[center][u][h2][color=7ea7d8]Jeanne Christina Roussin[/color][/h2][/u][/center]

Taking in Fae’s words, Ris’ expression darkened significantly. Splitting up had never proven to be a good idea for their group, even more so when it included two strangers. Ris took a few moments to think over Fae’s words, biting her lip in frustration. Could be that he was lying of course, that there [i]was[/i] more room in his hideout… Regardless, it wouldn’t be the best of plans to irritate the one they relied on for shelter, liar or not. It would be best to go along with Fae’s wishes, at least for now. Which brought her to the next topic; Who to send to Alfheim and who to keep close? The new guy –whose name she wasn’t even sure of- would have to be one. It was bad enough to rely on one stranger, let alone drag along another. The real question was who would accompany Green Eyes. Rich wouldn’t be useful in a fight any time soon, he would have to stay behind and recover whether he liked it or not. She definitely didn’t want Levi to go on a long journey with some stranger and Romeo and Hilde would most likely outright refuse the task since it wouldn’t involve killing or hunting down  Magi. That only left her and Dike.

[color=7ea7d8]“Give us a moment.”[/color] She said quietly to Fae wile handing the halter of her horse to Levi. A curt hand movement urged Dike to step away from the group for a moment. Seeing their lack of time and the imminent danger, they didn’t go very far. They merely walked far enough so that their hushed voices would be inaudible to the group.

Ris hurriedly shared her deductions thus far, making sure only Dike could hear her words. “[color=7ea7d8]I’d like to stay behind to get some more information from that Fae. And I need someone I can trust to go along with that other guy. Besides, I know how to keep in contact with you and it’d be rather helpful if you’d be able to learn more of whom Fae is trying to contact and why exactly. He mentioned something about a rebellion before…”[/color] She could almost hear Dike’s reservations, painstakingly obvious to her in his twitchy eye and the wrinkles created by his eyebrows. [color=7ea7d8]“I know that look, Dike. No, of course I don’t trust him completely, which is why I want you to do some research of your own. I’m no longer Sophie’s silly naïve girl, Daniel.”[/color] She added, her voice but a little hoarse. 

It took  Dike some contemplating, his arms crossed and left eye still twitching slightly. Not long after that he nodded, seeing the reason in her words. [color=fff79a]“Alright, I’ll play the carrier pigeon for now. Just send a message to Irene or Lucas if need be, I’ll be sure to pass by them on the way to Alfheim.”[/color] He took a few long strides to return to the waiting group. [color=fff79a]“Also, I think it would be nice if we could get at least one horse, seeing how we’ll be travelling the greater distance.”[/color] He added, raising his voice a little so that the others could hear him.

Ris nodded in agreement, she had been thinking the same. [color=7ea7d8]“Levi can ride with Hilde. After all, it’s only thirty minutes, right? And I can share a horse with Romeo. That way, the two who are going to Alfheim will be able to make a better time.”[/color] She shot Rich a menacing look before he could complain about riding alone. Fortunately her expression proved enough to let him shut up for once. [color=7ea7d8]“With that message being as important as it is, I doubt you’ll have any objections, right?”[/color] She turned to look at Fae at that last sentence and finally she turned to the man whose name she still didn’t know. 

[color=7ea7d8]“We decided that you will accompany Dike to deliver the message. Feel free to decline, you can go wherever you want. On foot that is. I’m not responsible for you and neither are you obliged to join our little undertaking, but I would advise you to get as far away from this place as possible.”[/color] She told him, perhaps a little harsher than necessary. She just wanted to be sure that Dike wouldn’t end up with someone who would be unmotivated to help him if need be. And travelling a long distance in a world like this, one would surely end up in trouble one way or the other.