Allard, Nailah, Lynn, and the guardians
The group was pleased to be in Nailahs and Allards presence. Each introducing themselves to Nailah. Grim quickly taking the drinks and participating with a self pleasing grinn. His hair curling over his face a little from having been under the humidity of the helmet. Om did not participate. "I seek to stay pure in order to be worthy enough to become a Dragon." He said with humble respect. Erica turned to Nailah with a gentle yet curious smile. "Oh I do tend to get that at times from foreigners." She took up to the drink like the others. Galland was nearly shouting with laughter to Allards story. His chair despite its ample form wheezed under the weight of his body still in armor. "Ah damn good way tah make uh return!" He spoke between glugs. A way of fiercly pouring ones drink into their mouths. Vast amounts of drink filled Gallands belly by the second. "AH DO WUNT TAH MEET THA!" He wasnt one for belching often. So he let out a single loud one before continuing in a more coherent speech. "Meet tha one who healed us. But she looked fairly busy. You know who tha fine lass was Allard?"
"Ah, that woulda been lady Ami. A high born Seraphim capable of amazin feats of healin. She was tha one floating in tha sky scatterin light all around. Tha other healer acompany'n us was a young lassa gal. She healed a number o' folks, thoigh nothin' like tha other. Ami even revived mah wings," Allard said moving them a bit.
Nailah let out a mischievous smile as she saw the others starting to drink too. Om was the only one who didn't. It was a shame, really but Nailah knew that she wouldn't be able to convince him that easily, since he mentioned wanting to stay 'pure'.
"A shame really, but I respect your reasons." Nailah said, with a kind smile towards Om.
Turning towards Erica, who also seemed to be drinking, Nailah giggled as she said she usually heard comments such as the one she had made from foreigners.
"Oh, but I didn't mean to offend you. Quite the contraire to be truthful! You're really something!" Nailah said, giggling.
"I wonder, men probably can't help themselves around you, can they? I wouldn't be surprised if you said that even some women tried to flirt with you..." she continued, with a mischievous smile and a wink.
"A secret between girls, I know exactly how you feel... Regarding both men and women." Nailah said, whispering to her with a cute laugh.
"From where I came from, not wearing many clothes is quite common due to the temperature, but whenever I go to other places, the stares are always present. Can't say I don't like them though... It took me a lot of training to make my body graceful and strong at the same time. Nothing wrong in letting others appreciate it, right?" Nailah said.
It was then that Allard started telling stories about his childhood together with Galland. With an amused expression, Nailah quietly heard them, laughing as he finished talking about how they strapped the Onyx guy who won the strength competition to a rock and threw him.
"I certainly don't envy the ones who were responsible for taking care of you when you guys were younger!" Nailah said, laughing as she took another sip from her tankard.
Galland, unlike Om, seemed to be ecstatic with everything that was happening. Showing that clearly on how he was drinking.
As he mentioned the healer who was floating above the city though, Nailah raised an eyebrow. She was also curious about her, but she didn't want to interrupt Allard's stories just to ask about something so... unfun.
"A seraphim, Ami and a Lassa..." Nailah repeated.
"I am really excited to meet them! Lassas aren't very common from where I came too!" she said, smiling
"Two gorgeous women drinking with you guys and yet you're speaking of another one? So greedy..." Nailah said, nudging Erica playfully while laughing.
"Unless... It was love at first sight?" Nailah asked, with a fox like expression as she looked to Galland, teasing him.
"Oh~ That's so cute~" she said, excitedly without even waiting for his reply.
"Allard, you know a lot about her, right? What kind of men does she like? What are her tastes and preferences regarding presents and activities?" she asked, resting her head on her hands as she waved her tail behind her.
"Oh, shes a firecracker in her own right." He said shooting Erica a grin,
"but I'm afraid I had mine own sights set on another growin up," he said looking into his tankard thinking of his wife when they were young.
"But Galland!" He said looking up with a broad smile,
"tha man couldn't take 'is eyes off 'er, hahahaha! Well, she was certainly a sight ta behold then amongst all tha flowers in their shop. But now look at 'er, makin all these men in armor look like grimy beggers in comparison, even makin' armor look as lovely as lace! Gahahahaha!" He laughed as he threw back another tankard in a few swift gulps.
Erica couldn't help but to blush at the attention she was receiving. "I aim ta keep this town safe. What folk think when they gander at me out my armor is no concern of mine." She sipped her drink. Galland nodded. "Ai.. She ain't the young lass you once knew Allard. She has grown into a brave warrior for her people. This town, and even for tha Queen. She appointed us all. Coming down from high mountain ta do so."
"Aye...many things 'ave changed since I've gone it seems." He said looking down at his tankard as he took another drink, then setting the empty container to the side, a new one nearly instantly replacing it. He wished he could have been here to fight alongside them. There was no real point to dwell on the past, as it couldnt be changed, but it was still bitter.
"Tha Queen 'erself came down, eh? What encouraged that?" "I suppose it was the bandit attack. Or no.. the slavers. Or perhaps the rogue mages. Regardless of what it was we aided tha town and it's people. Even going as far to raid our enemies encampments and ensure they never bother another son or daughter of our own again." Galland looked Allard in the eye. "We made sure those forests were safe and free for hunting game. Not people."
Allard nodded with a short toast with his new tankard,
"glad ta hear it, I only wish I could'a been there ta help." He quickly tried to change the subject,
"So, how have those flabby arms been holdin' out fur ya?" He said with a grin as he planted a heavy arm on the table for a good ol' fashioned arm wrestle.
"Oh~ So sweet!" Nailah said, teasing Galland as she heard Allard talking about him.
Turning to Erica, who was blushing due to all the attention she was receiving, she couldn't help but laugh. It looked like Erica wasn't used to be stared at and be noticed, not as a warrior, but as a woman.
"I make of your words mine, regarding what others think about me." Nailah said, agreeing with Erica.
"But if you ask me, It's a waste to not use one's beauty as a weapon. After all, a women's body is also one of her weapons. You wouldn't believe how many people underestimate me due to my body." Nailah said, with a mischievous wink
"It also makes things quite funny!" Nailah said with a giggle before drinking the last bit from her tankard.
"How are you all guys holding up? Already tipsy?" Nailah asked, with a mischievous smile, almost if she was plotting something.
One of the tricks Nailah used when drinking was to burn the alcohol in her mouth as she drank. Even though Nailah has a really good tolerance to alcohol, with this little trick, she basically won't get drunk. While she wasn't doing that yet, as she really wanted to drink a little bit and taste it, she wasn't going to let Allard, Galland and the others win that little drinking contest.
Looking back to Galland and Allard, the two men were busy talking about many things, especially their past. While Nailah could appreciate to watch two old friends reuniting themselves after a long time, she was also feeling a bit excluded on all that talk, since she was pretty much the newcomer.
When Allard challenged Galland to a little strength competition, Nailah smiled, clapping excitedly.
"Ooh! Arm wrestling! I wonder if we'll be able to see the winner of it the table will break first!" Nailah said, laughing as she leaned on the table to watch, conveniently making her cleavage quite pronounced as her breasts rested on the table. While it wasn't really on purpose, which was made obvious by the way she was looking to Allard and Galland, genuinely interested in their arm wrestling contest, acting in such a seductive way was natural to her.
"We have come to find out they keep spares in the back," Allard joked about the table breaking, though... it was true. As the match started Allard went to turn to say something to Nailah, trying but failing to notice her cleavage pushing forward, his eyes reverting back to the arm wrestling match at hand his reddening face covered up by the strain of the wrestling match thankfully.
"S-so! Nailah. What about you? You seem well traveled, any jolly tales from your adventures?"---
Lynn was worried something may have happened to Siiga while she was out, but now that she was full of energy, she felt like she should go find her. She looked up and saw a figure enveloped in light above the town, though she couldn't get a good long look to see who it was because it was admittedly a little too bright. With Metis as her shadow, she made her way back to the inn. She hoped that maybe everything was okay and she was headed back to the inn for the night. When she opened the doors to the inn, everyone turned to take a look at who walked in for a second before going about their business, as it seemed common practice in most bars. A couple people waves to the 'walking potion' before continuing in their drink.
She was trying to make her way through the somewhat crowded bar, as there were a lot of people celebrating, to try to make it to the stairs. Allard, while arm wrestling, knocked back the remnants of another tankard, still without sign of inebriation. He turned, like everyone else to notice the arrival of the Lassa girls.
"Oi, there's tha Lassa lasses now," he said, chuckling at his own combination of words.
"Guess they finally got tired of sleepin' outside under tha medic tent.""Alright ol' friend, are ya done done holdin' back or are ya gonna give it yur all?" he said, taunting Galland.
The patrons could only look up at the rowdy crew above. With joyous praise they spoke of them. Erica was fitted with a relaxed composure. She was more reserved with her drinking and thoughts. Yet she seemed open to their energetic exchanges. Stifling a chuckle as her cheeks grew red. Om quietly sat sipping his own drink. Even more so reserved than Erica. "I have heard of the strength of Gallands old friends." He uttered in thought. Galland looked at the sturdy table. It's thick wood was supported with stone. He layed a thick right arm on the table. Knocking over empty cups in the process onto the floor. He looked at Allard with a 'bring It' expression. His cocky grinn growing. "I remember a strong farm boy yes. But these are the hands that crushed many foes for this place. I cannot lose on my terf!" He roared slamming his fist onto the table. Causing an sizable cavity. Yet the durability of the table contained the blow.
The two were locked hand in hand in what could be recorded as one of the greatest arm wrestling matches seen in many a year. The struggle went on for some time. Allard was sure that Galland had faced many foes in his time as a guardian. But Allard had lived and breathed combat day in and day out for the past eleven years.
"You are tha stongest man I know, Galland," he said between breaths with a devious grin starting to form.
"You have had many victories, an I pray that ya never lose another battle. So....old friend....may this be tha last taste of defeat ya ever receive!" Allard hauled in his all his might. Slowly but steadily gaining ground as Galland's hand inched ever so closer to the table.
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Lynn finally made it through the crowd and up the stairs. She knew that the group had most the rooms booked, so she started knocking to see if Siiga may be in one of them. so far most of them held no response save for one person yelling 'piss off' when she rapped on the door. turning red and continuing on, she was about to knock on the door until she heard a commotion. Many curses were being shouted, and it most definitely sounded like Siiga. But the other voice belonged to...that boy! She could here the sounds of struggling and splashing. worried that something may be wrong she started banging on the door
"Siiga! It's Lynn! Are you alright!?" She didn't get an answer, which made her more worried, were they fighting? She had to help! With that she barged through the door, using her steel staff to break through, breaking the knob on the door.
"Siiga! Are you okay!" She yelled, panic evident in her voice.
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