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[center][h3]--The Outer Layer - 11th District--[/h3][/center]
[color=CD2868]"The only one here that can take balls is me!"[/color] Exalted the violet-haired pirate captain(?).

[color=fd4d58][b]"Oh, give me a fuckin' breaaaaak..."[/b][/color] Frederika couldn't help but let a long, heavy groan escape her throat as the random lady not only distracted Almagest with something - not her curves definitely, but something - but she also had the [i]gall[/i] to be stealing her thunder. What? Did everyone and their mother want to play vigilante today or something? [color=fd4d58][i]Where were you guys two decades ago, huh?![/i][/color] The child her would surely appreciate Talia's presence a hell lot more than now. Although, judging by what the woman with the oversized chest said right after, it seemed that she fancied herself the head of some sort of thieves' guild? [color=fd4d58][i]Guess that explains things...[/i][/color] Still didn't make the situation any better though. 

[color=fd4d58][b]"Hey, back off, lady, we got here first!"[/b][/color] The early bird gets the worm, they'd say, so in order to make true of that proverb, the horned brawler was already taking steps toward their 'mark', she had to admit though, pretty white boy had balls, respectable... too bad he wasn't prepared for the wrecking ball of a fist colliding against said balls of his. [color=fd4d58][i]By the Dead God, that's gotta hurt...[/i][/color] Now, Freddy might not have balls in the literal sense, but it wouldn't take being a man to notice how agonizing it looked. Well, all the more reason for Voi to be thankful when she finally tore his assailants with her claws!

Now, the dragongirl had expected for the three thugs to continue looting Voi's purse, try to fight her, or make a run for it. While she was right in a sense, she did [i]not[/i] expect them to cut their profits short [i]and[/i] literally toss their half-robbed victim at her! [color=fd4d58][b]"Woah-? Wait- what-?!"[/b][/color] Despite her bewildered expression and words, Rika's street-trained limbs instinctively moved to intercept the object being thrown at her, catching the snow-haired Ichor-Blessed with surprising deftness considering the size difference between Voi and herself, after all, though distantly related from their draconic ancestors, the average dragonkin was still a step above the common human in terms of raw strength, so surely a dragonkin [i]brawler[/i] who had been forced to fight for survival since she was a child would be able to handle this simple feat of athleticism.

[color=fd4d58][b]"Fuck-... oi!"[/b][/color] Even as she somewhat gently laid the breathless Voi down on the ground, her reptilian pupils already noticed the fleeing muggers. Her maw snarled, revealing two pairs of thick sharp fangs as her limbs tensed, brawler muscles tensing in preparation for a full-blown sprint. [color=fd4d58][b]"GET BACK H-"[/b][/color] It was then that she felt a gentle pat on her shoulder, prompting her to swivel her gaze to find out Almagest's wrinkled hand placed there, [color=fd4d58][b]"Master...?"[/b][/color]

[color=75fcf7][b]"Hmm."[/b][/color] Almagest slowly shook his head, calm eyes shifting from his paladin to the blue-eyed stranger, [color=75fcf7][b]"Our goal is to remove him from a dangerous situation, is it not? Considering that, tis' folly to give chase. It may not be as ideal as delivering well-due justice to those goons, but it has been achieved nonetheless."[/b][/color] The senior astrologist paused for a moment, letting his words sink in, [color=75fcf7][b]"Unless, of course, you wish to embark upon a new quest to chase them down...?"[/b][/color]

[color=fd4d58][b]"..."[/b][/color] For a short tense moment, Frederika narrowed her eyes while her teeth gritted, then she took a deep breath before exhaling with her eyes closed, [color=fd4d58][b]"Aaargh... I get it, you're right, Master..."[/b][/color] The silver-haired brawler murmured, seeing the rational wisdom in Almagest's words despite a part of her still craving to rake her claws into those shitfaced assholes, [color=fd4d58][b]"No, not now at least."[/b][/color]

With an acknowledging nod, Almagest bent down on one knee toward Voi, offering his right hand to assist him in getting up, [color=75fcf7][b]"Are you alright, stranger?"[/b][/color] [color=75fcf7][i]This... presence throbbing from within his soul... yes, I'm certain now, this man - and perhaps that woman too - are just like myself, blessed with a spark of divinity. Perhaps we're all gathered here for a reason, is the Dead God calling to us? Hmm...[/i][/color]

Meanwhile, Frederika looked back toward the direction of the fleeing bandits, curious to see how the... uh... self-proclaimed thieves guild chieftess(?) and her band would handle the trio.

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