[h1]Inn[/h1]

	Allard let out a hearty laugh, "Well then, I guess a silver it is!" he said as he nodded, accepting the silver coin. Sev then mentioned the recent missing girls and His happy demeanor seemed to wash away. "Aye, some missin' a few days now, but the group that went out know these sands well. They should be back soon with them all in tow within a day or two. If ya wish to be of some help, I could always use some help taking care of the tavern, someone ta run errands at the least. Would be bright an' early. Should be some good folk 'round town that may need a hand as well if ya willin' ta work, though payment may not always be in money. Trade is still a viable option."

	Valia looked to Maeve, "Oh, if you get him started on one of his 'stories of the glory days', you would be lucky to ever make it to your bed tonight," she chuckled."Don't worry yourself about the scouting group, both of you. They will be fine, I'm sure...," she said the two newcomers, her thoughts trailing off to her students for a moment, hoping that they would all come back. When Maeve officially introduced herself, Valia seemed to lighten back up. "Well, it is a pleasure to make your acquaintance. I may be able to try some simpler dances, tomorrow, depending how well my leg was healed," she started. "Oh, just a 'normal' dance, hmmm?" she asked with a coy smile and a finger thoughtfully tapping her chin in mock thought. "Not curious to learn some of the others for a special someone?" she giggled, "I am just teasing, I would be happy to share my heritage with you. I must say, I am fairly interested in maybe seeing a traditional Tundral dance, I have never seen one before."


[h1]Killiman Desert[/h1]

	"Aye, that she does. So much so in fact you start to get worried when she visits, you think something bad is about to happen," Dorran said with a smirk. "Normally though, like this time, she just happens to be in the right place at the right time." The skiff crested another dune and the craft rocked forward before continuing its decent down yet another mountain of sand. As they rode across the dunes, sometimes some wildlife would pop up. One instance in particular, there was a rocky outcrop where some wolf-like creatures were seen. Their fur was sandy colored, though had peculiar plates of armor adorning their body, almost like that of an armadillo. the back and forelegs were armored, as well as the top of their head and the top side of their tails. Their tails were elongated, and at one point the fur underside ended and gave way to a fully armored stinger-like tip. "Sand wolves...," Dorran explained in passing, "They actually have a venom in their tails that will stun its prey, very dangerous in packs, but fairly skittish for the most part. They can be domesticated if you are patient enough, but the stinger has got to go because they will still try to use it."

	Bidzil listened to the others introduce themselves and nodded along, though mostly to Kistal and Chihiro, as the other human didn't seem to respond with much, and the giant man he guessed didn't hear him as he was standing at the back of the skiff and seemed zoned out as he watched the horizon. [color=F4A460]"Portea, eh? I can't say I have been there. I had the chance to pass through it, but the place was huge! I ended up deciding to walk around. The Red Saints... that sounds a little familiar. I think some used to visit my home town, but it was always someone different it seemed. I've never heard of this Calabris person though,"[/color] he admitted.