[IC] Artifacts of a Lost Civilisation - ( Kitsune & NuttsnBolts )

[NuttsnBolts]

Alyon stood up and threw her pack over her shoulder. "I believe the line is south of here as it generally goes from east to west. We might be lucky and see a train that we can jump on and hitch a ride to the next town that it stops at." As she started to walk towards the gate with Fraya, the girl popped a curious question about Alyon's father.

"He's a nice man, but rather quiet ever since my mother died. I think I'm starting to understand why..." she looked at Fraya for a moment, examining her body ever so slightly, "At the moment he would be freaked out," she nervously spoke, referring to the blood that was drying up on her skin, "but he's met a few different races in his time so he's pretty accommodating."

The two of them ventured south, moving to the edge of the barren land and safely through the forest and landscape until they eventually came across a lone rail track. It sat there glistening in the sun of the open plain with the two girls walking beside it, following the path towards the next city stop. As time passed on and the the two walked they eventually heard the faint clacking of a locomotive coming from behind them.

"Are you ready Fraya? Cause this machine is not going to stop for us," Alyon announced, raising her voice the more the train approached until it reached them with a deafening rattle.

Alyon began to run along the side of the carriages, trying hard to make as much speed as possible so that she could take a chance at fate. Looking up, she could see the end of one carriage and some rails that she would be able to grab onto. She held out her arm in order to grab the bar without putting herself in too much danger and took a leap. She landed on the edge, feet dangling over the side of the platform, and using as much strength as possible she pulled her body onto the rear of the carriage.

Turning around she saw Fraya behind her, making her move to leap onto the train. Holding out her hand and grabbing a hold of an edge she called out to the running girl, "C'mon!"

[Kitsune]

Fraya followed after her companion into the wastelands that surrounded the crypt once again, the sea of green that lay just beyond was a welcome and driving force for them to hurry along out of the cursed land. Along the way through the lush forest Fraya was thankfully able to find a river to clean the blood of her form, the ruffling of clean feathers and scales felt so nice in comparison to the dry blood. She did not spend long though, as Alyon mentioned how they would have to hurry if they were to catch the train.

Soon they stumbled across two long strips of metal that seemed to go on forever, the clean and shiny material shined within the mid day sun which caught Fraya's eye. "Wow~" She muttered out as she looked from one end to the other of the tracks, but when she noticed Alyon moving along side them she soon followed after.

A distant sound echoed out from behind them, it sounded strange and unnatural to say the least but when reassured that it was in fact the train Fraya peered back to what she could only describe as a bellowing monster of metal. "O-Ok." Even if she was unsure what to do she followed Alyon's lead who started running along side the tracks even as the train started to pass by, of course Fraya had to slow down for Alyon but even she could not full keep up with the train at its current speed!

"C'mon!"

After ALyon had jumped onto the train it was now Fraya's turn! Putting power into her legs she leaped from the ground and reached out for Alyon's hand at first but at the last moment she swung her own claw around to grab onto one of the bars tightly. "Heh, thanks. How do we get inside?" She balled her other claw into a fist and gave a uneasy smile, her hesitation almost caused her to miss the bar but... She was afraid that she may accidentally hurt Alyon with her claws and from the girls fear filled words and actions from before she felt like this was the better risk.

[NuttsnBolts]

Alyon's heart stopped for a moment as Fraya's hand never reached her own, but seeing Fraya grab a hold of the rail gave her a sigh of relief. It wasn't until Fraya climbed onto the ledge that Alyon realised her claws could have dug into her skin. She's not a human, remember that, her mind called out to her in an unwilling, listening to the Devil fashion. She didn't want to listen to it and wanted to believe otherwise, but it sadly it was the truth.

Disregarding the thought as a moment lapse in concentration, Alyon walked in between the two carriages and pulled back one of the sliding doors. "Over here!" she called out, "Being a freight vehicle we're not going to have first class service for this trip, but once we get to our first stop we might be able to afford a true train ride" She made an emphasis on the quality of the ride that they were getting this time round as a means to make a point that train rides have different qualities of travel and purposes.

Upon entering the carriage they noticed a lock cage to the sides of the compartment and a large open area in the center that was filled with pallets of supplies. Alyon walked over to one of the pallets and sat upon the large box that was sitting on top, throwing her pack down next to her. She pulled it open and started to rummage through the bag, pulling out whatever food they had left and anything that was likely to perish soon. She picked up an apple and pulled out her Hunter's knife in order to cut it up into quarters so that it could be eaten.

"Eat up," she spoke out with a mouth full of food as she handed a quarter over to Fraya, "It might be an hour or so til we can get off this train, so lets try and eat without any more disruptions to our meal." She ended up what she said with a slight smile, trying to look at the positives of their situation.

[Kitsune]

Fraya reached out to the next bar and started to climb around the strange metal box as she followed Alyon along to an entrance that led inside one of the metal boxes. It was filled with all kinds of supplies and from the smell it was mainly basic ingredients, likely massed produced stuff like flour and the like. "So this is how this world transports its important supplies, interesting." Moving inside along with Alyon she sat on the ground in front of the girl, waiting as she searched inside of her backpack.

With her tail waving back and forth she awaited for what Alyon was going to pull out of the pack and she wasn't disappointed when she saw that it was in fact food! Using one of her claws she reached out to the offered slice and stabbed it into it, using it like a fork to pick up and and drop it into her mouth. Munching away she thought for a moment, she had remembered the mention of apples before maybe back at town? "Ah, I remember! Thunder apples. Someone mentioned the fruit that makes a noise when you bite into it like a little thunder storm. I wanted to try one!"

With all the strange things within this world the thunder apple was one of the slightly harder foods to obtain due to its habit of growing within what had become known as the valley of storms. Fraya wanted to know much more about the strange foods of the world as they traveled on the train towards its next stop, it would not be long now before it stopped at the town of Gol.

[NuttsnBolts]

"Thunder apples?" Alyon tried to recall what was said when she was purchasing the food, but probably missed that part of the conversation. "That probably explains why they were a little expensive. Don't get me wrong, they're really nice, but I don't think we can afford Thunder Apples all the time..." She took another bite, hearing the deep crunch of the fruit as it fell apart in her mouth.

As the train sped on and rattled the carriage, the two girls discussed about the various objects within the room. Alyon would point to an item and explain what it was and how it worked, while Fraya listened in and ask questions. The free time made it easier for them to relax until they reached the town Gol.

As they were talking Alyon felt the train begin to slow down. She got up and wandered over to the doorway, peering out to the surrounding environment. "Fraya. We should start to move out," she spoke as she walked back to her pack and gathered up all her belongings. "Technically speaking... we should have paid for this trip..." She glanced over to the girl, giving a happy, yet embarrassed smile before moving back towards the door. She stepped out and shuffled along the platform to the edge, ready to make a leap onto the ground. The train was moving slow enough that there was little danger of being injured, but she still took care to land properly before checking that Fraya was behind her and dashing across the open landscape. They were just outside town and getting off here would avoid being spotted as illegal hitch-hikers when the train would eventually reach the docks.

Looking up, Alyon could see the town of Gol, large village with plenty of inhabitants and shops. What mysteries awaited them in this new environment.

[Kitsune]

Fraya enjoyed the deep crunch of the apple, it really felt just like a thunder boom going off within ones mouth it was amazing~ Still she listened intently to the lessons that Alyon was giving to her about the wonderful thing that was the train. She had to admit that she was rather impressed by the trains engineering, maybe because it was something made by a whole other race. In a sense that may have also been the very reason why the other races hunted down her kinds lost artifacts?

She did not have time to think on these concepts for long as soon enough she was told to get off the train before they arrived, and when Alyon told her about the fact they should have paid she could not help but take the time to tease. After landing Fraya stared at Alyon with a rather blank look "Does this make Alyon a criminal now?"

With a grin she started to head towards the port town of Gol, a place known for its placement at the mouth of a river where fresh water met the sea, allowing for fish and marine life of all kinds reside near by. As they entered into the town the smell of the fresh sea air was clearly different from the thick forest that they had come from. Trade was clearly booming with many strangely dressed people selling their wears in stalls along the entrance to the town. Turning around to Alyon she waited for a moment before they got too close "You said before about hiding my features. How are we meant to do that?" She really didn't know...

[NuttsnBolts]

Alyon pulled off her robe and gave it a quick shake before draping it over Fraya's head and body like a long cloak. "Unfortunately there are some people that really don't like non-humans," she whispered into Fraya's ear, "These people usually blame events from long ago, or their own personal experiences with a particular species for their radical reasons. Sometimes it can be minor, like a simple distrust. Other times it's a full hatred with members of that race dragged out into the city square and killed outright."

Alyon was carefully guiding her way into the town, making sure that they avoided the larger crowds until they reached a suitable destination. She kept an eye on Fraya, ensuring that she wasn't too far behind and didn't accidentally venture down a pathway or into a shop that looked out of the ordinary.

"This is my first time in Gol so I don't know what the local expectations are like. I could be completely wrong, but when you have places like Vemrahm where they make an effort to actually hunt and kill any non-human that show intelligence, you can't be too careful." She ended her explanation as they approached a lone building in the to the side of their pathway that was large enough to house many travellers and keep them entertained with the pub that was on the ground level. Alyon stepped in through the doorway and approached the front counter. The sound of people entertaining themselves with a drink and possible gambling could be heard from of the side rooms. Alyon tapped the bell that hung off the wall and a high pitch ping rang throughout the inn.

"Haha! Hold on boys, I think I have some customers," a voice from the back spoke as a tall, scruffy looking man walked out into the entrance and towards his front desk. "Hello and welcome. What do you need?"

"Looking for a room for a few nights," Alyon enquired.

"I assume for you two?" he queried, taking a look at Fraya and analysing her appearance carefully, "That will be 3 gold pieces per night with a minimum of 3 nights." He smiled slightly with a grin that seemed somewhat sinister.

Alyon gawked at the price he offered, knowing that he was overcharging. Chances are that there wouldn't be many Inns in the town to begin with so she bit her tongue and instead pulled out from her pack the two scimitars that they obtained at the Crypt.

"We'll take it," she replied, placing the weapons on the table but keeping her hand firmly pressed down until she finished what she had to say, "On the provider that we get free meals, and a bar tab."

She could see the man eyeing the weapons off with a glint in his eye. Without taking his gaze off the merchandise he leaned across and picked up a key for a room, placing it on the table and also keeping his hand firmly pressed down. "You have yourself a deal," he spoke, pushing the key across at the same time that Alyon pushed the sabres across to him. She took her hands off the swords and picked up the key to which he replied, "Second floor up, 3rd door from the stairwell."

[Kitsune]

Fraya was a little surprised when the cloak was draped over her though when it was explained about how other races may not like others like her... When thinking back on the wasteland they had left behind that was caused by one of her peoples artifacts she could somewhat understand such hatred if people focused on what went wrong and not the good her race had given the world.. Even if she could not remember what good things her own race had ever done.

As they entered into the town Fraya made sure that her swaying tail kept under the robe along with the rest of her limbs that had scales or feathers. "Are humans mostly like this?" She asked without knowing that it was not just human towns but any place that had a large amount of one race was typically to have such views.

After being guided through the town she could not help but be a little disappointed that she would not get to view the rest of the town and instead had to stick to the alleyways. Even worse they had to enter this strange building with a rather untrustworthy looking man at the counter, though she did not want to stay here like Alyon asked she did not wish to draw attention to herself just in case what her companion told her happened. She did not want to be dragged about by even more humans at this point... As they were making their way towards the room Fraya finally spoke up "Are you sure we should be staying here? I mean why don't we just take the train To your hometown?" Seeing as there were only two trains currently working in this area that would be a amazing feat for a train to be ready to take you wherever you wished.

[NuttsnBolts]

Alyon sighed as she walked up to the door and entered the key into the lock. "Trains don't work like that." she replied in a way that seemed disappointed as she opened the door and entered the bland, semi inviting room. "Most of the time they usually have a set day that they turn up to town. Goods and equipment usually turn up at the beginning of a week, and personal travel is more towards the end of the week." It was an interesting thing to note considering they hitched a free ride on a goods express.

She walked over to one of the beds and placed her pack and sword down at the end, opening up the bag and seeing what resources they had left. She knew they were low, but it really showed when there was next to no food to be found besides a few bread slices and biscuits. Adding to that, the supplies itself seemed to be low as well with Alyon thinking that Fraya may have left them back at the camp that she was abducted from. They were lucky though cause they striked a deal for free food for the duration of their stay.

"Fraya," Alyon started as she held onto her sword and placed it underneath the bed itself, "I'm going to head out and see whether I can buy a ticket for the train trip home, and see if there are any small errands in town that I can help with to earn a few more coins." With that said she gathered together what coinage she had and placed it within her pocket. Leaving her bag and sword behind she wandered over to the door and grabbed the handle before looking back at the girl, giving her a smile. "I shouldn't be too long."

With that said she left the room that held Fraya and took the stairs back down to the ground floor. As she stepped down each step she contemplated the events of the past few days, thinking about what kind of creature Fraya was, her connection to these Artifacts, and what she was supposed to do with the girl now. It was the first time she was alone to run these thoughts through her head and with every new scenario she presented, another three would pop into her skull. Argh, there's too much going on that I don't understand, she spoke to herself as she ran her hands through her hair from the front of her forehead.

For now, the main thing for her to do was get the train tickets and see what cash she could pick up during her stay.

[Kitsune]

Fraya gave a curt nod to Alyon as she moved off towards the door, it was a shame that trains did not work that way but it was still amazing what they used in place of magic. As the door closed once again her tail drifted out of her cloak and swayed idly back and forth as she listened to Alyon's disappearing steps, but the more that she waited there in her silence the more agitated her tail swaying became...

Soon enough she exited from the room, the least she could do was wonder around the building for a while, after all there was no way she could stay within just that one room any longer! In fact after looking around the building a little she planned on going outside, check out the market that she had seen while they were sneaking about, it was full of things she had never seen before so she was sure there was something exciting there! She just had to remember to be back before Alyon.

--

The city was packed this day, the market full of people from all over the world as they came to sell their wares to the highest bidder. It was barely the start of the trading week so it was still in full swing, a perfect place to find rare goods but a train ticket may be more difficult than normal to obtain, more so with so many people willing to leave on the next train back to their homeland.

[NuttsnBolts]

Alyon walked through the cobblestone streets of Gol, looking around and taking in all the sights. She was on her way to collect a train ticket but the tiered layout of the city made it difficult for her to get from one section to another. As she walked she came to a set of stairs and descended down to the lower levels before continuing on to the rough direction of the station terminal.

"Ooof," a voice called out as Alyon bumped into an older lady with a cloak draped over her fragile figure. The collision caused both of them to stumble and almost fall over each other.

"Oh I'm sorry, I didn't see you there!" Alyon spoke, making sure that she put her hand on the lady to see if she was alright.

"Oh my," she spoke out with a crackly voice, "It seems like my old age is getting the better of me." She looked up to Alyon and gave a faint but gentle smile, showing off the milky coloured eyes that she had, "Not to worry, these things happen." Without taking too much more notice of the girl, the elderly lady continued on her path, leaving Alyon to continue off to the station.

Alyon reached the station and marvelled at it's glory. It was situated right near the water and a small marine dock, meaning that supplies could be transferred from land to sea for the next part of their journey. The main building was fairly tidy with a large long roof that held the platform at the rear, and several small market shops that tried to take advantage of getting the first customers that entered the town. Alyon walked up to one of the windows and spoke to the ticket operator, asking how much it was for a ticket back home.

With his reply she reached into her pocket to pull out the change, realising that there seemed to be nothing there to grab. "I'm sure I put it in here," she muttered to herself, checking another pocket just in case. It was only after looking for a second time that the thought entered her head, Holy crap... That lady pick pocketed me! She looked up to the ticket operator and noticed his stern, unhappy look with how much of his time she was wasting. Giving a gentle laugh she spoke up about the situation, "Hehe- I may have had my coinage stolen on the way here."

"No money, no ticket!" the man said abruptly, not caring about Alyon's apparent misfortune before motioning for her to move it so he could serve the next customer.

[Kitsune]

Fraya stood at the top of the stairs, her clawed steps soon becoming padded as her feet seemingly transformed into normal human like feet, her tail becoming shorter and thinner along with her horns while her hands also lost their scales and feathers for the time being. The long cloak had kept all her features hidden up to this point but by using this magic she was sure she could interact with the world outside without being noticed.

Reaching the bottom of the stairs she was confused by the mans confused look, though anyone would at the sight of a bare footed women walking out of their establishment. Still that did not stop her from doing so and before he could even mention to her about the strangeness she was already dashing out of the door and out into the market with a almost child like glee.

Swaying from stall to stall she checked out all the different things on sale from the exotic sugar flower; a white flower said to taste like the purest of sugar, to the mundane fish that had been brought in mass, safe to say which interested her more. As she was walking backwards she skillfully swayed as she turned around, avoiding this elderly women who almost bumped into her, that was lucky she didn't want to hurt the women, or get noticed herself. She had to wonder how Alyon was doing by this point, such a strange thought to pop into her head but she simply put it to the back of her mind and headed towards a strange district that was covered in silk... Unknown to her she had wondered into the red light district...

[NuttsnBolts]

Alyon turned towards the crowd and surveyed the scene, trying to spot the possible person that would have been the culprit to the sneakiest pocket theft of all time. She looked at the faces of each person trying to recognise them but as time went on she came to the harsh realisation that she'll never find out who stole her money.

She let out a hard sigh as she began to walk back to the inn that they were both staying within. "Of all the things that could happen now," she muttered to herself, gritting her teeth at how foolish she was to be so trusting of the people around her. Each step back felt like another step down the walk of shame, and the entire trip itself felt longer than the trip to the station due to Alyon thoughts about how to explain this to Fraya. "We've got a few nights accommodation. That should be enough time to earn some coinage off a couple of jobs"

Stepping around the corner, Alyon could see the front of the inn where they were staying and she walked through the front door and towards the steps that lead up to their floor. She placed her hand on the rail and began to pull her body up the stairs, really regretting the conversation that she was about to have with Fraya. As she approached the door she gave it a quick knock before opening the handle and stepping into the vacant room.

Alyon was confused. She told Fraya that she wasn't going to be long and as she scouted around the room, checking in the must unusual places for where a body may decide to hide, it became apparent that she wasn't around. "Strange..." she mumbled to herself, grabbing her sword from under the bed and equipping it on her belt before walking downstairs to check the bar and other rooms.

"You 'lright there?" called out a voice from the inn keeper as he noticed Alyon glancing round the place in confusion.

"Um, yeah... you seen my friend around anywhere?" she asked, trying to not sound concerned but more inquisitive.

"Maybe..." he spoke, giving a long pause so that he drew Alyon's attention from her search and leaving her hanging for a bit. "I can't say yes, and I can't say no... but there was this girl that left the building recently. Wasn't wearing much so we thought that it was just one of our patrons who decided to hire a lady friend for a few hours." He gave a subtle shrug, gesturing that he didn't know too much more than that.

"God damn it," Alyon swore as she turned around and and walked towards the entrance, sitting on the front step and thinking about the situation. You know, you don't have to go find her. "No, I do need to find her." But she's a dangerous species. She can't be trusted. Alyon reached down and scratched an itch on her right leg. She paused for a moment and pulled up the bottom of her pants to reveal the calf muscle. She could see the cuts in her leg from when the Tree spirit attacked them a few nights earlier, remembering that Fraya was the one that came to her rescue.

Alyon growled for a moment as she stood up off the step and prepared her search for her missing companion. What good was she if she wasn't going to return the favour at some point.

[Kitsune]

Wondering into the brightly colored district Fraya peered around at all the different and rather welcoming places! She even saw some none humans in the windows, though they looked a little sad they still tried welcome people into the establishment. However the one that stood out the most was one that had a large comfy chair up on the balcony and a VIP sign right next to it, the girls were motioning to it for some reason but it sure looked nice!

"Stop him! Thief!"

The girls above the balcony peered over to down below, a rather large man came dashing out with a arm full of money and silks, however when he saw the crowd had gathered around them he took a chance and used his other huge arm to grab onto Fraya and lift her off the ground by the neck! "D-Don't come any closer Miss Thorn" Stepping out of the place of passion was a rather intimidating looking women, the owner in fact called the Lady of Thorns, it was fitting given the place of passion was called the Bed of Roses.

"Just let the girl go and I wont harm you that much..."

"Shut up! I give the orders here and -huh?"

Fraya had been unamused by being touched by the big sweaty man for a while now and soon raised her hand up, planning on... No she saw how Alyon reacted to her when she did something like that, no she had to be more 'gentle'. Grabbing onto the guys arm she caught his attention but before he could react she forced herself out of his arm before tossing him onto the ground like a ragdoll!

All was silent as the girl bent over to pick up the silks and money, moving over to hand them off to the women that had wanted them, clearly they were hers by how she wore her own. For a moment Miss Thorn, a women hardened by two wars was in shock of the power and kindness of the girl, but her expression soon turned back. "Come with me" With that she walked inside, and even though Fraya thought that she should really be returning back to the inn... She kind of wanted to see what the women wanted of her so she headed inside.

...

The crowd that gathered to see the unique sight had grown immensely as it seemed someone had finally be able to afford the VIP chair on the balcony of the bed of Roses! Strangely enough it was a women at that! Fraya laughed happily as she was served by the many people around her, her dingy robes had been replaced by fine silks and clothe that she was using to hide her horns and her tail stuffed under the stash. It was no matter matter so news would spread that someone now sat on the bed of roses, even being as crimson haired as the roses that the place was named after.

[NuttsnBolts]

Alyon's first point of investigation began with the food markets. It was a bit of an unusual choice considering they had an all you could eat buffet back at the inn, but Alyon knew that food was Fraya's one major weakness. She wandered through the stands and entered into a couple of the shops, checking out anyone that looked remotely like the girl, but as it would turn out none of them appeared to be her companion.

Where did she go? Alyon thought to herself, getting a little concerned at how much time she was spending looking for this girl, I need to find a way of earning some money and I can't spend the whole day doing nothing!

Getting a little fed up, Alyon started asking random people if they had happen to see a girl with a long tail and two horns. A few older citizens started freaking out, calling Alyon a heretic that was looking for a demon lord as they screamed into the crowd, telling everyone Alyon was evil witch. Many of the other civilians ignored their cries knowing full well how crazy some of the locals were.

"Well this isn't getting me anywhere," she spoke out as she turned to walk away from the crazies. She felt a hand on her shoulder and a tall gentleman leaned down and whispered into her ear.

"If you are interested in a little of the... exotic kind... I can arrange a special rate, just for you," his hands caressed down to her chest, stopping shy of her breast when he felt something gently poke into his stomach. He tilted his head and looked down over her shoulder to see Alyon's Hunter's knife within her hands, millimetres away from his navel.

"I will castrate you if you continue with what you are doing," Alyon turned, keeping close to to the male so that bystanders couldn't see the knife and glared up at his face. He was young, and wore clothes that were trimmed nicely with gold stitching and a red velvet lining on the inside of his dark jacket, but his skin showed that he had been through a bit with light scars, a missing tooth and ragged hair. "Now tell me, have you seen an orange eyed girl with horns and a tail?"

He smiled lightly, giving a careless gesture, "Well Miss Thorn has a new attraction that sounds rather similar. They're calling her, The Crimson Beauty."

[Kitsune]

Miss thorn walked up to Fraya, her hand reaching out to pat her on the shoulder to get her attention before speaking, she made sure to keep a fan over her face in front of the crowd that seemed to have been drawn in by the girl. "Ah, are you enjoying yourself girl? there is no one bothering you are they?" Fraya stuffed a baseball sized marshmallow into her mouth as she was listening to the women, one of the known 'natural marshmallows' made by a few magically changed trees, and yet they tasted no different than the real stuff!

"Thanks for all this! It is amazing to say the least. All the food and kind people. All I did was stop that guy" Miss thorn just shook her head in disagreement "You did it and that is the important thing. Of course, if you feel like it is not enough you could always 'help out' after all the crowd seems to love you" Fraya was a little unsure what she meant but soon the women spoke again "Think on it, for now enjoy your food and drink. the girls will entertain you while I sort out a few things downstairs." Turning to the crowd she gestured with a smile. "Please, don't bother Fraya, she has much to think about! Now good day." With that Miss Thorn moved back downstairs to allow the girl to enjoy the lavish treatment.

[NuttsnBolts]

Deep within the crowd of people that marvelled at Miss Thorn's new play toy stood Alyon. She looked up at the balcony noticing the beautifully designed chair and the girl that was resting within it, filling herself with delicious food. The girl looked so relaxed in comparison to the others that were on exhibition around the area, almost innocent and awaiting to be broken. It was little wonder why the mob had taken a fancy to her. Each one wanted to be the first to take away that innocence.

"Please, don't bother Fraya, she has much to think about! Now good day." called out the lady that shielded her face with a beautifully designed fan, just as she turned to venture back indoors leaving Fraya to enjoy her food and the service by the other girls.

How in god's name did Fraya end up as a sex slave, of all things!? Alyon bought up her hand and pinched the bridge of her nose, feeling a slight headache coming on from the frustration of the day. She knew she had to do something to remedy the situation before it grew out of control. Last thing Alyon needed was Fraya to feel threatened and in turn decide to rip a civilian in half.

Alyon slipped through the crowd, keeping her head down low as to not draw attention, and came to the side of the building where she saw a long down pipe that lead up to the roof. Making sure that no one was watching, she grabbed the pipe and began to climb the side of the structure. The metal she held onto creaked and bended with each grasp, but with each step up she grew closer to the roof line until she was able to clamber onto the flat surface and shuffle across to the edge where Fraya was sitting.

"Fraya..." she whispered from over the edge of the roofline as to not make herself visible to the crowd below. Not knowing if the girl heard her Alyon picked up an accorn that was lying nearby and threw it at Fraya's head. "Fraya!" she called out a little louder.

[Kitsune]

Fraya didn't like how some of the people below were looking at her but it really didn't matter, she was enjoying the fruits of her labors , or whatever she had done to earn the service since she had no idea how much money she had saved from the thief. Reaching out she grabbed onto one of the apples that a girl offered, bringing it to her mouth she was about to bite into it when she was suddenly stopped by a acorn hitting the back of her head.

"Huh?"

Peering up towards the roof she smiled brightly when she saw her traveling companion "Alyon!" She made no attempt at trying to stay quite as she addressed the girl on the roof, drawing more than a little attention from the girls around her, a few even running inside to try and contact Miss Thorn that someone was stalking along the roof! She waved for Alyon to come down, after all she was finding it tough to keep talking to her like this...

"What are you doing here?"

[NuttsnBolts]

Fraya was calling out to Alyon from the balcony below and had completely blown her cover for trying to be discrete. She let her head drop, giving a heavy sigh and slapping her palm across her eyes before lifting her chin back up and cupping her hands to call out to the girl, asking the same question in reverse.

"What am I doing here? What are you doing here?" she yelled, making herself as clear as possible seeing as stealth was completely out of the question now. And how the hell did you become the main attraction of a whore house!?!"

Whore house...

Alyon slapped her hand onto her face a second time realising that Fraya probably had no idea what a whore house was. She re-cupped her hands and called out to the girl a second time in order to clarify any confusion, "This is a Redlight District! A place that sells sex... for money... and you're about to become Miss Thorn's newest sex slave!"

At that moment some loud voices called out from inside the building, directing a group of people to the upstairs terrace. Alyon turned behind her to see the heads of a few men coming up a stairwell in order to find out who the unknown intruder was. She turned back to Fraya and pointed her finger firmly at the girl, telling her, "We'll talk about this later!" before starting a dash from one rooftop to another around the open plaza square as a handful of brutes began to tail her. Since she would eventually end up on the rooftop opposite Miss Thorn's establishment Alyon was be able to keep an eye out and to see what exactly was going on, but for the moment Fraya would be on her own until Alyon was able to break apart this group and deal with each person individually.

[Kitsune]

Fraya tilted her head in confusion as Alyon talked about something called a whore house, really it made no sense to her, wasn't this just a place to sit back and relax just like she was doing? However as it was explained to her she only got even more confused, after all if she was to be a sex slave then why was she being treated so well? She was more than a little naive to say the least and she was made some kind of offer but maybe it was the fact that she felt no one could force her into anything.

With that Alyon was already leaving the area with several people hot on her tail did she make them made by climbing on the roof like that? Just as she reached the building opposite of the Rose Garden Miss Thorn made her way onto the balcony and reached out to grab onto Fraya's hand "It seems things are getting a little rowdy here. Let us retreat inside." With that the girl was brought into of the Rose Garden, into the hall of pleasures "Wait, shes my Fre.. I know her, you don't have to chase her" However the flustered Miss Thorn was just pulling the girl along to take her into her own personal office. Fraya's fate was to be obscured from Alyon, though Fraya was sure that the women held no ill intentions towards her, it really did look bad from Alyon's perspective.