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[sub][color=7b5d92]✧     Location: Soft Haven - Road to Bounty House  ✧     Purse: 20 copper     ✧  Interactions: [@Mcmolly][@Obscene Symphony]  ✧[/color][/sub][/center]

Ermes stood there, arms crossed looking around the gate towards those remaining. His eyes widened slightly, as if finally beginning to wake up, when the lanky man that had been previously hidden behind the tree's had grabbed the masked individuals hand and pulled them nimbly past the guard and then him. His gaze followed the pair as they stopped a ways down from him on the bridge, only turning back to face the gate when the swordsman began to make his move. The old guard sputtered awake, swinging his spear wide and nearly snagging the arm of the swordsman before falling back into his slumber. Ermes placed a hand over his mouth, stifling a laugh so as to not wake the guard.

Though his tone quickly shifted as the man made his way past them all, focused as ever to get towards the Bounty Hall's door. Ermes hadn't expected him to get upset over the little challenge, but then he began to realize that the swordsman wasn't the only one acting odd. The two from before were speaking in hushed tones, one of which was wearing a mask so both emotion and lips were hard to read. The other was a bit easier. He couldn't quite place what they were saying, but it was clear one of them was on edge. Nothing truly of note had happened so far however, save for the marks Ermes had found this morning, so why were they now so suddenly on edge?

Ermes decided for a more direct approach. Making his way towards the pair and stopping just a few feet away from them so they didn't feel cornered in an already stressed space. [Color=7b5d92]"Hey, what're you two whispering about over here? The three of you seem to be a bit shaken up, but as far as I can tell it's the calmest spot I've ever been in. So what gives?"[/color] His tone was flat, both in nature but also because he was trying to sound as neutral as possible. If he wanted to intimidate them then he'd used vastly different methods.