[center][h1][color=ed1c24]Cody Bloodstein[/color][/h1][/center]
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The tone and volume of the foreman's voice made Cody flinch visibly. The man was rather large and seemed quite angry, and seeing as Cody wasn't a usual combatant it wasn't difficult to make him flinch like so.
What the foreman said though was pretty dead on and somewhat expected for someone in his position. These workers were his priority, he was meant to keep them safe and sound while they worked yet they kept going missing. That coupled with the fact the quest had been on the board for months before Cody had taken it....
He couldn't help but a feel a tinge of guilt, though in that same vein he had only recently joined the guild and hadn't paid much attention to the board as he wanted to make sure he wouldn't be dead weight on such a mission as this.

[color=ed1c24]"Thank you for your time foreman, we will get them back."[/color]Seeing as James said all that really needed to be said, Cody left the stressed builder to go about his work before following after his mentor. As they walked, James asked for his opinion on the matter at hand.
Obviously James had his own theories, so either he wanted to see they were on the same page or this was another one of those 'tests' he did to keep Cody on his toes. Regardless, the younger boy took a moment.
Thinking on the information the foreman had given them for a brief moment, the younger boy gave his answer to James.
[color=ed1c24]"Hmmm I'm not too sure what to think. I don't know enough about the bandits to know if this is sloppy work by them or not, I mean this could just as easily be a trap or they're feeding false information. I mean, this could be a cunning ploy. Or it could be overconfidence on their part."[/color] Shrugging, Cody continued to weigh up which one seemed more suiting to the situation.

[color=ed1c24]"But...if I had to make an educated guess, considering how long they've gotten away with this, I think it might be sloppiness on the part of perhaps overconfidence, and maybe a tad of incompetence. I mean, what would they lose from Mr Takafumi learning this information? They clearly don't see him as a threat."[/color] Still not seeming sure, Cody gave his final answer on the situation at hand. It mightn't be the correct one, nor might it even be the same one that James held. But if Cody was wrong, then he could use this as another stepping stone to improve himself.
[color=ed1c24]"And if it is indeed a trap, then we simply need continue with caution to make sure we don't fall for it."[/color]

[center][h1][color=f49ac2]Jasmine Lockwood[/color] and [color=slateblue]Ariel/Ethel[/color][/h1][/center]
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With a combination of anxiety and confusion being prominent over the new sensation she felt, Jasmine had quickly moved to where the small group of Dalton, Jamie, Nolan and 'Ariel' were. The man she had soaked, she felt like she recognised him but couldn't quite place her finger on it.
She felt like he was one of the more (in)famous members of the guild, but with how his drenched hair and clothes clung to him it made it a tad more difficult for her to recognise him considering she was certain she hadn't met him before anyway.
But more importantly, he looked bewildered at being drenched and who could blame him?
Not knowing that the look he had was simply how he usually looked, grumpy, she felt like it was her fault that he seemed to be mad. Of course, she was partly to blame but she was probably more the last nail than anything else.
[color=f49ac2]"I-I'm sorry...umm, I..I don't know what happened myself."[/color] Working up every ounce of courage she had, she managed to at least try and talk to Nolan, who from her perspective was intimidating as fronting up to your mother after having broken her favorite china. Her nerves weren't helped by the fact she also had no idea what had happened.
Gripping the bottom of her dress tightly, she suddenly felt a wave of nausea wash over her. Like before, a series of new sensations seemed to bubble to the surface. She also felt the sudden urge to need to speak with Penny.
She wasn't sure why, or what about, but she just needed to tell someone...something. It was on the tip of her tongue. And it was important, but she didn't know where Penny was....
Jamie was right there, but it would seem that she might have her hands full?
[color=f49ac2]"I...I'm sorry...umm, I-I don't know your name. Jasmine, Jasmine Lockwood."[/color] Realising that despite her having come over to apologise to Nolan, she seemed to be off with the fairies.
Oh god, she hadn't made the man anymore mad at her had she?! Just the very thought made her grow visibly pale as she slowly backed towards Jamine.
[color=f49ac2]"Master Jamie...um. I-I feel like..there's something wrong with me."[/color] She knew whatever was on the tip of her tongue was important, but what was it?!
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Feeling a hand place itself on her shoulder, the confused young woman turned back to look at Jamie. This woman looked both familiar, yet at the same time she had no idea who she was.
[color=slateblue]"Master Jamie?"[/color] She seemed unsure as to whether or not that was the new woman's name. She looked back towards Ferrin, then back towards Jamie before frowning.
[color=slateblue]"Ariel doesn't want to wait. Ethel needs to talk to him."[/color] Gesturing to Ferrin as she spoke, the young woman went to shake Jamie's hand off of her shoulder.
[color=slateblue]"Jamie can't stop Ethel. Sora says no one can tell Ariel what to do."[/color] At her own words, she seemed to pause uncertainly. Who was Sora again?
Even though she had used the name, she herself didn't seem to know the person yet also felt like she knew him. It was a feeling that was hard to describe, but it was both infuriating and frustrating. Yet despite that, she felt incredibly calm and in control.
Unless physically restrained she would proceed to then continue walking towards Ferrin, simply following the powerful and unknown attraction she felt towards this man she had never met before in her life.
Among all the uncertainties she felt right now, that one fact alone she knew was 100% true.