Varis, in his deep moment of concentration and thinking, absentmindedly grabbed both the dagger and the black gem from Ellis, nodding as he spoke, unaware of what he said as he placed his dagger into its scabbard. Varis slowly raised his finger to his cheek, prodding it slightly as his brow furrowed and his head lowered, his gaze settled on the ground as he thought the same thing over and over. [i]What the hell is wrong with me?[/i] Varis asked repeatedly, with every time he repeating, it became more of a statement than a question. [i]I fail some stupid assassination and I cry like an orphaned child over it?[/i] He shook his head as he absentmindedly placed the black gem into one of the pockets that were located on the side of his hip, unaware that he himself was an "[i]orphaned child[/i]." [i]Hell are they going to do to me? Yell at me? This is my first failure. It's not like they'll send other assassins after me to "teach me a lesson..."[/i] He scoffed before turning around, still in his deep thought of thinking. It appeared that his mindset was back, more or less due to Ellyn's wonderful song, but perhaps it was better to have Varis in his other, more depressed state than his normal state? [i]Hell, what ARE they going to do me?[/i] Varis prodded his cheek not once, not twice, not even thrice, but instead, four times. He let out a small, somewhat annoyed sigh before taking a step forward without even realizing he had done so. [i]... Nothing. They're going to do nothing... I swear, I'm going to kill that mage who sent us on this quest as soon as I see him,[/i] [i]"Well Varis, good to see your trying to make friends. Well to the others anyways. I kind thought and felt special when it was just me you decided to socialize with."[/i] Varis turned around at the sound of Vivian, staring at her with his eyebrow raised. "Hell are [i]friends[/i]?" Varis asked. Perhaps it was better to have Varis in his other, more depressed state.