Where To Now?

[erika]

Erika rode on the back of Xavation. She was tired and hungry. She had heard that the same thing that happened to her kingdom happened to Avaleur, but it had succeeded in getting back up. She decided that she should take refuge there.

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Roland was taking Gabreil, his lion, on a walk. He didn't want to go anywhere that could allow any creature to attack, he just couldn't handle it. He walked side by side with the lion. His arm was in a sling, it had been broken bad from his encounter with the Hydra. He had seen Arkelse at the Infirmatory and he had managed to heal it, it would only need a week to strengthen.

As he walked with Gabriel, he came upon a woman riding a large turtle. He waved and greetted her from a distance first, "Hey there! I am Roland, can I help you find anything." she seemed to be somewhat lost.

[erika]

She looked up and say Roland. She smiled and saved back as she grew closer. "Hello, I am Erika Xaviera. Just trying to find Avaleur, but, um, there are so many paths." she shly says once she got close to Roland." the lion was playfully pawing at the turtle. She smiled, "Your lion is cute."

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Roland smiled at Erika and offered his right hand for a handshake. "Thank you, a little naughty at times. I am a knight of Avaleur in fact, would you like an escort?" he asked.

[erika]

Erika gladly accepted his hand. 'Avaleur must be quite the lovely place. I have already met a kind person and haven't even reached the town yet.' she smiled at the thought.

"That would be lovely Roland, Knight of Avaleur," she said before finally realizing his sling. She asked "If i may ask, what happened to your arm?"

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He laughed, "You don't really need to put that on the end. I am not much for titles." secretly he loved the fact that she had added that to the end of his name.

"My arm," he started with a sigh, "I broke it badly in a fight with a Earthern Hydra. Nasty thing was a bit more of a challenge than I had thought. My friend Ryn and I took it down together." he explained.

[erika]

Erika was impressed, "A hydra?! That is certainly impressive. You are quite the character Roland. Beast slayer and lion tamer, knight of Avaleur and who knows what else." she laughed a bit.

Roland had taken her to the right path and she followed on Xavation close behind. "I can't wait to get into town, I am starving!" she said aloud to no one in particular.

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Roland laughed as he called Gabriel back to his side, "Compared to many people in town, those things aren't even extarodinary at all." He turned back to look at Erika, "And don't worry I happen to know the Pub as a great selection of food."

[erika]

"Wow? Really?" she thought about it and she decided that even she herself had quite the story to tell if anyone asked. "That makes sense I suppose. But, I still think that you sound well qualified to be a knight, taking down a hydra and all." she hopped of her turtle and walked beside it.

"So Roland, have you lived here your whole life?"

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"No, my home kingdom is Tetra. I was sent here by my parents to avoid the war." he explained to Erika, "At first I thought about going back, but it's beautiful here. Not only that, but I have friends in Avaleur, while in Tetra not so much."

They had gotten close enough to see the busy streets of Avaleur. The town was still repair slight damage, most of the major issues had been fixed. Some still did remain however. "Welcome to Avaleur." Roland said as he pointed in it's direction.

[erika]

"Oh I am sorry to hear that about you being forced to leave your home." she said sorrowfully, "I can relate, I also was sent away."

She looked down at Xavation and petted his head softly. The turlte seemed to smile.

Erika looked up at the hurried people, she smiled. "It does look like a... nice place." 'looks rather damaged,' she thought to herself.

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He turned and looked at Erika, she seemed sad when she said she was sent away. He didn't want to disrespect her so he choice to leave that issue alone.

"Well, you should be able to see the Pub right down there if you follow the road." he says to Erika, "I would like to join you but I need to take Gabriel for a longer walk. It was nice to meet you."

[erika]

She smiled and waved good bye to Roland. "It was nice to meet you too, good luck."