About half an hour before dark, Ilasi and Maverick arrived to the ship, with the latter seeing what remained of the sunset. He looked behind him almost out of instinct, and looked to his surprise that the woman who paid for dinner earlier was there at the port, looking at him. Huntress didn't even bother to conceal herself this time. She waved at him and smiled, in what Maverick would've considered a sinister smile if she didn't look like such a pretty, frail woman. Maverick made sure Ilasi went ahead before turning to wave back... only to see that the woman wasn't there anymore. What's the deal? Was she stalking him? He only hoped his attraction to women hadn't reached a creepy level. He wouldn't know how to explain this to Ilasi.
Sweating, Maverick's nervousness was soon mellowed down thanks to the three friends approaching them.
"Hey hey! Welcome back you two lovebirds. You were gone for quite a while." Sand Dune welcomed, with Random doing a heart gesture with his hands.
"Hey you guys. Still here?" Maverick asked, having expected them to leave like most of the sailors, but then again, the poor men probably weren't getting paid due to the circumstances in which they got to the ship.
"Nah. We decided to stay here. There's nothing for us in the city, especially now with those crazy people threatening it. We decided to stay here and help you guys however we can." Sand Dune explained kindly, not willing to abandon his new friends, a sentiment the other two shared. Maverick was glad to have them on board, though deeply worried about them as well. They weren't given powers like Orion, so they could get easily harmed, unless they stay away from the battle and work at a clinic? That could be a great option for them.
Quote: A GuyVeris wasted no time devouring the meat before listening to Angora.. "Thank you!" he answered gratefully, as he laid down again. "Are you tired? Rest with me! What has been happening here? My human took me for a flight today to see the humans who follow him. I think you'll like them!" Veris remained blissfully unaware of Angora's thoughts on the matter of the other Guardians...
Angora was tired indeed, and decided to accept Veris' invitation, but only because she had much talking to do with him.
"Not much. Your master paid most of the sailors and they left. He's still planning on what to do." Angora explained briefly, not finding it necessary to go into extreme details. Since she was already there, and Veris himself brought the subject, Angora took the moment to talk to him about the headquarters.
"To be honest Veris, it's not about me liking them. It's the other way around. What if they don't like
me? Regardless on your master's orders, the hate is always a possibility. After all, I'm a troll, and both Latnok and your master hated me for a long time when we met. Latnok likely still does. I mean, isn't one of the Guardian's jobs to... eradicate species like me? Trolls are considered dangerous you know..." Angora started to say, certain that the young Guardian still wasn't fond of her and having lived long enough to know her kind was a hated, persecuted race. She has seen Aelinon kill trolls with her very eyes, and the two Guardians they were traveling with have threatened her own life in more than one occasion.