Maverik and x_lilmissNINJA_x

[Maverik]

It wasn't until midmorning when Gale woke up, his eyes looking up to the familiar sight of a ceiling. Almost unconsciously, he began plotting out the course of the day, trying to remember what courses he had and what...
wait...

Shaking his head to clear his mind of sleep, the young man looked around. As soon as he realized that he was on the bed, Gale looked around for his companion, hoping she hadn't left while he was asleep. To his relief, Gale found the Fae resting on the pillow beside him, a miracle he didn't crush the poor thing in his sleep. Deciding to leave her be for now, the man rose to his feet, making his way to the counter, and his bewitched plate of food from the night before. Unfortunately, the spell didn't seem to have worked, and after opening a window, the man left to discard the dish, leaving the sleeping Tithe by herself.

[x_lilmissNINJA_x]

Tithe woke up while he was gone, quickly deciding what to do. She would change her skin, as that seemed like a good idea to do while he was gone. Grabbing the bag, she pulled the skin out, putting it on to make it easier to work with. Shutting the window, she stood facing the wall and undressed, then grabbed a clean dress in a deep blue and slid it over her head, struggling with it for a moment.

With that done, she sat on the bed, eating another apple from her bag and waiting for Gale to get back.

[Maverik]

A few moments passed before Gale finally returned, carefully bringing in a plate of breakfast. As opened the door, he couldn't help but look curiously at the young Fae, who had donned her skin again. Throwing a playful smile to her, Gale couldn't help but ask a question. "Do you plan on changing every time look away and look back?"

He gently set the plate down on the counter, before looking up at the woman. "Want some? You can have this plate if you want; I'll just head back down to order another."

[x_lilmissNINJA_x]

Tithe grinned and nodded. "Just about, yes. Well, last night was an accident. That happens sometimes."

She looked at the plate and shook her head. "Nah, I'm fine. I don't need more than this anyways." The fae finished up the apple, even the core, and sat back with a smile.

[Maverik]

"Alright, if you're sure." The young man turned back to the table, reaching down to withdraw a book. Setting down the tome on the table, Gale slowly picked up a fork, his mind slowly focusing on the book as he began poking at the contents. "If you change your mind, though, there's plenty downstairs."

Gale began eating his meal in silence, his eyes slowly going over the pages as he absently ate away at his food. The young man was almost engrossed in the book, not quite tasting each bite of food he consumed.

[x_lilmissNINJA_x]

Tithe looked around, and her need to look around got to her. She crawled under the bed, looking for anything useful to her. Moving any dust, she found a loose floorboard and moved it, digging out an old bag and covering the spot.

She climbed out, looking through it with a grin. "Look at this stuff!" she muttered happily, rocking her legs and brushing dust out of her hair. There was a packrats small collection of clippings and wire, some alchemy related crystals and old coins that weren't worth anything anymore.

Tithe held up a pendant, smiling softly. "Hey... Hey, Gale... Look at all these things!"

[Maverik]

Hearing the young fae's voice, the young man turned away from his book his attention focusing on the faerie. He tilted his head to the side as he watched her crawl under the bed, not quite sure what she had intended to do. However, as he heard the sound of shifting wood, he immediately grew curious.

"I hope you're not breaking anything," the young man said, half jokingly, recognizing the sound as anything but broken wood, "damage fees are pretty high."

As he finished his words, the young woman crawled out from under the bed, and Gale watched as she rifled through the bag, searching with a childish delight. Almost immediately, his attention caught the crystals, and he set down his plate, before bringing himself down beside her. Before he could examine the crystals, though, Tithe's voice sounded out.

"Where... Where did you find all this?" The young man asked incredulously, his eyes slowly examining the pendant before him.

[x_lilmissNINJA_x]

Tithe blinked, looking up at him. "Under the floor. Someone left it here." She smiled slightly. "Like I said, I have a knack for finding things."

She put the things back in the bag, putting it down on the bed. "It's full of shinies... But I dunno what to do with them. What's so weird about them, Gale?" The girl tilted her head, looking at him curiously with a half smile.

[Maverik]

"Well..." Gale's voice trailed off as he examined the pendant, trying to decipher what its purpose was. It wasn't until after five minutes of careful examination that the young mage looked away from the object. Turning to tithe, he shook his head in resignation. "Sorry... I can tell that it's magical, but I have no idea how, nor what it does..."

He handed the pendant back to the woman, before turning his attention to the rest of the trinkets that had one belonged in the bag. His eyes fell on the crystals, picking one up as he brought it closer to him.

"This, on the other hand, is something I recognized right away..." His eyes glossed over the crystal. "This is just like the focusing crystals we used back in the academy... but..." He could feel a power from the crystal, unlike the inert gems he had grown accustomed to. Without knowing what sort of energy was help in this, the crystal was dangerous. He quickly retrieved a pouch from his bag, sewn from the hdie of a magic-resistant beast, before gathering the crystals and carefully placing them in the sack.

"Was there anything else in that bag that might cause us to explode?"

[x_lilmissNINJA_x]

Tithe looked at them. "They aren't evil magic... None of it... The rest is old coins... Bits of wires... scraps of papers and flyers... Nothing I can tell who it belonged to..."

She put the rest away, looking over at Gale with a smile. "Where are we going? What are we doing next? I like being with you Gale. It's fun."

There was something about other sources of magic that made her giddy. Most fea were easily excitable, Tithe one of the worst.

[Maverik]

"Magic doesn't have to be evil to be dangerous, though." The young man spoke matter-of-factly, his eyes resting on the remaining pile of junk. Reaching down, the young man picked up a single coin, scanning over the metallic piece. He didn't even recognize the coin, which meant that it either came from some distant time, or some distant place. Dropping the coin into his bag, the man turned to Tithe, watching as she put everything away.

"Thanks for the compliment... but we originally had a task, remember? We have to meet with the Council of Mages regarding the plague."

[x_lilmissNINJA_x]

"I know that. But normally it isn't. Not really." Her hands came up in front of her, a small little bulb forming between them. She dropped it in with the objects. "It will keep watch... In case anything happens..."


Tithe nodded. "Right. I think we should go soon... Sooner the better..." The girl took his hand, suddenly looking worried. "Please... The sooner we go... The less we are threatened..."

[Maverik]

"What was that...?" An inquiring look spread over Gale's face as he watched the fae drop something into the bag. Still, despite his curiosity, they had to prepare. There would be plenty of time for questions when they were on the road again.

He quickly put the satchel into his bag, before turning to retrieve the book. Depositing the tome into his backpack beside the satchel, Gale quickly discarded the remains of his breakfast, before turning to Tithe. "Do you have anything you need to pack?"