[center][h2][color=darkmagenta]Natalia[/color] and [color=f9ad81]Mary[/color][/h2][/center]
[center][sub]part 2[/sub][/center]

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[i]So... how am I gonna handle this?[/i]

To say the least, Natalia could never have expected to be walking around with an 18 year old by her side. An 18 year old 'hunter'. Natalia is hesitant to call her one considering the kid hadn't even been on her first hunt yet. Chewing lightly on her lip, her eyes stared down at the hard pavement as she tried to figure out the best way to handle this. With Mary's dad now dead, that changes things for her. Natalia knows that she is a strong hunter and has the bodycount to match. But, she's not so stupid and reckless as to think she can go into all of this alone with only a baby hunter by her side. She likes to pride herself on intelligence, after all.

But, in the back of her mind she remembered reading about a hunter family that were in Salem. Specifically, last she checked, there should be a hunter in town. Natalia pondered the possible name for barely a moment before it occured to her. Cynthia. Cynthia Nox. Last she checked, the woman was in town working. But she was still active in the hunting community so, at the very least, she'd be worth trying to get onto their side and be of help and use. But, Natalia also needs some time to think and plan out her next moves and she doesn't wanna have someone trailing after her along the way.

Idea firm in mind, Natalia finally opened her mouth to speak to the other girl.

[color=darkmagenta]"Cynthia Nox. You know her?"[/color] Her tone was very direct and firm, eyes on Mary.

The younger girl had zoned out in in the meantime, nervousness and tension setting in on the walk to a location she didn't even know. Was this a mistake? She snapped back to reality, and looked back at Natalia.

[color=f9ad81]"No, I don't."[/color] She said, hesitating for a brief moment after. [color=f9ad81]"Ma'am."[/color] She finished. Another hunter, maybe? She might feel better if she was in a large group of people. Safety in numbers, right? 

Natalia hummed lightly, a somewhat displeased frown on her face. But, she didn't comment on her displeasure, instead responding simply with, [color=darkmagenta]"She's a hunter and I believe she could be of some use to us. Find her and inform her that the hunters guild is looking into Salem and that another hunter is here to investigate."[/color] Sure, Natalia could maybe do it herself but why do that when she has an underling to do that for her? Besides, it'd be a good test for the girl. Hunters need to be good at finding other people and investigating. And in a town like this, there can't be too many place to hide. And if anything, Natalia could get some peace out of it.

Mary nodded eagerly, ready to go to work. [color=f9ad81]"Okay, I will. Do you have any ideas on where she could be?"[/color] Mary asked, already thinking of ways she could try and find a hunter. Find their name in the phonebook, or something? Where would hunters hang out? Many questions. This, she thought, might be how she could prove herself if she didn't fail miserably and get lost. Then she would just have to find a way home and probably never be a real hunter. 

Natalia had already been expecting this question and was able to mostly logic it out. [color=darkmagenta]"Well, she's not a newbie hunter so she does have some sense to her. And considering she actually lives here, she would need a source of income. And considering she is still active, she would hopefully be aware to watch her back and would likely work in a place that doesn't attract EVERYONE but would most likely talor it to a specific crowd. Most likely something that could lead her to other witches or would at least not have people coming in and out all day as I can imagine that being annoying. I don't know her personally so I can't say I know her personality. But, a somewhat chill or relaxed place without a large amount of people would be my best assumption."[/color] Natalia finished, eyes wandering around the streets idly.

As the woman spoke, Mary reached for her smart phone in back pocket and began taking notes, her thumbs quickly tapping digital buttons and writing shorthand the information that was being presented to her. She managed to get a rough approximation of what was being said in shorthand, enough for her to remember, anyway. Mary nodded again. [color=f9ad81]"Okay, okay. Right. Job, specific crowd, witch related maybe, no large crowds. Probably."[/color] She smiled nervously pocketed her phone again, excited. 

[color=f9ad81]"Right! I guess...you're going to do something else? Where should we meet up if-"[/color], Mary corrected herself, adding more confidence to her sentence, [color=f9ad81]"[i]when[/i] I find Ms. Cynthia?"[/color] 

Natalia eyed the girl with an arched brow, not sure how to feel about the girl's percieved confidence before eventually settling on pleased. The kid would get nowhere if she didn't at least pretend to know what she was doing.

[color=darkmagenta]"When you find her, meet me at the town library. I will be there doing some referencing to hopefully help narrow down our search for witches or potential bloodlines. And if you [b]don't[/b] find her..."[/color] Natalia didn't finish her sentence, instead just giving a small smirk that should really be an answer in and of itself.

Mary couldn't stop nodding, apparently. Natalia smirked with confidence, though Mary had literaly no idea what she meant by it. [color=f9ad81]"Okay. I'll see you there. I'll find her."[/color] She said, standing on the sidewalk, at the crossroads of both the street, and her life.

Natalia nodded, smirk fading into it's usual mask of indifference before she turned on her heel and walked away, not sparing another glance at Mary. The woman figured that if Mary actually found Cynthia, she'll be able to continue and hopefully sort everything out with an actual experienced hunter and she'll admit that maybe Mary does have use. But, if she can't find her... well... Natalia has a decent excuse to ignore the girl from now on. A win-win, so to speak.