''Aelus'' - IC

[Lady Foxy]

Zibola Catacomb's

Simon placed a hand on Halina's shoulder, patting it softly. ''If it wasn't for her I would have drowned, or worse.'' He said, letting out a sigh of relief.

Halgren looked at Halina, staring at her eyes for a moment. ''Simon here, or should I say Master?'' The old man laughed as two villagers placed three bowls of soup on the table, with napkins and everything. They left shortly before Halgren grabbed Halina's hand, shaking it roughly-yet praisefully. ''Thanks girl.. If it wasn't for you we would have lost the Master of the Knights of Tuloc!'' Halgren let go of her hand, grabbing the spoon and taking a sip off the soup.

Tekler, Hurati's House

Ayla blushed, her white-diamond skin turning light red. ''You're that handso- Powerful warrior from the Governor's office?'' She asked him, quickly making sure nobody had seen her blush. After all, these were nice people, why not be a little off with the usual coldness?

[TheDaughterOfHades14]

Claire had finally stopped crying and started to walk over to Balthazar's house. She knocked on the door, waiting for Balthazar to open it.

[berserkerhorn]

Balthazar heard the knock on her door and went to open it. She invites Claire in for food and some unripped clothing.

[TheDaughterOfHades14]

"No thanks, I'd just like to rest for a bit" Claire said to Balthazar as she entered. "Can you take me to a spare bed room or somewhere?" Claire asked Balthazar.

[berserkerhorn]

"yea go down the hallway and take the second room. It's my bed but you can sleep on it." Balthazar said. Balthazar goes back to eating her lunch

[TheDaughterOfHades14]

"No, I wouldn't feel right about that. I'll just sleep on the floor over there" Claire said as she pointed to the other room. "Is that fine?" Claire asked Balthazar.

[berserkerhorn]

"yes sure you could sleep in the bathroom for all care. just make yourself at home. help yourself to anything you like." Balthazar said.

[Hurati]

Hurati looked up and noticed that Ayla's face was red, but the fire was flaring up so that might have been it. He yawned and took a drink of cider, "Yeah, I had to talk to him. He said he's going to put the guards on alert."

[rooiehaan]

Kaede yawned excessively, making clear that Azreal was a bore, before dismounting Ayla and sitting on a chair of her own. She rubbed her butt around and mentioned something about the cold, before grabbing a knife and a fork. She glared at them, trying to bend them with her mind, before sighing and putting stuff on her plate. She started eating, but it was clear she didn't like nor had much skill in using Hurati's silverware. She ignored the rest of the bunch, giving them the change to have a serious conversation.

[Goryokaku]

Azrael sighed at Kaede, but he smiled somewhat and looked to Hurati, "So basically he's on guard for Tekler but Zibola get's no help in fighting off the Valaen's, what about you Ayla you mentioned fighting the Valaen's earlier do you know of their landing and their seige of Zibola." He doubted anyone bar those survivors of the siege knew, he looked at Ayla's blushed cheeks and he laughed to himself, it seems the girl had a crush.

[TheDaughterOfHades14]

Claire walked into the other room and layed down on the floor. "Thanks" Claire shouted to Balthazar.

[berserkerhorn]

"no problem friend!" Balthazar shouted back through a mouthful of food. She later goes back to cleaning her blood stained shield.

[Lady Foxy]

Hurati's House

Ayla stared at Azrael's eyes in amazement as she looked at Hurati again. ''The city was sieged.. So their fleet wasn't for exploration.'' She looked at Azrael, quickly grabbing his hand with her own. ''Don't tell such thing!'' Ayla felt something rare in him, noticing he wasn't lying.

[Gorbaz]

Halina blinked in shock. Master of the knights of Tuloc? This guy, who appeared to be just a common soldier? She'd never resued anyone before, much less someone like him. Lost for words to say, she simply bowed her head to both Simon and Halgren, before picking up her bowl of soup and slurping from it in a most unrefined manner

[Goryokaku]

Azrael looked at Ayla, "I can assure you there was no exploration vessel amongst the fleet that landed in my home, and nobody on those ships came looking for a chat either, but if word hasn't reached here officially then that means they are making the City look like it hasn't been taken over." Azrael mused to himself, then looked at Hurati,"Chances are mate when we go back those in Zibola Uniforms are probably the enemy."

Azrael was interested in Ayla's reaction he didn't pull his hand away from her's but he did turn back to look at her directly in the eyes.

[TheDaughterOfHades14]

Claire quickly fell asleep. She muttered a few things in her sleep but other than that no noise came out of her.

[Lady Foxy]

Zibola's Catacombs

Simon came back in the most impressive armor one could ever see, carrying his helmet on one side. ''I hope there's still soup left. I didn't change to be giving a parade.'' He sat down and started eating the soup, noticing Halina was almost done, but Halgren was amazed at the girl's way of eating.

Halgren fixed his coat, taking out a small notebook out of it. ''So this.. Girl you picked up on the way here Simon, is she from royal bloodlines? Or?'' He swapped back the notebook into his coat, taking his time to stare at Simon.

Tekler, Hurati's House

Ayla stared back at Azrael's eyes before noticing she was still holding his hand. ''I-I'm sure Zibola will be recovered in the instant you want to head back.'' She blushed slightly, letting go of his hand so she could grab a spoon for the stew. ''I can arrange for the Governor to arrange his troops, we just need some scouts to watch over the area.'' Ayla remembered Carter, so she went back calmly into eating the stew.

[Hurati]

Hurati stopped eating, shaking his head to try and get rid of the buzzing. "I already talked to him, just.... Zibola is gone Ayla. Taken over, we tried and failed, nothing can change that right now. But if we can work something else out then maybe..." He squeezed his eyes shut and stood, backing away from the table. Hurati pinched the bridge of his nose, "Azreal, Kaede can sleep in my sisters room, you can take my brothers and ayla can sleep in the guest room. Or if you two decide to get that sexual tension over with just make sure to use the guest room and clean the sheets afterwards, you know the drill. He left his half-eaten plate there and went upstairs, head pounding painfully, and lay down on his bed, trying to get to sleep.

[Gorbaz]

Halina couldn't help but stare at Simon's impressive suit of armour while she slurped down the last of her soup. When he asked about any remaining, she simply pointed to a bowl that she hadn't touched. Dining protocols were something she never had a need to learn.

Once finished she leaned back in the chair, looking quite satisfied that she had something filling to eat. She had no idea what Halgren was talking about. Sure, she knew blood, and lines, but she guessed he wasn't talking about a line of blood in the dirt that once belonged to a noble. "Not noble. Just a theif" she stated plainly

[rooiehaan]

Kaede had just finished her meal before she heard the words sexual tension. She jumped up and looked from Azreal to Ayla and back. "Oh, oh, can i come? Please? I'll promise i'll behave this time~" she begged, before tugging softly on Ayla's arm. "You wouldn't mind sharing him with me, would you?" She whispered. "I assure you he is more then enough for both of us~"