Visibly bristling up at Hobnob's threat against her "safety", Lis' hand had already curled around her sword's hilt when Kayden stepped in, expression having gone from irritated to furious. To be fair to the gnome, he didn't know much about Lis beyond her penchant for insults and dry wit; certainly not knowing about her firey temper either. Fuming silently as Kayden dealt with the Drabarian's spear, her thumb worried the pommel of her sword, hand still clasped threateningly around it. She wouldn't be able to afford getting it covered in silver, and she didn't particularly want to either. It and it's twin on the other side of her hip were in fine nick, and while having it plated in silver would be helpful against vampire, she preferred not to mar the decent steel underneath. They'd be running into far more alive foes than dead ones, that was for sure.
Darting a sour look at Jackal as he questioned the biology of Vampires, Lis began to regret even voicing her opinion on what to do to deal with them. She was no scholar, and the idea of endless questions about the beasts was nothing more than irritating.
"Well fuck, I don't know. When you're facing one of those in the wilderness, the last thing you want to do is start experimenting ways to hurt the bastards, you just want them dead. If you want to try and answer those questions, go walk into a leech nest, find out yourself." Breaking bones... what would that do, beyond piss it off? As for his other suggestions... "And if you want to find out if kicking them in the yambags hurts or not, I'd recommend waiting until it's near to death. It'd rip your leg from your body before you could even aim for it's groin otherwise." She answered grimly, tone of voice and dark expression more than indicating that she'd seen plenty of limb-ripping in the past. Thankfully Kayden exited at that point, meaning she could avoid more annoying questions and get a move on - although it seemed Kayden himself had a request.
Although curious as to what their Captain wished to speak to her about, Lis didn't question him, agreeing silently with a stiff nod as her temper began to simmer down. Judging by what the group had just been talking about, she guessed he was either going to ask her to tone down the insults to the others (Unlikely), or to ask more about vampires - mainly, how to deal with them. And perhaps how she knew of such things.
Lis hadn't spoken up when being dubbed as "expert" by Kayden, but such a title made her uncomfortable. There had been a reason she hadn't introduced herself as a Darkslayer to the group when first joining, and it was as simple as she didn't consider herself one. Real Darkslayers had far more skill and experience than she had, even after having spent over a decade in Bania. Not only that, but their motives were far more desperate or clear than her own had been; she had no vendetta against the dead, only seeing them destructive creatures to be put down at any chance one could get. Their existence didn't anger her, and she had no dead relatives to get vengeance for - not from vampires, anyway. The very least Lis could offer this group when it came to leeches was that she knew more about them than most... and that still wasn't a whole damned lot.
The half-Dwarf remained mainly quiet for the rest of their journey, mainly ignoring the bustle of the city around her as they made their way to the Temple district. Glancing at the vendor as he flashed the necklace at her, Lis' temper flared up again.
"Offering it for free?" She asked; her tone was mild, but threat made clear by her steely gaze and the dagger that she pulled from a hidden scabbard in her coat. The sickly smile from the merchant disappeared, as did he not a few seconds later as he darted out of sight in fear. Placing the dagger back firmly, Lis huffed quietly in anger, simply wanting nothing more than a hot bath and a cold pint of mead. Her temperament did indeed calm, however, as they reached the temples. It had a calming atmosphere, and the air seemed less crowded and heavy in the area. She wasn't one who worshipped any of the various Gods that existed in their world, and hadn't relied on charms or religious tokens as other had done in Bania; she preferred her own skill and a decent sword to get her out of a bad situation. However, she held nothing against the Gods, and didn't grow to hate them as many did when tragedy struck their lives. It was pointless, to ask for luck and put blame on these beings that didn't show their faces - to her, anyway. Finally making a decision in her head, Lis figured that if she traded in some of her items, she could get a decent weapon made of Valdium - if she had any money left over, it could go towards something holy in nature. She figured it wouldn't hurt.
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