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“That’s okay,” Aurelius soothed, “I’m sure we’ll learn more about him in time. He seems quite unusual. In fact, he looks pretty fast with those legs of his. Do you know if he can run quickly?”
Aurelius took a deep breath. “Seriously, don’t ever worry about your emotions around me. I don’t judge, and you’re not going to bring me down.”
"Hm, seeing as I just met Riven today. I'm not sure what he can do." Mara put her hand down and began stroking the dragons head. She had to admit, he was quite beautiful. "If he can't fly, do you think Nox would mind taking me on a ride once?" Mara had always wanted to fly.
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“Of course not. She’s about as friendly as they come, and probably wouldn’t mind you riding more than just the once,” Aurelius replied.
Nox let out a happy little rumble.
“Of course you can, dear!”
Quincy had continued her rounds in the marketplace. Doing odd jobs and gathering requests for the next day.
James walked up to one of the houses, figuring since he hadn't been kicked out yet this wouldn't be of that much harm, and knocked on the door. He just needed to know if Quincy was here or not so he could move onto the next town.
Robin sighed as Isolde jumped off her shoulders, stretched, and grew to her full size. "Did you sleep well?" She chuckled. Isolde huffed 'it would have been better if a certain someone didnt breath so heavily'
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Aurelius looked over his shoulder when he heard a knocking at the door. Who could this be? No one had lived at this house for a while, after all.
He walked towards the door and cautiously went to open it.
James gave the man on the other side a small wave. He hadn't fully thought this through, but he got his point across in the first words, "Uh hello. I'm looking for my younger sister and I was wondering if she lived in this village. Her name's Quincy and looks pretty similar to myself."
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Aurelius eyed him suspiciously. “How did you find this place?”
He wasn’t going to answer any questions yet. Sure, the guy looked similar to Quincy, but Aurelius felt strangely about the whole situation.
Mara stood from where she was sitting and walked over to the door to see who it was. Peeking around Aurelius, she saw a boy. His sister? Mara wished she could help but since she just moved here, it would be impossible.
"I'm a dragon rider myself," James pointed back to River who was almost asleep, "I scout around trying to find villages in order to redirect any people attempting to hunt dragons away from them. It's freelance work more than anything."
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Aurelius laughed.
"Well, then. You guys are few and far between. We usually end up chasing most people off ourselves. But since you're here, you got any intel? Any potential threats you've seen around here?"
He paused for a second, as his mind had wandered and he was forgetting things as soon as they crossed his mind.
"Oh. Right. Quincy. She's here, but to be safe, I insist that I accompany you to where she is. Not to be overly distrustful, but that's probably for the best."
James perked up when the other man had said Quincy was here. He quickly answered the first two questions, "I've seen something, but I'm not sure what to make of it yet. Also please do, I want to see her as soon as I can. I'm James by the way. Just realized I never introduced myself to you."
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"I'm Aurelius. Pleased to meet you."
He looked back over his shoulder to Mara.
"You can come with us or stay here. It's up to you, really. I don't expect I'll be too long."
"I think I'll stay and clean up. I'm Mara by the way." She gave him a smile. Mara didn't want to be a bother, plus it would sti take a whe to clean and make this place home.
James nodded and gave her a wave, "Nice to meet both of you. Are we free to go now?"
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"I'll see you soon," Aurelius said. He started out the door, followed by Nox. "Let's be on our way, then."
James followed after and River stood up quickly. The dragon saw the excitement in James's movements, "We found her?"
James nodded back to his dragon a slight smile on his face. More than his usual amount of emotion.
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Trying to make small talk to make up for his initial hostility, Aurelius asked, "So where all have you traveled? I've read about many a place, but I haven't been so far from here."
"It feels like I've been everywhere," James responded earnestly, "To the mountains in the north and the deserts of the east. Not a lot of places I haven't been, but I don't think I've seen them all at this point. I missed this place even though my hometown is in the same region. Much further away, thank god, but still in a similar geological terrain."
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"I don't believe I've left the region before. The only major cities I've been to are Fjellsted and Pontus. Have you been to either of those?" Aurelius asked as he continued towards Quincy's house.
[For reference, Fjellsted is Valkyrie's hometown and a fairly stereotypical medieval feudal kingdom. Pontus is a busy port town due east of the village.]
(Can I have Robin bump into the small group while on her way back?)
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(Yeah, go for it!)
"Yeah," James let out a slight sigh, "I tend to avoid the larger cities, but Pontus is okay by my standards."
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"I rather like it there. Fjellsted, on the other hand? Absolutely barbaric. Wouldn't go back ever. I'm also kind of banned from the city, but like I said, it's not like I want to go back," Aurelius said.
"I don't disagree with you there," James snorted looking around the village, "Does Quincy live near here?"
Quincy had made it back home and she was resting now with Jade in the house.
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"Right here," Aurelius said, halting in front of Quincy's house.
He went up and knocked on the door, hoping she was home.
Robin laughed at Isolde's disgusted look at stepping in wet clay. She turned the corner and saw two males and two dragons. "Hello!" She called
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Aurelius turned from the door and waved at Robin, a soft smile on his face. He shifted on his feet, still waiting for Quincy.
Quincy let out a long sigh and opened up the door for whoever was knocking at it. She looked out and saw Aurelius and then she saw… "James?"
"Quincy," James smiled and pulled the smaller sibling into a hug, "It's been way too long."
Quincy grinned and hugged her brother back, "It has. But what are you doing here?"
"It's a long story" James laughed, "I'll tell it to you soon."
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Aurelius let out a sigh of relief when he saw that Quincy did indeed recognize James, and in a good way. He stood aside as the two hugged and awkwardly crossed his arms. He didn't want to intrude too much on their reunion.
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