(You're probably already in bed by now but if you aren't… Go to bed.)
"It's very nice to meet both of you too. I just wish it had been under better circumstances." Charlie replied, her tail twitching at the practiced phrase before turning back to Irae. "Of course, we know you… well, of you, at least." she corrected with a shrug. "I don't really practice much but a person would have to be an idiot to not know of a major goddess like yourself."
Irae nodded. "You'd be a bit surprised- but thank you. Both of you, for all your help. I think I'm okay to walk now."
“Alright.” Charlie nodded, moving closer to Irae and holding out her hand to help her up. “Let’s see which cloak fits you then we can check out the inn and get something to eat. I don't know about you but I’m famished.” she chuckled.
Irae nodded, putting on the smaller cloak first. It worked, but looked a bit awkward. She turned to Daisy. "Are you sure I can borrow your cloak?"
Daisy nodded, and Irae put it on. "Alright, let's go."
Charlie snickered at the way her cloak had looked on Irae but took it back easily as she put on Daisy’s. “Much better. I guess I never realized I was that short. Must be the horns making me think I’m taller.” she joked as she was 5’8” without taking her horns into account.
Irae shrugged. She was tall- close to 6'2" in this more 'mortal' form, and usually around 6'8" in her regular godly form. "Or I'm just tall. And my ears are large, do it messed with the way hoods fit. And my tail is pretty long, so it needs more space to hide. As far as I know, you're tall in terms of your species."
Charlie smiled and gave an overly theatrical bow. “Thank you, my lady.” she tried not to laugh, knowing she was being silly but didn't care.
Irae raised her eyebrow. She almost glared, but held back, knowing Charlie was teasing, and not wanting to react poorly. She grinned a little bit. "Just.. stating the facts."
Charlie either didn't notice the almost glare or didn't care as she kept smiling and just shrugged. “I guess I haven't just noticed. I've only met a handful of other tieflings but never really compared myself to them,” she admitted.
Irae nodded. "I could be wrong, haven't met many other tieflings. But you seem pretty tall still." She said, trying not to move her tail much.
“Well, as far as I know, tieflings don't exactly have communities like some of the more typical… groups.” Charlie sighed, pulling her hood up and grabbing her bags. “Shall we?” she asked with a gesture towards the door.
Irae nodded, pulling her hood up and opening the door. "Thank you again for your help, Daisy. I'll be sure this cloak gets returned to you soon." She said, and Daisy nodded.
“See you around, Daisy.” Charlie smiled, giving the elf a wave as they headed off to where she had seen the inn earlier.
Irae struggles to keep her tail still on the way over, but mostly succeeded. She watched the surroundings diligently for any threats, following Charlie to the inn. "Do you need any help with your bags?" She asked softly.
“No, it's ok. You need to rest and I'm not carrying more than I usually do." Charlie assured, though she did figure that if or when they headed out once Irae was well enough, they would have to get more supplies for the two of them.
Irae nodded. "How do you make money? I might be able to help you do that, at least, so we can afford enough supplies?"
Charlie smirked and shook her head ruefully. “I’m an adventuring rogue. I make due. Plus I still have a fair amount on me.” she shrugged, brushing aside her worries about money. “Sometimes, I’ll take odd jobs if I need more.”
Irae nodded. "Alright. I'm pretty good with most types of long blade, if that helps." She offered, pulling her hood farther down.
"It won't hurt if we're going to travel together. I don't always manage to stay out of trouble." Charlie chuckled with a faint blush and a shrug. "Adventuring isn't exactly the safest profession but it's something I enjoy and don't want to give up." she admitted.
Irae nodded. "Yeah. Adventures don't usually choose me as a patron, they prefer the gods or traveling or adventuring or victory, but I had a few, and sometimes they got into bad trouble."
"I understand that. But as I said earlier, I don't really practice. Never picked out a patron." Charlie confessed, adjusting her hood slightly. "My parents never would have approved of whichever one I might have picked anyway." she muttered softly.
Irae shrugged. "You aren't a cleric then?" She assumed, as clerics usually had to have a patron for their magic.
“If I was a cleric, wouldn't I have been able to heal you myself earlier?" Charlie pointed out with a small smile. "I'm just a simple rouge with minor abilities."
Irae nodded. "I don't think gods really have classes, not in the way mortals do- but I think I'm closest to a fighter?" She shrugged.
"Fighters are cool. I've traveled with a few of them before." Charlie mused. "Fun, good company… I think we'll get along pretty well if we go on adventures while you're down here." she smiled warmly. "I don't know how I'm going to be able to help you, but I'll certainly try."
Irae nodded. "I doubt they'll keep me out for long, they need me to do my job. But thank you, it's nice to have help."
“I’m glad and honored to be able to help you… even if I don't really know how.” Charlie added with a chuckle. “How long do you think you’ll be… having someone else do your job?”
"Not long, they almost always forget some of my jobs, they'll need me back pretty soon. Maybe 5 years? Max? Depends on how many mortals die. They need me to help sort them into the afterlife." She said, shrugging.
“Just 5 years? Well, that’ll give us plenty of time to make some good stories.” Charlie grinned roguishly. “Don't worry. I’ll try not to get carried away while I'm taking care of you.” she assured as someone walked out of the inn, allowing her to catch the door.
"I doubt you could. I might not be immortal right now, but I'm still much more durable than you mortals. If it hadn't been the gods who-" She drifted off, thinking about the injuries she had sustained.
