While he hasn't met any dual-elemental mages, that doesn't mean that he didn't hear about them. After all, he was taught about all kinds of magics from a young age. But, at that moment, in the storm, and that late at night, the thought hadn't even passed his mind. So, he let it go, just continuing to follow the younger wizard into the night.
As he spoke about his life, Ri glanced around them, returning his gaze back to him afterwards.
"Ah. Well, it's not that bad, sometimes. The world is a wonderful place. Mostly." He huffed a chuckled.
Soon, though, his eyes lay on the tall inn, and the smile he bore, turned into a big grin,
"This is it! This was the inn that I lost my wallet in!" He exclaimed, and immediately dropped the leaf, running inside. At the Knight's words, he just waved a hand in his direction,
"It's just a bit of rain, it can wait." As he spoke, he looked around the many tables and seats, humming to himself.
"You can go and wash yourself, though. No need to help me, or anything." He didn't seem to be sarcastic, or hold any malice in his tone. He was genuinely able to look on his own, plus, he felt like the boy had enough stress for one night.
After he left, he continued to look. And he looked. And looked. For about ten minutes straight.
He stood, and brought a hand to his head, gently scratching it, and giving the whole lounge a good look. An
"Ah!" soon followed, and he rushed to one of the tables, quickly ducking under it, and coming back out with his leather wallet. A satisfied grin formed on his face. He hummed, as he thought of something. Figuring that it was late, and both of them needed the sleep, Ri opened his wallet, which thankfully still had his jewels in it, and took out about enough for a coffee and a chocolate cake at that coffee shop they hid at. After pocketing his wallet, he just shrugged, moved to the counter, snatched a napkin and a pen, and began scribbling a message on said napkin.
Before he departed, he left the jewels on the counter, along with the napkin-message on top of them.
"Hey. Sorry I had to leave like that. I didn't want to bother you anymore, so you could actually get a good night's sleep. This is for all the trouble I put you through. Thanks for helping me find my wallet."Did this seem foolish? Yes. Did Ri care? Not really. The sum he gave the Knight wouldn't leave him without his own food, so it didn't matter to him.
But, one thing was for sure. He was quite glad that he ran into this stranger.
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