Chained Animal|Zephyr Heights | Talen'sul

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Already beginning to turn and walk down the road, Ryuuzaki nods. "Certainly, I will not stop you from leaving. All I ask is that, should we run into trouble, you take care of it. I am also not very useful in a fight. Usually I simply flee, but I shudder to think of all the delicacies I have missed doing so." The young man falls silent, continuing down the road without a glance backward.

[Kender Bard]

"Oh you need protection," Arcan concluded, following. He grinned to himself a little, feeling much more at ease. The Mind had impressed him with the rescue, but if he was useless in a fight... Well then it was Arcan who had the upperhand here truly, wasn't it? Ryuu was almost his willing slave, giving him food that he would not need to hunt on his own. Gold mine!

"That sounds reasonable," Arcan stated, hurrying a little to catch up. "What's your name again?"

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"I am Ryuuzaki." The youth says as he walks, beginning to tick his finger back and forth again as he walks. He was weighing the pros and cons of this new ally, and the best ways to persuade him not to become an enemy.

[Kender Bard]

"I'm Arcan," he replies, watching the finger, eyes riveting with the movement of it. "Thanks for rescuing me I guess." It's as close to a sign of gratitude as he was going to get. "Where are you from?"

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Continuing to tick his finger, Ryuuzaki is rather slow to respond. "A little town, way up in the mountains, called Vazek. It was nice enough place. They made absolutely delicious chocolate."

[Kender Bard]

"What's chocolate?" Arcan asked. It sounded exotic.

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Ryuuzaki stops short, halting the ticking motion of his finger. "You...have never had chocolate?" He asks, a note of mystified horror creeping into his voice. "Oh my..." The hunched youth continues, shaking his head slowly. "That will never do." With that he plunges a hand into his pocket and probes for a few seconds, finally producing a hunk of chocolate wrapped in wax paper and holds it out to Arcan.

[Kender Bard]

Arcan accepted it, sniffing it curiously. It smelled odd to him. "It looks like crap, no offense." Not that it smelled like it. "What kind of animal does it come from?" He gingerly nibbled at a corner, face twisting in surprise. It was bitter, but there was traces of sweetness in it, not an altogether disagreeable taste to him.

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"It comes from a plant, actually." Ryuuzaki smiles slightly as he begins to explain the entire process of chocolate making. He really was rather enjoying this, it had been far too long since he'd had someone to talk to, particularly about food.

"-and that's where chocolate comes from." The slouched youth concludes. "It's good by itself, but it's better in lots of other things. Next bakery we come to I'll get you some chocolate cake, or chocoloate chip cookies, or an eclair..." And once more Ryuuzaki sets off on a tangent, now listing just about every dish that could conceivably contain chocolate.

[Kender Bard]

Arcan shook his head idly. He tuned out Ryu except for the part about him receiving something. "I think frankly that you have chosen a poor partner for your little, mad excursion. My idea of a good meal is a thick haunch of meat spitted over a fire."

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"Well, obviously such a simple meal has its place too." Ryuuzaki says, effectively distracted from his previous ramblings. "A good meal needn't be fancy, but if you like meat there are a number of things I could find for you to try. Who knows, perhaps the next place we end up will have a signature method of preparing steak. I myself have a sweet tooth, but it is my goal to taste everything until I have found a culinary nirvana."

[Kender Bard]

Arcan ruffled his feathers. "What on Con-" he corrected himself, "What on Naruta convinced you to take this goal of yours up?"

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A fond smile creeps to Ryuuzaki's lips. "It...is a homage of kind, to my mother. She was a wonderful chef, but unfortunately did not live long enough to teach me her secrets. So, I figured if I couldn't make excellent food, I would make it my goal to taste it." With that the mind sign falls silent.