Guilds of Fortune

Nari came into view from between the trees long before she reached talking distance. Long legs clad in tight-fitted leggings made an easy pace, each step sending the folds of her traditional style tunic- slit up both sides of course- writhing around the black clad limbs. Her hair was loose, free from her cumbersome helm to reveal the straight dark locks, and as always her dual blades were on her person-hung from two crossed leather belts at her waist.

"You couldn't have been a little bit louder last night? I don't think they heard you in the guild hall." Was Nari's wry greeting, as she rounded a small copse of trees shielding their meeting place from the village proper. Saying that she had been dreading this meeting might have been a bit of an overstatement, but she certainly hadn't been looking forwards to it.

Nari had been kept up almost the entire night, both from the raucous noise at the tavern (Nari knew it had to be Balthier, after all no one in Yukumo made quite that much sound, and Aedan and his sister certainly didn't seem the type.) and the moaning she could hear from the inn. Sometimes living next to the building was unfortunate; wooden walls were not good insulators against sound.

Her bag dropped to her feet, clanking and sending up small flurries of dust to disperse in the air. A quick glance showed no sign of the white armored hunter or his sister as she shifted from foot to foot uncomfortably. She had been hoping that they would be here sooner then her. She really did not want to face this man right now- he had lost almost all of the respect he had earned the previous day. 

"Tch." Nari crossed her arms in front of her, turning to watch the trees she had emerged from. The lightest pink tinged her cheeks- though she wasn't sure if it was from frustration or his impromptu compliment. 
"I wouldn't know. I left rather early this morning..."


Nari tipped back her face to stare at the clouds overhead. Grey, and gloomy. It might rain in Yukumo today...

"It's not entirely your fault. I've never been far from Yukumo.. or on an airship for that matter."

Nari shrugged her shoulders, the fabric of her tunic-dress rippling over her back as she watched the forest.
"Never had the opportunity or the inclination. Didn't seem quite natural. Nothing made of metal should fly. Besides, isn't it just a way of moving from point A to point B?"

Nari stared at the edge of the clearing uncomfortably, nearly letting out a sigh of relief as Aedan's white armor came into view through the gaps in the trees. A small white figure shadowed him, strangely elongated and misshapen. It wasn't until the both of them had cleared the trees that Nari saw what the form truly was.

Little Aislyn (Nari had run into the two of them on her rounds about the village the other day) In armor just as white as her brothers, a long mane of fur covering her blonde curls and amber fangs framing her face. Of course that wasn't what Nari's amber eyes were immediately drawn to- no her eyes were drawn to the large great sword, just about as wide as the girl it was strapped to and a hand taller. If it hadn't been strapped to her back at an angle it would have dragged against the ground.

How on earth did she manage to lift that thing, let alone swing it around?

"Are we all prepared?" Aedan certainly seemed more pleasant this morning, in fact if Aislyn had to guess she might have said he was actually happy. Being on the road, finally going somewhere and moving towards the end of their journey- she could certainly understand it. Being towed all over the kingdom, dragged from one lead to another made her feel helpless.

'Do we really have a choice in the matter?' The words had just barely touched his lips, before he heard a light cough behind him. It was unnerving, how well Aislyn knew her brother. Aedan let out a deep sigh, hoisting one pack over his shoulder more firmly before motioning for Balthier to take the lead.
"It would be for the best, if we are to travel together from here."

Aislyn had to keep from dropping her head into her hands. Could he ever relax just a little? He took every small duty like the weight of the world was on his shoulders. Not that it wasn't, after all it could very well be the world at stake at this very moment. Still, he had always been this way, and showed no signs of changing any time soon.

"How can you be so damnably cheerful in the morning?" Nari muttered under her breath, confident that no one could hear her as she bent down to lift her pack once more- unknowingly giving Balthier quite the view.