[h2][center]Byron Cauna[/center][/h2]
Seeing that Malachi had managed to compose himself enough to at least talk sensibly was a small comfort to Byron, who made sure that the crowd had dissipated before following after the half-elf. His words, at least, seemed less founded in grief and more aimed towards a pragmatic solution—quite a boon, given his earlier despair, but one that he would gladly take. Discussing what they had found would likely be better done with the rest of the group, and by now both Aerarius and the "old" sage would have likely found their way to the town nearby.

"You and me both," he responded to the half-elf's first comment, glancing around to make sure that they had not gained the extended attention of anyone else in the town. "But it's good that we have a plan. It's not like we have much other direction, so maybe it'd do us some good to chart a route once we meet up with the others again. I think it would do us well to move as a group, regardless; there's only so much a lone traveler can do otherwise."

Given that Malachi seemed dead-set on moving from here to Sydane, there was no reason not to use that as a basis; every other nation had been weakened, save the Empire, which meant that it didn't matter to him where they went or in what order they did so.

As the half-elf seemed to find his target—a general store closer to the market—Byron noticed both Sylphie and Izel returning from their brief split from the group and heading straight for the exit. To some degree, this was something to be a bit thankful for; not having to explain to regroup outside would be for the best.

"Let's meet up outside the town once you're done picking up whatever you need to," Byron said, motioning off to the side before walking off to rejoin the pair of girls. Sylphie, it seemed, was already fired up to handle something... Which probably wasn't the best of things to see while they were trying to remain comparatively low profile. Knowing her disposition from legends and records alone meant that [i]someone[/i] was going to die, but...

"Did you find anything out? I told Malachi to meet us outside, so if you're planning on going to kill someone, we should at least get the other two up to speed. I'll run down what I learned then."

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