[center] [img]https://i.imgur.com/Oq6OQGv.png[/img] [/center] [center][h2]đŸ”„[color=ed1c24][i]Vară Riemsianne[/i][/color]đŸ”„[/h2][/center] [sub][@PaulHaynek][/sub] Vară watched as an angry Neil confronted Ian about what exactly had been going on. Why did he request assistance, only to be revealed to be the City Hall thief in question? Too tired to understand any of it, she turned to Dhampir who was curious as to what had just unfolded. [color=ed1c24]“That madman over there was revealed to be the one who stole from the City Hall’s treasury, in addition to having nearly taken my life!”[/color] She said in a dreadful tone. She then turned to Ian and Neil, who were still arguing. [color=ed1c24]“Ian, if this was your idea of some sick, twisted joke, then you’re more depraved of a manic than I had thought! Why did you request aid to catch a robber, only for said robber to be yourself? Why did you try to kill me? Are you lunatic, or were you born with a defect?!”[/color] She exclaimed, still resting on the ground where she had been. [hr] [center] [img]https://i.imgur.com/WEtPntO.png[/img] [/center] [center][h2]🌊[i][color=00aeef]Nagare[/color][/i]🌊[/h2][/center] [sub][@PaulHaynek][@Restalaan][@13org][@Rezod92][@Stern Algorithm][/sub] [color=00aeef]“Yes everyone, let’s go back home!”[/color] Nagare happily stated, she lowered her serpentine body to allow everyone to hop on board. As they began to ascend, she could hear the angry cries of the mamono band. They seemed to be quite furious that they had lost the upper hand, along with their quarry. Nagare ignored them though, it wasn’t as if they could chase regardless. While flying back, she noticed Ditzy lazily resting on one of her fins, barely able to keep himself awake. She thought it was cute and giggled a little; it wasn’t like he didn’t deserve good rest, they all did. Nagare turned an eye to Sir Reed who got close to her ear. He began to apologize on behalf of the group, as instead of acquiescing her request to fight the bandits alone they made a surprise attack on them in unison. Sir Reed seemed to think that Nagare may hold some bit of resentment, but it was actually quite the contrary. It was a moment before she responded. [color=00aeef]“Sir Reed, I could never be angry at any of you. I am eternally grateful for what you did, more than you could ever know. Honestly, I should be the one to apologize. My request was a selfish and irresponsible one, it was obvious that I couldn’t have won against them by myself. I intended to make myself into a martyr so that you all could walk free. But, I didn’t take any of your feelings into consideration, or how my decision would affect the Guild as a whole. If anything, you should be going to Master Bart and devising a suitable punishment for me once we get back.”[/color] She turned her eye away, as if she no longer had the heart to look Reed in the eye. [color=00aeef]“Sir Reed, you’re the reason that everyone’s safe now. You’re the reason that we were able to make it home, and the reason that we claimed victory today. Me, I’m just a fool who doesn’t deserve your gratitude or charity
”[/color] -- After making it back to the Guild, she lowered her body so that everyone could safely disembark. She then returned to her human form, exhausted from today’s quest. She was a bit wobbly while walking, but she was able to manage without much issue. She noticed that Yang and Kira had returned from their mission as well, not looking well for the wear. [color=00aeef]“Yang-san, Kira-chan, I'm glad to see that you’re back from your quest! Although, I hope everything went alright. You too don’t look so well, although I'm not one to talk, haha.”[/color] She then noticed the Altissima sisters explained what happened during their time alone at the Guild hall. [color=00aeef]“Oh my, I wouldn’t have guessed a bunch of Dormice and Devil Bugs would’ve found their way into the hall and caused a ruckus. I’m just glad that you two weren’t hurt! My friends have been in enough today as is.”[/color] [color=00aeef]“Freyr-san, Haley-san, I hope that you too are fine as well.”[/color] She noticed that Haley looked a bit winded from her travels. It seemed that today was quite the ordeal for everyone. Much like Kira, however, she noticed an unfamiliar scent was approaching the guild. Still on edge from today’s events, she tensed up to be ready at a moment’s notice. Much to her surprise, Master Bart was the one who appeared from the entrance. [color=00aeef]“Oh Master Bart! Welcome back, I hope your business went well today!”[/color] Before she could continue, she noticed Sir Reed was acting strangely, he then abruptly stepped away for a moment. She followed him outside, only to see him talking with the master. She got most of his explanation about the history of Ortus. It appeared the Master has negative feelings toward the country, worse that a less civil confrontation was about to unfold between them. Nagare promptly stepped between the two men, facing Bart with her arms stretched out. [color=00aeef]“I’m not sure what’s going on here, but please stop this. Master Bart, if you’ve any doubt as to the integrity of Sir Reed, I’d be more than happy to vouch for him. It was thanks to his planning that our group returned home safely!”[/color] Nagare adopted an unexpected standoffish response toward the Guildmaster, hopefully the situation wouldn’t devolve into a less...savory one.