Waves and Weapons(Almyra)

The rippling of the grass did much to relax some people. The light ripples going through the grass of the hillside as the sunlight glinted off of it, was the perfect place for one particular young man to rest in this town, as it over looked a small glittering human made pond. The young man, to say was not one that seemed to be in rush to go anywhere, he seemed content with the feeling of the wind and the sight of the light ripple of waves on the pond for now.

The man seemed to be near about five feet and eight inches if he were to stand, and his clothing was most definitely not of this town, dressed in ornate looking robes of blue with light white triangle patterns on the sleeves and bottom of the robes to add a "mountain" effect to the robe. His hair, the color of a raven's feather and looking to have not been brushed this day as it lay wildly out in the grass down to his mid back. Another odd note to him was his feet, that instead of having the toes and heel covered by his boots, seemed to be missing said parts, the only part his odd foot ware covering, being the arch of the foot.

The young man assumed a rather lazy look as his left arm was placed upwards, hand on the back of his head, while his right arm rested lazily on his stomach tapping idly as a calm smile formed on the man's face. There was a number of things in this word he enjoyed, but he most certainly loved the feeling of the wind and the view of ripples and waves on the water far more than anything else in this world. Apart from his true passion, however partaking of such a thing would be foolish without his weaponry being done ordered. So for now he spent his time meandering in the Rose Garden as he awaited his order to come in. Perhaps a distraction would afford itself today for his amusement? The young man was never really sure what the wind and water would guide to him each day, but maybe something would break the lackadaisical attitude he was feeling today.

(Sorry if it seems a bit of a lazy post .3.)

It was a nice day today, Almyra decided as she walked through the park in the Rose Garden. She wondered how long it would be nice for, though she was also feeling a bit too sleepy to do any serious calculations. She was content to just watch the wind push its way through the grass and make its ripples on the pond. It was a pretty sight. Nearly everything here in the Rose Garden was pretty. Almyra found a comfortable spot and put her satchel down, then lie down and use it as a pillow.

She gazed up at the sky for a few minutes, watching the few clouds there were make their way across it. She was tempted to fall asleep here, but decided to look for a shadier spot to do so. Sitting back up, she looked around and noticed another person relaxing in the grass. She smiled, perhaps she could go talk to someone, and maybe make a friend instead of just sleeping like she usually did. She stood up and grabbed her satchel before walking over to the person and sitting down next to him. She gave him a cheerful smile from beneath her hood, which mostly just covered her hair, and didn't really hide her face at all. "It's nice today, isn't it?"

The passing waves of wind breezed through the young man's raven hair as he stared out at the lightly clouded sky. Even nowadays he liked to imagine the clouds as other things. After all, Clouds where the perfect material if they could be used properly. Thin, malleable, and difficult to catch. This was a principle he liked. If all weapons where like clouds, surely they would not be so rarely used. Perhaps one day he would have such a weapon forged for his own purposes.

The young man shook the thought as he turned his sapphire hues to his left and gave a light grin. A person was walking his way. A challenger, he hoped not, he was lacking his tools from the shop. A secret admirer, unlikely, he was fresh off the block and he knew it. A dark guilder, unlikely, she didn't have the right air about her. The young man sat up as the woman approached, crossing his legs, left over the right and tucking it under sitting Indian style as he stretched his arms in the air. The woman had a hood and a satchel of things. The young man liked things. He liked learning about new toys and objects. In another life he might have become a treasure hunter.

The woman spoke, commenting on the day being nice. To which the man stared out at the scenery for a moment, then nodded, his black hair flitting as the wind blew, some getting in his hair as he spoke.*"I'd have to agree miss, especially the wind today! Given you started conversation, may I acquire a name?"* He spoke the same as anyone else from the area, but one could say he had the extraordinary ability, that he was lacking any accent whatsoever, but at the same time he spoke fluidly and calmly. To say he was only partially there mentally would be true, as his mind was still literally on the clouds, something slightly evident as he stared back out at them hen he finished talking, staring at one in particular that looked a bit like a rabbit to him.

Almyra looked at the man's face as he turned to see who she was. She noticed his eyes for the most part. They were a very pretty shade of blue. She pulled her legs up to her chest, hugging them as the man looked out over the landscape. A slightly larger gust of wind blew her hood off of her head and whipped her hair around a bit, causing her to giggle happily. She was tempted to flop back onto the ground, but decided it would be more polite to remain sitting instead.

It seemed he enjoyed the wind as well. The wind was nice, though not nearly as nice as the rain. There was something about the rain that brought happiness. Perhaps it was just falling water that did that, since Almyra felt the same sort of happiness when near waterfalls. Still, rain was her favorite weather.

"My name is Almyra. What's your name?" She answered with another smile, she turned to look at him again, then up to the clouds, looking for anything that might indicate rain was coming. She hoped to find something. Perhaps a butterfly had flapped its wings somewhere far away, causing a pleasant little drizzle to pop up here in the park.

Before the girl spoke, his eyes veered left looking to her to examine mostly as he raised a eyebrow, not as quizzical or of cynicism, but from curiosity as the wind blew away the girls hood that had previously covered her hair, and shaded her face lightly. She seemed a pretty one, he was sure she would make a good friend at the very least, so long as she didn't mind getting pranked on occasion. Her hair reminded him of loose black threading flitting about. He found it more interesting since she seemed to giggle about the wind blowing her hood back, and the man could help but give a half grin flashing part of his dull white teeth. He responded with a slightly cheerier tone.*" The name is Izagai Nami, although most call me Iza or Nami"* Chances are she wouldn't catch the meaning of his name, seeing as his parents had taken a liking to naming him by the ways of another country, more as a way to avoid knowledge of their involvement with alchemy.

Izagai turned his head as the black hair flitted wildly about before he looked back at the sky and he flopped back on the earth itself and stared at the sky. He hummed lightly as he stared at the sky, taking in the sky itself to his sapphire eyes. He let his left hand go behind his head again, touching the raven strands while his right hand drummed once again on his stomach before he spoke again, a very casual tone being taken as he shifted his eyes that seemed about half shut at her*"Well miss Almyra, might I ask what brought you to this city?"* Izagai spoke shortly before shifting his eyes back at the clouds. People where not usually his business, so small talk was very odd for him. He was never sure what to ask or what not to ask.

All he knew is that he liked the company, at least for now, and it let him pass the time instead of just napping in the grass, which while appealing, could make him lose track of time. Although it was unlikely his weapons would be in till the next day, a fact that frustrated him to no end. As for the drumming of his right hand, the drumming stayed at the same pace but never stopping, his index through his pinkie finger moving like a wave across the odd robes that covered him. One could note that he was actually counting the ripples on the pond below them, but it was unlikely anyone would do as he did. He doubted anyone quite shared his particular passion.

Almyra nodded as Iza gave her his name. "I like that name. It's pretty like your eyes." She said with an innocent smile. She considered him pretty in general, face, eyes, personality. He would probably make a good friend. Maybe he would like to explore or go on adventures as well. He seemed like he might be the type to do that. She picked up no meaning in the name. She was from a different country than Fiore, but even so, her country was not the one from whence his name came.

Seeing Iza flop back down. Almy decided that she could as well. She returned to looking at the sky and hoping for rain. She imagined the raindrops falling from the sky, each like a smooth gemstone, glistening in the light. A sunshower would be perfect right about now, since it would also create a rainbow. Iza spoke again, asking her another question. "Just exploring and seeing things." She said. "How about you?" She was tempted to ask more questions, but decided not to inundate her new friend with them... yet. The conversation was going at a nice relaxed pace for now. Almyra moved her hands on the grass, feeling the blades brush against her hands.

He blinked at the mention of being called pretty, and he laughed a bit as he stared out at the sky.*"Can't say I've had my eyes called pretty before miss"* And it was the truth, he hadn't ever had a part of him called pretty, handsome, sure, pretty, that was a first. The raven haired Izagai stared out at the sky and continued the thrumming of his stomach as some hair was blown into his face, which he proceeded to blow out of his face. He enjoyed the fact that the girl decided to relax next to him. he didn't feel awkward, with her just half sitting there, but it did cut part of the view to the sky, and this was not a thing he particularly liked. The sky being in view was something he liked to keep. But he noted that the air was starting to smell of moisture. Perhaps it would rain soon? Didn't seem unlikely, the winds where strong today. While it would hamper his view of the sky, rain aided in seeing the waves of the wind.

He listened to Almyra as he continued the  one two three four of his fingers, his left hand scratching the back of his own head a bit. So she was just traveling huh? When she returned the question he hummed a bit before answering, the humming tone slightly dancing on his voice*"I'm in town to start my journey, waiting for my tools to come in, once they do I'll be a step closer to my goal."* He said in a casual tone as he stared at one particularly large cloud looming over the distance. Would it be the herald of rain on the side of the hill? It it was, it wouldn't be a big issue. It only meant he would get wet. Not something he wasn't used to.

He thought for a moment as he looked at his right hand and held it up to the sky, the hand seeming to glimmer as he thought of the shine of a diamond, then his eyes widened and he pulled it back to his stomach, the glimmer vanishing as he stared back out at the sky. With any luck the girl had not noticed. He was not ashamed of his skill, but it wasn't something he advertised. Not to mention, doing it subconciously was bad form. He supposed it came with his battle habits, "feel the power, don't think it". He was glade he was more trained than to randomly use his magic at random. That could bet real messy real quick if he wasn't to take care.

Almy lie down completely on the ground. She felt some moisture building in the air and smiled, happy in the thought that it would likely rain. She watched as one larger, darker cloud approached. Yes, that looked like it would certainly bring the rain she was hoping for. She blinked when Iza said he had never had his eyes called pretty. "Really? I think they are." The same gust of wind that blew Iza's hair onto his face had the same effect on Almyra, though she didn't bother to move it and giggled once again. The wind could be so fun at times.

"A journey? Where are you going? Can I come? It sounds fun!" She said, turning and looking at him hopefully. She enjoyed his company a lot, and besides, traveling in groups made it more fun, and safer. "I can even help out! I'm good at finding things!" She watched as he raised his hand and it sparkled a bit. She tilted her head, curious. "What sort of magic is that?" She asked, curious. Something that interesting wouldn't have slipped her by, after all, half of what she did in life was observing things and make note of every minor detail.

He let the comment of his eyes pass with a smile. The girl then asked to join as the pitter patter of a light mist began to fall, and he grinned knowing that a heavier rain was bound to come. He thought a moment about her question, before his heart stopped a moment, as she asked to the type of magic he just used. He sighed a moment and stood calmly, his sapphire eyes staying on the sky during the motion, then he gave a sideways glance to the girl and smiled as his entire body began to shimmer, the sound of the rain becoming more evident, and oddly, coming off him more evidently. His face became see through and had a rainbow glimmer as he moved his hands and they too followed the same, however his clothing did not follow suit. He grinned cheesily as he looked back out at the coming rain and spoke as he closed his eyes*"The ability is called Disparity by my family, not everyone has it, but it's my skill, when I'm like this... I become one with the world"* Even as a diamond man he enjoyed the feeling of rain, as he felt the slight pitter patter on his body.

The wind picked up a bit, and he smiled as he watched the wind, it was swirling about and he decided to have some fun. The diamond body quickly became super thin, and his skin, seemed to crinkle as he moved, and he jumped lightly, as he was picked up by the wind, and carried a few feet, before he landed on the ground with a hard *Klunk* as his body seemingly became like steel and he walked back over to Almyra, holding out a hand for her to touch. If she took the hand it would feel like rough unrefined metal, and this was because he was made from Iron. Though as he held her hand he would morph back into his flesh form, becoming normal once again , mostly because Iron and storms where a bad idea. But it would give her an idea of the feeling.

He spoke again his Sapphire eyes keeping to her own Chocolate hues*"As for my journey, I plan to become the strongest of Requip mages ever to have set foot in Fiore!"* He grinned as he would release her hand and turn back to the sky as it gave a low rumble, the patter of rain getting heavier. Not that it bothered him, as the street lights of the city lit in response to the oncoming darkness that the storm would bring. He spoke again his back to her and his eyes to the sky, half closed in order to stop the rain from getting in them*"If you would like to accompany me, feel free to join, but I am not a leader, nor a saint, so if I frighten you, don't feel bad if you decide to part ways."* He spoke with confidence as he put his hands to his sides. Nothing excited him more than his dream.

Almy looked back up as the first few raindrops fell, one landing square on her forehead, eliciting another melodic giggle from the woman. Though she was older than Izagai, she certainly didn't always act it. She looked back to him as he began to shimmer, his body turning to diamonds. Her eyes widened in wonderment. "That's neat!" She said, a bit bluntly. She didn't always have the best vocabulary for describing things, especially when excited.

She watched him get up and twirl around, and stood up with him. Suddenly he was being carried by the wind, and now, just as suddenly, he fell back down with a thud. She noticed his feet leaving much deeper marks in the grass and ground, clearly indicating he was a heavy material now. Likely some sort of metal. A touch to his hand confirmed it. "That sounds like an interesting journey. It'll be fun to help you with it. And maybe a bit safer for me, too. I'm um... not very good at fighting." She looked at the ground sheepishly. "I won't get scared, though! I'm not scared of much. Except bees. Bees are really scary." She frowned at the thought of the little insects that could kill her with a little pinprick. She tilted her head back, feeling the rain splatter on her face, then brought it back up and smiled at Izagai. "I think we'll make great friends!" With that exclamation, she spread her arms out and hugged Iza, not giving him any time to react, really, especially if he didn't turn to face her when she spoke.

The girl spoke after feeling his hand, and after he had turned his back, saying that she wanted to help, but she wasn't a fighter of any sorts. Even saying that it may be safer for her if she follows him. To this, he gave a light chuckle. The girl spoke again saying she wasn't scared of much, save for bees, to this Izagai mocked stumbling a moment before laughing. To hear a girl say she was ready to follow a berserker saying the only thing she was scared of was an animal that didn't even cross his mind when he stepped on one or swatted it away, threw him off a bit. But the girl paused for a bit, which Izagai spoke again*"Well, if you truly wish to follow me, then I say welcome to Tide's-*" Though he found himself cut off by the girl as she said they would make great friends, and proceeded to hug him from behind, which he would have promptly fell if not for him turning his feet into iron in order to maintain his "footing". He laughed a bit as he lurched forward a half step, his right foot catching himself, and he tilted his head back and to the side to get his right eye to look at the girl that was hugging him. She couldn't have been much older than he was the way she was acting.

For now he just watched her and spoke again, putting aside the future talk he planned to have with people he would induct into the Tide's Calling.*"Well Miss Almyra, shall we be off then? I'm afraid both of our clothes are going to be soaked at this rate, not to mention that satchel you carry!"* He smiled to her waiting for her to let go. Knowing her she would likely go running off frantically. Humans where odd creatures. Though when she walked off he'd have to head to the other side of the city, not that it was any particular issue for him, he just needed to make himself into Diamond to ignore a large portion of the walk, although his clothing would still be soaked to the threads, which would mean he would need to hang them up when he finally got back there.

Almy turned her head to look back at Iza's face after hugging him and grinned before letting go. She didn't mean to nearly knock Iza over, but he caught himself just fine, so everything was okay. At his mention of them being off, she scurried over to her satchel and picked it up before returning to her new friend's side. "The stuff inside will be fine, it's waterproof!" She took hold of Iza's hand. "So where are we going next?" She asked. She didn't have anywhere in particular she needed to be, and didn't have a room rented in an inn or anything, so why not stick with Izagai? He was good company. It would be nice walking in the rain, too. She didn't mind getting soaking wet. Clothing could dry and the contents of her satchel were safe. As for where they might be going, the distance wouldn't bother her at all. She could walk for quite a while without getting very tired. Walking is, after all, something one gets used to after living for years as a wandering chaos theorist.

As Almy released her vice grip of a hug from Izagai, he turned his head to see what she was doing, only to have a large section oh his hair fly into his, which he quickly brushed aside to see her carry the satchel back, and revealing to him that the bag itself was waterproof and he laughed a bit. The girl seemed so easily excited. She was a bit of a rabbit now that he thought about it, hopping about and if she got too excited, he half expected she'd explode or something. Nah Izagai thought as he pulled his scarf up closer to his face. When she got back to him she grabbed ahold of his left hand, and he grinned beneath the scarf, as she asked what they where to do next. The girl always seemed to have a smile on her face, so he didn't really object to taking a chance as he spoke to her*"How's about you choose, give me something interesting to see Miss Almyra.

After speaking he would simply nod to her and would follow her wherever she lead him, but she would find his body turn to a rough texture, not like iron, but not like diamond, as his skin became like mostly polished wood. He decided that it was better if he didn't catch a cold after all.Well this girl certainly kills boredom, but as nice as she is, can I really risk her being on the battlefield? Izagai thought to himself. He had his doubts, but the girl said she wasn't scared of battle. Hopefully she could keep to that statement. It always did well to kill some of his boredom. Plus it gave him someone to just relax with. Although pranking her seemed out of the question, he wasn't sure how someone like her would handle being teased too much.

Almyra was ready to follow Izagai when suddenly he suggested she take him somewhere. She pursed her lips, thinking. She hadn't been here for long and didn't know where many interesting places were, especially ones that Izagai would find interesting, considering Almyra's favorite places were those that were rather ordinary when not seen through the eyes of a chaos theorist. An ordinary marketplace, a farmer's field, a back alley, or even a regular inn or hotel, all of these places had their own ripples and echoes, invisible and inaudible to those who did not possess the knowledge she did. "I don't know many interesting places. Most of the places I like have things in them other people can't see. I usually just kind of wander around to see things. We could just go exploring together if you want."

She would wait for a response from Iza, unsure if he would want to just wander randomly or not. Almyra generally wasn't one to lead people around, rather follow them, and maybe watch and study them. "If we do just wander around, I promise I won't get us lost. I have a good sense of direction." She did, really. She learned how to make her way around the country having only copied down a map in her book and actually looked at it a few more times after that.

Izagai listened to her proposal after she seemed to get a thoughtful look in her eye. She seemed to be pondering where all to go to, before she said that she didn't know a lot of interesting places, or rather, that all the places she liked had things he couldn't see, but she suggested that they just go exploring, and to this the now wooden Izagai nodded, knowing soon his Disparity would wear off, but he would just have to deal with being wet and cold like he did every other time. Ignore it. Effects on the body meant nothing so long as he could survive it. After she had finished talking, Izagai nodded  and smiled a creaking smile*"Life of a wanderer has it's perks, lets go exploring miss"* He didn't hesitate in his tone for a second as he thought what type of ability or magic she might in fact have, or perhaps she was like him and it was simply an inherent skill? Regardless, the thrumming and pitter patter of the harsh rain fall was indication enough for them to vacate. the general vicinity and head to an awning.

As she spoke again, she noted she had a good sense of direction, something that while he himself did not lack, he certainly couldn't say his was overly fantastic. But it was how it was. Perhaps this girl would guide him to some exciting adventures. For now, he waited to see where she would lead him, but as he waited, he did note that the rain was heading behind her, and away from the main shopping districts and his inn, so he half hoped she didn't plan on dragging them further into the storm, but something in him had a feeling that the exploring they where about to do would keep them in the torrential downpour just a little while longer.

[Will exit topic if you exit, and we can begin something new :3]

Almyra smiled as Izagai accepted her idea of going exploring. She decided that she wanted to see a bit more of the city, and started to lead him closer to the center of it. She could, perhaps explain what it is she liked about the places others would find quiet or boring. Still, for now it would be fun to just wander the streets and maybe visit some shops to see what there was. She didn't really have enough money to buy anything, but browsing could be fun. She wondered how well Izagai knew how to find things. Perhaps she could show him what she knew about scavenging. She was fairly experienced in it after all. That could be fun as well. Though for now, she decided to just wander randomly with him throughout the markets. Join in the flow of the crowd for a bit, then leave and watch it from afar.

After some time of walking to get to the center of the city, the two would likely look out of place, soaking wet and holding hands as they wandered with seemingly nowhere to go, unlike the rest of the crowd. Almyra would occasionally stop to look at various sights, some of them probably not making any sense to Izagai.

Here he was wandering about the streets of the Rose Garden, his face for the first time in weeks being shown yet his form being different. The light brown eyes of Alphin glanced around the area in small intervals, taking in physical features of those that passed by him for no real reason. Like the mind of a small child he had became enthralled with the smaller things that most would just pass by and yet this was just how he was at times. Alphin had been walking towards the middle of the city, his eyes fixated on the large fountain that sat within its centerpiece," I wonder what made them create such a place like this," murmuring to himself he stopped short of the fountain passing by the wet couple, yet stopping to look at the two of them for a single moment. Had they jumped into the fountain themselves? Or was there something else he had been missing? Ever curious he stumbled closer to the female of the two to gain a better look, curiousity causing the collared male to open his mouth to question," How did you get...wet? Did you fall into something?," he continued to look her over unless stopped before stepping back and cupping his chin in thought.

As Almyra and Izagai walked, the rain began to let up, as they walked further into the city towards the rumble and murmur of people. Although, to many, the pair would look quite out of place, granted no one came out of the rain completely dry, Izagai and Almyra were soaked down to the bone, and Izagai himself wore clothing very obviously not of this region. As they walked, Izagai's eyes scanned the people, more than he scanned the area, a light smile on his face as he held Almyra hand. He didn't think much of the action, and most people just ignored them, or rather to say, they ignored the holding hands part, not so much the man in the robes and the girl with the cloak who had a cheesy grin on her face.

But it wasn't too long before he and Almyra walked by the fountain, and where spoken to by a boy, who Izagai paused to look at curiously as he tilted his head toward the boy for Almyra to join him as he walked to greet the boy, speaking as he walked forward, holding out his free right hand for a handshake*"Nah friend, just caught a bit of rain, and where in little hurry to get out of it!"* Izagai held a cheery tone as he spoke, and followed with another question if the other had chosen to shake his hand*"Does a name come with the question friend?"*

Almyra was perfectly happy walking through the city with her new friend, despite the looks they got. Now surrounded by other people, she actually noticed that he dressed differently than most. She wondered why. Perhaps he was like her and not from here. It didn't matter much really. Then, rather unexpectedly, someone actually spoke to them. He was asking why they were all wet. She smiled quietly as Izagai answered the man's question. She wasn't really in a hurry to get out of the rain, though Iza seemed to have been. "Now we're exploring the city!" She added on to his answer, then fell silent again, waiting for this new person to give them his name.

Finally he had met some rather nice people, the smile showing that he was quite happy about this although he didn't take into consideration if they were playing him or not....not that he cared at any rate. Looking at the males hand for a moment he would grab for it and lift it up and down, not necessarily shaking it until it had clicked into his mind and thus began to give a proper handshake," Hello there, My name's Alphin...What are your names?," his head tilted in curiousity as he continued to shake the males hand, stopping after a short moment to continue to looking at them.

Izagai gave the hand a firm grip as he smiled with his dull whites, light callouses on his right hand as he stared directly to the other young man's eyes, a hawk like stare going to the other, as they shook hands. The other seeming to be in his own little world. After a time they released hands and the man introduced himself as Alphin, to which Izagai spoke with cheer his own name*"The name is Izagai Nami, and it is a pleasure to meet you Alphin "* He would then allow Almyra to introduce herself as he held his right hand to her, still holding her right hand with his left absent mindedly."*Would you like to join us, Almyra is showing me about the city at some, potentially, interesting sights"*. He let his confidence in his ally show as he smiled to her. He wasn't fast to distrust someone, nor was he slow to forgive, but he felt the best way to make friends was to give a smile and a nod to most people and learn more of them and what caught their eye.

"I'm Almyra. It's nice to meet you, Alphin!" With that, Alphin would suddenly find a sopping wet Almyra hugging him. For one so small, she was able to grip fairly tight. She embraced the man for about two seconds before letting go and smiling up at him. After the hug, she returned to holding Iza's hand. She giggled quietly at Iza's offer for Alphin to join them, mostly at his comment about how she was showing him around. "I thought we were just exploring. I don't know where we're going to, just how we can get back to where we came from." She tilted her head a bit. "Do you know much about this city?"

"Izagai..."

He pondered on the name for a moment as he idly stood there and swung his arms from side to side before nodding and smiling," Alphin is glad to meet you wet Izagai...Are you sure you are not cold?," he tilted his head to the side only slightly as a million thoughts went through his head at once, before settling down and pondering on his next question. As he was just about to answer Izagai's question he was suddenly embraced and hugged which caused a very quick squeak to leave the males mouth before he flailed and settled down, his face becoming a new shade of red altogether. As if on instinct he grabbed for his hood and covered his face while mumbling something that didn't sound like words, just a bunch of random sounds and squeaks before falling silent. For an odd moment he stood there looking down before the lights clicked in his head and he nodded slowly," Yes..i would like to join you in walking around...but I do not know anything about this city sadly," if they could see the males ears, they would have been twitching rather slowly as if he was disappointed or something.

Izagai watched the other boy who introduced himself as Alphin seemingly shrink from the physical contact of Almyra and he inwardly grinned. A touching aversion? Izagai felt a plan brewing, but pushed it aside for now as he decided to not answer Alphin's question, allowing Alphin to mutter and squeak to himself as he drew the hood over his head, and Izagai glanced at both him and Almyra and noted he was the only one without a hood. Maybe he should buy one? They seemed like a waste of fabric, not that he was one to talk, given the excess fabric of his rather large robes and clothing. He was more ornately dressed than a person normally ought to be, but he pushed the thought aside as Almyra rejoined his side and held his hand again, which earned her a light smile and a nod as he watched the mumbling boy regain his senses. He spoke after listening to the boy explain he didn't know the city well, his tone cheery as he pulled the boy in with his right arm and slung his arm around the boy's should, holding hand with Almyra with his left*"Than let's explore together Alphin! ..... Mind if I call ya Alphy?"* He gave a cheesy grin with his dull white teeth showing as he asked the question. To him physical contact was just part of life, but he wondered how the boy would react, was it only women?

Almyra was a bit saddened as Alphin seemed to panic and turn bright red from her hug. Though he seemed different from other people, so it was more likely that he just didn't like hugs than it was he disliked her. A shame really. Hugs were so nice. "Sorry for hugging you, I didn't think you wouldn't like it." She looked down at the ground for a moment, but Alphin later said that he would like to join them in exploring the city, causing her to perk up. "Yay! I'm glad you decided to come with us. Maybe we should try to find a place to dry off." She said. She would wait for both of her new friends to be ready to go before heading off in a random direction.

((One of you guys can decide where she ends up wandering to, I can't come up with anything right now.))