Snippet #1857827

The sun rose brightly upon the shingles of the medium sized town that the guild Black Cross resided in. The sun was still young in the sky but life in the town was already filling with the cries of life as shop owners prepared their stores for the coming day and tradesmen leaving their homes to begin a new day's hard work. Cries such as "Fresh fish, Caught just this morning, Fresh fish here." or "Breakfast pies, hot and steamy, perfect way to start the day." filled the market place as Chris walked through the quickly filling courtyard to collect the food for the day with Lilly walking close at his heels breathing in the heavy aroma of baking bread and sweets. Her eyes were sparkling with a kind of childlike curiosity that Chris smiled at as he moved from stall to stall buying what the guild would need for the day. Grocery shopping was not the kind job you'd expect a paladin and his charge to be doing but Chris did always enjoy the simple things in life, plus it gave him and Lilly the early morning exorcise that was hard to get when one lived inside a city or town.

Lilly's stomach growled and she quickly tugged on Chris's shirt to get his attention, We almost done? she quickly flashed in the secret little hand language the two had made up years ago t ocommunicate, The smell of the bread is making me very hungry. Chris laughed as he sent back his answer, Yes were done now. You can go back and enjoy these nice breakfast pies I purchased for everyone. Chris smiled and held up the small bag of little tiny pies in front of Lilly and watched as her eyes stared at it before she too started laughing. No voice escaped the young girl's lips but her face was bright and cheery.

The pair made their way back slowly, enjoying the warm rising sun on their backs as they took the road to the edge of time and turned towards a rundown abandoned looking building just on the edge of town. Chris wished that Scarlet would take out the funds necessary to fix the exterior of the place up but she never did. Chris didn't ask why though, he guessed that it had something to do with her still living in the past. Though the women was the same age as Chris, she did manage to scare him a little. She had a good soul, it was just the circumstances of her life that had turned her dark. Truthfully Chris felt sorry for Scarlet. He knew from his studies that becoming a Hex was not something done with a person's will, and though he knew very little about her past. The death of the Black Cross leader before her had hurt her. That much was evident. Who was he to question what she did with her house though.

Chris knocked on the door twice to announce that he was back before swinging the front door open to walk in. The interior of the building really was well kept and Chris was happy to notice that both of the women in the guild were up, though it was recent as Ravyn had yet to move far from where she had fallen asleep on the couch the night before. Chris gave them a warm smile as he shut the door and placed the baskets Lilly and him were carrying onto the counter. "Good Morning Ladies." he greeted as unpacked the few groceries they needed and started putting stuff away. "Breakfast is hot and ready when you want it." Chris explained as he placed the breakfast pies on the counter for all four of them to grab.

As Chris was putting away the rest of the food though, Lilly had glanced around and while her mind was on the meat pies, she noticed Scarlet's bandaged and bleeding hand. The women scared Lilly but Chris was hear and it was her duty to at least ask if Scarlet would like the wound healed. Slipping out a pen and slip of paper from her pocket, Lilly quickly jotted down Would you like for me to heal your hand? and approached the older women before handing her the small slip of paper.