As they walked into the thick mist that permeated every inch of the barren wasteland outside of Iredele's wall, Akemi spared a few moments of peace and silence to think about the current situation, while the effect of alcohol vanished gradually.

[color=darkorchid][i]"This wasn't one of my best days, I have to admit..."[/i][/color] the fox demon thought to herself as she recalled everything that happened.

[color=darkorchid][i]"It all began calm and quiet, as I came back to the 'town' after slaying a few chupacabras at a random farm, I got my udon, my drink and even some free beef, but then, they came."[/i][/color] Akemi frowned under her hood as she thought about the newbie hunters.

[color=darkorchid][i]"Ahh... and for the Absolute's sake, I had to let my goddamned body have the best of me. But what could I do after not having sex for so much time that even I can't remember the last one?"[/i][/color] She heard Sinthe's heavy footsteps at the back of the group, and if the others could see Akemi's expression they would notice a total lack of interest, disappointed that things didn't went as she wished.

[color=darkorchid][i]"And then, I fought those dog bastards for nothing, nearly drunk myself to a stupor and finally, basically raped one of those stupid vegetables that call themselves villagers. And last, but not least..."[/i][/color] Akemi sighed, and the last few words came out of her throat without she even noticing [color=darkorchid][b]"Here am I, babysitting a pack of newbies when can't even walk around in the dark without tripping on their own feet. Just what I call a perfect day."[/b][/color]

Just as Akemi concluded her lone rant, she noticed the little commotion of the other hunters, in regards to the poor beggar, that she only noticed now. Akemi's ears twitched as she heard the man's pitiful cries [color=darkorchid][b]"Ah, to hell with it!"[/b][/color] the fox woman yelled when she couldn't bear the noise any longer.

The vixen stepped in front of the other hunters, and before any of them could react, she drew something from inside her mantle [color=darkorchid][b]"Here, that's allthe kindness you'll get from me, old man."[/b][/color] Akemi said as she closed in on the beggar and... placed a loaf of tough bread and a waterskin, full of wine, in his hands.

[color=darkorchid][b]"Keep to the tracks to your left and you'll reach the town in an hour or two. Don't expect me to help you anymore, though."[/b][/color] If the man still had his eyes, he would be crying now, but instead, he just thanked his unknown savior from the bottom of his heart and walked away in the shadows following the tracks while he ate food that Akemi gave him eagerly, just as if it was a banquet from the gods.

As Akemi turned tails and began walking towards the Ravine again, she shot a dlare at the other hunters and said [color=darkorchid][b]"Don't look at me like this, you bunch of wet behind the ears puppies. If you can't tell the difference between a trap and a random unlucky old sap, you're not cut for the job of being a hunter."[/b][/color]

Without any other word Akemi began to walk again towards the Paraanon Ravine. [color=darkorchid][i]"Sure, he old man wasn't a trap, but it didn't meant that I had to help him. What the heck am I thinking today?"[/i][/color] The vixen thought as she continued to thread within the dark.