[center][h2][color=tomato]Ezekiel "Ease" Evans [/color][/h2][/center]
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Despite the situation and how it would soon worsen, there was something rather comforting about seeing another generally be rational during it. It would seem as though Vesta, like Ease, was trying to avoid conflict and be reasonable. It felt nice having someone else who simply wanted to get through the day like him. Her apparent shock at the horned woman's obliviousness at her name and who she was. Hmm...Perhaps she was a politician? A noble? It wouldn't surprise him much if she was a politician considering how young some of the officials here were. And then seemed to be further put into shock as the horned woman put a finger to her blood and flour caked cheek, licking it off her finger. He chuckled a bit at the sight. Even if was disgusting, he couldn't lie that he found her reaction funny and sorta calming considering how tense everything was a bit ago, adding with her rational. Who knows? Maybe she might actually be someone he could befriend in all of this? Or maybe she could really help defuse this entire unfortunate situation?

Both of those thoughts would be thrown away quickly after that madman apparently named Aleph showed up, ironically like the boulders probably about to be chucked.

He felt an outright chill run down his back the literal moment Vesta caught wind of what Aleph had said. She told the lot of them to stand by, glancing specifically at Ease. It didn't seem like an annoyed look at him so thankfully it still seemed they were alright or neutral. Great...Now even she was involved. He looked around. The crowd was nervously stepping back from the lot of them, obviously in fear of the apparent fight. Thank God they were taking note...Whatever was gonna happen, no one would want unnecessary casualties.

On top of that, even the crazed woman seemed just as annoyed by Aleph's presence. Her pissed actually worried Ease more than anything considering she was more than willing to fight." [color=f49ac2]I am the dragon better known as Zin Parallex, the word useless is the last thing you should use to describe me unless you want me to scorch you alive.[/color]" The crazy horned woman, who was apparently named Zin uttered. Considering that she was seemingly crazed, this couldn't-Did she say dragon? He made a silent gulp as he realized the implications of how out of hand this situation might get in the next few minutes. Telling the truth or not, this wasn't good. Please tell him she was joking. [color=tomato][i]I've been able to avoid painful deaths for the most part...Please don't let that change today. Plus I can't have this kid die. That'd be way too problematic.[/i][/color] He still needed info after all. 

[color=1a7b30][b]"Begone with your wicked attempts at misdirection, lest I whet my blade on you first!"[/b][/color] Instead of saying anything to that, he glared annoyingly over at the black haired boy before he let out a sigh. There was a chance that whatever Ease said might've worked, but it was obvious the kid just set an idea of what this group was inside Aleph's head. [color=tomato][i]Well this is just fantastic ain't it?[/i][/color] He wished there was a way to reason with him, but it seemed far too gone now unless he got the perfect opportunity. A quake was felt beneath his feet. [color=tomato][i]Quakes in Lugunica? That's weird. Wait...Uh oh.[/i][/color]

[color=a0410d]"If it's a fight you want you piece of worthless garbage I'll gladly partake. It'll serve as an example of what happens when one disrespects those of a higher standing in both power and social status."[/color] Vesta soon stood between Aleph and the rest of the group. Realizing that attention was now on those two, he decided it was the best time to confront the kid(Kyle). Good idea to at least give him an idea of who he was and hopefully educate him a bit, and more so to make sure his attention was on him so he doesn't make the situation worse. Ease walked over to where he was, held by the elf, and sat down with a knee in the air. He tilted his over to him before whispering him [color=tomato]"Look, this situation will hopefully resolve itself but this isn't something we can enter without making it worse. So stay out of it for now. More importantly, I can see your new. I can tell because..I've been in a similar situation as you."[/color]

After saying that, a ring of earth surrounded the group and Aleph, cutting the crowd off. Good because the crowd was running off after seeing this display of power. Well, a few ran away. Some seemed to stay in place, anticipating the fight. So she was responsible for that quake...Aleph went into a stance with his sword drawn, similar to a knight. From what Ease could see, this man at least had some practice. He made a claim of calling out her social status comment, which would be respectable if he didn't also try to use that to "let her go" by that logic. Which he quickly made out to be him trying to exist this fight. Within seconds after that thought, the ground below Aleph opened up, causing him to dash forward at Vesta in reaction. He made a slash at her with his sword but it seemed to lack the actual power and drive you'd expect from a slash from him. The hell? Was he just that confident or foolish to throw away a decent reaction slash?

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