[color=f26522]"Why do all you people have the urge to call me mister? Do I really look that old. Yeah I got grey hair and all but that's just how it is. I'm only thirty years old damn it!"[/color] Jiro grumbled as he listened to the group spout their stories. He kept his eyes forward and he KNEW that Zaku was probably in the back lamenting his life choices up until the point where he decided it'd be best to go with the mercenary all those years ago. Even worse when Isabelle started to giggle about the story, [color=fff200]"I can't understand why rattle snakes would be such a big deal to a pegasus knight but hey they are pretty nasty."[/color] Isabelle said as Samantha suddenly flew past her and she looked up at the sky. [color=fff200]"Pegasus knights are so pretty when the fly in the air don't you guys think?"[/color] Isabelle asked as Jiro told her to be quiet which made he pout but she did so as Jiro told her he wanted to hear the 'great story' of how the smartass tactician got his ass handed to him by a girl. 

When Matt was finished talking it was Zaku who started to talk first which was strange considering his usual silent demeanor, [color=0054a6]"That is why you never underestimate an opponent. Gender, status, weapon style, and even clothing can all be used as a clever guise in an attempt to fool any possible opponents. I've never been to your home but it sounds like a place where fools live. I thought Duke Virion was a man of more worth than what you describe. To allow such concepts to grow there is unacceptable."[/color] Zaku simply stated as Jiro grunted. [color=f26522]"Nice story kid let's just hope that you don't get hung by a flag pole. I'd have to get you down and that's would be a pain."[/color] Jiro said without much care on the subject matter. It was nice to know the kid had a friend so he wouldn't need to lug him around forever. [color=f26522]"I don't got any real interesting stories that I'm allowed to tell. Suffice to say I've seen and heard some shit in my life time. I grew up in the back alleys of some no name town. I learned from my old man who was a cut purse. Called me the best sword arm he'd seen. No idea where it came from because my old lady is a merchant. Who knows I guess it's just something I got from my grandparents maybe. Who knows how it came to be. I traveled a bit and I picked up to dynamic duo over here and here I am now."[/color] Jiro told the information like it was just something on a newspaper. 

Far ahead Samantha could make out the sight of a broken down caravan with no people nearby. It looked abandoned and simply sat there dejectedly in the middle of the road.