[Flashback] Do you need a guide? (Thylia-Zaphyr)

[Tainon]

Timestamp: 20th Day of Summer, early evening

The day was nearing an end in Alvadas and Tainon was returning home from work. On the corner of the street he stopped and looked up at the sky. He saw that it was still light blue, although it was slowly turning darker and darker. The sun was bright orange and its half was already behind the horizon.

Everything suggested that it is really summer now, but…He looked at his feet and sighed. The streets were covered in snow. He sighed again and resumed walking.

The Isur was still clothed in his working clothes – black leather shoes, long brown trousers and white shirt. On the left side of the shirt, there was a sword and a hammer sewn on. It was a work of his mother and she was naturally very proud of it.

He turned into a dark street, which was a shortcut to home, when he noticed an old building, which he recognized immediately – The Stallion’s Rear. He stopped walking for a while and dug his right hand into his pocket. Then he looked at the building again and slowly began to walk towards it.

Once inside, he looked around the tavern. There were many people today, lots of shouting and noise. He went to sit behind the bar and ordered himself a mug of ale.

[Thylia-Zaphyr]

A young girl walked the cobbled streets of Alvadas looking very much lost. She saw the sky as it slowly darkened and glanced around searching for somewhere to spend the night, anywhere was safer than the middle of a lonely alley. She crept along moving from street corner to street corner on the balls of her feet, she jumped at every sound and couldn't help but berate herself for her paranoia.

As she walked down a particular lane something caught her dark eyes and as she turned, it took her a moment to figure out what it was. It was a door. She hadn't seen one in the days she had been here so it came as a surprise to her. She recognized it to be a tavern of some sort and walked up to it observing the wooden structure with a critical eye.

Finally she shrugged and opened it before she was almost knocked off her feet by the warm, lively atmosphere contained by the silent stone walls. She blinked and began walking towards the bar and was about to take a seat when she accidentally stumbled and bumped into a man who was sitting with a mug of ale.

''I'm so sorry,' She whispered in dismay, so much for not making a fool of herself.

[Tainon]

Tainon was sitting at the bar, slowly sipping from his mug. He visited this place a few times, so he knew the ale was exactly according to his taste. He enjoyed every gulp of it.

Unfortunately, he didn’t have time to stop by very often. His parents loaded him with too much work and he hardly had the time to go somewhere. But yesterday they suggested him, that he could do the work in the shop for some money as a summer job. He didn’t know yet if he should accept the offer or not. He always found the job boring. But if he did it for money, he would have a reason why to come in the shop every morning.

He sighed and ran a hand through his short hair. Then he began to lift the mug to his lips again, when he felt someone bump into him. The mug fell out from his hand and fell to the floor. The liquid spilled over and he jumped out of the chair, but before he could get out of the way, a big stain appeared on his white shirt.

“What the…? That shirt was clean!” He started saying quite angrily and turned around to see who caused this.

In front of him was rather small, brown-haired woman. Almost a girl.

He dropped his gaze to his feet, suddenly feeling guilty. “Sorry, I shouldn’t have yelled.” He paused. “Um… are you all right?” He asked, unsure what to say.

[Thylia-Zaphyr]

Thylia sighed as he spoke and slowly picked herself up, brushing off a patch of dust that seemed to have attached itself to her shoulder. She adjusted her cloak and glanced back at the man taking in his face.

'Do you want me to get you a new drink?' She asked gesturing to the empty mug that was lying on the ground. She observed her surroundings from the corner of her eye before she crouched down and picked up the cup before she placed it gently on the solid counter. Her dark eyes narrowed slightly as her sight wavered as it sometimes did. I must be tired, she thought without much care, she had become familiar with the feeling over the past year of her life. She cared little for that sense and relied more on her nose and ears to get her by.

She brushed her hair out of her face with a flick of her hand and put 2 coins on the bar, 'One ale and a water.' She spoke softly and took a seat on a wooden chair as the drinks arrived.

[Tainon]

He watched as the woman stood up and then began picking up the mug from where it had fallen. He stood on the spot awkwardly and regarded her actions. When he finally moved to help her, she was done. He looked at his soiled shirt and quickly took it off, revealing the well formed muscles under it and put the shirt on the bar.

He looked up at the woman, when she asked him about buying a new mug of ale. He quickly put up his hand. "There's no need..." he began, shaking his head, but then he paused and sighed when she ordered him another ale and a water for her.

He mirrored her actions and sat up again. When the bartender gave them their drinks, he sat quietly for a few moments, drinking from his new drink, and then, feeling the need to fill the silence, he turned to look at her and he asked. "May I ask, are you from the city? I don't recall seeing you here."

[Thylia-Zaphyr]

Thylia sat mulling over her glass of clear liquid when the man sat back down. She stretched slightly and glanced at his built form noting that it would be a bad idea to get into a fight with this person if it ever came to it. She wasn't above average at her best but she was fast enough to get away when the need arose.

The man asked a question and she thought about it for a moment before replying in an even tone, 'No I'm not, hence for my clumsiness, I'd only heard about this place in stories before recently.' She gestured around the tavern that was the first sign of life she had seen in her time in Alvadas.

'I'm Zaph,' She said suddenly needing to talk to someone, social depravity did that you, 'May I ask who you are? Have you been here long?' She raised an eyebrow and looked at her new acquaintance, trying to measure him up.

[Tainon]

The Isur listened intently to the woman, who introduced herself as Zaph, nodding occasionaly. His finger was slowly tracing around the rim of the mug, while the other hand was holding the base of the mug, in case someone bumped into him again.

When Zaph asked him the questions, he took a gulp from his mug and set it down again. He took some time before answering, as if he measured his words carefully. "Nice to meet you, Zaph. My name is Tainon." he began. "I have been living here since I was 15, so that's quite a long time. Before that I lived in another city." He explained and shrugged.

He took another sip from his drink and then turned to her again. "What are you seeking in this city? Work? Or are you here out of curiosity?" He asked conversationaly.

[Thylia-Zaphyr]

Thylia sat and sipped at her drink testing the water, it had become a habit over the years for her to check for poison. It had helped her more than once so she no longer berated herself for checking. The liquid was fine and cool, but there didn't seem to be a poison as of yet.

When the man, Tainon replied she made a mental note of his name and scent matching the two as she always did so she would be able to know if it was him if they ever encountered one another in the future.

She thought his questions through before slouching on her chair and thinking about the answer, 'I'm just here because I am, I don't really have an agenda or a particular goal. I just wander around a bit.' She trailed off as a loud ruckus began behind her and she turned her head to see what was happening. It annoyed her sensitive ears and was beginning to get on her nerves.

OOCSorry for the late reply and just trying to make something to write about

[Tainon]

“Oh,” said Tainon nodding, while listening to Zaph. He really wasn’t very surprised that she had come to Alvadas without a real reason. People were naturally attracted by the city's secrets and mysteries.

He himself was being constantly surprised by it. Even though he lived in the city for quite some time, he was still getting lost from time to time. It was like it made fun of him.

When she stopped talking and looked around, he looked at her, curious about what made her stop. He looked in the direction of her gaze and saw some people making a racket.

Seeing her obvious anxiety, he appeared to think for a while, then downed the remaining liquid in his mug and then stood up and picked up the shirt that laid on the bar table. “Would you like to go outside? I could… show you around.” He suggested and motioned to the door of the tavern.

OOC :

Don't worry about it. Now the tour may begin

[Thylia-Zaphyr]

While she tried to make sense of the loud sounds going on around her, Thylia narrowed her eyes and gave a grateful look at Tainon when he made his suggestion.

A faint smile played on the corner of her lips as she replied, 'It would be a pleasure.' So there are decent people left in the world, She thought to herself gesturing for him to lead the way. 'Glad I have an expert or else I would be stuck here for another few days with no idea where I was going.'

She shuffled off her chair and landed on her toes before standing up straight, her dark eyes flicked around the tavern once again and her thoughts flashed by just as fast. Her cloak slid down off the seat and she flicked it behind her in just the way to give her an edge.

Simple gestures could mean a world of difference she had realized early on in life and over her travels they had saved her in many situations. She pricked her ears slightly listening for the man who would be her guide.