For no reason that he could think of, other than a rather rusty smell that passed beneath him, Goldas had felt uneasy. He paused for just a moment, his heel twisting as he restrained the urge to alert whatever he had smelled.
Goldas flared his nose.
Its nothing. A kid that ran by or something… that has to be it. Another whiff, just cause, and he realized it had moved on--towards Mary’s both. He tucked his hand in his pocket, stared at the direction of the scent, and pondered the floating wallet that now swayed in the air.
“A wizard then,” he smiled genuinely, impressed at the potency of it. He had almost completely missed him; magic levels, presence, intent, it had all been wiped away. “That’s really something, kid or guy- or gal. Anyway, nice.” Walking away mid-sentence, his hand was raised in a informal goodbye, simple yet striking.
Afterwards he kept moving through the festival. Girls from here and there, those that his charms had worked on more thoroughly had approached him with their friends. Sadly, for them anyway, he hadn’t been feeling up to having company. He dismally and without care, shrugged them all away. Besides, among the ribbons of scents that wafted and tangled together, one in particular had…
awakened him.
Goldas found a concrete cube among the path of the booths and sat on it, one of his legs stretched forward as he pretended to be busy on his lacrima-phone. He pulled the smooth white square from his pocket and poured a small bit of magic into it. A transparent screen popped up. Among the hundreds of inconsequential numbers in them, he found one that he held in high-regard.
He composed a text message with masterful speed.
Klisa, are you back? I can smell you for some reason. I don’t even know if ya still have your phone or not, you’re good for losing it during missions, lol. Text me, no find me if you are. I’ve missed ya, Klisa.
Goldas felt his heart thrum with some form of adrenaline, embarrassment even. He stared at his message then deleted most of it, leaving only:
Klisa, are you back? I can smell you for some reason. I don’t even know if ya still have your phone or not, you’re good for losing it during missions lol. Text me when you can.
He sent it then, fine with the subtle message his text imbued. The phone was tucked into his pocket; a child and his little sister ran by with innocent delight on their faces. Now he would have to wait to see if she had her phone or not. He’d know soon enough.