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Onyx landed, much like his father might. Heavily in a crouch on the sand. and snorted lightly, thinking the same thing moon was. where the blazes was all the light coming from if they were underground.

"This guy better be a damn cripple or somethign making us come all out here just to hire us as muscle. and there better be food and drink for us."

A check for the raven stone, and yes it was still safe and secured.

"And maybe we can get some weaponry. or be allowed to make some in a nice forge with some good metal."

"It looks pretty? and like I said before, somethign about this is fishy. if he's got folks that can do that.." a jerked thumb over at the mushroom cloud, "..Then what the hell does he need us for."

A grumbled and a snort, before looking voer toward the grey blob.

"Or maybe that's part of how the hell they light this place up."

And onward march, as he started to trek toward the grey glob in hops that it was where they were supposed to be going.

a small grumble. why couldnt there be a ferry to the damned place. but he followed his brother's lead, up into the air again, and playing catch up before a snort at his brother's side again.

"Humans sometimes really annoy me, have I ever said that? no offense, Esmerelda."

They arrived in Deep Water almost a day earlier then they were supposed to. Moonstone supposed that it must have been day time, because when they arrived just outside the high, fortified walls, the single set of gates were open.

Just inside seemed like any town, bustling with people hurring to market or the local tavern. The atmosphere seemed nice yet reserved, as if people thought they might be walking on eggshells. On every street corner was a gaurd with a long pike sitting on one of those giant lizards. They wore helms with red plumes, marking them with some sort of rank.

Moonstone set Esmerelda down beside him and took a quick look around. The castle was not hard to spot, being in the middle of the town. The whole place reminded him of a wagon wheel.

"Well, we're here."

The guard acted like Onyx was a dirty little kitten poking around his feet.. The lizard man a strange crooning noise when it was poked, but he was well trained and didn't attempt to run or attack. He brought is long pike out in front of him and used the pole to gently push Onyx to one side.

"You are stepping on Jola's feet."

Moonstone glanced from one side of town to the other. The poeple here didn't seem very happy, but at lesat theywren't trying to take off each other's heads with broken bottles.

"It could be worse. I'm usre that you could find some action in the Tourney." He pointed to a sign postsed on a taver door. "Looks like some big jousting event is comming up soon." HE smiled. "You should inlist. I'm sure they'd love to have you."

"Jousting? sounds interesting."

And he looked at the sign on the tavern, and rubbed his thumb lightly, after pointedly ignoring the guard who looked at him like he was a stray alleycat...but then a look back over at him and and a walk, punching the guy in teh leg hard to get his attention.

"Hey pokey, you going to be in that tournament thing on your little gecko?"

Esmeralda buried her hands into her pockets and stopped her movements, she turned and smiled at the white Vah, "You two are truly yin and Yang, you know that?, but like I said thanks for the lift, I would have hated having to rip this shirt, it is my favorite after all, mom was the one that made the design on the tie, and that might have been damaged too." She said as she was tempted to grab a cigar and smoke, but she had made a promise to cut back on that stuff. "So are we going to wait for punch and kick over there?" she giggled pointing at Onyx.