Continued Trails (Flye)

[Erzotol Silverden]

The beautiful girls smile was dazzling, and he felt a warm heat radiated through him strangely. He couldn't help but smile at her and bowed his head, letting her take the lead from the sheltering shade of the tent. A spot of sunlight touched her skin, and framed her in a golden outline for a brief moment till he was beside her, and he had to blink a few times to allow his eyes to adjust to the rapid change in lighting. " As you wish "

" Well I yet to have my own pavilion, but I stay with my family for now, and we have set up camp over on the southern end of Endrykas " he responded softly, in a way that was strange to him. " One day, when all has been settled, and I have lived my life, I hope to start my own pavilion with a family perhaps "

Market stalls lined the sides of the streets, and found many people battering with the vendors for various products. The noise was home to him, and in the coming days, he knew it would be hard for him to leave them all behind in pursuit over honor through steel, but it was necessary. Zulrav desired him in Syliras, and that is where he would be, working hard with the men of arms there to try and become a knight. Not what he always dreamed of as a boy, but a calling was a calling, and he could no more refuse it that cut off his own arm.

After another shy glance, and quick smile at Flye, he gazed before them to a vendor he had yet to meet, but happened to be selling tents of good quality, and his vestments colored in red marked him as a member of the ruby clan. A clan prized for its craftsmanship. One could always trust a seller in Endrykas, and stepping forward with purpose, he waved Flye onwards. " You should be able to get a reasonable price with this man, go and buy your tent, and take my coin to help you along with it " he said as he untied the leather pouch at his hip, and plopped it into her hand before laying a hand flat against her back, gently pushing her forwards.

[Flye]

"But!" Before Flye could stop it, she had been urged forward to the man that had been selling tents. Flye eyed him a bit nervously, clutching Erzotol's money pouch close to her body. She took in a deep breath, and tried to bring herself to speak to the man. She could handle speaking to people she was more familiar with, but stranger's just left her tongue tied. He was actually quite intimidating too, looking about 6'5" with muscles that made her feel like a skeleton. "Um," she downcast her eyes and spoke quietly under her breath, but it must have been loud enough for the man to hear her, because he looked down at her with stern blue eyes.

He crossed his arms, turning his body a bit to acknowledge that she was speaking to him. "What is it you want, young one?" He asked, voice a lot softer than his outer appearance.

Flye let out her breath, and met the man's eyes, taking a quick glance back at Erzotol for some reassurance, before answering. "I was wondering if I could buy a tent?" There. She said it.

The man let a grin spread across his face, "Well then, you came to the right place." He moved his body, revealing a slew of tent covers and frames resting in heaps and piles on the ground and table behind him. "I have single size, which come up to about two GM, and then there is this lovely tent that rooms four lives. That'll bring it up to about ten GM." He looked over Flye's unsure face. "We also have Pavillion tents, but...I'm almost sure that isn't what you are looking for."

Flye was sure she would be the only person using the tent, so the single tent sounded the best. "Um, the single, please." She smiled at him, deciding to use her own miza, rather than waste Erzotol's money. She retrieved it from her pocket, and offered it to the man, who took it thankfully.

"Thank you, and...here you go," he turned and grabbed what Flye guessed was a single sized tent, and carefully placed it in her arms in a rope bound heap.

Flye nodded to him, and turned back to the Drkas who was patiently waiting for her. She smiled at him brightly, before doing a happy little walk over to him, "I did it." She laughed a bit, feeling somewhat childish at her words. She looked up to the man, adjusting the cover in her arms. "Where to now?"

[Erzotol Silverden]

He smiled and moved to help her carry the bundle, not wanting her to have to do any of the work. " Now, we go to find a place to set up your tent, and I think I know a good spot for it " he said with a smile, as he marched off with her, and the tent in tow, making a line for the outer edge of the city, where is families pavilion happened to be set up. Coming to a spot a few feet away from where he himself lived, he set down the bundle of fabric and wood, and smiled at her, kneeling on the ground to try and put the construction together.

It took him nearly a bell because the tent collapsed on itself several times, but eventually he managed to get it stable enough that it would stand up on its own, and using the back of his hand to mop his brow, he turned to face Flye. " I think you will be good living wise for now and if you ever need food, or company, feel free to come to my tent just over there " he said pointing to it after he stood up.

[Flye]

For almost an hour, Flye watched Erzotol try and try again to set up what was to be her new home. She had tried once or twice to offer him help, but each time he refused. So, she stood back, with her arms crossed and a smile on her face, and waited for him to finish what he had started. Finally, he finished, and it didn't look that bad.

She stepped forward until she stood next to him. "I like it. Good job," she said a little playfully, bumping him lightly with her shoulder. She leaned back a bit, to look upon the directed tent that belonged to him. It was curiously close to her tent, but she said nothing about it, and just gave him a look.

She moved forward, and stepped inside of the tent. "This is more than enough room for me." She turned and looked back at the Drykas. "Thank you, so much, Erzotol."

[Erzotol Silverden]

He smiled and nudged her shoulder back, his gaze flickering over to the horizon. The sun had made its quiet graceful way to the far end of the land now, and he enjoyed the last rays of warmth from the fast dwindling sun.

He smiled again as he saw her at home in her tent, and offered a gracious nod. " It was my pleasure, I hope sleep finds you well my friend " he said before turning around to stride to her tent. She probably needed her rest now, and if he continued to stick around, it might wear fast on her generosity of her time with him, with sleep edging in on her. It was simply good to have seen her today, after what had seemed like so long, and the happy feeling followed him all the way to his own pavilion, and as he sunk into his bed roll. It had been a good day after all.

[Quixotic]

Thread Award! Erzotol Skills Wilderness Survival +1 - For managing to put a tent up Socialising +2 - For spending a bit of time in pleasant company Lores Struggles of Tent Raising Finding your way around Endrykas Taking a shine to a pretty face It's nice to help those in need sometimes Flye Skills Socialising +2 - Also for spending a bit of time in pleasant company Lore The kindness of the Drykas There's more to some people than meets the eye It's nice to have somewhere to rest your head Other Notes : A nice little interlude between the two of you, sorry there wasn't more to give on the XP front though. That's all from me, if there're any problems just PM me and we'll see what we can do.