Syraeia Leela “Sy-a” Inn Keeper
Sqaure to Eye of Beholder”
Snuggles make happy snakes
Now with 50% more blood alcohol content.
Sloshed snakes can slither too
Sloshed snakes can slither too
Sya nodded along with orions explanation of her words, Sya understood the meaning but he was putting it in a far fancier way Sya could not pull together right this moment glad he understood her. “Ki…kira. Yes.” Sya eye focused as she tried to mentally find the words, she knew what she wanted to say but did not have them to hand, and her tail had a flick of frustration as she tried to make her thoughts into words. “She egg, egg needs a box to be safe and heal, we are different, changed. Become breakfast, become more than eggs, ssssupport, together, ssssstronger than separate. New family of eggs, others discarded.” Sya said in a jumble as she tried to make herself think and understood, the world saw them as monsters, the world saw them as a danger. They had to care for each other, not alone but as a whole. The things that worked for them, would be different to the things that others needed and they would have to make their own family of sorts, united by bonds, even if they come from very different lives.
Sya was reluctant to let Orion go, she missed having the casual intimate contact, the human touch of life. she wanted to hold his hand, she wanted to feel his warmth in her scales and skin, she missed being close to other people and them being unafraid of her on some levels. That is why Eris had hurt so much after Ayel, she hoped she would have been a rock in her changing world, and that she still was.
Sya was glad, but she would not have said no had he pulled her close and kissed her properly came Syas back of mind with a strong nudge to grab his hand again. Sya allowed herself to be lead, her pace was slower, more careful with all the people about as she tucked her tail closer and kept her swaying S motions tight. she ignored any looks she got, her focus was on Orion and the tavern, everything else bounced off her skin and scales like rain on a castle. She would not let others ruin her good feelings.
“Friend, Onion,I expect you to write even if you are busy to come drink. I like writing to people, I never had post at home. It would make me happy.” Sya said to him as she turned her big blue eye on him with a hopeful look and one that would be hurt if he did not value her as she was starting to value him. Sure she was impulsive but she was a good judge of people, and she had good feelings about him.
Sya had moved to hug him and had moved her tail behind his legs, but she paused and looked up at him, her height was shorter and sya was a petite woman to say the least. “I'll…I be careful… Kind Sir Onion” Sya said with a smile at the fact he was concerned about her, it was nice…
“Umm.. Just.. assssss” Sya said as she paused, unsure and her words just came out as a hiss instead of human understanding. “Just think, we been discarded eggs, we are cracked but. We do not have to be, even if the box is not one that is what people think they sasshould be.. live, they do. Why not us.” She said semi cryptically but also trying to express her inner thoughts. Sya moved over and gently hugged him, using her tail to steady herself and pressing against his lower legs. She needed this, and it was her way to express her emotions.
She let go with a reluctant movement, detaching herself and she pushed the door unsteadily open, Sya was about to go inside hearing the sounds of a Lunarian woman calling for Vala to bring water and telling her off for worrying then, as she had vanished and unsure if the Innkeeper was safe. Sya was being told off softly out of concern by both women who worked for her, just about audible outside.
A flash of deep and vibrant blue scales waved goodbye effortlessly just before they vanished into the Inn, leaving a S shape in the snow and a small pile of glittering that the Lamia had shed from her tail in the movement.
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“Hey, I'm….I'm fline, I'm fine” Sya said as Becky took her arm and pulled the Mistress along, with her larger bulk to behind the bar, careful to hop over her tail that swayed behind. Becky and Vala just had to get used to watching their feet. “Water, water Sya” Becky pushed water to her and just sighed as Vala came over and raised an eyebrow, horns glittering and lime eyes curious. “Oh.. Sya, you been busy lady" she said then laughed in musical tones and agreed quietly, her boss was drunk, this was different …but someone had looked after her. “Onion, he help me… nice muscles.. kira, kiss onion cheek… no kiss for me… friend. Nice walk and sssent a letter to Eris.” Sya said between taking some water that was forced on her, as her blue eye glittered happily and seemed to faintly glow with her current feelings. “Just be careful Sya, he is handsome, and Prince's man too.” Vala was sure sya had good instincts but it was best to not make choices drunk or aleast rather tipsy enough to be unsteady on her scales.
Sya looked about the Eyes main bar, she saw newcomers and regulars including the attractive woman with a singer, and a man she sure she recognised talking to her. He was not bothering her.. yet anyway…where was that guard Daphne? She was great and kept the people least honest if not well meaning.confidant but maybe too Confident, not a good egg, not a bad egg, a egg to watch to be sure which.
A red haired woman too came from the stairs but she had to be careful to not move too fast, lest she be dizzy or fall over so move slowly and deliberately, Bracing an arm and tail against the counter side. This egg was different, something gave Sya a little bit of a quirk and looked over, something nibbled at her perception but not sober, it came out fuzzy. “Welcome, to the Princess's Feast, our Shine and bakery is new today, Sssamples, please enjoy. Its all free, a goft of thr Prince we have helped organissse.” Sya said and waved, a flash of blue scales behind the bar too, as Becky and Vala were moving to do their jobs but kept a protective and also degree of care and concern for the inn's Mistress in her present state.
Becky would help Sya to her snug when she could but she could not cause too much harm behind the bar drinking water, no wine..no shine. Water. Boring old safe water.
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