The World of Aira

Nuriah

"No, I insist. I wouldn't want a girl like you to waste her generosity on some strange man like myself. I'll get it back to you as soon as I can. Plus, that gold coin would pay more than enough of it, I'm sure. So there's no need." Ronan said, and Nuriah guessed it was his pride speaking. No man wants to seem lower or lesser than a woman. She thought, but as she looked further into it, she realised that, Then again, no woman wants to seem lower or lesser than a man.She was about to talk when Ronan said something first, trying to avoid anymore talk about their previous conversation. I'll save it for later She thought.

"So, what are you two up to today?" Ronan asked, and she nearly lost her breath. Did he mean the two of them-? "well i can't say my day has been exactly what i expected. But i can't really complain that much. after all most of the events were good, and my brother hasn't shown his face yet so that's a plus." The Prince said, and Nuriah let out a sigh of releif. No, he was just asking what they'd individually done or are going to do that day. "well my day is empty from now on but i think my adviser is expecting me back at some point. although i do have about an hour before he will wonder what is taking me so long." He continued, and Nuriah nodded. "I wonder what would it be like if I needed an advisor." She whispered in wonder, then shook her head, focusing at the question she was asked. "Me? Like I said earlier, my day has been stranger than most, and I'm only hoping it'll get even better." She paused, and could feel the weight of the gold in her pocket. "I was just going to buy my sister something." She said, shrugging.

She and her sister never really got along that well, but Nuriah tries her best to keep their relationship from literally going up in flames. She wasn't even sure if Cetiri would see her gift as a kind offer, or as some hidden insult. She hoped her fierce little sister would understand.

Ethan listened to Nuriah on what she planned to do and examined her face. The expression on her face suggested her and her sister did not see eye to eye. Probably something similar to him and his brother. He pondered for a bit thinking on if he should do something similar for his brother. Although that didn't sit right with him. his brother always seemed to get what he wants when he wants where ever he wants it. So by time he would find something suitable for his brother he would already have it. Or damn close to it. Sighing he decides he could walk with Nuriah a bit and get to know her a little bit more or he could try meditating again. Not sure what to do he picks up some dirt on the ground. "Haven't done this trick in awhile" He mutters to himself then says aloud "What should i do?" as he drops the dirt in his hand. When the dirt hits the ground it causes the ground to shift slightly making patterns only he could decipher. Or someone else who knew how to do the trick. He wasn't sure if Ronan knew he could do this or not considering he rarely used it in public. As the patterns shifted he deciphered the patterns. He then stands up and dusts off his hands on his leather pants. "Nuriah would it be possible if i accompany you while you shop for a gift for your sister?" He asked trying to keep a slight blush from crawling up his cheeks. What the patterns gave him to do wasn't exactly what he expected, and nor was it appropriate. Ethan knew better than to do that to anyone. "if not i will head back home. maybe take a nap or start working on that statue i have yet to work on." he finished to say to her. turning to look at her, he was hoping she would say yes to his proposal. But if not he would probably head home and take that nap.

Jessi's eyebrows came together in confusion. Suki did this on occasion, but she always brushed it off as she needed to do something or say it wasn't a big deal. Nothing the Prince of Air should worry about kind of deal, but Suki was his best friend and as his best friend, Jessi, had every reason to help her solve her problems. It would have to be something he would ask her about what was on her mind later. "Suki dose this on occasion, she never tells me why. I will have to attempt to pick her brain later." Jessi sighed out loud crossing his arms. He cared for Suki like his own sisters, having something pressing on her bothered him.

"Ah, I hope she's okay..." Lilia quietly said, looking out the opening of the tent where Suki had left from. Then she stood back up rather quickly, like she had realized something. "Almost forgot." She spoke to herself, walking over to a cabinet that was in the back of the tent, next to the fountain. She unlocked the cabinet and took out a wooden sign. Heading to the front of the tent, she hung the sign up on the outside. The sign read 'Currently Closed For The Time Being.' She then faced Prince Jessi and placed her left hand on her hip. "I never thought I would ever use that sign. Until today." She told him, doing slight hand motions to express how surprised she was. "It's going to be a while until I get any work back in her because of you." She continued, with a sweet smile. She grabbed some more strawberries and held them out to the Prince. "Do you want any?" She asked him, eating one herself.

Nuriah

"Nuriah would it be possible if i accompany you while you shop for a gift for your sister? If not i will head back home. maybe take a nap or start working on that statue i have yet to work on." Prince Ethan asked and she smiled, delighted. "I think that'd be wonderful. You could help me figure out what to get her. I don't really understand her that well, and since you have a little sister just like her maybe you could help..." She trailed off, noticing how she was rambling. "Let's go then." She said, pleased that she could spend more time with him.

Though it would be simple to just ignore the fellow, Nuriah chose to aknowledge him. "Are you going anywhere?" She asked, rather reluctantly. She didn't really fancy the way she'd been treated by the man with multicolored eyes, but she had no choice but to try and be polite. Of course, maybe the day had only been a misunderstanding, but she could already tell by what had happened earlier showed that he was someone who took in details, like herself. She gave the earlier situation some thought, and wondered what she would have assumed herself if she were in his position, which was curious, and intruigued.

As the two spoke of how their day went, Ronan nodded along. Nuriah mentioned something about going to buy somehting for her sister, and he felt his misunderstanding from before shoot through him painfully. It's not that he hates learning from his mistakes, but instead he hates them. The mistakes themselves. He had calculated wrong, and everyone knew it.

It didn't take long for The Prince to offer to come along with Nuriah, and Ronan knew right away she would accept. Which she did. Before they went, however, Nuriah paused, and asked, "Are you going anywhere?". He could hear the reluctancy in her voice, and scowled. Ronan shook his head. "You know, as much as I would love coming along with you two as a third wheel, I'm pretty sure I'm busy." He said, harsh. He then nodded to the prince, and bowed to Nuriah. "Farewell, I'll see you two soon," He walked away from them, but as he did, he brushed past Nuriah and whispered, "Sooner than you'd expect."

After a while of asking directions out of that confusing maze of chaos, he finally made it back to the outskirts of Komuna. He played with the ring around his finger, and began to walk.

watching as Ronan left Ethan pondered on why Ronan acted so harsh near the end of his departure. "strange of him to act that way. normally he acts... differently. I wouldn't say nice but he isn't rude either." he said not hiding his confusion of the situation. shrugging it off he then said "well if you wish for me to help I need to know how to help. although my sister and yours are friends I guarantee she is not the same as my sister. what does she like exactly?" Ethan asked already taking a guess at what she might or might not like figuring out where to buy those items within three gold coins. looking at Nuriah he smiled. knowing that if need be he would cover any extra expenses. Then he thought it might be nice of him to buy her something as well. figuring out what to buy would be the tricky part. after all he didn't know the first thing of what she liked or what she disliked. he would just have to find out.

"I hope so to, Lilia, I hope so to." Jessi spoke softly to him self as Lilia walking to the back of her tent to find what she had forgotten. Being curios, the Prince wondered what it might be. When she came back with a sign that read "Currently Closed For The Time Being" Jessi chuckled to him self. "Perhaps I should give you a few more bags of gold for living expenses, " Jessi laughed at the end of his senescent. He politely waved off Lilia's offer for the fruit. "I have gotten this wonderful fruit for a wonderful woman, I shall not take back what I have given." It was a hard decisions seeing as that his favorite fruit, strawberries, lay in the basket begging to be eaten.

"strange of him to act that way. normally he acts... differently. I wouldn't say nice but he isn't rude either." Ethan said, and she shrugged. "I don't normally act the way I was before, either." She said, ad remembered the Prince wasn't there where she'd snapped at Ronan. "I'm normally more collected." She admitted, and looked to the sky. It was a pretty color today. "well if you wish for me to help I need to know how to help. although my sister and yours are friends I guarantee she is not the same as my sister. what does she like exactly?" He asked, changing the subject. "Cetiri? Oh... I don't know exactly. I know she likes pretty, girly things. But whenever I offer something like that, she acts as if I was mocking her. Sometimes it's hard to understand what goes on in her mind." She let out a loud sigh, and began to think of what else to get Cetiri.

"I had this foolish feeling that once I saw it, I'd know she'd love it. But it's hard to trust feelings alone." She said, and looked around. "Something that would suit my sister, huh..." She said, red eyes passing over multiple things. "Oh! I know I've seen her admiring paintings in a purple tent nearby. Come." She said, and without thinking, took Ethan's hand, leading him through the different area's and stopping at the purple tent.

"This is it for sure, but what's that..?" Nuriah said, releasing his hand and taking a few steps forward to examine a sign. "Currently Closed For The Time Being." She repeated aloud. "Oh well, I'm sure there's more Cetiri has her eyes on." She said, determined. The mention of Cetiri's eyes made Nuriah think about the similarities between her and her sister. Bright hair, red eyes, yet completely contrasting personalities.

Ethan looked at the sign then through the entrance of the tent trying to figure out why the sign was there. To his dismay he saw his brother talking to someone. probably the same person who owned this tent. After looking into the tent Ethan said "well I know why this place is temporarily closed for the time being. my brother probably bought every painting in there." He said to Nuriah as he walked over to her. "well I'm pretty sure I can find something for your sister just give me a few minutes." Ethan started to think on what Nuriah's sister might like. He thought of what his sister liked. Well he didn't know what she liked he just gave things that made him think of her. Which usually was spot on. "What makes you think of your sister? When i usually get something for my sisters it's usually stuff that reminds me of them in one way or another." Ethan said hoping that this will help in some way. He then thought of what his sisters might be doing at this moment. wondering if they were enjoying the gifts he gave them or they just stuffed them in there pockets and forgot about them.

"No, that amount you gave me will be enough. Trust me, you don't need to give me more." Lilia told Prince Jessi, in a way where he won't be tempted to offer even more gold. She slightly pouted as he declined her offer of the strawberries. "Well, since this fruit basket is mine now, I can do what I want with them. So, I'm giving you this handful of strawberries." She smiled, taking the Prince's hand and placing the strawberries into them. "If you refuse this time, I'm kicking you out of my tent." A grin was formed onto her lips, as she crossed her arms over her chest.

Lilia than heard some voices coming from outside her tent, only being able to understand bits of the conversation. Curious, she went over to the front and popped her head out, seeing two people in front of the tent. "Oh, hello." She sweetly said, reopening the entrance of the tent again. "I'm sorry, I couldn't help but over hear." She noticed right away the male was Prince Ethan, he was tall with dirty blonde almost brown hair and greenish eyes. The female on the other hand, had white hair and red eyes. Something about the girl's eyes reminded her of a younger girl's who was looking around in her tent earlier today. "Were you looking to buy a painting?" She asked, knowing from their conversation they wanted too. "All my paintings were just bought, but I do have one that isn't complete yet. If you'd like, you could purchase that one when it's done." She politely told the two, smiling kindly. "It'll only take another day to finish. I could show you what it looks like so far."

"Were you looking to buy a painting?" Someone said from behind and Ethan quickly spun on his feet to see who spoke. It was the girl from inside the tent. A sinking feeling began in his stomach realizing that if she came out his brother would be in hot pursuit. "All my paintings were just bought, but I do have one that isn't complete yet. If you'd like, you could purchase that one when it's done." She said to them. He couldn't help but smirk at this. Nuriah would be able to give her sister a painting after all."It'll only take another day to finish. I could show you what it looks like so far." the girl added. Ethan Looked at Nuriah and thought that if she would like a gift for her sister now was the time to get a good chance. "Go on, take a look. but it would be best if i stayed outside for the moment. For the better I think." he said to her. He began looking around to see if there was a spot he could sit and wait. he saw the poker game he wanted to join in on had ended but the table was part of an inn and looked relatively comfortable. "I'll wait over there if you wish to speak some more, Nuriah." after he was done speaking he quickly rushed over to the table hoping his brother hadn't come out yet and noticed him. He remembered the last time his brother and him met in less neutral territory. It was not fun. Two natural disasters almost happened at once, and Ethan did not want to nearly level Komuna. Or find out how Nuriah would respond to that kind of display. as he sat down at the table he ordered a drink and watched what would happen next.

"Are you sure, I would be more then happy to be a sponser for your art work?" Jessi spoke as he walked around the tent looking at all the beautiful art work he had just perchised, he happily ate some of the strawberries that Lilia had forced into his hand just a few moments before. Out of curiousity Jessi turned to fallowe Lilia only to turn around at the site of his brother. He quitely hid in the back. Jessi had no intentions of ending up in fight with his brother. He watched from the back of the tent. Young woman was next to him. Both of their hands where intertwined. How cute, his little brother had finaly pulled out the guts to talk to a woman. Now Jessi couldn't help but go an tease his brother. It was a perfect chance, but just as Jessi came the opening of the tent, Ethan had made a mad dash for a near by inn

Lilia looked over her shoulder at Prince Jessi. "Yes, I am sure. I mean you could be a sponser, but please don't just hand me money. If you do, I won't feel like I've earned it." She turned back to the two people in front for her tent just as Prince Ethan walked away to a near by inn. Shrugging, Lilia gently took a hold of the girl's hand and brought her inside the tent. "The painting is in the back. Hold on, I'll get it." She smiled, letting go of the girl's hand once they were in the middle of the tent. She headed to the back and returned shortly with a fairly large canvas. "Here, your sister was looking at this painting earlier today. I don't know if she knew it wasn't finished or not." She let out a small giggle as she turned the canvas around. It was a large orange-red and yellow flower, the background wasn't yet complete and the stem of the flower was missing. "There's not much to finish in this, just the background and stem. It'll probably be finished by tomorrow morning, if I get started tonight."

Ronan eventually let his mind drift off elsewhere as the sound of his footsteps against grass became prominent in his ears. Normally he would have chosen to go and find some sweet fruit stall, but today he felt like visiting. Suddenly, his foot collided with a stone and he nearly fell, catching his balance at the last second. "Odd..." He muttered, now focused on reality again. He looked behind him, unaware that he'd gone so far from Komuna already. So far that he couldn't see the stalls and tents clearly anymore. He shrugged and continued to walk. He'd go to the Earth castle and wait there for the Prince to return. They had a lot to catch up on, plus he had a sum of money to pay Ethan.

Part of him ached to win it back through poker, but he knew that he would probably end up broke anyways. So he decided to look for a roadside merchant. Not too much time passed until he found the familiar Rajij, who spends his nights theiving and his days selling. Of course, it took Ronan a long time to realize this.

"Rajij, my dear merchant!" He yelled an open greeting, and the merchant turned to face him. The man was covered in odd, mismatched clothing. A velvet tunic here, red leather boots there, silk green trousers and a purple and orange felt hat. Of course, the man had no sense of style, but he chose the most expensive and attractive of all his clothing to wear. In Ronan's opinion, he looked like a crazed jester. "Ronan, young boy. Come closer so I can see the goods you've come with today." Rajij replied, and Ronan obeyed. "You offend me, Rajij. Is there no other reason I'd come to visit unless it were to sell?" Ronan dramatically gasped, placing a hand on his heart.

"I know you too well to be fooled, boy." He let out a hearty laugh and paused to look at Ronan's supplies. "I see... So you were telling the truth. You have nothing to sell me. This is all junk!" He chuckled, and raised a grey eyebrow. Ronan frowned. "I assure you, this vase here was hand-crafted by an expert! I can tell because it was expensive. But I can give you it for half it's worth." Ronan said, and gestured to the designs on it. "Boy, if you think this is expertice, then you are a fool. You may have been conned into buying it- but I won't be. Now excuse me, but if you don't have anything worth sell-" He stopped himself as his eyes caught glimpse of the ring around Ronan's finger. "That item is worth selling." The marchant said, and eyed it some more. "This ring?" He asked, and frowned. "My dear merchant, this ring is very special to me. My close relative had it made for me, a priceless treasure that I must keep." His theatrics were flawless.

The merchant frowned. "But it is a exellent peice of jewelry. I would add it to my own fingers if I could." He muttered, and looked to the ground. Ronan sighed. "I guess it would look rather nice with the rest of your apparel." When he said this Rajij looked up hopefully.

"I'll buy it from you for ten small ones."
"This is worth a lot more than that. Ten silver."
"Silver?! No way, five silver isn't even enough for that."
"Family relic, Rajij. Seven silver."
"Five."
"Seven with the vase."
"Fine, boy. here's your silver." The merchant spat, counting out seven silver coins and putting them in Ronan's pouch. Ronan smiled sweetly. "It will be difficult to part with the ring, but thank-you, merchant." He said, twisting the ring off of his finger and dropping it in the vase. Rajij continued to spit remarks under his breath and cursed multiple times as Ronan walked away.