I don't mind, no. [ She doesn't think she comes off as all that interesting, but maybe he really does just want company.
Or his curiosity about the briefcase is eating him alive. ]
I was actually heading to... ah. I forget the name of the town, but they have a shop there that specializes in foreign and unique materials that I wanted to look into.
[Probably the latter, but who’s to say he wasn’t heading in the same direction? Erik has an interest in the towns in this area — what they can offer, what kind of company he can keep. Just like he knows all the backroads to take, heading from one to the other.]
Little place just up north, right? Same way I’m going, so it works out.
[At least the path is relatively straightforward from here on out.]
What do you need “foreign and unique” materials for?
[It’s the sort of “eh” noise that couples with a flappy hand motion.]
Sort of. I know a little earth magic, but I can’t go flinging spells around like some people. If I get into trouble, I’ve got to rely on a dagger and my own wit to get out of it.
[A sidelong glance, back down at that briefcase.]
So what do you do with these animals spirits after the fact, huh? They fight for you, or...?
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Well, I can tell you about it, I suppose. If you're truly that interested.
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[Simple as that, Erik offers the briefcase back. With his other hand, he gestures at that cumbersome dip in the path.]
You need, uh, help with that too?
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Please.
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Right then, up you go.
[—and pushing her forward, with just enough force to free her from the uneven part of the ground.]
Where you headed, anyway? Figure I could walk with you, if you don’t mind the company.
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Or his curiosity about the briefcase is eating him alive. ]
I was actually heading to... ah. I forget the name of the town, but they have a shop there that specializes in foreign and unique materials that I wanted to look into.
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Little place just up north, right? Same way I’m going, so it works out.
[At least the path is relatively straightforward from here on out.]
What do you need “foreign and unique” materials for?
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[ Well. He asked. And she replied, as calm and soft-voiced as before. ]
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[As good as a non-answer for him, Fiore. Down the path they go, Erik’s pace casual.]
Meaning what, exactly?
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[ Because fate/anything is irritating as hell to explain. ]
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[Not so much Erik, but he can swing a spell or two if required.]
But ‘spirit evocation’, though? What kind of spirits are you evoking?
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[ And she gives the briefcase a fond pat, for some reason. ]
Do you not use magic yourself, then?
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[It’s the sort of “eh” noise that couples with a flappy hand motion.]
Sort of. I know a little earth magic, but I can’t go flinging spells around like some people. If I get into trouble, I’ve got to rely on a dagger and my own wit to get out of it.
[A sidelong glance, back down at that briefcase.]
So what do you do with these animals spirits after the fact, huh? They fight for you, or...?
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[ In glorious, glorious violence. ]
But I'm also capable of fighting on my own.
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[The path curves again, this time along a gentle downward slope, and the faint trace of a town in the distance can be made out along the hillside.]
When do I get to see it?
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[ Because she only pulls it out in the case of life-threatening fights. Sorry, good sir. ]
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[He rubs the back of his neck, sighing.]
All right, so when do I get to hear an explanation?
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[ She's still very much amused. ]
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[He is not.]
But you said you’d tell me. And besides, I can’t help but be interested in rare and unusual items. They’ve all got a story behind them.