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Gitano opted to forgo the next drink and pulled out a coin of little value. He started to play it through his fingers as he recalled the old man's words. "He would always say that the sea was calmer, there was always boats on it, fishing or traveling. There was always music in the air, the sea gulls would always cover the beaches and the waves crashing gently." He laughed to himself at that statement. "I can tell you one thing, it is very hard to fall asleep without the ocean next to me."

"I'm a sympathizer. It also helps that I've been run out a few villages myself for a few of my performances. Many people closer inland don't trust anything that resembles magic," he said softly. "Even if they are simple slight of the hand tricks."

"It's pretty easy, though I suspect you aren't quite ready to abandon your job like I am." Amaya sighed. "Unique. That's probably the nicest word that has been used to describe myself." She laughed. "Perhaps that will change. If I cannot change the world for others, I can at least change it for myself. There's always a chance for a fresh start." She said, just sort of saying it out loud to herself more than to Roran or anything.

"I guess. Still, baby steps for now. I've got to test the water." Amaya told him. She raised an eyebrow at his first question. While she had never thought of it before, it did seem to happen. Still, the woman enjoyed the silence at times. It gave her a chance to think and collect herself. Smiling to his last question, she patted the boulder, shrugging lightly. "Not really. I could sleep on it if I wanted to. I'm just one of those people that's comfortable pretty much anywhere." She said, laying back on the boulder now.

Amaya giggled lightly. Some people did have trouble sleeping on rough terrain. She couldn't blame them, it took some getting used to for the first few days. "I have." She answered to his question as she looked over at him. "But it was taken from me." She murmured as she looked back up at the sky.

Evian watched as he reached into his pack, wondering what he'd take out when it suddenly became clear. And it was a pleasant distraction from her almost slip up. Taking the shell carefully, she hadn't seen one in person so she took time to examine it. Then she carefully put it to her ear, blinking as she thought she could hear waves crashing upon the shore, a bright smile starting to spread across her features. "Thats.... incredible!" She almost seemed as if she were a child, giggling before she handed it back to him. "Thank you." She said with a soft smile, though it faltered a bit as they returned to speaking about the times.

"Thats true... It still just seems, well, crazy." She murmured, the smile fading completely as she sighed, resisting the urge to get one last drink for the night since she knew it was probably best that she not. "And in the end the magii just end up angry and well.... beaten. So many have no backbone from what I've seen. Its a sad sight to see when one thinks of what they used to be."

"Yeah... I just wish some of them would maintain that spark of theirs." Evian murmured, glancing down to the shell as he put it away. "I can understand why." She blinked at his question involving her now, sitting up a bit as she placed her other arm on the counter as well, folding her hands together.

"I suppose I don't mind. My story... Well, lets see. I was born in one of the cities, I'm not entirely sure which one though. I don't have any family, grew up in an orphanage. I was a rascal to be sure. I have one close friend who may as well be my brother. His name is Malachai... though I call him Mal." She started, a smirk spreading on her lips as she thought about some of the trouble they got into. "God we were such terrible kids... But we stayed alive. I took odd jobs like being a runner or messanger for someone, he'd do more labor oriented type work. I ended up becoming a mercenary and he's a bounty hunter."

She unfolded her fingers, looking at them as they laid on the counter. "Sometimes we work together. But most of the time we work separately. Right now I just finished a job with him so I'm in-between work. And well, drinking while figuring out what to do at this point." She gave him a small smile, brushing her bangs out of her eyes. She had omitted a lot, but it was always so she wouldn't give away who she was. She usually did have a back-up responses to certain other questions that people always asked. It was necessary. "I know, vague, but thats basically my life in a nutshell. Not very glamorous." She gave a small chuckle, scratching the back of her head as a nervous habit.

"Still. Things happen. If you dwell on the past, you're never going to experience anything good in life." Amaya said in a more cheerful tone as she pushed the memories from her thoughts. That's all that they were. Memories, and she couldn't change that part of her past, only prepare for the future ahead.