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Maues was searching the great exchange for any suspicious looking characters as he seemed to weave between th crowds unnoticed. The mass of people here meant that no one cared for anyone here unless you sold the right stuff and had a satchel of Octens. This was was huge too, so it was also easy to get lost until the crowds died out late in the night.

venturing deeper into the crowds he seemed to have heard a familiar voice in yet another short argument between hustler and innocent lady. Pushing himself between the bodies he came to a small open space with the gypsie from just a few days ago, and like a gypsie she can travel fast. "now, now. That's no way to treat a young lady, is it?" Maues asked as he stepped forwards and into view. And then the man gave him a look of disgust, as though he should not be defending such a foul being.

" So if i were you... I would leave before bad luck catches up on you..." he warned.

Zoltan was about ready to conjure up some sort of bone-breaking spell upon the man, however it was not he, but she that got the first strike. The seller at first seemed not frightened at all by Maues, but then again it didn't surprise him with such a mocking appearance. Almost as if they were both breathing the same breath, Maues had filled his lungs with air just as the gypsie flung her heel into the crotch of the merchant. Breathing out in just a moment after when with a great thud his chin landed on the ground, hands between his legs to cover up his bruised manhood, in more sense than one. Watching the man soon enough vanish after lifting his sluggish body from the dirty ground the gypsie greeted him.

"what a shame" he first replied almost bluntly. "And fortunate for him" he quickly added as his face mysteriously looked away and over his shoulder. He was hoping to have released some repressed, yet subtle anger. Then as he returned his gaze his subtly pulled up one side of his collar as to cover his neck properly. He should probably start learning to draw things on himself in less noticeable areas. "Tell me" he then asked, "i believe my coin has, or will keep you well, not that you require any kind of good will." his tone as if to be describing what he had just found from her. She was independent, confident, they were some fine attributes.

Watching closely, it would seem that the Gypsie still had the coin in her possession, she didn't seem all that proud about it, though she certainly took the care to look after it. She then brought up the fact it was so soon they had met again, that caught his attention further. "well" he began, with a grin to his lips. "It would seem something is causing our paths to cross more often than normal" he finished with a small chuckle. "I was just passing through to the south side of the mountains" he spoke of the mountains just north, where the Aerie Peaks back onto the northern walls of the city. "And then i saw a wonderfully dressed lady, such as yourself, under a bellowing oaf... Are you here for anything particular? As you may already know... this marketplace is the best for everything and anything". He seemed rather chatty this time, more so than the last, trying to pry information from her once again.

The gypsie wanted supplies eh, well she would certainly get it here. But himself, he would have no interest in helping her. The warmth of this place was more that irritating too, the chill of the Land of Crows is far better. Taking in a breath he realised how she must get around a lot, evidently. Her smile, as genuine as it may seem was heavily out matched by that of the cunning guise that Maues had mastered over the years. Though not one good enough for entering Entei, one step in their grounds and the headmaster of Merlin would have him strung up to the ceiling by his hair on his arms. As for him, he enjoyed divulging just a little piece of information.

"I'm here to speak with some contacts... i guess you could say i've not seen them in a very long time, but with what they do im sure that time has... skipped by in a heart beat" he almost chuckled to himself. "I'm heading to the mountains simply to leave my mark... you know... an accomplishment i can set upon myself i guess you could say.". He spoke truth... but left out the important information. These contacts were corrupted agents from Entei's past, and they've travelled forwards in time, many times, just for Zoltan Maues. Leaving his mark in different places all over the world under each and every full moon. And soon, that mountain will also bear his mark, the second-from-last mark to adorn the surface of this, Magic Earth.

She was jealous, oh, how she would be if she only knew what he was doing. It wasn't every day that someone had the ability to control time itself and bend it to his very own will. "I'll gladly let you know how it is.." he began, then hearing the guards coming by as the gypsie pressed herself against him. At first he was surprised, but then as he realised the plan he put his arm around her to keep her safe as they brushed by eagerly. When she took a step back however he couldn't help but miss the closeness he shared to her pulsing blood.

"Oh... don't you worry about that" he deviously admitted. Blinking twice, looking away in between he thought, and couldn't help but say "Have you ever heard of The Darkness?..." he grinned. "Just, one word of advice. If the Darkness comes like the old beggars say these days. Stay away from the fog. I hear to can ruin a girl's complexion these days..."

She seemed flustered, all the better. He wanted her to trust him, so.. with her next questions he felt he should answer at least to gain her respect and friendly trust. The detail that she gave though... he was almost confused. If he knew how to summon creatures from the darkness he would have done it a long time ago. "yes..." he began, interested mildly. "It does..." he then raised a brow and looked at her intently. Muttering faintly to himself he seemed to say something about something happening, finally. He then spoke back up ad said "the fog brings dark things... Ru... and it would seem things far sooner than expected. " he then began to hurry his thinking. Darting his gaze up towards the northerne dge of the city, behind the King's Landing cliff in the center of the city he could see the edge of the Aerie Peaks.

"My apoligies, " he said, looking back to her. "but it would seem i must be off... those mountains aren't always this mild and light to roam" he then began to back off into the crowd whilst staring back at her and waved once more and said with a devilish grin "Until next your fate crosses my path..." and disappeared into the crowd.

The journey from Neutral City wasn't half as bad and long as she thought, to think only last year she would have been taking the public transport here on the Zeppelin... made her realise how much things have changed. With her husband now going on to do extra work for the Asmodius Corps, she was going to have a lot more time on her hands. And after watching him day after day return home from a good day's work at the Magistrate - it made Leah want to do something more productive. The Guardians get to explore and help all the time, she wanted to have quests of her own for once, it felt like the right thing to do. Better yet, she got looking around and heard about some guy... Aaron... Aaron somebody... she thought, as she entered the Great Bazaar.

Biking over on her motorcycle made the journey so much more enjoyable, not to mention now, with this body armour she felt unbeatable. Luckily her father was in the syndicate, so she was able to get some of the equipment, but convincing some of the scientists from Entei to specially craft her most of the rest was... expensive, she even had to prove she knew how to use it. Nothing some experience watching and learning from her husband couldn't help with. Walking through, her heeled boots brushed through the dust and occasionally exposed brickwork on the floor, there was too many traders to count with tents, stools and entire shops open with bustling customers, the occasional drunkard from last night being kicked around.

She didn't know where to start, unfortunately, she forgot his last name, and knew he was some sort of... bounty hunter or something... monster hunter? Troll hunter? Oh, bother. Then someone barged into her, but he had the cheek to blame it on her! "Watch where you're going missy! Just cus you're all geared up don't give you the right!" at first she wasn't sure how to react, he was so mean! She just stared at him with an awkward expression until he double-took and then said "Eh! First you walk into me like some nomad and now im some sort of filth, look at yer self!". That was the last straw for her, she narrowed her brows and then took her fist close to his chin and said very bitterly, quietly "Listen here, you pompous oaf. Next time you're blaming your insufferable judgement on someone else, you might want take a look at yourself! I could throw you out of this bazaar and make it look like you jumped in fear" she threated, for the first time feeling adrenaline pulse through her. He scowled at her, and only half took the threat, getting ready to shake off her abnormal courage against him.

Stupid people. Not everyone in Occulas was born with skills and natural talent, sure, most of the population had some sort of magical skill, or enhanced endurance, but only half the population coudl actually train and use it to it's best! This man, was most definitely one of the few that lacked in most of it! Heavens forbid what Occulas was like when the races were more pure and younger, when almost everyone had more power than now. All Leah wanted to do was find Aaron, she knew she had to, she felt it in her heart like she knew him, or needed to know him,, but coudln't remember the face. Either way, she knew that through him she could do something with her life.

As the fat little man wiggled his nose up at her and went about his things again, muttering some sort of words to the others he was with, a cool breeze brushed through the thousands of legs that walked through the bazaar. Continuing through the crowd, Leah felt her chest begin to calm as her anger subsided like a slowly dying flame. It was so difficult not to get pushed into someone in the tighter sections of the bazaar, everyone was so quick to jump to the offers being called out, not like all of the crap here was real anyway! But these dodgers didn't realise that, or did, and thought they'd be able to sell them somewhere else. The Land of Crows for example, ever since that place reappeared, traders have been making store at Southport hoping for buys, but Leah heard the natives, the Daywalkers weren't so naive.

Her gaze hopped between many pairs of shoulders and weaved between many heads, like posts sticking out the ground that moved in random directions. She just had a hunch that this guy would be here, but why couldn't some bloke like that appear out of no where! She then found herself thudding shoulders with a rather heavy built guy besider her, the sudden smell of smoke rushing through her lungs like a distant memory reminded her of someone she knew. Being quick to apologise this time, as it was her that was lost in her thoughts, she looked over her shoulder and turned "Terribly So-" and then she saw him. NArrowing her eyes at him she cocked a hip and rested a hand on one side, "I... know you" she said.

"You're name doesn't happen to be Aaron does it?"

She couldn't remember who this guy was, had no memories with him whatsoever, like it was a dream from years ago that she could never recall any more, just vaguely remember knowing about it, like deja vu. However, he felt like no stranger.