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K'ile Twinflame approaches K'luuha after the meeting with the elders. His fire had been put away, and his bow now rides his back. The smell of smoke still clings to his body.

K'luha Haaz frowned severely as she examined the bottles of various medication. One in particular held her interest as she examined the clear bottle with a small crack. "Bastards." she hissed beneath her breath, glancing about the floor for something to mend the glass bottle.

K'ile Twinflame speaks without hesitation, but with a supplicating tone, "K'luha. Would you do me the favor of sparing my life long enough to have a word or two?"

K'luha Haaz turned her head back sharply to examine K'ile. She frowned for a moment before sighing. "Of course." she replied cooly, standing and turning to look at him.

K'ile Twinflame inclines his head before saying, "I don't always watch my tongue when I should. My words weren't meant to offend you or your daughter. It became obvious to me as K'ailia spoke that she didn't intend the offense I took. I stand by what I said, but I'm sorry for the conflict."

K'luha Haaz gave a warm smile and nodded. "It is alright. I apologize as well, for my behavior. It was unsightly. I should not have threatened you, reguardless of circumstances." K'luha paused for a moment before heaving a heavy sigh. "But truthfully, I do agree with you. I would truly loathe having to live off of an Ul'dahn's aid. I am beginning to fear that K'ailia has become too fond of the outsiders. If it was anyone but K'ailia suggesting it I would have backed you immediately." K'luha glanced shamefully to the ground and rubbed the back of her head with a free hand. "Still, my apologies. Was there something else K'ile?"

K'ile Twinflame deflates a bit, his demeanor losing its rigidity. "It's a pain, dealing with outsiders. They're so different. It's easy for the young to get confused. Maybe if we go together you'll ahve better luck! The elders want me to take you, K'ailia and K'haali to explore our options."

K'luha Haaz coughed awkwardly after a moment of thought and looked to K'ile. "I... would like to go ahead of time. If that was alright. I really wish to speak to that Ventus man concerncing K'ailia before anything else. But, otherwise I would love to have company." She smiled and nodded again, putting her hands on her hips. "Outsiders are not so much pains as they are pestilences." she added sourly.

K'ile Twinflame chuckles, but adds seriously, "I think I stepped in a bit of a personal matter between you two by questioning the motives of that Ventus fellow, didn't I? I'd like to meet the man myself, to be honest. I'd worry about you going alone, even if K'ailia trusts him."

K'luha Haaz smirked faintly and lifted an arm, showing off her muscular biceps. "Oh, don't worry about me K'ile. I'm stronger than I look." she chuckled cheerfuly before dropping her arms to her sides again. "But since I do know the road best, perhaps we should all travel together. I will request still, to meet with Ventus privately and firstly however."

K'ile Twinflame: If you run off and meet with him before I can stop you, I can't do anything about that. Just don't kill him without back up. The man's likely got supplicants if he's got gil. Like gems for a primal, gil is for Ul'dahns.

K'luha Haaz nodded in quick agreement, her tail swishing behind her in thought. "I wouldn't kill him anyway. We still need the trade from Ul'dah unforunately, and K'ailia values him too much for me to kill... yet."

K'ile Twinflame takes a few steps closer to K'luha, "By the way. While I was being offensive, did I manage to make sense? You agreed with me, but judging by K'ailia and K'rei I spoke nothing but insults."

K'luha Haaz waved a hand dismissively. "It was your attitude, honestly. You acted like you were a nunh or something. And K'ailia is so very defensive about it in the first place, to be totally shut down by you? She didn't like it. I only got mad because I could see you upset K'ailia." she sighed, lamenting her quick to anger nature. "But to me you made sense. I believe your unwavering stance was also perhaps offputting, which was why they argued against it so firecely."

K'ile Twinflame looks thoughtful, putting the back of his hand to his jaw and rubbing the hair on his chin. "To be honest it's K'yohko that bothers me. The man's far too many daughters to be open to settling with outsiders. He'd end up watching all his girls taken by men outside the tribe."

K'luha Haaz made a sour face again and looked away for a moment. "K'yohko is a... quiet man. He does not speak because he wishes to maintain balance between the tribe but... I do not think even he would let outsiders walk off with his daughters." she glanced back to K'ile again. "You could become a Nunh K'ile. Why don't you? The girls are all of age now. Although children now would be difficult to manage, perhaps in a few years you could serve as their support and father their children. I'm not saying have to but, I am curious why you don't seem interested."

K'ile Twinflame grabs his ear and makes a face of distaste. "You think? I feel like K'rei was trying to say... Well! I do enough for the tribe. I know we need someone, but... If only K'thalen has managed another son or two!"

K'luha Haaz laughs at you.

K'luha Haaz she smiled at him again and shook her head lightly. "If only, but alas it is not the case! I think you would make a fine Nunh, with a little tempering." K'luha smirked again, her tail curling around her waist. "But only if you want to. Alas, I am off topic. You and K'haali wish to travel with me, yes? Can you use the Aether to travel? I cannot remember."

K'ile Twinflame shook his head, "Don't know about her, but I'm afraid I'm stuck crawling in the sand with the rest of the worms." He puts a fist on his hip and remarks, "What do you mean, tempering? I'm about as well-tempered as I'm going to get!"

K'luha Haaz laughs at you.

K'luha Haaz she rubbed the back of her head lightly and grinned. "Well, I guess we better hope the sands temper you a little more!" she teased lightly before taking a more serious tone. She thought for a moment about his inability to use aether and nodded. "Right then. I will guide you to the Forgotten Springs. They have many travellers that go by there and from there we will get you on a straight ride to Ul'dah. I know some merchants who run trails up to Ul'dah from the Forgotten Springs. They will get you there faster than I. From the Forgotten Springs I will use the aetheryte to Ul'dah, and I will meet you there with some sort of time set up for us all to see Ventus's grounds and such."

K'ile Twinflame: And I'm guessing you'll be seeing Ventus alone while I'm traveling. Just make sure we don't ahve to stage a rescue first thing when we get there.

K'luha Haaz laughs at you.

K'luha Haaz: Promise, you won't need to.

K'ile Twinflame: Knowing K'ailia she's probably already back, isn't she? Wouldn't want to sleep in the desert like an actual tribesman.

K'luha Haaz frowned deeply, her eyes looking a little wet for a moment and threatening to water over into tears. She kept her mouth shut tightly about the matter though, but her ears flattened out again her head. The matter was clearly very distressing to her.

K'luha Haaz sees you and her eyes begin to well up.

K'ile Twinflame chocks, and then coughs, "Oh, dammit. I'm sorry! I won't... You know, I should know better. It's not like I've never had family run off on... Why don't we just pretend I shut up before saying that?"

K'luha Haaz sniffled lightly and quickly dried her eyes with the palm of her hand. "It's alright K'ile. It's not your fault my daughter grows further and further away. I should have never asked for her to study in Gridania..." K'luha sighed heavily and let her hand down to clench lightly at her chest. She gave him her best smile and tried to perk up a little. "You're going to need to start packing rations for the trip. We need to leave sooner than later after all."

K'ile Twinflame lifts his hands in surrender, "Okay, I get it. But y'know, you didn't do a thing wrong with raising her. The world's just like that sometimes." He spreads his arms, "You wanna beat me up a little bit? Let out a bit of that fire you got? Might cheer you up!"

K'luha Haaz smiled again and gave a playful punch at K'ile's chest. "There. How about we go for a hunt instead? Gotta make you useful after all."

K'ile Twinflame laughs, "If you want to temper me you'll have to punch harder than that! I'm gonna run off before you do, though. Have a good morning, K'luha."

You bid farewell to K'luha Haaz.

K'luha Haaz bids farewell to you.

K'luha Haaz: Good day K'ile.

K'ile Twinflame turns on his heals and heads back towards camp to trade his bow (which he doesn't even know how to use that well) for a spear.

K'luha Haaz turned back to the half cracked bottle of medicine on the floor. She scowled at it before chucking it as hard as she could against a rock and watched it shatter.

RP behind breakDays later, at the quicksand, K'ile and the others had set a time to meet at the entrance to Ul'dah. But nobody met K'ile there! He quickly tracked K'luha to the Quicksand's inn, and sent the innkeep to her room to let her know that he was looking for her.

K'luha Haaz slowly made her way down the stairs and through the door. Her eyes were bloodshot and puffy, her ears flattened to her head and her tail almost completely limp. She could barely raise her head to look at K'ile as she stepped forward to greet him. "S-sorry K'ile. T-things um... h-happened and I forgot..." she coughed, her voice hoarse from crying.

K'ile Twinflame had been watching the crowded room around him with an amused and somewhat overwhelmed expression, but on sight of K'luha, his ears droop and his demeanor turns towards concern. "Hey, it's... What happened? Are you okay?" He trots over to her quickly.

K'luha Haaz sniffled lightly and quickly brushed her arm against her face to mop up what tears started to leak again. "Y-yeah... f-fine. I-i'm fine. O-of course I am... h-how was your trip?" she stammered, doing her best to hold herself together.

K'ile Twinflame shaes his head, "Uhm. It was okay." He puts his hands on either shoulder, "You don't look fine. Where's K'ailia?"

K'luha Haaz seemed to pale a little at the mention of K'ailia. The mother seemed to shake beneath K'ile's hands suddenly and what little facade she had put together collasped almost instantly. K'luha broke into a loud hystericaly sob, dropping to her kneels and covering her face.

K'ile Twinflame cringes very slightly, and tries to catch K'luha as if the woman is collapsing, "Ah, hey! Hey, it..." A bit undure what to do with himself for a moment, he eventually tries to pull K'luha into his best approximation of a comforting hug. "What happened? Is she okay? Is she hurt?"

K'luha Haaz could do nothing more than weakly return K'ile's hug and cry loudly into his shoulder. Her attempts at communicating what had happened were all but loud unintelligible sobs that ended with the word K'ailia.

K'ile Twinflame just awkwardly pats K'luha's back. "Hey, you're... Uhm. You're okay. Don't try and say it all at once. Take your time."

K'luha Haaz cried for a time more, not realizing that her loud crying was attracting any attention. She was trying to tell K'ile, trying so hard to tell him what happened. But all she was able to manage out in the end was, "K-k'ailia's g-going to a-abandon us!" She sputtered it out loudly before devolving back into hysterical sobs.

K'ile Twinflame pats K'luha's back a few more times and then says, "Oh," and delivers a quick, reassuring squeeze. "Now, pull yourself together a bit. It's okay to cry but let's go find someplace for you sit down, okay?"

K'luha Haaz realized that he was right. She couldn't go on sobbing like this in the middle of the Quicksand. It was embarrassing for the rest of the tribe. K'luha weakly nodded and quieted herself, standing and waiting for K'ile to lead her to a table.

K'ile Twinflame looks around and frowns. He doesn't actually know how places like this work. Can they just sit in chairs or does that cost gil? Everything costs gil in Ul'dah, right? "Uhm. There's a place to sit down, right? I saw some steps outside."

K'luha Haaz nods to you.

K'ile Twinflame just mutters, "Okay, right," and tries to get out of there.

K'ile Twinflame gestures to the steps, "Here we go. Nice and sunny, just like home!"

K'luha Haaz breaks out into a small tyrade of sobs at the mention of home. Still, she realizes it's imperative to get herself together and managed to reign herself in to simply sniffles and chokes with a small river of tears down her face.

K'ile Twinflame urges K'luha to sit, "Come on, let's take a few minutes and rest. Get your tears out before you try and get your words out, yeah?"

K'luha Haaz nods to you.

K'luha Haaz sat down and waited for K'ile to sit, slowly trying to pull herself together enough to tell him precisely what had happened.

K'ile Twinflame moves over next to and slightly behind K'uha, dropping into a crouch next to her and throwing an arm over her shoulder to pull her close. "Take your time. I've got nowhere to be. I think."

K'luha Haaz leaned lightly againstly K'ile as he pulled her close, still sniffling and weeping over K'ailia. It took a minute or two, but eventually she inhaled deeply and glanced to K'ile. "K'ailia came to me the other day and said if the tribe chose to remain where we were in the desert, that she would desert us. I-i... I was angry. So angry. I asked her how she could even say such a thing. W-we argued and she insisted she would leave us for good if we remained. S-so... I-i told her i-if she l-left.."

K'luha Haaz: T-that I would no longer be her mother. A-and she s-said that was o-oky with her... K-k'ile s-she's really going to l-leave us...

K'luha Haaz weeps in sorrow before you.



K'ile Twinflame rubs K'luha's arm, "Ah, that's not so bad. You just got in a fight is all. Happens all the time with kids right around the age they first pass their trial!"

K'luha Haaz: I told her I wouldn't be her mother K'ile! And she was okay with that! She's practically already left us!

K'ile Twinflame: Now, it's not the end of the world. We can have a talk with her once everyone's had the chance to calm down. I'm sure she only said it because she was mad. Just like, you're still her mother, right?

K'luha Haaz turned her head from K'ile and pulled her knees to her face. "Y-you don't understand... she would rather be with the outsiders than her own family. I-i... I-i've already lost her.."

K'ile Twinflame looks ahead, thinking. "Well. If she did decide to leave..." He looks back to K'luha, "You'd still be her mom. If she did. Not saying she's going to."

K'luha Haaz looked to K'ile strangely, sniffling still. "How? I told her I wasn't any more... You can't just... take something like that back."

K'ile Twinflame: Sure you can. Even if you couldn't, being her mom's not something you can quit.

K'ailia Yohko pauses and turns right around to walk the other way.

K'luha Haaz: N-no but I...

K'luha Haaz cried loudly again, bringing her hands to her face. "How could I ever look at her again?"

K'ile Twinflame shrugs. "Blood. No matter how far she goes or how mad she gets, she's still your daughter. Not like leaving the tribe's not a big deal, but family's in the blood."

K'luha Haaz stood sharply and glowered down at K'ile. "Not a big deal? How is abandoing your family not a big deal? She is leaving forever K'ile! Leaving the tribe means leaving the family! When you leave, you loose your family!" she yelled down at him loudly.

K'ile Twinflame lets his hand drop to his side, watching K'luha talk down to him. "You aren't the only person that's had family walk off on them. You think I don't get it?"

K'luha Haaz: I think... I think...

K'luha Haaz frowned, her ears flattening out again and sitting down. "I don't know what to think..."

K'ile Twinflame looks away from K'luha and says, "It's hard to feel and think at the same time."

K'luha Haaz sniffled and rubbed her puffy eyes a bit more, tears finally starting to dry. "I... I suppose you're right..." she mumbled. A sudden memory crossed her mind, something she had said to Ventus. "Y-you're right though... I... I cannot simply no longer be her mother... but I cannot accept her leaving the tribe either..."

K'luha Haaz: What would you say to her? I do not even know where in Ul'dah she is.. but I know someone who does I suppose.

K'ile Twinflame: I'm pretty good at finding people. I don't know if she'd be open to talking to me, but I think I could scrounge up a thing or two to say to her.

K'luha Haaz sniffled again and nodded. "I... yes... thank you K'ile. I don't know what you would say but... something is better than nothing."

K'ile Twinflame forces a smile, "I'll work something out. No promises." He leans over and playfully knocks his shoulder against K'luha. "Do you wanna beat me up?"

K'luha Haaz smiled weakly back at him and puched his chest half-heartedly. "I'd rather beat up K'ailia at this point... or that Ventus man. He's self-righteous and infuriating."

K'ile Twinflame: I guess that solo meeting of yours didn't go so well. I'm impressed you followed my advice and held yourself back from killing him.

K'luha Haaz smirked faintly and rubbed her knees. "I threatened him with death, but that's all."

K'ile Twinflame: We'll team up one of these days. As angry as you and I can get, he wouldn't stand a chance.

K'luha Haaz sniffled and gave a weak laugh. "No, I don't think he stands one anyway. I don't think he would fight back. He's too... I don't know the word but he would just let us beat him up I think."

K'ile Twinflame huffs. "Wuss. Typical." After a sigh, "How're you doing? I'm not going anywhere until I know you're okay."

K'luha Haaz: I'm... you know. A hot mess but, otherwise I'll be okay now... thanks to you. So, thank  you.

K'ile Twinflame shrugs, "I can hang out. K'haali seemed to know a lot more about this place than I did. Think she's prolly in the markets or something."

K'luha Haaz looked to the floor and sighed heavily. "I...it would be best if I could make up with K'ailia... especially if we are entertaining the idea of taking aid from the Ventus man."

K'ile Twinflame: Don't bother thinking about that right now. I'd still like to go by and judge him myself, but it's not something to stress over in this situation.

K'luha Haaz nodded faintly and glanced up towards the night sky. At least that looked the same in Ul'dah. "You're right about too many things K'ile. Have you ever been wrong even once?"

K'ile Twinflame chuckles, "Now you're making fun of me."

K'luha Haaz smiled back at K'ile and nudged his side. "Of course I am. What else will make me feel better?"

K'ile Twinflame: Heh. Fair point. Take your shots, then. I'm short, too, y'know!

K'luha Haaz: So am I! Nothing wrong with being short. But you've got some smug attitude sometimes.

K'ile Twinflame shrugs, "Well, I won't disagree with that. Part of being a Tia, though, is nobody gives me the time of day if I don't take it."

K'luha Haaz smiled at the ground a bit before shaking her head. "I suppose so. that's just the way it is unforunatly. But... to me... I think you've earned the time of day, anyday."

K'ile Twinflame: I think that's the best compliment I've ever gotten! K'luha has given me the time of day!

You burst out laughing at K'luha Haaz.

K'luha Haaz laughs at you.

K'luha Haaz: Oh shush. You earned it.

K'ile Twinflame smiles at K'luha, "Alright, thanks. And you... uhm..." He thinks for a moment, "You can have my time, too? Does that work?"

K'luha Haaz laughs at you.

K'luha Haaz: Alright. Thank you... can I use your time now to go find K'ailia?

K'ile Twinflame hums. "Probably a good idea. I caught her scent a few minutes ago, so I might as well run off while she's easy to find."

K'luha Haaz nods to you.

K'ile Twinflame squeezes K'luha's shoulder once and then stands.

K'luha Haaz: I'm going to stay in the inn. I don't think she'll want to talk to me tonight but... please tell her that I'm sorry at least.

K'ile Twinflame: I will. And I'll come back once we've talked. I've got no idea how a guy with no gil's supposed to eat around here!

K'luha Haaz laughs at you.

K'luha Haaz dug through her pocket before handing a few coins to K'ile. "That's not a lot of money, but it can buy you and K'ailia a meal at least."

K'ile Twinflame takes the money, moving it between his fingers and looking at it like it's otherworldly, "Huh. Okay. We'll see how it goes!"

K'luha Haaz nods to you.

K'luha Haaz: Good luck. Thank you.

K'ile Twinflame: See ya.

K'luha Haaz bids farewell to you.

K'ile Twinflame walks off down the stairs.

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K'ile Twinflame walks out into the courtyard, immediately looking up to stare at the towers around him. He turns in a slow circle,, muttering, "What do they even do with buildings this big?"

K'ailia Yohko: They live in em.

K'ile Twinflame snaps his gaze up to K'ailia and smiles, "There you are, little woman! You know your way round Ul'dah pretty good, huh?"

K'ailia Yohko: Aye. This is my favorite spot ta think.

K'ailia Yohko channels the element of air, and drifts down.

K'ile Twinflame watches the act without comprehension, but accepts what she did without question. "What's got you thinking? Or shall I play at guessing?"

K'ailia Yohko: The tribes future. My future. An... my ma...

K'ile Twinflame crosses his arms in front of him for a second, "Do me a favor and forget the tribe for a few minutes. Let's talk about you and your mom."

K'ailia Yohko nods slowly.

K'ile Twinflame waits a moment to see if K'ailia will volunteer anything, and then prompts, "You two do keep busy while you were waiting for K'haali and me to show up?"

K'ailia Yohko: Aye... I've been doin' some studyin' an' a lot o' thinkin'...

K'ailia Yohko: but my thinkin' got me in trouble... ma hates me now.

K'ile Twinflame cants his head to one side, and his ears twitch, "How d'ya figure?"

K'ailia Yohko: She slapped me an' said she is no longer my mother.

K'ile Twinflame waves it off, "Ah, that don't mean she hates you. That's just gettin in fights. Always happens with moms round the time you start being an adult. What'd she slap you for?"

K'ailia Yohko: Well... it be kinda a long story...

K'ailia Yohko looks slightly annoyed, "This used ta be such a quiet spot..."

K'ile Twinflame: Usually that's something people say before they tell a story that actually takes around a minute.

K'ailia Yohko: Can we go... somewhere more quiet?

K'ile Twinflame holds up a couple of coins, "Your m,om gave me these. Said they'd buy food. That a thing folk do in Ul'dah when they're talkin?"

K'ailia Yohko smiles, "aye, but I aint very hungry."

K'ailia Yohko: I know a good place ta go though.

K'ile Twinflame pockets the coins, "I'm not hungry either and don't know a thing around here. Lead on."

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K'ailia Yohko: Here's good.

K'ile Twinflame is looking straight up as they walk, "Why's the roof so high? They store other buildings in this building?"

K'ailia Yohko smiles at you.

K'ailia Yohko: I could give ya a history lesson, but then that aint why yer here.

K'ile Twinflame: No, guess not. So, go ahead and let me in on the big story.

K'ile Twinflame walks over beside K'ailia and drops into a stoic crouch.

K'ailia Yohko: well it has a lot ta do with the tribe.

K'ailia Yohko: I love the tribe so much. But I worry that if the tribe dun move... it will slowly die.

K'ailia Yohko puts a hand to her chest "It hurts here thinkin' about it"

K'ile Twinflame nods, "We all have that worry."

K'ailia Yohko: But... I also been havin' thoughts about what would happen if the tribe dun do nothin an does go on that path.

K'ailia Yohko: I can't help but keep thinkin' about bad case scenarios...

K'ailia Yohko: So... I went ta ma, ta talk ta her about it. I dun think I could handle seein' the tribe, my family, die around me like that.

K'ailia Yohko: I'd sooner exile myself before experiencin' it...

K'ailia Yohko sees you and her eyes begin to well up.

K'ile Twinflame sees K'ailia getting emotional and quickly says, "Hey. You've got nothing to cry about, I bet. It won't be as bad as you think it is."

K'ailia Yohko: An' when I tol' ma this, she told me I was selfish... ungrateful, and even a brat. Slapped me, and declared she was no longer my mother

K'ailia Yohko: An' mentioned losin' a child before.

K'ile Twinflame nods.

K'ailia Yohko: Everyone keeps seein' nothin but bad in outsiders. Always judgin' everyone based on a couple bad apples.

K'ailia Yohko: But... I dun think like that.

K'ailia Yohko: I see outsiders as bein' good, unless the individual shows they are bad.

K'ile Twinflame: Well. I've got no complicated philosophy on outsiders that I can help you out with, except maybe no assume too much about what the other tribefolk think. I can tell you right up front your mom doesn't hate you, though.

K'ailia Yohko: Ya' know... right after my mother left me, I returned ta this city, an Ventus an' another member o' the K tribe, a different branch, comforted me.

K'ailia Yohko: The K tribe member, said I showed a deep love for the tribe. But I was too... I basically was reactin' too fast ta what hasn't happened yet.

K'ile Twinflame: I agree with the K. You're tinking too hard. Trying to cover too much. You shouldn't be thinking about the tribe at all right now. Just you and your mom.

K'ailia Yohko looks to the floor. "How can I get her ta talk ta me though...?"

K'ile Twinflame: K'ailia, your mom's just scared. You know now she's lost a child before, and there's nothing worse than that. K'piru left because she couldn't handle it. Your mom /did/ handle it. She survived it once. She doesn't want to do it again. You threatening to leave her? Nobody could ever threaten anything worse.

K'ile Twinflame: She ran away from you same as you were thinking about running away from the tribe. She'd rather find a hhole to crawl into and never see anyone again than watch you walk away.

K'ailia Yohko: That's the other thing... I think I saw K'piru...

K'ile Twinflame lilts heavily to one side, "Eh? ... Well. Your mom's a lot like K'piru, I guess. But..."

K'ailia Yohko: How did she lose the child?

K'ile Twinflame looks distracted for a moment, then shakes himself. "What?"

K'ailia Yohko: The child Ma lost... how did she lose it?

K'ile Twinflame averts his eyes and brushes at his face. "It was... It wasn't fair. It doesn't matter. Just leave it be."

K'ailia Yohko: Alright...

K'ailia Yohko: So... how do I talk ta ma?

K'ailia Yohko: I've never gotten inta a fight with her before... I dunno what ta do...

K'ile Twinflame manages to smirk, though it takes some effort. "I've gotten in lots of fights with your mom. Just say you're sorry as soon as possible. And, by the way, your mom told me to tell you that she /is/ sorry. And she doesn't usually apologize first, so that means a lot."

K'ailia Yohko smiles at you.

K'ailia Yohko: I guess... I misjudged ya...

K'ailia Yohko: Yer not so bad after all.

K'ile Twinflame chuckles, "Oh, that's sweet. K'ile the not-so-bad Tia. I'll take the title to the grave."

K'ailia Yohko laughs at you.

K'ailia Yohko: Well I am jes glad I dinna send the chunk o' earth at yer kit makers now.

K'ile Twinflame: Eh, that wouldn't be so bad. Maybe if you did people would stop bugging me about being Nunh.

K'ailia Yohko bursts out laughing at you.

You smile at K'ailia Yohko.

K'ailia Yohko: An' ya would have a voice like mine!

K'ailia Yohko: Ya' know though... we got somethin' in common.

K'ile Twinflame ventures, "Your mom yells at us?"

K'ailia Yohko laughs at you.

K'ailia Yohko: okay two things in common.

K'ailia Yohko: I aint interested in makin' kits either.

K'ile Twinflame: Heh. That's fine. Give it another ten or twenty years and you might feel different, though.

K'ailia Yohko: I am gonna go find ma.

K'ailia Yohko: I think it is time we talked.

K'ile Twinflame: Me too. Oh, and stop worrying so much about the tribe. It's not that bad yet and it's not like we're going to do /nothing/.

K'ailia Yohko nods to you.

K'ailia Yohko: Ya' know, I do know a few areas we can scout. I hadn't been sittin' on me tail.

K'ailia Yohko quickly gets to her feet and brushes herself off.

K'ailia Yohko: So where is ma?

K'ile Twinflame: Worry about that tomorrow. Your mom's at the quicksand.

K'ile Twinflame stands with her.

K'ailia Yohko: Alright I will head there.

You bid farewell to K'ailia Yohko.

RP behind breakK'ailia Yohko pulls out her supplies and checks "Water... check two canteens o' it... snack... ooh chocolates! check! Bandages... check... an yep there's the healin' medicine"

K'ailia Yohko puts the supplies back in place.

K'ailia Yohko waves to you.

K'luha Haaz smirked faintly, noticing the slowpoke. "Well, look who finally decided to join us."

K'ile Twinflame: They built this place like a canyon. Can't find your way around if you don't have a map.

K'haali Thalen looks at K'ailia. "So, how is a white mage different to a shaman, if they still need medicine?"

K'ailia Yohko: I know the place by heart!

K'luha Haaz: Maybe you ought to get a map then.

K'haali Thalen ears prick up at K'ile Twinflame

K'ile Twinflame: Need gil for everything around here, and I've got no interest in needing gil.

K'luha Haaz: Well, let's get out of here then.

K'ailia Yohko: I dun think K'ile has a chocobo ma.

K'luha Haaz sighed looking at the others. "We're walking then? Fabulous."

K'ile Twinflame: Wouldn't be caught dead on the back of one of those things.




K'ailia Yohko: First place I know, is nearby

K'ailia Yohko: It's a giant canyon

K'luha Haaz rolls her eyes at K'ile and sighs. "That's only because you couldn't ride one to save your life."

K'ile Twinflame: Won't argue.

K'luha Haaz: Heh. Let's go

K'haali Thalen sighs

K'haali Thalen: This mist isn't going to help us

K'luha Haaz: It'll clear up

K'ile Twinflame: Keeps the sun off. I'll take the trade.

K'luha Haaz: A shirt would keep the sun off as well

K'haali Thalen: not seeking Azeyma's approval?

K'ailia Yohko laughs.

K'ile Twinflame stretches his arms over his ehad and hums.

K'haali Thalen dashes up to the outcrop



K'luha Haaz looks around.

K'ailia Yohko: giant froggies

K'ailia Yohko: water

K'luha Haaz: Yeah, but we're on top of Ul'dah and an Ul'dahin settlement.

K'ile Twinflame puts his fists on his hips, "Don't see that much water out in the open every day."

K'luha Haaz nods to you.

K'haali Thalen wrinkles her nose. "Frog leather takes a lot of treatting to make usable, it's slimey by nature, and not soft like sand worm"

K'ile Twinflame: Course the Ul'dahns own it.

K'luha Haaz sighs and shakes her head.

K'ailia Yohko: Yeah that's the down side.

K'ile Twinflame looks down the canyon. "They got more of those rickety-looking wood towers down there?"

K'ailia Yohko: Yep

K'haali Thalen: As I said would be a concerrn at the meeting not long ago. Wherre exactly can one go in Thanalan and not being standing on the proporty of ul'dar

K'haali Thalen: Ailia, you mentioend having a couple of places in mind?

K'ile Twinflame: That was one of the places you had in mind, K'ailia? How many of the places on your list are owned?

K'ailia Yohko: That one actually was the only one. This next spot, be kinda... dangerous

K'luha Haaz: We live in a dangerous place now. It doesn't hurt to look at least.

K'haali Thalen: Lead on fearless fruitcakes!

K'ile Twinflame reachs up and puts some weight on his longbow, "We don't have any kids with us, so no big worry about taking a glance."

K'luha Haaz laughs at K'haali Thalen.

K'ailia Yohko: This spot I know Ul'dah don't own

K'haali Thalen tries to stay stoic

K'haali Thalen bursts out laughing at you.

K'ailia Yohko: But we do pass through a couple o towns ta get ta it.

K'ile Twinflame tosses K'haali a confused look.

K'luha Haaz quirks a brow at K'haali as well

K'haali Thalen spots something

K'luha Haaz: K'ailia

K'ile Twinflame: Ailia, hold up



K'ile Twinflame: And what's this?

K'haali Thalen holds up a fronded plant. "Moko weed"

K'luha Haaz claps for K'haali Thalen.

K'ailia Yohko lets out a cheer.

K'luha Haaz: I can use that

K'haali Thalen: We occasionally find dry, long dead bushes in the desert, which with some loving care you can render usable

K'haali Thalen: but this area is rich in the actual, living plant.

K'luha Haaz looks around.

K'ailia Yohko: all set?

K'ile Twinflame: That's good and all, but how useful is that exactly? Something we can trade?

K'haali Thalen tucks the plant in a satchel on K'weh's back

K'luha Haaz: Seems to have decent game. Not much space to move around though.

K'haali Thalen: Mmhmm

K'luha Haaz: Very useful K'ile.

K'luha Haaz: You use it to make Hempen cloth, which I can turn into anything pretty much.

K'ile Twinflame: Alright. Good.

RP behind breakK'ailiaYohko: hehe mister K'ile


K'ailiaYohko: yer not scared o dark places are ya?


K'ileTwinflame: Just cold and wet ones.


K'ailiaYohko snickers playfully.


K'haaliThalen: No worse than Ul'darrr...


K'luhaHaaz: Never go to Limsa then.


K'haaliThalen: How do you suppose they built that place



K'haaliThalen: Stone upon stone upon stone










K'haaliThalen: must've dug up a mountain


K'ileTwinflame: You don't find holes this straight on accident.


K'ailiaYohko: I think Ul'dah was once a mountain.


K'haaliThalen taps the metal rail. "Rich in iron this cave"


K'haaliThalen bursts out laughing.


K'ileTwinflame: It's owned.



K'luhaHaaz: Of course it is.






K'ileTwinflame: Ruins. The obvious end to permanent settlement.


K'haaliThalen: If this is owned the owners havn't put much effort into upkeep


K'haaliThalen peers in the water


K'ailiaYohko: this aint the spot


K'ileTwinflame: Good. Too much water in here. Ain't good for ya.


K'ailiaYohko: thugh definitely a lot o' water here


K'haaliThalen: Lot of large aquatic animals, seems likely there is smaller fish here too


K'luhaHaaz: You ought to take a bath in it K'ile.


K'ileTwinflame: I'm going to say no, thank you.


K'haaliThalen: ....probably parasites too


K'ailiaYohko: an' after the bath, get on a shirt


K'haaliThalen offers an impish grin to K'ile


K'ileTwinflame is ignoring K'ailia.



K'ailiaYohko: we go north here




K'luhaHaaz makes a face at the statue. "How tacky."


K'haaliThalen raises an eyebrow at the giant statue of a lalafell. ((in Vesper Bay))


K'ileTwinflame: Tacky's how they play it here.


Hawu'liTayuun: Does that mean you're buying, then?


K'haaliThalen examiens the stall


K'luhaHaaz: Doesn't make me like it any better.


K'ileTwinflame: Good places to rade around here, K'haali?


K'luhaHaaz looks around.



K'ileTwinflame: Hold up.

RP behind breakK'luhaHaaz: I never realized we were so close to the ocean.


K'ileTwinflame: I never realized how big the ocean was!


K'luhaHaaz laughs at you.


K'haaliThalen: Maybe that's it; we sell them tack... tacky baubles and jewellery made from sandworm teeth and mythril or gems. Lots of those in the sagolii, and easily traansported; easier than bulk ore shipments


K'ileTwinflame: How far you think that ocean goes?


K'luhaHaaz: Maybe. I could do a test run of some of those next time I come to Ul'dah and we can see if anyone goes for it.


K'haaliThalen panics!


K'luhaHaaz: Mm... I think forever.


K'luhaHaaz: From here to Limsa for sure.


K'haaliThalen: How big is that lake?


K'ailiaYohko: This aint no lake, it be an ocean.


K'haaliThalen: It's like, the dune sea; but all water


K'luhaHaaz: It's an ocean. It's bigger than any lake.


K'ailiaYohko: Canna drink that water.


K'haaliThalen: What good is a lake you can't drink from?


K'haaliThalen: No place to settle


K'luhaHaaz: It's not.


K'ileTwinflame: haha. All that water and you can't drink it? Now that's not fair.


K'luhaHaaz: Well ya could but it's salty.


K'ileTwinflame hesitates before moving on. "Damn kids just run off."


K'luhaHaaz: Coming?


K'ileTwinflame: Kids take two minutes to look at an ocean and then run. It's like they don't know how big of a deal it is.


K'luhaHaaz laughs at you.


K'luhaHaaz: Of course they don't.


K'luhaHaaz: Neither do we K'ile. I don't think we ever will know either.


K'ileTwinflame shrugs, "Well, it's not going anywhere from what I can see. Guess we should catch up."


K'luhaHaaz nods to you.


K'luhaHaaz: We can come look at it again later.


K'ileTwinflame: Too much around here to look at.


K'luhaHaaz: Would you rather shoot it?


K'ileTwinflame: I'd never make it home if I tried to take it all in.


K'ailiaYohko waves.


K'ileTwinflame chuckles, "What good would shooting the ocean do?"


K'ailiaYohko: We now out o' Ul'dahn territory


K'haaliThalen: You sure nobody owns this? - that's a lot of gates and construction



K'haaliThalen examines the coblyn


K'ileTwinflame: And these are...?


K'luhaHaaz: Coblyns.


K'haaliThalen: Looks like lead crystals; virtually worthelss for our purpsoes these rocks


K'ileTwinflame: Say it like it's obvious, why don't you?


K'luhaHaaz: They eat lead I think. And I will.


K'luhaHaaz laughs at you.


K'ailiaYohko: Ul'dah built these gates ta keep their enemies out


K'haaliThalen: They eat ore deposits


K'ileTwinflame: Can we eat coblyns?


K'luhaHaaz nods to K'haali Thalen.


K'haaliThalen: handy way to figure out what rocks contain!


K'luhaHaaz: I don't recommend it.


K'ailiaYohko: This is the place


K'haaliThalen grins "depends how strong your jaws are"


K'ileTwinflame cringes suddenly, putting a hand to his face, "The hell's the stench?"


K'luhaHaaz: Why is it... green?


K'ileTwinflame: Why does it stink?


K'haaliThalen: This, does not smell good.


You
stagger.


K'ailiaYohko: spores, an froggies


K'haaliThalen eyes the large pods. "You sure these aren't some kind'cve dangerous fungus"?


K'luhaHaaz covers her nose, her ears flattened against her head.


K'ailiaYohko: So... guess this place be out?


K'ileTwinflame: I was going to guess carcasses. You're saying that's plants and frogs?


K'luhaHaaz looks at the yarzon scavenger and panics!


K'ileTwinflame: And Yarzons.


((InsertYarzon attack! Actiony stuff! K'luha and K'ile shoot arrows and K'ailia is all shiney and magicky!))


K'haaliThalen hides and let's the hunters do the work


K'luhaHaaz rubs her arm which was bitten.


K'ailiaYohko: lemme look at the wound ma


K'haaliThalen grips K'weh's reign and keeps him steady to her shoulder


K'luhaHaaz: I think I would almost rather go with Ventus.


K'ileTwinflame: Well. I won't go that far.


K'luhaHaaz: It's fine K'ailia. Nothing to worry about.


K'ailiaYohko: Alright, well then we should go ta central Thanalan.


K'haaliThalen examines the cliffs. I think I see mroe above us, be careful


K'ailiaYohko: West seems ta be out


K'ileTwinflame: I doubt anyone owns this. Much as it stinks, just for that reason it's open.


K'haaliThalen: Hey!


K'haaliThalen points.


K'luhaHaaz: What is it?


K'haaliThalen: What's that long metal thing standing out from the desert


K'ailiaYohko: Oh dun go up there.


K'ailiaYohko: That's who the Ul'dahns tryin' ta keep out




K'luhaHaaz frowns and examines the metal hulking thing.


K'ileTwinflame: Hmph. It's dead.


K'haaliThalen clabebers over it an peers in the holes


K'luhaHaaz: It's some sort of... struture?


K'ileTwinflame: It's Garlean.


K'ailiaYohko: Aye


K'haaliThalen: It's got fins like a fish; did it swim under the sand?


K'ileTwinflame: Were you going to mention they were around, K'ailia, or jsut let it be a surprise?


K'ailiaYohko: No, it flew.


K'ailiaYohko: like a bird


K'luhaHaaz looks to K'ile before looking back at the structure. It's so dark she can't really make out what it should look like.


K'luhaHaaz kneels respectfully.


K'ailiaYohko: uh I was about ta mention it.


K'haaliThalen bursts out laughing.


K'haaliThalen: You're a kidder; how does a chunk of metal fly?


K'luhaHaaz: Ever seen an airship K'haali?


K'ileTwinflame: Magic, K'haali! Get off it already.


K'ailiaYohko: So I guess we should start headin' east


K'ailiaYohko: West seems ta not be very good.


K'haaliThalen: From afar, I was told they were "lighter than air", something to do with hot air or gas. But, these are metal


K'haaliThalen shrugs.


K'luhaHaaz looks at the yarzon scavenger and panics!


K'luhaHaaz: Yarzons! Gah! I hate these!


((K'luharuns off.))


K'ileTwinflame: West is out, yeah.


K'haaliThalen sneaks up ojn the yarzone and buries a botany hatchet in the body


((Wecatch up to K'luha))


K'luhaHaaz: I'm fine. That smell was getting to me.


K'ileTwinflame: You get that bite seen to when we're back in town.


K'ailiaYohko: Alright, there's one more spot, it's in central I want ta show


K'haaliThalen takes a deep breath of dusty mine air and ends up coughing


K'ailiaYohko: from there yalll can lead


K'luhaHaaz: It's fine K'ile. It's not even worth seeing someone about.


K'ailiaYohko: Ma, I am a healer, I can treat it here


K'ileTwinflame: Heh. Alright, I get it.


K'haaliThalen: ...if it gets infected you'll regrrret it


K'ailiaYohko furrows her brow.


K'ileTwinflame: Leave her alone.


K'haaliThalen: K'ailia will never shut up!


K'haaliThalen shrugs to herself, addressing no one "It's true"