[Calieo]

       Though she only had to wait a fraction of the planet's rotation, any time not spent searching for the key was considered wasted in Calieo's eyes. How long she had before that benevolent vagabond passed by to check up on her again, the warrior had no idea. He'd come looking for her though, and it would complicate things to no end. Bitter thoughts circled about the knight's head as she waited, growing upon themselves with every passing minute. 

       As Calieo's thoughts began to border on the edge of obscenely violent, the jagged and rocky form of the merchant's beast finally showed itself. Atop it the merchant clung to the creature's back, waving towards Calieo once she drew closer. While the knight was prepared to take out her pent up aggression on her soon to be guide, the woman's question disarmed such thoughts and Calieo listened carefully to the pronunciations of what she would have to call them.

       "A name, yes," Calieo grinned, pride welling up from within as she thought of the awe her name had inspired with a few of the mountain people she'd met. "I am Calieo. Embodiment of your day star, ruler of all that is pure, bain of the night, and the soon to be the saviour of this world," the gilded knight announced, emphasizing her words with a flourish of her hand. She'd met a few mountain people on her way to this settlement, a few dropping to their knees and a few taking offense after her short introduction. Those that acted against her had been cleansed. Rather than give praise however Denise followed up with another question regarding how they were to depart, the forward thinking appreciated though Calieo felt a little confused without recieving such a dramatic reaction. 

       "A horse? No I do not have a horse, yours is the first I've encountered," Calieo began, looking up at Helvyra assuming that it had been what she meant. The idea of riding something was a little conflicting; on one hand it proved dominance over another creature, but it also meant reliance on it. While she took a moment to consider a response, a vaguely familiar voice pulled her from such thoughts and gained the knight's attention. It took a moment to recognize the figure approaching, but Calieo soon realized it was the girl she had pushed aside in the market earlier. At first the knight assumed she just wanted to complain more, but her question proved quite relevant to the quest at hand. 

       "You mean you seek information on such things as well?" Calieo inquired, turning away from Denise and her rock creature to better face this curious stranger. Whoever she was the girl looked odd to say the least; short, oddly dressed, and carrying quite a lot with her. "Tell me, do you know anything of an artifact about the size of a human head, shaped like a circle with three points? It's of the utmost urgency I find it and this wares pedlar here claims it to be in some place called Nevergate." Calieo gestured towards Denise at her mention, staring down at the girl with a sort of judgmental scrutiny.