Not-So-Fabulous

[Phillis Von Christ]

"Good idea." Phillis said. " If I learnt one this from this town it's how to run away."

Phillis grabbed onto Dantes hand and dashed away quickly. They were running pretty fast considering the marsh was slippery, wet, and held you back.

[Dante Ahti]

"They're gaining on us," Dante exclaimed, looking behind them to see a dozen angry sprites flying after them. "I'm tempted to use a spell, but I don't wan't to hurt them..."

[Phillis Von Christ]

"Don't you know any spells that will just slow them down and not harm them in any way?"

[Dante Ahti]

"No, not really... wait a minute, I do know one spell!" he smiled. Still in hand with Phillis, he turned around so his free hand faced its palm towards the sprites. He clenched his fist together, and the sprites froze in mid'air, as if time itself had frozen. The two boys slowed down, huffing and puffing.

[Phillis Von Christ]

Phillis grinned at the boy. "You're amazing." He spoke between breathes, his voice low and huffy.

[Dante Ahti]

Dante smiled. "Thank you, Phillis. I appreciate that."

[Phillis Von Christ]

Phillis nodded. "Anytime."

He looked around. "So, uhm, now that those things are gone we should probably leave...ya know, before more shit shows up." He said. He still had a firm grip on the boys hand.

[Dante Ahti]

"Hey, you're okay right? You seem quite nervous..." Dante squeezed Phillises hand to calm him down. "Lucky for us, the way we were running was in the direction of town." He smiled.

[Phillis Von Christ]

"Oh, I'm fine. Just kind of worried about your jacket is all. Those are some pretty bad stains and your jacket wasn't completely horrible." Phillis said, a smirk on his face.

[Steele]

Steele(human form) sat on a tree branch above where the two strangers where standing and began to laugh loudly.
"Running away from something are we? The way you two were running i thought your ass was on fire." He kept laughing hard and lept down from the tree to the marsh causing a huge splash.
"Racing around hollering about." He shook his head as he was finished laughing.
"Thanks for the show mammals, now uh, go home." He said motioning his hand as to shoo them away.

[Phillis Von Christ]

Phillis cocked an eyebrow. He had never meet anyone like this before in Avaleur, he knew instantly he hated him.

"Excuse you, but we were having a moment here." He shot his words back, coldly glaring at Steele. "And I would appreciate if you'd leave us be."

[Steele]

Steele began to laugh again.
"Leave ye be? Oh I could leave ye be but then at rate you're going ye be dead." He laughed again.
"Making a commotion, attracting all sorts of creatures. I could hear you're hollering a mile away."

[Phillis Von Christ]

"Well then. My apology for being a nuisance." Phillis said, with a slight bit of sarcasm.

Phillis kept a tight grip on Dantes hand, in a sort of possessive, protective way. He didn't have a good feeling about Steele, he didn't trust him at all.

[Steele]

"Well then.." Steele began.
"What are ye two doing out here in the marsh? I doubt ye came just to turn and run like a whimpering pup." He says giving a brash smile.

[Phillis Von Christ]

"Just got a little off track. We're headed back now." Phillis said, giving him a brash smile in return.

[Steele]

"Heading back?" Steele says mockingly.
"Why Dappa ye've got no chance at all." He says chuckling.
"Yer still miles away from the town and from the sound of things." He says looking upwards.
"Ye've got mere minutes before another attack." He says smiling.
"Aye what ye need is protection, if yer willin to divvie up those coins." He says smiling at the oppurtunity.

[Phillis Von Christ]

Phillis tilted his head to the side in confusion. "What do you mean exactly?" He asked. He didn't have a good feeling about this deal.

[Steele]

Steele smiled.
"Just a proposition bonny lads. 20 coins each promises ye safe travels through the land. Ye'll stick with me and i'll keep yer right, ye'll be back in town and safe through the night."

[Phillis Von Christ]

"And if we were to refuse that offer?"

[Steele]

"Well hinny ye and yer friend ell be dead." He says smiling.
"Picked apart and fed ti the giant Nightcrawlers. And ifin its not them killin ye it'll be the light dragon. With all the hollerin yer friend was doing i'm guessing its looking for ye right now."