[Tirñea]

	Tirñea listened intently to everything the knight had to say, only catching a few snippets of the conversation directly beside them. Mentally she ran over the correct pronunciation of the city a few times, then took a moment to consider everything she'd been told to keep her next question from sounding foolish. Was everyone in this city a hunter? The knight had spoken of such an activity like it was a common pass time, the idea worrying Tirñea since as far as she knew the beasts in this land could be very dangerous.

	"The hunters?" Tirñea questioned, still unsure who the knight was directing her towards. Quickly she looked around at the people walking in and out of the city, nobody in particular standing out other than what few individuals carried weapons. Looking back to the knight, Tirñea noticed as the woman adjusted her hold on the hammer she carried, then realized the other two nearby were also carrying weaponry. Though she looked most like what Tirñea could imagine a hunter as, the knight had already explained that she was military. The other two weren't wearing any uniform by the looks of it though, and since they were close it was a fair guess. "Those two," Tirñea started, lowering her map and looking towards the woman in green and man in red, "are they hunters?" She spoke softly enough to try and avoid being overheard by either of them, but since they were so near it was a little obvious that her attention was now on them.

        The man in red's response caught Tirñea off guard, though his cheerful demenour elicited a smile from the startled girl. "Tirñea, it is nice to meet you too," she replied, fairly pleased that this Jaimie fellow had introduced himself as a hunter. He spoke cheerfully, introducing the other two he was with but omitting their names. If the woman in green was paying Jaimie to kill something she might not be a hunter after all, but rather than assume Tirñea stayed silent to see what she or the knight might have to say.
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[Calieo]

	Calieo's grin deflated the moment the merchant began to explain her tedious demands again. Still though, the knight listened to what ashen skinned woman had to say. The idea of a guide was insulting at best, even if Calieo knew absolutely nothing regarding the place she wanted to travel. Still though, she'd known nothing of what the mountains would be like to navigate, and here she was without so much as a few bruises. An informed decision just might be beneficial this time around though, if all that the merchant was saying had even some truth to it. 

	"I know not what this 'soul' you speak of is, but you should know that I'm not only willing, but eager to give up life and limb to find what I need," Calieo proposed, hoping the answer would somehow please this uncooperative fool. Whatever sacrifices needed to be made would be done, and though Calieo truthfully meant what she'd just said, there were far more expendable lives and limbs than her own. After thinking for a moment though, the knight considered that these things might not be enough still. These people were obsessed with currency, such a wasteful practice, but still perhaps it could serve a purpose.

	For a moment Calieo looked around the market, her eyes watching as people exchanged handfuls of metal discs. Dull browns, soft greys, and the heavily contrasted glimmer of gold. A short ways away, the sight of someone pushing their way through the crowds amidst angry shouting brought a slight grin the Calieo's lips, then she finally returned her attention to the merchant standing above her. "Perhaps, if you would be willing to aid me in such a noble cause, there would be plentiful compensation of the- shiny variety," Calieo proposed, failing to recall a word for valuable things. "Though I carry nothing with me, with my influence I can ensure whatever amount of monetary compensation you require will be fulfilled. That is, if you're willing to help me reach my goal," Calieo went on, putting on a more sincere smile this time and raising an inquisitive eyebrow.