Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-31049256-20171111145041/@comment-28358106-20171208223719

(S9/Wall) Thomas holds Lilrava in place, his full attention locked on Markel. His eyes spot the tattoos on Markel's arm, and the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end when the arcane energies are gathered and released. His instincts tell him Markel is no ordinary Mage, his arcane training tells him that his arcanum shifts differently than his own.

There is another inner voice, a dark one, telling him answers to questions he does not want to ask. He pushes it away.

As Maria leads him on, he says nothing at first. Then, when they are clear of the crowd, he speaks. "So...it seems as if Markel is a bit of a respected figure around here." His voice is genial, and completely different from his thoughts.

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Tirush shifts her head, now pushing Kioshi with her soft, wild fur-covered shoulder, almost rubbing her like a giant cat. "A silly question, yes! You ask about these things, when you know the answer.  I will hunt you, instead, little hawkfoot!" With a purring growl, she reaches around with an arm and traps Kioshi, attempting to gently wrestle her to the ground. She begins giving her arm and nose little play bites, harmless nips.

"Well, I definitely won't say no to that! But..." Aurum looks to Regina, her question already in her eyes.

"No, no, it's fine," Regina says with a lofty, dismissive air and a wry look. "You may as well. It seems as if the competition is getting rather...heated, anyway." She casts a glance at the scryer in front of the audience.

"Thank you, Mother!" Aurum gives her mother a kiss on the cheek, then happily turns to Sun-Mi. "Now, lead the way! I trust you to know where the best shops are," she says, excitement tinging her voice.

"You two behave yourselves," Regina says, casting a smile at them as she heads over to Tirush and Kioshi.