The Warped

[White Wolf Guardian]

"This is... the Twilight Zone." *The wolgon made a magician pose with his hands casting a spell at the village below* "Sorry I couldn't resist, but anyways how do you propose to get past these soldiers? Wait a few days for your blood loss to get better? They could be permanently encamped here until perhaps even a month waiting for us to show up. Neither me or you Kiral could use a disguise either, only she could since she looks the most normal." *White gestured to Mahi with a hitch hiker's thumb*

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Kiral shrugged, "Well, hopefully they think that we got the slip and a head start, and rush to chase us. It's been a whole day since that checkpoint. If they don't know that I'm injured, they will probably think we're very far ahead. They would definitely want to catch up to us. I don't know, but the sooner we get into town, the better. I can't stand not having my smokes." He sighed as he pulled the pack from his pocket and patted it down before pulling one out and placed it in his mouth. "Shit like this, ANYONE would want something to relax to. Especially since the world's future is riding on us." After a couple hours, the caravan did start moving again, and headed straight northeast. Kiral chuckled as he stood up, "Heh, and I was just spouting bullshit, too. Who'd have thought they were THAT dumb."

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

Mahi liked that White played along with her little joke even if Kiral didn't laugh at it. "She's right here, you know." She said and reached over, grabbing White's thumb then lowering his hand before releasing it. "But yes, I would be the easiest to disguise if it ever came to that." After speaking, she listened to Kiral as he spoke again. "Yeah, yeah, yeah. Try to justify your habit as a technique to make you relax and point out that anyone would in this situation. I get it, you like it." She said as she rolled onto her back since laying on her stomach had been starting to hurt her ribs and rested her hands on her stomach, sticking out her tongue in a kind of childish manner then pulling it back into her mouth. When Kiral stood up and spoke a couple hours later, Mahi got up off of the ground as well, standing beside Kiral. "I would have." She said in response to the comment about them being that dumb.

[White Wolf Guardian]

*The wolf dragon winced when Mahi grabbed his hand* "I hate being surprised.. and smokers always justify the habit till the end and the cancer report." *He leaned against a tree and talked to himself* "We really should find some Asian traders by the ocean... it would be nice to have a butterfly knife again." "So at least I wouldn't be as bored as I am right now..." *He laid against the tree thinking about home for a couple hours, almost falling asleep in the process until Kiral spoke aloud about the caravan stupidity* "Let's still think 3 car lengths ahead in this traffic, I don't want to be tricked again." *White said as he walked over to the edge of the hill again seeing the soldiers make their move*

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Kiral sighed as he walked forward towards the village, "Well, looks like it'd be a mile or so it's a bit of a walk, I'm sure if they try something, we'll see. As for Asian traders, I don't think they exist in this time frame. Remember, this is the time when all the continents were one big landmass. There's no real separation of countries here." He didn't say anything about their remarks on smokers, since they can all blow him for all he cared. Kiral was used to being ridiculed for smoking, so he really didn't give a damn. Once there, they were immediately noticed by all the villagers, and not just because of their clothes. However, contrary to what Kiral was expecting, people flocked to them, asking a lot of questions, mainly are they the Fated Ones of Prophecy.

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

Mahi listened to Kiral once again as she followed him when he began to walk toward the village. She noticed that he didn't say anything about her or White's comments on his smoking habit. It was easy to determine that he probably got crap about his smoking all the time so he just learned to ignore it. She figured she would probably so the same if she had any kind of habit others didn't like. When they made it to the village, her ears were overloaded with a bunch of different voices all asking them questions. Raising her hands, she covered her ears to at least dull down the sound since it sounded like they were yelling right in her ears.

[White Wolf Guardian]

"You people need to keep your distance please, while I like that you aren't really worried about our presence here even in these difficult times, I don't feel comfortable when I don't know any of you at this close range." *The wolgon flapped his wings trying to bat away the forming mob of people behind him* "This is better than getting attacked, but if times never change and people still like to assassinate then surely someone will think the bounty is worth the risk to try to kill one of us with some sort of blade or hidden weapon." *White eyed the people around him suspiciously as he walked with Kiral and Mahi*

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

However, this one time, White's hunches were wrong as the entire village was so tired of the tyranny, that they unsuspectingly picked them all up and carried them to the inn. There, the villagers cooked them a grand meal while women who weren't in the kitchen made them some new clothes. However, after being seated, Kiral asked right away for a candle. When one was brought to their table, he quickly lit the cigarette in his mouth and took a few puffs, sighing in relief as he felt the stress melt away.

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

"I don't like this." Mahi mumbled as she was picked up and carried off to the inn with the others. Once she was put down, she hurriedly moved away from the people. They were really getting on her nerves at that point. After they were seated and Kiral lit his cigarette with a candle he was given, she unwillingly inhaled the smoke the he exhaled. "Can't you at least do that outside?" She questioned, glaring at him. "If I wanted to smoke, I do it on my own, not second-hand." She really wouldn't have said anything if she hadn't had to inhale the smoke but since she had, she was really bugged by it.

[White Wolf Guardian]

*The wolf dragon was very unhappy as he was touched and handled by several strangers on his back as he moved higher into the air, hearing a couple arm muscles crack he chuckled a little* "Since I have this mystical hammer on my back, I'm sure it must be like lifting a small truck... I just wish they would be a little more careful with the wings." *When they finally made it the Inn and Kiral decided to light up at long last for his relief the wolgon cracked at it again alongside Mahi* "I like my lungs along with the smell of my clothes remaining neutral, do you ordinarily smoke outside or inside? Most smokers I have met try to do it outside so their house and belongings won't smell like tobacco. More importantly however, what are our plans from here?" "Also secretly I do implore him to keep smoking because I want those damn villagers to at least keep their distance to some extent."

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Kiral sighed as he turned his seat around and puffed the other way. "If you don't like it, you can feel free to leave the room, but I'm eating and getting my fill. As for what to do. I say just to carry on with our job, there's another small village several miles further east of here, but I don't plan on stopping there. Not every single village would have wits like these people's." When the food came, Kiral kept himself facing the other direction, but grabbed the food by the handful and ate it between puffs. When he finally finished his cigarette, he turned to the rest of the group, and ate normally. When they were finished eating, several women came into the inn with piles of clothes. Two women going to each person. To Kiral and White large robes that were brown and loose. "These should be enough to hide your weapons with ease, and you can squat down a bit while you walk, so you're more of a normal height. Plus, since most friars and monks around the land are notorious for being fat, no one would suspect you, either. For the young lady, we have provided a nun's outfit. I'm sorry, but it is the only way you wouldn't stand out. Besides, the most faithful nuns are usually the blind ones, so people won't think twice of questioning who you are, for sure." However, a couple drunkards came in and wielded swords, "-well, I don't believe it! There's supposed to be 7 of them! I'm willing to bet they're spies for the soldiers!"

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

Mahi was surprised that Kiral's response wasn't harsher but was glad for it. "Well, at least he turned the other way. That's something." She thought to herself and rested her head in one of her hands. When the food came, she kept her head in her hand and used her other hand to pick up the food to eat it. She lifted her head off of her hand when the women showed up and listened to the one that spoke. "You have got to be kidding me..." She said when she learned what she was going to have to wear, a disgruntled look on her face. Turning her head when she heard people enter the inn, she let out sigh. "Great. Are we going to have to fight these idiots?" She asked, not enthused by the idea.

[White Wolf Guardian]

*The wolf dragon sighed and ate his food silently, listening intently to the disguise agenda* "Monks... of all the things and my back's gonna be killing me everyday. The only upside is not fighting soldiers until perhaps they catch on to our disguise and then a monk outfit won't work anymore." *He turned his head at the sound of the disturbance that made its way into the inn with swords at the ready and false accusations outward* "I can't believe this shit is already happening again, can we just sit at a table for once without a disturbance coming out of nowhere?!"

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Many men in the restaurant quickly came over and held them back. "Let me go! We're going to kill those spies!" "Daniel pull yourself together! You know damn well that's them. Remember the prophecy!" As soon as one of the men said that, he quickly covered his mouth, and they just forcefully pulled the armed men out of the inn. Kiral sighed as he released his grip on his weapon's handle. The owner of the inn, a large bear, walked over to their table knelt, catching Kiral off guard. "What the-?!" "Please forgive my son. He is headstrong, and absent-minded. There have been rumors that the Lords have sent spies all over the land to weed out possible uprisings. As penance, please stay the night here at my inn." Kiral sighed and walked over, "Dude, just get up. I won't pass up free lodging and food, but there's nothing to bow to us for. How about telling us the prophecy and getting me some smokes?" The bear was confused at first, but looked away as he got up, "I can't. No one is allowed to tell you the prophecy, under Filadius' heed. If we were to let you know about the prophecy, it would affect the outcome, and we may be forever under the iron rule of the Lords. However, if you are looking for tobacco, I can very much oblige. My family's inns are best known for our specially grown tobacco. I'll fetch you some as a gift."

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

Mahi listened to what went on intently and was relieved when the men were taken away. She hadn't wanted to have to fight them. When the inn owner knelt beside Kiral, she listened to the conversation between them, not at all surprised that he asked for more cigarettes. It made sense to her that they couldn't be told about the prophecy since she understood that if they knew exactly what was supposed to happen that they would change how they did things, thus altering what would happen. Letting her mind move back to the idea of sleeping in a bed again even just for one night, she couldn't help but smile. Sleeping on the ground hadn't been too hard on her but a bed still sounded nice.