First stop, Talen'sul. (done)

[hisdivineshadow]

~Ahh, maybe a little bit,~ he told her, patting at his cloak, and shook slightly as if in silent laughter. ~Can't keep everything in here.~ He nodded toward the door she was opening. ~But once I know where you're staying at, I can just teleport back with my things.~

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"Very well then, why don't you go get your stuff and then come back here. Hopefully by the time you get back, Claude will be here."

Naika nodded then and went into the room with a soft sigh.

[hisdivineshadow]

Trishtan nodded agreement and pulled back his sleeve to touch the sign on his right forearm. His eyes closed and lips moved in a silent chant, and then he was gone.

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Several hours past and it found Naika napping and catching up on her much needed energy. Upon waking up and seeing that Claude was yet not returned, she left the room and went downstairs to see if he was there.

[Kender Bard]

Claude was indeed downstairs, sucking on a hard candy as he inspected the couple baubles he'd picked up in market; a feather fan made of real painted Wind feathers and a carved piece of rock, shaped like a dove. He glanced up and grinned at Naika, showing off his baubles.

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"Very nice," she said softly, inspecting them with a nod and a smile. "So, I take it you enjoyed yourself?" she asked, sitting down next to him.

Taking a moment, she ordered some food and a drink before turning her eyes back to him.

[Kender Bard]

"Uh uh," Claude agreed, shifting the candy to press against his cheek so he could better speak. "Everyone here's pretty nice. I made sure to save most of money though. I want a little something from everywhere we can go."

He picked up the fan and offered it to her. "Here, that looks a bit girly for me to carry around anyway."

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Her eyebrows raised and she chuckled. Reaching out, she took the fan from him and looked it over again. "So, if it is too girly for you, why, can I ask, did you pick it up?" from the tone of her voice, it was more then clear that she was amused and curious.

[Kender Bard]

Claude grinned and shrugged. "Because it's pretty and I figured that if you didn't want it then I could give it to my mother when I saw her again," he explained.

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With another smile, she handed it back to him.

"Keep if for your mother. She would likely greatly appreciate it, and I think it would look better on a wall then constantly in a pack."

[hisdivineshadow]

Trishtan came down the steps shortly, bearing a look of mild confusion on his face until he spotted the two of them. ~Ah, Miss Naika! I apologize, I'd expected to find you upstairs.~ He now wore a traveling pack over a sturdy-looking tunic and traveling pants, the same black scarf still wrapped tightly around his neck. Moving to join them, he smiled at Naika and turned a curious look at Claude.

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((You skipped ahead some, but that's okay. I'll deal. ))

"Ah, Trishtan. This is Claude. Claude, this is Trishtan. He will be our newest member. Now, do either of you two have an idea as to where we might go next?" Naika actually knew exactly where they had to go, but, it didn't hurt to see others' opinions.

[Kender Bard]

Claude smiled at Trishtan, holding out a hand politely to the other man. "No idea!" he replied cheerfully.

[hisdivineshadow]

Trishtan hesitated a moment, then accepted Claude's hand with a gentle smile. ~I've always sort of wanted to visit Ilyamen,~ he answered Naika, ~but to be honest I'll be glad to go anywhere but here.~

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"Ilyamen, huh?" she repeated. She had actually been thinking Maelstrom might be the place to go first since it was closer, but, perhaps Ilyamen would be the better option. "all right then. Boys, it's time to rest up. We leave on the 'morrow."