The Knights of Rhodernia [Semi-Lit+Fantasy] CLOSED

[Moved </3 D:]

Ero and Pita

Pita glanced at the hawk on the young man's shoulder. By the way he was fidgeting, he was nervous with her presence, expessially since the bird that appeared to be his wasn't happy with her being there in the first place. She cocked her head, shuffling her wings at Elenwen's touch. She made a soft gurgling sound, lifting her leg. The length of leather that Ero had tied around her. She wished that her master had taken time to write a note and attached it to her. It would've made her job so much easier. If a bird could sigh, Pita came pretty close. At the two young women's inquiring stares, she leapt into the air, her majestic wings flashing out. She gained altitude fast, but remained above the trio's heads. Beginning to circle, the beautiful female falcon stared down at them, waiting for the humans to follow. Letting out a single, but loud screech, she began towards her master.

Ero flexed his shoulders, biting his lip. He listened intently, waiting for any sign of his friend. He now regretted not taking the time to tie a short letter to Pita's leg, explaining what he wanted, and where to meet him. It probably would've helped his bird. He shrugged, to late now. He leaned backwards, waiting for his friend to lead back whoever she had found.

[Lacy]

Adrian Mallobourne of Albava

"Tch... I'm serious..." Adrian rolled his eyes briefly at the depth of the reply he had recieved. He hated to be ignored, especially when it was about something so importaint. He snapped a faint glare to the falcon, now perched upon Elenwen's arm, frustrated at it having distracted the girls so much. Women... always wanting to do the right thing, help something in need... Even when there was so much more at stake for them. He grumbled. Fine. He would play along for now. If they were going to get themselves in trouble, at least he would be around to say I told you so... Er, to help. He glanced at Clara, shaking his head before speaking, "No need to tell the others, they should just stay here until we return.. I'll accompany you two. Hopefully we won't be gone long if this falcon can simply fly home."

Something Elenwen said sparked Mallobourne's intrest for a moment. "...Talk?" he echoed mutteringly, a faint chuckle to his voice, but all seriousness in his eyes. "You can speak.. to birds..?" He eyed the falcon warily, then glanced up at Quin, who remained focused on the other bird all the while. Sometimes Adrian wished he could talk to his hawk, but the young man still didn't believe it was possible. Quin figited uncomfortably upon Adrian's shoulder, whom raised a finger to the bird's chest to calm him.

"Well, Quin obviously doesn't like it spying on you..." he murmured, a grimace on his face as the red-tailed hawk's talons dug in. And as if to confirm that thought, Quin suddenly spread his wings as if wanting to chase the other bird of prey off. Adrian quickly reached up and retrieved a tiny chain around the hawk's ankle, sliding it into place in a holder on Adrian's shoulder, so that the bird could not suddenly fly off. Mallobourne usually disliked to deny his bird the freedom of the skies, but it appeared necesary at the moment.

Suddenly, Adrian noticed the falcon take to the skies, and his gaze trailed after her as she soared up above them. "Well, let's get this over with and get back here quickly, before the others notice we're gone," he urged blandly, giving the two girls a glance before following after the hawk to wherever she was leading them. He hoped desperately that this wasn't some sort of a trap, however his confidence in being able to get out of sticky situations disolved any fear he previously held.

Meanwhile, if you looked closely at Quin, you might've seen a sour expression, as if he were angry about not being able to follow the other bird into the air. As the falcon called out her screech, he replied, and tugged lightly on the small chain holding him down. But not being able to do anything about it, he simply peered up at her as she circled around up above. Quin was a rather curious bird, and wondered himself what she was doing in a city like this. It certainly wasn't either of their natural habitat.

[Symphonia]

.:.Clara Louise Golding of Albava.:.

Life is a story - just survive long enough to see its happy ending...

Clara sighed, and took off after Adrian. She didn't want to have to leave the others behind. This could very well be a trap from the Royal Guards. They would never stop trying to capture her and arrest her. She grimaced at the thought; everyone could be in trouble all because of her. These people were the closest to a family that she had - even though they really didn't get along all the time. Everyone was keeping secrets of their past from each other, and not nearly as open with each other as she'd like them to be, but they still were one guild. One group, and one dysfunctional family, in her opinion.

Biting her lip, she brought up her pace, as the others were pulling ahead of her. The blonde tried to cleanse her mind of negative thoughts, but had no luck. Instead, she looked up to the sky, making sure that the falcon was still in sighed. She guessed that it was leading them to somewhere. No....to someone makes more sense... she mentally corrected herself. Who could possibly want them?

A dark thought crossed her mind, causing her to near cringe; could it have to do with the strange 'farmer' from earlier? Maybe he was a part of some group, and they wanted something from the Knights. That could very well be a solution.

With all of the thoughts running through her head, Clara sighed once more, and focused on the current task at hand; following that bird and meeting up with its owner.

[Sijach~Shadowstorm]

((Sorry, what have I missed. I'm going to be a bit on and off today, my laptop has a virus and I'm going to be spending a lot of time fixing it. Recap?))

[Symphonia]

((I've missed quite a lot, too. Not much, I believe that Elenwen, Clara, and Adrian are going after the falcon who is flying to Ero while the others are looking for them. Anyone please correct me if I'm wrong!!))

[Moved </3 D:]

Ero and Pita

PIta suddenly dropped in altitude, tucking in her wings close to her body. They were close to her master now, so she might as well make it known to who was her owner. With grace and skill, she managed to pull out of her dive, and land on a large, thick branch of a tree, which stuck out into the middle of the path. She was in very clear sight of the three who were following her. She let out a loud sound, which she was certain would alert Ero, if the crashing of the three guild members hadn't already.

Ero shot up from his sitting position when he heard Pita. Grabbing his small leather bag, and throwing up the hood of his cloak, he made his way towards his falcon. Putting his fingers to his mouth, he blew hard, and a shrill whistle carryed up into the air. That was Pita's signel to come to him once again. The beautiful falcon obliged, landing on Ero's arm. "Hello, there. I'm glad that my bird, Pita, was able to find and bring you to meet me." He stepped forwards, keeping the cowl of his cloak up and over his head.

[Lacy]

((That's right Symph~))

Adrian Mallobourne of Albava

Adrian glanced back to make sure that the two girls were following after him. After he was sure they were keeping up alright, he looked back into the sky to not lose sight of the falcon. Not long afterward, he noticed the bird suddenly drop, beautifully swooping down to land upon the outstretched limb of a tree hanging over the pathway in front of the trio. The young man suddenly felt himself grow tense... They must be there - wherever "there" was.

With a light grimace on his brow, Adrian calmly took somewhat of a defensive stance in front of the women, watching with catious hazel eyes all around them. Suddenly, the bird called out, which was hastily replied to by a sharp whistle from a human - or so Adrian thought anyway.

Mallobourne's gaze snapped in the direction of Ero as he emerged. He instantly didn't appreciate the other man hiding his face beneath the hood of his cloak, so he watched him closely, with an untrusting expression. "Who are you, and what do you want from us?" he asked point blank. No time for formalities with Adrian. His fingers lightly danced across a row of knives concealed along his belt, not wanting to take any chances whatsoever as the stranger approached them.

[Moved </3 D:]

Ero and Pita

Ero caught the movement of Adrian's fingers, and instantly guessed that he was prepared to attack if he made a wrong move. "I'm Ero..." He murmured, removing the hood of his cloak. He mentally winced. He had no clue what these people would do when they saw his ears. It was a dead giveaway to who and what he was. "And I need help." He stated simply, his blue/gray eyes studying each of the guild member's faces. He caught sight of a hawk on the other young man's shoulder, and felt a small smile tug at his lips. Ero glanced over at Pita, who was staring intently at the bird. He smiled inwardly, wondering if these people would help him.

( Epic fail. T.T )

[Symphonia]

.:.Clara Louise Golding of Albava.:.

Life is a story - just survive long enough to see its happy ending...

Clara held back a gasp once the young man, Ero, took down his hood, revealing pointed ears. Only elves had pointed ears, could he be an elf?

More importantly, could he be trusted?

Clara took a few steps forward until she was about a foot in front of Adrian, and stared Ero directly in the eye. "The name's Clara Golding, that's all you'll get from me at the moment." She said bluntly, not wanting to give anything away. He could have seen the wanted posters with her face on them, but then again, he wouldn't ask a criminal like her for help, right? "You need help from us? Before we jump into anything, care to explain who you are and why you need us? Don't forget to say why you chose us of all people?" She asked.

Being on her guard, she got into a proper fighting stance, trying very hard not to break focus. She couldn't just her guard down to some elf she barley knew. It could be a trap, after all. Clara knew very well that she had to be skeptical of everyone until they were worth trusting.

[Moved </3 D:]

Ero and Pita

Ero aloud himself a small, suppressed smile. "First...I didn't choose you. Pita did. I had no power over who she was going to bring back to me. I trust you, as I trust her." He murmured, meeting Clara's gaze evenly. "And as for the help." He paused, glancing at Adrian, then back to Clara. "There's another elf that needs help. She's being held in this city, and I need help to get her out and to safety." He sighed softly. "Of course, you probably know who and what I am...so I don't feel that needs any further discussion on that." His voice signaled that he didn't wish to talk about being an elf.

Pita shuffled anxiously on his arm, begging to be allowed into the air once more. Obliging to his friend's unspoken request, he lifted his arm into the air, and the beautiful falcon rocketed skywards. Ero watched her go for a few seconds, before turning back to Adrian and Clara, awaiting their responses.