[User]
"Hm?"

*That wasn't good. Yakaiyo didn't really have full control of herself, evidently, and part of it had shown. It was enough to preoccupy her that she didn't notice the brief grin on Sol's face. The treton only noticed her as she cupped her hand in hers. Yakaiyo took a deep breath to stabilize herself, then brought herself to look back at the nun.*

"Ah, it wasn't-nevermind, I do drink a bit much."

*She could never tell Sol the real reason her arm was shaking; the thought of killing would surely put her off and give her away.*

"...Maybe 7?"

[Assistant]
"*Seven*. I've sat here and counted four in maybe the last thirty minutes, and you've had three before that. No more drinking for the next hour, okay?"

A note of exasperation had crept into her voice as Sol shook her head, pulling out a napkin and proffering it. Expression unreadable, she beheld Sakai for a few seconds before sighing.

"You don't strike me as a heavy drinker by nature... I know we've been over this earlier, but I'm obliged to ask again. Is there truly nothing I can do for you right now? Nothing at all?"

[User]
*Looking directly at Sol, Yakaiyo slides the half empty cup to her other hand and gulps it down, before graciously taking the napkin and delicately wiping her lips.*

"Now it's seven. I'm not, normally. These recent years have been... Hard."

*Yakaiyo quickly scans the room, as if she were being hunted. She then looks at the three sake cups left on the side, then back to Sol.*

"You sure you don't want more? There's still a quarter of the sake left."

*The vampire shakes the gourd to indicate the liquid inside, conveniently avoiding the question.*

[Assistant]
Sol could more or less piece together a theory from all the contextual clues given so far—which was natural considering she'd have to be blind *And* Deaf to miss them. The confirmation only lent more credibility to it. But it was also all too obvious that she was trying to steer away from that conversation. She'd have to try from another angle, then.

"Alright, I'll have another cup." She relented, pushing her cup closer to Sakai. She would wait a few seconds before posing the next question.

"... Shall we make a bet?"

[User]
"...A bet?"

*Sol was becoming less and less holy the more they conversed (though definitely friendlier as well). Yakaiyo expertly poured a cup into Sol's cup despite being under the influence, and tried to sneak one of her own if the monk allowed it.*

"I have always liked games. What did you have in mind?"

[Assistant]
"Well, I'm a lightweight, so even this much is enough to get me tipsy." There was indeed the slightest hint of redness on her cheeks, even though she hadn't touched the refilled cup. She frowned at the sight of Sakai filling her own cup, but didn't object.

"We'll bet on whether I can finish my cup before you can yours, and if I lose you may ask me any kind of question, and I will answer it honestly. But if I win, you have to answer one from me. We'll keep going until either the gourd's empty or I fall asleep."

She deliberately didn't mention that Sakai had to answer truthfully.

[User]
"A super lightweight huh? Well, this'll be interesting to see how this goes. What's the catch? Just whoever empties their cup first?"

*Yakaiyo spun the cup on the table, a miniature whirlpool forming in the sake, a grin forming on her face.*

"I'll take it up. Ready to answer my questions?"

[Assistant]
"Yes, simply just that. And I should probably settle lodgings before one of us gets blackout drunk, but never mind."

Sol glanced at her own cup, wondering if she should just arch her head back and pour the whole thing down her throat.

"Ready when you are."

[User]
*Yakaiyo nodded, then expertly downed her own cup, setting it down on the table before Sol could finish hers. Porcelain met wood, and her grin turned into a sort of sly smirk.*

"You tried this with an alcoholic... Not sure what you expected. Anyway... I'm curious, have you had any romantic relationships? Or even just a little flirting?"

*Yakaiyo once again poured the two cups, her red eyes flashing.*

[Assistant]
*Well, so much for that strategy.*

Sol finished second and last as a matter of course, but she raised a brow at the question.

"That's a milder one than I thought, which is why I'll probably disappoint since the answer is no for the first part. But I did experience being on the receiving end for the second, so that's a yes."

Having said thus she takes hold of her cup once again, staring at the surface of the liquid.

[User]
"Ah, true to your religion huh? Shame you had to experience it one sided; I can't imagine it was pleasant."

*Yakaiyo readied herself, and once again, her cup was down first. Given that Sol was a lightweight, she was slightly concerned that she would get incredibly drunk; then again, so was she.*

"So, that was too mild huh? Let's see... Let's go further. Ever have any feelings for anyone? A childhood crush, someone across the street... Or perhaps even a coworker?"

*Yakaiyo's smile remained, curious to see just how religious Sol was.*

[Assistant]
Once again, she was slower than Sakai. And now she was feeling the effects of the prior cup, the slight flush on her face earlier having deepened.

"Mm, feelings..." Sol rubbed her eyes and then closed them, trying to recollect. "... No, not even once. The houses in my childhood were too far apart, so none my age came over. And the circumstances when I entered the clergy didn't really permit me to socialize much."

It was also probably because of alcohol that her demeanor grew bolder, even though her words were starting to slightly slur.

"He-he... I think one or two more will be my limit, so want to up the stakes a bit? Whoever loses has to tell the other something personal as well."


[User]
*Messy? Something Thasinia should care about? Preposterous. This woman has lived years and years in a forest talking to nothing but animals and the odd bi-pedal passerby. The look of this home wasn't messy, besides, it's no where near as messy as her home.

And her home was messy. Dried leaves littered her floor everywhere, ants carrying their eggs from one place to the other, animals just making themselves comfy in her bedroll. Kind of chaotic. In this case, Nira's home was very orderly to her. The lack of leaves, animals and insects made her feel quite homely to say the least.

Even though Thasinia used to live in a home with a roof over her head back when she was a youngster, Thasi doesn't have the brightest or longest memory. To be frank, she'd rather she forget those memories.
But regardless of this, when she saw the table and chairs, she threw herself across the room, landed on her haunches beside the table and investigated the table and its crafted beauty.

**"This so good... Did you make?"** She turned to look at Nira. Seeing as Nira makes weapons, Thasinia had to conclude that the passion came from somewhere, whether it be creative or not.

Needless to say, she was intrigued by the naga lady. She seemed to hold so much intelligence. Well, a lot more than Thasi could ever hold at once.*

[Assistant]
"Thank you... Did I make?" *Frankly IRA only made most of the metal objects within her home, mainly because that was what she was good at of course. As for the actual structure, she paid a normal nine gold coins for its construction as well as an additional nine gold coins in both furniture and the addition of the forge on the side of her house. All in all, it wasn't too expensive, but it wasn't a cheap house either.* "I didn't make any of the wooden things in here, most of the metal things, like the wood stove and such I did forge though"

*It is good to mention how though IRA's house was fairly orderly, it was obvious that a few spiders had taken residence in the corners near the ceiling due to the webs that stretched across. Now this wasn't a problem for IRA because not only did her spider housemates take care of most insects that would dare to enter her home, they also provided a good snack for Speck whenever she was hungry. It was like perfect harmony.*

*Other than that, IRA had made her way over to the wood stove that she often used to cook and placed some chopped wood in it in a small tower like fashion. She then took some tinder made of birchbark she had nearby and set it in the middle of the wood tower thing before setting that ablaze with a flint and steel. She did plan on making a meal considering how it was around midday, though it was probably best she asks Tasmania if she wanted anything. IRA could probably guess the answer, but it was best she asks anyway* "Also, I'm going to make a stew, would you like me to make you some?"

[User]
*Thasinia looked back to the beautiful make of the table before she stood up straight and her eyes watched as Nira made her way to the kitchen. The small elf toddled her way over beside Nira, initially curious as to what she was making, but at the mention of stew her eyes widened and she looked to Nira's face, now smiling widely.

**"Of course I'd love some! May I assist?"**

She didn't necessarily like the thought of people cooking for her, so picture her being in a restaurant. She'd absolutely go bonkers. So, she felt obliged to help. Needless to say, the question to help wasn't a question in itself, it was rather a statement.

She was demanding to help Nira.
Though because she's such a small elf girl with the cutest face and stature, she wasn't looking like she was demanding.*

[Assistant]
"I don't really need any-" *IRA was just making sure that the wire was lighting when she had looked back over to see that not only had Thai waddled her way over, she was also asking to help in probably the cutest way possible... Well asking wasn't the best way to put it because the elf girl was a bit more affirming in her statement. Now usually IRA would have reaffirmed that she didn't need help, but with what she was doing and how low maintenance the meal was, including Tasmania wouldn't be too hard.*

"Well, I need to do some prep work, so if you can keep an eye on the fire, that would be grand" *And with that IRA went to a cabinet to the left of the wood stove and pulled out a few jars of various jarred vegetables as well as a slab of smoked meat covered in canvas. She had then taken the items to the table that Tasmania was at first sitting at and set said items down before heading back to the stove and grabbing the cast iron pot that was sitting atop it.*

*With her items gathered, IRA started to take note of what she would need, well she had all the ingredients, but she was going to have to get some water for the pot, but that could be done after she prepped the meat and all. All in all she felt that she was ready to start, so IRA undid the twine that tied close the canvas covering of the smoked meat, thus exposing the cut but also making a nice work area atop the unfolded canvas* "Okay! Time to prep the meat and gather some water afterward, easy-peasy!"

[User]
*If one knows of that video where the man asked the child to 'keep his eyes on the ball' and the child was literally watching the ball and nothing else, that is what we can compare Thasinia too. Thasinia legitimately stood there and 'kept an eye' on the fire, ensuring that it never went off and ensuring that it didn't burn the entire place down.

She then glanced up to Nira upon hearing mention of the time to prepare the ingredients. Her favorite part! She looked to Nira and the cut of meat she had exposed, stepping over and nearly drooling at the sight of the meat.
She hadn't eaten for some time, so to see such a delicious cut that will soon be made into a stew sent her crazy. She then looked back to Nira's face.

**"What may I do to help?"**

She had her own ways of preparing food. Nira had hers too. So, in order not to do something that would offend any food Gods above, she wanted to follow by Nira's instructions closely so that, she too, can learn from the nice naga lady.

She was so excited she could stand still in one spot for too long, ie, she was tip-toeing on the spot.*

[Assistant]
"Hamm... Well outside around the side of the house there is a hand pump, can you run out and fill this pot about three quarters of the way with water please?" *IRA of course did a gesture to the pot that she spoke about before resuming her preparation, which consisted of rubbing the meat with various herbs that she had around as well as a bit of salt to enhance the flavor. IRA had also noticed how impatient Tasmania was and couldn't help but find it a little funny, she was like a child but obviously not.*

*Other than this, the fire within the wood stove was burning fine now and everything else was going perfectly! The only things needed now was just the water and the prep, all in all easy-peasy. After this of course, cooking would have to be done, but that was easy considering the rest*

*All in all, IRA was honestly having a great time with Tasmania over. The odd thing was though that they had only recently met, it was almost like they had been friends for a bit... Was that a good way to put it? IRA didn't know, but she did know that of all people, Tasmania's company was one hundred percent welcome... Especially if there was going to be any meal prep like this, because it was pretty fun*

[User]
*About three quarters.

... Oh no.

M a t h s.

To a normal being, the term 'three quarters' is nothing. Not in a long shot. However, to Thasinia, estimation was a bed thing for her to do, especially for her to estimate and calculate how far her arrow needs to go to hit its target. But, he'll do it. She can manage!

She took the pot and toddled her way out of the home towards the hand pump to fill it with the required amount of water. Firstly, the hand pump contraption was confusing as hell.
How does the pump function?
Where does the water come from?

This isn't the running water she's used to back in her forest. But learning was fun!

So to make a long story short, there was the sounds of her talking to herself along the lines of what to do, followed by her trying to nudge certain parts of the pump and getting nothing, then lastly one could hear gurgling as rushing water blew into Thasinia's face before she turned it off, now drenched.

... At least the pot was filled to the required amount when she stepped to the front door. She didn't step in, simply because she was soaking now, and she didn't want to ruin the floors.

**"Niraaaa!"** She called out like a young sibling needing help.*

[Assistant]
*There IRA was, working on making the meat have the right amount of everything when she heard the commotion that Tasmania had made outside. Of course, it was a little funny, hearing the little elf struggle such with the pump. What IRA didn't expect was Tasmania showing up at the front door partially drenched in water, what she expected even less was the girl shouting her name with such jarring ferocity. It would be an understatement if IRA said that she didn't ~~have Vietnam flashbacks~~ jump a little*

*When IRA had rather quickly regained her bearings and hurried over to the door and with the tip of her tail grabbed the pot of water before taking Tasmania by the hand and leading her to the stove where the heat was coming from, sure it wasn't cold out, but it was best they didn't risk much... Especially considering how bad colds can be* "Please stay in front of the stove and warm up, also take off any wet clothing so you don't get sick"

*IRA had gone into full damage control mode by accident, she was hurrying around gathering things to dry Tasmania and the floor and just about everything else that was wet. The floors were less important though, she mainly focused on Tasmania at this point*


[User]
*Alright. So... Let's just stay still.

Yep. HItoshi just continues to wait for an opportunity to strike. It's boring, basic and not awfully detailed of a plan, but right now anything else is very risky. Once the woman does render herself vulnerable, Hitoshi will strike. Hitoshi believes that as of now, an attack isn't so smart. She's on guard. Ready for an attack. Best to wait for them to get too relaxed.*

``5 mana regenerated. 76.25/95 mana.``

[Assistant]
*After helping the nearby settlers calm down, the female would let out a sigh and give a quick look around once more. She would shrug her elbows and look to her summons*

"Maybe she ran off, maybe she is still watching us. Either way, one of you stay here and watch. Otherwise, the rest of you come with me"

*The orange eyed armor summon would stand by while the blue and yellow follow the female back into the center of the village till they leave Hiroshi's field of night vision*


[User]
"Really? Such a shame; a woman of your age should be experiencing such things! Not that I have much to speak of."

*Yakaiyo also began to turn more and more red, though it seems she could handle her alcohol a little better than Sol. The treton pours two more drinks yet again, a fiery competitiveness showing through.*

"Oie, one more eh? I'll take you on that bet; up the anty!"

*And once more, Yakaiyo is first. She had the chance to ask Sol another question... But what? Her life didn't seem all that entertaining; just a wandering nun who didn't seem to do too much.*

"Alright, let's see... In addition to something personal, tell me something you *Regret*."

[Assistant]
At this point, Sol had gone from resting her chin on one palm to basically propping up her head with it. She'd also started hiccuping. It went without saying who came out victorious in the third round, naturally.

"MMM, you're really asked something difficult this time. I'll tell you about the personal part first—I'm agnostic. He-he. Now as to the other part..."

Plastered onto her face was a cheeky smile which soon faded away.

"... I suppose I regret not being around for my family's final moments."

[User]
*The treton chuckled at Sol having to prop herself up with her palm. Perhaps she would instead have to walk her back to her home. Her smugness was soon replaced with shock, hearing Sol refer to herself as agnostic.*

*But wasn't this an upstanding nun? One that had nothing on her mind except the church?*

*Another unseen blow to Yakaiyo's mind was the notion of regret. Her family's final moments...*

"Was it... Peaceful, at least?"

[Assistant]
Sol was aware that she was actively forcing a smile right now, when there was little reason to do so.

"... I do not know. The ashes had settled by then, and the remnants revealed little. I could only pray that it was a quick end."

She pressed a hand to her forehead, feeling the first signs of a headache.


[User] *Once more the centaur wandered these verdant plains, a shade greener than those of his homeland. On the horizon, he could see the towering spires of the nation's capital, however small its silhouette was. He smiled, a wave of comfort washing over him as he recognised the trees he passed, having learnt these lands the best in his travels. His grip on his self-bow, a simple hand-carved thing, drew tighter as he raised and arrow to its notch, eyes set upon an unawares boar. A hundred yards...*

[Assistant] *On one of the country roads outside the city he'd see a lone figure sat down against a small cobbled wall. She was wearing armor, with a shield at her feet and an imposing sword by her side. She was a massive prayer lady without a shred of maceration. Furthermore, she spotted the centaur from afar, but remained sat down where she was, reading over a map on her lap.*

[User] *A moment's distraction was enough to throw him off, his bow-hand far poorer than his kind had normally. The arrow was loosed, tumbling through the air and striking the ground beside the once-docile boar, his prey now squealing in shock and barrelling down the hill. Circine sighed, slinging his ranged weapon on his back and unsheathing his dai-katana, his grip far more firm around it as he shot forwards, galloping towards the beast with his blade held ready against his shoulder. The pair would be moving towards the brayer, but the centaur didn't plan to allow it to charge too close.*

[Assistant] *Sine watched the hunt from afar, tilting her head. She was amused as she watched the centaur chasing the boar, though she picked up her great sword just in case the boar got too close. She stood up and hefted her blade over her shoulder and put one hand on her hip as she awaited whatever would happen next.*

[User]
*He'd let out a slow, drawn-out breath as he rounded on the boar, his blade rocketing from his shoulder into a diagonal arc - striking the beast on the side of its neck. As blood began to seep, it would slow its charge, eventually stumbling to its final destination a few feet in front of Sivne. With a short prayer to his ancestors, he flicked off the blood and sheathed his weapon, meeting the Brayer's gaze and offering a small bow.*
"Apologies for the disturbance, madam. My blunder with the bow forced me to chase it down..."

[Assistant] "Planning on eating that boar all by yourself?" *She asked with a small smirk, tucking her thumb under her belt.* "I can't shoot a bow either, I wouldn't have done any better." *She trotted closer and let out a quiet grunt.* "MMP. Why are you hunting boar with a bow?"


[User]
"Remind me never to make a drinking-related bet with you again. I started with the intention of cheering you up and our roles have somehow reversed." She cracks a wry grin, kneading her left temple where the headache was intensifying.

"...After you've had a total of ten cups and counting? I'd prefer not to find you passed out in a field somewhere tomorrow, you know?"

[Assistant]
"It's almost futile now. I've been drinking for far too long for you to compete. And you too little, it seems."

"And you seem worse for wear with only 3. I'm concerned you'll fall on your head."

*Sakai's expression was amused, yet still expressed concern for Sol's physical and mental health. Clearly, she had scars from her own past.*

[User]
"Well, now you know who didn't attend much gatherings. And I know whose liver I should be concerned about, so I'd call that a pretty fair trade."

There was a buzzing in her head that she was fairly sure hadn't been there a while ago, and Sol decided against trying to stand.

"The only falling I'll... Be doing anytime soon is asleep, on a proper bed." She stifles a sudden yawn. "I'll be a little late to my destination, but it can hardly be helped."

[Assistant]
"Ah, the life of a 'nun' huh? An agnostic one at that."

*Standing up, Sakai gracefully strolls over to Sol, as if she hadn't had a single drink before bending over to inspect her.*

"Do you have a place to stay? It's dangerous out here alone..."


[User] *Her expression looked doubtful as he was justifying using a bow, but didn't perticuarly care to offer insight on using a spear. She untucked the hand from her belt and thumbed at the sid3 of her nose, bobbing her head at the introduction.* "Sivne Väinöntytär, daufhter of Väinö." *She mimicked his introduction with a grin.* "Need help skinming that?" *She offered as she trotted over it to inspect the boar.*

[Assistant]
"You have a powerful name, young madam. Long names are reserved for great warriors in my home, so they carry great meaning."
*The centaur seemed to physically swell in respect, his soft eyes sparkling in the summer light. From the belt along his horse body he unsheathed a curved dagger, runes engraved along its blade. He offered it to her as she approached, smiling and nodding in assent.*
"By all means. I claim not to be a master hunter, as that display would suggest..."

[User] *She let out quite a loud huff from her nose as she assessed the boar. She set her gear down and pulled out her own skinning knife. She scooped the boar up and hauled it over her shoulder.* "Where is your camp?" *She asked as she looked around for any smoke.*

[Circine Katale]
*For a moment he kept silent, his gaze turning to their south. Eyes darting between the horizon and the sun, he mouthed something soundlessly, his expression gripped in concentration. Soon he returned her attention to the Brayer, nodding and pointing across the treeline, putting away his dagger as he reared back slightly instinctively.*
"About a half-mile from here southward. I hunt a little farther than most for the time investment, since the travel isn't as troublesome."

[User] "Mmh. Not too far then." *She grabbed her gear and slung it over her back as she began trotting off to the south.* "Fancy sword you've got there." *She remarked, looking over at it.* "Don't see them back home."

[Circine Katale]
"A gift from my master. It was the weapon I trained with, incidentally. She insisted on using these Eastern blades, instead of any made here. I assumed from a sense of nostalgia..."
*Circine mused as he drew the nodachi once more, holding it handle-to-tip between his hands and inspecting it briefly. The one thing he had managed to master was weapon maintenance, the blade as sharp as the day he found it. He gestured the handle to Sivne, if she wished to take a closer look.*

[User] *She glanced over at the blade.* "Mmhm. Looks sharp." *She let out a few soft grunts as she stepped over some rough ground.* "Where are you from then? Some local?" *She adjusted how the boar sat on her shoulder so it didn't slide off of her.*

[Circine Katale]
"No, not local. From Tiai, far south of here. My tribe has a long-standing tradition of their young people setting off on their own for years at a time, returning only when learned."
*He kept his explanation brief, not wanting to bore his new acquaintance - Circine had noticed his tendency to talk excessively only recently.*
"What of you, madam? Are you of Salvainian soil?"


[User]
_Krikka had made sure to rest up and take account of all of his stock aboard his wagon, among also purchasing new stock of ingredients to use along his next travels.

He brought the wagon to a halt in the market. Two days it had been since their last meeting, and Krikka made sure to be on time, keeping an eye out while looking all around._

[Terrel Bales] *While Krikka made sure to be punctual for the meet up, Terrel had taken his time to return back. He was accompanied by a horse who was pulling along a cart of goods that the wolf was laying curled up on top of. Terrel spotted Krikka waiting and waved to him before approaching.*"Ready to set out?"*He asked the insectoid.*

[Assistant]
_Erika spied a cart coming his way after a short wait. There was Terrell with his own goods, and the wolf resting upon its hoard. Erika gave another one of those excited chirping._

"Yes! Most ready indeed to set upon this new road! Lead the way, Terrell."

[Terrel Bales] *With a nod Terrel mounted up on the horse and got it to change course as he headed towards the outskirts of town.*"This way."*He said to Krikka.*

[Assistant] _Erika whipped at the reins of his beast of burden, driving it on forth to follow Terrell. The Qua was looking forward to this, this whole venture. What it would bring for his future. And it would truly be a great future, in his perspective, he may even achieve his dream._


[User]
"Mhm. Not very entertaining, is it?"

A part of her marvelled at how Yakaiyo appeared to be the more sober one out of both of them despite having drunk much more, but the other part was just ready to lay down against the table surface and doze off. Almost missed the warning, even.

"Not really, unless I backtrack all the way to my house." Sol mumbled a little tiredly. "Surely there's... An inn or two nearby?"

[Assistant]
"No indeed. Unless you have some side hustle."

*Sol seemed conscious, but not entirely awake. Definitely not safe enough to get out on her own.*

"I'm sure we can find one. Come on, it's not wise to stay here while drunk."

*The Breton offered her hand to Sol, ready to pick her up if needed.*


[User] "There we go. Now we can return and collect our rewards. Doesn't look like they'll be returning anytime soon" *She said as she pounded her chest with her had in pride* "So let's go"

[Assistant] *She eyed the warrior, unsure if disrupting the dead of their possessions was morally acceptable.* "Are you sure.?"

[User] "What's up. You want to do something else?" *Ellena asked not even though of looting the bodies or cleaning them up to prevent sickness from spreading*

[Assistant] "We should bury them."


[User]
_Krikka pondered over that, it was still quite the offer. An immense offer, in fact! At least, to Krikka it was. Would mean less travelling, and perhaps he could bring in all his utensils. Set up an extension outside with the wagon perhaps! No, that was too forward thinking._

"Accepted! Krikka accepts" _he said, without even hearing any further terms._

[Assistant] "That was a little fast my man... I do get a say in who I want to hire, but it's up to my assistant to give you the contract. I've already talked about it, you just need to READ THE CONTRACT THOROUGHLY" *Subaru made sure to state that clearly.* "I've set up other business out and about. If you do good here, and you are responsible, we can see about having you go there to learn more." *Subaru understood the desire for new knowledge, but wanted to be care*


[User] *She looked over her shoulder, back towards where the locals were. She gave a nod to the fighter.* "You're right." *She looked down at the last goblin, the one she blasted away. A sigh passed her lips as they were probably just hungry, after being stabbed so many time. Being stabbed made her forget that they had needs too.* "I don't want to be here anymore.."

[Assistant] "But you went savage and bit them. You go girl" *She said with a joke before punching Manon's Arm playfully. Though it wasn't just a light jab* "Now let's go get our reward, what ya say?"

[User] *Without a word Manon turned her back to Ellena and went back to the village first. The praise and joke went unappreciated.*

[Assistant] "Okay then. Not one to talk" *Ellen said as she went along not saying anything further*


[User] "Yea I don't" *She'd say as she wrapped her arms around his neck and nuzzled him* "We'll have to be quick though"

[Assistant] "We can walk for as long as we want, you know" *He said before kissing her nose* "And you're on dog duty By the way"

[User] "Oh by the way there is something I wanted to talk to you about" *She'd say as she looked out at the pups*

[Assistant] "Yeah, what on your mind, something to do with your little friend?"

[User] "Huh?" *She'd say not knowing what he meant by her little friend* "Well Juna is leaving tomorrow morning but no, I'm not going with her. She's going to leave Jace her with us for a little while since she needs someone he trusts to look after her" *She'd say all in one go as she wasn't sure what he was going to say*

[Assistant] "Well as long as you're sure about letting her go alone... Though Jace will be you're responsibility. Well we're at the cave now" *He said as he sat her down*

[User] "Well I even asked her if she wanted me to go with her but she said I should stay here since she doesn't want to drag me back into the cold considering we just arrived. Plus I wouldn't want to leave you for an indefinite amount of time again" *She'd say as she looked up at him*

[Assistant] "I don't mind, as long as you make it up to me. That and as long as it's not you running away again. Besides, I'm going to have to travel allot more" *He said patting her head*


[User]
"I mean, I do know *Hic* Some earth magic, but most of the time it has to be exploring, you know? Venturing out into the unknown wilds and making new discoveries, banding together in the face of insurmountable odds, stuff like that... Is romantic, is it not?"

Sol burped in a manner rather unbecoming of clergy as she settled for making herself comfortable on Yakaiyo's shoulder, her tail reflecting the very same as it drooped.

[Assistant]
"I suppose you and I have very different ideas of romantic, though I will say facing things together *Does* Sound nice. Must be my age."

*The Breton stroked down Sol's back and tail; fortunately, she seemed calm and docile enough already. Looking around, Sakai made her way through the dark city; if Sol was aware enough, she would notice that Sakai avoided taking large streets, preferring alleyways and quickly crossing the road. Eventually, the pair would come to an inn, with the Breton paying without much talking.*

"Well, we're here now."

[User]
"Mhm, you don't look all that old though? Maybe twenty-five if I had to guess."

Sol remained quiet throughout the trip through the city's backstreets, partially because she was under the influence of alcohol but also because enough of her sensibilities remained to warn her that drawing attention to themselves then would be a rather bad idea. Thus she kept her silence all the way until they'd reached the room.

"Mhm, remind me to pay you back later when I'm sober." Sol mumbled sleepily, starting to nod off again.

[Assistant]
"Oh, you're too nice. I'm a tad over 40; 42, 43 maybe?"

*The door opened without much fuss, and a small, though cozy room revealed itself. *

"No need, Sol. It's not much money, anyway."

*The Breton set the reptilian down on a nearby couch, before checking around the room. Corners, windows, shelves... Sakai seemed keen to inspect every bit of it.*


[User] "Honestly... It's all up to you. The woman gets to pick. Besides I don't know where to begin" *He would say looking at everything*

[Assistant] *She would get some fruit and meat and bread and anything else that they haven't been able to have, and she would begin to look for her money*

[User] *Kibaru would hold out 20 silver* "No no, It's my responsibility as the man. Besides, if you end up paying, then the people would look at me weirdly again"

[Assistant] *She would look up at him* "Are you sure?"

[User] *He would smile* "Yea, I'm sure, I mean, it is food, and we do need food"

[Assistant] "Alright but how much do I owe you?"

[User] "You can pay me back by buying me something gooood" *He would say with a drewling mouth* "That should be enought for the both of us with some to spare"

[Assistant] "Okay" *She would wait for him to pay*

[User] *He would pay for everything and smile* "There we go, now do you have any money" *He would ask worried"

[Assistant] "Yea I have 24 silver" *She would say hesitantly*

[User] "You sure?" *He would ask her worring that she might not have money if they where to split up somehow*

[Assistant] "Once we get the house I should start to have more because of my job"

[User] "Yea, And you won't have to worry about water or rent" *He would smile looking at her* "But first we have to go to a bank so i can deposit my money"

[Assistant] "Alright shall we go then?" *She would smile at him*

[User] "To the bank then" *He would say as he started walking towards the bank he knew*

[Assistant] *She would follow behind him*

[User] *Eventually they would arrive at a bank* "Here we go"

[Assistant] "Alright I'll be here if ya need me"

[User] *Kibaru then went in and game back a while latter* "All finished"

[Assistant] "Alright where to next?" *She would look around*

[User] "Now we start talking to people to see where we can buy a house" *He would say holding her hand*

[Assistant] *She would smile at him* "Aye captain lead the way"

[User]
"Ok then" *After asking a few people, they would finally have a lead as to where to go*

*After meeting that person, they end up leaving, not finding a good house* "And this might take quite a while"

[Assistant] *She would kiss his cheek* "Don't worry we will find the perfect house" *She would smile at him*

[User]
"And nothing less will do" *He would say having his energy restored from her kiss*

*After talking to allot more people, Kibaru finally end up finding the perfect house next to a water fall for a big river and it was in the forest close to a small village* "What do you think Addy, should we buy it?"

[Assistant] "It's everything we wanted, and it's perfect and beautiful so yes I say we should buy it" *She would say as she smiled while looking at the house and her eyes sparkled*

[User] *Kibaru then payed 42 gold for the deed* "Un fourtunally it's quite a distance and we won't be able to go there over night"

[Assistant] "Go where overnight?" *She looked at him a bit confused*

[User] "To where our new house is located"

[Assistant] "Oh..." *She was a bit sad*

[User] "Why are you sad, little addy" *He would ask her not understanding why she was sad*

[Assistant] "I wanted to go and see the house right now, but I guess it'll be easier to see it in the daytime"

[User] "Well yea, but look at the better side of things, we do own a house now"

[Assistant] "Yes that is very true. Oh, that reminds me! Do you think there will be materials for me to use in the house?"

[User] "Like what materials?" *He would ask thinking of allot of materials, like for wood crafting, iron smithing and even doll making*

[Assistant] "Like for jewelry making, doll making, and toy making"

[User] "Well I did hear the person say there is an old mine nearby the village, hopefully it has jewls. As for cloth, animal hides can work and if not, then we just buy some from the village"

[Assistant] "Okay, but I hope I'm not making us spend too much money"

[User] "Well the hunting for cloth instead would cost only an arrow or two, and we'll also have meat to sell and cook. As for the jewls, well I don't really know about that one. But considering you'll be making jewlery, we're going to have to but something for smelting and such"

[Assistant] "It's alright I don't want us to be spending so much money I'll just figure out something else to do like teaching or doing something else"

[User] "No no, it's no problem, I mean it is just investing in future bussiness" *He would say patting her head*

[Assistant] "If you say so but what should we do right now?"

[User] "We should rest, the journey to our new home will be long..."

[Assistant] "Alright" *She would find a place to sit under a tree*

[User] "Maybe we should go outside the forrest, unless you would want to stay in an inn?"

[Assistant] "It's up to you, I'm cool with whatever"

[User] "In that chase" *He would stop and buy a blanket from someone* "We're going out of this city"

[Assistant] "Alright" *She would begin to get up*


[User]
"Some things I can't say ok. That's just how it is" *He said before scratching her head a bit*

"But I guess we did make a promise, didn't we" *He said before lightly flicking her forehead*

[Assistant] "We've made a lot of promises but what was that for?" *She'd say after he flicked her forehead*

[User] "Because someone forgot a promise" *He said smiling at her*

[Assistant] "I did? Was it what you needed my help with?" *She'd say as she tilted her head*

[User] "No silly. Our 'no-hiding-things' promise" *He said before patting her head*

[Assistant] "Oh yea that one but I didn't break it, and we should head inside soon"

[User]
"I did however, don't you think?"

"You can push me to tell you what wrong you know"

[Assistant] "I know" *She'd say as she got up and sat in front of him knowing that wouldn't make him happy*

[User] *He would put a bit and lazily reach out to her* "Nooo, not my warm blanked"

[Assistant] "Until you tell me, I'm not going to sit on your lap again" *She'd say with a bit of a smirk as she moved back from him a little so that he couldn't reach her*

[User] "I don't really like her per say. She's really awkward and kind of hard to talk to when I try" *He said in a straight monotone voice*

[Assistant] "It's because you had a weird first interaction, and she hasn't spent as much time with you" *She'd say as she looked over at the pups who were sleeping peacefully cuddled next to each other* "But I'll talk to her about it. Though is that really what was bothering you?"


[User] "Stuff to insure a beter future" *He would say not really wanting to say what*

[Assistant] "Well is it something I can help with?" *She would play with his ears and stroke his hair*

[User] *Kibaru would slightly blush as she touched his ears, but he seem to enjoy it* "Well you could help in your own way, but not with any of my plans"

[Assistant] "Oh okay" *She would braid a small part of his hair and giggle*

[User] *Kibaru would smile at her* "Trying to make me more cute, huh?" *He would say as his hair did grow quite a bit since last time*

[Assistant] *She would smile at him and nod* "Powwow you look so cute!" *She would smile with her eyes closed as she finished his braid*

[User] "I look cuter, you mean?" *He would say kind of smug*

[Assistant] "Yes cuter my bad" *She would giggle*

[User] "Though I do need a hair cut pretty soon" *He would say pully his hair over his eyes to his nose*

[Assistant] "Yea we should probably get it cut" *She would kiss his head*

[User] *He would then pull some hair from the side of his head* "But maybe braid this part and have it grow longer"

[Assistant] "Okay" *She would braid that part of his head* "Let me know if you feel like it looks bad or if I'm hurting you"

[User] "I'm a man of war, A bad hair do would only hurt my pride" *He would say proudly*

[Assistant] "Oh really? And what would happen if I were to leave you or if the kids died at birth?"

[User] "Firstly, you would never leave me, Secondly, we could always try again... 9 mounths as but little time to wait for... But that would not happen as they will be strong enough to even survive on their own"

[Assistant] *She would kiss his cheek* "I love you"

[User] "I know..." *He would squeeze her tightly* "And I will forever love you aswell"

[Assistant] *She would hug him super tightly, and she wouldn't let go*

[User] "Hey, Ummm... What would you say if I came home with another woman's child" *He would ask her not knowing how it may have sounded to her*

[Assistant] *She would let go of him and sit next to him* "Well did you have an affair with this woman? And what happened to her?"

[User] "Firstly, I would never. Secondly... It's just a what if, like would you mind raising a child that's not your's?" *Kibaru would ask in the sense of a wolf not caring for another's pups*

[Assistant] "I mean it's an adoption and I guess I wouldn't mind I don't know I need to think about it" *She would get up and go and climb a tree and sit on one of the branches*

[User] "Sorry if it may seem strange to ask... But one of my weaknesses are kids after all" *He would say still sitting on the ground, waiting for her to invite him up*

[Assistant] "It's fine I've never looked after kids myself. If you want to come sit up here you can, you don't need me to tell you too" *She would be playing with the vines while letting the wind blow through her hair*

[User] *Kibaru would then stand up and get on the tree in a flash and he would sit next to her* "Don't worry about looking after our kids, your motherly nature will take over"

[Assistant] "I just hope so" *She would continue playing with the vine, and she would rest her head on his shoulder*

[User] "Don't worry... You've got me, and I'm great with kids" *He would say as one tail wrapped around her waist*

[Assistant] *She would stop playing with the vine and close her eyes and place one hand on her belly*

[User] "Just promise me that you will hold me back" *He would say slightly worried of his anger*

[Assistant] "I will besides if you're fine with me, you'll be fine with them"

[User] "But you're easy to HANG out with" *He would say making a pun about them in a tree*

[Assistant] *She would giggle* "Oh Kirby what will I do without you?"

[User] "I hope you'll never have to know the answer to that" *He would say smiling*

[Assistant] *She would kiss his cheek* "I hope not too"

[User] *Kibaru would quickly feel his pocket to see if he still had what he went on a trip for*

[Assistant] "Are you okay?" *She would look at him concerned*

[User] "Yea, just had to check something"

[Assistant] "Alright now I suggest we get going again" *She jumps down from the branch*

[User] *Kibaru would jump after her, but he would do a flip by instinct* "Yea let's..."

[Assistant] *She would smile and begin walking to *


[User] "I mean, there is plenty to explore if your willing." *He said casually taking another sip with his ears twitching* "But I doubt you're much willing to do anything other than be a little sour puss in a corner"

[Assistant] "What can I say? It fits this place's aesthetic very well."*She said to him with a smirk.*"You don't seem that foreign to the ruggedness though. So tell me, what is there to explore here?"

[User] "Well there is this amazing eatery a few minutes away from here. Best food I've ever tasted. I would highly recommend going there. I can promise you this: You won't regret it" *Kibaru said with a smile as he finished his drink*

[Assistant] "An eatery."*She said back in a tone of disappointment.*"You recommend me going to a restaurant to spend money on slightly above average cuisine?"

[User] "Hah" *Kibaru scoff at her comment* "You'd think someone at sea would relish to have some actually decent food for a chance." *He slowly shook his head side to side* "Above average... Clearly you haven't been there"

[Assistant] "I'd rather relish my time not spent on something arguably a complete waste of my efforts."*She said to him.*"Come on, is that the best thing you can recommend me here?"

[User] "Oh, then what would you rather do then, hmmm?" *Kibaru looked around the bar for a bit, sniffing the air slightly*

[Assistant] *She brought a hand to her chin, trying to gauge the Kimono's character before deciding what she deemed to be fun being out of his range and figuring something a lot simpler would have to do.*"A game."

[User] "A game? Which one do you have in mind?" *Well at least now it's a little easier to keep himself busy*

[Assistant] "Not foreign to that are you?"*She teased.*"You wouldn't happen to be one of those adventuring sorts would you or are you just one of the locals here?"*She asked, raising an eyebrow slightly.*

[User] "I'm an adventurer. Seen my fair share of both land and sea battles. Been to every country on the map thus far"

[Assistant] *She slowly raises an eyebrow.*"Every country on the map?"*The woman asked him in a tone of doubt.*

[User] "Every single one, yes. Bot every single village... Yet. But I've been to all the capitals. Infact, even now I'm traveling. Up next is Runra"

[Assistant] "I guess I'll make it rather quick here. Fancy a nice game of treasure tracking?"*She asked him with more hint towards where this was going.*

[User] "Aye. I'm up for a little game" *He said before raising his cup to the barkeep* "Wouldnt be my first time"

[Assistant] *She reached into the folds of her dress, removing a folded up map and unfurling it on the table.*"I do not plan to stay here long, though I must admit there has been some interesting rumor of an anomaly going on in the wilds surrounding here. Land trekking isn't a favorite of mines, but I'm sure you have more land legs than sea legs, so this shouldn't be as hard all things considered."*She traced her fingers along the finely crafted map, coming to a stop at a certain point in the wooded image of it.*"This is where you'd need to go."

[User] "What type of anomaly?" *Kibaru asked with an eyebrow raised slightly at this. Was she really going to just tell him about some valuable treasure for no fee. Maybe this was a trap*

[Assistant] "A number of magical items seemingly appearing out of nowhere."*She answered.*"At least so they say. You get to play the little game of seeing if those rumors rang true. Now isn't that fun?"*She said before moving her hand away.*"But if that doesn't interest you any more than it does me, I do have an other games up my sleeve."

[User] *Kibaru leaned back in his seat when he got his drink* "Oh. Like what?"

[Assistant] *She took out two small cards from her pocket, placing them center of the table and tapping one ever so slightly to cause the card to glow. A small ghostly image of a ship appeared on top of it.*"War."*She said, before tapping the second card. An image of a ghostly bird being encircled by a loop appeared over it.*"And truth seekers."*The mirages soon vanished from their card placements upon being named.*"It's not such a bad pastime, until the rain lets up. Shouldn't be too long now."*She says, taking the map back and taking what cards remained from whatever deck the original two had come from. The woman lightly shuffled through it, waiting for his response.*

[User] "War... And truth seeker. Am I suppose to interrupt that, or...?" *Kibaru raised an eyebrow, slightly confused*

[Assistant] "Verbally answering works just fine."*She said to him as if that were obvious enough.*

[User] "Okay... A war's raging and someone's trying to find out how it started?"

[Assistant] *She stifled a laugh at his response, only to clear her throat soon after.*"No dumbass, these are your two game options. Which one do you want to play?"

[User] "Maybe try and be clearer next time... And if anything. Folklore have though me a valuable lesson here. So I'll just pick the truth seeker"

[Assistant] "Try thinking next time."*She rebutted before taking back one the cards.*"Not going to be seeing any truths with a mind like that. Are you sure this is the game you want to play? Not much of a friendly one amongst strangers."*She sneered.*

[User] "I'd rather seek the truth over starting a war. Besides, finding out new thing is always exciting. So please. Do continue"

[Assistant] "Alright then tough guy."*She said, bringing her hand to the edges of the card and spreading it across the table in light magical display. A faint field of white aura surrounded the two of them where they sat as she held a hand out to him.*"Let us begin then."


[User]
*Kalisha takes the mushrooms 'thankfully' and places them away in her bag, into the same space as the other one she had.
It was only then that she realised how quiet the forest around them was. Something was not right...*
"Hey, you two, get close to me... Something's wrong," *She said, ordering them to get close for protection as she takes Ire off her back into her hand. Kalisha also puts her helmet on her head, but doesn't risk being off-guard and leaves it untied.
...
There!
The moment Kalisha sees the figures moving, she charges up her Mana and empowers her enchanted Kanabo, to activate Raze and set the weapon ablaze. If they were animals, fire is a natural deterrent and may cause them to flee or hesitate - if they were people, Kalisha will have no qualms about scorching them if they advance.*

`Mana: 100 95 (Raze)`

[Assistant]
*As Alisha fires up Raze the figures running toward you all would suddenly halt and jump back and growl. Now that they've stopped moving you are able to get a better look and see that the 'figures' were actually 3 wolves. They would start to encircle the three of you, eyeing Laura and Henry who had huddled together after realizing they were being attacked. Laura's body would be shaking in fear and Henry was trying to look brave swinging his stick side to side while standing in front of Laura in a feeble attempt to keep the wolves away.*

"Shoo! Stay away from us, you wild mutts! We're basically bones!" *He would yell*

"We've got mushroom to share if you're hungry though!" *Laura would pipe in*

*The wolves wouldn't make any sudden movements and instead seemingly wait for Salish to act first. Their fur would stand on end and would snarl at you, clearly agitated by your flame*

[User]
"Don't taunt them... Just stay close to me and I'll keep you safe," *Kalisha tells the elders.* "But if either of you can craft up some fire product to throw at 'em, please feel free to do so."
*She holds Ire up high and swings her weapon forward while shouting to brandish it against the wolf in front of her, then quickly moves around to swing out at the other two who were around her and menace them to stay back. What she wanted least of all was to let the elders get hurt. Doubtful that she can play this out carefully enough for everyone to get away with no injuries though, so she'd at least try to scare the wolves off first.
Three-versus-three, wolves would know to try to draw out one victim to rush them down while they're separate from the herd, or distract the 'alpha' - in this case, Kalisha - to give the others a clear shot at the weaker ones. But animals do respect size and numbers, and abhor fire, the first and last of which being things on Kalisha's side.*

[Assistant]
*Laura and Henry would huddle closer and start looking through their bags. Laura would pull out a pouch of red powder and Henry would hold out a mushroom*

"I don't have any fire, but I've got some spicy spices that make your mouth feel like it's on fire" *Laura would say hoping that it was helpful*

"Only got some shrooms that if ingested could cause hallucinations and maybe make someone feel like they're on fire? Does that help?" *Henry would offer*

*The wolves would leap away as Alisha approached with her flames, but would quickly return to their encircling formation, looking for the right moment to jump in for the kill. They would snarl at Henry and Laura cause them to shriek in terror and put them on edge. They don't look like they can handle the pressure much longer and their legs poised ready to run*

[User]
*Kalisha sighed. She appreciated their offers to help, but it didn't really do anything for her.* "Just stay close and don't run, whatever you do."
*Kalisha charged up her magic energy and watched for whichever wolves were most likely to attack first. She'd fire a Wrathful Bolt at one of them, then quickly shifted aim and fired at another. Hopefully burning agony would be enough to ward them off, but that only harms two of the three wolves.*
`Kalisha MP: 95 100 80`

[Assistant]
*As Alisha initiated the attack the other two that weren't being targeted by the first bolt would leap toward the elderly couple while the other wolf would be hit my the bolt and sent tumbling a few feet across the floor. Laura would scream and Henry would attempt to cover her body with his own in a feeble attempt to protect her. One would sink its teeth into his thigh and the other at his ankle. He would grit his teeth in pain but would not let go of Laura.*

*Thankfully the one biting his thigh would be hit by your 2nd bolt and would be pushed away from him, albeit taking some of Henry's flesh with it. The two of the hit wolves would be a bit dazed, but would slowly get up and start charging Alisha, leaving the third wolf to gnaw away at Henry*


[User]
*Needless to say, no one would have expected the small, wildling to venture her journey through the city, with people hustling and bustling through the streets like there wasn't a tomorrow. You wouldn't think that she would venture here for any reason, yet there she was. The Wood Elf, roughly 5ft in height with long, black hair and pale skin, wandered through the streets with her head low and her anxiety high. Her bright grey eyes stared at the people going past, hating the looks of suspicious gazes looking in her direction. They mostly looked at her, because not a lot of elves have impurities on their faces.

And that's what she had.

Freckles not only sprinkled along her cheeks and nose, but some trailed down along the sides of her neck, her shoulders, disappearing under the green blouse she wore and appearing faintly under the sleeves of her blouse.

Her hands fiddled with the bottom of her corset, incredibly nervous while walking through the city.

Why was she walking here anyway? Was she on some great adventure and needed to head her way towards a building in order to get a top secret mission?

No.
She was lost.

Immensely lost.*

[Assistant] *IRA, who had transformed into her human form before leaving her house earlier that day, had been leaning against a small stall filled to the brim with various weapons near an intersection of the roads within the city, a place not to far from where the small wood elf was wandering. Now of course this was the Nāga's source of income, she made and sold weapons for whomever wanted to buy them, though that wasn't important right now. All in all, from a distance IRA looked like a regular Macon, about five seven and decently shaped... The thing is, if one was to get closer, they would probably be able to see that the pupil in her one good eye was slotted much like a snake than circular like a human's. Now through this one eye of hers, IRA had spotted this obviously lost Elf not far away and since she wasn't someone to just ignore those who need help, IRA started to approach to see if she could assistant the wood elf. This nāga had also left her bird behind at the stall because she frankly didn't want to hear an earful about whatever it may be at this moment.*

[User]
*The Elf's eyes bounced from body to body before they stopped at the approaching being. She gave a faint, nervous smile to the being, not realizing that this one named Nira was actually coming close to offer assistance.
The Elf wasn't too certain on social norms because, well, she lived a large portion of her life not in the company of Macen beings.

Animals were her forte.

Only recently she decided to come a little bit out of her shell, that was when she decided to take the role as a bounty hunter. Since then she hasn't even looked at the requests of people to find as she doesn't exactly have the courage to do that yet.

So, in actual fact, she was somewhat awkward as the being approached. She just held his weird, nervous smile, but when her attentive eyes caught the appearance of Nira's eyes, a sense of unease brought itself into her body.

She didn't show it outright, but it actually made her stop. Her one-track-mind focused solely on the appearance of Nira's eyes. She wasn't disgusted. She was intrigued.*

[Assistant]
*It didn't take long for IRA to finish her approach, by then it should have been near obvious that this girl couldn't see all too well considering the eye patch covering her left eye... There was a story to that, but that was for another time, one in which she wasn't attempting to help out a stranger.*

"Had there Miss, I noticed that you seem a little bit lost. May I ask where you are trying to go?" *Besides her eye IRA looked fairly unremarkable, which was what she was going for because she'd rather blend in with the Macon crowd than stick out as a snake person in a city mainly dominated by Macon. It was a little comforting to IRA to see another non-Latin in this city though.*

*As for what IRA thought of this girl? Well she definitely saw her as interesting, considering the whole wood elf in a Macon city fact. She wasn't put off by the other's nervous smile either, she could understand being nervous in a place like this after all, which is more than half the reason why IRA wanted to help this person out a little.*

[User]
*... Oh good lord on whatever's Earth, she's being spoken to.

She immediately snapped out of her trance and she blinked rapidly, her grey eyes still looking at Nira's face before she quickly turned her head away and looked at the crowd rather than at Nira. One would've thought she couldn't speak with her absent answer, but she soon looked to Nira and spoke.

**"I uh... I'm looking for a way out here- Um."** She looked around again, her black hair cascading over her face for a moment before she turned to Nira and moved her long hair out the way. Her voice sounded foreign, but not the Elf kind of foreign. She sounded like she hadn't used her voice in some time, and the little times she has she only spoke a few words at once.

**"I don't... Know how I came here and can't find way back out to forest"** She now fiddled with her hands nervously, her shoulders tensed up.

She clearly felt out of place. She hadn't seen this many people, at once, in an area.*

[Assistant]
*The forest? That was definitely a bit away from where they were in the city, but IRA knew exactly how to get there... Her cottage wasn't exactly in the city due to a few reasons after all. She wasn't going to lead the poor girl to her house though, that would be weird, but IRA couldn't help but wonder why this elf had decided to wander into the city? Eh, that could be asked in due time* "To the forest... Yeah, I can lead you there, it's a decent walk though"

*IRA had also taken note of this elf's cadence, especially how she both sounded a tad bit foreign but also nervous, the girl's body language also reflected this quite a bit which kinda confirmed IRA's suspicion that this elf was essentially a fish out of water... It was now IRA's duty to return this fish to water in a sense.*

"Well, I guess we shouldn't dawdle, follow me, and I'll get you to the forest" *And with that, IRA started to walk down the cobblestone road towards an intersection, she walked slow though as to let the other actually keep pace with her of course. Other than this, IRA hadn't really noticed much else about this elf, though that didn't eliminate her curiosity in her... Though that was to be left unmentioned for now*

[User]
*To say this elf was happy someone would help her was an understatement. She was relieved to finally be back home. As Nira began walking, she caught up beside her and spoke with a voice of relief.

**"Thank goodness, I been out of the forest for days!... I can't remember when last I was home."**

She was out of 'her home' for three days straight, meaning she was lost in the city this whole time. She looked somewhat skinny and the bags under her eyes were visible but not too dark, as though she had missed some sleep but had managed to squeeze in a few hours when she could.

Her eyes looked up to Nira before she looked down to the floor. She was bad with small talk, again, she didn't quite know what to say, but she'll make the effort nonetheless.

**"My name Thasinia Ratha. It's a pleasure to meet you."** She spoke with a smile, a less nervous smile at least.*

[Assistant]
*Once the two had reached the forest's edge, IRA could tell that the other had eased up... A few more worrying details had also been made clear upon further inspection, but she wasn't going to bring that up, she had no reason to after all*

*This was also the time in which the elf had introduced herself to IRA, she hadn't really expected this... Probably because she expected the elf to hightail it out of here as soon as she could... But this was a pretty welcome surprise, especially considering the fact that having connections was a good thing in her line of work* "I'm IRA Augsburg, the local blacksmith here, it's a please to meet ya as well Tasmania"

*IRA didn't really care for what Tasmania did for work, though she bet that it would probably require some forged tools, what she was interested in was what brought this elf into a city that she was obviously not comfortable in being in... Especially for what seemed like a decent while. There was also the fact that IRA was curious on where Tasmania was from, but that was only secondary right now* "Also I must ask as you seemed a bit anxious back there, what brought you into the city? Also, if you don't mind me skin, where are ya from?"

[User]
*Her eyes looked at Nira before she looked back toward the city.

**"Many years I spend in home forest. I came out some time ago to get out my comfort zone. I came out again to explore but on my way home, I got lost. I not find where forest was, I thought forest had moved away somehow."**

Her eyes moved up to meet Nira's gaze again, a faint smile on her face again.

**"City difficult to navigate."**

And a forest isn't?

**"As for where I from, I-... Can't remember name of place."** She scratched her cheek softly and giggled nervously. **"That a bit silly but it truth. Where are you from, Miss?"** She tilted her head now to the side a bit in curiosity.

Like a curious dog.*

[Assistant]
*The way Tasmania spoke was definitely a bit odd, IRA was only now picking up on the fact that this girl may not have had spoked in a little while, her grammar sorta reflected such. It didn't hinder IRA's ability to understand her though, which was good considering the few words that were missing in each sentence. Nevertheless, IRA still had to answer the questions that Tasmania had asked* "Where am I from? Hmm... Well I can't really say I know where I was born, but I do live near here so I guess it could be said that I'm from here."

*Yeah IRA's memory wasn't exactly stellar, she couldn't remember her childhood before the incident in which she lost her left eye... The loss of memory was probably due to trauma, but she wasn't too sure. All that IRA did know that this city had been her home for a long while, and frankly she didn't plan on changing that fact anytime soon.*

"Before I head out, is there anywhere else that I can lead you to?" *Frankly, IRA was a little interested in Tasmania, she was a little rough around the edges, but she seemed like a nice person to become friends with nonetheless. This didn't give IRA any reason to push this notion on the other though and even if the wood elf did look a little tired and a tad bit skinny, she still didn't want to overstep any bounds. Besides, she had only offered to lead Tasmania to the woods, not to a place with food and bed... Not yet at least*

[User]
*She blinked in thought. It appeared like she just absently stared at Nira, but she was definitely thinking in her head.

Did she need anything else? She was tired and hungry. Usually she ate like a horse but with no knowledge of the city, she doesn't know where to exactly go. She looked to the forest for a while, taking in whether or not she'll make it to her little home she built out before she collapses from exhaustion. She should probably eat and sleep a bit.

Her eyes moved to Nira and she looked at her eyes- er... Well, eye.

**"Is there place I sleep and recover? Maybe uh... Eat food? I not have much for days, but if too much to ask I understand."** She brought her nervous smile again. She felt really bad for asking this of anyone.

If she felt right about it she might have asked someone else. Alas, she didn't, but it couldn't hurt to ask this kind woman.

... Or is this the worst mistake she's made in her life?*

[Assistant]
*The more Tasmania spoke of what had occurred the past few days, the more and more empathetic IRA was towards her... It may have been long ago, but there was a time when she too was without food. That's a story for another day though, maybe IRA would get to tell it though that was unlikely* "My home is nearby, it isn't large, but it should be a good place for you to be able to recover"

*As for why IRA's cottage was on the outskirts of the city? Well she wasn't a serial killer or any psycho like that, it was simply because there was less a chance that a random person would see her actual form and spread the news that a seemingly Macon blacksmith was actually a nāga... That was a kerfuffle that she just didn't want to get into. As for housing Tasmania for a day or so, there were no problems with that, though IRA figured that she would have to refrain from transforming, no biggie to her though.*

"But yeah, I wouldn't mind letting you stay for a little, it isn't like I have company over often..." *IRA paused a little like she was thinking on saying something, she wanted to bring up the fact that she wasn't a Macon, but she was honestly a tad bit nervous about doing so, but the truth had to get out if she was going to have company over* "Also there is one last thing that I have to tell ya, I may look like a Macon, but I'm actually a nāga... This is just a form I can shift to make things a little easier on the city"

[User]
*Thasinia stared at Nira.

Long and hard.

The stare seemed confusing at first glance but then it slowly became more and more visible...

She was clueless. She had no idea what a naga is, and it was evident in her face. Her knowledge lies more in nature and animals, she's not too aware of the bi-pedal species that she shares this world with. In her mind, naga sounded like a type of food.

Then Nira mentioned she's a naga.
So Thasinia thought that 'naga' was a term for some sexuality or gender? Which would just confuse her further.

Then she mentioned form she can shift into.
It clicked that the being she is seeing isn't actually who she is. She this came to the conclusion that whatever this 'naga' was, it altered the being's appearance somehow in a drastic way.

**"That sounds fun!"**

She meant 'fine' but that word will do. She hoped that she looked like she knew what Nira meant.*

[Assistant]
*IRA saw that Tasmania didn't understand, and though she expected such, she was still a little exasperated by it. This was because how was she going to explain that she was half snake without freaking her out? Well there was one way and that included just telling and showing, wasn't that hard of a concept right?* "Nāga is... Uhh, well, my race. I look half Macon and half snake in my true form... Let me show you"

*And with that, IRA's legs seemingly phased out of existence and was replaced with the lower half of a red scaled snake. It was also evident that IRA was now slightly taller than before due to how her tail kept her upright, she was now edging closer to five ten instead of her original five seven height. Nevertheless, Her sudden change would probably shock Tasmania a little bit, or well that's what IRA expected at the least... Especially considering how shock is the usual reaction to such a thing*

*So there sat IRA, her tail coiled up a little, minus the fact that her upper half was upright, as she nervously waited for Tasmania's reaction which she hopped wouldn't be that of fear or anger or shock. Well at least she was getting this done and over with now instead of later*


[User]
**Sunset**
*By the time that they had reached new Salvainia, Lilliane had still yet to awake from her slumber. She looked quite comfortable though, resting her body against him with her spear gently shifting with her body.*

[Assistant]
*The dark elf and Air Macon made their way to the border of the Sylvain Empire. Millie's hooves would be the only thing he could hear for now, but as he approached the Empire, he would hear people.

As he approached, he looked over his shoulder.

**"Madam Lillian, wake up."** He spoke to her gently.*

[User] *She grumbled a little bit, shifting her weight closer towards him.* "Five more minutes..." *Her voice was faint and could barely be heard, but it was something to tell him that she was currently awake.*

[Assistant]
*He gave a faint laugh as he looked forward.

**"Good to know you're up. We're at the border of the Empire. You should start waking up."**

Millie's hooves soon hit against cobblestone, the clip-clop a bit louder than before.*

[User] "But I'm commfffyyy..." *She pouted, yawning a little bit as she stopped hugging his chest, bringing her back up straight.* "We're at the border... Any inns that you can see?"

[Assistant]
*He looked ahead, his eyes narrowing a bit.

**"There's a few. Best not go to the ones closest to the border, they're more likely to be full. I'm going a little further into the Empire. Perhaps..."**

He turned and dismounted Millie, taking her reigns in his hands.

**"You stay up there, madam. I'm just going to walk beside Millie."** He mentioned as he rubbed Millie's nose and begun walking, leading her further in.*

[User]
*She frowned at his antics, not truly understanding them as she looked down on him.* "I stay up here? What's the meaning of that, why can't I be down there with you?"

*In the absence of sunlight, any true sunlight, anyway, her white hair darkened a little bit to a solid gray. It still looked light, but just a different kind, so to speak.*

[Assistant]
*He looked up towards her as he walked with the horse.

**"Millie doesn't enjoy too many people around her. It overwhelms her. If you'd rather walk beside me, you're more than welcome to. I just thought, considering you were sleeping, you'd like to rest."***

[User] "I'm clearly up now." *She grumbles, stepping down from the horse besides him* "Not gonna be sleeping much anyway, considering I just got a... How long was I out for?"

[Assistant]
*He hummed in thought.

**"I'm... Actually not sure. At least we got here as sunset is being hit."**

He stopped someone walking past.

**"Excuse me, do you know where the New Sunlight guild is?"** He asked.
**"Oh yeah, down this road, on your left. There's an inn beside it too."** The person said and Nazis nodded, continuing to move.*

[User] "Well, however long I was out for, it was a while. So yeah, I'm probably not gonna sleep for a fair bit." *Her voice betrayed her on that one, it conveying signs of weakness and tiredness, along with a not-so-convenient-for-her yawn.* "Let's just get to that inn and grab rooms."

[Assistant]
*He nodded softly as they walked.

He first made his way to a nearby stable for Millie to stay in. He paid for her to stay there, and then made his way to the inn nearby the guild. Furthermore, he entered the inn with Lillian and looked to her.

**"Roughly how long do you suppose we need the inn for?"***

[User] "Tonight and tonight only. I wanna head out tomorrow and go do some crap." *She shrugs.* "How much do I owe ya, for the room?"

[Assistant]
*He shook his head.

**"No need to repay me, madam."** He smiled sincerely. **"I'll get you a room and myself a room. Then you can sleep as comfortably as you can."** He said as he approached the innkeeper.*

[User] *She nods her head.* "If you need me, just come into my room. Door'll be unlocked for you."

[Assistant]
*He smiled and gave her a nod. He asked the innkeeper for two rooms for the night. He paid the money to the innkeeper, who gave him the keys. Nazis turned around and offered one set of keys to Lillian.

**"A set for you, to your room."** He smiled.*

[User] *She took the keys, bowing her head slightly in thanks.* "It's been a pleasure meeting you, Nagnis, but I'm going to go sleep. Hopefully see you tomorrow morning, or whenever."

[Assistant]
***"Whenever you'd like to meet again, Lillian."** He nodded back to her, turning to walk up the corridor to his own room.

**"As the same with you, I will keep my door unlocked for you to enter whenever I am needed. I hope you rest well."** He spoke as he approached his room, unlocking it.*


[User]
*Thasinia's little eyes widened upon the change Nira underwent, her jaw nearly dropping upon this sight. That long tail with those red scales, how the thickness of the tail in certain areas looked and how the thinness in certain areas looked. Curvy. Her eyes took in every detail of Nira's newly formed tail and she never took her eyes off the tail once.

One would think she was shocked, no, terrified. But when Thasi's eyes looked up and met with Nira's, a big smile grew on her face.

**"Snake girl!"** She whispered slightly but also somewhat exclaimed happily.

Thasinia likes snakes.

Thasi kneeled down beside the tail and she investigated it closer, reaching a hand out and gently caressing down along her scales. She liked how snakes felt, their scales were awesome. She then looked up at Nira and she quickly stood up.

**"I sorry, snake skin look and feel nice. Your scales are pretty! Why keep it hidden?"** She tilted her head a little bit to the side in curiosity.

In her mind, things as unique as having a literal snake half should be embraced. She embraces the little freckles along her face and arms, why was this such a bad thing? It's not like she was some Medusa or something.*

[Assistant]
*IRA was honestly surprised on how Tasmania had reacted to her transformation, it was less out of the usual disgust that she had seen with judgmental maces and more of a childlike excitement that was... Really cute, actually. Was this Nāga ever going to say such a thing towards the other? No probably not, but that didn't mean that she wasn't happy to be reacted to in a lighter note* "Oh don't worry about touching May scales or anything, I really don't mind"

*As for why IRA kept her lower half hidden, well she wasn't ashamed of her lower half nor was she embarrassed by it or anything of the such. It was mainly because the largest group of inhabitants of the city, maces, were more likely to trust blacksmiths of their kind more than a beast kin like her. So, she kept her lower half hidden for the sole reason of business... There was also the fact that transforming her snake half into legs was more compact, but that was a lesser reason* "As for why I keep this part of me hidden, well it's mostly because when people see that their tools are made by a race other than their own, they tend not to trust the quality I guess... It sorta hurts business, so I just eliminate the problem"

*IRA honestly wished that her appearance wouldn't affect her business or anything like that, but that sadly wasn't the case... That was no problem though as there was a fix, and she had been living with such for a few years now. Besides for the effects on her business, IRA couldn't really care less about how others saw her... Unless it was in a positive light like Tasmania had shown just now, she really appreciated that*

[User]
*Thasinia seemed to genuinely get a little bit angered. She put her hands on her hips like a sassy little girl and she puffed her cheeks out a bit while frowning before she spoke.

**"It should not bother customers! They should appreciate foreign crafts, not dismiss them!"**

The idea that people would EVER think an object is of poor quality simply because someone who isn't a macen made it sounded incredibly preposterous to her. Not everything is authentically made from Macens, for example her longbow, which she had failed to bring with her on her adventure, was made by a wood elf. Herself. A mere Macen wouldn't be able to craft such a fine weapon.

Alas, Thasinia isn't a racist, but hearing news like this would drive her to become one. But she's better than that.

**"I sorry for customer preference you change such beauty of yourself. It not fair."**

To her it wasn't fair. Alas, who is she to say this? She hasn't really had a lot of contact with the bi-pedal world, but maybe judgements like this is what makes her favor animals. Thasinia suddenly perked up and she bounced once before relaxing on the spot.

**"Let's go to your home! If you are not busy with work, you can let your tail out free and be happy!"***

[Assistant]
*IRA couldn't help but let out a small chuckle when she saw Thai's reactions to her statements before, it was honestly a little funny but definitely a tad bit cute to see someone at her stature get so worked up one something like this. It wasn't like IRA disagreed with what the other said though, no she agreed quite a bit, but before she could really speak up, Tasmania had mentioned actually heading to IRA's house. That was fine by this Nāga as it was best that they waste little time after all* "Well I can tell you that I am not busy with any work so looks like I'll be keeping my tail out for now. As for heading to me home, follow me"

*And with that, IRA had turned and started to slither towards the path that lead to her home, she made sure that Tasmania was following beforehand first though. In all reality, it had been ages since IRA had company over in quite a bit of time. This was no problem though, as IRA usually kept things tidy in her home... Minus her forge which was almost always messy, but no one was really going to go there... Hopefully.*

*Besides that all another thing had happened, a small Swallow, which seemingly had flown from the direction of the city, went and landed on IRA's shoulder. This Swallow was no other than IRA's pet bird which she aptly named Speck, after the black specks that dotted the bird's brown feathers. Now for now the bird was pretty silent, but IRA knew that it was only time until this bird thought it best that it speak up and talk smack about whatever it comes across...*

*Nevertheless, they were now on their way to IRA's home!*

[User]
*Thasinia actually stepped beside Nira, her eyes immediately caught on the swallow that had come to join them on their journey. Her eyes widened at the bird and she smiled more, suddenly immensely excited to meet the bird.

**"Oh, is this your companion?"** She asked before she gave a little wave to the swallow. **"Hello, little bird companion!"** She smiled widely at the bird.

Thasinia could talk to animals, of a low level. Neither Nira nor her swallow companion would know this, especially considering the bird hasn't spoken yet. Regardless, Thasi was incredibly interested in the bird. She liked birds, though her specialty was reptiles and arachnids. Bigger animals were okay, not comfortable for her, but they would do.

Thasi's eyes looked up to meet Nira's eyes.

**"What is your lovely feathered friend's name, Nira?"**

Adorably, Thasinia rolled her 'R' with each word she said containing the letter. It made Nira's name sound beautifully foreign, like it came from wherever Thasinia originally came from.

Regardless, Thasi brought a hand close to the swallow in an attempt to scratch under the bird's beak. Most birds like that, at least the ones in the wild did.*

[Assistant]
*IRA knew immediately that she was going to get an earful from the bird when Thai had reached to pet it, what she didn't know that the elf could understand what birds like Speck were saying... All in all, this may not turn out well.*

"Watch where you are reaching you long eared freak!" *This is what the harmless looking bird had said just as it flapped its way up over IRA's head onto her other shoulder. With this statement alone, it should have been made known that this bird was a little shit. The deadpan look that IRA had upon her face even showed that this was a common occurrence... Though the fact that Tasmania could probably understand the bird, well that was something that IRA was not prepared for at all. Well, that bridge could be crossed when she came across it though*

"I-err-yeah the bird's name is Speck, and honestly I'm sorta stuck with her"
*The story in which IRA got stuck with this bird was fairly cliché, she found a sick chick and nursed it to health. This chick then grew up into a healthy sparrow and would not leave IRA, soon after that IRA soon could actually understand what the tweets of the sparrow meant and well... Most of it was shit talking, it wasn't like IRA could change this fact or get rid of the bird, that would just be mean and cruel... Despite obvious reasons on why she should. Other than such, IRA continued to walk a path towards her home with Speck on her shoulder and Tasmania following along*


[User] *Addy would giggle* "I guess you could say I have a thing for the arts or anything that involves a bit of creativity"

[Assistant] "Well I don't know if blacksmithing involves any of that. Except when making more... Decorative creation"


[User] *Ellena would flex her arm showing her biceps. Quite muscular all around* "Yup, That and discipline"

[Assistant] *Add would giggle* "I think you and my boyfriend should see who has more muscle"

[User] "Well, What does he do?" *She asked as she blushed a little bit*

[Assistant] "Well his job isn't necessarily muscle forward, but he is obsessed with working out and keeping up with his training"

[User] "Well training is really important. As well as working out. I will admit, my profession does give me a work out, but I like to work out separately. Just feels better being able to do stuff much easily. Like being able to pick up heavy thing and what not. But needing to constantly ask someone else to help with heavy lifting is quite annoying. How about you? You like working out too?"

[Assistant] "Ah yea that's a fair point. Sometimes but I do enjoy swimming, yoga, and meditation and if it's nice out, I like dancing in open fields since I feel like I can just set myself free, you know?"

[User] "Mmm... I never felt like I wasn't free. But I mean, do you do heavy work outs. If you wanted to spend some time with your bf, I do believe he'd appreciate you working out with him. I mean... I do miss working out with my brother"

[Assistant] "Well him and I do some exercises and workout sessions together which are nice but oftentimes he tends to do them before I wake up"

[User] "Well that sounds nice. Maybe me and him should do some work out together as well. He might have some tips and tricks"

[Assistant] "Yea! I think he'd very much like that"


[User]
"If it didn't mean the wolves would pounce, I'd throw both of you on my back and sprint out of here... But we have no other option, and I'm not leaving you behind," *Kalisha said. The last thing she would ever want was to be eaten alive, she'd never wish that on an innocent.
She'd glare back at the eyes of each wolf and let out a wrathful roar. Pissed off of waiting, Kalisha winds up her Kanabo and throws the weapon at one of the pairs of glowing eyes to hit it from range. Ire, still aflame, would begin to set fire to that zone, and eventually it will force the wolves to either attack or flee before the flames surround all parties involved.
Now, Kalisha lowers her stance with arms out wide, and surveys the area surrounding her. She was ready to destroy anymore wolves that rush out at her and the elders.*
"**Test me!!**" *She screams at the foliage, daring the wolves to come at her.*

[Assistant]
*As you throw Ire at one of the pair of eyes you would hear a 'well' followed by seeing some of the underbrush going aflame. You would hear the wolves growling at the sight but would then see the alpha wolf leap out with its eyes glowing white. It would then open its maw to let out a breath of cold air to put out the flames.*

*At this point the puzzle pieces would likely click for Alisha. The leader wolf wasn't really a wolf, but some sort of hybrid between a winter and normal wolf. It would be no surprise given its superior traits from being part winter wolf that it would become the leader of a massive wolf pack, and was likely the reason for the increase amount of wolves in the area. For what purpose you would not know, but it was clear that it wasn't going to back down from your show of strength.*

*The alpha wolf would let out a bark and 3 more wolves would come out of the foliage. They would snarl at Alisha before lowering their heads and charge for her, with the alpha wolf being in the forefront*

[User]
"Huh, magic little fucker," *Kalisha mutters.
She watches and stares at the wolves as they rush her down, and lowers her stance similar to that assumed by a sumo wrestler before the match starts. Her intent here was to make it easier to grab one of the wolves instead of catching it out of the air and risking falling over.
Alpha wolf being in the front was perfect. Kalisha rushes towards it with her arms out and forward, and reaches out to grab the alpha wolf. Once she gets her hands on it, she lifts it up over her back and wraps her arms around the thigh and shoulder while the wolf is held horizontally over her own shoulders.
Then, she slightly lifts the wolf, and pulls it straight down upon her shoulder to snap the wolf's spine - a backbreaker drop. Several loud cracking noises resound through the area as the wolf's spinal cord is snapped in two, and Kalisha tosses the body to the ground. The alpha would now more than likely be paralysed from the mid-section down, and permanently so. She'd put it out of its misery soon, but first makes sure that all of the other wolves submit.*

Think how Shao Kahn snaps Kotal Kahn's spine in MK11 - a backbreaker drop.

[Assistant] *As the alpha would be caught in Alisha's arms the wolf would look surprised, but his eyes would harden and bark once more. The wolves that were charging Alisha would then run around her as she is lifting the alpha over her shoulders and instead go for Laura and Henry. Laura would let out a scream as the two wolves would leap at her, knock her over, and start tearing away at her neck. The third would start gnawing on Larry's shoulder. At this and start dragging him into the underbrush. At this point Alisha would've finally finished snapping the alpha's spine and tossing him to the side as he whimpered in pain, but the targets she was supposed to be protecting were now seriously injured.*

[User]
*In the process of breaking the Alpha's back, Kalisha notices that the other wolves aren't fleeing as she expected. She had hoped that they would recognise their leader got brutalised and run away, but it seems there was no dice.
So, instead of dropping the alpha on the ground, Kalisha takes it by the legs and swings out at the other wolves, literally using the alpha as a weapon to beat up his 'disciples'. Given how dire the situation is, this was probably the best way to go about it, if not a little bit immoral. But who cares about morality when it comes to saving lives?
At least in the process she'll be agonising the leader by slamming and swinging him around. Let's see if he calls his buddies off or dies in the process. And with a broken back, he can't do anything with his lower body, so the alpha has no option but to go through all this - he can't curl around to bite Kalisha, he can't wiggle out, nothing.
She swings out with the alpha to smack away any of the wolves that are still in range or haven't passed her yet while she was backbreaker dropping it. After this initial 360 degree swing, Kalisha runs toward the elders to take down any of the other wolves if they made it to Laura and Henry.*

War: 1 Turn remaining`

[Assistant] *There were only 3 wolves that remained with the current pack, and following the alpha's orders, even though Alisha was strong and physically quicker, the wolves were faster on their feet than her and had made it around her wild swings and tore into the elders. However, she would be able to smack them away with the alpha's body, forcing them to back away and snarl at you. Laura's and Henry's bodies were a blood mess, but looked like they were still breathing, for now at least. The alpha would be mostly helpless as it was being swung around wildly with its broke back, but it would weakly tilt his head toward Alisha, its eyes glowing white, as its opens its mouth and sends a blast of cold air at her at this close distance, enveloping her and causing her movement to be slowed down tremendously*

[User]
*Kalisha was taken by surprised from the alpha wolf's ice breath blast, and was having none of it; she drops him to the ground and raises a foot, then slams down upon his head to crush the skull and finish it off. She roars out at the other wolves, showing off her wrath, as she throws two Wrathful Bolts to 'burn' them.
Ooh, that was some chilly wind. Lucky it didn't freeze her entirely though.
Now that War has expired, Kalisha's muscle mass returns to normal and the crimson glow dissipates and vanishes. Nevertheless, she is still tall and bulky, but just not as large as she was before. If anything, her previous uses of War were for the sole purpose of increasing her size and deterring animals - probably would have been able to backbreaker and skull crush the alpha without it.
She glances back at the elders, seeing that they were both injured... But not dead. That's good. She'll get 'em outta here. Kalisha returns her glare back to the wolves.*

`Mana: 72 77 (regen) 57
War: Expired`

[Assistant]
*The wolves seeing their leader be brutally crushed would earn a few yelps from the wolves. They leap back a few feet and look as if they were about to flee, but seeing Alisha start to shrink down they would regain some of their bravado. However, they would be caught off guard as she let loose two wrathful bolts, hitting two of them, pushing them away from the elderly couple. The third wolf would look confused on what to do, but would simply stand his ground for now as his compatriots regained their footing and return to his side*

*Laura would weakly crawl over to Henry, taking a piece of bandage to wrap her bleeding neck. Both of them would look very pale and weak. Henry would have his eyes closed, and his breathing appeared to be getting shallower. Laura would start to cry and weep onto his chest as she held his hand*

"Why... Why did this have to happen...? First you take away my son and grandchild, and now my husband?.... Am I not to love any men in my life?... Why... Why is this happening..." *She would weep*

[User]
*Kalisha hears Laura crying and weeping. Losing her children, possibly her husband... People who care about her.
She knew how that felt, to be left behind... Not being allowed to love or hold anyone dear.
Nature pissed her off.
Kalisha empowers herself with War once more, screaming wrathfully as she casts the spell. As much as War is exhausting, Kalisha needs to stay tall and threatening in the face of the wolves who are just about to flee. Her muscle mass and height increases again, and so returns the blood-red energy around her body.*
"Begone!" *She screams at the wolves to scare them off. Kalisha stays with the elders while she tries to ward off the wolves.*

`Mana: 57 29
War: 5 Turns`

[Assistant]
*As Alisha would grow in size once more this would be the final push needed for the wolves to back away and head back into the forest, leaving the group to their own devices. Laura would look up to Tallish, her eyes red from tears*

"I... I don't think he's going to make it... He's lost too much blood... I'm losing too much blood." *And she would touch her neck which was already soaked red despite just putting it on a moment ago*

"... This might be cruel... But can I ask that you bury us by that tree we gathered around in the beginning?... It was our last enjoyable spot doing herb work... This job has proven to be too much... Should've suspected as much given the high pay..."


[User] "Oh, No. Nothing. Just thinking out loud to myself. Don't worry about it. It's nothing" *Ellena would say slightly blushing to her slip of the tongue*

[Assistant] "Are you sure?" *Add would say as she ate some of the pastries*