Yet more dead ends. Dead ends after dead ends. If Sharla was going by information she had garnered in Gridania, Coatleque Crofte simply did not exist any more. Days of asking question after question in the city had resulted in absolutely nothing.
“Well..tha’ was...a complete waste o’ my time. Even those three had had bloody nothin’! Useless! Fuckin’ children, stumblin’ an’ trippin’ over there own godsdamned feet.†Sharla simply shook her head as Brynallia had passed by her after meeting with Grimsong and her Lallafel companion. She had thought to step in and speak her mind, but decided it would have been a lost cause. With a soft sigh, she donned her turban and departed the area. She had continued making her past the Adder’s when she groaned and grabbed the side of her head suddenly. After a brief recovery she widened her eyes and frantically looked around the immediate area. “W-wha’ th’ hells was tha’? It felt like, no..couldn’t be.â€
Sharla’s younger traveling companion blinked at her display and gave her a confused look. She took a moment to glance around before settling her gaze back onto Sharla. “Uh...you okay? What the hells was that just there? You’ve really been acting weird since we got to this place.â€
Sharla shook her head as she took a moment to regain her senses, moving further past the Adders Nest in the search for the source of her momentary discomfort. “Ye really didn’t feel tha’? It..it felt like her, but it couldn’t have been. I can’t see her anywhere around here…â€
The younger girl tilted her head slightly before she blinked and frowned, looking up to Sharla. “Her...I don’t get it, what the fuck are you talking about? Oh you’ve got to be kidding me! Her! I keep telling you this is a mistake, you need to...don’t! Where are you going?! Oh come on!†The younger girl raced to catch up to Sharla as she brushed her off making her way near the Roost. “Of all the stupid, idiotic...Ugh! Why do you never listen to me?!â€
Sharla continued to ignore the girl as she continued her search. She made her way to the Roost and scanned the area, still unsure of who or what she was trying to find. After a few moments she let out a dejected sigh and slumped her shoulders as she made her way to the cliff outside looking over the lake. She removed the shield from her back and tossed it and her blade aside as she tossed them aside and moved to take a seat overlooking the lake. “Guess it wasn’t her then, I could ‘ave sworn tha’ I felt her here. Was she..tryin’ tae avoid me? No...she wouldn’t do tha’, not Lilith...would she? I must be imagining things again…like you…â€
“Hahaha! Oh Sharla...you know things would be a lot less fun for you without me around. And...maybe it was her, maybe it wasn’t. You do remember what she said last time you were here right? You really are better off just letting it go. Only a matter of time before she goes back to her old ways and betrays you…†A smirk formed across the young girl's face as she moved, standing over Sharla and crossing her arms. “So...what now? Those losers obviously didn’t have anything useful that you could have used. Even the meathead and the junkie have been more useful so far, and that’s not really saying a lot.â€
“I don’t fuckin’  know, alright! I jus’..don’t know. I need tae find something soon, anything dammit! I cannae go back without her, dead or alive. I owe her tha’ much.†Sharla sighed and shook her head only briefly glancing up at the younger girl after snapping at her. “Gonna be a lot o’ questions on why we’ve been up north for so long. If our superiors knew th’ whole truth...well, we’re both pretty much done for…â€
“Well..tha’ was...a complete waste o’ my time. Even those three had had bloody nothin’! Useless! Fuckin’ children, stumblin’ an’ trippin’ over there own godsdamned feet.†Sharla simply shook her head as Brynallia had passed by her after meeting with Grimsong and her Lallafel companion. She had thought to step in and speak her mind, but decided it would have been a lost cause. With a soft sigh, she donned her turban and departed the area. She had continued making her past the Adder’s when she groaned and grabbed the side of her head suddenly. After a brief recovery she widened her eyes and frantically looked around the immediate area. “W-wha’ th’ hells was tha’? It felt like, no..couldn’t be.â€
Sharla’s younger traveling companion blinked at her display and gave her a confused look. She took a moment to glance around before settling her gaze back onto Sharla. “Uh...you okay? What the hells was that just there? You’ve really been acting weird since we got to this place.â€
Sharla shook her head as she took a moment to regain her senses, moving further past the Adders Nest in the search for the source of her momentary discomfort. “Ye really didn’t feel tha’? It..it felt like her, but it couldn’t have been. I can’t see her anywhere around here…â€
The younger girl tilted her head slightly before she blinked and frowned, looking up to Sharla. “Her...I don’t get it, what the fuck are you talking about? Oh you’ve got to be kidding me! Her! I keep telling you this is a mistake, you need to...don’t! Where are you going?! Oh come on!†The younger girl raced to catch up to Sharla as she brushed her off making her way near the Roost. “Of all the stupid, idiotic...Ugh! Why do you never listen to me?!â€
Sharla continued to ignore the girl as she continued her search. She made her way to the Roost and scanned the area, still unsure of who or what she was trying to find. After a few moments she let out a dejected sigh and slumped her shoulders as she made her way to the cliff outside looking over the lake. She removed the shield from her back and tossed it and her blade aside as she tossed them aside and moved to take a seat overlooking the lake. “Guess it wasn’t her then, I could ‘ave sworn tha’ I felt her here. Was she..tryin’ tae avoid me? No...she wouldn’t do tha’, not Lilith...would she? I must be imagining things again…like you…â€
“Hahaha! Oh Sharla...you know things would be a lot less fun for you without me around. And...maybe it was her, maybe it wasn’t. You do remember what she said last time you were here right? You really are better off just letting it go. Only a matter of time before she goes back to her old ways and betrays you…†A smirk formed across the young girl's face as she moved, standing over Sharla and crossing her arms. “So...what now? Those losers obviously didn’t have anything useful that you could have used. Even the meathead and the junkie have been more useful so far, and that’s not really saying a lot.â€
“I don’t fuckin’  know, alright! I jus’..don’t know. I need tae find something soon, anything dammit! I cannae go back without her, dead or alive. I owe her tha’ much.†Sharla sighed and shook her head only briefly glancing up at the younger girl after snapping at her. “Gonna be a lot o’ questions on why we’ve been up north for so long. If our superiors knew th’ whole truth...well, we’re both pretty much done for…â€
