"This sucks." Askier grumbled as he drove the shovel into the earth again and again. The miqo'te was in a hole almost as deep as he was tall and just as wide. A canvas tarp flapped overhead, held aloft by four poles at the corners and a series of ropes. A hyur sat beside the hole taking a sip from a water skin.
"What else should you be doing?" The hyur asked as he swallowed his mouthful of water.
"Either a beautiful woman or building stuff in my workshop." Askier shot back, throwing a shovel full of dirt outside the hole. Â "Hells, anything would be better than digging a latrine in the middle of the desert."
The hyur blinked and rolled his eyes.
"Wasn't meant to be a serious question mate." The hyur replied.
 Askier grumbled and kept digging. Not nine bells ago, Askier had been extremely satisfied as he had left his room and Ashwynn in it. Then he had run into Kahn'a. Kahn'a who had waited in the Red Wings HQ lobby for him to come out. Askier had just wanted to get some tea. What he had gotten was an earful from his superior and a stern lecture regarding his recent behavior with his gun arm, followed by orders to head to Western Thanalan, to this mine, and report in for duty. So Askier had and here he was.
Askier brushed sweat from his brow. He couldn't be angry with Kahn'a. Kahn'a was just an officer doing his job and giving orders. Askier was slightly annoyed due to the timing and how completely unprepared he had been for Kahn'a tongue lashing, but that wasn't relavant.
Askier tossed another shovel load of dirt and sighed.Â
"You sure I can't just use a couple explosives and blow a hole for the latrine?"
Askier paused and looked at the hyur, who simply shook his head.Â
"Too risky with all the mine tunnels around and below us. You dig like everyone else."
Askier sighed and went back to digging.
"What else should you be doing?" The hyur asked as he swallowed his mouthful of water.
"Either a beautiful woman or building stuff in my workshop." Askier shot back, throwing a shovel full of dirt outside the hole. Â "Hells, anything would be better than digging a latrine in the middle of the desert."
The hyur blinked and rolled his eyes.
"Wasn't meant to be a serious question mate." The hyur replied.
 Askier grumbled and kept digging. Not nine bells ago, Askier had been extremely satisfied as he had left his room and Ashwynn in it. Then he had run into Kahn'a. Kahn'a who had waited in the Red Wings HQ lobby for him to come out. Askier had just wanted to get some tea. What he had gotten was an earful from his superior and a stern lecture regarding his recent behavior with his gun arm, followed by orders to head to Western Thanalan, to this mine, and report in for duty. So Askier had and here he was.
Askier brushed sweat from his brow. He couldn't be angry with Kahn'a. Kahn'a was just an officer doing his job and giving orders. Askier was slightly annoyed due to the timing and how completely unprepared he had been for Kahn'a tongue lashing, but that wasn't relavant.
Askier tossed another shovel load of dirt and sighed.Â
"You sure I can't just use a couple explosives and blow a hole for the latrine?"
Askier paused and looked at the hyur, who simply shook his head.Â
"Too risky with all the mine tunnels around and below us. You dig like everyone else."
Askier sighed and went back to digging.
