The Warped

[White Wolf Guardian]

*The wolf dragon frowned upon hearing the bear talk about why he couldn't tell the prophecy due to Filadius* "That old man is really starting to make me frustrated because he's leaving us with no help whatsoever out here, we don't even know who were supposed to kill exactly. Just some group of soldiers... and this group of soldiers has guns... we have medieval weapons. That's so fair." *White's nose twitched when he heard the bear also say he was bringing Kiral more cigarettes* "Great more of that damn smoke, if I wanted to relive this experience I would just go to a casino again." *He got up from the table and headed for the door, without a word*

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Kiral chuckled and rubbed his hands together after the bear left. "Good, now I don't have to be stingy." He then took hold of a young girl who had brought his robe by the hand and pulled her close. Yep, he guessed right, a wolf, and around his age, too. "Hey there, little lady. Do you want to be the grateful host and bring me to my room?" The girl blushed and even giggled at what was going on.

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

Mahi had a good idea of why White was leaving the table and didn't make an attempt to stop him. She didn't understand what Kiral meant when he spoke at first but then she "saw" him grab the girl and heard his next comment. Right there and then, he had crossed the line in Mahi's mind. She had dealt with his horrible attitude when the group split, she had even dealt with his smoking, but what he had just done had been too much. Without warning, she raised her right hand and smacked Kiral upside the back of his head really hard. "Have some decency, Kiral!" She snapped as she got up from her seat then moved around behind him before pulling the girl away from him even though it seemed like she was enjoying his attention. "Please show some respect for yourself and don't fall for one night of "fun" with that." She said to the girl without directing her eyes toward her and tilted her head sideways in Kiral's direction when she said the last word. She muttered something to herself as she walked away, though not toward the door or anywhere in particular, just in the direction of the opposite side of the room.

[White Wolf Guardian]

*The wolf dragon was much too irritated to do anything when he heard a loud smack from outside as he leaned up against the side of the inn close to the entrance* "I'm not going back in there until the smoking habit is done for the moment, one should have been far enough to sustain a fix, now he's just on vacation. I'm not too fond of getting an acquired taste for secondhand either." *White held back the urge to punch the wall, fearing that he might break something both in the building structure and himself, occasionally taking another peek inside at what was going on at their table in case trouble had found the group again* "You don't just hit on every girl that walks through, this isn't a James Bond movie... ugh. Glad she put some sense into his brain."

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Kiral chuckled as he walked away a bit. "Fine, fine, Mahi. Party pooper." Finally, the bear's wife came in before any heat could start up. "I'll show you to your room, Sir Kiral. Your room is right up those back stairs and it's the first room on the right. Lady Mahi's room is right next to yours, and your other friend has the last one. Please make yourselves comfortable. We'll try to calm things down here. If you like, there is a bath down the east hall. We have 5 baths in all. I warn you, though, it's all lake water. It's expensive to get firewood nowadays, if you haven't noticed. It's a full 2 Kilometer hike to any kind of trees." Kiral smirked and grabbed his robe. "Thanks, Mrs. Owner. And tell your husband I'm looking forward to trying out your family's special tobacco."

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

Mahi rolled her eyes at Kiral's words. When a woman came in and spoke, she listened to her so that she would know where her room was. After that, she walked over to the door, opening it and sticking her head out. "Your room is the last one on the right. And there are some baths too." She said to White then pulled her head back inside, closing the door. Walking to the stairs, she went up them and found the second door on the right, opening the door and going inside.

[White Wolf Guardian]

"I hope it's safe to sleep here, the military could come through here again. If I'm not mistaken this inn was where they first checked the last time they were here when we watched from up on the hill earlier..." *He followed after Mahi, watching her go up the steps and go to her room, then he saw his door at the end of the hall* "Simple and easy." *He opened the door and found his bed in the middle of the room* "I guess I shouldn't have expected room design to be any different even this far back in time, I guess our future rooms had to take after something." *He fell backwards on his bed with his wings outward and nuzzled his pillow, curling up with his tail inbetween his legs on his side* "Comfortable at last for now."

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

While inside his room, Kiral enjoyed a nice smoke as he sat on his bed, leaning against the head post. His head whipped around as the door creaked open, hand on his weapon. In walked the owner, carrying a nice-sized satchel and a big smile on his face. "I'm not actually sure what you're using to smoke over there, so I brought one of my spare pipes that I haven't used before. Here, try it out." Kiral took one more puff before putting it out in his empty mug, careful not to destroy the filter. "Actually, do you have any papyrus, any scrolls or posters you have no use for? I prefer to wrap it in those and smoke it. I tried pipes before, and they just don't do it for me." The bear was confused, but left the room and brought some wanted posters back with him. Kiral took the butt that he had smoked down during dinner and licked it with torn pieces from the poster, creating another, though discolored, cigarette. Kiral took it to the candle and puffed after lighting it. After a nice and deep inhale, he let out a large smile as he exhaled a large cloud of smoke, "Whoo, yea! That is the shit!" The bear and Kiral laughed and smoked together for the rest of the day until sunset. At that point, Kiral was finally drowsy enough and fell asleep. The old bear left the room, laughing and carrying several pitchers that used to have beer in them. "Whew! It's been a long time since I've had so much fun with another person. I-" Before he knew it, he took a sucker-punch to the face from his wife. "You bumbling idiot! Do you know how busy it has been all day!? Everyone came here for a feast and celebrate the heroes, and the staff and I ended up doing everything ourselves! Now you march down there and take care of ALL the cleaning, including the dishes, or else you're sleeping outside in the dirt!"

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

Mahi had dared to go to the bath in the east hall even though she knew the water wouldn't be very warm. She washed herself up the best that she could then put her regular clothes on after drying off, not wanting to change into the nun outfit until she absolutely needed to since she didn't like it. Leaving the bath, she went back to her room and closed the door behind her. She sighed as she passed the stand that had the nun outfit sitting on it. Laying down on the bed, she heard the owner's wife yelling at him and couldn't help but laugh. A few minutes later, she had easily slipped into sleep. Her dreams showing her every time she had killed someone.

[White Wolf Guardian]

*The wolf dragon fell asleep swiftly after his words about being comfortable and hardly moved at all, being used to harder surfaces before it felt far more high class to him. White dreamed of being back home and doing the jobs he had left behind, enjoying his work and relaxing afterwards by laying in wild grass looking up at the clouds. His father still being alive and his mother not more than a silhouette on the setting sun. He looked to her, but she never turned around to see him and because of the sunlight he couldn't see much of her at all*

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Kiral awoke the next morning all groggy, but strangely satisfied. He got up out of bed and decided that it was time to try out the new clothes. Kiral stripped down to his boxers and put on the robe. Sure enough, it only went down to his knees, so he crouched down, practicing walking in it. Kiral checked himself as he continued to practice, making sure that his steps didn't make the weapon jostle around too much.

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

Mahi awoke in a very blank state. Her dreams had put her in that state since they had hardened her emotionally and caused her to get in a mindset where she didn't care. She got out of the bed and turned to face where the nun outfit. "Why?" She thought to herself with a unhappy sigh. Walking over to where the outfit laid on a stand, she picked it up and checking which side was the front with one of her hands then laid it face down on the stand. After a moment of standing there dreading wearing the outfit, she finally took off her clothes, dropping them on the floor next to her. Grabbing the nun outfit, she pulled it on and smoothed out the fabric over her stomach. She then grabbed the headpiece and put it on, feeling it to make sure it was on the right way. "I am so glad I can't see my reflection." She mumbled as she put her hands inside the opposite sleeves so that the sleeves were linked and her hands didn't show. "Well, at least I can catch them even more off-guard. Being blind works well enough, but this will help."

[White Wolf Guardian]

*The wolf dragon blinked as the sunlight made his fur warmer and still seeped through his closed eyes, flicking his tail and his wings quivering as he stretched while slowly coming to as he sat up on the bed* "That was a very long dream, though too bad it wasn't real. It was nice being with my folks again." *He jumped off the bedspread and looked around the room, noticing his hammer and Snitch leaning against the wall nearby the window* "It's probably been more than enough time spent here, we should be going shortly." *He grabbed his things and walked out of the room, looking for Kiral or Mahi in the hall*

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

After practicing for a while, he grunted as he got up and stretched. "THIS is definitely going to be a pain in the ass." Kiral left his room and looked over, only seeing White. "Where the hell's your outfit? Don't tell me you plan on staying outside of towns, and/or jeopardizing our cover." He sighed and looked at the closed door next to him, "So how long are we waiting for little miss PMS?"

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

Mahi heard Kiral complaining about White not changing outfits outside her door and exited just after he was done talking, letting him make his comment. "No time at all. I've been ready for a few minutes. I was done before White came out of his room." She said as she closed the door behind her. "And it has nothing to do with PMS and everything to do with your disrespect towards that girl. You just crossed the line." She shrugged when she finished talking like it was nothing. "So are we leaving our old clothes here?" "Sometimes I wish I was the kind of girl who would react to an insult aggressively all the time. I would have walked out of that room and instantly punched him in the face. But I just keep myself calm until a line is crossed."