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[h2][color=A7CBA5]Phoenix Wing Guild Hall[/color][/h2]
[@BlackMaiden][@Zarkun][@Joshua Tamashii][/center]
[color=A7CBA5]"I mean, it's not like I did much really..."[/color] Sheepishly, Cody look away as Amaya began her explanation. As she said, they were guild-mates so he would've done the same for anyone in the guild...well maybe not quite to the extent he did. But he felt a pang of guilt as well. [color=A7CBA5]"...well other than put everyone else in danger.[/color]" That so called 'fight' in which he protected her in? All he had done was stick his noise in and start the encounter after failing to keep his impulses in check and allowing the dark mages to bait him. With clenched fists at the memory, he went to speak again when Joshua came over and began ruffling Amaya's hair.

Of course, 'Mother Hen' was never far right? He thought it to be odd he wasn't with her.

Now it wasn't like he had anything against Josh or anything, well nothing personal really. But he felt himself tense up as the older man came over, though it would be a disappointment to the training he had received from James if he was to let it show on his face, as instead he wore just a slightly lesser smile than before. [color=A7CBA5]"Not particularly...bar a few uhh...stranger new members joining, not much has happened. Mind you, James and I haven't been back that long either after a long trip."[/color] Cody couldn't think of anything noteworthy to tell them. Well, there was one or two potential things, but he would rather not talk about that right now, and they were a more personal thing than a guild thing. [color=A7CBA5]"By foot? Why did you...Oh right, motion sickness."[/color]

Jasmine was stricken by the same ailment and had been rather vocal about it being a hassle, especially for someone who was used to travel by carriage and the like. She seemed to still be coming to grips with the fact she was now unable to do so. So of course Amaya must also travel by foot everywhere....well if nothing else, it would make for good training. Stamina was important for mages after-all, you never know when it might come in handy. As the thought of training went through his mind, an all too familiar-sounding footstep and voice drew his attention and his smile widened a bit more. [color=A7CBA5]"Hey James...when the hell did you even play bass?"[/color]

Shaking his head, even he wasn't sure when the Paladin had gotten the time to do this. Or maybe that's what he got up to after leaving Cody to his own devices during training? Who knew honestly, and all Cody could do was keep shaking his head. What couldn't James do?

His attention turned to Amaya as she spoke of the slayer training camp. Ah yes, he had heard a few things that had come of this. Not from Jasmine, in fact she seemed petrified to talk about it at all. No, he had heard more from his fellow guild members, though from what he heard...well, suddenly James didn't seem all that strict in comparison and he thanked his lucky stars. Not that being strict was bad, after-all one needed to keep their mind and body sharp and in top condition, and to do that, they needed to have discipline. But that? That was something else entirely.

[color=A7CBA5]"Hahaha I would imagine Amaya is stronger regardless of who trained her. Nothing trumps experience, right James?"[/color] At Cecilia's outburst, he reached up and patted the exceed on the head. [color=A7CBA5]"Though I'm sure she was glad to have you there. From what I heard, they were brutal on poor Jasmine. But she's tougher than even she thinks, I've had a few spars with her since and the difference was extraordinary."[/color]

Suppose it was time to answer James though now that he had let Amaya have her piece, turning back to the older man. [color=A7CBA5]"The exercises went well enough...I however lost track of time and uh...spent a little too long on the drills. I thought I would take a break before going back to finish doing some incantations later when I look to do some magic drills."[/color] Another sheepish look crept over his features as he reached back and scratched the back of his head. Honestly, as much as he would've rather talked to Amaya alone, the presence of James certainly made him feel more relaxed and he was showing as much.
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[h2][color=DE3C16]Shirotsume Town -> Dragon Fang Guild Hall[/color][/h2]
[@Zarkun][@Silver Fox][@hatakekuro][@Landaus Five-One][@MarshiestMallow][@Raijinslayer][@BlackMaiden][/center]
[color=DE3C16]"Ya know, same shit different day yeah? Bit boring to be perfectly honest though, might need to go crack some monsters together later to blow off some steam."[/color] Grinning, she gave a brief response back to Cailyn. If she wasn't already amused by the situation, then Enma's bite me comment and reaction certainly did the trick as her smile grew. And Keiko's reaction to being referred to as a stray almost had Ash in stitches, cover her mouth and looking away as she asked if Enma could be her master. [color=DE3C16]"Holy...holy...crap...Bwahaha!"[/color] She couldn't help herself, the laughter bursting forth, falling onto her back as she held her sides. [color=DE3C16]"Hahaha. You're...an absolute riot kid!"[/color] Well, Ash was certainly enjoying herself as she looked up as it seemed like everyone was introducing themselves, wiping another tear as she sat up.

[color=DE3C16]"Da name is Ashlyn, but like just call me Ash yeah? A-Rank mage, pleasure to meet you little kitten."[/color] Now of course Ash had heard her name spoken by the others, but she couldn't help but refer to her as such. Especially after she seemed to take so well to the Stray comment. She was actually about to take Silver Wolf up on his offer of a job, since it would seem she wouldn't get that fight out of Enma today either, when Ammy made her announcement, an odd hush falling over the guild. Hell, even Ash went dead quiet, as one could sense the almost dead seriousness taking over her now as she stood up.

[color=DE3C16]"Ya haven't even joined yet, so probs best if ya don't go on this one eh? I'm sure Enma here can keep ya company and get ya settled in."[/color] It was Ash's turn to ruffle Keiko's hair now, a beaming grin forming on the pyromancer's face. [color=DE3C16]"Seems like they gonna need some biggins to take care of this mess the council made. Maybe another time eh Wolfy?"[/color] Nodding towards the earth slayer, before striding out confidently with a smirk plastered on her face towards Hunter.

[color=DE3C16]"Ya Hunter, I'm always down to crack some skulls if ya'll have me."[/color] Of course the pyro mage was the first one to come out, especially for a job that no doubt involved some fighting. And an S-class mission at that? Hell, she didn't know when the next chance to go on one would crop up so she was almost frothing at the prospect of it. A lot of the A-Class jobs were dangerous, just like how Ash liked it. So an S-Class one? Oh boy. She was aware however that her outspoken, brash attitude did rub a lot of people the wrong way. But fuck em right? if they didn't like it, they could settle it in the ring. That shut a lot of people up very quickly as she had established that she was far from just a big talker, she could walk the walk.

But she could sense a kindred spirit in Hunter. While sure, their reasons for fighting no doubt differed, he also had a reputation not dissimilar to Ash's and he was one she had very high on her to fight list. Could be a good chance to arrange one of those bouts he liked to have even!

She spoke a little louder as she glanced over her shoulder, crossing her arms over her chest as she smugly looked back at the quiet mob of mages. [color=DE3C16]"Besides, looks like da rest of dis clowns seem to be shaking in der boots over a little announcement. And here I thought dis look had a lot more backbone eh?"[/color]

Was she purposely provoking them? Well, obviously. Ash had no tact or subtlety about her, but surely those words would stir a bit more action from the dead quiet crowd.