Freyr was almost giving up, but thankfully, Neil was also fed up with the situation.
"Clearly there's some tension between all of us. But Bart all invited you to the guild which, by definition, is a group effort. You accepted by coming here which means you likely knew you will be dealing with other people and I hope you knew that includes people you may not like." he said, after giving a sermon to the ones who were causing troubles. Additionally, he held a wooden board displaying the requests the guild had already received.
Finally, with all the tension in the air (mostly) gone, and with everyone a little less hostile down there, Freyr felt a little bit more comfortable in going down there.
Jumping down the roof without any difficulty, he approached the wooden board. It was a little awkward looking at it, as Neil was much smaller than him, but thankfully, the half orc girl, Ryla, used earth magic to erect a pillar to hold it.
"Thanks." he said, smiling to her.
There were some weird requests, such as helping someone to get things to celebrate, a shady and mysterious request... But there was one request that immediately caught his attention when he looked at the location. A forest.
His heart immediately started to beat faster. That was the one he would chose.
Before he could ask if someone else was going to accept that request with him, Ryla immediately asked to some of the other members who were close if they would like to join her. His big ears immediately turned to her direction, his head following shortly after.
"Oh, are you thinking in going to the forest too?" he asked.
"Would you mind if I join you? I was born in a forest after all." he said, looking to them.
"Finding someone in a forest wont be so difficult if I go there." he said, confident in his senses
By the way she looked, Freyr was sure that the orc girl knew her way through a forest, so he wouldn't need to guide or protect her that much, Bast was also someone who seemed to be very knowledgeable about everything, so Freyr wouldn't be very worried about him, but Winter on the other hand... She was so delicate, so shy and adorable...
"Winter, don't worry, I'm sure that Ryla also know the forest very well, and I plan to go there too, so if something happen, I will protect you." Freyr said, looking to her with kind, caring eyes.
She was a small little thing, young and with a very delicate appearance. Her skin was as white as the moon, it gave the sensation that if you touched her, she would melt. Upon seeing that adorable girl, Freyr simply wanted to protect her.
"Ryla, you lived in a forest too, didn't you?" he asked, looking to her curiously. In part, he wanted to ensure that Winter had no reason to be worried or afraid, but on the other side, Freyr himself was curious about the half orc.
The way she dressed matched very closely some of the shamans and wild mages that he met in the forests. They and the Viera had a good and close relationship. Both of them loved the forest and wanted to protect it.
Thankfully, Neil, the young boy from before had enough from the Litch girl's shenanigans, giving a well deserved sermon to all the ones who were causing trouble. Shortly after, he showed them the request board, that oddly, was the only thing (quite literally) in the guild's building. All the requests were quite interesting, but Bast wasn't feeling like fighting that much, so instead, he would chose something a little lighter. For example, a lovely stroll in the woods, to search for a missing person. That sounded exactly what he needed right now.
"I would love to, but first I must write up all the necessary paperwork for the guild hall's renovation. I will be sure to spare a moment of my available time with you, Bast." Matti said, interrupting his thoughts.
"Of course! I presume you will have a lot of work to do. But I'm sure that the finances are in very capable hands. I will let you to your business. Once I'm back from doing a mission, we'll go for that tea. I'm certain that we will have a very interesting conversation.""Have a nice day Mr. Virta, I look forward to your next meeting." Bast said, tipping his hat.
But before he could turn to the board, Ryla, the half orc girl called him, shortly after making a pillar of stone to support the request board, which was being held by Neil all that time.
"Shalloom! Bast, you sly dog. Don't think you can get into everyone's good graces without me!""Oh, Greetings miss Ryla! Your lively mood and energy are certainly very refreshing!" Bast said, laughing.
"Well, I'm not a man that like to make enemies, Miss Ryla, and there is nothing wrong with a little bit of compliments to help ease the tension, and of course, to be able to court such fine ladies, is there?" he asked, with a mischievous smile.
"Although I must admit, it seems that my attempt to ease the tension was quite unsuccessful..." he said, discreetly looking at Liliana, evaluating her.
"Well then, if you don't mind me taking the lead, why don't we find this husband? I have business in that forest anyways. Could use your help. What say you?""Miss Ryla, you thought exactly the same thing as me. I was thinking in giving a lovely stroll in the woods today. And having the company of two beautiful ladies will certainly be wonderful." he said, with a smile.
"Miss Winter, would you like to join us? I'm sure that it will be a very calming and refreshing walk in the woods. As a gentleman, you can be sure that I will bring you two ladies back safely."That was when another interesting individual stated his interest in going to the woods, It was Freyr, the male viera.
"Oh, Herr Freyr, I haven't had the opportunity to speak to you yet! You are certainly very intriguing. I must admit, I knew that male vieras existed, but I never met one of them face to face. I am quite curious about you." he said, looking to the male viera.
Freyr, upon hearing Bast's commentary about male vieras, was genuinely surprised. The existence of male vieras was something that very, very few people in the world knew about. It was almost regarded as a myth. That gentleman... Bast, was very intriguing to say the least. The way he acted, spoke and the things he knew...
"Yes, I... The male vieras had a very secluded style of life. They very rarely left the forest. In fact, I am the first male viera going outside the forest in a few centuries..." he said, looking very curiously to the mysterious man.
"But I will be happy to answer your questions about myself." Freyr said.
"You are welcome to accompany me if you want, but since Miss Ryla is our leader here, I think she has the last word on this matter." Bast said, giving a playful smile to Ryla.
"Lady Ryla, what are your orders?" he asked bowing down with a mischievous smile.
After he raised his head, he turned his head very slightly, enough to obscure his mouth from Freyr, showing it only to Ryla. His lips were moving without emitting a sound.
If she read them, she would understand what he was saying:
"Miss Ryla, I must ask you to refrain to use large scale magic or any other type of magic which uses a lot of magic. Vieras are infamous for being rather... Sensitive to magic. Large disturbances on the flow of magic make the vieras enter a state called "Mist Frenzy". And they are quite... problematic to deal with when frenzied." he said to her, before looking to Freyr again, as it nothing had happened.
"I need to confess, I actually am not very interested in the mission itself." Freyr said, laughing awkwardly, with a speck of guilt in the tone of his voice.
"I.. I've been away from a forest for a while now... I love the forest. I was born and raised in one. We vieras have a very intimate link with the natural world around us. When we are near a forest, we feel better. The forest is not only a location to us. It is something alive. It breathes with us, it communicate with us. We can feel every single leaf falling from the trees while inside a forest, we can hear the voice of the nature, talking to us. We are one with the forest, every single animal, every single grass or tree." Freyr said, with a distant look in his face. By his expression, tone and eyes, you could clearly see that a forest was something far deeper than just 'a place they liked to go'. It was almost like they were physically and mentally linked with the world around them, which would also explain why they were really sensitive to disturbances in the natural magic flow.
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