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	Hilde took Cihiro's hand to steady herself as she hopped down off the small skiff. [color=D2691E]"I understand where he is coming from though,"[/color] she started as she found a place to sit down in the soft cool sands of the cave, [color=D2691E]"to be honest, I'm sure I would be the same if the roles were reversed, that's just how parents are. Heh, though, he does say I have his spirit, which is what worries him from time to time. Truth is, I [i]do[/i] want to be like my father, becoming a warrior strong enough to take after him one day. And just like he didn't become the strongest Varuk warrior by sitting around, I can't become that by being a guard in a small desert town!"[/color] Hilde seemed to get what she wanted off her chest, vocalized for the first time out loud, it was something that had been on her mind for quite some time, unsure if she should tell her father or not. She took a couple deep breaths before she turned to Chihiro. [color=D2691E]"Thanks for letting me vent my frustrations... it helps,"[/color] she finished, both her knees together with her hands resting at them and a sheepish smile. She looked around the cave and noticed the large man who she has misunderstood s a fire priest sitting next to a fire, close to some of the other warriors as he cooked his wyrm meat and worked on the hide and scales of the beast. She hummed to herself for a moment, thinking maybe she should go say something to him. [color=D2691E]"Do you thin.... maybe I should-"[/color]

	It was at that moment Bidzil came running up to the cave entrance, sliding to a stop to turn back to Allanon who was following behind a short distance away. The way Allanon explained it, the swordsman salute was some sort of formal show of respect between swordsmen. Much like some of the practices the guards in Trantis tried to show one another before spars, though theirs was different. It was much less elegent as this man's, and simpler feeling as well, but when two guards would prepare to spar, they would take their left hands and simply bump each other's knuckles with their sword in hand, still in their metal sheath, before taking two steps back and in their stances. Once the fight was over they would repeat the process like earlier before putting away their weapons. When Allanon caught up, Bidzil somewhat loosely copied Allanon's salute, before holding out his left fist weapon in hand. [color=F4A460]"This is our way of showing respect. Take your weapon, sheathed in your left hand, and bump my first to yours. Then we take two paces back and start the spar,"[/color] he said with an excited grin, as if he was greatly eager to start.

	Hilde looked on, surprised as if just noticing Bidzil in their group for the first time, [i]definitely[/i] not because he was shirtless, but it was [i]obviously[/i] because of the impending sparring session that caught her interest. [color=D2691E]"[i]was he always here?[/i]"[/color] she thought to herself. [color=D2691E]"He's kinda cute~,"[/color] she accidentally thought out loud. While it is barely above a whisper, she still turned red before trying to recover, [color=D2691E]"Um, I mean, this looks like it will be entertaining,"[/color] she said bashfully.

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	Sahale approached the three out in the square, hearing the tail end of their conversation.[color=9932CC]"No need to check that mess out, if it was a daughter you were looking for, anyway. That explosion was a man, who is now probably quite the mess over there,"[/color] he said as he approached Allard and Maeve, [color=9932CC]"Here, allow me to help..."[/color] Sahale then helped Maeve in moving Allard to the temple. The sight of the great warrior being brought in was quite a blow to the people inside as they all started to whisper to one another. Allard was their strongest warrior, despite him not being the chief, though that was of his own decision.[color=9932CC]"Do you have room for another?"[/color] Sahale asked. Neev had just finished healing another patient, and turned to Allard. She was a wreck, doing whatever she could to make sure she didn't lose anybody, but the constant eb and flow of magic, refilling her mana, and then continuing her work was obviously taking its toll on her, and with Allard's size and amount of wounds, she was honestly praying that she would be able to keep this up. 

	Neev's ears folded down, "I...I will try my best. I sent a letter out for help, but... right now I am the only healing mage," she said, her normally perky and upbeat attitude now gone after the mess she had been through today, after all, not everyone could possibly make it through. She didn't even register that Maeve was an Isoli as she instantly started directing where to set Allard and get to work, as if her work had made her more or less tunnel visioned. Sahale would lightly bump Maeve with his elbow and then gesture towards the beastman girl, [color=9932CC]"If you happen to [i]not[/i] know any healing spells however,"[/color] he started in a low tone for just her to hear, [color=9932CC]"I'm sure she wouldn't mind sharing her spellbook with you."[/color] Sahale then smiled as he turned to leave, approaching Sev.

	[color=9932CC]"You said something about that man mentioning a 'Emperor of Greed', yes?"[/color] Sahale asked as he brought his free hand up to his chin in thought. [color=9932CC]"That would be none other than Lord Calibris, and those are his men, though they wouldn't be a rebel force. Believe it or not, his men don't typically care for him, they fear him, and what he can do to their families. His lust for anything that he wants at whatever cost is what earned him that title. I know what he was looking for here, but it would seem like he struck a deal with the local bandit groups. I wonder if he wanted them to help secure his desires in exchange for taking this town for them. After all, bandits haven't been able to do this kind of damage to Kalla in generations, about when it first became its own town."[/color]