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Although he'd never really spoken with Sergio or Lein, he'd become aware of them, in his short time in The Order.  Sergio had become a friend of Gerard and so Lucas - who was prone to hanging around, close by to his idol, like some kind of crazed stalker - had come to notice him by name and face.  Lein, however, was simply hard [i]not[/i] to notice.  The Hundi's colourful personality made him must-see entertainment at times, and Lucas had already decided that he liked the archer....

[color=orange]"Now, if you'd regale me, where'd you learn to move like that?"[/color]  ....So when Lein completely ignored the question and went on to ask his own, Lucas just found it really, really funny.  This was going to be a fun night.... [color=orange]"Did the Flower of the North teach you that one?"[/color]

Before Lucas could answer, Sergio decided to actually reply to his question, albeit a little cryptically.  [color=6ecff6]"I see,"[/color] Lucas said to the blazing-red haired knight.  Something about that answer suggested there was more to the story.

[color=d72525] "As for the Griffin..." [/color] The Knight finally looked back to Lucas, continuing. [color=d72525] "Indeed you are to be applauded - were I not entangled with making sure you weren't mauled by the backlines I'd have done so at the time, eh?" [/color]

Lucas laughed.  [color=6ecff6]"That woulda been a right hoot.  T'was probably enough room for two or three more knights on the back of that thing,"[/color] he joked.  [color=6ecff6]"Beast was huge.  Here's to not being mauled,"[/color] he toasted as he raised his tankard to Sergio in thanks.  [color=6ecff6]"Cheers for that, boss."[/color]

After taking a quick swig, he looked to Lein at his side.  [color=6ecff6]"Was in the circus, I was.  Grew up with a travelling troupe.  Turns out I had a talent for trapeze work, so I spent most me childhood as part of [i]'The Flying Family, The Fergusons.'[/i]  Not my real family, like.  But Silus, the ringmaster, said it had a better ring to it."[/color]

Talking about his old life was a kind of bittersweet of the most potent extremes.  He would let the others say whatever they wanted about it and seek to change the subject.

[color=6ecff6]"So this outing...  You got family in the city?  Friends?"[/color] he asked.  [color=6ecff6]"How about you two?"[/color] he offered the question to Fleuri and Segio too, realising that he didn't really know anything about any of them.  And he was eager to get to know his comrades better.  Fleuri and Sergio had a similar nobleness to their demeanour.  Nobles often came from families with interesting histories that went back generations.  And Hundi were completely alien to the gypsy lad, so anything they had to offer in the way of their background, Lucas was all ears.

For a second or two, though, he was completely taken out of the conversation when he glanced at Lein's hand, looked away and then did a double-take.  The hand was not quite as furry as Lucas had expected.  Or rather, it wasn't furry at all.  [color=6ecff6][i]Reon's grace![/i][/color]  Lucas quickly stopped staring and got back in the conversation.  Although, it wouldn't be long before his curiosity got the better of him.  For now, though, he left the matter.

Turned out that Lein's loud proclamations upon their arrival had not gone unnoticed and the table of knights had drawn the attention of others around them.  Amongst the mutterings was the hushed words, [i]"Griffin riders?"[/i] and [i]"That's the Flower of the North."[/i]