[B]Kristoph[/B]

Kristoph just stared at the girl in silence. Finally, after a moment he slowly removed his hood so she could clearly see his equally annoyed expression, "Madame, could you please kindly get your head out of the gutter? Why would you even think that?" clearly he was not amused in the slightest. Then the brat had the gull to demand payment in exchange for showing him the pegasus' owner, who was apparently named Barst, "You insult me to my face and then expect me to [i]pay[/i] you?" he said, becoming increasingly frustrated. He might have said more, but just decided to walk away, not interested in starting an altercation with this whelp of a girl, and mumbling under his breath "...wasting my time." being the only audible part of whatever he'd just said.

He did think about the name he'd just learned though. Barst...? Barst...? Was it a name he knew? It sounded vaguely familiar but Kristoph couldn't be sure. Perhaps if he saw the man's face he might remember something, but that was obviously not going to happen with how unhelpful these mercenary oafs were being. He even considered taking Simon and finding another town, but only just for a moment. If this Barst was really Caldegian as Kristoph expected, then he would be his best bet for attaining the ear of whomever was in charge.

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[B]Simon[/B]

"I see. In that case, I'll look forward to working with you then." said Simon with a polite smile. Her mention of Caldegia garnered a brief frown on his face, but he nodded in response and took a drink from his own cup, "Horrible is an... understatement, I'd say." he closed his eyes a moment, it wasn't hard to guess he was remembering the invasion. But then he opened them again, suddenly his face showing one of grit determination.

"But that's why my father and I have come," he said, clenching a fist, "by our honor we will reclaim our home, and avenge our fallen comrades." this of course made his and his father's motivation clear. They wanted justice for what happened. Or was it revenge? Perhaps it was even both...?