Snippet #2622348

Once they had gotten far enough away, Bliston would sigh. Partly in frustration, partly in resignation. "I'm sorry you both got involved in that." He said without facing either of the girls.

Selena sighed at the earlier event. They've gotten themselves to a lot more trouble than expected, to think that the daemon who is five centuries old would snap from a drunk moron's provocations. "I'd rather be in the forest and out of this town for the rest of the stay." She sighed, knowing that staying in this town would be increasingly dangerous. She wouldn't be surprised if a wanted poster of them just popped up suddenly by tomorrow, and a group of guards patrolling the town looking for them.

Looking rather drained herself, Sylphine immediately sat down on a bench which happened to be nearby...or rather, collapsed into the bench. They were now on the border of the entertainment area, and the town looked as though it had suddenly fallen into darkness a few meters away from them. "Don't sweat it. It was my fault you had to see those people in the first place," she replied wearily. After a few moments, however, she sat up a bit straighter and looked directly at Bliston. "But, are you sure you are alright? The very last thing he said, about that city..."

"Don't." He said harshly. He seemed to wince though, and when he spoke again his tone was softer. "Kakergash is an old wound for me. I've had a long time to bury that place, but I still dislike hearing vermin like that speak ill of it."

Sylphine's expression showed she definitely wanted to know more, but every time she opened her mouth, no words would come out, and she'd close it again after a few seconds, as though she had forgotten which words she wanted to say. Finally, she managed to get one question out. "That place was...important...wasn't it? To you, that is."

Bliston didn't speak. He couldn't. The thoughts were sparked by the incident and expanded by the young mage's question; and in his mind the daemon saw things from another time and another place. Rocky cliffs around clear blue bay opening outward like welcome arms. Four smiling and mischievous children tugging at his cape. Soil and stone worked by tired but eager hands. A man with metallic yellow hair and optimistic eyes pointing about at various things and speaking of his vision. Fire and blood that marred it all and took it away. Bliston looked up at the darkening sky. "...The concept of home is always important to kinfolk." He finally said in a quiet voice.

Finally he turned to face the two of them. "Well," He said in a sharp tone, "what was it that you came looking for me for?"

"Huh? Um...oh, right. I was just looking to see if you had found somewhere to sleep for the night already. Though, seeing as you're still in the city, I guess not..." Sylphine replied, standing up again. "Also...I think I might want to sleep indoors tonight, actually. If that's, uh, alright." Her eyes were looking away, though, as if she was embarrassed or something.

Though a brow was raised at her fidgeting. "It's not like you need my permission, girl." After saying that though, the daemon looked back down the path they had come from and started to squint at something. "Though that might actually be for the best in this case." His tone was more distant this time. Privately he was scanning the streets for any sign of a familiar dwarf in a black cloak.

Oh an' as ye leave, a fair bit a warnin', many a dangerous men may come lookin' fur ye, try an' be careful, aye? Wooldn' want tae wish ye luck on yer joorneys, jist tae have it mean notthin', aye?" The last parting words of Duergen were still in his ears and they made him rather suspicious of their intended meaning, implied or otherwise.

"Is the dwarf's warning bothering you?" Selena could clearly see that Bliston is cautious of his surrounding, he wouldn't be cautious from mere guards so it was probably from the time at the bar. "Clearly our secret mission is not much of a secret to these so called dangerous men." Somehow hearing a bit of Bliston's past made her drop her guard and made a terrible slip.

"Wait...secret mission? We haven't been secretive about our quest to slay the dragon at all..." Sylphine looked back and forth between the two, feeling like the atmosphere had suddenly changed a lot. "Hold on...is there something going on with you two?" Thinking about it, neither of them really seemed the type for watching people fooling around with fire...what were they doing here in the first place?

"That is a bad joke." the daemon said while fixing Selena with a withering stare. Clearly irked with something she said, or rather blurted out. "'Secret mission'? I wouldn't have pegged you for the kind to make humor, miss Wulfric, but you need to work on finding the time and place for it. As for what she means..." He paused for a second before returning full attention to the green mage. "I recently ran into a contact of mine who implied that we might run into some troublesome folk. Exactly who these men are and what they want he didn't tell me but I can make a few guesses about their intentions."

Selena's eye widened at the terrible blunder she made, how could she get distracted like that. Normally at this point she would have to pay with her life. Selena lowered her head in shame. Perhaps hearing such a legendary man like Bliston let out his emotion caused her to space out. She'll have to apologize to Bliston after this.

The green-haired maiden didn't look convinced at all, but she nodded nonetheless. "Well...we'll have to be ready for them, I suppose. I'll warn the others when I get back to them. Did your...contact...say anything else about them, though?"

"Probably, but he was frustratingly vague during our talk." Bliston replied. "Honestly I'm starting to doubt how trustworthy he is. But that is more of personal matter for me to deal with later."

Frowning, Sylphine sighed. "So, we have no way of knowing what to look out for...oh, well. Anyway, you two had better find somewhere to stay soon...if worst comes to worst, and you need to come find us for whatever reason, we're staying at a place called The Wayfarer's Bed and Bar. I'd better head back there myself..." She took two steps, but then thought of something and turned around. "Hold on...what happened to that dwarf, anyway?"

"Hm? Him? I split ways with him at the bar before you came chased by that gaggle of drunks."

"...oh, dear...let's just hope he shows up later. Anyway, I'm off now. Good night, you two." Sylphine raised a hand in farewell, then started walking back up the street, disappearing around the corner.

Bliston hummed in response and watched her go. The recent events of this whole debacle making thoughts run through his head before finding the will to suppress them. He sighed. Days like this were one of the reasons why he found it tiring to work in groups. Speaking of which... "We'd better start moving as well." He said to Selena. "I'd rather not be here when the mob finds their bravado again."