Siha Xinkei "Be safe, Locke" she repeats again and heads for the stone after giving one last bow.
 Siha Xinkei gently places a reverent hand on the stone, eyes closing and smile appearing on her features. She mutters a few soft words to herself.
 Amara Elisse reaches her hand out and touches the stone speaking quietly "Pray protect me from the darkest path...."
 Ciel Wulfe uttered a small sound of awareness and turned to bury her face against Jonathan's shoulder.
 Ciel Wulfe is shaking like a leaf, not exactly in a good place at the moment.
 Jonathan Grayve lightly kissing her forehead, he held her there a moment. Before attempting to help her stand. " Soldiers need to stand, yeah do it for the ones beside you that can no longer."
 Ciel Wulfe is hauled up onto her feet for all the good that does, seemingly having no power to do so on her own. Still tucked against Jonathan's shoulder, she utters three words. "...I feel sick."
 Jonathan Grayve takes grip of her, securing balance as much as her legs would allow. " Shall we excuse you, to relieve that? "
 Ciel Wulfe "Pray, can we just go home..?"
 Jonathan Grayve " Right away love.."
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 Brynnalia Callae "Brandt, ye say." She takes his hand in a firm but brief grip. "I don't know what ye do, but the flask was somethin' I needed. So." She shrugs.
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn Think nothing of it.
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn nods to her, then hesitates, uncertain.
 Coatleque Crofte sighs and turns to face Shas. "I have to get back. Seems I'll be needing to visit the alchemists. I will fill you in as soon as I am ready."
 Brynnalia Callae "If ye ever find yerself in Ul'dah and need somethin'..." She shrugs. "Good luck!" She grins mischievously, her easy smile returning.
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn Ul'dah?--Er...
 Shas Tarry looks to Crofte and nods. "Aye, I'll be back in th' city m'self in a bit. I'll be ready whenever ye need me."
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn ...I... see. Been a while since I was there.
 Brynnalia Callae watches Crofte leave, that easy smile of hers fading just a little.
 Brynnalia Callae "Well, it not be a kind place."
 Brynnalia Callae "If ye got a better home, stay there."
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn Yeah, I'm aware. Still, there are some things you can only get there.
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn Well... never mind.
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn forces a smile.
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn Seems unlikely we'll bump into each other again, but it may happen. I'd prefer to... stay out of Ul'dah at the moment.
 Brynnalia Callae arches her brow at him at that.
 Brynnalia Callae "Oh?" She smirks. "Ye not be a wanted criminal are ye?"
 Brynnalia Callae holds up her hands. "Not that I am a law enforcin' type mind ye."
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn Ha ha.
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn speaks the laugh dryly and without humor.
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn Ul'dah is just... not a very welcoming place to someone in my position.
 Brynnalia Callae "...." She regards him for a moment longer. "What do ye mean, yer position? What are ye?"
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn ...Never mind. I'm not normally in the business of sharing sensitive things with strangers.
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn takes another quick swig.
 Brynnalia Callae "Fine.." She shrugs and snorts. "I'd say the same except... well, we decided to air dirty laundry here." She glances around.
 Brynnalia Callae "Ye didn't hear too much o' that did ye?"
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn Tried not to. Don't worry about it, though. Pretty sure none of it would have made sense to me.
 Brynnalia Callae purses her lips. "Aye. Nothin' but a complicated mess."
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn ...But I have my own nobles to avoid in Ul'dah, anyway.
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn And believe me. I would prefer not to get within a MALM of Taeros, or anything he's doing.
 Brynnalia Callae "Ye know. I know about nobles." She gives him a sly look. "How about, ye ask me somethin' and I'll see if I know somethin'. In exchange fer the spirits."
 Brynnalia Callae "I don't like owin' people. Especially strangers."
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn chuckles, a little mirthlessly.
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn Thanks, but... I'm not sure there's anything I'd like to know.
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn Hardly a fit man for a Thaliak ceremony, eh? I'm just as content living in ignorance.
 Brynnalia Callae snorts. "I suppose I have something in common with the Scholar then than I thought. I like knowing things."
 Brynnalia Callae "Although it gets me in trouble as much as it gets me out o' them."
 Brynnalia Callae "But that be the way things go, aye? Scales. Fates. The whole Twelve lot."
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn I'd just as soon stay out of trouble altogether. I prefer to just watch, and let things take care of themselves.
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn Sooner or later, I'll have to get up and move, but I might as well enjoy the peace while I've got it.
 Brynnalia Callae "Well, ye know -some- of us don' have that luxury."
 Brynnalia Callae snorts. "If I could just sit back and enjoy whatever comes along..." She shakes her head.
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn gives her a look, a wry half-smile on his face.
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn Better sitting on the top or stuck at the bottom than having to pick one of the sides.
 Brynnalia Callae "Nae. Always been elbows deep intae whatever jar, dough, mess I am in." She certainly seems looser of tongue. Perhaps she was starting to realize it too. She gives his flask an accusatory glare.
 Brynnalia Callae "I chose a side once! That side began to lose and badly. So I jumped off!"
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn Hah.
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn ...Maybe it's about time you went and got some rest for the day, Brynnalia. Someone's bound to be worried about you by now.
 Brynnalia Callae snorts again, she scratches her nose and touches her cheek, feeling the warmth there. "Aye. I best be goin'. I doubt though people will notice I am missin' at least fer a few suns! Mayhap a week before I am replaced." A pause. "Nae. Mayhap a moon. At least!" She waves vaguely. "Ye got some good stuff in that flask..." she murmurs.
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn ...If you need a ride back, I have a chocobo that needs the exercise.
 Brynnalia Callae turns on her heels and eyes the path of exit.
 Brynnalia Callae "I'm fine.." She waves him off. "My own bird be near by... trained him meself... will get me where I need tae go even if I fall asleep, he will..."
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn ...If you say so.
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn watches her with a vague wistfulness.
 Brynnalia Callae sounds a little tipsy. "Good. Stuff." She nods and glances back at him. "Well met, Brandt."
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn Well, don't let me keep you, then. Likewise.
 Brynnalia Callae "Ye stay good and far from Ul'dah. If ye know what's good fer ye."
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn ...
 Brandt Wintfrydsyn I'll try.
 Brynnalia Callae sends a wave over her shoulder.
 Ojune Wajune "How are you feeling, Angora?"
 Angora Khilo stretches a bit, "Tired and a bit strained with all this aether you mentioned. But Selene did help quite a bit.
 Vaughn Antain "Ah! Ojune! I loved your story. It seemed others really enjoyed it as well."
 Ojune Wajune "I'm glad to hear it."
 Vaughn Antain smiles at Angora. "So, Angora, as glad as I am you could make it, shall we head back before you sicken any further?"
 Angora Khilo sighs and nods, "That would be for the best. I'm not feeling my best as it is right at the moment."
 Vaughn Antain "Ojune, are you coming with, or staying here to socialize?"
 Ojune Wajune "You two travel safely!"
 Ojune Wajune "I'm going to stay for a few more minutes."
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 Oscare Iono is too occupied digging his face into his knees.
 Ojune Wajune "I'm glad I got to catch a performance of yours, mister Oscare."
 Oscare Iono remains silent.
 Ojune Wajune "And it was quite the inspiring one."
 Oscare Iono remains silent even still. He seems to be very disconnected right now.
 Oscare Iono finally inches his head up. "Sorry. Just not in the mood for people or talking. I think my own emotions started coming up. IN the process of repressin' em."
 Ojune Wajune "Hm. . . Not all emotion is bad. Even the unpleasant ones. Just takes time in work in learning how to manage them. But I'll let you be. Let me know if you ever wish to talk, mister Oscare. We all share the Soliloquy pearl after all!"
 Oscare Iono "They all are bad. No reason to have them is my philosophy."
 Oscare Iono "I'm gone."
 Leanne Delphium "Mr. Ojune! Awesome performance! Just out of a book!"
 Ojune Wajune lets out a little sigh as the large man walks off. Then turns his attention to miss Leanne, "Oh thank you! I must say that all of them were stunning this time. I mean... You had a moogleband!"
 Leanne Delphium giggles. "Perhaps so, but you interacted in a lovely manner with the crowd! Hmm...agreed, they were all very nice!"
 Ojune Wajune "How did you become friends with the moogles?"
 Leanne Delphium smiles gently. "I've been friends with them since childhood. It's friendship that extended from my dad to me and to my brother...!"
 Leanne Delphium grins devilishly. "I had a lot of adventures in the Shroud with them and also sylphs...!"
 Ojune Wajune "Really?" Smiles brightly, "I can only imagine! All the hidden nooks and crannies beneath the canopy. . . "
 Ojune Wajune "I'm surprised you got them to leave the Wood!"
 Leanne Delphium "Needless to say...my childhood was very...active. And a bit mischievous too. Hmm...now I'm curious! Never had the chance to ask, but where you came from, Mr. Ojune?"
 Ojune Wajune "I grew up around Gridania actually. But my apprenticeship took me to live in Ul'dah. Which is mostly where I reside now-a-days."
 Ojune Wajune grins, "And yes! It's quite good to be dark of skin in the desert! I see some mighty pale folks around and wonder how they manage."
 Leanne Delphium let her eyes wander about as she whistles impishly. "Well, I have a nice hat giving a bit of shadow everywhere..."
 Ojune Wajune chuckles, "Very true! Do you get down into the desert regions much?"
 Leanne Delphium nods. "Went as far as I could, yes. My trek through Sagolii Desert...hgn..."
 Leanne Delphium shudders a bit. "That was trying..."
 Ojune Wajune wrinkles his nose at the mention of the dunes, "I don't see how anyone lives down there."
 Ojune Wajune "What took you so far south if I may ask?"
 Leanne Delphium "Well...mankind's ingenuity makes us able to live anywhere, and adapt to it." she snickers, then blinks. "Ah, well...cause I wanted to!" she smiles sheepishly. "If this answer sounds weird, I can also say...my wanderlust ordered me to walk about in a scorching desert for the pure sake of traveling."
 Leanne Delphium scratches the back of her head, laughing embarrassedly. "I...like walking too much."
 Ojune Wajune "I forgot you followed the paths of Oschon! I must admit such a thing is confusing to me. I love to explore and to travel, yet I always have a destination in mind. To simply walk for the sake of walking... Is beyond me."
 Leanne Delphium smiles sheepishly. "To be honest, not even I can explain. I just...feel the need. And I obediently go along it. For example...I'm right now thinking about slipping into the garlean ship in the middle of Silvertear...and I'm thinking I'm going through it!"
 Leanne Delphium "...I can assuredly say though that I love traveling. And being an adventurer."
 Ojune Wajune "Do bring at least one friend on that particular wander though! I'd hate to see something awful befall you."
 Ojune Wajune "Believe me, I learned the hard way about traveling in dangerous areas alone." Pats his bad left hip.
 Leanne Delphium nods, grinning. "I know. And I shall. Likewise, I expect you to be safe, Mr. Ojune! I want to meet you at the next pilgrimage!"
 Ojune Wajune "Agreed! I look forward to your next song or tale. It is Nymeia's wheel after all."
 Leanne Delphium "Hmmm..." she looks up to a plasmoid, pondering. "I will think of something nice." she nods, giving Ojune a thumbs up! "With that note, I shall speak briefly with Ms. Jancis, then depart. Thanks for the chat, and thanks for the -awesome- performance you brought...!"
 Ojune Wajune "May your wanderings be safe then."
 Leanne Delphium "Likewise yours...!"
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 Ilwe'ran Hlaiwa crouches as he notices Ojune looking at him
 Ilwe'ran Hlaiwa tries to smile a bit but it doesn't cover his mostly sad expression
 Ojune Wajune pats Ilwe's knee, "How did you enjoy this one, Ilwe?"
 Ilwe'ran Hlaiwa I admit I didn't listen much. To be fully honest with you, I came to help but mostly to discuss with Lady Jancis.
 Ojune Wajune "I see. How are the young ones doing?"
 Ilwe'ran Hlaiwa keeps silent a moment, wondering what the Lalafell knows. He utters a weak "They are fine. My sister is taking care of them." He looks like wanting to say something more, but lets his sentence unfinished, observing Ojune.
 Ojune Wajune his brows knit together in concern, "And have you found solution for the youngest ones? I know Mister Jaques was attempting to see the Rose's doctor. But she's been so busy with a few others of the house."
 Ilwe'ran Hlaiwa breathes a soft "So you know.. About my wife.. What happened.." He shakes slowly his head "I don't know yet, I received some answers, but nothing is sure.."
 Ojune Wajune nods slightly, "I saw the note. . . You'll let me know if you need any help? Even if it's just watching the younglings for an evening."
 Ilwe'ran Hlaiwa smiles slightly "Sure.. F'elia and F'anya aren't with me yet. I thought.. I thought it would be better for me to recover a bit before.. they are with their grandmother in my homeland.. Though.. I'm really concerned over Olv'a. He's so sensitive.. And while I believe weaning Lindë now wouldn't cause much troubles, it's way too early for Ol'va" He sighs "I won't leave their side for some time.. But you're someone who share some tales.. So if you know some songs, some tales for the children I would like to learn them." He pauses against "To learn your culture some more.. "
 Ojune Wajune nods, "Of course. I know many children's tales... and if you'd like, I can write some up for you as well? Make a small book of them?"
 Ilwe'ran Hlaiwa smiles at the Lalafell "I would be grateful for that. Maybe it seems weird that I'm thinking over this while there are so many things I should think of before. But somehow songs and tales are always a comfort for the children. And who else better I could ask beside yourself ?"
 Ojune Wajune smiles at the compliment, "You are too kind, Ilwe!" reaches out to pat the man's thigh, "I'll get one put together for you. Mayhap I can find someone do to some little drawings as well."
 Ilwe'ran Hlaiwa That would be really great. I'm unsure yet what will happen next, but I'll remember your offer to take care of my daughters if necessary. Though, I have to warn you, they love to dress men with skirts, wigs and make up.
 Ilwe'ran Hlaiwa smiles a bit at this words, visibly talking of his children soothe his sadness a bit
 Ojune Wajune can't help but chuckle, "As long as they don't mind a lady with a beard, I'm certain we'll all get along fine." Beams, "I'll even introduce them to a fairy!" motions back to Selene. Who... seemed rather alarmed at this prospect.
 Ilwe'ran Hlaiwa smiles at the fairy "Oh they are used to mine, but she's watching over the babies for now." He nods to Ojune "They don't mind my beard when, they dress me as a princess, so I suppose that you will only be a smaller version of princess they will want to save."
 Ojune Wajune chuckles, "I shall make for a very dramatic damsel in distress then. Whenever you need me to. But I must be heading back..." casts Jancis a glance. Smiling a bit at the crowd still around her.
 Ilwe'ran Hlaiwa smiles a bit more "Thank you. I'm glad I came in the end, I was unsure if it was a good idea, but it looks like that I know a bit better what to do and how"
 Ojune Wajune "I'm glad for it. Do be careful on your way back to the Wood."
 Ilwe'ran Hlaiwa nods to Ojune "I'll be fine, I'll just teleport back home."
 Cliodhna Eoghan Walks up. "Am I interrupting at all?"
 Ilwe'ran Hlaiwa shakes slightly his head "Not at all"
 Cliodhna Eoghan Smiles. "Good to know. Ojune! Nice seeing you again."
 Ojune Wajune beams up at Clio, "And thank you again for the wonderful competition. I do hope I didn't embarrass myself to horribly... I don't' recall much of the last half of the night."
 Ojune Wajune "You travel safely, lady Clio."
 Cliodhna Eoghan Nods. "you too Ojune, I expect to see you next month to defend your winning spot!"
 Ojune Wajune "If I can make it, I shall be there."
 Jancis Milburga "I really liked your story. I got two of the answers wrong for Lady Olivia."
 Ojune Wajune smiles, "Thank you very much. I do hope people had fun with it. I suppose I should have expected people to shout things out that weren't one of the listed options."
 Jancis Milburga "I could tell one of them. Lady Meli is never one to really pay heed to such instructions. I have a journal for you that I made."
 Ojune Wajune smiles, "Oh? That's awfully kind of you! And you made it yourself?"
 Jancis Milburga nods, pulling out a journal from the satchel. "You make great use of parchment." She lifts one that has blue and red petals mixed into the paper. The cover has his name, small, inked onto the bottom corner by the spine. "It was something I learned how to do when I was young. A lot of failed attempts, but it got better. Made my own paper when there was none to be had."
 Jancis Milburga "I thought of Thaliak in the river and the strong salmon. Their reddish pink color, and how they are strong and always swim surely. I suppose that is what inspired that one. Not saying you are, ah, a salmon."
 Ojune Wajune smiles broadly as he accepts the gift, "Ah, it's beautiful! Only the finest stories will grace it's page." he give pause, wrestling a moment with indecision before he ventures, "I really don't want to be forward and ask for more. But perhaps could I trouble you to make one more journal?"
 Jancis Milburga looks attentive, perking up at the request. "You wish for something in particular?"
 Ojune Wajune casts a sideways glance to his right before leaning in to talk quietly. Why he was keeping this 'secret' I'll never know.
 Jancis Milburga blinks, unable to help but glance out over towards the cliffside. She nods slowly in understanding.
 Ojune Wajune smiles a touch, "T-that's okay then?"
 Jancis Milburga echoes the smile, "Yes. Yes it is okay. I think I have something in mind for it. Might take me a short while to press the right flowers."
 Ojune Wajune "It will take me a bit of time to collect everything. So that works well."
 Jancis Milburga "I will not let you down. Is there anything else you wish for?"
 Ojune Wajune shakes his head, "I shall let you know if there is. But I believe that's everything for now. Do travel safely back, miss Jancis. It would do you no good if you became aether sick for lingering too long."
 Ojune Wajune "Thaliak guide your mind and the Twelves light your steps."
 Jancis Milburga beams at Ojune, bowing as he does. "Thank you. Be safe and well until I see you once more."