They finally reached Lucien's trailer. From a distance she had already seen that Cora and Akane had already arrived. At Cora's enthusiastic waving, she simply waved back, while Aurel smiled widely and waved with almost equal enthusiasm. She took a seat on one of the chairs once they went inside. Lucien was good at hiding his worry but, it was a lot easier to see when he started explaining the situation to them. She raised her eyebrows slightly. Honestly it had been clear that the head count this time around had been a lot lower than they were used to. So.. it had finally reached that point. Honestly she had already heard about this vision that Illyana had. It wasn't usual for her to come ask her for advice in regards to her visions, but this time around she had been glad she had decided to share. She had asked her what she thought the man might be, whether he was some sort of vampire or any other creature, but she had shared her doubts. 

It wasn't like Ivory was all that knowledgeable on vampires to begin with. All she knew was what she had learned from her mother. Vampires were arrogant bastards who used their charms and good looks to bed whoever they wanted, uncaring of the consequences. From her experience, most men appeared to be like that. She didn't trust any of them, Lucien and Aurel being the exceptions. The deception was what her mother had been a 'victim' of, something she had never hesitated to share in her outbursts of rage for having conceived the child of such a devil. If that man was a vampire, she wanted nothing to do with him, but she wasn't sure whether that was the case. Regardless, she hadn't wanted to disregard the gut feeling Illyana had in regards to him. She wasn't sure if she wanted someone around who could potentially endanger the place she called home. She glanced at Illyana as she had explained her side of things, most of which she had already heard of. It was quite clear she didn't want to seek the help of this man, but it didn't seem like they had very many options. 

Lucien shifted his glance back to the others, having caught the look Illyana had given him. He knew how important it was for them to be able to move on for her. It was because she hadn't wanted to do this despite her reasons that he knew he should listen to the gut feeling she was having. [color=burlywood]"Knowing this, going to Graston is a risk, if we don't end up recruiting this man. However, I don't want to let our dire situation blind my judgement. I do plan to see he is like with my own eyes, and judge him accordingly. If I feel he really is too dangerous, I will not ask him to join us, though that might leave us in a bit of a tighter spot when it comes to performing there again.."[/color] He said with a sigh. 

Aurel didn't know what to feel. It seemed that Illyana felt strongly about her thoughts on this man. The thought that he could be bad and be brought here of all places was a little scary to think of. He had confidence that Lucien wouldn't let anything happen to them, but he was still unsure. Everyone here had been very friendly to him, and he wasn't sure if this so called Geralt would do the same. Still.. it was clear that the situation was dire. He knew how important money was for their circus to survive. Aurel could feed himself through hunting with the snakes but.. he knew that wasn't the case for everyone. The thought of them running out of money and not being able to function anymore scared him. He didn't want to lose his home, or any of the friends he had made here. 

[color=#a7d3d4]"The situation.. sounds scary. I don't want us to not be able to function as we do anymore. If you feel that this decision is necessary.. then I'm okay with it. I trust your judgement, especially if your plan is to speak to him first."[/color] Aurel told them.

Akane shifted her gaze from Lucien to Aurel as they spoke. This whole thing sounded pretty serious. What would happen if they ran out of funds? Would they not be able to travel together anymore? The kitsune didn't want that. She still felt like there was so much for her to see, a lot more people to meet. Was that worth taking the risk of recruiting a potentially bad man? She didn't think so. While she trusted Illyana's vision.. she felt like the man could at least be given a chance. Knowing Lucien planned to talk to him first was a little more reassuring. 

[color=rosybrown]"I agree with Aurel. If he's a bad man, there's a bunch of us, we can totally take him!"[/color] She exclaimed. 

Ivory let out a small sigh at Akane's words and crossed her arms, a pensive expression on her face. She wasn't wrong, they [i]did[/i] outnumber this man, but depending on what he really was, that fact might not even matter. The thought of Lucien going alone to talk to this man didn't sit well with her either. 

[color=darkgray]"I'll be honest, I don't like it. I believe in Ilyana's intuition. I don't think it's ever steered you wrong before. If she feels this man is someone we should be wary of, then we should approach this carefully. If you decide to go speak to him, then allow me to go with you. I assume you wouldn't be taking the entire troupe with you to do this, so at least allow me to watch your back and also judge this man for myself. It would definitely make me feel better about it"[/color] She said. Compared to the others, she assumed she might be the best choice. Akane and Aurel were both capable of defending themselves in their own way but.. they could be a little naive at times. They were always willing to see the best in people. In this type of situation, she figured it might cloud a bit of their judgement. Illyana well.. didn't have much of a method of defending herself physically, and well.. Cora was Cora. She thought this best.