The apothecary paused, then nodded. "Ah, the signs, right," She replied, walking out from behind the counter and up to the door, she wore a simple brown robe, a few stains down the front but nothing out of the ordinary. "I sometimes forget that not everyone learns to read the daedric runes. The bookshop is over the street, just there." She pointed to the building directly opposite from where they were standing. Janius turned his head to face it and felt like hitting himself on the head. He could see books stacked up through a window.

Without Janius noticing, the apothecary plucked a loose hair that was resting on Janius' shoulder while he was distracted, then held her hands behind her back when he faced her again. "Thank you, miss...?" Janius asked.

"Ariel. Will that be all, sir?" The apothecary said. She seemed to be much more patient than most people in the city.

Janius nodded and smiled, "yes, thank you." He strode out of the apothecary and over to the bookshop. 

The bookshop was understated, but it had a surprisingly comprehensive range. While inside, Janius flipped through a few books that looked interesting, but mostly he mulled over what he had just witnessed. He would have to tell Meesei as soon as he returned. After viciously haggling down and eventually purchasing a book recounting the battle of red mountain, Janius spend some time getting to know the street layout of the city a bit better before heading back.

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Fendros stifled a laugh as he followed Ahnasha down and seated himself against the wall. His mind flashed back to his little sister saying those exact words at one point, of course without the detail of climbing on rooftops. That was [i]not[/i] something that she would have wanted to tell her nanny. "I think you'll get that wish soon enough," Fendros commented, "for what it's worth, it looks pretty on you." Fendros meant it even if the dress was nothing special. Perhaps it was just Ahnasha's peeves amusing him.

Fendros cast his eyes over to the enchantment Meesei was performing nearby. She looked like she was concentrating too hard to warrant asking her what she was doing. Instead, Fendros tilted his head toward Ahnasha. "What is it that Meesei is enchanting into those necklaces?" he asked.