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Asher followed. If only there'd been someone he could have placed a bet with, he could have made some money. Maybe some other time. Guy seemed like he had a good head. At least there was one bonus. If what he'd read about the weird chick was correct, at least there was someone else that could fight if it came to it. It wouldn't come to it, though. he'd heard about plenty of escort missions that were just paranoid people trying to make sure no one made off with their goods. This was going to be as simple as a walk through a city; if it turned out otherwise, well hopefully they were challenging enough to make it worth his attention.

"[color=8493ca]Guys! Hey, guys! Wait...[/color]" The ANP unit called as it bounced from one leg to the other in effort to catch up to all the taller beings that were supposed to be staying with it. "[color=8493ca]You know where you're going, right?[/color]"

"[color=tomato]For now, we're getting out of here before the stupid becomes contagious.[/color]" They had people standing outside their guild knocking on doors to be let in, like it were some private establishment, being tormented by little kids. Sure, he was taking some of the crazy but apparently that couldn't be helped. 

Kaden stopped walking when Lavinia caught up to him with [i]her[/i] crazy. He closed his eyes and let out a breath before turning to face the hooded mage. "[color=tomato]Look, chick, I asked you to come along 'cause you were listed in the papers to be pretty handy in a fight and the chick I got info on the guild from said you were nice. So keep that crazy inside and this job will go easy as cake. If you can't manage, go back to whatever you were going to be doing, and this guy and I will take care of it. So eat the damn cookies, and just keep your mouth shut until we get back to the guild.[/color]"

The ANP popped up between the two. "[color=8493ca]Cookies are ready.[/color]" The machine handed off a plate of [url=https://celebratingsweets.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Nutella-Stuffed-Cinnamon-Sugar-Donut-Holes-7.jpg]hot fried mini donut balls[/url] to Lavinia. It turned to acknowledge Kaden again. "[color=8493ca]Are we going to be walking the whole way to Abeneraaa Harbor?[/color]"

Kaden sighed. "[color=tomato]No, just until we meet up with Avedis. Then we'll look at where we're at and determine best way to Abeneraaa Harbor. So where'd the old man tell you for us to meet him.[/color]"

"[color=8493ca]Meet him? We're not supposed to meet him. You're supposed to get me to the orphanage.[/color]"

Kaden pinched the bridge of his nose. "[color=Tomato]So where the hell did he go after he threw you through our window?[/color]" This whole thing made him regret not grabbing that stupid actress protection job. At least then he'd have something to look at on occasion.

"[color=8493ca]Back to his workshop I'd assume.[/color]"

"[color=tomato]And where is that?[/color]"

"[color=8493ca]Outside Abeneraaa Harbor. So that brings me back to the point. Are we walking all the way there? I'm meant for only short distance walking. That means I can't be expected to walk [i]all[/i] the way there...[/color]"

Kaden let out a hard sigh. "[color=tomato]We'll get transportation to Abeneraaa Harbor and you'll show us where Avedis' workshop is. Then we'll make sure you get to the orphanage.[/color]" He looked at Lavinia and Asher. "[color=tomato]Either of you have money to afford your own tickets?[/color]"

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Leon was going to call his friend. Hopefully she would actually have some information on the group causing problems. That would certainly make it easier. Otherwise, Ria supposed they could interrupt Gwen preparing for her own job, or maybe get Lilliana to actually say more than a few words to them, regarding what they remembered of when they went there. It could be the same people, and if so they would have the best information about what might happen. Well, maybe not. They likely went in fighting, whereas Ria knew the best odds she and Leon had were to try talking things out.

While he was off getting ready, she went over to finally ask Torys to approve them taking the job. "[color=Aqua]Master Torys, Leon and I would like to take the job to help mitigate the student rebellion at Era university.[/color]" She sported her usual cheerful smile as she handed over the flier to Torys.

Torys took the flier and looked at it then Ria. Putting the flier to the side, she shrugged lightly. "[color=skyblue]Sure, it could just be the two of you. I'm sure you'll be able to handle it if you are willing to fight and both of you put effort into it. Though you may want to discuss a potential fight strategy with Leon, just in case. It's broken down to fights every other time we've sent people. You shouldn't expect any less. But if you both buckle down and can both use your heads on how to deal with the students before you get into the fights, you should do fine.[/color]"

Ria managed to keep her smile from slipping, despite the feeling of defeat kind of settling into her gut. Yes, everyone else that went ended up fighting, but...that could just be because that was their approach. Gwen and Lilliana were both fighters, not diplomats. "[color=Aqua]I'll be sure to talk things over with Leon before we finally set out. He's calling a friend now to double check what's going on at the campus right now.[/color]" She put her hand up as a wave before heading off to where the two had planned to meet up. 

She didn't have to wait long. Leon was back with information before she expected. He kicked off the list with a name she recognized all too well. Giselle Kaiser. The very mention of the name made the smile vanish from her face. [i][color=aqua]Giselle Kaiser.[/color][/i] She repeated the name in her head as her gaze grew distant. The other information passed through one ear and out the other. Giselle Kaiser, her cousin, was alive. She was alive, and she was in Era. For whatever reason she was helping with a revolt among students. What could have happened in the past four years that would lead to such unruly behavior? [i][color=aqua]Oh no, is it because we didn't look for her? Surely she wasn't part of the last revolt. Gwen would have told me. She must have been hiding. This must be a new team.[/color][/i]

Blinking back to life when the name Zana was repeated, Ria forced a smile back on her face and focused on Leon. "[color=Aqua]We might be able to have an edge in the fact we know what they can do and they don't know what we can. The idea still stands to try to reason with these individuals instead of fight.[/color]" [i]Especially Giselle; I couldn't bare the thought of having to fight her.[/i] "[color=aqua]Is there a person you want to ask to join? Or just see if someone approaches us?[/color]"