[b]Mags:[/b]

The voice of the booming giant made Mags nearly drop her dagger in astonishment. Knees buckling briefly, the girl's mind was sent racing, and didn't comprehend the Skayleigh's question. While she had been gazing up at the broad face of the half-Elf, she was caught unawares by yet another booming voice, this one originating lower to the ground, however.


"Oi! What's yer name lass? Be ye fey, or friend?"

[i]I have no idea what he just said.[/i]

"Feh, fey? I don't-"

Flanked on both sides by a dwarf and a giant, a very small part of Mag's mind appreciated the strange pattern that was fulfilled when a human who was practically eye level with her stepped forward, smiling and leaning in, saying,

'Greetings and hello, my good lady!' [i]I've never been called 'lady' before.[/i]

'My, my, aren't you a sight for sore eyes?' [i]I am?[/i]

'If my companions to either side of me are being somewhat needlessly threatening apologise for their behaviour in their stead; we've been travelling for a while, and I think everybody is just a little touchy as a result. [i]Who ARE these people?[/i]

'I'm Settionne, a priest of the gods' [i]Oh sweet blessings. Marauders don't travel with priests.[/i]

'and might I ask what your name is?'

The few haphazard etiquette lessons Mags had undergone as a girl came back to her mechanically, her mind struggling to catch up.

Taking the pale priests hand, Mags attempted a fumbling curtsy, saying in a small voice, 

"A pleasure to meet you, Messir Settione. I'm Mags. Well, Marguerite, but everyone calls me Mags, I guess." 

Weakly dropping her hand, Mags blinked, realized that she was still holding her dagger limply at her side, and deliberately slid it into the sheath at her thigh, collecting herself as she did so. 

Taking a deep breath in, she continued,

"I'm a.. Discoverer, I guess? I spend most of my time going between the wilderness, finding ruins out here and studying their magic.  I've been looking for a dragon, because I've heard it might know something about the lost city I'm looking for. Do you have an idea of where I could find one?"