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Cin didn't really know how events had turned out like this. Only a short while ago, he had been doing his best to hide from everyone, be on his own, and now he was literally surrounded, covered even, in women. As Siorel slipped out of his grip, he did quickly give Renais a hug in return for the one she had been trying to so enthusiastically give him, but as everything kept adding on, Tanya throwing an arm around his shoulder, Siorel leaning against him, he finally just gave up. Gently placing Renais on the ground, he without warning quickly dropped down to the ground to a sitting position. It was just too much. Maybe by just giving up like this and getting away from them the only way he really saw possible, they would back off at least a little. "I think I'm done with today. I should go rest and talk to the Evokers about everything tomorrow. Surely you can introduce Siorel to Commander Natalya, right Gean? Renais? You guys don't need me around for that." Please just leave me in peace, I just need a moment, anything to have some time by myself.

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The man she was leaning against suddenly got a lot shorter, Siorel almost falling over, saved only by her tail propping her up. All of them together was very likely way too much for him, especially after what they'd talked about. She gently pat him on the head, turning her attention to Renais and Gean. "So! The Commander, yes? I may be palling it up with Cin and the rest of you, but I still need to formally speak to the person in charge if I want to stick around~"

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Well now it was a party, with Tanya joining in and everyone all up on Cinead. To most of the citizens and others this sure must have been an interesting sight. Unfortunately the guest of honor had reached his breaking point when it came to attention, and was now curled on the ground. "What am I gonna do with you, barreling through a squadron of knights is no problem, but 4th women and now you down for the count?" She placed a hand on his shoulder. "I'll take over from here, you go get some rest, Cinead." All of the teasing she had in her voice was gone for the most part, and she rose back up. "Right, you need a proper introduction, and I just so happened to to pass our fearless leader on my way here. I'd be glad to introduce you to her, although I can't promise as grand of an entrance a being carried in by a dragon."

Gean turned Renais who was a red as a fire tome, and the suddenly mischievous cat that had joined. "Well my destination is set. Now I would love to have a certain healer tag along with me since I wanted to talk with her. Tanya might you escort Mr. Cin here to the inn? You might want to check up on Miria while you're at it." Gean had noticed how much Tanya had gravitated to the cub since they left Eibar. Might be for the best to send someone over that way for when Miria wakes up.

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Oh, Siorel. The warning tease didn't help Renais' mentality at all, as her face only got more beat red. 'Aaaaah, she's so sweet. As sweet as her voice~ If only I stayed for a few seconds long...AUGHH!!! WHY AM I LIKE THIS?!' As soon as she was let down, she quickly turned to Cin and rose her three healing staves around her face. "I...I'm so sorry, Cin! I was concerned and...I wasn't thinking and...are you hurt? I can heal that!" But as soon as he lowered to the ground she lowered her staves and watched in concern. "...ah."

After a short moment she stepped back. "Ok, Cin. I'm sorry...I'm glad you're ok, really." She bowed her head. That said, she was still a little red in the face. Siorel was dangerous to be around, so she turned to Gean to try to excuse herself. But sadly before she could do just that the mermaid said she wanted to talk. The pinkette found it very hard to turn down her friend, so she simply nodded. "...I guess Tio and the others have the situation handled. We should regroup."

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"Haah..." Sixteen sure had a way to word things, as well as her own enthusiasm about her powers. Thankfully the knights that came to them were not interested in more fighting, if the busty woman with a lot of magical presence had anything to say about it. She seemed fairly reliable, at least in this moment.

"'Stowaway'... yeah, I guess so. I just wanted a safe way here." He nodded, continuing where Tio was interrupted. "Üllr. If these people work under you, thanks for the help."

Surprising him, Sixteen seemed uncharacteristically overwhelmed, running behind him. Weird, but he wasn't about to question it. There were a lot of humans around. Üllr simply looked at her for a moment, a mellow expression --simple acknowledgement, before shifting his gaze once more between the knights and Tio. He had more questions, but wondered if it was the right time... "This guy seemed convinced I was some kind of thief, do you know what that was about?"

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The furred young man also responded to her labeling as stowaway. Tio supposed that she hadn't been clear enough, but perhaps that meant that the boy was from the caravan that had been accosted. Alvira and Laniva both vouched for the lieutenant in front of her, and even mentioned that he'd arrived with a clouded woman that was off somewhere. Tio kept her eyes focused on the lieutenant before sighing a little, and looking over her shoulder finally at Ullr. "Your name is Ullr, is it? You have my apologies for being involved in any of this. I'm Tio Candialia, the Evoker of Light. These mercenaries are my escort, so any thanks should go to them, and their commander for their help." She looked back at Ferid, still distrusting, but noticeably less confrontational. The crystals returned behind her, but remained luminescent. "As for why you were accosted, I've learned that there's been a theft from Axios--A legendary artifact was stolen from there under the knight's watch. I'd believed that it meant that the thieves were impressive, but seeing this, I'm starting to believe that the guard chosen were simply incompetent. They've been stopping monster, and clouded caravans looking for anything that would lead them to their stolen artifact. If anything, you, and this caravan were accosted by this captain in an attempt to save face, and out of virulent prejudice." Tio thought better of revealing the name of the weapon right here. That was something that was better left for closed doors. "I'm not embellishing anything, am I, lieutenant? You're free to correct me, if you wish." 


It was magic. Powerful magic. He could feel it. What could possibly be giving off that much magical energy? He still couldn't move. He still couldn't see. No... perhaps he could? "Ah..." The statue that was Maraval began to stir. He had to return to the fight. He had to crush the damn monsters. He had to be the one to find a lead. The tailed girl... The one who did this to him. She'd have to go first. Then the furred boy; the very reason that he was here at all, he'd crush the life out of him. "Urghhh..."


Persica heard some footsteps enter the inn, and then quickly dip after placing something in one of the rooms. The clashing outside seemed to have ended, and it was quiet. She peered out from her hiding place, and then slowly went to go check what had been left in the inn. She didn't know the outcome of everything that was going on outside, and if it were Nyx who came in, she almost definitely would have called out to them. Xanth then grabbed her arm, putting a finger up, and then pointing at himself. Persica nodded, and the pair moved together. Opening the door, Persica saw a brown haired girl, laid to rest on one of the beds. There was a fairly strong chance that she was one of the Tigers. Just that she was one of them who hadn't come to the inn just yet, and had no time to do so since the knights attacked. Persica looked over at Xanth, and then moved in a little closer. 

"Hello? Are... ... ... mmm, ye okay?"

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Cin shook his head as people tried to placate him, Gean even going as far as to assign Tanya to escort him back to the inn. "I'll be fine on my own, I don't need to be walked back to the inn. I just. Today has been a lot and you all overwhelmed me. I just wasn't. Ready. Thank you for taking Siorel. Feel free to tell the Commander I support her joining if it's needed to convince her." He slowly stood back up, careful extracting himself from the group of women as he did, until he was a few feet away from them. "If you run into either of the Evokers, please tell them I was hoping to talk to one or both of them soon as well. I need. Answers." He bowed to the group before starting to make his way off towards the inn. He wasn't entirely convinced he was going to sleep just yet, but he needed quiet. Of that much, he was certain.

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Gean sighed as Cin left the scene. She'd have to apologize for overwhelming him later. For now it be best to not press the situation further.

Turning to Siorel and Renais, Gean tried to keep the same moral she had before. "Alright time to head out! Tasha is this way." Gean turned towards where she came from. "She's pretty easy to spot. Large golden tiger lady." Gean began to walk, keeping a slow pace to give Cin some space, and keep pace with the others.

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The lieutenant that had approached them had sounded familiar. "Hmm... he sounds like the knight that I, Renais, Miria, and Tanya ran into while we were in town. From what he said then he seemed like he himself was just passing through. If he was lockstep with the rest of the knights we fought I don't see why he'd have waited until now to show himself." Syndra had sensed something else going on while she was speaking. The statue that confined the enemy commander began to start coming undone. Syndra didn't want to take any risks that the fool would reckless charge at anyone else, but also knew that she couldn't just kill him. That would just escalate the situation, and make Tio even more pissed off at her.  Hmm... I wonder if he can hear me... Syndra tried speaking "Looks like you're finally waking up. Now listen, I get that you're little more than a neanderthal in platemail, but even you have to recognize you're all alone now. So you're better off not trying anything foolish, because if you want to charge in just to prove your manhood..." Syndra snapped her fingers, making ice shards dance around and encircle her wrist. "I promise you you won't live to receive the gratification you're so desperately looking for." Hopefully this would be enough to trick the captain into not doing anything.

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After helping de-equip and scatter her boots, equipment and even her ponch around the room they went to, Miria was tucked into bed and Gean was off again. Unfortunately, Miria learned she wasn't the most comfortable... and Gean was already gone. It was a struggle to move, but Miria was able to swing herself to the side. A small sigh, she didn't like this feeling. Hopefully, she'd feel better enough to walk around and get some food in a few hours. Just a little bit, she took a small breath, and was ready to drift off...

Hello? Are... ... ... mmm, ye okay?

Miria was caught completely off guard. Who was that. Despite her struggling with the soreness, she shot up and turned over to see two individuals, one somewhat in the room, one by the door. They appeared small, but they were towered by their ears. Kinda like, Rabbits? Miria couldn't really do a lot, so she decided to ease down some.

"I'm um... I'm alright, thank you, just, uh--" She had to think quick on her feet, "just tired, sore. The fight with the knights took a lot out of me. Just trying to lay down and rest some, then g-get some food." After answering, she switched back to her smile, trying her best to appear friendly, as normal.

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"I still not understand this love you talk about... And what does blushing mean?" Apparently it was something she was doing, meaning she should be feeling it currently. The only thing she was aware of was... Is that what the feeling in my stomach is? Blushing? But how would Versaris know that... Suspicious. Another misunderstanding, not that the lizard had any way of knowing until Versaris corrected her. Finally she arrived at the spot her armor had purged itself from her, it still in the place it had detached itself from her. There seemed to be something going on across the river based on the number of Tigers and the Evokers over there, but she was more concerned with recovering her armor before the pieces got too scattered. "Looks like it mostly in one piece, but we need to find as many small pieces as we can. It repairs better if there's more of it to repair."

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Renais was cute. Siorel couldn't help herself giggling over the pink healer's reaction to things, slowly following along after Aegean... She couldn't help giving Cinaed another glance as he slowly walked away, biting her lip a little. Guess I pushed it a little too much... I'll try to tone it down later. Don't want to upset the guy... More than I already have. She sighed, quietly, just for herself, before looking around for this 'golden tiger' that Gean had said she couldn't miss. She was right. "Guess that's her over there?" Walking next to someone else wielding a bow...


Alvira spotted Syndra's magic turning on, looking to where she was worried. "Oh." She got a chunk of her ice out... But then put it away, walking up to the ice mage and putting a claw on her shoulder. "Put that away for now. The Evokers are here now, so no need to strike the fight up again... He's unarmed, anyway." If he was going to try and trample them with his horse, or start swinging his fists, he wouldn't last long. No, without weapons, they needed him alive and well to answer what the fuck was going on. "Though, I definitely get the feeling, so be at the ready to recast if he gets violent. We all survived this; we're not gonna let some idiot ruin things because he can't see reason."


Sixteen saw the captain starting to shift a little, her eyes flashing a moment, but the pain that came with that made her shut her eyes and stop, shaking her head. "Nnhnnnn..." She could manage one more cast, but it would hurt a lot... There were plenty of people here now; she didn't need to make him a statue again. She did flip open the flux tome from behind Üllr and start casting an orb of it, just in case he needed dealt with.


"It means your face is turning red, Aly... Because you're embarrassed or happy. Can't believe being so gently intimate with you got such a reaction... You're far too cute~" He'd managed to get a hold of himself as they came upon her armor, taking a moment to look around for any extra pieces of it. There weren't many; whatever had taken her out of the suit had been done in a single strike... "There we are... Here." He held out a piece for her, idly waiting for her to take it, not in any rush. "Your armor is quite interesting... I can't say I've seen technology like it before, but, I'll assume it came with you from wherever you're from... That Grelbiria gave it to you, yes?" The mysterious Grelbiria, someone Versaris wish he knew more about. The name didn't ring a single bell, but that she was so deeply rooted in Aly's life made him far too curious.

"I do wonder how it works, but I'm not much for tech. I'm just glad it keeps you safe. Makes me happy to see you in one piece after a battle." He smirked and took a deep breath, trying to keep his smiles genuine. It was difficult to drop the 'Ingverd' shell so quickly.

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Renais couldn't help but sigh to herself, she felt bad for bringing Cin's mood down. Maybe she'll get him something later, but until then she just followed Gean along and tried to get her mind off things. "...thanks for the help, miss Siorel." She spoke out. "And I'm sorry for uh...what happened earlier." Renais couldn't hide her small blush. Despite it being an accident, a part of Renais may have enjoyed it. That was a part of her she beat back in her mind. "Gean, you said you wanted to talk to me? Are you injured?"

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 "Yes I do want to talk to you Rene, but it's not for any healing. I'm surprisingly fine after all that." Gean gave Renais a thumbs up. But hold that thought Rene. Gotta make some introductions." Turning back to Siorel, Gean nodded. "Yeah that's her. Commander Natalya, but the rest of us just call her Tasha. The lady walking with the bow is also a part of our group." Gean waved towards the two older women. It was rare for Nyx and Tasha to be hanging out together. Well, without Gean prodding the two to come along with her. That in and of itself was something to smile for, so she did.

"Good evening to such a lovely pair of ladies." Gean hopped forward and looked at the duo, giving them the usual energy they had come to receive from the girl after all these years. "Tasha I have someone here who has been very adamant on meeting you, and I'd be remiss if I denied her any longer at this point." With that being said Gean stepped back to allow the others to speak. She did end up resting a hand on Renais head. "How are you holding up Rene? Scared me back there with how you reacted at Miria going down."

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Seeing Gean in high spirits helped cheer Renais up a little bit, despite some concerns prodding at her mind. When they got to the commander, she simply nodded her head at the taller tiger and then turned to Gean once a hand was placed upon it. "...ah, you heard that did you?" She turned her eyes to the side for a moment, but turned them back to the mermaid to respond. "Don't worry, Gean. I'm fine now...I have some issues going on with my mind, but I'm going to talk to Tio and Elisa to help alleviate it. I hope they can do something anyway." She leaned in a little. "Oh, and this may sound out of nowhere, but if you see Alvira before I do tell her I owe her for what she did."

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Alvira was right, starting another fight wasn't the right decision here, but knowing that everyone else was ready to leap into action should the captain go crazy was enough. "It's just a precaution, you know how these people think. Or more to the point, how they don't think." Syndra put her hand behind her back, then thought for a second. The captain was indeed breaking out of the statue, but he, and more importantly, his horse, wouldn't be clearly cognizant of their surroundings immediately. "Perhaps once the stone breaks away we could just push his horse over and then restrain him when he's on the ground. It's up to you Alvira, if you think we should just be cautious now I'll cede to your judgement."

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Renais was really stuck on it. Siorel glanced down for a moment, shrugged, chuckled, and didn't pay it any mind. "Don't worry about it, Renais. Or do~ Whatever helps you... So long as you don't make it a habit, it can stay a happy memory. How's that~?" She giggled a little as Gean finally introduced her to their company leader, a rather striking tiger Clouded with beautiful hair and a beautiful body. That armor didn't hide much, even if it kept her safe.

"He-llo~" Siorel couldn't help herself, allowing a moment of fun. "It's wonderful to finally meet you! My name is Siorel, I'm a dancer and I suppose a fighter. I met your lovely dragon, Cinaed; we've been hitting it off for the past few hours, talking, chatting, going on about a few things, sewing together... Mmm, the point is, I've been dropped off here by the last person I was travelling with and I'd love a new group to continue on with, wherever that may be~ Full disclosure: my dances are magical. They invigorate and can even improve your physical characteristics~ Along with that... I'm rather proficient in getting the sharp end of a knife into very vulnerable areas. Hopefully those two things are worth your consideration~"


"If he tries to do something stupid, Tio is still active. She'll put him down before his fists can reach us or his horse can run us over. Hopefully, whatever sense he has will see reason and he'll start talking, instead of blindly charging into a full line of mages at the ready. Let's just be cautious. For now, anyway." With this new guy showing up, there wasn't as pressing a need to question the fool, so whatever he did next would decide his fate pretty swiftly.

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Gean gained a curious look at Renais last request. It was no secret among the Tigers that Alvira and Renais had... a less than positive relationship to put it lightly. Fortunately the two stuck to just never talking, but the disconnect was obvious. However something must have happened recently, something that grabbed the interest of the mermaid.

Gaining a mischievous grin on her face, Gean's hand left Rene's head only to then wrap itself around the healer in a hug. "First I find you jumping on Cin, then you're giving Vira thanks." Siorel then chose to tease the girl one more time before beginning her intro. "And you're already making friends with new people? Who are you and what have you done with Renais~" Gean continued to hug the girl with a goofy grin.

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Ferid was going to defend himself, but some of the mercenaries he could recognize vouched for him instead. That was enough of a defusal of the situation, but Tio likely would want confirmation of all of that. "I assume you know more than what you said, but yes. The Altair Knights have been mobilized to search for any leads on who stole that relic, and idiots like him are using that as an opportunity to project their prejudice and hope to get praise for it too. I'm not part of his unit, I'm only here to deliver the lizard girl to a place relatively safe for Clouded and restock for my actual mission. So I took my opportunity to help the boy and secure the caravan while the primary force fought. And that's why you see it here and unharmed. The passengers have all been unhanded." He could see the spell on the captain slowly wearing off, but Maraval wasn't on his list of concerns now. He was far outnumbered and unarmed, with people capable of erasing him off the face of the earth against him.


Elisa had taken a slight back seat to the discussions going on, both with it not being too smart to tell an irate Tio what to do, and to get her thoughts about Mikoto straight. Though the situation was very serious for the most part, there was also the strange pile-up of women onto Cin... I think I'm better off not asking what that's all about. Oh dear... and Renais is panicking. As the group broke off, she decided to see that the girl was alright, talking with Gean now that the new face was speaking with Tasha. "Things seem to be going nicely between you two. How are you doing, Renais? You're looking a bit more courageous than last time." A tease, for sure, but one that was also a compliment.


"I might've gotten everyone into the Tigers with just a need-to-know basis on past happenings, but that need's been getting a whole lot more pressing in recent weeks," Tasha commented, Nyx's seeming honesty being a welcome change of pace that she hoped would continue. But before either had managed to get too far from where they'd stood, Gean rolled back around with someone new in tow, who shortly introduced herself. For being almost a whole third shorter than Natalya, this Siorel sure was a looker herself, and no wonder, if she was a dancer by trade. "Mhm, I saw you participate in the fight. I was mostly wondering who you were, but now that I think about it, Gean did mention something about you earlier. Our supplies are getting a bit strained with how many people we've already picked up on the way, but you've already fought with us, so consider that a recommendation from me to our employers. Much as I'd like to say yes to someone who's already gotten acquainted with us, it's on the Evokers' consideration whether we can support more people, yeah?" She scratched behind her ear a bit, hoping that it wouldn't be a problem.

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"Rrrrgh..." After a moment longer of struggling, pushing, and hoping. Maraval could finally see again. His body felt cold, all of him felt stiff, and he was unsure of where he was. Other than still in his saddle. "Hah... Hah..." The man slowly patted his body, regaining feeling and control. Had he really become a statue, like his compatriot from earlier? He patted his body, and noticed that his weapons were missing, and not just one of them, but all of them. He turned slowly, and saw Alvira, and Syndra looking at him, then... turned and saw a green haired woman who wasn't among the mercenaries before, and definitely wasn't an Altair Knight--he would have remembered someone like her. If not because of her stunning appearance, then because of the magical pressure that she was giving off, and the glowing magical crystals behind her. Beyond her was the caravan, and one of the damned lackeys who seemed to have a hard-on for Celine's knightly philosophy. More confusing, and suddenly alarming, was the fact that the was joined by a knight that Maraval didn't recognize, but the cape and armor told Maraval that the knight was from Sylph. 

"What the..." Maraval's voice was hoarse, and scratchy. It felt like something had been lodged in there, "Who the fuck... are you? Are you... from Sylph?" Maraval felt his mind racing. Sylph couldn't be here. Not after all of this. If Sylph was here, then he would almost certainly be reported to Celine. Not even Artorius would be able to protect him from this. Suddenly everything was starting to come apart at the seams. Maraval reached for his reins to turn his horse, "Answe--"  The reins suddenly incinerated in his hands. The man jumped back in his saddle, to see one of the magical crystals, and the Green haired woman turned to give him a sidelong glance. 

"...Glad to see that you've finally decided to join us. Let's lay some ground rules. You don't get to ask questions. The only person who's actions are in question, are yours. Don't speak until spoken to, and I wouldn't try anything either. I've already turned one of your rogue knights into dust... please don't make me turn you into something less than that." One of her crystals flashed, before she turned back to Ferid. 

"Yes, I do know more than I've said. Not exactly keen on revealing too much yet. That said, if what you've said is true then the knights before me are not enemies, and you are deserving of my thanks." Tio gave a tired curtsy to Ferid, and the knights. "Although... I would ask that you come with me, when it is time to ask questions of the ringleader. He seems to be concerned that you're from Sylph. But I guess that makes sense since you're one of the units that would be closely aligned with Celine." Tio then looked at Ullr. "I would ask it of you as well. I would like a totality of understanding regarding as to what exactly we're going to do with this man." 

Maraval felt himself bristle. Who the fuck was this woman? How dare she speak to him like this? She certainly wasn't some Hecatian noble so any power she thought she had here paled in comparison to his own. The other part of him was doing everything it could not to shiver. How could everything be falling down like this? Why was a Sylph Knight here? This woman's threat of turning him to dust... for some reason, he felt like she wasn't lying. Then there was the fact that he counted no less than 4 people practically surrounding him. The dragon girl, the blue haired woman, the damned lizard and... "You..." Maraval hissed almost inaudibly under his breath as his eyes fell on Ullr. It was then that feeling fully returned to Maraval... and he noticed something up his sleeve. He smiled faintly, before quickly changing his disposition. "I... I understand... I will... answer any questions that you have for me later." Slowly raising his hands to surrender. If they were going to take him somewhere to interrogate him... it would be a smaller location with less space to work with. Damn you boy... Damn all of you... But if you think I'll go quietly into the night. You're all fools. I am a proud knight of Hecatia, sworn to Lord Altair. I will bend to no one...

Tio narrowed her eyes, but eventually sighed, "You were going to answer whether you agreed or not." She looked at Ferid, and Noah, "Can I ask you two to restrain him? Alvira, Syndra, Lani and," Tio paused as she realized that she didn't know the small tailed girl's name, and that she was hiding behind Ullr. "You. Could you secure the caravan, and make sure that everyone is alright? I'll have to make sure the supplies are fine later." Tio sighed, her night was going to be long, and just getting longer. 

Noah nodded, "If you trust me to do so, Lady Evoker, then I won't disappoint." His words were a little stiff. Noah couldn't help but be a little intimidated. The woman didn't honestly look all that intimidating, but her manner of speech, and the magic she employed... looks were deceiving. In fact, he could have applied the thought to the entire group here, and yet, they'd fought and won against Maraval which meant that they were impressively strong. 


Persica breathed a sigh of relief when the girl on the bed seemed to wake with a jolt at her voice. She'd worried that something more serious may have been wrong, but she explained that she was just tired. "... ... ...Does that mean that the fighting is, uh, over? Mmm... Sorry te bother, I was, uhhhh, worried that something more serious may have..." 

Xanth just stood in the doorway listening, and letting his sister take the lead. It was nice seeing her being a little more proactive, and especially with humans. That was almost definitely because of Nyx. Persica was always quieter around human patrons, and spoke as little as she had to. The hesitancy was still there, but she was at least pushing through it here. 

"...We'll... leave ye te rest. Uhhh... if you need, food, come and see me at the counter, later. It's not much but we have some things." Persica backed away a little. 

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Alvira did not like that. Maravel's sudden smirk and agreement to things. He was planning something; these people didn't learn. "Sorry, Syndra, I was naive. Re-up your magic." Alvira took a deep breath and focused, eyes shifting between both of his held up hands. Concentrate... Form the shape... Form it, make it, imagine it...! She closed her eyes for just one moment before shooting them open, a fire burning in them. Ironic, as her claw shot up and ice formed itself around Maravel's hands, encasing them both in bricks of hefty, real, ice.

"Sorry. Didn't like your smile." Hopefully that would stop him from trying whatever he was going to. "Tio, he's all yours. I'll go check on the caravan now... Come on, Syndra, Sixteen."

Sixteen didn't move, despite being asked, shaking her head. "I'm, uh. Gonna stay with Üllr! If that's okay... I hope that's okay. Yeah." Sixteen also wasn't completely aware of Aly's health. She could see her over there with the incubus, but maybe she was injured and needed help! She couldn't do much about that, but she didn't want to leave, just in case...

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Between Siorel's flirtatious compromise, and Gean's head pat into a hug, Renais couldn't help but blush yet again. Not only that, Elisa had arrived to poke some more fun at the cleric. All she could do was turn her eyes and grumble. 'Now I know how Cin felt...' "I told you not to hug me without warning me..." Not that she struggled to break away. "And...I was concerned about Cin. I usually have such sharp eyes, but the one time I needed to keep them on Cin I couldn't...I'm just glad he's alright." She then turned her head to Elisa. "I'm feeling a little better, but...there's something important you and Tio need to know later. But really the worst I'm feeling right now is tired."

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Miria gave a soft smile to the seemingly shy girl and the other individual in the back. When she tried to back up to leave Miria struggled to adjust herself so she could sit up without her support. "Yes, the fighting should be over. We took care of the knights, they shouldn't be a problem any- well, at least for awhile." She tried to assure the two.

"And, um-- w-wait," she tried stopping the girl from leaving. "Thank you for checking on me. You didn't have to do that, and you did, and I appreciate it." Her smile perked up a bit more.

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Well, at least Nattie wasn’t too interested in prying too hard too quickly. Nyx was appreciative of that, at least, even if the discussion got derailed. Nyx snorted at Gean’s comment and ruffled her hair, before she’d even attempted to take notice of the other woman trying to slide into the Tigers.

Quite the impressive feat, really, because she was standing right next to Nyx.

”Well, shit, guess Nat’s got ‘erself ’nother kid.” Nyx teased, leaning her elbow upon Nattie’s shoulder. “‘Dis rate, yer gonna hafta start chargin’ fer babysittin’, eh?” It was nice to be able to tease like this, really. “But aye, seems like this’un already got ‘erself all mixed up wit’ th’kids. Might be kinda a tough sell t’say nay.”


Tanya frowned as she watched Cin walk off on his own, wasting little time in pursuing the larger man on the way to the inn. Just as well that she did, too; she needed to make sure she hadn’t had anything snatched from the wagon, and she was concerned for Cin on top of that.

”Hold on. I know the others didn’t say anything, but… well, I was just teasing you, I’ll admit, and I’m sorry that I went overboard.” She hadn’t even really teased him much, but Tanya wasn’t about to fuss over that detail. Now wasn’t the time for that. “Look, if there’s anything you might wanna talk about, just… know I’m here for ya, big guy. And I’m not gonna judge, or tease you if you’re not comfortable with it.” She hoped maybe that’d be enough.

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"Big theft, hm..." Üllr was thankful to be caught up to speed by Tio, although a lot of the current situation was still flying over him. It was hard to think of this royal theft as more than words, especially as someone so unaquainted with what made nobility tick, his opinion of the knights as lazy and looking for an excuse remained unchanged. "Ah, you're up."

Seeing the man spring back to life with horse in tow was hardly motivating, though Üllr quickly shrugged it off --he had no power among this group. Üllr had no reason to refuse Tio's request, though he doubted he could be of much help. "I don't have much else to say, but sure." It's not like his tie with the knights went deeper than this stupid caravan takeover. 

"...Thank you for taking care of the caravan." Üllr turned to Ferid, examining him after his claims. He had little reason to doubt, thankful that somebody took the time to check up on them.

And Sixteen? She seemed intent on staying with him, for reasons he didn't really understand. He couldn't say no when she clearly seemed tired --her eye strain didn't go unnoticed. "If she can stay, I'll keep an eye."

Maraval himself seemed to have some thoughts unfinished --better that way...

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