The Unlikeliest of Places

[ShiroTenshiRyu]

Fighting wouldn't be enough. Spreading the truth of his family had done nothing to help Helios either. He had one last option. Much as he loathed it, he had to do it. With a heavy sigh he pushed open the door. The entire bar came to a stop when he entered. The Scopes were a notorious family of thieves who ran the biggest gang in all of Erthos. Only he and Luna were trying to clear the name. The barkeep stared at Helios. Helios took the glares as he got up onto the stage in the center of the room. "You've no reason to trust me. My family has brought you nothing but trouble...." He sighed heavily once more. "But I want to end that. My family has disowned me, because I stood against them. I come to you now though and ask, but one thing of you. Lend me your hand that we might over through my family. I know where their hideout is know their strengths and weaknesses. The journey there will be dangerous, but if you help me then I promise you I will repay you." He stepped down. Helios was terrible with words, but he hoped someone anyone would follow him.

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Soria was enjoying a warm half-pint of milk when the loud lynx came barging into the bar. She wasn't particular to helping others as she was to helping herself. However, his family thieves was one of the most notorious, and to take them down would bring her more prestige. It's true that she is still developing her magic, but she still had to continue on to become the greatest.

[Tayy]

Her gold eyes scanned the room, awaiting an uproar. As it seemed, however, as much as many despised the Scopes family, they didn't appear too eager to take them down either. The smallest flicker of movement in a few furs stood as the answer for those who would help.


Of course, Luna was more than happy to do so. Her mate deserved the freedom it would give him. And,  just maybe, she'd discover her own truth along the way. She took her feet down and swung off the barstool where she had been lounging in a dark corner and began slowly moving toward Helios. "Those who wish to come along, speak now," as she moved closer to the center where he waited, she waved a paw lazily. "We don't like waiting much." she added. She jumped to sit on the stage next to Helios, placing a paw on his shoulder. "There's lots to be done. Besides, who doesn't like a little adventure?" A smile tugged at her mouth as she once more looked around the room, the whispers darting amusing her.

[ShiroTenshiRyu]

It was always her words that would draw others to follow. Those words, that smile is what he fell in love with. He saw a couple furs move, a few even made eye contact and so he knew there was hope. She was right though he hated to wait and time clearly wasn't a luxury they could afford. With a smile to Luna he headed to the door with a single pause right at the door. "I'll be in town one day. One! After that I'm going to leave. Anyone who wants to come with meet me on the east side of town at dawn." Without another word he left. He knew Luna was right behind him, and that's all he needed yo keep going. Plus he knew his family would know more about Luna's past. They'd hand picked Luna expecting her to be a puppet they could use to control Helios. Never did they expect her to encourage him. Still he was hopeful someone would show in the morning.

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Soria waited for Helios and the kitsune to leave before she got up and dropped some money for her food. She kept a close eye on the pair and trailed them in the shadows. The cat saw no real purpose to really reveal herself unless she had to. Besides, he was still a Scopes, and she couldn't trust him as far as she could throw him. Soria's nature as a feline has always made her cautious,  and situations like this are particularly more applicable for such a nature. Let's see how genuine this kid really is...

[Tayy]

Luna pulled one of her daggers from her hip as they walked, well aware of more than a couple furs following them. She casually played with the tip of it against a pad on her paw, humming softly. When they finally got to the inn that they were staying at for the night, she leaned against the wall. They stood in a small patch of grass where even fewer flowers grew wild. She glanced down at them sadly. "It's a shame that things like this aren't more appreciated," With a sigh, she turned her attention back to her ivory dagger. "So, who do you think is coming?" she murmured.

[ShiroTenshiRyu]

"It's hard to say. Some looked interested, but with how our lucks been none will follow just like the last six towns." He frowned at the thought of his last few failures. How could he not. Town after town he and Luna had been shunned even chased out of in several cases. He embraced his lover in a kiss knowing full well that prying eyes were most likely upon them and that some may even take this opportunity to strike at them. That of course would have been a huge mistake. Still the two stood out in the moon light waiting for dawn. It wold be another sleepless night.

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Soria followed the two for the next couple days as they ventured from town to town. As per Helios's fear, many had tried to sneak behind the couple and kill them, but Soria stepped in with a counter coup. She would sneak up behind them as they tried to be incognito in sneaking up on Helios and Luna, and then she would collapse the ground below them and bury them alive or if they were on rooftop, she would surround them in steam and then turn up the heat to instantly dehydrate them while they stop to find out where to step next. The cat continued to watch them from a distance, becoming more and more convinced of his genuine feelings of taking out his family.

[ShiroTenshiRyu]

Helios grew tired of waiting for anyone. Luna kept swearing someone was following them and so he'd let her prove it. The final night before they hit the road he wondered around town on his own Luna tagging behind him and in the shadows. Others might be able out sneak him, but at night, under the cover of the moonlight Luna was virtually undetectable. He knew she was there and even he couldn't find her. As he round a final corner he felt the presence Luna must have been speaking of because the tripped up and in a moment Helios had his blade and dagger drawn ready to fight.

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Soria continued to follow Helios through the streets, but stopped when he did. When she noticed him drawing his weapons, she smirked and stood straight up so that she went from melding with the building's shadow to being defined within the moonlight. "So you finally noticed, huh? I've been following you since back in the bar at Boreas. I wanted to see if you were genuine about your statement or not before I introduced myself. I've kept the night hunters off of you for the time since." The cat jumped down from her high perch and used her water/earth magic to turn the muddy floor below her into a gelatin-like bubble and landed gently before returning the floor to normal. She bowed with respect,"My name's Soria Xing, of the Takazawa Clan. I'm not well known out here in the central areas, but I can assure you that I can be invaluable to your cause."

[Tayy]

"And you've proved that well by now, I only half knew you were there," Luna murmured in the feline's ear as she silently stepped behind her from a nearby buildings shadow. She had already drawn her ivory dagger and carefully held it centimeters away from her neck, her free arm holding her in a strong embrace. "You'd do well not to give us reason to mistrust you, however." With a small growl, she carefully stepped to Helios' side, watching the graceful Soria. "We're glad to have you. Why are you joining us, if I may?" she kept her dagger in her paw, smiling at the moonlight's beautiful lighting on the trio. This feline was obviously worth teaming with, but they all had their reasons, and curiosity tended to eat at Luna's mind.

[ShiroTenshiRyu]

Helios watched the two silently afraid to say a word. This Soria seemed helpful enough, but she had a look in her eyes not unlike his older brothers. One that screamed for power. Still they needed help in any form they could find. Luna was tense, even when he placed his arms around her waist. Soria seemed tense herself, and all Helios could do was wince and hope the two girls would sort this out before one of the locals showed up.

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

When she heard the words in her ear, Soria had dropped her hands and brought up spikes from the ground, ready to strike if this kitsune really meant to kill her. However, she had let go so she, too, retracted her natural weapons. Looks like this bitch is the one I'm going to have to mind more than the Scopes. Luna was quite attractive, in her own right, but she had an attitude that turned Soria off, the same as hers. "Why don't we get a move on, then? I'm sure you won't find anymore people interested in helping you. There's more who want you dead for just your family name."

[Tayy]

"Indeed, you're right in that," Luna sighed. She and Helios had tried so many times but no one seemed willing. A couple furs in each town seemed wanting to but when it came time to leave, no one showed. She looked to Helios for his word on where to head before turning her attention back to Soria. "Your magic is beautiful," she murmured. "Two thieves and a magic user. It'll be a fun adventure."

[ShiroTenshiRyu]

Thief, it was a word he hated more than any other. Still he had no other choice, it was the only skills he'd ever had. He expected some fights would brake out between the girls, but he was prepared to handle it. He'd hoped some muscle would have joined in the adventure, but no luck. Still if Soria's magic was as powerful as it had just appeared to be he had no fear. "Tomorrow morning we leave and head north. Sadly the reason my family has never been torn down is because we are only a face. The person really running the show is one of the High King's Barons. Lord Grithyx of the Winter. Take him down and the so called Scopes Empire will fall."