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Chuckling at Talon's initial reply, the rogue gave a nod while pouring himself a glass of water. From what he could feel through the glass, it was rather cold which is just what he wanted at the moment.

"Hehe, I see. And yeah you have a point there. Someone who had issues with rogues would probably have trouble getting help," he said.

When the waitress had come along, Maelthra refrained from growling but was keeping an eye on her at all times. Perhaps he was being too tense here, but something about this place didn't really set well with him.

"Speaking of which.. what exactly brings an Imperial soldier like you to the freelands anyway?"

After taking a sip of the water, he placed the glass down and sighed.

"No kidding. Lately all I've been hearing about is trouble on all fronts. I guess normally I'd just try to ride it out but it seems that the rogues keep getting the butt of all the blame this time," he said while looking around. Then again, it seemed that there were few times when rogues weren't blamed for mishaps. And of course, a decent chunk of that probably was true, but he wasn't so certain as far as the recent events went. Especially when he kept hearing bits and pieces about the mysterious Unknown group. The thief didn't have much of a lead, but he had a gut feeling they were key to at least some of what was going on lately.

"Hm? Ah, nah. Not really that stupid of a question really. I just asked you after all."

Despite having said that, he decided on whim not to say why, even if his reasons for being in the free lands were not important or secretive whatsoever.

So it seemed the armies hadn't really gotten any further leads, but had heard the rumors as well. Then again, it was probably fairly hard to dig up anything substantial about the whole things. Shaking his head to himself, he just tried not to think about it so much. With any luck, the problems will die down, but he had a feeling this wasn't going to be the case.

"Heh, I wish," he said with a weak grin, "But a part of it is really just trying to get by without getting into too much trouble. With everything stirring up, it can be tough getting around. Basically just hoping to get some supplies for cheap really."

Before long, the glass of water had been emptied and his thirst was nicely quenched.

"It'd definitely be nice if there was some secret treasure out there though.."

"Thanks, and to you too for that matter."

Blade listened as Talon went on about the ruins, and the guy did have a point there. But the real trick was finding ruins that hadn't already been cleaned out by those who had found it first. He supposed for those, there was still the element of mystery and exploration to be had.

"Yeah, that's true. Maybe sometime I'll get lucky and uncover something that hadn't been touched just yet," he said with a wry grin, "I guess if I'm really lucky, there'll be some challenge in digging up what it has to offer too.."

Actually, he was pretty certain any ruins within the uncharted territories were going to have their own challenges to overcome. Though for those, it might not necessarily have anything to do with the ruins them self, but with whatever else was lurking in those lands.

"That may be so... but having to face something and earn what the ruins.. or any place else holds brings a greater reward, even if it isn't completely material," he replied with a shrug. He'd still be careful of course, but just stumbling on a treasure chest wouldn't quite be the same.

With the water downed, Blade nodded before standing up.

"Sure thing. Let's see what we can find..." he grinned. Though, remembering the zoid's temperament when he first saw it, the grin vanished.

"He's not going to end up snapping my head off or anything when I get close is he?"

Chuckling at the response given to him, Blade nodded and beckoned Maelthra to follow. The MRZ quickly jumped up to his feet and was at his human's side in no time. He was going to miss the cool air of the bar, but at least he won't have to worry about any of its inhabitants attacking any of them all of the sudden.

"Hehe, I think I'll take the risk. If he comes after me, it'll be more of his loss," he said as he glanced at the table to make sure money had been placed down. He wasn't in so much of a mood to try and do a dine and dash.

Once that was confirmed, he went on to exit the place, holding the door open so the two MRZs and the other pilot could get out as well.

It was... an odd sight to see Talon more or less riding his MRZ towards the Rev Raptor. But Blade decided not to say anything of it. The sight of that did make him wonder if he could ride Maelthra with relative ease, but he really wasn't so certain if the dragon would even let him try. It probably was best to leave that one to speculation.

Maelthra too, had tilted his head at the other MRZ, but kept up with his human for now. Once they reached the big zoids, he looked up at the rev raptor and lightning saix, with the former still looking fairly irritable.

"Alrighty," said the thief while patting Tyrant on the leg, "This won't hurt a bit."

That said, he went ahead and began to tinker around to see what he could do for the green raptor. While he worked, Maelthra just pawed at the dirt. There wasn't a whole lot this particular MRZ could do about the problem at hand, so he just stood by somewhat idly.

After a little while, Blade paused and scratched his head.

"It looks like one of his pumps are all messed up.. I don't really know how to deal with that, but I've tightened up a few loose valves so maybe at least he'll be able to run a little longer before overheating now."

While Moe carried Talon around in circles, the dragon MRZ watched as he dug at the ground out of boredom. At some point, he spotted something shiny from under the dirt and sand, causing him to dig around a little more to see what it was.

Blade nodded to Talon and stepped aside so the pilot could get a look at his own zoid. He didn't look too happy about the news, but at least he knew of the source now.

"Not a problem. But yeah, replacing the whole thing would be a pain for sure. There's a town a little to the east here that has some places that deals with used parts. If you're lucky you might be able to get something that's cheap but still in relatively good condition," he offered.