[center][h2]Damian Gerard|Secluded Park in Crocus[/h2][/center]
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Damian parried an invisible sword with his left hand while bringing the right around for a thrust at the attacker's chest, forcing them to dance back and expose themselves ever so briefly, which was enough time for Damian to execute a spinning slash across their gut and ram the other cutlass into his chest, pulling the blade free and barely managing to get the blades out of the way as Kaitlyn came out of no where with a hug. Stunned briefly, Damian took a moment to return the hug before she stepped back and started talking.

[color=6ecff6]"Nice running into you again Damian. Especially on such a beautiful morning! Since you're here, I hope you don't mind me asking. How's your life as a guild member going so far? I've never really been interested enough to join one, but that doesn't mean that I can't be curious. That and assuming the sleeping bag over there is yours, it seems odd that you slept out here than at your guild's hotel. Did something happen with the guild, than again I suppose not every hotel is perfect. But, Frenzy Plant does have a camp as well. So I guess I shouldn't be too surprised."[/color]

Damian didn't answer right away, instead opting to sheath the twin cutlasses and rest them on the trunk of a tree next to Durandal. Done with that, he turned to his pack and dug out his water, taking a drink and sighing before answering. [color=FireBrick]"Guild life is, well, good. Plenty of jobs, friends, people who care. But with Phoenix Wing, well, things are never quite normal. I agreed with fighting the Council because Wes needed to be saved and I had personal experience with some of the things the old Council members had done. But the repercussions...Well, after yesterday, if every dark guild in Fiore is out for blood, eventually we're going to fail."[/color] Damian shakes his head and picks up one of his cutlasses, looking it over. These hadn't spilled blood in the defense of home and country in a long time, but no matter what he tried...[color=FireBrick]"In any case, war is coming. I can feel it. Dad and I always had a sense for when a battle was over the horizon, and even wars on occasion. But I can't honestly say how long we have."[/color]