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 Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2023 8:37 pm
"Don't mind him, he's always an a**." Xylia let out a sigh even as the second cell door finally swung open. She simply shook her head at Valek's antics before peering inside towards the young lady. "Are you injured? I have a first aid kit if we need." Xylia glanced around again, her gaze narrowed as she focused on all the cells. It looked empty, which was good, but she would have to mark this place for the guards to raid...just in case. "We should move quickly to avoid any others who may be coming back soon. A fight is the last thing we need when we want to get you back to Sulburi.
[Xylia 12]
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2023 8:44 pm
Hana felt her own self start to come back now that the immediate danger seem to be lessening. She glared at the man with his comments before rolling her eyes. "It must be nice to have the freedom to do so." She said dryly. As if she chose to go with a full escort. But, she wouldn't be caught dead leaving the house looking anything less than fabulous. At least the girl seemed to have a decent head on her shoulders. "We're not needing any immediate medical attention. If you can just free our wrists we can be on our way."
Hana 12
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2023 8:48 pm
Hana's comment made her feel kind of bad for her. He rarely did considering the kind of life she lived but he supposed there was some negatives to it. It made Gavril frown at the man seeing the change happen in Hana's demeanor. For just a little bit there, he thought she seemed a little happier than usual. Gavril sighed, almost mimicking Hana. "How long has it been since we were taken? We were supposed to be home after a few hours..." How worried would his mom be? Would they have already gotten a ransom note? Is that why there was no one here?
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2023 8:53 pm
"Well you know, only one family wouldn't have the ability to go out with less." Replied Valek, a knowing smirk crossing his lips. "Either way we'll get you back to Sulburi, as long as you can keep up. It's quite a hike." He warned, packing up his belongings and looking back to Xylia. "I'll scout ahead while you get them to follow." He advised going on ahead, the hybrid disappearing up the ramp and waiting for them further up the passage once he made certain there was no one else that needed to be taken care of.
[Valek 13]
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2023 8:55 pm
"It's been half a day, almost." Replied Xylia quietly as she watched Valek disappear. "It takes a while for kidnappers to get their facts straight, they probably were planning on trying to send out notices tomorrow once the guards gave up the search for the time being." She mused softly, her daggering moving with careful hands to cut the pair free. "But thankfully we'll just be bringing you back, so that's less worry for your families since they'll be seeing your faces instead of a note."
Xylia gestured for the pair to follow her, the hybrid holding up the torch as she led the way forward.
[Xylia 13]
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2023 9:02 pm
While she was thankful for this couple finding them, she couldn't exactly say she liked this man. At least after today she would never have to worry about seeing him again. There was always a silver lining somewhere. Hana took a deep breath and nodded her thanks to the woman. "Thanks." She said quietly. Just as quietly, she added, "I can make sure you're rewarded. Perhaps not tonight if you wouldn't want to accompany us back all the way. Our families are intense and while they might understand later, their judgement will be clouded. But I can attempt to meet with you at a later time." The woman had been fairly kind so far and had explained what was going on which Hana appreciated greatly. She didn't mind going out of her way to make sure she was compensated for her time.
[hana 13]
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2023 9:05 pm
"Half a day? Ughhhhh." Gavril groaned. "I'm going to have to do extra chores on top of everything else for being late to dinner!" It was a minor thing but Gavril's world was small and it was important to him to be with his family. "Thank you for saving us, Miss?" How could he thank her properly if he didn't know her name! When Hana started talking about rewarding her, Gavril nodded along in agreement. "What about him though? He helped right?" His voice wasn't quite as quiet as it should have been but he wanted to make sure it was fair for everyone!
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2023 9:12 pm
Valek was content with making certain that any potential dangers were properly tied up while he waited for the others to join him. He just wanted to focus on getting the group back to Sulburi, the hybrid tired after a long day of work. He had wanted his fun, had it and now it was time to go home.
"Let's do our best to get there before midnight. I hear that things get even dicier then." He joked lightly. Of course things got more dangerous then and he would most definitely know, all things considered.
[Valek 14]
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2023 9:16 pm
Xylia smiled and shook her head. "Don't worry about rewards. We both chose this line of work and have our own type of rewards while preferring to not get any recognition." She expressed. "You can call me Moon and him, Shadow." It kept things simpler that way. Valek's organization took care of his needs while she...well she had her ways. Sometimes she would take payment, but for this particular instance she was more wary of getting caught up in bigger noble families and preferred to avoid it considering her own family connections.
"I think your family may just be happy you're home, so maybe you'll be lucky." Added Xylia with a soft laugh at the boy's worries. "But we'll only find out once we get you home, so let's go ahead and get started. It's going to be a bit of a walk indeed."
[Xylia 14]
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2023 9:19 pm
"Fair enough." Hana agreed. She wasn't going to force anyone to take any sort of payment, she knew from working with some vendors that trying to do that would be more offensive than not offering payment at all. "Perhaps I'll have the chance, someday, to return the kindness then, Moon." She dipped her head in gratitude before filing up the ramp the pair had come down. It was time for the long walk home to get her scolding and probably being confined to the palace for awhile. Sigh.
[Hanaeko 14]
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2023 9:22 pm
"I hope you're right!! At least I'll have Ha---her to explain what's happened." After all this Gavril almost spilled the beans! He caught himself though! He did have half the thought that they might already know who Hanaeko was and him trying to avoid saying her name wasn't helping at all but he still did what he could. "Thank you for saving us." He told Moon and gave Shadow a quick hug when they got to the surface. He was tired but he did his best to walk all the way home, to where trouble awaited him, yay. [Gavril 14]
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