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Leandrea broke into a bright, yet slightly sadistic grin. "I will gladly slaughter your army any time you wish, m'lord." She winked at him as he tried to scramble away from the questions of the other ladies.
Ermi popped open the door and groaned. "The cat came back," he chuckled and ushered him inside of the room. Joane was laying on her bed picking at a plate of fruit and reading a book. "Welcome back. Find anything good at the market? Didn't bring home some kind of weird creature, did you?" |
He pulled the leather gloves out of his pocket to show Ermi what he got at the same time the feather from the winged woman from earlier fell out. He picked it up and tucked it back into his pocket. "I got these," he said and showed them off. He walked over to Joane and handed the pouch of money from his other pocket that was still tied to his belt loop. "Here, this is what was left over." he told her placing it on the bed next to her.
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Joane raised a brow at him returning the money. "I gave it to you, it's yours." She held up a strawberry. "You hungry? Tell me about your adventures in the marketplace. Is all you bought some gloves? I thought you might buy something pretty for Leandrea."
Ermi flopped down on Trevor's cot and sighed with exhaustion. "See any pretty lasses? My heart's set on one that's a bit rough for my tastes. She ran me through sword drills for three hours..." |
He stared at the money pouch. "But I don't really need it. I got something nice and that was all I found that was worth buying," he said and denied the strawberry. "I thought about getting something for Leandrea. There were a lot of nice things. I just figured getting her gifts would be considered courting and I shouldn't be doing that yet." He said and looked back at them. "There...is this woman who was there. She was one of the dancers. At first glance, she just looks like a normal woman in elaborate costume, but she has bird wings. Like...real wings. She's like me. Has animal parts, but ones that she can control. She offered to teach me how to possibly go full feline. I...want your opinion." he said looking to Joane. "Should I go and learn or...no? She said I can bring people I trust with me to visit her." he explained further.
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Joane's brows shot up even further and she sat up in the bed. "Another part animal? She said you were capable of becoming more feline at will? That would be incredibly useful! I certainly think you should take her up on it." She glanced over at Ermi. "I would go with you, if you're nervous about going alone. If you would rather I'm sure you could take Ermi instead. He certainly would love to see a woman with the wings of a bird."
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"She said to bring those that I trust and I trust you both. Both of you could come if you wanted. If you think that it's a good idea then I'll go meet her outside the city. She said they're camped out there for the whole week. She gave me this..." he pulled the feather from his pocket. "To give to the guards outside their camp, so we can get in. They'll lead us right to her," he explained.
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Joane's brows furrowed as she saw the feather and she reached out so she could take it an examine it further. "This is much bigger than most birds, not to mention it's colors aren't anything that would be from around here. Interesting." She handed it back to him and shrugged. "I don't see a downside. She's already trusting you with quite a bit of information that could land her in prison or worse since she knows well that they aren't supposed to camp in the king's wood without his leave to do so."
Ermi crossed his arms over his chest. "So we're going to go talk to a strange woman in the woods so you can learn magic? Have we entered a fairy story then?" |
He took the feather and placed it back into his pocket. "I just didn't want to go alone, just in case it's a trap or something. Maybe a ploy to kidnap me and use me for their own devices and not to teach me anything. She could think I have no friends to bring along or anyone I trust enough to. I guess you're there for moral support if she is genuine but back up if things go bad?" he said looking at them both. "I'd appreciate it if you did come with me." he continued softly.
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Ermi nodded and chuckled at his little monologue. "Of course, yeah sure I'll go." He held his hand out for Trevor to clasp. "We're here for you. This could be dangerous, but even a camp of well trained animal people can't take down Joane and myself plus you." He chuckled.
Joane on the other hand seemed hesitant. "We have to at least tell someone where we're going, though probably not why. If they did plan for this to be a trap they'll be ready to fight for it." |
"Should we have some guards you trust to follow us to the edge of the town? For back up I mean, if it ends up being an ambush or something." he said tilting his head."A few to just lay in wait just in case. If nothing happens then all's good, but we could use the back up in case something goes wrong. Either way, I am glad you're going. If this proves to be legitimate, being able to shift into a feline would be easy to slip in and out of places unnoticed. My "secret weapon" so to speak."
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Joane shook her head. "No, that wouldn't be wise. If it turns out to not be a trap then you could end up offending them and they refuse to teach you anything at all." She shrugged and sat back down on the bed. "Though, I suppose that's Ermi's call more than mine. I don't think we need it, but if he does."
"no, you're right. Alerting the guard also could get your newfound friends in trouble. They're not supposed to be camped where they're at." He frowned slightly. |
He heaved a sigh. "Guess it's just us three then." he said looking between the two. "The said to come at nightfall, so after dinner I guess." he said "I think I'll need the energy for whatever is about to happen. If it happens." He then flopped back onto Joane's bed with an arm over his eyes.
He actually couldn't believe there were others like him. He didn't even think it a possibility. Then again he never actively sought out any others that could possibly have the same problem he did. "She didn't call this a curse though. She said if it was, she could remove it. It's something different. She calls it a gift. I just wonder how many others are like us? Stuck with animal parts?" |
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