[center][h2]Pagras[/h2][/center]

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Thus, the incubus knight made his retreat, after having at least had the good graces to apologize for his insolence. Vanessa had listened to his words of warning, but found them rather lacking. Unless the royal capital of Ortus was filled with monster- hunters or Order-fanatics who patrolled the streets with pitchforks and torches, there wasn't really much that would be a [i]danger[/i] to a onster. Especially not someone of [i]her[/i] calibre!

She was a bit curious about the little magic device Aun had used to make his escape though. Maybe she'd ask him about it after she and Iskah tied him up and made him marry the lizard-doppel-man-ganger.

Speaking of, it seemed the other monster girl had finally freed herself from the grip of touchy-feely-licky children... Or perhaps it was that their [s]strict and awful[/i] orphanage supervisor had called them back inside. Regardless, the love-struck girl had made her way over and was now asking Vanessa bout her little talk with the knight.

The dark mage couldn't help but smile warmly at the girl's sincere question. If she'd been a lamia or some other lizard-type monster, she probably would've had eyes filled with envy and distrust, saying something like: [i]Don't you get too close to muh man, biach![/i] Yet this one had an air of trust and curiosity. It was rather adorable really, she was like a pure and sweet cinnamon bun, too good for this world. Vanesas couldn't hlep but reach an arm out and gently give the other girl a headpat. Unlike her previously liscivious treatment of Iskah's body while riding, this was more along the lines of an older sister giving her younger sibling a loving, familial head-tussle.

[color=lightblue]"He wanted to bribe me into not helping you. I refused his offer. He gave me some warning about the royal capital being dangerous and then he went [i]poof[/i]."[/color] She summarized, rather.... Abruptly and to-the-point. But there wasn't really any need to bring up tiny, teensy, tedious details that wouldn't serve anyone any good. [color=lightblue]"It does seem like he's run off though, I'm afraid. I can't track his essence or magic signature anymore. At the very least, he's gone beyond this city's limits, and given what he said, I'd figure he went aaaaaaaall the way to that capital he mentioned. At least, if I had to guess."[/color] She further explained.

She stopped petting Iskah's head at this point.

[color=lightblue]"So, what do you wanna do now, hm? Chase after him straight away? Do some sight-seeing? Find that Gummy Dummy who abandoned her cart?"[/color]