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Ifrari watched in bemusement as the Hundi, who was either incredibly dramatic or just youthfully mercurial, straightened up to his full, considerable height. This boy didn’t have a subtle bone in his body; his over-excitement was outright conspicuous, even to those who didn’t particularly want to take note of the youth. The dark elf couldn’t help but wonder how much work it would take to restrain or redirect Rex’s boundless energy. At least the Hundi lad seemed more than willing to be instructed and listen to his fellow adventurers, which was more than Ifrari could say for some of the others.

[color=72a0c1]“Alright, alright, no need to shout,”[/color] he chuckled in reply to Rex’s bellow, raising a placating hand. [color=72a0c1]“Effort is a good first step,”[/color] he affirmed the other’s willingness, nodding.

The adolescent then professed he’d never been the one to choose a mission, which was very odd – had he been roped in by random parties for all his previous jobs? Rex even went so far as to proudly claim how he’d been used as a pack mule by others. Had the hapless boy been exploited for grunt work up till now? Surely, he had to have some fighting prowess. [color=72a0c1]“You will not carry anyone’s things but your own this time,”[/color] Ifrari stressed, tone serious. [color=72a0c1]“You’re a Sword, Rex, so I need you to be on the front lines, so to speak, alright?”[/color]

Waiting but a moment, he soon added: [color=72a0c1]“Once we find the ones responsible, we’ll need to exterminate them, and they won’t just take it lying down. If there’s going to be a battle, you’ll need to be in the thick of it.”[/color] Ifrari was stating the obvious, but if Rex had misguided expectations, they needed correcting.

After that was cleared up, Ifrari addressed the purple-haired female Sword. [color=72a0c1]“Alright, Sophie. If you end up picking Haesting, we’ll just coordinate later. And if it’s the orc-slaying, Nehir has joined some people over there,”[/color] the dark elf pointed to where the Nem had headed previously. Ifrari smiled impishly, taking a moment to observe if Sophie would choose to head where he’d pointed or not. The dark elf found it important to discuss the mission details and potential strategies before heading to the job location, but not all adventurers chose to do so – which, in his opinion, typically made things vexingly chaotic later.

Shrugging, he focused his attention back on Rex. [color=72a0c1]“Since the lady isn’t too interested in being apologized beyond your previous…[i]actions[/i],”[/color] by the amusement in his tone, it was clear the over-done kneeling apology had made quite the impression on Ifrari, [color=72a0c1]“there’s no need to worry about knocking into her any longer, Rex,”[/color] he reassured, chuckling lightly. Mostly, the dark elf wished to proceed to job-related matters rather than linger on the minor incident the self-confessed clumsy Hundi had caused.

[color=72a0c1]“In any case, we should find which other adventurers might be considering the Haesting mission.”[/color] Ifrari looked at Rex, cocking his head to the side as he examined the youth. [color=72a0c1]“Might as well make use of your height and volume,”[/color] he muttered, half to himself.
 
[color=72a0c1]“Rex, would you be kind enough to take one of the Haesting job listings, wave it around, and ask if anyone else is interested in joining us? You can be a bit loud, but not to the point of risking anyone’s eardrums. Also, take care not to knock into anyone again,”[/color] Ifrari smirked up at Rex, blinking innocently. However, he did carefully step a few small steps away, and [i]very casually[/i] wrapped the shawl tighter around his ears several times, gazing at the Hundi boy with raised brows and a slightly mischievous smile. [color=72a0c1][i]Well, let’s hope this doesn’t backfire and send all decent adventurers running far, far away from us…[/i][/color]

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