Welcome to Gaia! ::

Foalan picked up the proto, cradling it to his chest again, and handed the young lady back her hat. Then handed her a crystal on a chain. "Here, take this for your trouble. It always brought me luck. You'll be welcome to come visit us any time."

"To what?" Faolan asked, leaning back against his chair in an easy sprawl, giving one of his most charming grins.

"Scarf!" Ziazan chirped. Faolan ruffled the feathers on its bejeweled head.

"You're welcome to bring any gifts you'd like," the young man said, tilting his head a bit, the light making his eyes glow slightly. "I'd love to read your fortune for you, too. Here, I'll do a quick read." He took up the tarot cards and shuffled them into a deck before setting them in front of the girl. "Cut the deck any way you wish and pick one card. I'll give you a reading off of it."

Faolan took the card the girl had picked and held it up for her to see. "The Sun. It stands for satisfaction, accomplishment, love, success, and joy. A lot of times it can signify an engagement or marriage. Since you don't seem married or engaged, I'll just go with the rest of the card's meanings. I can tell that you have been met with much success and accomplishment in your young life. You're creative and you take a lot of joy and satisfaction from that. All that's left is love."

He looked down at the deck, putting the two halves together again with the Sun card, reshuffled them, then cut and drew a card, holding it up for her to see. The Lovers. The young man gave a sort of lazy, almost shy smile. "The cards rarely lie, though this doesn't always mean what people see it as. There's much optimism, trust, and honor in this card. You can trust me, dear Ellandra. I know I'm a rouge, but I do have some honor." He laid the card down before her, standing up and heading to the door. Opening the door, he looked back at her. "It also means the beginnings of romance."

"Ellandra!" Faolan rushed to the girl's side, helping her up to sitting and letting her rest against his semi-bare chest. "Oi, lass, I didn't mean to have you passing out on me. Are you alright?"

Ziazan fluttered down and waved its tiny wings to give the girl some air. "You laid it on too thick. You'll never win a girl over being so brash."

"Zia, please," Faolan said, flushing a bit and giving the proto a "shut the hell up" look, then returned his attention to Ellandra, still blushing. "Ignore Zia. The Essentics tend to make stuff up sometimes when they think they're helping."

"You're sure you like this female? She doesn't seem bright," the Essentic commented, still fanning away.

Fao glared at the creature. "Stay silent, Zia." He looked down at the girl, moving a bit to sit down on the ground, arranging Ellandra so that she was seated between his legs, her back resting against his chest, then rested his hands on the floor, showing that he had no ill intentions. When he spoke, he kept his voice low. "I didn't mean to startle you like that. Sit still till you regain your senses. I won't hurt you."

"Hey, Faolan, are you adding whoring in on your list of skills? I didn't know you could tell a person's future that way," called a woman, peeking into the small building. Faolan threw the first object handy at her, nearly hitting her with the small crystal. The woman left, laughing, and Faolan looked up at Zia.

"Close the door," he told the proto. "And no witty comments."

"Feeling better now?" Fao asked, moving to help her up. He smiled at her softly, still blushing a little. "Please don't hold Zia's wit against it. The little Essentic spends too much time around my impulsive nature."