Bladecrest

[Gobbo]

He nodded, leaning back in his chair. "Yeah, blackhand. The kind of person that deals with... Underhanded and nefarious business. You managed to blackmail a hardened criminal, not an easy feat." he said with a laugh. "Not to mention that you managed to open that lock fairly easily, and people of your race tend to drift more towards the illegal lines of work."

 

[Shura]

"Ah good to know I have a talent for something." She chuckled before starting to unlace her boots and pull them off wanting to get comfortable. "hm I've heard that. Makes sense given we're naturally geared towards stealth and speed. Not bad with dexterity either." She muttered stretches out her legs under the table the days of wear of walking starting to take its toll. Stretching seemed to help though.

 

[Gobbo]

"Good career to get into, if you have the stomach for it. You might be surprised at how well you fare." he suggested, stretching a bit as well. He felt her leg brush up against his and pulled his leg away quickly, taking a drink of his wine.


"Anyways... I could teach you, if you want. If they start hunting for you outside of Bladecrest, it would be good to know how to disappear in crowds and hide in plain sight."

 

[Shura]

"I know a bout disappearing, Used to give my guards the slip all the time. But there's only so long you can hold out in a city where everyone knows your face." she muttered with shrug. "But it would be useful to learn, there's bound to be a whole team looking for me by now. Should take them a two or three days before they finish searching the city."

 

[Gobbo]

"I think we've covered our tracks well enough, it would take them weeks to even get this far. I hope." he said with a small shrug, reaching over to his bag. He pulled out the worn book that he was writing in and set it down on the table, sliding it over to her. "This is a sort of guidebook I'm writing. Inside are techniques and basics for being a proper thief. If anyone else got their hands on this, I'd be locked away for life. If you'd like, you can look through it. It might teach you a few things."

 

[Shura]

The nekos ears twitched curiously as she carefully picked up the old book and started looking through curious emerald eyes reading over the text. "Hm... Interesting..." She glanced over to him. "Planing on starting your own school for thievery?" She teased softly before going back to reading over the worn had written pages.

 

[Gobbo]

Elias laughed and shook his head. "No, no... It would be nice, to start up a guild, but I think I'd prefer taking on an apprentice." he explained, leaning his elbow on the table and his chin in his hand as he watched her read. "Less hassle, and less chance of getting caught." He turned a few pages for her, pointing out a section on stealth and pickpocketing. "Start here. Maybe during the festival we can cut a few purses."

 

[Shura]

Iris glanced over to Silver before reading over the pages focusing as much as her slightly drunken mind could. "hmk" She muttered softly looking over the pages reading them carefully. It was almost like one of her text books only the information was way more interesting.

 

[Gobbo]

Elias watched her for a long few moments, smiling a little as he puffed on his pipe. She actually seemed interested in his line of work, which was odd. Most people hated him for what he was, but she didn't. "If you have any questions, feel free to ask. I was taught by the best, I don't mind passing on some information."

 

[Shura]

"Mhmm." She answered softly eyes still scanning over the text though it seemed she was starting to nod off while reading. The effect of a full stomach and wine was starting to hit her combining with the exhaustion from walking for two nights straight. Her eyes slowly fell to half lidded."Mmm Might be better if I read it when I'm more awake" She yawned.

 

[Gobbo]

Elias nodded. He was nocturnal, so he wouldn't start getting tired until near sunrise. "Alright. I'm going to see if there's anything I can learn about the artifacts, so go ahead and get a bath and some sleep. I won't be very long, I hope." he said, standing. The thought of work seemed to ease the buzz from the wine as he stretched, walking over to pull on his cloak. He smiled a bit, glancing over at her for a moment. "Sleep well, I'll be back soon."

 

[Shura]

"hm alright. Be safe." She yawned not giving her parting remark much of a second though as she got up and shuffled over to her bag. The thought of a warm bath was an all too tempting one. Once Silver was gone she grabbed up a change of clothes before shuffling to the bathroom and starting the water to fill the tub. She pulled off her clothes making a mental note tow wash them along side her cloak. Once enough water had filled the tub she added a bit of scented salt causing a warm scent of lavender to rise up from the bath. Then stepped in wincing slightly at the initial head but the slowly sinking into the water easing the aches and pains of travel.

 

[Gobbo]

Elias left, heading downstairs and out into the street. He blended easily into the crowds, looking for someone that he knew there. He headed back into the seedier districts, where the foot traffic was less, and ducked into what looked like an abandoned building.


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After some time he came back out and headed back towards the Inn, slipping a piece of parchment into his pocket. It didn't take him long to get back, even with the crowds the way they were. He had gotten the information he needed, and had to pay quite a bit for the maps and layouts of the building. The bracelets were there, being held in a secure vault until after the festival where they'd be displayed. Glad with that news, he headed back up into the room, opening the door and slipping inside.

 

[Shura]

By the time Elias had gotten back Iris had already bathed and washed her clothes with what was left of the water letting them dry in the bathroom. She tried reading little more into the book but eventually ended up passing out. She laid curled up on one side of the sizable bed curled up under the covers, her damp crimson hair sticking to her face and neck. The book was partially tuck under the pillow as she slept.

 

[Gobbo]

Elias watched her for a few moments, smiling. He was pretty sure it was just the wine, but watching her sleep like that was almost beautiful. Quickly shaking those thoughts out of his head he went into the bathroom and got cleaned up and ready for bed.


Stepping out of the bathroom he pulled on a pair of soft linen pants, the mix of the wine and the scent of lavender in the room relaxing him. He climbed into bed next to her, sighing softly as he got comfortable. The bed was big enough that he wouldn't be too close to her, but he could feel her body heat radiating off of her, an oddly comforting feeling. The smell of lavender was pleasant, and soon he was asleep, not even bothering to put use the spell he normally did when he slept.

 

[Shura]

The day past peacefully and without much activity aside from the preparation the of the towns people outside of the in. Iris probably got the best sleep she ever had. Over the coarse of the day she'd shifted and turned inching closer to the dark elf but not quite touching. She curled up in a peaceful sleep purring softly.

 

[Gobbo]

Elias slept soundly for the first time in what felt like months, and for once wasn't fitful in his sleep. At some point when she inched closer to him he turned over, facing her, his skin lightly touching hers. He didn't seem to mind the contact, a tiny smile on his face as he slept deeply. At some point before sunset he had slipped an arm around her waist.

 

[Shura]

The sun began to sink and night start when Iris started to wake. She was vaguely aware of something wrapped around her waist as she felt warm and very comfortable. She nuzzled her face into her pillow purring softly before opening her eyes and realizing her so called pillow was actually someone chest. She blushed curiously and pulled back seeing that the two of them had ended up rather close over the course of the night and tried to carefully pull away.

 

[Gobbo]

Elias hadn't woken up yet, even with her pulling away from him. He didn't offer any resistance, rolling onto his back with a little murr. His arms lifted over his head, his hands hanging over the top of the bed as he slept, his breathing deep and steady.

 

[Shura]

Iris sighed when he let her go glad to have gotten out of a potentially embarrassing situation. She laid back putting some space between them feeling disappointingly cooler than before though. She stared at Silver a moment taking not of how peaceful and relaxed he was when sleeping, kind of hansom in his own way. She realized what she was thinking and shook off the notion thinking her self crazy for such thoughts. He was a Thief, criminal someone who moved in a nomadic life style skirting around laws and rules. Then again that kind of life didn't sound so bad... even so he had made some heavy hints already that he didn't want her around.

 

[Gobbo]

Elias murred quietly in his sleep, shifting and stretching his legs out some. The blanket moved, showing that he didn't just have those white markings on his cheeks, they stretched down into rather elaborate patterning on his chest and stomach. He noticed his source of warmth had left and slowly started to wake up, his hair falling in front of his face as his eyes flitted open slowly, looking over at her for a moment.


"'Mornin'... Did you sleep well?" he asked, still not fully awake yet.

 

[Shura]

Iris followed the markings down his chest finding the intricate patters fairly interesting until he started to shift again. Her ears perked up when he spoke a faint blush still coloring her cheeks but she managed to keep her calm. "Morning, yeah, probably the best in a while." She yawned.

 

[Gobbo]

Elias watched her for a few moments as he sat up, the patterns on his back as well. "Never seen a neko blush before. Interesting." he said, obviously sobered up. He couldn't help gut grin as he watched her reaction, noticing that she was looking at his markings. "Wondering what they are?"

 

[Shura]

Iris managed to keep from blushing harder as he took notice of her already flush face. She really couldn't help it given how they had woken up, thankfully he didn't realize it. She glanced up at him noticing more marking before nodding. "Never seen anything like'em."

 

[Gobbo]

Elias swung his legs off the bed and stood, stretching hugely. He may not have had a lot of muscle, but what he had was taut and wiry. "They're markings for my tribe. Rites of passage, and symbols for protection and strength. My whole body's covered." he explained, cracking his neck loudly. He turned to face her with a little smile, brushing his hair from his face. "The lavender was a nice touch last night. I haven't slept like that in ages."