Into The Unknown (OPEN)

[Nestriel]

Nestirel's first steps into Kalinor were strange. Everything she saw almost made her happy that her parents abandoned her and that she grew up somewhere else....in the light. The only light she saw came from strange stones that were everywhere. It was dark..so, dark. But Nessy's eyes adjusted fast, as they always did in areas of dim light. Weirdly enough, there was no one in sight. She had expected to see at least a few people.
Kalinor was nothing like Nestriel had expected. It almost made her want to leave. A sudden scream came from somewhere in the distance and seemed to echo around her. She waited, but didn't hear another. Nessy released the breath she had been holding. walking over to a stretch of fabric, she grabbed on to it and made her way over to a strange building, hoping there would be somebody there to explain this weird new place to her.

[Rie'Meak]

Rie'Meak trotted through the forests of Kalea. Looking for his target. He had been tracking this "Lucia" for days and still nothing. It is his job as an assassin to kill who ever he is assigned to. This target was thrifty. But he heard from eavesdropping on the locals that she was spending the night in the local tavern. He couldn't ask them because none of them knew him. They would most likely shoo him away.

He wore a large black suit of armor. Three alternating spikes on either shoulder. Obsidian black, it weighed him down only a little bit as he had grown used to it. Rie'Meak had eventually made his way down to the town of Kalinor. He needed directions... but from where, was still in question. He heard a scream sounding like that of a woman's. He noticed it was so sudden. It was there. Then it was gone. He decided to investigate it. As he began to run in the direction of the noise he noticed a fair haired girl to his left looking confused. Since he had some time on his hands he thought she might have needed some help. She didn't notice him approaching her so he shouted from his spot. "You lost?"

[Nestriel]

Nessy turned so fast that she almost lost her balance. Almost. She saw a tall man in lots of black armour and immediat ly went ridgid. "Who, are you?" She asked defensively, taking a steadier stance And ignoring his quetion. She was wary of this stranger who was clearly much stronger and could strike her down with one gentle blow to her fragile body. Inching back slightly with raised hands out in front of her, she waited for his answer.

[Rie'Meak]

"I mean no harm. You looked lost, i know a lot of this place so maybe i could help you. Unfortunately i don't know enough to find my way either." He dropped his mace to the ground as a sign of respect. To show he wasn't looking for a fight. His hand in front of him, he inched a step closer.

He didn't know whether she knew any alchemy, as that is a skill he was weak in. The elves had proven formidable opponents with all their magic. Never the less their magic had been weakened over the years. He had stricken them down with an iron fist with minor burns. Ironic how those who lived in the forests used so much fire...

"We could possibly help each other? I know where the market places and the Inn's are. You wouldn't happen to know where the tavern is located? I know it may seem strange for me to want to get involved with a bunch of drunks, but this is a very important matter. Calm your position, I don't mean harm."

[Nestriel]

It took Nestriel a little while to drop her defensive stance. She looked him over once..twice..three times before finally deciding that her really wasn't going to attack her. She looked him in the eye and stayed on her toes, and ready to move, just in case.

"What is your business here?" she asked, not taking her eyes off of him and his mace. "I probably can not help you." Nessy made sure to be vague. She couldn't let him know anything about her.. Or at least anything he could later use against her. She was doubtful her could be much help, but he did say that her knew where the inns were, and she would soon be needing a place to sleep.

Nestriel wasn't so sure how much she really wanted to be here now. That scream had put her on edge and she was worried about what kind of a place this was. It was so dark...and scary...

[Rie'Meak]

"My business here... is my business. Either way, do you know the way to the nearest tavern or not?" Rie'Meak proceeded to pick up his mace and hang it on his back. The clouds showed signs of lightning and in the distance thunder rumbled.

He could feel the storm in the pit of his stomach. He could also feel something else... He rested his hand on his stomach as it growled. As he glanced down he noticed that he sure was hungry! He had forgotten his food from the sanctuary. He had some Gold MIzas in his pocket. Just enough for some food. Just as he was about to head to the Inn across the bridge, he stopped and asked, "Don't you need a place to sleep?"

[Nestriel]

Nestriel didn't know wheater or not she should tell him. Even something as simple as that could be information you shouldn't hand out...but, then again, she probably wouldn't figure it out on her own in time. She could already feel her body numbing slightly and was struggling to keep her eyes open.
"I do..." she finally told him. "But it has to be someplace cheap, I barely have any money," she lied. Nestriel didn't want him to rob her in her sleep. "And we need to find somewhere for food," she added. Though Nessy's stomach made no noise, she knew she needed sustanance, for she hadn't eaten in almost two days.

[Rie'Meak]

Rie'Meak motioned for her to follow him. "The cheapest Inn i know of is right across this bridge. Unfortunately, there have been reports of multiple fights going on. It's sort of an Inn and a bar." He slightly lowered his voice, "Maybe i'll find Lucia there..." He shooed the thought and continued talking to his female counterpart. " They get drunk and fight each other for no reason. You know how it is. Don't worry, they wouldn't pick a fight with me." He started off in the direction of the Inn.

[Nestriel]

Nestriel began following him slowly, but then sped up when a loud boom of thunder scared her. After that, she stayed close..even closer than she normally would have liked.
Suddenly she tripped on a rock that she hadn't seen and fell down. Her backpack fell off one of her shoulders and opened slightly, revealing a large stache of gold mizas. She quickly tried to cover it up, and hoped he hadn't noticed.

[Rie'Meak]

"Stop messing around! We're only minutes away from the Inn." Without turning around he kept walking. They really were only minutes away. As soon as they arrived at the Inn, Rie'Meak paused and looked back at the girl "Just stay close and squeeze through."

Rie'Meak proceeded inside and tried to ignore the Drunks and their burping and drunk bawling. He grabbed her arm and ran through to the front desk. Normally he'd have just waltzed through, but it was obvious she hadn't had much training. Her defense stance was poor but he didn't bug her about it. He didn't want to get into any bar fights today, for her sake. Unfortunately the drunks had a different idea.

As soon as they got up to the front desk to buy a room for the night, one of those drunks was up in Rie'Meaks face. Yelling and shouting. What he would do was completely unexpected from everyone, once the drunk yelled once more it was on. "You don't just waltz in here with a girl and not share 'er with the rest of us!" The drunk man was bawling. Rie'Meak had enough of it. "Old man step out of the way or i will use force!" Rie'Meak proceeded to walk forward towards the counter and the old man. "Ay boy your a weakling! Now who's gonna prove me wrong!" Rie'Meak took his battle stance and pulled out his mace. This large spiked ball on a stick was swung at the old man, and that's when the fight broke out.