[h3][center][color=a187be]~Syna, Mage in training~[/color][/center][/h3]
[center]Rauru, Nuun Highlands[/center]

[i]"I'm very sorry ma'am. This incident is highly irregular for Rauru. We're known for being among the safest places to live in all of West Labrynna and I can assure you that my capable soldiers are currently doing their best to ensure that the village is secure and that the ones responsible for this crime are brought to justice swiftly,"[/i]

Wow. That almost sounded like a line he rehearsed specifically for an incident like this. In fact, he almost didn't sound sincere about it at all. Really though, she wasn't surprised. She didn't particularly have much faith in knights to begin with. Most of them probably couldn't even tell you the immediate history of Labrynna or how to make a simple red healing potion. She was even less impressed with his next line.

[i]"Well, speaking of capable soldiers, I have just the man to help you out! This is my finest man, Sigurd. He loves meeting visitors and I assure you he would be happy to shepherd a nice young woman like yourself to the inn. I believe he was just heading there himself. Don't be shy, Sigurd!"[/i]

Typical...passing off work that he could do himself onto an underling. She sighed, frowning as she gave the captain a rather unimpressed look. Well, she didn't entirely like this outcome. She could take care of herself, and she really didn't need to be babysat. She knew where the Inn was and knew about the market,though maybe this was what some might call 'Karma' for trying to start something. Might as well go along with it then. At least this Knight, Sigurd, didn't seem entirely...annoying.

[color=steelblue]"Now then ma'am, I will show you to the Inn. You may find the location pleasing, as it is rather close to a library and market"[/color]

Sigurd said walking past her. Well, at least he hasn't hit on her yet or something so he was tolerable at the moment. She had half a mind to walk in the complete opposite direction, but well, she was [i]really[/i] tired and her feet were killing her so the Inn was more important than being her usual contrary self. So she turned and followed alongside him, staring up at him with a frown and a suspicious look as if she was expecting him to try something.

[color=a187be]"So...Sigurd, huh?"[/color] She said. [color=a187be]"Thanks for the offer, but I can take care of myself. I've already read all of the books in the Library here anyways."[/color] Perhaps a slight exaggeration on her part, but she had read quite a few of them, and she honestly wasn't really looking forward to reading any at the moment. Drink, food, and maybe practice using her Gale Ring. [color=a187be]"That was pretty crazy, huh? That dead knight looked like he took a dip in Lava. What do ya think happened?"[/color]

There were quite a few monsters out there that could have probably given the knight the injuries he received. However, she didn't recall any of them living anywhere near the Highlands. Unless she was forgetting one, or someone brought one all the way here for some purpose, that ruled them out.