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[color=1BC617]Time: Night
Location: River Fairy Kingdom
Interactions: Yuka[@princess], Aiko [@CitrusArms] Xavier [@Potter]
Equipment: Sword, bow and arrows, small knife, wayfinder, fire kit, a pouch of amas, transmission bracelet[/color]
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[color=B7E3B6]Orias took a deep breath as he tried to let go of his frustration. Aiko had given yet another response that sounded more like a riddle than an answer. Had he not given up his own secrets for the group's benefit? Had he not proven he was more than willing to work with just about anyone so long as they were all on the same side? He’d been willing to accept a dark elf back in Roshmi, one of his people’s sworn enemies, it should not be a stretch to think he’d accept a demon as well. But it seemed as if Aiko was still unwilling to extend trust, and the elf was at loss for how to earn it. 

And with Yuka, gone was the same demihuman who spoke with such passion atop a rooftop in Roshmi, had that all been an act, another game? It was so hard to tell, what, if anything, other than fun, even mattered to the lioness. [color=1BC617][i]You’re not trying hard enough,[/i][/color] he thought, and he knew it to be true. It was difficult to accept that spending what remained of the night drinking and mingling with the fae was an acceptable use of his time. Yuka continued to joke around and he barely listened, his mind focused on the long list of challenges that lie before him. But as of now, there was little to be done about these problems, his mind finally settled on the wisdom in what Aiko had said of engaging with the locals here. Connect with the locals, connect with his own companions, that would be a better use of his time than sleep at least. 

He nodded at Yuka and headed inside The Pretty Flower, it remained just as rowdy as he’d remembered it. Live music echoed through the bar, and so many fae drank and danced as if they had not a care in the world. [color=1BC617]“We can get a feel for how the fairies here view the war and why the Millinia’s have remained silent and neutral thus far. Hopefully, learn something to shed some light on how to proceed tomorrow. This is a very good idea, I would not have thought of this.”[/color] Orias said, nodding, as he looked around the tavern. He wasn’t entirely sure if this was either of their intents but looking at it as a mission made him feel a lot less guilty about it. [/color]

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[color=1BEFF2]Time: Night
Location: Inn by the Sea
Interactions: Rue [@Potter], Raven [@Tae], Kharne [@Kazemitsu], Ismael [@Th3King0fChaos]
Equipment: 1 hunting knife, a flask of alcohol, a backpack, small tent, blanket, waterskin, rope, fire starting kit, lightmaker, cooking pot, a bar of soap, some drugs; skaula (8 grams) and zemak (a bit less than an ounce), rolling papers, and a pouch of amas. [/color]

[color=B3E3E4][color=1BEFF2]“Well despite how they likely see it, elves do not have the monopoly on magic. Bunch of one-trick ponies if you ask me.”[/color] Bowyn said, eyes rolling as Kharne mentioned needed Annya to supervise the human's magic training. [color=1BEFF2]
“Now fairies, not only have we got variety, but magic is pretty inseparable from our way of life. Plus, when your human’s inevitably hurt themselves learning, ol’ Rue here can heal them up in a blink.”[/color] Bowyn spoke casually, finding himself more at ease with this group even despite his annoyance at having to wait around with little clue as to what they were going to do. It seemed insane to him that none of the humans had received the slightest bit of training on their magic. [color=1BEFF2][i]Summon a bunch of humans, let them wander about with catastrophic levels of power and the emotional control of children. Yeah, sounds like elven wisdom right there. It was a damn miracle that there weren’t more instances like the beach.[/i][/color]

[color=1BEFF2]“Sounds like you’ve got more of a plan than our princess, who it seems, left us all to drink herself into oblivion with the other elves around here. Not very inspiring.”[/color] He continued, he’d gone out with Eris and Kaleb last night, he knew how those two partied, there was no way he was buying that Annya was having just a casual drink with them. Sure, his answer to most problems was an abundance of alcohol, but in this case, getting out of River Port as quickly as possible, or at least putting some effort into instructing these humans would’ve been much better. At least having Kharne around was a good sign; the big guy was practical and honest, Bowyn decided right then he liked having the dragonborn around. 

[color=1BEFF2]“Say big guy you smoke?”[/color] He asked as he twirled the freshly rolled joint between his fingers. [color=1BEFF2]“I’d say we all earned a bit of zemak to unwind.”[/color] He offered to the rest of the group as he stood up from his spot on the floor and lightly cracked a window inside the room. Bowyn didn’t wait for any objections as he fished a pack of matches from his pockets and lit up the joint between his fingers. [/color]