Lyla

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@Noodles - Hmm... she seems awfully cold for sure. How do you see your character progress or growing within the story?

Knighthood (Closed)

Whisper

Lyla, @Themerlinhawk

Ayala, Henry, Crow

Day 1, Morning

"Nope," she replied simply, following him into the elevator and leaning herself against the back end, hands still lazily resting in her pockets. She glanced over, more so seeming to inspect the man, not seeming all that phased by his presence like many of the others. Though her eyes glanced to the vulture once more, noticeably so, before addressing him again. For a few moments, she seemed to consider something, wondering how much the man really knew about her. In truth, not many people did actually know what she was capable of, but not many people stuck around long enough to figure it out.

Her eyes went back to the elevator doors before sighing and closing her eyes for but a brief moment. "Yeah, spirits have a habit of doing that.. kind of makes things difficult.. all the loops, fractured memories.." With a light shrug, she continued, "kind of forces you to play detective. It really sucks though when you just don't get it. Hope one of us will anyways. Hopefully it's one of those aware spirits, that kind of knows what's going on." Seeing as the man clued himself into knowing about spirits, it wasn't much of a leap to conclude he could also communicate with them on some level. Ayala, well, she saw them all the time. She heard others had to do magic to peer into the spirit world, but it was second nature to the woman, though she had yet to figure out why.

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@Lmpkio - Just curious... you saw that I replied to your post, right? ^-^

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Elise Hartell & Scarlett

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"Well met, Shi.." Elise responded, still seeming very wary of the creature, despite Scarlett's apparent relaxed attitude about the whole thing. She kept her distance before finally relaxing her stance a bit, seeing as the sphinx didn't mean any harm, though she continued to watch Shi carefully.

"I'd imagine so.." she replied softly, sounding almost like she did know. Before long though, she smiled warmly. "Thank you! I like your name as well!" she beamed for a moment before settling into a more serious expression. As if acting like Shi was but a friendly vistor, she turned to Elise with a hard stare. "I don't blame you for not trusting her.. but I assure you she doesn't mean any harm. We really should start training."

Elise furrowed her eyebrows at Scarlett, gripping the handle of her blade for a moment and taking a step back. "... and how should you know? You lost your memory! I've never seen a real sphinx before - have you?" She cast a sideway glance to Shi. ".. no offense.." she added, realizing how it might've come across.

"I.. think I have.. I get glimpses sometimes.. of images and thoughts.. you don't have to trust me, but don't you think she'd be a bit more... aggressive, if she meant us harm?" She gestured to Shi, who was just calmly watching the pair - if anything, she had been nothing but absolutely pleasant thus far.

".. ugh, fine.. you've got a point," the warrior muttered before sighing. She reached for her back and produced two wooden short swords before throwing one to Scarlett. She really didn't expect the woman to catch it, seeing as Scarlett had never fought before, but it was meant to give her a taste of the training that was about to begin. To her surprise however, the redhead caught it with unusual grace, causing Elise to raise an eyebrow. 'This day is just getting stranger and stranger..'

Scarlett then glanced to Shi with a soft smile. "Sorry if this is distracting.. but we're heading to ruins to fight the undead.. and.. well, as far as I know - I need training in swordsmanship. Kind of important." She nodded to the sphinx, almost apologetically, but it was clear she was serious about pursuing the lesson given by the other warrior. Seeing her distracted, Elise lunged at her, not even bothering to give any instructions. She needed to understand Scarlett's reaction speed, to which she found herself gasping slightly as the seemingly innocent girl managed to barely parry her blow.

".. damn, are you sure you haven't wielded a blade before?" Elise asked, stepping back and slowly circling the common girl. Scarlett could only nod, though looking unsure of her own answer. The warrior smirked softly. "Well, if it's true, you've got amazing reflexes. First lesson, be aware of your surroundings.. opponents will never go easy on you, so you need to pay attention.." For fun, Elise swung again, though slower this time. Still, the woman parried, almost like she knew naturally how to react. 'Maybe she's a prodigy and no one knew,' she thought to herself, glancing to the sphinx once more.

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Elise Hartell & Scarlett

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Elise paused, offering Fionn a soft smile. "Yeah, sure, don't worry about it." She was just relieved the girl finally decided it was a good idea to train. Before long though, they were gone into the woods, which of course they happened to be heading the same way that the sphinx had landed only a few minutes after. As the pair finally found the clearing, Elise instantly tensed up, her hands shooting to her blades as she stared at the creature. She had not heard any pleasant stories of the creatures, though this one certainly looked different than she imagined - having a beautiful woman form instead of the usual humanish head she read about in fairy tales. Which put her in some ease at first.

She blinked again however as Scarlett seemed to be walking right up to the creature! "Scarlett! Shit! J-just wait!" It was a tad too late though as Scarlett had made her way over to Shiluuki, causally, as if not fearing the new arrival. Seeing as the creature didn't immediately attack her, she lowered her guard somewhat and also came closer, though her hands seemed ready to draw her blades with a moment's notice.

"Hello.." the redhead said at first, glancing around the sphinx before glancing around and looking confused - though unphased as per normal. "This is an unusual place for a sphinx, right? Aren't you more comfortable within the desert sands?" she asked, forcing Elise to raise an eyebrow. The warrior quietly wondered how the girl even knew that, as if she had encountered sphinx before, but where would an average girl encounter such an exotic creature? Mayhaps Scarlett was not so average.

"Pardon the interruption.." Elise finally said, seeing the woman sphinx looking at them calmly. "We only meant to come here for some training. Scarlett is.. well, curious.. as always. I am Elise, by the way." The fighter figured it might be best to be polite to the woman creature, lest they invoke it's possible wrath. She wasn't excited to see what a sphinx was capable of, after all. On the other hand, Scarlett just smiled softly, folding her hands in front of her.

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@Lmpkio - Just mind that I think we're RPing it near dusk.. but I figure the sun can still be out. ^.-

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Elise Hartell & Scarlett

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"L-Little one?" she repeated softly, looking at Nak with some measure of surprise, though it didn't seem to be a negative one, her cheeks even flushing slightly. Instead she just piped down for a moment and looked very thoughtful. Her demeanor slowly changed from this happy, cheerful girl to a more seriously thoughtful one the more Nak spoke. Her eyes flickered to the hobbit as he spoke as well, staring at him intensely before he continued on about offering his services. Elise pursed her lips as she watched her reactions changed, though her attention was torn as she heard the emotion in the elf's voice, offering an understanding look.

The conversation took a turn though as TC asked for a few gold pieces, making Elise raise her eyebrow at the small man. He was overpricing by quite a bit, though she wasn't all that surprised when Fionn accepted the deal. She took in a small breath and stood up, going to the river to wash her plate.

At the fire however, Scarlett just stared at her plate for a few more moments, the piece of meat only partially eaten. Silently, she pushed the plate aside, glancing to Nak with this.. determination in her eyes, a fire of sorts before nodding just once. "Fair enough," she admitted, though directed this more to the elf than the halfling. She turned to look over to Elise. "Please, the first chance you have, teach me how to use a blade."

Elise paused, looking back and blinking. "... you're serious?" To which Scarlett just nodded once. "I.. didn't think you wanted to learn.. huh.." She seemed to ponder for a moment. "Okay, let's clean up and then we can find a spot in the nearby woods." Scarlett seemed satisfied with this answer, giving the rest of the meat to the horse and following after Elise to clean her plate as well. As they both rinsed their plate, Elise looked over curiously to her companion. 'What's got her so serious, all of a sudden?...'

Before long, the two were coming back, to which the warrior motioned the redhead to pause for a moment. "Hey boss," she meant to get Fionn's attention. "I think she's quite serious about learning to defend herself - I think it's a great idea, so is there anything you need from us before we squeeze in some time?" She didn't mean to interrupt the flow of conversation, but needed to check in on the off chance Fionn had other ideas. Meanwhile, Scarlett stood silently, seemingly lost in thought but still aware.

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Sofia Oaks

Sofia glanced beside her to the man, Ariah was his name, trying to charm her into hitching a ride. She smirked every so slightly - he'd soon learn that he didn't need such tricks. She wasn't heartless after all. Determined, but not heartless. Then before she knew it, the bitter one - Kairos - spoke up, suggesting she may be an agent of the madman. To that, she could only scoff bitterly, even mentally so. 'I'm no agent of his insanity.. I mean to bring him down to his knees.. stop this madness, this bloodshed, this war. That is my only focus right now. I won't let Ovelia die in vain.. not her..' her thoughts trailed off as she clenched her fist.

Surprisingly though, Nina spoke up, nearly hissing at everyone for trying to take Sofia's offer before Mila hesitatingly offered her ship as well. She could sense.. distance from the dancer, and yet.. she still brought herself to offer. Mila could feel Sofia smile, ever so slightly, in approval. 'Nina, I appreciate the gesture, but it's fine.. I don't mind more travelers if they wish.. even if they don't wish to trust me. As for the doctor..' She glanced over to the woman, sensing fear on the surface of her thoughts, bringing a tinge of heartbreak to her own mind. '... I can ask Corda.. she leads the internal rebellion in Sheolan.. she might know of someone.' Before she knew it however, the ship she had set sail on was in sight, causing her to look back to the two that had asked for a ride, just nodding silently to both of them. "I'll let the crew know that you're with me, so no worries."

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@BubblegumQueen - Good post! Quite liking your character. =3 I'll post tonight or tomorrow morning. Mostly if it's not tonight... blame my Final Fantasy game. xD

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@BubblegumQueen - No worries! Miscommunications happen!