A new place had opened while they were away, it was called Red's and the food looked really good. As he was sitting and checking out a menu he heard a familiar voice, [color=f26522]"hey there good lookin', glad you like the duds I picked out for you."[/color] Looking up it was the elven guy who helped at the store when Morthos did his makeover, Eddie....no, Edwin. [color=f26522]"You don't mind if I join you, do you?"[/color]

[color=red]"No, go ahead, I'm alone tonight, feel free,"[/color] Morthos wished he wasn't alone tonight but that's how it was. He was sure Jax was busy with something at the church anyways.

[color=f26522]"Oh same for me, my boo is out of town for a few days visiting family. Where's the cutie who came shopping with you? You guys were cute together."[/color]

Morthos sighed slightly, trying to keep himself from sounded downtrodden, [color=red]"she's busy with something else tonight. And we're not together, we're just friends. She made that abundantly clear,"[/color] he mumbled that last part, but Edwin still heard him.

[color=f26522]"Oh honey, I could tell from when you were in my shop that she's in to you, with good reason too. Just don't give up on her, girls are complicated."[/color]

Morthos didn't really want to get in to it with Edwin, luckily a waiter came up to take their order which was a welcome distraction. The rest of the meal went off without relationship talk, they moved to something Morthos was much more comfortable with, magic. Edwin was skilled with illusion magic. Morthos was a bit familiar with that type of magic, his ghost sound ability was a form of illusion magic, and illusion magic paired nicely with charm magic which his mother was quite adept at.

[color=f26522]"How come you never used a glamour to change how you look if you didn't like the looks people gave you? I could even do one for you"[/color]

Morthos had considered something like that before, just to make him look more like a normal person, but he never would have really done it. [color=red]"I guess it's because I'm not ashamed of who I am and where I come from,"[/color] Morthos said to Edwin, trying to articulate exactly how he felt, [color=red]"my people were nobles. We hailed from a great and powerful empire, I'm proud of that history, and if other people don't like how I look they can deal with it. I kinda just figured that out recently."[/color]

[color=f26522]"Well I'm glad you're feeling better about yourself"[/color]

Morthos smiled, he was feeling better, talking with Edwin had really cheered him up, [color=red]"thanks for sitting with me Edwin, I'll pay for dinner. Don't you protest or I'm never shopping at your store again."[/color]

Edwin just rolled his eyes in an exasperated way but smiled slyly, [color=f26522]"oh alright. But I'm getting the bill next time, maybe a double date when that girl figures out you're a great guy."[/color]

[color=red]"We'll see, I know where to find you,"[/color] Morthos paid the bill and they went their separate ways. After that Morthos just kind of wandered the town, not sure where he would go next.