The Warped (2nd Party)

[serpington]

max jumped into the air as the wolf charged at him, instincts taking over he raised Ramsey over his head ready to attack. he started his swing as the giant foot came into view and crushed the wolf. luckily in his disoriented state max hadn't  checked if he was holding Ramsey the right way, he slammed into the leg and bounced off unnoticed, the back of Ramsey hitting the leg and doing nothing More than falling down next to max. he looked stunned at the leg till it flew off, leaving him sitting there. when macid spoke he turned, seeing his mouth move but not being able to understand what came out of it. once the chest was dropped off max took the opportunity to get up and shake his head again, hoping his hearing was going to come back soon if at all.

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

After a little bit of petting, Moon was already feeling smothered and shook her head a bit, but then was hugged and just gave up. She waited for a while before the Quetzalcoatl came back. When she could, Moon got up and sifted her muzzle into the chest and pulled out the slab of stone that was thickly covered in crud, and gave it to Constance. Even with tools, it would take a long time to clean it up since the crud on it was literally hundreds of years old.

[Goblin Cat 😸]

Mortis stopped petting Moon when she shook her head and merely sat beside her, crouched until she got up. It finally dawned on her that there was a chest, but she didn't bother to look in it. She figured she could see everything once everyone was done crowding around it. Instead, she flipped through the pages of her book and found where the dragon head was. There was only an imprint on the page, and she couldn't help but run her fingers over the lines out of a certain degree of amazement. She felt a little more confident, though, she still was a little resentful towards Filadius.

[Srgntcuddles]

Constance looked at the items when Macid opened the chest. She noticed a dirty stone, though before she could grab it Moon did it for her. "Is this for me...?" she asked Moon as if to get an answer. She examined it in her hands, taking note of how dirty it really was. "This thing is filthy." she said, holding it awkwardly. She tried to chip away at the ancient filth caked on it, managing to get a chip off of it to show it was possible but hard.

[Ares the Ram]

Macid moved aside to let Moon take out the dirty stone out and hand it to Constance. He went back and lifted the gold bar out of the chest, having to use both hands due to it's weight. He hefted it in his hand and marveled at it. "This is real gold. An actual gold bar. How much do you think it's worth you guys? I bet we could get supplies for months with just this one bar. Food, tools, water bottles, heck maybe even a pack mule to carry everything." Macid was speaking before he was thinking and was just spouting out ideas of how to use their newfound wealth.

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Moon walked away from Constance after giving her the stone and walked back to where they had been disturbed and turned north, where they were supposed to be going. She turned back to the group and gave a light growl, for them to get up and follow her. Moon's face and expression pretty much said it all, she didn't want to have to wait too long.

[Goblin Cat 😸]

Mortis looked up and followed after Moon when she growled, closing her book, still paying no mind to whatever was in the chest. It seemed like the others were taking care of it, anyway. She tucked her book away into her bag, cocking an eye at Moon. She wasn't quite sure if she liked the changes in Moon or not, but she didn't show her uncertainty in her expression. She kind of missed back when Moon was a baby, though, she probably wouldn't admit it if she was asked.

[Srgntcuddles]

"I'm sure it's worth a lot...I mean...It's a gold bar." Constance said about Macid finding the bar. She looked in the chest to see some apples and a silver bracer. "I wonder if these apples are even good..." she said to herself. "Well, best not let them go to waste." she said and gathered the things into her bag. When Moon seemed ready to go she hobbled after her. "I need a walking stick or something..." she complained to herself.

[Ares the Ram]

Macid let Constance carry the apples and the silver bracelet while he carried the gold bar. He walked towards Moon when he heard her growl, stopping by Constance to help her walk. "I need a walking stick or something..." "In the meantime, how about a friendly shoulder to lean on?" He put the bar in his bag and lifted her arm around his neck to help her walk, keeping an eye out for a stick to help her. "Does anyone remember where we're supposed to go? Moon seems to know the way but didn't Filadius say something about a town after the fields or something?"

[serpington]

max sheathed Ramsey, watching macid and constance examin the contents of the chest, the dull humming becoming a quiet high pitched squeal. he watched them put everything in their bags and walk off. he followed them quietly, seeing their lips move but only hearing blurred tones, this time he could at least tell the two voices apart, even if it was just by pitch. as he followed the group his hearing started to clear up more, everything starting to sound like his ears were full of water

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Moon led the way, but flew up from time to time to survey the area ahead, plus, not being much for patience. The closest city was still a way's a away, but the village was only another league away. Moon stayed behind when they came into view of the village, motioning them to it without her with her head. She flew up and went east, in search of her own food and lodging. As accepted that dragons were, many still looked down upon black dragons as evil and a sign of bad luck.

[Goblin Cat 😸]

Before the group set off, Mortis remembered her bag and clothes, and ran to the tree to go get it as everyone was packing up their things from the chest. She stuffed her clothes into her bag, settling on just a pair of pants for the moment being. When she returned, she walked close to Moon. She kept a weary eye on Moon as they walked, feeling a bit uneasy as she left the group after motioning to the village. For a moment, the chameleon stopped and hugged her bag to her chest as the small town came into view. In all honesty, she wasn't ready to go into the place. Every time they had gone into a village, nothing good had come of it. She took in a deep breath and sighed, looking over her shoulder at the others. "Well, this is it." She rubbed the back of her neck, and dug into her bag, grabbing her shirt and sliding it on. "Excuse me if I don't seem too thrilled to see civilization again."

[Srgntcuddles]

Constance smiled when Macid came over to help her walk. She put her arm over his neck to support herself. "I can live with that." she said with a smirk. She walked with him, watching Moon fly off to what she figured was scouting, or getting the hang of flight. When Mortis spoke she could understand her unamused outlook. "Well, lets hope this one isn't filled with people who want our heads on a stick." she said, joking somewhat.

[Ares the Ram]

As they neared the village, Macid noticed Moon flew off on her own, leaving them alone. He remembered in one of his books that black dragons were a sign of bad luck and generally evil so he didn't blame her for letting them go into the village alone. Still, if they needed Filadius to vouch for them, they'd be sunk. He wasn't too keen on everyone's sour mood on the village but couldn't blame them, given their track record. He decided to try and act like the leader this time to try and get everyone feeling a little better. "Surely at least one village has to treat us nicely. All we have to do is explain who we are to the chief and hopefully we can at least get a place to sleep for the night and a nice meal. Maybe they can tell us how much our treasure is worth." Macid thought for a moment about the last sentence. "On second thought, lets keep our treasure to ourselves for the time being, just to be safe and so no-one steals it."

[serpington]

max walked up on the other side of macid, by this point his hearing Had cleared up enough to understand what was being said, not that it was clear. "no offence macid but if you think about it, so far every town we've been to had been nice to us, but we've manager to somehow draw unwanted attention to ourselves because they know who we are. if we try to just look like normal travelers for a change we might be able to avoid getting attacked for a few hours so we can sleep." he looked at the town sighing and rubbing his temple, the high pitched screeching now gone leaving a headache behind.