Zagan wrote:
"Steel and Ko, you two need to go elsewhere. Go to the royal library in Crocus and find a book called Giorgio and the Dragon. It is an old fairy tale about King Giorgio di Fioria battling against a Dragon. There is only one copy in existence because it is not actually a fairy tale. In reality, it contains clues regarding our next destination. Find the book and bring it to me."
- Steel and Ko must complete a topic called Giorgio and the Dragon in Crocus. This topic does not require traveling and does not take up a RP slot.
Since his arrival at the gates of Crocus, Ko couldn't help but wonder how it had taken this long for him to visit the capital city of Fiore. He'd practically been slumming it ever since he'd first come to this country, and walking the streets of Crocus was running that idea home. Just the fact that there were flowers everywhere served to brighten what would have been an otherwise dingy metropolitan environment. Everywhere he looked there was impressive architecture, examples of engineering turned to artwork. Ko had to admit that it was impressive.
It was a shame that all that opulence and culture was the crown jewel in a rusted out garbage pile of a kingdom. If anything, Ko was glad he hadn't seen this place first; if he had, he might have been blinded to just how bad this country really was when it wasn't blinding you with glitz and glamour. No, for now, Ko had a job to do. Maybe, after it was said and done, he'd come back here with Nantosuelta and have a proper look around. He hadn't gone to a real night market in ages, and he bet Crocus had one if he knew where to look.
Instead, for the moment Nantosuelta was out of sight, high up in the sky. His most recent activities had caused him to stand out somewhat significantly, and he couldn't risk being identified while he was in the city. Thus, the most prominent part of his epithet had to keep her distance. In the meantime, Ko was waiting for Steel to show his face. The Royal Library, being safely nestled inside of the Castle proper, was heavily guarded. There was no getting in without proper status as a Noble or permission from the Royal Family. Neither of which Ko had or knew how to obtain.
As he stood in a nearby alleyway, a hood partly covering his face, Ko watched the gate that lead onto the castle grounds and waited for Steel and Erebus to show up. After seeing the rogue at work in the mines, Ko couldn't help but hope Steel succeeded in convincing him to come along.