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L'rinhi took a deep, steady breath and closed her eyes; her posture fell limp as she took a moment to finally relax. Her left ear twitched, listening to his words as he spoke before idlely sliding off her jeweled sandals and standing up. She slowly rose, letting him continue as she made her way to one of the hammocks and sat down abruptly as the fabric could almost be heard creaking from dryrot.

"Aether...It's what makes us alive..."

She described vaguely, carefully reaching up to pull the small tiara from her head and placed it on the small table next to her.

"All beings have it...I think...Something about Garleans don't maybe...It's vague. Not everyone has access to it though. You have to either be born or learn an affinity for it...To be able to tap into it as a resource."

She continued, her voice was soft and somewhat distant, as if her mind was somewhere else. She glanced back up at him as she slide the jewelry from her hand and placed it with the small head ornament. "My name is Rini...I'm a merchant from..Well...I'm a Wayfarer...My home varies most of the time, but I currently live with a friend in the Goblet. My company's headquarters aren't very far from it...Which is where we are heading." she further stated.

Ul'dah...

Serenity had only dreamed of visiting the vast jewel of he desert. She'd read about it from many of her research tomes, how the monetarists had taken mere sand and turned it into gold. Serenity had heard tales from various adventurers of the daring tales of exploration, the fine cuisine of the various establishments... And oh, the nightlife! She'd heard rumors that one could have any desire sated by any number of heavenly maidens or fortuitous lords. A city where anything was possible... As long as you had the coin. 

Serenity dug her hand into her leather pouch, feeling the cool golden chips of Gil against her finder. She always made sure to keep a modest amount of coins on her, but... She wanted so much to experience this whimsical city, to partake in its festivities and explore it's alleyways and denizens. Alas, Serenity knew from L'Rinhi's words that this was no pleasure cruise. As she watched her partner sway in her hammock, Serenity let her mind drift to the task at hand. What had caused such a disturbance within her..? Was her aether truly tainted? Was there even a cure? 

She stood there motionless as the gentle swaying of the ship rocked the hammocks around them ever so gently. The entire ordeal had been quite a strain on the poor blonde. She'd gone from being auctioned off like a piece of meat, to feeling all sorts of new emotions towards Rini... And then there was her issue before her, looming like a dark cloud ready to drench her in rain if she wasn't careful. 

Taking a seat at the edge of Rini's hammock, Serenity fidgets with her hands, her soft words crying louder than a scream for aid and reassurance. 

"L'Rinhi... Can I... Can I be saved if my... Aether is tainted?"

Rini glanced over to Serenity, part of her wondering if the hammock could hold them both, and tilted her head. Her expression, blank at first, shifting slightly toward one of fright..Or regret.

"I...Don't really know...But I'm going to find someone who does...And do the best I can." She replied meekly, closing her eyes as she almost fell asleep sitting up.

Serenity was troubled by L'Rinhi's words... Did this mean she may not be able to be saved? But there was still so much she hadn't experienced... So much left to do. 

Here's heart tight from fear, Serenity did the only thing that she could think of. Rising from her resting place on the hammock, Serenity walked over and beckoned to Tryxlia, the pair going to their own little hammock. As she lay down, Serenity beckoned to her friend, needing comfort now more than ever. With a shimmer and a change of colour from red to pale green, Tryxlia hovered beside it's companion, offering a soothing glow to aid in Serenity's slumber.

Scaith seemed only to be half listening at the moment, his own energy reserves waning from the travel through Costa del Sol and now this new adventure he'd summarily found himself in. He listened to the mixed sounds of rain pattering on the deck above them and the sway of hammocks, almost a lullaby from his youth from the early days of his fishing trips with his father. A sudden creak in the hull gave alarm that they seemed to be drifting course a little and he looked out over the dockside, seeing they'd began to cast off. 
         His attention turned to the two females he'd suddenly found himself a charge of. The fancier seeming one had something that she didn't want to tell the little blonde he'd hefted with ease. There was immediate care there, though, and for that he allowed a smile to slip and looked to Serenity. He didn't know her, but from how he'd held her and she spoke, it was familiar. He'd missed so much in his adulthood already, but he knew his own mind and body. Looking at them both, his cheeks reddened slightly and his ears flicked before giving a huff and huddled into the corner more, pushing the random idea and thoughts from his head and let sleep take him as he felt the rock of the boat take him.

"Scaith.....ye never really fit in here, did ye? W'know it's hard, especially with the Boltlimb family always fightin us for fishing rites, but ye've been the best as a son could be to us...Scaith..." 

            He tossed and turned slightly as they sailed, his mind in turmoil as it always was during the night. His tail fluffed up and flicked back and forth as he continued in his fight with his demons.

"V'ahnn....such a sweet name...do you think he'll be a strong one like his father?....You're right, I guess he'll never know. Sleep, little kit, and soon someone will be here for you. Oh, my V'ahnn...."

Rini's eyes opened as Serenity stood. Cautiously, Rini watched her make her way across the room to her own 'bed' before a slight frown began to curl her lips. Doubt set in as she recollected what she had just said.

"I'm sorry...What I said...I...I just don't want to let you down...I..Couldn't help the last time I witnessed this...I made her worse...But I know of a way to at least buy time...And if we separate you from the voidsent then you will have nothing to worry about...You might not have anything to worry about now."

L'rinhi tried to make herself sound reassuring, but her self doubt was still evident in her mannerisms, however small they might have been. She took a deep breath as her eyes fell on the small fairy again, gazing at it with a curious glare.