Journey of the Elementals RP (Pm if Interested, Started)

[UnusualStranger]

Seth shook his head, rising from where he had knelt down as Drew stood as well, apparently annoyed that he had decided to punch him. Seth wasn't sure what world Drew had decided to go living in at the moment, but to make sure he was still mostly aware of what was going on, he pointed at his shoulder, still stained with the blood he had lost before after taking a bolt.

"Well, I've already lost my share of blood this evening, and I really don't feel like sitting around waiting for you to decide to wake up and for everyone else to hopefully not get shot." Seth replied, not in the best of moods in the first place and could do without all the glaring.

"And you can't have been out long, since I just left this hallway a minute or so ago and you were awake. And the metal guest..." Seth turned, not particularly worried like Drew was about the metallic fellow. If he had sought to be a problem, he would have already been one. His shadow seemed to have noted much of the same, and didn't even bother looking at Drew or his shadowy counterpart, instead preferring to take a look around. Seth was starting to appreciate the more wandering nature of his shadow, as it was probably good to have a second set of eyes that didn't bleed....well, as far as he knew, anyways.

[hr]

The metallic guard gave no inclinations as to what his intentions were for the time being, noting Drew rising from the floor without any trouble at all. With the current situation apparently taken care of, he made his way past the mages, again without a word. Stepping to the end of the hall, he looked down both of the directions, and then stayed there. It was obvious that he was now on guard duty, and had left the mages to their own fate since it seemed they were in no apparent danger other than themselves.

But, his guard might not even be necessary, as it had seemed the calm night had returned, with the explosions that had happened before being the ending sound of the battles, and the few sounds of the battle that remained seemed to be nothing more than echos. And several airships seemed to have taken to the skies, seeming to be on alert for any additional mischief that could be had from an air threat. But it all seemed unlikely now, as once again everything had seemed to go silent, and with the metallic guards now sweeping the floors, the chances of leftover battles was soon a nonexistent one.

 

[SkyeNeko]

"Drew!" Fei hugged her brother when he sat up. "You're aliiive" she cried, wiping her eyes. Then she stood up and kicked Seth in the shin. "You didn't have to punch him!" She puffed her cheeks out, staring at the mage for a few seconds. Then she hugged him too. "Thank you for saving him!" She finally sniffed happily. Fei stuck the knife in her robe haphazardly before peering around the hall. There were arrows sticking out of the walls and stuff.

"Are they all gone now? That was scary... this doesn't happen all the time right? We don't have to fight bad guys all the time right? Why were they trying to kill us? We don't even live here for real..."

 

[Mr. Omega]

Drew sighed but then shrugged when Fei hugged him. "It's fine. Just took a rather nasty bump. He didn't save me, I was fine." he decided to fight back the urge he had to deck Seth. "So what about the others? Maybe we should go see what happened. Sounded pretty noisy out there..." he was in his room for most of the fight, so he wanted to see just how bad it was.

 

[CounterAttack]

Gabriel breathed a sigh of relief, seeing that Drew was fine... apart from the punch thrown by Seth. He raised an eyebrow at that: there were methods other than violence to achieve one's end. What those methods were, he didn't know off the top of his head, but they were there. Perhaps he would learn some of them on this journey.

"So... speaking of nasty bumps and blood loss... perhaps we should find an infirmary or something? Get you guys patched up?" he suggested to Drew and Seth. Gabe hadn't taken any injuries himself, and it looked like Fei was fine as well. A little shaken up by the night's events, but fine nonetheless.

 

[UnusualStranger]

"AH! Hey! Wha..." Seth said as he stepped back despite himself from the sudden kick from Fei. It being followed up suddenly by a hug was surprising as well, but Seth was happy that she didn't hold it too much against him.

"Welcome, Fei. But I imagine this isn't a....daily occurrence....Hopefully." Seth said, glancing at Drew as he said he didn't need 'saving'. He was tempted to tell him that pretending to sleep in a hall where fighting had been going on was horribly stupid, but for now his idea was a good one.

"Well, Gabriel, I'm much more interested in what happened elsewhere. Cale came back, and I did not see Alexander return, nor Raven return either. I am going to find out if thing..." Seth paused not sure if he should be voicing such things with Fei around, and wasn't sure what Gabriel would think or do. Whatever it was, he didn't need it right now.

"I'm going to check it out. Just cause its gone pretty quiet doesn't mean its all over." Seth said, and then made his way down the hall to the dining area, which seemed to be littered with more arrows than he remembered seeing, as well as a few scorch marks from, most likely, Alexander.

Seeing the guards, Seth didn't pause as they didn't even flinch as he approached, probably already knowing if he was a threat or not. His shadow, seeming more....existent than before, seemed to be confident in their path, and Seth took some small comfort with that.

Prime Minister guards all over the place? I wonder if he came back at this rate. Enough of his guards lying about to mean he is...

Seth's initial thought was answered as he stepped into the dining area, seeing the Prime Minister, Raven, and Phebe as he did a quick glance.

 

[Sehnsucht Engel]

Phebe rose from her chair, with a sullen expression showing on her face. She held the wine bottle in one hand and her bow in the other.

I can't protect myself!?

He didn't stop there either, but went ahead and seemingly implied that they were responsible for the mages dead on the floor. How nice of him. She had only asked for an explanation, but instead gotten insulted.

Her grip around the bow tightened, but it would be unwise to put an arrow through his head when there were guards around. The wine bottle in her other hand gave her an idea. She channeled her rage as fire and heated up the bottle, until the wine inside was boiling, which didn't take very long.

"Oh yes, as I am a weak woman, I clearly need the protection of someone who's lived their whole life behind the safety of a title." She lobbed the hot bottle at the prime minister, hoping that it would spill over him or that he would catch it. "Cheers!"

 

[SkyeNeko]

"Okay, let's go see!" Her chipper demeanor resurfacing, Fei helped her brother up. The hallways looked so different: it was like rediscovering the castle all over again! Another adventure! She ran to the corner and peeked around to make sure there was nothing there, even though the good guy from earlier still stood watch. Surely Seth knew where he was going, since he was old and experienced. It didn't seem wrong to think that they should follow him. "Come on Drew!"

There were other good guys standing at the other hallways too. They just stood there though, like statues, or empty suits of armor. And they made weird noises. Soft, but like a whirring, or something. She stopped and inched around them all though, just in case they suddenly moved.

Eventually they found their way to the dining hall again. The room was trashed though, and there was blood in some spots. Only a few mages were there, a lot of them she didn't recognize. It looked like everyone was angry though. She stopped in the hall before the door, waiting for her brother to catch up.

 

[Mr. Omega]

Drew simply shrugged off Gabriel's suggestion. Before he could say anything else, he was by himself again. He caught up to Fei, opening the door and heading into the dining area. "Ok... try and stay out of the way, but pay close attention." He said, observing the occasional guard. His shadow lurked right behind him, leaning against the wall. "Seems this is where the worst of the fighting was..." He tried to recall all of the mages who left with them, trying to take a mental note of where he last saw them. He knew Fei would eventually wander off, but he couldn't help keeping his eye on her. The recent events had made him a little more paranoid.

 

[SkyeNeko]

Fei followed her brother into the dining area, staying close behind him.
"Ok... try and stay out of the way, but pay close attention."
"Try and stay out of the way, but pay close attention."
She repeated what he said in her head, nodding silently in agreement. How else would they know what the mages were talking about? Drew was so smart. The dark mage was there, and the mage with the bow, and Seth, and the Prime Minister too. They all looked pretty sad and gloomy.

Where did all the other mages go? Oh, maybe they were fighting too! I wish I could've seen the fighting! I bet the bad guys didn't even stand a chance, since they can't use magic. Or can they? She didn't think they could. If they could use magic, the Prime Minister wouldn't have to invite them there, right? Since there were arrows everywhere, that meant they used crossbows, like the ones Drew always looks at. Maybe I can pull out some of the bolts from the walls and give them to him. Then if he gets a crossbow, he can use them!

 

[UnusualStranger]

The Prime Minister turned his attention to Phebe, who had lobbed a bottle of wine at his direction. He was in no mood for these antics, and had decided to make sure this mage understood that they were guests under his protection. Raising his hand, he gave a quick flick of his wrist and a lightning bolt seemed to fly out of his hand, destroying the bottle in mid flight.

"Perhaps I was not....clear enough before. I shall be now." The prime minister started, noting the arrival of the other mages into the room, or at least near the entrance with his guards giving a small gesture showing as much.

Perhaps not as catastrophic as I thought.

"You are all going to your rooms. You will rest for the evening. And in the morning, once things are secured and sorted out, I am going to find out what happened here. From you two specifically, as it seems you stayed here and are....relatively unharmed. Now, pay attention, go to your rooms, and get that rest. Or I will have you carried to your rooms and made to rest." The Prime Minister's tone had taken on an icy tone, one quite similar to his guards, except with a very real threat behind it.

As Seth stepped forward almost seeming to protest immediately, the Prime Minister rose his hand.
"Yes, I know. The room will not be touched. My guards will be sure that nothing else takes a thing from this room. Under Loriot's honor, they will not be touched." With that, Seth seemed satisfied enough.

[hr]

With the evening largely calmed, and the Prime Minister's warning now apparent, the mages were escorted to their rooms in the hall. While Fei's room was missing a door, this was not considered any consequence by the guards at this point, as two seemed to have taken up residence at the hall to keep watch. After some small amount of discussion, both Nydia and Cale had fallen asleep in their own room, and Raven and Phebe left to their own respective rooms.

True to his word, the Prime Minister had ordered many of his own honor guard to watch that floor in particular, and all was quiet the rest of the evening. The sun of the next day almost seemed to rise too quickly for the next day to some. To others, it would have been better if the sun hadn't awakened them at all.

Regardless, the mages had survived the first night in the technological city, and another day to find out more about the city, about the citizens, or ultimately recovering from the previous night were all now possible. Whether they would be successful or not in their tasks would depend on how they approached them....and how the Prime Minister was going to treat them now that a threat was obviously among them.

 

[blaze96]

It was at sunrise when Alexander awoke screaming in great pain from his injuries. Every movement felt like he was being stabbed and he didn't have enough energy to even begin using his magic to lessen the pain. In a while he was able to calm himself to a point where at least he wasn't screaming, instead he clenched his jaw as hard as he could to keep from doing so.

'My shadow didn't want me to die. It tried to save me. At least I think it did, I hope it did.' He thought to himself to try and take his mind off the extreme pain he was in. He tried to get up only to scream again and fall back so that he lay back on the bed again. He clenched his jaw again hoping that he wasn't making too much a scene.

'No, I need to be able to get up. Someone may need help.' As he lay there he couldn't help but think back to the previous night. He was sure that had he been dreaming it would have been that scene playing over and over in his mind. How he had lost control, killed, and lost two patients in the same night. He finally looked down to see the blood stained bandages on him and just from how they looked he could tell that he was lucky to have survived the night at all with how much energy he had expended and how many wounds he had taken.

 

[CounterAttack]

Soon after the sun rose, Gabriel stirred and woke. That was weird. Given the events of the portal chamber, and how time had seemed to pass much faster outside of it, he had gone to bed earlier than his body clock was used to. His shadow stood in the room, leaning up against the wall in what looked like a casual manner. Did it even need sleep, the way he did?

Another of their multitudinous one-sided discussions later, Gabe's shadow was waiting outside the door and the young Hydromancer was free to dress and attempt to clean himself up in peace. During that time, he reflected on the night before. Why had those attackers come on that specific night? The same day the Academy mages had arrived in Kerbones? It was a little too... convenient for his liking. Someone had to have tipped off whoever was behind the attack. Now two of their number were... well, dead. There was no sense dancing around the issue.

Gabriel wondered who to speak to about the attack. Could a word in the Prime Minister's ear be helpful? Possibly. If he didn't know anything about the events going on in his city, who would? Certainly not any of the mages, unless they had left the Academy and come here before.

The Hydromancer shook his head at himself. It was a lot to take in. Maybe some of the others would have answers. Although... breakfast sounded like a better option than serious discussion first thing in the morning. Electing not to wear his robe for the present, Gabe stepped out of his room and immediately caught sight of at least four guards standing at various locations in the hallway.

His shadow was pacing back and forth, presumably waiting for him to arrive. Now that he had, it fell in step beside him and the two began to make their way to the dining hall to see if breakfast was available.

 

[NeoAC]

The room was bathed in nothing but the darkness. There was little in the way of furniture, but the minimalist style was preferred. Still with all these conditions tailored to her, Raven could not sleep very well. She lay awake in the bed looking out into her beloved nothing and she could only be reminded of how perfect this place seemed to be. It's as if he already knew exactly what to put in here to make it accommodating. That man knows way too much about me...

Still, there was little that could be done. Her fellow nightshade's attempt to shower the Prime Minister last night was proof of that. He definitely had more up his sleeve than he was willing to admit, especially after Raven pressed him on the breadth of his skills. Her restless sleep at least provided her some time to think on scenario that she was faced with. He doesn't respond to flattery. He has talents like that, mage talents, but he doesn't use them to dispatch any of the 'invaders'. Instead he chooses to have his flunkies do it instead.

I don't get it. What kind of angle is he trying to play here? If he can do that sort of an attack, why even bother bringing us? It's pointless. It's still probably just to sacrifice us to that infernal gate of his. Doesn't want to risk his own hide, so he imports some outsiders. Some conscripted mercenaries who wouldn't be missed if they went through and happened to be torn to bits. Bastard.

While she was thinking, the shadow attached to Raven since her arrival hovered along the far wall, it's eyes emerging from the black form with a sparkle of azure blue, only to disappear when Raven glanced anywhere near it.

I bet that shadow thing is just here to spy on me. It's the only kind of shadow I don't seem to be able to get any kind of control over. I don't know what it is. That stuck-up lightdweller had his going. I could have sworn it was giving me the stink eye when the Sunsucker was carted away. Should have known. It's a perfect match for him.

Well whatever. Guessed we're all doomed. Wonderful. I'd plead for my life, but honestly, he might as well just end me if that's what he wants to do. Maybe I'll make like Phebe and torch a room. That'll get me snuffed out. Might as well go have a last meal and get this over with.

As she got out of bed, the wound from last night made it's presence felt with a sharp twinge of pain on Raven's side. Fuck. Why couldn't that bastard have just stabbed the fat out of me instead of having to hit my side like that? Son of a *****. I might take death at this rate. The Nightshade managed to wrap her cloak around her, pulling the hood up over her hair. No need for anything fancy underneath. Just going to be tossed anyway. She leaned forward knocking her blackened bangs into her face as she left her assigned room and headed towards the dining hall battleground.

 

[UnusualStranger]

As Alexander started screaming in pain, the woman who had been explicitly told to care for him jolted awake and went over to him immediately. Almost without a second thought, she grabbed several jars and dabbled some amount of liquid before bringing it to Alexander's face.

"Drink, you foolish mage. Of all the patients I thought I would have, I would think that a follower of the path of Jorrano would know better than to take such wounds and then attempt to jump around all over the place. SIT. STILL." The woman said firmly. It was obvious from her tone that she knew what she was doing, and then set to explaining what she was doing.

"This is a mix of herbs, which is served to relax the body. Make it so the pain is not so...stinging is the best term. You need to rest, as whatever you participated in last night was not what the other guards got themselves into. Sit back, and let the world take care of itself for a bit."

The woman had taken on a somewhat more motherly stance, sitting on the bedside near Alexander, offering the small glass of reddish liquid. It looked particularly clear and had glow to it.

[hr]

Seth awoke with a start, his hand springing towards his sword which had not gotten far form him since the evening. With a quick scan of the room still lit with a few torches showing no signs of anything, Seth took a deep breath and rose from the bed. He had not bothered to toss aside his blood stained clothes, and the feeling did not strike him still to change out of the still bloodied shirt that he wore. He would change after he had done what should have been done properly last evening.

Though, thinking on it. I wouldn't have been able to do it right after what had happened, with being shot and all. Compromise, I guess....

Opening the door, and noting Raven just as she made her way down the hall, he made step to follow her to where he figured she was going. The dining hall, where he needed to take care of the fallen mages that he had spotted. Pyromancers, meaning that he was the only full pyromancer here now. Meaning he might need to be a bit more....careful, if they were being specifically hunted. Taking a quick look at his shadow, it gave him a firm nod as they walked along, and Seth couldn't help but grin at the determination. While the shadow had been little help so far, he got the odd feeling that it would help him if he needed it, and he was happy to have someone at his back, even if it was kind of...himself.

[hr]

Meanwhile, the outside world began to awaken. Airships taking to the skies, some of the shops started to open, and citizens began to take to the streets to begin their day. However, there was yet another airship which came from outside of the city. It docked in the Prime Ministers area, which the mages before had entered before upon their first stop at the city. As the airship docked, escorted off were a pair of mages. The two, followed by the four guards for a time, were directed towards the halls of the other mages. Upon entering the hall were the dining room was located, the other Prime Minister warriors stopped the guards, turning them back, leaving the two mages to "Go forward, and to the right."

The pair were quite the contrast from one another. While the woman had red eyes, standing at 5'9", with long black hair and black robes with a red trim seemed to almost be a usual of mages, despite the dark red eyes being an oddity. The man, on the other side, with very short brown hair and brown eyes to match, had more common clothes of a black short-sleeved shirt with dark red pants. Also notable was the tattoo of Loriot on his left arm, and the yellow bandanna he wore on his right hand. However, in this city, they might as well have been nobodies as the guards payed them no heed, and the other citizens that they had passed by also didn't seem to mind their presence at all.

The first to see the two odd characters standing in the halls where a battle had apparently taken place, with scorch marks and bolts still lying about, would be Gabriel, who had been making his way to the dining hall.

 

[Lambi]

The halls of the the palace were remarkable. This was all built inside the mountain here? It must have taken quite a while to do that. Silvana's eyes scanned across the halls as they walked to take in as much as she could from this foreign palace. People with wings, that was quite something as well. She wasn't sure what to make of it, but it was certainly something she could see herself having. But she preferred to walk if at all possible. The ride on the airship had been alright, a new experience to be certain, but it wasn't quite to her taste.

As they walked, she turned towards the man by her side. She couldn't quite gather what kind of a mage he was, but it was clear that he didn't seem to care much for a traditional robe. To each their own, as she'd heard from somewhere. Maybe she should get to know him while they were there. Especially if they were to spend more time together. But then, he hadn't shown much interest in talking so far. Well, she might say something to him if he were to speak first. For now, she looked around as they walked.

Spoiler: My character, as accepted by Stranger

Name: Silvana Dakron

Age: 25

Gender: Female

Mastery: Nightshade

Rank: Adept

Appearance: Silvana stands at around 5' 9", weighing around what you'd expect of a person her height and age, and build since she is a bit average, not being all that skinny but not being all that chubby either. She's got straight black hair that reaches down to the middle of her back which she does her best to keep clean and orderly. She's got red eyes which, to her knowledge, is a rare thing. She kinda likes it, and is never one to hide her eyes just because they are red. She prefers to wear black or dark clothes, and if they aren't black they're usually dark red, very dark red. Her robes are black with a red trim around the edges, two colors she's very fond of. Silvana's pale white from staying in the shadows as much as she can and doesn't care enough to change that, not even wearing makeup, having never cared to use that at all.

Demeanor: Silvana is generally kind to others, but she is easily put into a foul mood if you push the wrong buttons. While generally kind, it doesn't mean she's always like that. She's kind to those she considers friends or good acquaintances, but anyone aside from that she usually brushes off or gives them the cold shoulder if they seem to be uninteresting to her, unless they manage to break the metaphorical ice with her, that is. She manages to try and be civil and dislikes seeming rude to others. She will help if she's asked to help or sees that someone is in need of aid, but only helps if she can. She's not one to think she can do more than she actually is able to do. She also takes pride in her red eyes because of how rare they are. Any compliments towards her eyes are a guaranteed ice breaker.

History: Silvana lived a quiet life. Her parents weren't uncaring, but they knew how to keep praise as something really special. Her father worked as a merchant, while her mother stayed at home. Silvana had a younger brother who was five years younger than she was. She helped along with chores at home, though she grew bored of such a life at times. However, that would change when she found out at the age of 7 that she could use the gift known as Magick. She discovered it while outside doing one of her chores, which was to clean the windows. She'd gotten tired after doing that for a while, and had sat down in the shade for a bit. That day had been an awfully bright one, which she seemed to be the only one to think so of them four. She didn't like it, and looked towards the shade, wishing it would extend a bit further so she wouldn't need to deal with the light too much. That's when she noticed that the shade seemed to extend a little, keeping the light away from her. It startled her, and she told her mother about it, who didn't know how to react to this. Her father came home from work, and was told about what Silvana had discovered. His reaction was the same as his wife's. They knew there was only one thing to do. Get someone to evaluate if she should be sent to the Academy or not. The best way to do that, they thought, was to just go to the Academy themselves. Taking Silvana there, she was asked some questions, one of which she answered that she'd always prefered shadows, and finally was told to show what she could do. She manipulated a nearby shadow to resemble a cat on the wall. She would indeed need to stay at the Academy to study her element further.

And so she stayed at the Academy, learning how to become a Nightshade. She had some traits of a Nightshade, and picked up on how she could control her element fairly easily at first due to how basic it was. She liked it there too, but didn't only pick up on how to better become a Nightshade, as with time she grew distant from people other than those that proved to be friendly towards her. She was indifferent on the teachers, as she looked at them as just people who would teach her how she would become better at her element. With the time she spent there, she quickly found that she disliked the users of light, as they were, for all she cared, against the darkness she was growing to love more with the time she spent in the Academy. The users of fire she didn't like either, but she could tolerate them more than those of light.

Silvana became an Adept at the age of 24, and was among the faster learners, or so she felt. As a result, though, she'd become colder, but was still friendly towards her friends and those she thought deserved to be kind towards. Perhaps being a user of darkness required one to become colder, but Silvana didn't care. She'd grown too fond of the darkness, and would gladly give up her emotions for it, but she wasn't going to do it just because. Her days were good and filled with dark as she kept studying there, perhaps one day she would become a Weaver, though she now mostly studied to understand as much as she could about Nightshades.

 

[MisterLillie]

Scott stood in the hall next to his fellow traveller. She was to his left, and was quite tall for a woman, despite still being shorter than Scott's 6'4" stature. Scott looked around silently, the room was in disrepair, a great battle had been fought here. Sadness grew within him, Scott kneeled on the floor and touched it.

"Pain was felt here, this place has seen violence." Scott hung his head a stood up. After a moment he continued to look around, finally catching eye contact with his companion.

Spoiler: Character Sheet

Name: Scott Marlow

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Mastery Fire

Rank Mage

Appearance: Scott is a large man. He would not be considered fat nor in outstanding shape. He stands 6?4? tall and weights approximately 260lbs. Scott is a light skinned Caucasian, his hair is dark brown buzzed short. He has light, almost yellow, brown eyes. Scott has no visible scars or signs of injury. He wears a black t-shirt and dark red cargo pants, and boots. Scott also has a bright yellow bandanna that he wears on his right wrist. His left arm is ordained with a half sleeve tattoo of Loriot, she is portrayed in a graceful strong pose covered by bright red cloth and surrounded in fire.

Demeanor: Despite being such a large stature and being a Pyromancer Scott is very reserved. He tries his best not to let his emotions get the best of him. Scott is a strong believer in the Council and his decisions are often weighed in the presence of Loriot.

History: Scott was young when he came to the Academy, just barely over the age of 7. Scott was born and spent his early life in a small farming village. His power came to him before he could remember but his parents prevented him from using it. Their love for him outweighed their fear. They taught him to keep it secret so he could stay home and live a ?normal life.? Scott often meditated to keep his powers in check. One day when he was playing with the other children Scott tripped over a small stone and scrapped his knee. In his pain Scott lost control of his power and burnt down a local merchant. Killing the man inside, Scott was immediately exiled. He was torn away from his home and family. Scott now spends most of his time in his room. A brilliant Elemental, but his progress is hindered because he is so reluctant to use his powers. He is often found meditating and prying to the gods.

 

[Mr. Omega]

Drew had remained awake most of the night. He woke up after a brief rest, rubbing his eyes. This wasn't a good idea... I knew it'd be risky, but I thought the Prime Minister would have had a better handle on things. It'd be one thing if it was just me... he took a quick look at Fei. Well... I'll just have to be more alert. As soon as he finished that thought, his stomach rumbled. He sighed and smiled. Well, a full meal oughta help with that whole 'alert' thing... He turned to his shadow, in a seemingly meditative position on the floor right at the foot of the bed. "Ok... you seem busy. When Fei gets up, could you lead her to the dining area?" The doppelganger nodded, closing its eyes.

Drew got up, heading to where he could get food, and he remembered the last thing he saw before heading to bed: the Prime Minister shooting out a lightning bolt from his hand. What in the hell was that thing? What sort of machinery can do that? Maybe that can give me some insight on how to create my own bolts by myself. I should ask him about that next time I see him...

He glanced against a bolt that was stuck in the wall. The guards seemed too busy at the moment to take care of them, but that brought him to thinking about the two mages who had perished the night before. I know I should be feeling a lot worse about this... but I hardly knew them. It's tragic. And whoever was responsible is going to pay. But I had my own priorities. I had someone to protect.

Drew finally arrived at the dining hall, taking a look around. He noticed Seth first. Once again ignoring his urge to deck Seth in the face from last night, smiling as he waved to him "Hey, Seth." He then notied the Nightshade girl from the ship. "Oh, and... you too." his smile was far less sincere. Finally, he noticed Gabriel. He walked towards them and then noticed that there was someone unfamiliar not too far away. In fact, there was another person who he didn't recognize. He spoke up, approaching Gabriel but facing the two new arrivals. "Ok, I'm not good with names, but I am good enough with faces to know you weren't on the trip here. Who exactly are you?"

 

[SkyeNeko]

Fei fell right asleep after they got to their rooms. Sure, she had been a little scared, and demanded to sleep with her brother, but after she closed her eyes she was out like a light.

She woke up late, the sun streaming into the windows and making the rivers sparkle. The second thing she noticed was that Drew was already gone. His shadow was still there though, so she assumed he was close by. She got down by the wall, next to the water, and washed her face and her hair. Bathing and washing was very convenient for Hydromancers, she thought to herself, since she could pull all the wet out from her clothes. Not like she had gotten too dirty anyway in the past day.

"Drew? Dreeew..." Her shadow and her brother's shadow were waiting for her at the door. "Do you know where Drew went?" They nodded and gestured for her to follow them. The hallways didn't look so bad in the daytime, a lot less menacing, and more happy. Also the bodies were gone and stuff. Everyone looked like they were in the room already, everyone she knew anyways, so Drew, Seth, and Gabriel. And that dark mage who was always mad.

"Good morning!" Fei waved, making sure her brother knew she was there before walking over to Seth. She knew he had a sword, so she felt like she should show him what the good guy last night gave her. "Seth, look what I got last night!" She brandished the dagger like a small sword, making whoosh noises and giggling as it glinted in the light.

 

[UnusualStranger]

As Seth had walked, he noted the others which had already awakened. Gabriel was heading towards the hall, as was Raven, though he wasn't sure what she was doing up and about. As they all arrived at the hall itself, with the guards keeping watch, he noted the arrival of two other individuals. While Seth could not consider himself an expert in any means, he almost instantly tell they were not from around here. They seemed oddly out of place.

His thoughts were interrupted with the arrival of Drew, whom he waved back to as he approached. "Mornin Drew." Seth wasn't sure what to start doing this morning. He had tasks to do, but then he felt he should do....something to direct the others. Maybe chat with these new individuals. Almost as if on cue, Fei came down the halls saying good morning to her brother before approaching him.

"Seth, look what I got last night!"

"Well, now that is something fancy! Looks like ya partly know how to use it already! Maybe later I can show you a few moves with it." Seth said with a small grin, somewhat surprised with Fei taking to the knife so well. Maybe she was young enough to not be stuck with that whole 'barbarian' nonsense. All the same, it was an interesting gift.

"So, who gave you that? It could be handy for all sorts of things." Seth said, looking over where the two pyromancers were left from the other evening. Just as the Prime Minister had promised. He would prefer to get what he needed done before the day got underway....and before he figured out where they would be eating. In here didn't seem very....good.

 

[SkyeNeko]

"The good guy from yesterday gave it to me~" she quipped, looking at it. "My mommy had some, some really fancy ones too, that had all sorts of jewels and stuff on them." She made a few clumsy jabs in the air, imagining she was in a fight like the tournament they had at the Academy, but only everyone had daggers and not magic. Or maybe they used daggers, but WITH magic! Like flaming daggers, and, and, ice daggers! Or, or lightning! Like, you would stab someone, and then they would get shocked!

"This one's kinda plain, though." she pouted.