Eiyuu Kishi Den

"{Performing?}" Derim asked, not really sure what she meant by that.

OOC: I don't think we'll be meeting with the other group right away. It might work better if they meet when the take the same boat to Kanon.

She looked over at Derim, he did know little about her and she was dressed rather commonly. Laughing lightly Thiana gave her reply, she had performed regularly in Salbad over the years.

{I am a songstress and dancer, I have seen almost all of marmo and parts of lodoss. I perform to make a living on the road, though even that is rather exhausting at times.}

She was relaxed at the moment, if had her flute with her she would play a small piece. At the moment however, it was back with her stuff at the Inn.

Derim nodded. "{Oh I see,}" he replied. However, something bothered him. "{Where is your child now? He must be far too young to be on his own.}"

Thiana worried about her son constantly in her travel, this was the first time she had left him alone like that.

{He is with his grandparents, they helped me raise him. Kailos is his name, though I wonder if he will take after his father.}

She chuckled at the notion, like she wanted him to turn out more like her but a little like him. Kiran had been one of her more interesting lovers, unfortunately she had a few before him. She could not forget her teacher, he had been her first and it caused tension.

Derim smiled, though his mind was thinking of how bad it would be if Kailos turned out like Kiran. Marmo didn't need another dark elf whose libido was enough to get him banished from his clan. Kiran had changed after Marmo's cleansing though, Derim strongly suspected that his personality was due to Kardis.

"{I doubt it,}" Derim replied. "{Kiran started changing after Kardis was sealed.}" Did Thiana even know how cruel Kiran had been? How he toyed with womens affections?

Thiana looked at Derim as he spoke, she had known Kiran to be charming. Though he spoke as if he knew more about the man, all she knew is that he was an exile.

{Maybe just as charming, that is all I am hoping for. I never asked about his past, though I was curious even then. All I knew then was what he would tell me, though I knew why each day we moved around.}

Her interest is piqued now, but she would rather to ask Kiran himself. Each new bit of information she learned was more tempting, she would not give in and ask yet.

Derim shook his head. Kiran's charm was only due to his selfish desires. "{If you know a half of what I knew about him, you'd probably be out for his blood too,}" Derim replied. He knew of a certain half-elf with carved up ears who had searched Salbad for Kiran. When Derim told him he didn't know where Kiran had gone, the tall half-elf punched him hard enough to knock him to the ground, then took off.

Another dark elf entered the bar. He was just as attractive as the average dark elf and played up his cool coloration by dressing in dark blue. His long silver hair was pulled back in a braid, leaving his sharp elven features apparent, including his ice blue eyes.

He saw Derim and crossed the room to the table. With a smirk, he greeted Derim. "{Hey. Whose the beauty?}" he asked, smiling warmly to Thiana.

"{This is Thiana. Don't get any ideas, she's looking for Kiran,}" Derim replied to the dark elf, then looked to the bard. "{And this would be Jaron.}"

"{Great, what did he do now?}" was the first thing out of Jaron's mouth.

Thiana blushed lightly at the initial comment, this man was good looking enough to get a glance. Obviously Kiran's past was worse than she thought, maybe that was why he kept so silent.

{It is nice to meet you Jaron, he is not in hot water with me. Though that may change once I find him, depends on how things go. I had a small tryst with him four years ago, now he has a young son named kailos back in the dark forest. I want to see him again, his son deserves to meet him at least once.}

She stated her business openly, so that Jaron would not get the wrong idea. Her golden eyes studied Jaron quietly, he seemed relible. Theros was now sitting, warily looking at Jaron like he was unsure.

{The dog beside me is Theros, he comes everywhere with me.}

"{Well, nice to meet you too, Thiana, and Theros," said Jaron as looked down at the dog and gave him an acknowledging nod. The dark elf moved behind Derim, then took a seat next to his friend. "{A son eh?}" He didn't seem at all surprised, he and Derim both knew Kiran had to have a number of offspring, besides Nehen's child and the half-elf who questioned Derim.

"{So, what did you tell her so far?}" Jaron asked Derim.

"{Well, that Kiran left last year. You know what ship he took, right?}" Derim asked.

"{He wouldn't tell me. I had to follow him invisible, then he summoned the spirits as well when he reached the docks. The next ship that left was bound for Kanon,}" Jaron replied.

This search would take a long time at this rate, now she had to trace a year worth of his travel. Her confidence did not drop, this gave her an opportunity to expand her collection.

{In a year he could have gone far, I've travelled alot as well. When does the next ship leave for Kanon, it's been a long time since I've been there.}

Along the she could also learn more about Kraken, maybe she would get her pact on this journey.

"{Usually ships leave early in the morning,}" Jaron replied. "{The docks are nearly empty right now, but I don't think any are leaving.}"

"{I'm sure you can find one tomorrow,}" Derim assured her. "{Until then, you are welcome to stay with us.}"

Thiana considered the offer, it was generous and they were friends of Kiran. She made up her mind quickly, that way they were not waiting.

{Thank you, I'll take you up on your offer. Hopefully I can make the ship in time, an ocean voyage means I may be able to finally make my pact with kraken.}

She had to start soon, otherwise her chance might slip away. Something she did not want to risk, it was important to her she achieve the pact with Kraken.

Derim grinned. "{Wonderful. Until then, let's have a drink, hmm?}"

He waved for the bartender's attention. "A bottle of elven wine, if you would!" Derim requested from across the room. The bartender gave him a thumbs up, then went under the bar to get a bottle for them.

{A drink sounds wonderful, perhaps if I get my stuff I'll play a song or two. It's at the Inn a block west of here, they say my music can bring a room to its knees.}

She laughed as she spoke, the bit she seemed to laugh at the most. More often she thought it was her that did that, as she had all the attention by then.