Tolerates smokers... I’m not touching that shit again, anyway.
"You like the sll of the ocean?" I looked at the wizard.
"I grew up in a port city, of course I like it." she smiled.
"What’s this about being underwater, then?" I looked her in the eye.
"My mother is an asshole. We went to the beach and she threw to the ocean when I was three years old." she sighed. "Large bodies of water are a little scary since then."
"That’s pretty an." I bit my lips to avoid laughing.
I looked at the other form next.
Na: Bromisnar Bahadh
Species: Satyr (Khlyp)
Gender: Male
Age: 176
Likes: Music. Poems. Yinka Plavas’ works. Fine wine.
Dislikes: High percentage alcohol. People touching my horns. Unfounded rumors.
I tolerate: Uncultured people.
Offspring: None.
Interested in: 70% n. 30% Won. Would accompany any party.
Languages: Kator. Common. Twisted Verse.
My motivations are: eting Yinka Plavas. Writing a poem worthy of Saravia.
Hobbies: Playing the Lute. Writing Poems.
Highest Class: Minstrel (Support Perforr)
Total Level: 300
Partner: 1 (Bonte Slirmy)
Oohh! A Satyr. Saravia as in the God? What a mad lad. I smiled. This one is quite the sensitive fellow.
"He seems alright." I nodded. "Who is Yinka Plavas? I know they wrote Kingdom Fall, but nothing else."
"Yinka Plavas is a pen na." Alyssa sighed. "Nobody knows who they are. They’ve been publishing books for three hundred years, so the possibilities are many."
Oof. I can’t imagine what Dostoyevskiy could’ve written if he lived that long.
"You’re a fan, right?" I turned to the Luzo.
"Yes." she nodded, a slight blush on her face. "I’ve read their works since I was young."
"Nice, so he’d be a fellow enjoyer." I chuckled.
"Hopefully." she smiled.
"What’s Twisted Verse?" I re-read the form.
"The language of the Satyrs." Lapia responded.
"Seems okay." Yolin said and offered the form she held.
We traded papers and I went over it.
Na: Bonte Slirmy
Species: Tigea (Shishi)
Gender: Male
Age: 143
I tolerate: Picky eaters.Nobles.
Offspring: None.
Interested in: 40% n. 60% Won. Making friends.
Languages: Kator. Common. Severed Fin.
My motivations are: Gathering money for a personal project.
Highest Class: Shadow Chaser (Scout)
Total Level: 200
Partners: 1 (Bromisnar Bahadh)
Kator must be Tigea Language? So little information. I tilted my head. Well, he doesn’t really have to write a dating profile, after all.
"Haha! Funny man." the Oni laughed while reading, then nodded. "Interesting goals."
"Why do n write so little information?" I asked, going over the form once again. "I understand it’s not really mandatory to put your entire life, but this... Bonte, wrote very little."
The three shared looks, then turned to .
"n like to be a little mysterious." Alyssa sighed. "They’re complex creatures."
"It’s to keep won from knowing too much about them before eting." the Oni shrugged.
"Makes them more interesting, in my opinion." Lapia smiled.
Weird, but acceptable. I nodded.
"Hmm. In Riverfield, most forms I read stated interest in both genders... is everyone bisexual?" I asked, my brain tickled with a little confusion.
"Byesexual?" Alyssa tilted her head. "What’s that?"
Oh no. My eyes widened. Are heterosexuals a minority?
"You know... being attracted to both genders." I put a hand on Alyssa’s thigh, caressing the limb.
"That’s normal, though?" the Oni scrunched her eyebrows. "Why have a na for that?"
"Hmm." the Elf rubbed her chin. "There are won who only go for n, but those are outliers."
"Okay." I nodded. "And what do people call them?"
"Cock-chasers." Yolin chuckled.
I laughed. Who ca up with that?
"That’s a derogatory term." Lapia shook her head, leaning back on the sofa.
"Doesn’t make it less true." Alyssa giggled, wrapping her fingers on my bicep and licking her lips.
"I have a question." the tank raised a hand. "Will n join us as partners at so point?"
Lapia and Alyssa looked at each other and shared a knowing smile.
These two. I couldn’t help but smile.
"After you experience Natasha, n will disappear from your mind." the Wizard gave the Oni an extrely smug grin.
"Oh?" the woman leaned forward, looking at with hungry eyes. "Is it that good?"
"Extrely so." Alyssa blushed hard and nodded.
The three looked at with different degrees of lecherous eyes.
Holy shit. Won DO chase, after all. I shook my head. Let’s change subjects.
"Anyway. I’m okay with the two joining our... party? Team?" I put the form on the table.
"Both work." the healer said, scooting closer to and taking my hand.
"Are you staying at the Church, Yolin?" the wizard turned to the woman next to her, supporting her head on a tan arm resting on the sofa.
"I am." the Oni nodded, her sky blue eyes eting Lapia’s erald green. "You said Natasha went to find an inn?"
"I did. It’s pretty nice." I nodded. "Koporva’s Rest was the na, I think. A little to the east of the city. You should join us."
"I’d like that." Yolin gave a wide smile. "Right next to the dungeon, nice."
"What?" I blinked a few tis. "The dungeon is in the city?"
"It is. Well, the city was built around the dungeon, actually." she gestured her hand in a circular motion.
"That’ll save us a lot of ti." Lapia nodded. "Leave in the morning, spend the day inside, then return for the night."
"And pay the tax every single day?" Alyssa shook her head. "We can camp inside the dungeon."
"I can keep watch the first few days. I don’t want to lose my sanity, however, so one of you can switch with every few days." I nodded.
"It’s good to know limits. If you have any in the first place, anyway." the Elf chuckled. "Being of E’er."
"What’s with those comnts?" I tilted my head. "Not that I’m mad, just asking."
"I’m amazed, is all." Lapia sighed. "Desseyr slept a lot. Fortunately, he was never late to class."
"Probably had pleasant dreams." I shrugged.
"Hmm?" Yolin looked at . "What’s that supposed to an?"
Communication is key. I reminded myself.
"I went through a trial before being born." I looked her in the eye.
She raised her eyebrows, and nodded with a serious face.
"I went through Hell." I smiled, waiting for her reaction.
"What happened?" her face turned gentle.
Alyssa covered her mouth, Lapia laughed.
"No, I literally went through Hell. I have a title, Hellwalker." I giggled.
Her eyes widened to their limits. "What?" her soothing voice ca out a whisper.
I laughed. "I killed a lot of demons. Every ti I sleep, I rember my stay. Wouldn’t recomnd, however. The service was horrible."
The Luzo choked, fighting laughter. The Elf bent over, her laughter increasing in volu.
Yolin bit her lips.
"It wasn’t that funny, co on." I rolled my eyes.
"That explains a lot about Halves." the Oni relaxed. "I won’t tell anyone, rest assured."
I gave her a smile. "It’s okay. The title is pretty cool. Way better than ’Your Excellency’." I sighed.
The red woman stood up and walked to , opening her arms.
I copied her and she gave a tight hug, resting her forehead on mine. "Thank you for trusting , despite having just t ."
Her warm body was pleasant. "We’ll be together from now on, so it’s natural."
I gave her a kiss on the lips and she smiled. "You really do like kisses."
"I do." I kissed her again.
Alyssa joined the hug, followed by Lapia.
We stayed like that for a while, enjoying the intimacy. The Luzo’s tail wrapped around our bodies.
Feels really good. I smiled, bubbly happiness spread inside .
"We’ll et the other two in a few minutes. A letter was sent informing them of potential companions." Alyssa separated first, then turned to the table and stored the forms.
I took out my black pocket watch and read the ti. Almost eight.
"Oh?" Lapia looked at my new acquisition.
"Looks pretty nice." the Luzo said, walking back to where we stood.
"Right?" I gave her a smile. "I bought it from a very tiny person."
"Rutia’s?" Yolin asked.
I nodded.
"How much did it cost?" the Elf raised an eyebrow, crossing her arms.
"Twenty gold coins." I shrugged. "I know I might have been overcharged, but it’s whatever."
She nodded. "At least you consider that."
"Do you have one?" I looked her in the eye.
Her other eyebrow rose as well. "I don’t. I lost it to the bandits."
"Here, I bought three." I took out the other two. "Choose the one you like."
The Elf sighed, then smiled and turned to the healer. "How about yours, Alyssa?"
She nodded. "My Pomma gave it to when I turned ten, so it’s important to ."
"That’s nice." I smiled, then turned to the Oni. "How about you?"
"I have one." she shrugged. "I bought it a few decades ago, so it’ll last a while longer."
"Alright." I looked at the Elf. "Pick the one you like."
She inspected each, appraising and opening them.
"I’ll take the gold one. It resembles your eyes." the Elf gave a cocky smile, storing the pocket watch. "Thank you."
My cheeks burned a little. "Smooth."
She hugged and we kissed. I ran a hand through her dark blond hair.
I separated and smiled. "I’ll go feed Sonya."
"Alright." she playfully smacked my ass.
"I’ll join you. I want to et the Ratnak." Yolin looked at . "I also have to feed my mount, you should et him."
I nodded. "Okay." then turned to Alyssa. "We’ll be right back."
The Luzo gave and Yolin a soft kiss each, circling her fingers around our biceps.
The Oni opened the door and walked off, I followed.
We walked in comfortable silence through the cathedral. I caught up and put my right arm around her waist, feeling her red skin and the muscles beneath.
She turned to and gave a wide smile as we walked.
"I’m really excited about joining you." her sky blue eyes t mine.
"They’re amazing won, aren’t they?" I smiled back.
"They are. And you too, are amazing." she gave a quick kiss. "I’ve heard Halves are pretty reserved, so your honesty surprised ."
"Haven’t t any." I looked forward. "I’d like to, at so point."
"Sounds like a pretty good adventure." she laughed. "We might end up going to Makah. Yulianna went there."
"I heard." I nodded. "What is she?"
I realized I had very little information regarding my own kin. Lapia and Alyssa only ntioned them a few tis, but didn’t go into details. I hadn’t asked, either.
"She’s a wizard. The specifics are unknown." she shook her head.
"What about the others?" I caressed her muscled waist.
"Miraztor is a cleric. Nilenna an Archer. Desseyr a Scout." she chuckled. "I’ve heard Desseyr is a complicated man."
"Lapia said the sa. What makes him complicated?" we were approaching the front gate.
"I’ve heard he talks in riddles." she let go once we exited the building. "And almost nobody can understand him."
The world was painted with a warm orange, probably the suns setting. I didn’t look to check, since I didn’t want to have a heart attack, we were pretty high in the city.
"Sounds creepy." I laughed. "I’m sure I’ll know more once I et them."
"True."
We walked to the parking lot and my eyes opened wide when Yolin walked to the giant black wolf.
She hugged it and patted its head, then asked sothing in a quiet voice.
I approached Sonya and she turned to .
"Have you been a good girl?" I patted her head.
"You talk to her in Orkish?" Yolin asked while feeding huge chunks of at to the dog.
"I do, It’s more comfortable than common for ." I produced the tal balls and fed her.
"Is it tasty?" The Oni asked in Japanese, a steak on the wolf’s mouth.
I slowly turned to face her. "Is that the Red Tongue?"
"Hm? Yes." she nodded, answering in Common. "I bought Pochi here in Red Island. He likes Red Tongue better."
I sighed, patting Sonya’s red scales. She’s an Oni, should have guessed. And her markings look like a Yakuza’s tattoos. Good thing I worked with Japanese v-tubers and learned a little. Should’ve learned more than basic shit that is absolutely useless to now.
"How do you write it?" I asked as I played a little with Sonya.
If it uses Kanji, then Chinese also exists.
"Like this." she walked over to us and showed a book.
It had an alphabet I had never seen in my life.
"I see. I don’t understand." I chuckled.
She shrugged. "It’s only spoken in Red Island, so you don’t lose anything."
Sonya turned to Yolin. The Oni gave her a big smile. "So you’re Sonya?"
The Ratnak stared for a few seconds, then snorted and reared her head back.
Not moving a single muscle, the tank took the headbutt with a smile.
"Good girl." I rubbed her giant head. She looked in the eye with her blue ones and nodded.
Sonya’s were lighter, more of an ice blue, while Yolin’s were a beautiful sky blue.
"Say hi to Pochi." she patted the Ratnak’s scales.
I turned to the giant wolf and he stared with brownish eyes.
"Hello, Pochi." I laughed.
What a ridiculous na to give a giant wolf.
He sniffed all over, his black nose touching my skin felt cold. A big paw rested on my left shoulder as the wolf looked in the eye.
"What is he doing?" I asked, not breaking eye contact.
"Trying to push you down." the Oni explained. "Just like the Ratnak, the Fekir are group animals. They hunt big ga and live in the mountains. They usually fight for the alpha position, but I trained Pochi to just push people down to test them."
"Looks cool." I smiled when the dog put his paw down.
The two animals looked at each other, then they circled around us, keeping eye contact. Sonya was a taller, and had thicker feet. Pochi was slender and looked agile. They ca closer and sniffed each other, then separated.
"Well, that was fast." I looked around, the two were the only animals at the parking lot. "Huh?"
"What’s wrong?" Yolin also looked around, her ponytail swinging around.
"Where are the Bhin?"
"Probably at a livery." she said, walking to . "Bhin are part of the horse family, so they’re not that smart compared to a Ratnak or a Fekir. You can ask a Watcher to take them to a livery. It’s pretty cheap here in Mountroad, since everybody stays for short periods of ti, or simply doesn’t have horses."
"I see." I nodded. Then, I had a thought. "Wait. What about Centaurs?" I asked.
"What about them?" she tilted her head.
"Won’t they be angry if people use horses?"
"They don’t. They’re too distant to consider them cousins, even." she shrugged.
I shook my head. "What about ancestry?"
"They co from the sa animal, sure, but they’re not that close." she patted the wolf’s head. "Like Lupum and hares. Harpies and Hawcans. Tigeas and Untu. You get it."
"I get the gist of it." I nodded. "Thanks for explaining."
Pretty complicated.
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