It looks like thinks are concluding in both the North, and in Baltimare
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>>125709Silver smiles just a bit wider.
"You did not have to prove it to me, but if you did, you absolutely succeeded. I hope you feel same."
>>125710She smiles again. It's a smile that's pulled a bit upwards, as if she is on the verge of tears
"You were... pretty impressive, yes. One of those Equestrian ponies I had heard of. I just had never seen one"
>>125711Silver lets out a friendly little laugh.
"I meant that you proved it to yourself, but I am very glad I could show you what we could be. If Sicameon is filled with griffons like you, it must be very nice place, indeed."
>>125712"Oh" She pulls her head away looking over to the right and down, smiles in a manner like a wince, and looks away
"Yeah"
And after a moment
"It is nice. Carefree Griffins who tend to their own parishes, and rolling hills and mountains, with green pastures and fields of tomatoes"
She then looks
>>125713He gives his griffon friend a friendly squeeze.
"I am sorry, I did not want to make you upset."
>>125714That was supposed to mean embarrassmentAlso, that was supposed to say that she looks back to Silver before she talks about Sicameon"No, you didn't" looking away
>>125715He looks back up to the griffon.
"If you are not leaving immediately for Aquiliea tomorrow, it would be nice to get to know you better in more peaceful situation."
>>125716Looking down
"I have to wonder if getting to Aquellia is even possible, especially after how my last attempt turned out"
She looks back up to Silver, with a smile starting to form
"I suppose I could get to know you, yes. You seem nice enough, and I can't say I know very many creatures in this town"
>>125717Silver smiles like a colt being told that school's been cancelled due to snow.
>>125718"Heheh"
She smiles back
"Did you... say you could help me find a place to stay?"
>>125719Silver nods, and continues to smile at her.
"I believe I did. I think I can still manage it, for you."
>>125721He givers her one last squeeze, then releases her.
"Just little bit further. I am going to check up on Khoi since I have not done so yet, then I will be back."
>>125722She has become somewhat acclimated to Silver's hugs and touching, not flinching or resisting
"Alright. She a good gri-creature"
>>125723Silver nods.
"That she is, like you."
He waves goodbye to her for the moment, then goes over to Khoi.
>>125724She is hovering over the Stallion, who is moving about, looking sort of like a colt thrashing about in a dream
>>125726"I.... I think so. His bones are broken though. Not just broken. Severed"
>>125727"Poor colt...I hope ambulance gets here soon. As excellent healer you are, this is far beyond any of us with what we have."
>>125728"Yes. I had very limited experience in medicine, when I was conscripted by the King's forces to be a part of the triage for the fighting outside Cửa Sông..." She's silent for a moment, and then a moment more, as if frozen in place
"But no, I am no medic. Still though, that Knight did good in sewing him up"
>>125729Silver looks back to look at the stitches she gave him earlier.
"I would say you are quite skilled, myself."
>>125730She smiles, with a "heh" of a laugh
"Still, I am not good enough..."
>>125731The unicorn looks over at the kirin.
"Do not do that to yourself. You did everything you could with what you had, and considering how little we did have, you did lot."
>>125732"I was thinking of Cửa Sông..." she answers in a hollow tone, looking past Silver to the far end of the Sanctuary. Then she snaps back, and looks to him
"But these two will make it, I think. And so will you"
>>125733Silver smiles, and looks to his own wounds.
"What, this? I have had worse. Can not feel thing from them, in fact."
>>125734She smiles back to him
"You must be an old warrior. Very seasoned"
>>125735Silver nods, and uses his magic to move aside some of his fur to show some scarring underneath.
"Fifty years of experience. My sword and I have been together for very long time."
>>125736"Wow"
She hovers her split hoof over the fur, though of course she does not touch it
"You fight as a career?" She looks right at him with almost the curiosity of a child. "Are you a Youxia?"
>>125737Silver tilts his head slightly.
"What is Youxia? I am not familiar with term."
>>125739KekAlso, I haven't seen a UAE flag in a while>>125738"Knights who roam around, doing good deeds and fighting for good. Not tied to a Theme or Province, sometimes not even to a King"
>>125740Her description seems to make Silver infatuated with the idea.
"Wow..."
He sighs to himself, looking forward.
"I wish I was. It is part of reason why I choose to go out and adventure in first place, but after trouble finding enough money to live on when I was young, it took more form of mercenary work, and it became more about money than doing good...I think, however, I would like to follow that ideal from now on, while this old pony still has strength inside him. Being Youxia sounds nice."
>>125739Kek. Bit by bit... [Read more] >>125741She continues looking up at him, blinking and tilting her head
"Mercenary work? Huh. That was not common in Ngua. Still, my grandfather was in the King's Army during the war of independence. My great uncle too. He died in it. But to fight for good itself... That is better than for a king or for money. Or out of necessity..."
>>125744Silver nods at her last sentiment.
"Do you still have purse of Bits I gave you when we rescued you?"
>>125745"Yes"
She turns back, and with a glow of magenta magic, pulls out the purse
>>125746With his own blue magic glow, he holds out a stack of 500 Bits in notes for her.
"I have some more to add to purse."
>>125747She smiles
"Oh."
Now awkwardly
"Heh"
But she pushes it back
"Still, I am not sure I can accept"
>>125748He continues to hold it out.
"Please, I insist. It is not as if I was putting it to good use, anyways."
>>125749She takes it back
"If you insist"
She looks at the pouch
"I will likely need it...."
>>125750Silver nods, and smiles at her.
"If you ever need help, you can always come to me. Oh, and I have place you can stay, too, at Eastside Tavern."
>>125751She opens her mouth in a smile, and breaths in in excitement
"You have a place for me to stay as well?"
>>125753"I..." She seems pretty excited
"I thank you"
She breathes out, but contains her excitement, and does a small bow
Alright, after analyzing the map and determining where the specific mining site that the trouble (deaths and mutations) occurred, Brie is going to GO TO FUCKING SLEEP (he's at 4 hp btw).
>>125755Not a terrible choice
Brie is escorted to a building that used to be an inn, a two story wodden frame building with overhang and grape purple carpet. Th rooms don't have radios, but you can't always expect the best possible comfort. Other rooms in the end likewise have Changeling drones, one of whom has a pony mare, half of whom are not wearing uniforms, and a largely overlapping half are buzzed though not yet drunk. Macrurus sends out frantically for a telegram - only to be none to pleased by the response and in a state of anxiety. Brie's dogs follow him into the streets, where a singular colt goes up to try to pet him, before being barked off. Another comes into the hotel, awkwardly creating a physical obstacle to movement in the hallways, resulting in a drone having a tight squeeze
What is the preferred wake up time? (I mean, night or morning? The current time is still early, before sundown)
>>125756>InnI would have been content to sleep in the fancy cart, but if they're buying, I'll do it.
With the short sword under the pillow.
However long will be a full enough rest to restore most/all his HP. I need to kill something.
>>125757Night fall or daylight preferred?
>>125759Brie wakes up in the bed (assuming he sleeps in beds), having neither been stabbed nor bleeding out in his sleep, nor with lucid dreams of murder (only the non-lucid kind).
The only light from our side comes from a single street lamp
>>125754Silver bows back. He's open to a hug, if Khoi wanted one.