didn't want someone to die by something that can be fixed fairly easy. He wasn't sure if he could fix it, but there probably was a healer in a nearby town that could help her though*

"You may want to get it healed soon"

[User] "You have a fair point. I'm Adeliza by the way" *She smiled and tried to hide her pain*

[Assistant]
"It's nice to meet you Adelina, you can call me Ryland"

*Ryland gave a small smile as he introduced himself before casting a quick gaze back to the wound, the sight of it bringing a small frown to his face. He stood up from where he was crouching, holding out his hand to help Adelina up soon after getting up. He honestly couldn't say he remembered if the village he was last at had a healer in it, but it was worth a try if he were to be honest, it was better to try instead of stand around and do nothing*

"Let's go and try a healer then, ain't no point in just sitting around after all"

[User] "Yup and thank you so much for your help" *She'd take his hand and smile at him. She winced slightly at the pain in her arm but she was very grateful to him for helping her*

[Assistant]
"It's the least I can do at this point... Say, what are you doing out this far anyway?"

*They were in the woods with only a vague direction to go if they wanted to reach even territory after all, not many people could be found out this far in all reality. Ryland, though obviously not being of the even kind, had his reasons being here, but he did want to hear what Adelina's reason was, especially when she had such a wound on her arm*

[User] "Well my wound is from someone who i risked my own life for but who took me for granted and so i got mad and then he did this to me and so I'm out here because I had no where else to go plus I wanted to explore" *She started to feel a bit light headed but she didn't want to say anything because she didn't want to be anymore of a burden than she already was*

[Assistant]
"Well you should've taken care of that gash before thinking of exploring, you realize you could have bled out and died out here right?"

*Ryland spoke with a tone more of concern with a little bit of scolding than of anger or anything of the sorts, he was't a monster after all. He did start leading Adelina out of the woods as well, the way out wasn't all too tough or labor-intensive, but it definitely wasn't easy either... This of course could prove tough for those whom aren't physically fit or are heavily wounded, thankfully Ryland was't either... He wasn't too sure about Adelina though*

[User]
*She clung onto him so that she could maintain her balance and strength* "I know that was a really dumb thing to do but I was so mad that I didn't care I'm sorry that I've already made such a bad impression of myself"

"Besides no one would've cared if I died or not because I had no one"

[Assistant]
"No need to apologize, you are obviously in a pretty bad condition as is"

*Seeing as Adelina was using him as a way of support, Ryland decided to take her arm over his shoulder just so it was a bit easier for the both of them. He figured that blood loss was getting on her so he needed to be quick, the wound also needed to be recovered up, but he could do that once they reach a less brushy area*

"As for no one caring, that may have been true before but seeing as I care enough to give you help, well... You have someone that cares for you right now"


[User]
"Exotic animals... Exotic Animals..."
*The young man paces in a circle. As he ponders about exotic animals. . .Beastkin and Oriates cross his mind. He senses something oddly wrong about the idea but goes for anyways*

"Zebra?—No plain, Lion— no too boisterous—Leopard?"

*He was going down the list of savanna animals, he still felt that there was something ironically wrong about dressing as a beastkin or an oriate. Especially if one of his acquaintances was one. . .*

"I give, tell me Lyra. . . What animal?"
*It was at this point the young man decided to fully commit to loitering around Lyra. He'd go and take a seat on the base of a nearby tree*

[Assistant] "Zebra is actually a nice idea." Lyra timidly pointed out, but with a smile. Perhaps she was getting a bit more loose. "But... I was actually thinkin', somethin' like a peacock." She explained while tapping her fingers against her paper.

[User]
*The young man would hesitate in his motion to sit down he shakes his head at the Zebra idea he thought about its palette for a moment, then it's symbolism . . . He did keep it as a fallback idea. But as he heard the name peacock. His view focuses on Lyra in a state of awe, A peacock—! It's a perfect. It's colorful, showy and it symbolizes quite a few things that resonates with him as a person. . . He smirks before he speaks*

"Actually, a peacock isn't that bad of an idea. . . I'll probably go with that! Only problems now is I must go find one and sadly borrow its feathers. . . I won't be looking forward to harming said bird."
*He sighs, and laughs to himself placing a hand on his forehead.*

"That . . . And I'm not going to be looking forward to my ￼￼acquaintances remarks of me being a peacock. . . I think I can already imagine the jokes they'll make when they see it. . . "

[Assistant]
"They... Make jokes of you?" Lyra asked, with some oddly deep sympathy. "It's okay. Sometimes people pointed out I'm too odd-minded." She added, kind of almost missing the point of the conversation.

Then, she managed to snap herself back to the topic. "Oh. But I'm glad you considered one of my ideas good." She said with a smile.


[User]
"There is no need to worry about repaying me now, we still have to get you out of the woods after all"

*Ryland adjudged a little to let her bandage herself as they walked, it was better that she didn't just bleed out as they traversed the land after all*

[Assistant] "But still I do need to repay you so how can I repay you?" *She started to get a bit weaker and a bit more light-headed, but she tried her best not to show it, and she kept going with his help out of the woods*

[User]
"We can worry about that later, for now just hang in there"

*Ryland was unaware of the fact that she was slowly getting more and more lightheaded, this of course was a bad thing that he couldn't exactly fix easily, he wasn't a healer after all. All he could do was try and get the two of them to safety as quickly and safely as possible.*

[Assistant] "How much farther?" *Her legs started to get a bit weak*

[User]
"Not much further, do you need a rest or anything?"

*Ryland was still fine to go but if Adeliza wasn't he would be fine with stopping for a break if it was needed, he didn't want to push a wounded person too far after all*

[Assistant] "Do you mind if we do?" *As she finished that sentence she collapsed onto the ground and passed out*

[User]
"Whelp..."

*It was the worst case scenario, Adelina had collapsed and passed out soon after speaking. This of course wasn't a good sign so Ryland waisted no time in bending down and scooping the girl up so they could continue moving on. He could see the edge of the woods not even 40 yards away, they could make it hopefully*

[Assistant] *She was still breathing, and she tried her hardest to hold onto him, and she was hoping that her makeshift bandage wasn't going to fall off while they were walking*

[User] *Ryland continued through the underbrush right up until he exited the woods and found himself by a well worn down dirt road, this was good of course because it meant that a town was nearby. The distance to that town was unknown to him though*

[Assistant] "Ryland..." *She would say his name in a faint voice*

[User]
"Stop talking and just conserve your energy"

*Ryland spoke in a stern and steady tone, one what both showed some worry but not enough to really mean anything deep for all he was doing was making sure a stranger lived to see another day, no more and no less. Frankly he couldn't say that he had ever come across a situation like this before so he was a bit high on adrenaline as he recounted the recent events in his head, his mind had also dabbled in the thought of Adeliza dying but he decided not to think on that... He'd rather not think of having to deal with a corpse after all*

[Assistant] "You don't have to do this I'll be okay" *She tried to stand up so that she could walk too so that he wouldn't have to carry her. She was extremely grateful to him for all that he had done, and she didn't want to be a burden to him*

[User]
"You just passed out, there is no way that you can do this on your own"

*Ryland doubted that Adeliza would get far on her own seeing as she just passed out and had to be carried. This meant that he resisted against her trying to be put down, he didn't want her to use too much energy in trying to support herself after all*

"So please conserve your energy"

[Assistant] *She finally gave in* "But what happens when you get tired?" *She was slightly scared for him more than for herself*

[User]
"Don't worry about that okay?"

*Ryland may have only been a Macen but he had spent years doing hard work, this of course meant that he had a really decent endurance. Sure, there was a slight burn in his arms as he walked on but he could tell that they were getting near somewhere for the woods slowly started to merge into a flatlands like area, a perfect place that a town may be*

"We are almost there anyways"

[Assistant] "Are you sure?" *She was a bit skeptical, and then she realized that he might need something* "Do you need water? Or food?"

[User]
"*Yes* I am sure. Now will you please just rest, you are the one bleeding out after all"

*How could someone in such a dire situation be concerned about how he was, that was what Ryland found odd. He was sure that he was perfectly fine though, they were reaching the town of  pretty soon, this of course meant that they had a high chance of finding a healer there*

[Assistant] *She went quiet and stayed that way until they got there*


[User]
**"No—No—... Don't give me that... You're aren't awkward.—"**
 *He frowns more intently and waves off her concern of not being able to match his spunk. "Yikes" Echos in his consciousness, He didn't care match about her being actively engaged even if he was the more talkative person. He valued quality over quantities of words, and converse.*

"I kid. . . But everyone needs someone to break their shell. Ya see? I was just like you. . . Then I met an Oriate,—Then poof—. I was Reborn Social. . . Kinda—. W-Who knows? That person may or may not be I. . . "

*Lucrum's horse seems to wander in the background, the sound of its hooves slowly making it way to them seemed odd. .? He turns to it to make Sure it hasn't ran off. He turn back to speak*

"If you'd like— I'll leave and let you resume doing your uh— walking. . . And nature Fae things. .? Since I did protrude on it earlier."
*He rubs back of his neck, thinking about an ice-breaker before he retorts with another option.*

"Unless you have anything else in mind to ask or tell? . . I'm open to it."

[Assistant]
Lyra was pretty confused with Luc rum forgetting that she was about to leave her home. That made her look a bit downward before being able to reply.

"N-No. I have more things to ask." She explained. "Do you... Know which is the nearby place? And where to go?"

[User]
*He nods even though being lost prior, as long as he knew where he was he could at least help her out. Lucrum raises a finger up indicating her to wait as he gets up and goes to his stead to retrieve a map*

"So... We're somewhere in Ombu forest? I'll let you figure that one out, and the nearest cities from Ombu are... In the north, Upper Mentia, to the west is Huiroor, and to the east Siui."

*He points to Mentia*
"To get here quicker it'd be best to follow the river that leads north, there are mostly macen."
*Turning his attention to Huiroor*
"Here is mostly Dark elves. It's relatively more traditional here."
*Lastly to Siui*
"Here resides Fire Macens and Steppes Elf's. If you cross the river from Ombu you'll end up there."

*He hands the map to her*
"Think you got all that or do you need further explanation?"

[Assistant]
"So... Upper Media in north, Hoosier in west, and SII in east. To both north and east, take a river..." Lyra repeated to herself before nodding her head towards Luc rum.

"I think I understand what you mean." She said with a smile as she grabbed the offered map.

[User]
*He nods to Lyra, pointing his arm outwards. Egging her to continue forth he reiterates his sentence. His voice cracks slightly.*

"Unless there is anything else you have in mind, Then— that is all, I wish you safe travels. . . If you need anything I reside in Lymia and I will be in Mentia in the next few days."

*He pets his horses mane, and prepares to mount. He looks back to the Fae one last time. His voice seems kinda disheartened at meeting a new acquaintance and having part ways so soon. Lucrum clears his throat before he return to his usual tone.*

"Be careful, it's a vast world out there."

[Assistant]
Yeah... It was all Lyra had in mind. Perhaps it was time to leave, now with more information in hands to know where to go. She calmly nodded her head with what Luc rum said. She just wasn't sure exactly of what she would need besides the artistic ... Perhaps a weapon, for self-defense.

"D-Don't worry. I will." She promised.


[User]
*The young man after a few moments of scanning his surroundings would catch movement just out of his peripheral. Lucrum would dismount his equine and approached. He didn't know whether to stay hidden or to make his presence known just yet. . .*

*As he came closer he'd come to the realization it was a young maiden. He'd keep his guard up however from prior experiences as he makes his presence known. She seemed to be an elf and from was he could infer a relatively smaller one. . . What was she doing out here alone?*

*He realizes now being a dozen feet away. . . It would be an odd occurrence if she had spotted him and possibly mistaken whim for trailing her. . . So in doing so, Lucrum had the wise idea of making a entrance! Why not? He thinks hastily about making his first impression. Leaning against the trunk off a tree and crossing his arms. . . He gives himself a mental high-five at his creativity, as he clears his throat loudly. Trying his best to not laugh at himself*

"It seem like your very in-tuned with nature. . ."
**He pushes his glasses back**

[Assistant]
The hard-skinned FAE elf was blissfully unaware of the young male near her. She was too busy appreciating nature and the color green until it was too late.

When she heard the throat clear and the masculine voice, she kind of froze and got startled in her mind. And kind of out of her mind too, judging by how her pupils shrank rapidly as she realized she wasn't alone.

Still, she did her darn best to try and not sound rude as she replied, although she unwittingly let out how surprised, and at the same time, timid, she as.

"I live here."

[User]
*He raises his eyebrows in intrigue. A moment of silence fills the air as he thinks of something to retort with. He snapped his fingers in concern*

"But— There is no city here?. . . No houses?— Wait, what is place called? . . "
*He drops his arms placing them to his sides. As he approaches the lady, he does his utmost to be casually. Seeing as he had just appeared and started a conversation*

[Assistant]
"Uh... M-mister, actually. There is." Lyra nervously replied, trying to crack a grin.

The fact she didn't have her Mom to do most of the talking was making this very awkward. As in, more awkward than necessary. But she'd try to put a bit of effort into the talk.

"T-The name of this place is OMB."


[User]
*The forest was relatively quiet. Perhaps too quite for most people, even the lack of birds singing would make anyone feel somewhat uncomfortable. All that could be heard was the sound of leaves brushing against each other in the gentle breeze, even the grass danced along with the breeze. All seemed still, yet eerily quiet. And the answer to the silence arrived in the form of a kitsune. One leg brushed past some tall grass, before the other came along.

The female kitsune had her ears perked up high as her body gracefully moved through the forest. Her brown skin shimmered as the sunlight hit her skin, the darkness of her fur on her ears and tail also reflected back the sunlight. Her bright yellow eyes scanned the overall area as she moved, barefoot, through the land. This was good. And she felt good about being in this forest.*

[Assistant] *There came a clanking of metal boots that disturbed the eerie silence, its presence alone was wrong. The Dark Elf looked around for the materials he needed, noticing the only sound being him. He would not be phased by the loneliness, he had a job, and he wanted to be quick about it.*

[User]
*Wow! Now these noises were new and interesting. She could only associate these noises with knights in shining armor, patrolling village perimeters and such. However... They were nowhere near Wakazu. What on Earth- was he lost? Now the kitsune grew curious. With her bare feet, she would move quickly and silently through the grounds, moving in the direction towards the clanking noises, until eventually, she saw sight of the man. Her ears perked in curiosity.

But she was not willing to go out there just yet.

She hid a little bit behind the tree she was against. She rose her hand up, allowing a little fiery light to form in her hand. She whispered something under her breath and her entire body gave of the faintest glow. Her form shrunk, smaller and smaller, until eventually she had turned into her 'Lesser' form. Into an arctic fox in their summer coat. From there, she shuffled her way through the bushes and out the other end, now following directly behind the dark elf.*

[Assistant] *Oblivious to the creature stalking behind him, he kept clanking through the forest. He had a few thoughts swirling in his mind. What if he met a Wood Elf? Would it be friendly? I wonder if it will take offense to my presence here? As well as "Did he say red root or blue root... Aw, man."*

[User]
*The little arctic fox followed swiftly behind him, even walking beside him for a moment. The fox appeared normal, but the one different thing about her was the striking, golden yellow eyes the fox had. Completely unlike most foxes, these eyes were supernaturally bright.

As she walked beside the dark elf, and he was seemingly talking to himself, she was admiring his general appearance. All before she gave a little 'yip' and she around his ankles before darting off in front of him. She went a few feet before she stopped and turned around to face him, the ears of the fox perked up straight.*

[Assistant] *He intrigued by the fox, but why did it have an arctic coloration in a forest? And those eyes, so beautifully bright. What a funny little thing. He knelt down next to it and reached to pet it with his left hand.* I: "Doth you know where some Nightshade grows in this forest little fox?"

[User] *The fox leaned into his hand, allowing him to pet her head. The mention of Nightshade made her perk up a bit, her eyes looking back into his own with intelligence. She gave a look no other, regular animal would give. She would immediately dart behind the dark elf and look up at him, making a soft 'yip' noise to indicate for him to follow her. From there, she bounded off in the opposite direction to where he was going. She was certainly quick, but she stopped for him to catch up.*

[Assistant] *The Elf was not used to the forest and its inhabitants, so he was tentative about following such a strange fox. But he did anyway, he needed that nightshade for a job and the fox might know something. The quick fox outmatched his speed greatly, but his endurance held up to stay in sight of it.*

[User]
*Once he got close enough, she would bound off again, even getting to the point where she gracefully bounced down a steep slope to the very bottom, making some stones roll down to the base. At the base of the slope, she would sit up top a rock and wait patiently for him. Her more humanistic mind thought this was quite cool, acting as though she was a wild animal. Perhaps she could use this form to her benefits... Nah, not her style.

The fox that sat on the rock appeared to shimmer entirely beneath the sunlight. That fur was thick, yet not thick enough to keep her warm for the winter. It was well kept and the fox appeared to have a very good diet, considering she does not look malnourished in the least bit.*

[Assistant] *He slid down slope very stylishly before a near fantastic stumble into face-plant. Alas, his natural grace saved him from the spectacle, and he walked over to the fox, eyeing it again. He couldn't get over its super naturalness, but it led him this far. What's the worse that could happen?*

[User] *He could almost feel the fox laugh a little bit as she closed her eyes as if she did laugh. Afterwards, she would stand up, shake her coat off and then hop off the rock and walk up the pathway. They weren't too far now, and she was hoping that after that lovely end to that stunt that he would still be able to catch up with her. She gave a slight pause and looked behind her, making sure he was following along. Her tail even swayed a little bit.*

[Assistant] *He was following, though he seemed to hurt his ankle a little bit. But it was of no concern, he could heal it with ease after he got back to town. How much further was his question.*

[User] *After what felt like waaayyy too long to be searching for Nightshade, the fox would reach a waterfall area. She made her way onto some rocks that poked just through the surface of the water to go to the other side of the waterfall. Once she reached the ground, she turned and sat down, facing the dark elf. Behind her was a large amount of Nightshade, all in their beauty, for him to pick.*

[Assistant] *He gave the fox another scratched behind the ears before picking a small bit of Nightshade. He was glad for the fox's assistance.* I: "What could you be... Certainly no fox I've heard of." *He knelt down again and gave some more head scratches.*

[User]
***"That is a curious question."** The fox then spoke out, followed by a giggle with the head scratches. **"What exactly could I be..."**

The fox lowered her snout to look over her body, giving off a soft little hum as she looked over her body.
**"I appear to be an arctic fox, but... Perhaps I'm not?"** She spoke with such a teasing tone. She knew exactly what she was.*

[Assistant] *He looked confused as hell, jumping back a bit. It was not every day a fox talked to you after all.* I: "W-what? How can you be a talking fox?!"

[User]
*The fox then giggled like she was enjoying driving this poor dark elf mad. She then moved back a little bit before shaking her coat again. As she did this, the faintest, red and orange glow would come from her body, her body engulfed by this glow. The outline of her body would grow and grow and grow until eventually, the glow faded, revealing... A woman. A macen-looking woman, except she had... Ears and a tail.

The rather short woman had long, black, wavy hair that went down to her waist. Her skin was dark and her eyes kept their bright yellow color. She wore a light blue top with a darker, strapped top beneath it, followed by a lighter blue skirt and dark blue leggings. Lotsa blue, this woman seems to like the color.

She extended a hand out to the dark elf with a big grin, showing her enlarged upper canines.
**"Your friendly Kitsune to the rescue for some Nightshade! Name's Bluebell. A pleasure to meet you."***

[Assistant] *He was a little mucked up, but he knew his manners. He took the hand and shook it firmly as befit a new acquaintance.* I: "Why uh thank you Bluebell, you've been great help. Never seen a Mistune, Is pose they're rare in Solaria. You also clearly like the color blue I see, rather... Fitting."

[User]
*After the handshake, she pulled back her hand and looked down at her clothing.

**"One would think! My mother always told me it suited me for my name."** She then looked up at the man, a piece of her dark hair falling in front of her face. She took it and pushed it behind her right ear that perked upright. **"Sir, you did not say your name! You look to be someone important."**

She stood up on her tip toes for a moment before lowering herself.
**"And what's with the knight metal on your boots? You're far away from any sort of village if you're a knight. Or a soldier... Unless you're a really bad thief."** She giggled mischievously.*

[Assistant] *He laughed. She was very light-hearted, best to keep it that way, no need to ruin dreams.* I: "My name is I'Halley En'Nair. I think that translates to 'The Shade of Fire' in Macon. I'm a Battle mage, a knight that uses magic to help others. The metal boots keep my feet protected from arrows to the heel." *He shuffled a little, his violet eyes were pleased with his fluent language speaking skills. Good thing he had those.*

[User]
*She looked at the boots again before she kneeled down, her tail swaying as she curiously looked at the metallic boots. She tapped them with her nails, or were they claws? They were pretty large. She listened for the metallic noises that followed then hummed, as though she was judging and rating the metal on the shoes. She then stood up straight with an index finger to the chin.

**"Lame. They won't do too well after some time. Should find a black smith willing to make you another set."** She then whispered a little bit, her eyes looking up at the male's own violet eyes. **"Ooorrr you could steal some."**

She then giggled a bit.
**"Excuse me, I've been a little reckless recently with my actions. Got a kleptomaniac itch and it won't go away."** Her right ear flicked a little bit. She then turned her attention to the Nightshade.

**"What do you plan to do with the Nightshade?"** She asked.*

[Assistant] *He shuffled a little bit. He wasn't used to people that were so... Happy. He led a life in dreary battle and wasn't prepared for this in the slightest.* I: "Going to give it to the person who needed it. What they do with it isn't my concern."

[User]
*She hummed a little bit in thought, putting her arms behind her back as she thought.

**"I heard the berries make a good way to poison and kill someone."** She walked a little bit beside him, looking at her nails as she spoke. **"Ever heard of 'The King's Final'? It's a special way the Nightshade berries are pressed and put, either in the food or the drink, that is to be handed to a king, or anyone of royalty. It usually happens through the maids in the kitchen quarters. Mercenaries like yourself will sometimes request the maid put the berries into the food or drink for the king. Depending on what the king has that kills him will determine the name's ending. Either it's 'The King's Final Meal' or 'The King's Final Drink'."**

After her little speech, she looks up from her nails and back at the Dark Elf.
**"Been somewhat of a dream of mine to rid my father that way."** She smiled then shrugged. **"Buuuuutt who cares?"***

[Assistant] *He was astounded at her knowledge and yet her lack of wisdom. But he had a job to do and that was that.* I: "Well I thank you for that bit of knowledge and your company, but I must return to the town to collect my dues. Do you ever go into town?"

[User]
*She gasped and immediately turned to face her body to him.

**"May I go with you?! I can stay in my Lesser form for a long time, no one will suspect a thing! I love the forest, but unfortunately I get bored all too easily."** She folded her arms and pouted like a little child. **"Aaaand I can give a liiiittle bittle of help if you need it. Don't have many powers, but I can try my best with what I got, good sir."** Her tail behind her swayed side to side.*

[Assistant] *He sighed and shook his head before looking up at her.* I: "You can stay in your... Normal form. I don't think anyone should care, after all you are probably considered pretty I guess. Also helps if I can follow closer, you almost lose me when you bolt ahead."

[User]
*She gasped in awe, which was immediately followed by a giggle.

**"Excellent!"** She exclaimed happily. **"This will be so exciting! Should you require anything, I will be more than happy to pay for it for you! "** She paused with her one hand on her chest then blinked, realizing she didn't have as much money anymore. **"Erm, never mind that last statement, that's irrelevant now."** She smiled nervously.*

[Assistant] *He shook his head, but she knew the way to town more than him, probably.* I: "Let's get going, I hope you know the way back to town. I cannot dilly-dally much longer and the job is good money for something so easy."

[User]
*She perked up and she nodded, looking around for a moment before going back across the waterfall, walking over the rocks that poked through the water.

**"What's the job anyway? Who's head are you going to roll today?"** She asked quite casually as she got to the other side of the waterfall, making her way back to where they came from. **"My mother used to be a Mercenary. Didn't last long because the guild didn't accept her."***

[Assistant] *He contemplated his answer, taking in the gained information.* I: "I don't think I'm rolling a head today, poison isn't my expertise and I find it most dishonorable. Mercenaries do very basic work, but not such evil work I think. At least we shouldn't."

[User] ***"Huh, interesting!"** She said as she climbed back up the slope, struggling a little bit as her upper body strength was not the best. But, through trial and error, she got back to the top, shaking some dirt off her hands. **"Theeen, are you basically the letter boy for today? What are you getting paid for to do that needs you to be there so timely?"** She pressed on for answers. She couldn't help it, she was so inquisitive.*

[Assistant] *Sometimes annoyingly inquisitive, but I'Halley indulged students and curious. He carried on alongside her and spoke.* I: "Pretty much, getting paid to just be a runner. I do think you've earned a share of the coin though."

[User]
***"Psssh, I know most of this stuff from my father and mother."** She spoke as she walked in the direction of the nearest town, Wakazu. Along the pathway, she hopped up into a tree and pulled down a branch, rummaging through it for a piece of fruit. She pulled out something resembling spikey pears before she let go of the branch. She took one of the pears and ate it, delving into its flesh like a rabid animal.

**"See, I managed to get lots of information in my own ways. Nuns, my mother, my father, even the horsemen that tended to our horses, lots of sources."** She spoke after she swallowed a mouthful of the pear. She offered the other one to him. **"Hungry?"***

[Assistant] *He nodded no, he wasn't quite hungry yet, eating before leaving. He kept walking, waiting for her to catch up.* I: "I've already eaten, you can have it. But hurry up, time is of the essence."

[User]
*She rolled her eyes before dropping the spare pear to the ground. She took another bite from the pear before dropping hers to the ground. Seeming to be a waste, but the seeds will grow.

**"Riiight, let's get. Keep straight until you get to the edge of the forest. That's if you lose me."** She said before bounding off, rushing through the forest quite swiftly.

She'd quickly get to the edge of the forest. She had flung herself from a tree and landed within the ground, skidding to a stop. Off in the distance was  , a place she didn't really want to go back to, but it seemed to keep beckoning her back. She looked behind her as she waited for I'Halya.*

[Assistant] *He came stumbling out of the trees, a little winded. He looked annoyed that she had run off without him.* I: "Damn Mistune, why are you so fast outside of fox form? Each, let's get to town."

[User] ***"Well, you saaaaaiiid that time was of the essence!"** She exclaimed teasingly, this time walking beside him towards  .*

[Assistant] *He chuckled, she was right after all. He followed alongside her, his boots clanking again.* I: "Been to Wakame before?"


[User]
*She giggled and followed alongside the man.

**"Soo, Kondor. Where do you come from originally?"** She asked with a smile. **"With someone named after the bird, surely you're from a background of people who are down to Earth, traditionally. What brought you to where you are now?"***

[Assistant]
*Leaving large tracks behind and moving aside shrubbery in his way, Condor looks back at her to reply.*

**"I, uhh... I from Northern Flees. Red On tribe. If no liked it there, so master take me here. He goes his own way, but I decide adventure."**

[User]
*Bluebell hummed in thought as she walked beside him.

**"Hm. Sounds... Familiar to a degree."** She shrugged a bit. **"I came from a royal family. But I removed the title of royalty. I didn't want it to be on my head, nor did I want to remember where I came from."***

[Assistant]
**"Royal? Sound important! But if you forget, no use trying to remember."**

*Condor fiddles with the blades on his arms, trying to think of something else to say.*

**"Hey, you help me learn to speak?"**

[User]
***"I was pretty important! I was a princess, but damn, I prefer this comfortable life."**

She hopped up into a tree, to which she landed on the ground and looked at him.

**"Me? Teach you how to speak? Sure!"** She exclaimed with her tail swaying. **"I had the nuns teach me the right ways."***

[Assistant] **"Thank you. Always annoying with people, TCH, expect me to know everything! Then they think I dumb! Well, thank you. Yes?"** *He looks down at her, looking a bit frustrated about the experiences he's had with other people, but smiles to her for accepting.*


[User]
*Terrel turned his head at the entrance of the naga, a single eyebrow raising. He watched her cross her way over to the bar, wounds earlier endured partially hidden under the patchwork done. Anyone could assume her being in a fight recently, though who doesn't get themselves into one at some point? He let out a snort of air, the aura coming off of her reminding him of a particular Silnari he once met at a tavern in Salvainia. She wasn't the biggest conversationalist and from what Terrel was picking up, he doubted this one would be either. Funny how most seemed to be upset about something, though without much else going on here, there was hardly anything better to do.*

"Well don't you know how to make an entrance?"*He jested towards her, moving his arm to rest over the head of his seat. The man himself didn't look so worse for wear, though even in a relaxed state he seemed battle ready. Armor could be seen through the covering of his red cloak while along his back sat the sheathe of his Greatsword. It was a rather odd appearance, especially when paired with his brightly colored pink hair and the mask of a hog to accommodate it across his face, though Terrel didn't seem particularly phased by it as he regarded her.*

[Assistant]
Astarte seemed to respond to the comment with a brief glare, chugging down the new mug of beer she was given as the man spoke. "Ambushed, from both sides. Barely made it out alive." She said after placing the mug down with a thud, her angry yet exhausted gaze turning to the man next to her as she responded to the question. "Anyone would be mad if that happened. We lost two and had to retreat, only got paid a third of what was promised because of that, that greedy liaison didn't even get enough info to predict this." She said with anger as she gripped her mug more tightly. Really she was just venting.

Upon closer inspection most of her wounds seemed to be to the abdomen area, luckily covered by her thick leather brigantine. Part of the Orichalum was exposed from the hits which suggested quite the engagement, the head of her halberd was stained with blood as well. In spite of that it seemed she did not care about the wounds that much, probably seeing them as an inconvenience rather than a reminder to be careful. "What does it matter to you, came to make fun of me or something?"

[User]
"It matters little."*He said in response.*"But I can still make fun of you for it if that's what you were hoping out of me."*Terrel suppressed a chuckle, getting up from his seat to close the gap of the room between them. His long, pink hair bounced across his shoulders, cloak barely brushing against the ground. It seemed he was telling the truth about caring little about whatever she was going through, finding an empty seat nearby and facing her fully in his own invitation to where she was.*"But it is awfully entertain when you end up letting the whole world know that something's up."*He said. While coming over here could have made him seem a bit invasive of space, it allowed him a better look of the Naga in knowing of what he was dealing with here.*

"Name's Terrel."*He said in a casual tone, resting his arm on the bar top while he made himself more comfortable.*"Which I'm sure you won't care enough to remember, so I'll save you your own introduction if you're in too bad of a mood to give it. Rough day I'm sure, seems like the typical life of a Sellsword to me, though I'm guessing you're here to drink away this whole memory, hm?"*He pressed. His words came from mouth with ease, filling in the empty space from lack of conversation. Terrel didn't doubt her most likely being annoyed at his presence. Many would in this state, but it didn't stop him from asking nonetheless.*

[Assistant]
Astarte let out a small huff as she turned her attention towards her own mug. Her long hair was a nice chestnut color with gray eyes and pale skin, some scales adorned the outer part of her cheeks, subtle yet a clear indicator of her race if one was not yet convinced by her snake-like irises and the other scales that completely covered her feet like natural shoes. The pattern of the scales consisted of a deep crimson color with a few large black amorphous rings tiled vertically, it also made a small rainbow when light hit it at an angle as they were iridescent.

"Astarte." She replied to the man, offering her first name as she continued to stare forwards and sipped way at her beverage. "Not really planning on forgetting this whole ordeal, that just doesn't work on me. It's just cheaper to pay for booze than painkillers." Her tone was rather calm in spite of her injuries, if not annoyed at being reminded of her failures. "Better a mercenary than homeless though." Astarte shrugged, the risk did yield her a lot of rewards so far. "What's your reason for being here?" She then finished, turning her gaze to Terrell without moving her head, awaiting his answer.