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The monk gave her friend a hug in return, but before she could really study or respond to Sonya, Dixon was over by them, shooing the crowd away by the way of commands. She had to admit it was a relief and the man seemed to catch sight of that, though the wink made her raise her eyebrow and just smirk. It was certainly flattering, though she wondered how far that'd truly go, if the man ever learned what sort of person Odessa was. Regardless, her attention turned back to Sonya, tilting her head slightly. With a slowly growing smile, she blushed slightly herself as she finally realized how shy the masked woman sounded, subtly thinking of why that might be. [color=fe7e53][b]"Of course I'd keep my promise,"[/b][/color] she said with resolve. [color=fe7e53][b]"I sort of.. see myself as your guardian now.. lest you refuse my self-appointed station."[/b][/color] Odessa smirked, fairly confident that Sonya would not. [color=fe7e53][b]"But yes, let's gather the camp and tend to the wounded as much as we can - we'll find each other later, aye?"[/b][/color] Though Odessa still felt slightly at odds, she still knew things needed to be done.

[b][i][h3]Later...[/h3][/i][/b]

Silas had gathered the group of warriors and sold them a pitch - to form a mercenary group. A lot of the team leaders were there, along with some of the more skilled and unique individuals (Sonya included, of course), making Odessa glance around. Taking slight notice of Stefano's stare, she pursed her lips and kept quiet for the most part, especially since he had given them all time to ponder the proposition. She wandered away slowly in thought. [color=fe7e53][i]'I don't do it for the coin though..'[/i][/color] she said softly, folding her arms over her chest as she strolled around the edge of the camp. [color=fe7e53][i]'But it might give me an opportunity to do some good. At the least, I could honor Ashley.. hm.'[/i][/color] Before long, she found herself briskly walking over to Sonya and waving her attention to gain the smaller woman's attention.

[color=fe7e53][b]"So.. are you going to take their offer?"[/b][/color] she asked. [color=fe7e53][b]"I think I'd still be keen to be your acting guardian, if you did.. though I'd really hope they do good - real good - more so than other groups."[/b][/color] She paused, weaving her fingers through her hair in thought. [color=fe7e53][b]"I guess it's fair to share with you something - I had someone special.. her name was Ashley.. but, before anything could happen, she fell in battle."[/b][/color] Her expression tinged in pain before letting out a small sigh. [color=fe7e53][b]"Either way, I meant to honor her passing by doing good, like she always wanted. That's why I ended up joining this battle.. either way.. what do you think?"[/b][/color] She let her arms down and looked intently at Sonya, mostly watching her body language since reading her expression was out of question. If it wasn't obvious by now Sonya could likely tell that Odessa, for some reason, was looking to her for an answer.

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