Nagaram

[Cifero Windtail]

Viola looked back at Ray. "... Is something up?" she asked.




Zanthe nodded and stepped closer. "I won't tell them," she said, looking into his eyes.

[Rayleonarde]

Ray sighed, heavily. "Miss Viola, the place we have to visit is a place that no living mortal has left. This is a dangerous place, and I need you to remain silent. Do not talk with anyone, or make eye-contact with anyone. I need you to promise me this." He turned, and knelt in front of the sledge, his eyes, for the first time since he and Viola met, were heavy with sorrow.

[Farewell]

He looked down at her and gave a nod with a light smile. "Thank you." The smell was finally strong. "...I'm sorry if this comes off rude. You smell a bit odd." He grew closer sniffing the air around her.

[Cifero Windtail]

Viola looked at Ray for a moment. "Do you need me to walk, or will it be fine for me to play dead?" she asked.




Zanthe, outwardly, remained impassive at that comment, but internally she was tensing up. Shoot... his sense of smell is impeccable. "Oh?" she said, trying not to retreat. "Well, I do work at a tavern."

[Rayleonarde]

Ray thought a moment. "You should be fine, there are no corpses here. If you want to walk, that's fine."

[Farewell]

"No it's not that" he grabbed her wrist gently. "You smell different then that." Devin said.

[Cifero Windtail]

Viola nodded and stood up gently, hiding the bottle in what seemed to be a deep pocket in the front of her armor. "Alright... so don't talk, and don't make eye contact," she said. "I can do that."




Zanthe cocked her head. "Well... is it a good different?" she asked.

[Farewell]

"Well it isn't bad... So you can say that." He said sniffing. Before letting her go not wanting to make her uncomfortable.

[Cifero Windtail]

Zanthe nodded slowly, but didn't back away. "So... that was an impressive kill back there," she said. "I was trying to get your necklace back to you, so I saw that..." The catfox rubbed the back of her head, mentally wishing that she was wearing clothes that covered her body more behind the greater problem of what to tell Devin. "Is that what you do?"

[Farewell]

He stopped smelling the air and decided to ask later. As he studied her, he saw she was slightly uncomfortable. "Yes I'm a knight at Soulez, mostly slay monsters." The hybrid then asked. "If you like you can sit down." He gestured before pausing. "I'm sorry I didn't catch your name, I'm Devin"

[Cifero Windtail]

Zanthe nodded and gently extended a hand. "Zanthe," she said, still feeling awkward. "Sorry if I seem uncomfortable, but if you wanted to, you could see right down my top." She shrugged. "I tried to dress more modestly, but it's a tavern."

[Farewell]

"Zanthe. A unique name, I've never heard of it." He nodded. "You don't have to worry I wasn't raised to be a pig." He handed his shirt over to her. "It may be big on you but it'll cover you up."

[Rayleonarde]

Ray nodded. "Very good." He left the sledge buried a few inches beneath them, and marked it with an 'X'. Ray then started towards the keep, his footfalls kicking up small plumes of dust.

[Cifero Windtail]

Viola followed right behind Ray, not making a noise or eye contact.




Zanthe gently accepted the shirt and tugged it on. "Thank you," she said, looking up at Devin. "It's ridiculous how they make people wear such things, isn't it?"

[Farewell]

Devin nodded with agreement. "It is. As well as anthro's taking advantage of that. It's disgusting how they act, Some are too desperate." He gruffed.