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    The Twin Dawn

    Aelin
    Aelin


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    The Twin Dawn 8cSzOsm80/80The Twin Dawn VWrOwVv  (80/80)
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    The Twin Dawn GiHlPdO34/34The Twin Dawn VWrOwVv  (34/34)
    AP: 58

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    Post by Aelin Sat Oct 31, 2020 12:51 am

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    Rowdy as ever, chatting, drinking and general antics ensued as Cassandra stood at the top of the stairs, leading to her chambers, as well as dorms of some of the higher ranking members of the guild. She stared down at the entry way below that had long ago been opened to what was once a drawing room, now acting more like a bar and hang out area. She couldn't help but smile a little bit at everyone here, at the life they brought to this guild. Petra ran around as busy as ever trying to get food and drink to everyone. She was sure the cooks in the back were also working hard, trying to serve breakfast for those getting up late. It was nearly ten in the morning, but for some of her guild members that didn't matter. She was sure there was still a few more that wouldn't show themselves until noon at least.

    In her hands, Cassandra had a small stack of papers, new contracts to go up on the board. Contracts were generally posted for everyone to see, then when a group decided that they wanted to take that contract they would bring it up to her for approval. The latest batch was certainly an interesting one, but one that Cassandra imagined there would be plenty of interest in. It certainly did challenge their willingness to do anything, a motto that she took pride in.

    When the new listings were posted. Cassandra found her way behind the bar area where she helped with some clean up and greeted various members that approached. While she didn't find herself fully working the bar, she liked the chance to interact with the guild members and found this was usually the least intimidating way to do so. "New contracts are up for whoever is interested. Remember to never go alone, and get the contract approved before heading out. For you newer members, don't be afraid to ask some of the more experienced members to go with you, that is what they are here for after all." Cassandra called out after a few conversations, just to make sure that everyone knew what was going on.  

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    Was she just supposed to walk in? She tried to knock, but it seemed like no one heard her, they probably couldn't over the general noise that she could hear from inside. Silvia stared at the large doors of the castle like guild hall, a small bag clutched in her hands. She let out another long sighing breath. "I can do this. It is a guild after all, they are open to the public.... but maybe it is too early still? Is this too early, it is well into the morning..." Silvia looked up at the sky, trying to judge the time again. She found her heart pounding far harder than it should. Why was she so nervous? She was so sure when she left home. But then again... no, she shouldn't think about that, not now.

    With one more breath Silvia found herself rubbing her side. After all it reminded her of why she was there. Slowly she pushed open the heavy doors, finding that they were blocking out quite a bit of the noise from the inside. It was overwhelming, but now that the doors were open, could she really just turn and run away? Of course she couldn't, if someone followed than it would just be worse. Her steps were slow as she entered into the guild hall, and was immediately greeted by a grand staircase, and to is right, rows of tables with all manner and age of people, none who seemed to notice her, at least not right away. Over the noise she vaguely heard a female voice talking, but it was distant and she couldn't discern the words. Perhaps if she ventured further in, but... no, she couldn't. She would just stay there.  

    cstar
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    The Twin Dawn 8cSzOsm110/110The Twin Dawn VWrOwVv  (110/110)
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    The Twin Dawn GiHlPdO46/46The Twin Dawn VWrOwVv  (46/46)
    AP: 34

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    Post by cstar Sat Oct 31, 2020 3:14 pm

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    A year was enough for Holden to have his morning routine. He had been up for quite some time and had been one of the first to eat in order to start a couple of prayers and a couple of practices. He stood in the courtyard of the guild with a couple of practice dummies and was practicing precision dagger throwing, which gathered a group of kids that tended to wander from the local orphanage watching out of curiosity. He looked at them, probably coldly, as he turned a bit to show off and threw a perfect bullseye right at an eye and the kids roared out a bit of a cheer as he looked to his pocketwatch and realized this would be the best time to go in for missions. He gave a bit of a wave to the kids who seemed disappointed before they moved on to watch the next guild member that began practice.

    He opened up his journal in advance to take notes and was looking through at some of the previous missions to start an empty spot before he noticed at least one thing irregular. The nervousness of a girl he didn't recognize. It seemed too early for someone to be looking to put in mission requests and the nervousness seemed to look to him like newbie nerves. He approached cautiously since he had walked in from the outside and he walked up to her,

    "If you want to hide from the crowd, the right side of the hall is the least busy to get to the missions. If you want a loud warm welcome, Petra the bartender loves giving those. If you want a proper tour..." the boy shut his journal and put it in his bag and politely bowed to her, "I'm more than willing to give you one." he smiled a little and said, "I'm Holden." his smile turned a bit nervous as he said, "I'd shake your hand but I don't really do well with touching."
    Aelin
    Aelin


    Posts : 486
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    The Twin Dawn 8cSzOsm80/80The Twin Dawn VWrOwVv  (80/80)
    MP:
    The Twin Dawn GiHlPdO34/34The Twin Dawn VWrOwVv  (34/34)
    AP: 58

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    Post by Aelin Sat Oct 31, 2020 8:37 pm

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    Well she had not gone completely unnoticed like she had originally thought she would, but that left Silvia with other problems. Standing their with the man in front of her, she didn't know what to tell him. He seemed to be trying to be helpful but she didn't know where to start. Silvia looked away while she repositioned the bag in her hands. "Well... um... She started to seem like she was going to say something but then stopped again. Why was she so bad at this? Silvia took a deep breath and tried again. "I want to join the guild. How do I do that?" She finally asked, before realizing how rude she had been. "Sorry I should have introduced myself. I am Silvia. I came here to join the guild, but I don't really know what I am doing." She admitted apologizing to him, pink tinging her cheeks slightly.
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    When there was a break long enough for Petra to breath, after spending the morning serving her guild mates, she wandered over to the mission board. Petra never went on missions herself, she was hardly a fighter, and the only weapon she carried was because Naeris insisted on it, just in case of emergencies. Still she liked to know what was on the mission board so that she had some idea's what people were talking about when they spoke of their next contract that they planned to take. What she didn't expect to see when she approached though was the name of the town she grew up in for her earliest years of her life. She read over the mission again and again, trying to figure out who would do it and why, but truth was, when she left at the age of eight, she didn't have a full understanding of the political structure of Belben. It intrigued her though.

    Soon Petra found her way to where Naeris was and leaned against his table letting out a long sigh.  "Have you seen the new contracts? Someone from Belben has one up. I can't wait to hear the stories when whoever takes that one gets back." She was curious what it would be like. She didn't necessarily hope for the worst, but she had no love for that city, no desire to go back, a small vengeful part of her hoped that whatever party they were hosting would go wrong, just to hear about how it blew up on them, but she knew if that did happen it would have a negative effect on the guild and she didn't dare hope for anything bad to happen to the place she called home.
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    While most were getting breakfast, or their missions settled, Aaron was still in his room... or more accurately, in the doorway to his room. He wasn't done his morning training routine yet, the one he made himself do before he was allowed to go train with a sword. A hundred pushups, two hundred sit ups, a hundred squats and a hundred chin ups. At this point he was nearing the end, using his door frame for his chin ups. For those who lived down the same hall as him, the sight of Aaron in his doorway without his shirt was normal, and not half as weird as some other guild members, though he did occasionally get the strange look from someone passing by, not that he cared.

    Soon he finished his chin ups and walked towards the bathrooms to shower before grabbing breakfast. Sword training could wait until after he ate, as so was demanded by his stomach that wouldn't stop incessantly growling. A quick shower later and Aaron was down in the main hall, still lacking a shirt as he wandered over to the bar to wait to grab some food.  

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    The Twin Dawn 8cSzOsm110/110The Twin Dawn VWrOwVv  (110/110)
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    The Twin Dawn GiHlPdO46/46The Twin Dawn VWrOwVv  (46/46)
    AP: 34

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    Post by cstar Tue Nov 03, 2020 10:19 pm

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    Holden observed the girl's nervousness and realized very quickly his mistake from her words. He thought she had already joined the guild and was perhaps confused as to where to go or what to do. He had helped plenty of people in that regard, since those were usually the one's he caught. He'd never gotten someone who was actively looking to join before. He shrugged and said, "It's quite alright, a big secret is that most people don't know what they're doing here. And anyone who does probably has an outside agenda anyway." Holden looked around a second looking for their illustrious guild leader.

    Not really being quite in eyeline, Holden motioned for Silvia to follow and said, "Come on. I can help you out." he walked further in and peaked around to try and see if he could spy her and noticed her closer towards the bar area. He made sure Silvia was still following him as he walked over and interrupted a conversation saying, "Hey Cass. I have a-"

    "Boy, we were in the middle of a conversation." one of the guildies huffed that was at Cassandra's table. Holden's smile faded to a cold expression as he turned to look at them and asked, "Oh? Sorry. What about?"
    "About cheese."
    "I think mine is a little more important." Holden insisted as the guildie scoffed and said, "Conversations about food are always more important." they chuckled after and got up and said, "I'm gonna go look at the missions anyway."

    "My apolocheese."
    The guildie stopped and looked at Holden and said, "It's all gouda."
    "I'm stilton apologizing."
    "It's giving me an excuse to make that cheddar."
    "Should be a brieze."

    Silvia was utterly flabbergasted at what was going down. What had just happened. One moment she thought a fight was about to break out, the next this? What was she getting into. All the while a lady just stood there and watched.

    "You feta get going Daniel, you might miss the mission you want." Cassandra warned with a bit of a smirk on her face before turning back to Holden and the young girl who seemed to be hiding behind her. The moment she looked to the girl she backed away, so Cassandra just looked back at Holden. "What can I do for you Holden?"

    Holden turned himself towards Silvia and motioned to her and said, "I ran into this lovely girl-" he sounded slightly pained as he continued, "-who was interested in joining the guild."
    "Is that so? Very well. Hello sweetie." Cassandra said as she turned away from Holden and to Silvia. Silvia nodded timidly as she looked to Cassandra. "Well then lets discuss that shall we? Is that all you need Holden?"

    "Yeah that's pretty much it." Holden looked to Silvia and said, "If you ever need any help you can come up to me anytime. I'm still relatively new myself but I know a bit."

    "Okay, thank you." Silvia whispered as she looked back to Holden.
    "Come now child, lets go somewhere a little quieter to talk." Cassandra offered before whisking Silvia away leaving Holden to go about his business.

    Holden walked his way towards the mission board at that, watching the one he just shared cheese puns with seem to collect one and head off. He looked at the missions curiously. He went on a specific mission type. One that allowed him to fulfill the duties The Wife wanted. He took posting 5, the mission about earthquakes. Having a feeling that it would have the most deaths involved. He went off to go and get approval for him to take this quest.
    Vladek515
    Vladek515


    Posts : 327
    Join date : 2019-05-21
    Location : Achaea

    Character Sheets
    HP:
    The Twin Dawn 8cSzOsm120/120The Twin Dawn VWrOwVv  (120/120)
    MP:
    The Twin Dawn GiHlPdO50/50The Twin Dawn VWrOwVv  (50/50)
    AP: 30

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    Post by Vladek515 Thu Nov 05, 2020 9:07 pm

    Naeris was sitting quietly at a table, figuring it was still early enough and he had enough reserves to not have to worry very much about earning more immediately. The boss had mentioned new contracts had come in so he'd definitely take a look after giving some of the newcomers a chance to do so. He kept an eye on the things happening around him, he had noticed that Holden was talking to an unfamiliar face. At this point Petra came over with a slip of paper, she had finally been able to catch a break. He looked at her as she let out the long sigh and heard her out. "Belben, huh? What did the notice say?" Naeris asked, he knew she was born there, they had talked about it at length over the years and knew how she felt about the place. He didn't have to take the mission, and he knew she didn't want to ask him to do this directly but he didn't have much else lined up anyway it was the least he could do and it was Petra after all. He could try and drum up some of the newer members and see what the deal was.
    CrownMoksha
    CrownMoksha


    Posts : 375
    Join date : 2018-07-31
    Age : 27

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    HP:
    The Twin Dawn 8cSzOsm100/100The Twin Dawn VWrOwVv  (100/100)
    MP:
    The Twin Dawn GiHlPdO54/54The Twin Dawn VWrOwVv  (54/54)
    AP: 34

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    Post by CrownMoksha Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:35 am

    Vander had taken to the bar to no only get him something to eat, but also to find a somewhat quiet place away from all of the noise that went on in the main hall. It was a successful endeavor for a bit aside from the usual chattering that was unavoidable. He paid it no mind at first but soon said chattering turned into giggling that had been when he turned his attention to the shirtless Aaron making his way into the bar. "You know it's a bad habit of yours to forget to put on a shirt." The main said taking a seat next to his guildmate. A bad habit that included some point where he wasn't even aware that he was without it. So this general statement could easily be a simple reminder depending on what kind of day it was.

    Amidst all of the usual rowdy chaos that typically occupied the common area, the sound of doors being pushed open went unnoticed as Arkus returned from his daily errand. Nothing special, just going out for some fresh air, a mid-morning run, and a quick breakfast from the local market, no one can beat Granny B's apples. Especially when you get them fresh. Speaking of which, he still had a couple of leftovers and took a quick bite out of one while wandering further into the guild. The multitude of situations going on as a sign that he hadn't missed much in his outing. Perhaps now would be a good time to look at the mission board, see if there's anything there to catch his eye.
    Aelin
    Aelin


    Posts : 486
    Join date : 2018-07-30
    Age : 28

    Character Sheets
    HP:
    The Twin Dawn 8cSzOsm80/80The Twin Dawn VWrOwVv  (80/80)
    MP:
    The Twin Dawn GiHlPdO34/34The Twin Dawn VWrOwVv  (34/34)
    AP: 58

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    Post by Aelin Sat Nov 07, 2020 5:01 pm

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    Cassandra disappeared with Silvia for a good half hour, taking the girl to her office to talk before escorting her back to the main hall, pointing out a few of the more experienced members and whispering to her before sending the girl off who still seemed a little off put by the crowd that was there. Once Silvia was off, Cassandra returned to the bar picking up some slack as she noticed that Petra was speaking. She looked over to see Holden holding one of the slips. "Did you find a mission you are interested in Holden?" She asked curiously.
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    Petra glanced back to the mission board for a moment before turning her attention to Naeris once again. "Something about helping prepare and for and guarding some banquet for some dignitaries from one of the other countries or something. I am surprised that they are going there of all places. Who are they coming to meet? My father? I doubt he has anything to offer them, it isn't like he is the duke of much, just a fishing town." Petra stated seeming a little annoyed about it for some reason. Just any thought about her father bothered Petra, so she couldn't imagine any one else wanting to deal with him. Perhaps she was off base. Perhaps he didn't even live there anymore and someone with some actual power was there for this. Perhaps she was just blowing this all out of the water. She at least hope that all this was true. Either way though, it wouldn't be her having to deal with it anyways, so she shouldn't let herself get so worked up over it.
    The Twin Dawn DtzoxWD
    After talking to Cassandra about why she wanted to join the guild and getting permission to do so, Cassandra brought her back to the big open hall at the front. She said to talk to one of several advanced members around when she was ready and they could show her to an empty room that she would be allowed to use. After that suggested maybe talking to people, seeing if there was anyone willing to take her along for a mission. The problem was that Silvia was too scared to start asking around. She glanced around at the hall, trying to keep track of everyone that Cassandra pointed out to her, but it was overwhelming to say the least. Eventually she found an area that was less loud and at least sat down for a moment as she set her bag before her. After such a long travel she was worried that some of her herbs and medicines might have spilled or got mixed up. So she slowly started to unpack her bag, which turned out to hold very few clothes and mostly seeming to be medical supplies that she set on the table before her, inspecting each one to make sure it didn't get bumped around or cracked at all.
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    Aaron just gave Vander a smile and a bit of a wave as the man took a seat next to him. "While I agree that it is a bad habit, it isn't much of a mistake. I plan to train with the sword after breakfast, and since I just came from training and a shower I didn't see the point of wearing another shirt, only to take it off for training in a few more minutes. Aaron pointed out. It was only half true. He did forget to put on a shirt, but the logic was still sound in his mind, so he didn't see a problem with it. "Don't tell me you are jealous of the attention I get." He said glancing over at some of the females for only a moment before turning back to his food. He wasn't actually a big flirt. He didn't actually care for the attention, he just didn't see the harm in it. He never flirted back with any girls. If they wanted to look that was fine, but that was often all that they got from him.
    Vladek515
    Vladek515


    Posts : 327
    Join date : 2019-05-21
    Location : Achaea

    Character Sheets
    HP:
    The Twin Dawn 8cSzOsm120/120The Twin Dawn VWrOwVv  (120/120)
    MP:
    The Twin Dawn GiHlPdO50/50The Twin Dawn VWrOwVv  (50/50)
    AP: 30

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    Post by Vladek515 Tue Nov 10, 2020 9:32 pm

    Naeris listened quietly and attentatively to Petra, she seemed a little annoyed with the job, if only as it might pertain to her father. She was rather curious and the fact foreign dignitaries went to Belben not the most respected town was indeed interesting though Petra's assertion it was but a fishing town wasn't correct. "So they need some people to stand on ceremony while the politicians make nice? That sounds like some easy coin to me, I'll see if I can drum up some others for it." Naeris said with a smile, sure it wasn't the most glamourous job but if it meant making some good money without too much risk involved it would be a nice change of pace. "Your father, if he is the one these dignitaries are to meet, has one thing to offer, the port, it has outgrown the moniker of fishing town last time I was there. Either way I'll see if I can find some other volunteers and see what it is all about." It went without saying that he would tell her what happened when he came back.

    Ulrich had slept in today though that implied he had been able to sleep properly. He had made his way to main hall and found breakfast. He pinched his nose with his good hand as the stone lower arm lay on the bar in front of him, it had been a few weeks now and he still hadn't quite gotten used to it. Neither the prosthetics nor the new routine of this place. The people were friendly enough and the work didn't seem to be too bad. He had yet to go out on a job and overheard the lady in charge here talk to another guildmember about one of the jobs. "Holden, wasn't it? Would you mind if I joined you?" Ulrich asked it would be his first outing with the Guild but he was confident in his ability, sure his body may have been damaged but he still knew how to fight.
    cstar
    cstar
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    Posts : 244
    Join date : 2018-07-29
    Age : 27

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    HP:
    The Twin Dawn 8cSzOsm110/110The Twin Dawn VWrOwVv  (110/110)
    MP:
    The Twin Dawn GiHlPdO46/46The Twin Dawn VWrOwVv  (46/46)
    AP: 34

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    Post by cstar Sun Nov 15, 2020 2:41 pm

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    Holden had sat down at a table by the bar and was about to get up and grab something to eat when Cassandra acknowledged him. He nodded at her and said, "Yeah I was thinking about taking the Kovech mission." after he said that he got acknowledged again. That was a bit surprising. He didn't usually get acknowledged, but when he noticed it was one of the newer guildies asking if they could join the mission he was on, he was used to that kind of acknowledgement. Holden shrugged and said, "Sure, if you'd like to check out mysterious earthquakes... um..." he didn't remember his name at all as he cycled through a couple of new names and said, "Was it Kaldur or Ulrich? I think you both joined the same day."
    CrownMoksha
    CrownMoksha


    Posts : 375
    Join date : 2018-07-31
    Age : 27

    Character Sheets
    HP:
    The Twin Dawn 8cSzOsm100/100The Twin Dawn VWrOwVv  (100/100)
    MP:
    The Twin Dawn GiHlPdO54/54The Twin Dawn VWrOwVv  (54/54)
    AP: 34

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    Post by CrownMoksha Sun Nov 15, 2020 6:18 pm

    Vander paid no mind to the girls whose giggling only seemed to become louder once Aaron gave them a brief moment of attention. Still, he couldn't deny that this time his reasoning was sound unlike when he did just forget. However, even a just reason such as that wouldn't bring this conversation to a swift end. "No, I am not. I am however a bit concerned that you might end up getting yourself sick as a result of this habit of yours." He'd said taking a quick sip of his drink.

    Arkus stood in front of the mission board, taking another bite out of his apple while looking for anything. A couple of them did catch his eye for a fair amount of them did so for one reason or another. Narrowing his selection could come at a later time once he knew would ever be wanting to tag along. While he himself was impartial to either signing up for the tournament or helping out someone surprise their friend, just to name a few that he'd caught his eye, the same wasn't something that could be said for some of the others here at the guild. His scan had shown him someone sitting out by themselves, something in itself that wasn't odd but it wasn't someone that he ever could say that he's met before. So he decided to approach the table the lone girl was sitting at and asked "You want one?" while holding out an apple for her to take should she desire.
    Aelin
    Aelin


    Posts : 486
    Join date : 2018-07-30
    Age : 28

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    HP:
    The Twin Dawn 8cSzOsm80/80The Twin Dawn VWrOwVv  (80/80)
    MP:
    The Twin Dawn GiHlPdO34/34The Twin Dawn VWrOwVv  (34/34)
    AP: 58

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    Post by Aelin Sun Nov 15, 2020 7:04 pm

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    Cassandra nodded as she listened to Holden. She was about to speak up and remind him to find at least one person to go with him when one of the newer members Ulrich wandered up and inquired with Holden about joining on the mission. She gave the two a smile and a bit of a nod. "Very well then. Are you two comfortable taking on this mission on your own, or would you like to gather more people to join you before going out? Just let me know so I can write the official record for the job being taken." Cassandra stated. While it was perfectly allowed to go out as only two people, she wasn't completely comfortable with it when they were both on the newer side of the guild. She would have liked a slightly bigger group or one of the more seasoned members to join them, but she supposed as long as they were following the rules, she would have to be fine with it. Sometimes she did have to learn to not worry so much, and this felt like an exercise in that.
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    Petra listened but rolled her eyes a bit. Like her father would ever give up the control over the port. It was the little power he had, she couldn't imagine him giving it up. "Well good luck. I will be here when you get back." She knew there was no talking Naeris out of going now, and there was little point to him not going if it was easy coin. That didn't make her heart sink any less however as she contemplated what things might be like back where she spent her early years. "Just... if you meet my father, don't tell him you know me. I don't know what he thinks of me now, but as far as I am aware he doesn't know what happened to me when I ran away and I prefer to keep it that way." Petra would leave it at that. She had to get back to work anyways and give Naeris a chance to get together a group of people to join him on the mission.
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    "Huh? What?" Silvia looked up startled and a bit nervous as someone sat down and started to talk to her while the table in front of her was a mess of herbs and potions. She couldn't help but blush a little bit as she looked down at the mess. "Oh. Uh... no thank you... Sorry. Am I.. um... taking up too much room?"Silvia rambled out her question as she quickly started trying to tuck away the supplies that seemed to still be organized and containers unharmed. There were a few divided containers that had some of her dried berries and stuff mixing over, she knew she had to sort those still, and thus left them to the side of the table. She hardly looked up at the young man across from her, more worried about how he might not have had another place to sit and not wanting to hog the entire table. "Sorry." She added one more time for good measure.
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    Aaron only flashed Vander a cocky grin as Vander expressed his concern. "Yeah sure you are. I have trained in much harsher conditions than this before, I will be fine." Aaron stated. There was no way he would get a cold from eating breakfast without a shirt on. He almost never got sick as it was, so he didn't feel the need to worry about it too much.  "Perhaps I should be more worried about you. It seems like you are starting to get lazy. I bet you can't keep up with me anymore." Aaron challenged as a way to change the topic and get a little mix up to his normal training routine with the training dummies in the court yard.
    Vladek515
    Vladek515


    Posts : 327
    Join date : 2019-05-21
    Location : Achaea

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    HP:
    The Twin Dawn 8cSzOsm120/120The Twin Dawn VWrOwVv  (120/120)
    MP:
    The Twin Dawn GiHlPdO50/50The Twin Dawn VWrOwVv  (50/50)
    AP: 30

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    Post by Vladek515 Sat Nov 21, 2020 10:53 pm

    Petra had one last request before she left him and it was one he would honor. "My lips are sealed." Naeris promised, if her father already knew though then that would put him into a tough spot, but that would be something to be concerned about later. Naeris got up and headed for the board and grabbed the Belben notice from it before looking around the hall. Ulrich and Holden were talking, Vander was talking to Aaron and Arkus was talking to the new person. Naeris looked the job over, if it were simple guardwork then he could use the extra blades with him. Deciding to go to Aaron and Vander first he walked over to the table Vander and him were sitting at and as he got closer he heard something about getting lazy and not being able to keep up. He pulled out a chair and sat down. "Well all that boasting won't get you anywhere. I need some extra hands on a job, you two interested? It doesn't seem to be the type of work with which to prove how great a warrior you are but coin is coin. And this one doesn't seem to be hard-earned." Naeris said, Aaron was an alright guy if a little boastful. Naeris knew he trained hard, perhaps a little too hard.

    Ulrich listened to what the mission entailed, mysterious earthquakes? That sounded like something that was right up his alley. The fact Holden hadn't remembered his name yet was a little bit disappointing but he couldn't blame him as they had met but a handful of times. "It's Ulrich and I think Kaldur joined two days before me." Ulrich said. "That mission sounds good to me, it'll be my first outing with the Guild I hope you don't mind." Cassandra asked whether it would just be the two of them and Ulrich left that decision to Holden as he was more experienced than him and the original person to want to go on this mission.
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    Post by O.KnightofTwilight Sun Nov 22, 2020 12:20 am

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    Tal sat at the bar, heedless of the chaos around him. A glass of simple water was swirling in his hands, having finished his meal not long ago. The common room was hardly the a good place to hide from Circe, but one had to eat eventually, and check the job board as well. He had gambled that she would find something else to do if he came to eat later than normal and it seemed to have paid off... this time. He felt he should probably go look at the postings, since Cassandra announced new ones, but he was hoping to take in the lack of a certain beast maker's presence for just a bit longer, as it was likely that she would be checking the board as well. Whilst he was wallowing, a nearby table had begun discussing a job with the guild master. "...Earthquakes... hm..." He had to admit he was curious. As the conversation continued behind him, he recognized Cassandra's 'concerned for new members' voice, and made his decision. He turned to the group. "Would you mind too terribly if I came along?
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    Post by cstar Mon Nov 23, 2020 9:45 pm

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    When Tal offered to join, Holden gave him a thumbs up and said, "I don't mind at all. The more, the merrier. Or at least a more secure mission" and looked over at Cassandra and said with a playful smirk,"Does this grouping make you feel comfortable, sis? Or should I get a healer?" he purposefully chided. He didn't really think much would happen in this mission, and considering he was a man specifically avoiding death as hard as he could, he knew he was cautious enough where she didn't need to be worried. Though his track record of trying to take missions solo probably just made her wary.
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    Post by CrownMoksha Tue Nov 24, 2020 12:41 am

    Vander's brow raised in what was blatant skepticism to Aaron's query. "Is that so? I'd be more than happy to alleviate those worries of yours." He challenged back. He would admit that he could use the exercise, not because he was lacking, but to make sure that he was keeping his swordsmanship up. Still, that would have to wait as Naeris had approached them with a job offer. "I'd be more than happy to assist, what job did you have in mind?"

    For a bit as the new girl started to frantically put away her herbs, apologizing as she did so, Arkus was left a bit stunned by this display. At the very least she'd answered his question so he did just pull back his arm. "You didn't really need to do all that, you weren't taking up that much space." And considering all he had with him that would take up any space was the apple he'd offered her and the one he'd half-eaten, he'd had no real reason to complain. "Well since you must be new here my name's Arkus, mind telling me yours?"
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    Post by Aelin Tue Nov 24, 2020 8:52 pm

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    Well at least Tal was going with them, over all it seemed like a good secure group for the most part. "This group is fine, but maybe consider inviting Silvia. She seems shy but apparently does specialize in healing. It might be good experience if you are willing. No pressure though." Cassandra said, knowing that they wouldn't really need a healer, but she still had to say it because she didn't think that Silvia would go join a group herself yet. Though it was also her first day so giving the girl time to settle in wouldn't be bad either.
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    While the man was insisting that she didn't need to put her stuff away, she still felt bad, as she lowered her head to start sorting through all the things that had gotten mixed up in her bag. "Oh, uh... I am Silvia. I just joined." Of course she just joined. He had mentioned noticing she was new, so she didn't have to say it again, but Silvia couldn't help it. "Is... is there anything I can do for you?" She added trying to figure out what he was doing there in the first place.
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    Aaron smirked at Vander as he got ready to get up and start the fight, but before he could, they were interrupted by Naeris. "Alright, lets head to the training yard so you can prove- Oh, hi Naeris." Aaron sat back down as Naeris brought up the idea of a job for them all. Aaron looked to the two more experienced members before shrugging. "Sure, why not? I could use the coin and the extra training. Lets do it." Aaron excitedly stated as he leaned back in his chair a bit. He was sure it would be fine with the three of them. They were all capable swordsmen after all, and it would be a good chance to learn Naeris' fighting style.
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    Post by Vladek515 Sun Dec 06, 2020 4:07 pm

    Vander and Aaron wanted to take him up on the offer, that'd make three swordsmen to guard a banquet, ordinary mercenaries would have had a similar result but his skill with his twin bladed scimitar was magical he didn't particularly have other magical powers though. He looked at them as he explained. "There's a banquet in Belben, Balsozian dignitaries are visiting, so they'll need us to help finish decorate and guard the banquet from outside threats." Naeris said, he didn't mention that Petra had brought it to his attention. He would tell them on the way there though that they didn't know Petra. "I'll inform Cassandra and we can get this show on the road. Prepare however you wish, we'll meet back here in thirty minutes." Naeris said, he looked over to their Guild Leader who seemed to be busy with some of the others at the moment. He walked over regardless and looked at the group, greeting all of them before turning to their guildmaster. "Pardon my intrusion, Guild Master. I am requesting your approval for the mission to Belben. The team consists of Aaron, Vander and myself" Naeris said.

    Another person offered to help, he tried to get a name with the face and remembered that this was Tal. Holden had agreed to let the other person join Ulrich felt a little more confident in the mission now that another person joined them. "Welcome aboard." Ulrich said, as Holden asked whether this team was sufficient. It seemed to be that way and there was a suggestion of having Silvia join them, he didn't remember any Silvia as he did his rounds of introduction but that didn't say an awful lot. Considering what had happened last time a healer wasn't on hand... sure this was about earthquakes but still. "I can't say I have heard of this Silvia, but I personally would welcome a healer." Another person showed up, who greeted them Ulrich acknowledged him with a nod.
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    Post by Aelin Mon Dec 07, 2020 1:03 am

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    Upon Cassandra approving the mission for Naeris, Aaron and Vander, the trio set off towards their mission in the port town of Belben. The town was busy as fishermen, traders and businessmen running around. There was the docks that seemed the most busy, but the most noisy was in the town square closer to where they had traveled in. In the center of this town square was the crier. "Remember the Duke and Duchess of Crevale in the Balsozian Empire are due to arrive in two days time. If anyone is caught littering, breaking the law, or misbehaving in any fashion, you will be arrested and pushed by the Duke himself." The crier went on to list various other offenses, most small petty crimes that he was threatening about, some though were larger. It seemed that he left out the mores obvious crimes on his list of things they would be watching for. Guards dressed in silver and orange patrolled the streets, all wearing an emblem of what seemed to be a family house. In the far end of town at the highest point sat a large mansion. It was not as large as the guild hall, but still grand enough to make a display in front of the town and overlook it all.
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    Post by CrownMoksha Fri Dec 11, 2020 7:40 pm

    Decorate and guarding a banquet, not the first thing that would've come to mind after accepting the mission, but certainly it wouldn't be too challenging. It still would provide a decent means of exercise to make sure that his skills haven't dulled at all. Naeris had given them more than enough time to prepare and with little himself to actually prepare, it didn't take him long to return ready to go.

    Upon arriving it wasn't surprising to see the streets busy with people. Vander couldn't imagine many places that wouldn't react to some degree like this upon hearing that a Duke and Duchess were actively on the way. Although he couldn't help but cut a sideways glance at the crier as they moved. Most, if not all, of what was listed sounded very arbitrary than anything else. Still it wasn't his place to critique the laws of another place. "I presume that is where we are supposed to go." By now his gaze had turned away from his surroundings and to the mansion in the distance.


    Well at least she seemed to be somewhat calmer than when he had first sat down. "Nothing in particular really. Figured that I should come over here, introduce myself, see how you're doing or if there any missions that you might want to do.The latter didn't really seem all to likely now, but you never know. Maybe there was something that she had her eye on already.
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    Post by Vladek515 Sat Dec 12, 2020 2:04 pm

    Naeris got the approval necessary to get the mission going, he prepared himself for a few eventualities that he had run into over the course of his stay with the guild, cancelled jobs, unexpected developments, travel in general. When he had gathered his things he regrouped with the others who had been waiting on him.

    The journey to Belben went off without a hitch and they had made good time to the port town. When they arrived, the town was busier than he had been here last. People of all walks of life crowded town square, it was definitely more noisy than last time. He listened to the crier as he delivered his message to the people, it sounded like some high stakes for the Duke then, the amount of guards patrolling only made the point clearer. They were early as the dignitaries wouldn't arrive until two days later, luckily Naeris had prepared for it. Vander assumed they had to go to the mansion. "It's quite possible, though first we should pay the Town Crier a visit, posting said to report to him." Naeris said, he walked over to the town crier. "Greetings. I am Naeris, my asociates here are Aaron and Vander we are from the Twin Dawn Guild. We are here about the notice regarding decorating and guarding the banquet." Naeris said, gesturing to each of his companions as he introduced them.
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    Post by O.KnightofTwilight Mon Dec 14, 2020 8:57 pm

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    Tal didn't have any problems with bringing a healer along either, but he quirked an eyebrow in curiosity. "Silvia? Is she someone new?" He cast a glance around the hall, looking for an unfamiliar face. True, he couldn't possibly remember every member of the guild, but most at were people he could at least pick out as having passed multiple times before. He managed to spot an unfamiliar girl have a conversation some ways away. "Is that her?" He said pointing her way. "She looks like she might be busy with Arkus at the moment."
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    Post by Aelin Mon Dec 14, 2020 10:08 pm

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    Arriving in town, it wasn't so different than other towns he had been to. Smaller than the one that he grew up in, less secluded than where he trained, but it was a town like many others in his travels to find the Twin Dawn guild. However as he listened to the crier call out rules and such, he couldn't help but find it odd. Some of these were the smallest of issues  but they seemed to be making a big deal out of it. Perhaps this Duke was just that important. Vander pointed out what was most likely their end destination, but it was Naeris that took lead speaking to the town crier about the job. Aaron, being the newest member on this team chose to take a step back, nodding in greeting when Naeris introduced him, but leaving the talking to Naeris.

    "Ah so you are the ones they sent from Twin Dawn...." The crier stopped and seemed to give the group an odd look for a moment. He hesitated before he continued to speak. "... Right, well I am sure the duke would like to speak to you all. I hope you have an eye for decoration, you will need it." He still seemed to eye the group of men up as he started to lead them towards the mansion at the top of the hill.

    It didn't take long for them to reach the gates and the guards to let them in without much hesitation. They were lead to a drawing room inside the mansion where the crier turned to them. "Duke Lancaster will be with you soon. Please have a seat and do not touch anything." The crier instructed before leaving them in a well decorated room with a fireplace lit in one corner, a few comfortable couches and several bookcases and shelves. Above the fire place was a framed painting of three people. A slightly chubby but well dressed gentleman with blonde hair. A young woman that had to be at least ten years younger than him, at his side, and sitting in front of the two of them was a small girl with bright red hair, and freckles covering her face.

    Kovich
    As the group agreed on the plan of action, leaving Silvia to her conversation and deciding to take on the mission with just the three of them, they set off. Kovich took several days to arrive at, but when they did they noticed that some of the buildings were being repaired and the people seemed miserable.

    Kovich didn't come off as a particularly wealthy town, in fact it seemed lackluster. On the edge of a mountain range it seemed that everyone who lived there were working folk, there were many of the upper class people. Some of the wooden houses were in shambles and falling apart as people were trying to rebuild them. Just as the group looked around, another earthquake struck, shaking the ground and causing many of the towns people to brace. It only lasted a few seconds before halting once more.

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    Silvia looked a little perplexed at Arkus as he asked about a mission. "I haven't actually even found my room so I didn't think of looking at the mission board... Though the guild master told me about it." Silvia said as she seemed to be fidgeting under the table a bit. "Have you been on many missions yourself?" She asked trying to make conversation though she wasn't doing a good job at it.
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    Post by Vladek515 Wed Dec 16, 2020 5:22 pm

    Naeris nodded when the crier mentioned they were the ones from Twin Dawn. He didn't like the strange look that the crier gave. They were lead to the mansion on the hill, Vander hadn't been wrong, though it was hardly surprising that in a town like Belben dignitaries, were received in there. "We'll do our best." Naeris assured the crier as they walked along. They were waiting on the duke to turn up in a drawing room and Naeris sat down on one of the couches, he looked at the painting on the mantle of the fireplace. He didn't need to wonder who the people depicted in it were as he knew her story well, now he just needed to pretend to not know just like he had told the other two. He looked at the painting, it couldn't have been made two years before he would meet her. And now he would meet the man she had run from, he took off his black travelling cloak and put it on the couch beside him in a neat bundle. The crier suggested an emphasis on decoration rather than the actual guard duty and while it wasn't his forte he was sure he could manage. "Sounds like it'll be more decorating than actual guard duty, but I'm sure we'll manage. Let's just hear out what the Duke has to say on the matter." Naeris said, it wasn't really his forte but he had travelled enough to have seen some interesting things.
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    Post by CrownMoksha Thu Dec 17, 2020 8:42 pm

    Vander remained firm as the crier placed his judging gaze before they were guided towards the mansion he had presumed to be their first destination. They were dropped off at the drawing-room before the crier left them to their own devices. Duke Lancaster, the fact that he shared the same last name as Petra raised an internal brow, but now was hardly a time to ask about familiar bonds. "That does seem to be the case, but you never know. We should remain vigilant just in case." Of course that hardly needed to be said given his companions.

    "Oh, well we've got plenty of space here. I'm sure that there's an open room somewhere that you could bunk in." Though now he wondered if she would be able to find her way there or if Cassandra had given her directions. A slight grin formed on his face as he nodded to Silvia's question. "I've been on a couple in my time here, nothing really all that difficult though." That might've come off as him boasting, but that wasn't the case. Well not intentionally at least. He took whatever mission caught his eyes, from getting cats out of trees to taking down no-name thieves. Pretty much anything was fair game.
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    Post by O.KnightofTwilight Thu Dec 17, 2020 9:45 pm

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    Impatiently, Circe stomped down the stairs into the main area. It was her opinion that she had been apart from Tal entirely too long, and she wasn't quite sure why he seemed to be avoiding her in the first place. Looking around, he didn't seem to be anywhere in the hall, but she had already looked everywhere else. She huffed irritably. If she went off and looked again now, she'd probably just keep running in circles. So she tried a different approach. She stomped past a table where Arkus and some other nobody were talking and headed straight for the bar to see Cassandra.
    "Hey, have you seen Tal?

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