Wandering from the road...

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Ryuuzaki, having paused his and Arcan's travels to take care of a certain kind of business off the road, is just about finishing said business. Once more dressing himself, the mind sign begins to walk back towards the section of road he left Arcan on.

[Kender Bard]

Arcan is currently not in sight but a rather distressed woman was. She kept pacing back and forth, muttering. Her clothes were ripped and dirt spattered and she kept moving her hands in complicated gestures as she spoke to herself.

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Sighing softly at Arcan's (not entirely unexpected) disappearance, Ryu approaches the woman, at the same time closing his left palm and activating his mind sign. In doing so, Ryuuzaki is attempting to broadcast feelings of calmness to the woman.

"Execuse me, ma'am." Ryuuzaki says, once within hearing range.
"Are you all right? Do you require assistance with something?"

[Kender Bard]

The woman looked up sharply and flashed fast, unnerving smile at him. "Yes!" she exclaimed. "Yes, yes I do. Thank you young man. Please come here." She held out her hand. "I'll tell you what's wrong."

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Ryuuzaki does indeed stride closer, but merely looks at the woman's hand briefly. He really isn't much of one for physical contact.

"What can I do for you, ma'am?" Ryu asks, suddenly finding himself very slightly nervous around the woman.

[Kender Bard]

The woman flashed that dangerous smile again. "Be different," she said, and waves of charismatic pull washes over Ryuuzaki, sucking at his willpower. "Say to me, Ryuu, that you will be different."

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Ryuuzaki proceeds to nod enthusiastically.

"Yes, I will be different." He says, speaking in little more then a whisper.

[Kender Bard]

The woman leaned over, and kissed him, lightly, with a near crazed laugh. "Good!"

And then she was gone. As though she had never been there. The pull seemed to snap and reverse. No longer was Ryuuzaki being willed and compelled, but the energy rebounded into him, striking his core, his soul, and resting there... like a beast barely tamed.