As per her partner's request and suggestion, they were out in the streets, scouring the town to help fix up any broken structures, help in enforcing a system that allowed aid to be distributed among any victims fairly and things like that. Well it was mostly the healer doing the actual work, Akira merely used her keen observation to deduce where his skills and aptitude would work best. 'That lady looks pretty distraught... Probably a noble... The king's speech must've made her feel targeted...' Akira mumbled, gently smacking the side of her partner's shoulder with the back of her hand. 'Maybe you should go reassure her or something, see what she needs, the rich do badly in crises.' Aki added a little bitterly.
Attention To Detail [Quest | Hatsuharu, Baron]
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Sat Feb 24, 2018 2:47 pm
As per her partner's request and suggestion, they were out in the streets, scouring the town to help fix up any broken structures, help in enforcing a system that allowed aid to be distributed among any victims fairly and things like that. Well it was mostly the healer doing the actual work, Akira merely used her keen observation to deduce where his skills and aptitude would work best. 'That lady looks pretty distraught... Probably a noble... The king's speech must've made her feel targeted...' Akira mumbled, gently smacking the side of her partner's shoulder with the back of her hand. 'Maybe you should go reassure her or something, see what she needs, the rich do badly in crises.' Aki added a little bitterly.
Sat Feb 24, 2018 3:18 pm
He worked like a drone, still compassionate but not very proactive. The healer let his partner do most of the thinking while he simply followed her instructions. It worked better that way; after all, despite everything that she had gone through, Akira was still sane and Haru was the one on the verge of going insane. He was carrying a pile of wooden logs into a building when he felt Akira’s tap on his shoulder. He nodded, dropped the logs at the closest safe spot and walked towards the dark-haired lady. His partner was right. The woman looked extremely tense and impatient. He approached her with his usual friendly smile. “Are you okay, ma’am? Is there something you need assistance with?” he asked, genuinely concerned.
The pacing lady stopped in her tracks and responded, but she never stopped looking at the street opposite her. “I’m- er… I’m waiting for a delivery. It’s very important and fragile. Just a bit worried the delivery boys won’t take good care of it. They are not known for their subtlety,” she said. Then, she swiftly jerked her head towards Haru and almost pleaded. “Do you think you can escort the payload safely here? I would pay you,” she said. As always, the naïve healer didn’t question what the payload was or if it was legal. Seeing the woman panic, he immediately agreed. “Of course ma’am! Don’t you worry. We’ll head to the gate right away,” he said.
He then began walking back towards Akira to relay the information. However, halfway through, he noticed a very familiar man in the vicinity. Haru had seen him several times in the Rune Knight compound, but never really talked to him. Seeing how this might take more than just the two of them, he decided to ask him if he was free to help. Waving to the man, he yelled, “Hey! You are a Rune Knight, right? Care to help us?”
Sat Feb 24, 2018 3:39 pm
The loneliness was new to him; he hadn't been alone since he awoke in the Rune Knight HQ without knowing who he was, not the former knight was to experience this newly found emptiness on his own without so much as a friend to help him recover. As he walked along the street he looked up at the building tops; his bag slung over his shoulder with what little bit of belongings he owned. Maybe he could find more work or a new home, but then he would have to readjust all over again, and he didn't want to go through that.
Just as he turned a corner, he noticed a crimson haired young man accompanied by two others. Fenrir narrowed his eyes and took a whiff of the air; it was the girl from that night... The knight!
The crimson-haired one spoke to him as he was just in their vicinity, Fenrir paused and looked at them before weakly smiling. "Sure, I'd like to help you if I can."
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Sat Feb 24, 2018 3:55 pm
He looked beyond her though, somewhere in the distance as he called out. Her eyebrows furrowed as she wondered who he could be beckoning too. Swiftly she turned to scan the crowd and locate the face... It was him! That man who had let a stranger into the headquarters the other night... Quickly she turned her face away and tried to subtly motion to Tsuru, to not reach out to him, with his infringement, it was likely he wasn't even a Knight anymore.
She made a slicing motion with her hand at her neck, to indicate something like abort mission. But it was too late, she heard the man in question, speak from behind her, addressing only Tsuru, perhaps pointedly. She jumpily turned around to face him again, startled by how soon he'd covered the distance between them. God damn it, Tsuru.
'So you're still a Rune Knight even after what you pulled?' she asked a little surprised, but mostly in a dull accusatory manner. She took a step back and angled herself so she had both him and Tsuru within her peripheral vision. 'So what's the task anyway?' she asked, in a monotone.
Sat Feb 24, 2018 4:13 pm
“You all are not getting a single penny if that delivery cart crosses the gate before you are there,” she yelled. Haru frowned at the sudden change in her attitude; not a moment ago she was pleading him and now she was ordering him around. “Alright alright…” he yelled back before turning to the two and giving the details of the mission. “… so she needs us to escort her package,” he finished explaining. “If it was so important, I figured we might need more than just the two of us to ward off any attempts to steal it,” he said mostly to Akira, trying to justify why he called for help. He had a strong feeling her previous signs were mostly to dissuade him from asking the black-haired man for help.
Haru could feel Lady Merlin’s eyes bore at them accusingly for still standing around. So, he quickly cleared his throat and whispered so that just the two in front of him can hear. “Let’s start walking towards the gate before she starts yelling again,” he said.
Sat Feb 24, 2018 4:42 pm
Perhaps his lack of knowledge on the barracks rules was what caused him to be fired, that or the hole he put in the roof and shattered windows that he had busted with his surge of mana. Of course, he didn't hold a grudge against the girl, she did what she thought was right after all and that was what a Rune Knight was supposed to do. That said, he was still slightly pained to have been kicked out of his only home without so much as a warning. Maybe he could get back in if he did enough good, but that was unlikely.
Management wouldn't even look him in his eye when they fired him, they merely shoved papers in his face and kicked him out. There must have been more at play, but he wouldn't overthink on it as he had a job to do!
"Alrighty, let's get this box delivered!" he smiled at the two with a newly sprouted cheerful grin and looked at the road, "Any idea where we're going again?"
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Sat Feb 24, 2018 5:07 pm
She narrowed Tsuru was within earshot and went on to answer her question and explain the task, he probably had no idea he'd interrupted her... As oblivious as he could be. A trait that reflected in the new addition to their group. The ex-Rune Knight, he was as scatterbrained and goofy as her partner. The large muscled man didn't seem to be as worried about the repercussions and details regarding his lost job. But it still irked Akira, there was something fishy about it. 'To the gates, I assume... That's where the deliveries come in from...' she said a little dryly, sarcasm galore. She was still trying to figure out what exactly she thought about the man since he seemed so.... innocent? Like he had no clue what he'd actually contributed too... She took the lead in walking towards the gate, she turned to look over her shoulder and ask, 'So were you among the defenders of Crocus too?' maybe she could slowly understand the larger picture.
Sat Feb 24, 2018 5:57 pm
Before Lady Merlin could yell again, Haru began rushing towards the gates with the other two. While it wouldn’t have been a long walk under usual circumstances, thanks to the damage during the war and the need for eventual repairing and rebuilding, they were forced to take several detours before they reached the gate. Thankfully, however, the delivery cart would be just about to cross the gate and Haru would ran as fast as he could to stop it going any further. “Hold up, please!” he said, waving his arms in front and trying to gain the attention of the one riding it.
The middle-aged bald man sitting atop the caravan seemed to be in a foul mood. “Whad’ya want?” he bellowed, halting the cart right next to the healer. He cleared his throat and spoke authoritatively. “Lady Merlin sent us to escort the package. We will be supervising the route you will be taking,” he said. The bald delivery man seemed rather pissed and was about to give Haru an earful. Haru hoped the other two caught on by then to back his story up, and save him from any unnecessary squabbles.
Sat Feb 24, 2018 6:10 pm
With his arms crossed he looked up at the skyline shared between the rooftops and powder blue sky over Crocus. As they walked, he would become lost in thought as he stood next to the crimson haired young man. There was so much beauty out today, a beautiful day to match the excellent addition of new companions. How would they influence him on this quest? That was his central question behind who they were; they seemed to be a duo, the male seemed kind, the girl looked 'stark' to put it lightly. Not that there was anything wrong with that, but her seriousness was off putting as if she'd snap any moment and rock Fenrir's world without so much as a warning. With any luck, she was as kind as her friend.
"I wish I did know why they put me out but there's no use in crying over pulled milk right?" he chuckled as they stopped the caravan, the man delivering the goods seemed to be in a foul mood, Fenrir could only chuckle as he raised his hands. "Take it easy; his story checks out we are here to guide you no need to be so hostile."
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Sat Feb 24, 2018 6:33 pm
Since she'd assumed her words didn't matter, she decided to keep her thoughts to herself. Somehow, while she had taken the lead initially, both the eager boys seem to have overtaken her. Well technically she was the youngest of the trio, so calling them boys was a stretch, but they definitely looked like they needed to do some growing up. Rolling her eyes, she finally slid towards the two who had successfully stopped the vehicle carrying the goods. She joined them just as the larger boy was pacifying the driver.
She just stood on her tippy toes to get a better view of the man driving the cart, to make out his expression and discern his mood for herself. 'The road ahead is rather broken... It is going to be tough delivering something fragile, I'm going to get in and ensure all the packages remain intact.' she mumbled, then without any other warning, she hitched herself up onto the cart from the side, hanging on as she lost her footing. 'A little help here... please' she demanded through grit teeth, while the cart driver protested in vain and she hung onto the side, her legs flailing about.
Sat Feb 24, 2018 7:44 pm
Haru rushed towards his partner and helped her down so that she could climb into the caravan through the open door. “You guys better not slow us down. We’ve got a lot of places to go by the end of the day,” the mustached man said grumpily. The healer felt bad for immediately disregarding that request, but unfortunately, it had to be done. “We’ll try our best,” he said in a not-so-confident tone, and quickly added, “I think it’s best if we don’t go through the busy main road and take the outer roads. I have seen how crowded they get… Not to mention the thieving.” The cart driver fumed. “But that’s a much longer route…” he began. Haru turned to Fenrir and hoped the muscular man would come to his rescue, again. Maybe the driver won’t complain so much if Fenrir gave all the instructions. He spoke politely and looked powerful; what could be a better combination?
Sat Feb 24, 2018 8:00 pm
When the caravan's inhabitants tried to speak down to the redhead again, Fenrir would once speak up in the man's defense yet again. "Take it easy; sure it's longer, but it's safer as well. If we can get the goods to their destination without so much of a scratch, you guys could get some time off and then you can take whatever road you want."
"Now buddy, would you like to get in there too? I'll guard on the outside, it might be a long trip, but I can always catch a ride on eh roof if I get tired." confidence radiated off of his smile, the two were a cute little couple, not that he was calling them such but they were a cute pair. They were young that was for sure, their safety and comfort were more important than his own.
If Haru accepted Fenrir would crack his knuckles and stretch his arms before gesturing for the caravan to move. He would keep up at a moderate pace making sure not to lag too far behind.
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Sat Feb 24, 2018 8:23 pm
She then crouched and slipped into the back of the cart as the boys continued arguing with the men. 'What, you think we didn't have someone in here already guarding the goods young lady? A wrinkly creature spoke from the other end of the cart, crouched in the corner. Had it not been for the remnants of softer features, and the thick layer of dark mascara, sloppily applied on her eyelashes, Aki wouldn't have figured out it was a woman... Since she too was bald. Aki almost wanted to chuckle, but she held it in, bunch of rude baldies She ignored the woman for now, upon having heard the larger boy's offer.
She stuck her head out the opening and spoke clearly. 'No, both of you stay outside, we don't need anymore people in here, its crowded enough, if you'll get tired. We'll rotate.' she ordered this time, her voice as clear as she could manage. Then she turned to the driver, sticking her hand out of the tiny opening between the front and back of the carriage. 'Take the right, we're not going through the main streets.' she announced rather curtly. Her eyes were narrowed as she dared him to refuse. He opened his mouth and closed it again, and then mumbled something inaudible as he started turning towards the right. Better. she thought.
Sat Feb 24, 2018 10:16 pm
The delivery men kept complaining about the winded long route they were taking, but the healer decided to ignore them. Whenever required, Haru ran ahead to check the corners they were turning to ensure there were no surprises ahead. And that precaution paid off as he found the road they were supposed to take next was blocked by construction workers. “Can’t pass around here. We’ve got gravel everywhere,” the worker said, before going off to do his work. The redhead Rune Knight ran back to the caravan and relayed the information. “Looks like we got to take another detour,” he said meekly, knowing what would ensue. As expected, the bald men began screaming at the top of their voice and Haru had no idea how to pacify them. “Calm down, please!” he began, but his voice was completely drowned amidst their yelling. Resigned to his fate, he simply turned to look at Fenrir and shrugged. Broken bones, he can take care of; unreasonable angry men, not so much.
Sat Feb 24, 2018 10:41 pm
Roadwork, a distraction that would cost them valuable time. He rubbed his chin and looked around, their alternate route was going to be troublesome, but they could make it work despite being off a little bit more. When the bald reign holder decided to take his frustrations out on Haru Fenrir stepped up and stood up for the younger male. "How many times do I have to tell you to calm down, it's not that serious." he'd look at their options, there were two other routes they'd take. "We can find another way, it may take some daylight and you might lose your plans but we're still safe, and that's what matters."
The road was getting long, he sympathized, but this call was still the correct one. Even if it took them all day, they could again make it work. "What do you think?" he'd look back at Haru, "Pick a route, and I'll scout ahead." he laughed as he began to sweat just a bit.
He was getting hot, it was hunger and the heat getting to him he'd need a snack soon else he'd kill over.
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Sat Feb 24, 2018 11:38 pm
Aki had already scouted for the Lady Merlin's package, so when they all were flung forward, she swiftly latched onto the one they were in charge of, the one they had to safely escort. The girl rolled her eyes, rather pointedly at the bald woman, who resorted to chewing the insides of her mouth and mumbling again. She stuck her head out to notice the rubble they had to avoid and nodded at the instructions the muscled man and Tsuru offered. Slinking back inside, she gave the driver clear instructions to navigate through the alleys, he was really testing her patience. 'No... If you go left here, we'll be going away from Lady Merlin's location...' she said, carefully and methodically, in a rather patronizing manner.
As they continued their tug of war for power, while navigating the narrow alleyways, she heard a familiar Rune Knight's voice up ahead, the man who had helped the duo get away from Benjamin... She was sure he wouldn't take kindly to them working with their new friend post him being fired... She stuck her head out and hissed at Tsuru... 'We're going to need another detour, Murasaki up ahead, I don't think he'll be too pleased with' she cleared her throat to enunciate 'our new company...'
Sun Feb 25, 2018 8:51 pm
Once they were in the alley, the friction increased further. There were constant arguments about which turn to take to make the trip faster. However, somehow, the driver seemed to listen to Akira too and he finally took the right they were supposed to take.
Their next detour came in the form of a Rune Knight; a righteous, strict one who Haru looked up to. At first, he was glad to hear his voice, and was about to wave at him. But before he could do that, Akira popped her head out again and hissed at him. While he still had no idea why the Rune Knights would hate Fenrir so much, he had to agree this unnecessary encounter was going to slow them down a lot more than a couple of extra turns. He quickly ran to Fenrir and whispered so that the cart driver can’t hear him. “The Rune Knights up ahead aren’t going to be we let such a huge cart into small alleys. Not to mention, they don’t like you much. I think it’s best if we take the left here and take the parallel alley to avoid them,” he said.
Sun Feb 25, 2018 9:14 pm
He'd heed Haru and look at the left path, it was a heck of a lot longer and would cause them to take an even more significant detour than the one they were already on. That and he was going to be an ailment as soon as he was spotted. Perhaps the left path was best. "You're right; we'll go left. Driver, we're taking the left road on a detour, we might go further from the client, but we'll avoid the hassle of being bothered by the knights." his words were stern, and to the point, if the man had an issue with the detour, Fenrir would further explain. If either man wanted to speak to the knights, well, to say the least, they'd end up apart of the cargo for the rest of the trip.
"Let's get moving," he'd break his speech to yawn, "Mmm, getting warm out here."
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Sun Feb 25, 2018 10:43 pm
She vaguely heard Tsuru relay her message to Baron, who in turn passed it onto the driver, like some baton of instructions... like chinese whispers. The driver just stopped in his tracks, he turned to face Akira and with frustration carved in every line of his face, he grunted out a question. 'Why the hell would the Rune Knights have a problem with you lot? I'm running a perfectly legitimate business.' The man in the back agreed with his comrade while he twisted his mustache and nodded.
'Umm... Its just usually carts are not- hang on...' She responded and was stopped midway by an idea. She pushed open the door of the cart and jumped off. 'Fenrir, why don't you switch places with me?' she asked, her tone a little brighter than usual, she slithered up to him and softly muttered. 'We'll probably run into more Rune Knights on our way, I don't think they're going to make any more detours.' she clarified. 'Eh! Missy you didn't answer my question!!' the driver exclaimed. She avoided eye contact with him and added 'You better come up with some answer for that and to explain yourself to them too. It'll be best if you do that inside though, to prevent anyone from overhearing...' her words were still directed towards the ex-Rune Knight and her voice was still hushed, but urgent.
Mon Feb 26, 2018 4:44 pm
If Fenrir agreed to enter the cart, then, Haru would begin directing the caravan driver. “Listen… That man is a very paranoid Rune Knight. He will stop you and check every corner of your cart before letting you pass. Do you want to waste the entire evening sitting in this alley or do you want to get the deliveries over with?” he asked. Even the innocent Haru had learned his ways after spending months alongside the clever girl. Weighing the options the scarlet-haired Rune Knight laid out in front of him, the driver chose to take the short detour instead of dealing with the Rune Knights. “Alright… Last chance. Any more and we won’t bother delivering at all,” he said grumpily, before turning the cart left. Haru sighed and ran ahead as usual to scout for any further disturbances.
Mon Feb 26, 2018 6:01 pm
He'd open the door and let the little woman out first before hopping in himself. It was pretty tight back there and the second bald gentleman was eerily silent, but all was going well. Fenrir would stretch his arms and slump down in the chair in a semi laying position, his back on the seat, one arm hanging off of the couch one knee bent and a leg joining the hanging sleeve. It was a very lazy position, but he made it work. For the time being, he would maybe take a short nap while they made their way past the knights.
The gentle creaking of the caravan would guide him to sleep as he closed his eyes and drifted off. Soon he would fall asleep like a 215-pound baby. This was nice, being able to relax and not worry about things like Rune Knights. Nope, this was the lift for him, laying around in a caravan and waiting to pass up the knights with two strangers. He liked them though; maybe he could let them sit in the cramped caravan while he walked. The walk wasn't that bad; the heat just got to him.
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Wed Feb 28, 2018 10:49 am
The sculpted man inside, must have created some disturbance by snoring or something, because the driver suddenly stopped the delivery cart. He stuck his head out of the driver's compartment to stare down at the lanky boy and the petite girl walking alongside his vehicle. 'We are NOT here to lug around your sleepy friend.' he barked, his eyes gleamed like he had hit the jackpot of all the possible excuses, like he had the perfect reason to get rid of the escorts now. Akira was a little tongue-tied, she couldn't really defend the ex-Rune Knight. She chewed the inside of her mouth and slammed the side of the door that led to the passenger seats of the caravan, in an attempt to unceremoniously wake the sleeping man.
Thu Mar 01, 2018 12:21 am
Whether it worked or not, they were at the end of their line and Haru knew it the moment he saw what was ahead of them. In all this commotion, Haru had forgotten to check ahead. As they made their supposedly last turn, he saw a large tree fallen right across the street and about a dozen men trying to lift it to clear the path. Before any of the Rune Knights could even utter a word, the cart driver yelled. “That’s it! I’m done. Deliver the bloody package yourself,” he bellowed, his eyes wide and bloodshot.
Hearing this, the bald man inside took Lady Merlin’s orb, opened the door and thrust it towards Akira. Haru couldn’t believe what he was seeing. “That… is the package?” he asked in disbelief. “A small orb?! We directed this huge cart around the entire town to transport something that we could have carried by hand?” he asked, his pitch a tad-bit higher than usual. If the previous door-slamming didn’t wake Fenrir, this definitely would have. The healer couldn’t believe what he was seeing. If the orb was small enough to be carried by hand, why were they asked to direct the entire cart to the location? They could have easily transported it by foot from the gates to Lady Merlin to begin with.
Thu Mar 01, 2018 12:18 pm
He'd look at the bald men and sigh; he messed it up badly for the others. "Sorry guys," he apologized before looking at the road ahead, "It's probably not too far away now we can get there by foot easily!" he tried to brighten up the situation, but upon seeing what they were carrying he became a bit annoyed. The two bald men were angry over that? A fancy ball? They must have been kidding; they could have delivered this on foot!
"Seriously, sorry guys..." it did hurt a bit for him to have cost these two their ride, but at the very least the other rune Knights weren't pursuing them, and that was a plus that made Fenrir very happy. Mostly because of the lack of bloodshed.
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Thu Mar 01, 2018 12:33 pm
Her thoughts were interrupted as the driver challenged Fenrir's casual decision to just walk the rest of the way. They too seemed to have gathered that this entire excursion was pointless, especially for just some small orb. Well, there wasn't much point arguing with them, but their aggression drove Akira crazy. With the package now in the possession of the sleepy man, they truly didn't really need to deal with the baldies anymore. She rolled her eyes before narrowing them to stare up at the bitter driver.
Had he not been berating the trio from the very beginning of their unfortunately long journey, she would've managed to muster more empathy for him. 'Thank you for your service.' she said sardonically. Swallowing, she decided to give up on her attempt to be a better person and added. 'Have fun trying to back up your cart, through this small ally, the road ahead is blocked, folks.' With that, she just turned away and began briskly walking towards where she assumed Lady Merlin to be, it was likely she could be wrong, the landmarks were messy, post the destruction from the attack.
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