[color=C6DEFF][center][h1]Bast Ragoczy[/h1][/center][/color]

Bast heard quietly as Gina explained about Valerie and the situation in general. As Gina mentioned the reason why Valerie was a bit... different from the others, Bast simply nodded. He could understand what violence could do to a person, but as Gina continued, he couldn't help but show a bit of disappointment on his voice when she referred to the city as the domains of 'Lady Eros'.
It was simply unthinkable to want to keep a town completely safe and without violence without having a military force of some sorts to protect the place. For him, that thought was too naïve and gullible. Especially with their city being close to the infamous Varjo.

[color=C6DEFF]"Miss Gina... I do understand and respect your wish to have a peaceful and tranquil lifestyle, but I would heavily recommend you guys to have a trained military force of some sorts to keep the town peaceful. As you said yourself, Varjo is not a... good place to live. There are some people in this world that do not care about innocent lives, or anything at all. If you expect these people to not attack you, do as they please and change their lifestyles, I'm afraid to say that you will be severely mistaken..."[/color] Bast said, with a serious expression.

[color=C6DEFF]"I'm not saying that you should start being violent and militarized. But I'm saying that you should prepare yourselves if something bad happens..."[/color] Bast said, with a grim expression.

[color=C6DEFF]"I'm sorry for speaking such grim and dark things, but I would hate to see this city in ruins. Even though the architecture and colors aren't exactly my style."[/color] Bast said, with a chuckle and a smile.

[color=C6DEFF]"Regarding Valerie... Just be patient and do not give up. The human mind is a very complex thing, and when wounded, it takes a lot of time and effort to be healed."[/color] Bast concluded.

When Gina started speaking about the farmstead and how would they keep up with her, she surprised Bast with her next words.

"[color=orange]Oh, don't tell me. You two are actually together so you just let him ride on you. I see, I see...[/color]" Gina said, making Eilidh incredibly embarrassed, as she struggled to explain the situation to Gina.

Bast couldn't help but let out a hearty laugh after seeing Eilidh's reaction. He knew exactly what it meant for a human to mount a centaur. While he could tease her a bit more about that, she was already embarrassed enough.

[color=C6DEFF]"Don't worry, Eilidh, Gina. That won't be a problem."[/color] Bast said, making a single card appear between his fingers after a flourished hand movement. With a swift movement, he threw the card in front of him, making it levitate a few centimeters from the ground. With a slight tap of his cane on top of that card, it started multiplying itself, turning into a carpet of cards, on which he proceeded to stand on top of it.

[color=C6DEFF]"While it is incredibly adorable to see you flustered, Miss Eilidh, I won't be mean this time. Don't worry."[/color] He said again, with a chuckle. He understood what that meant to a centaur, and it was definitely not something a gentleman would joke about.

[color=C6DEFF]"Miss Gina, for centaurs, the act of a human mounting a centaur is a very... delicate thing. It is only done by it's life partner. You can almost see it as something akin to be married to someone or even to the act of consummating the marriage. Even suggesting someone else doing that is rather rude, and it could even be seen as offensive by some centaurs."[/color] Bast said, explaining the situation to Gina.


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[color=8dc73f][center][h1]Freyr[/h1][/center][/color]

The second Bart said that Freyr liked Haley, Freyr almost jumped out of embarrassment. Deep down inside, Freyr knew that he enjoyed a bit too much staying around Haley, and it could be something more than just enjoying her company, but he had never loved anyone before and was incredibly inexperienced on that matter. To make things worse and make Freyr even more embarrassed, Bart's loud laughter and the expression on his face would definitely draw a lot of attention.

[color=8dc73f]"Please!! Not so loud."[/color] Freyr said, almost whispering, looking to the ground.

[color=8dc73f]"I... Don't know how to even say that... I don't know how to even show her how i feel..."[/color] Freyr said, almost whispering.

[color=8dc73f]"And... I don't know if she feels the same as I do. Even if we continue being nothing but just friends, I'm ok just by being able to see her smile."[/color] Freyr continued, his troubled expression gone, replaced by a warm smile.

[color=8dc73f]"I just..."[/color] Freyr tried to say, without success. A mix of emotions ran trough his mind at that moment, and it wasn't hard to see that on his face. Freyr didn't want to maybe hurt Haley's feelings or potentially ruining their friendship. He wished he was a bit more experienced about love to tell her how he felt, he wished he could put his feelings in words but it was hard to him.

[color=8dc73f]"Just... Don't tell her about it... please. I said too much already... I don't want to ruin our friendship."[/color] Freyr said, looking down and continuing putting the fences in silence.

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