Invitation for a Journey

"Silver Wolf, huh..." Nikomar said, taking out the book from his belt, not the copy of Runescaping but a rather simple, brown, leather bound book with N.N embroidered in the bottom right corner. He opened this book and began to rapidly flick through the pages. He had taken quite a liking to the girl. She seemed honest, upbeat with a genuine curiosity  for... well, runes at least. It sounded like many like-minded people would be part of the Silver Wolf, the guild she spoke of.
"... I don't have any record of that guild." He concluded, closing the book with a gentle thump, before returning it to it's secure fastening on his belt. "Nor have I ever heard of a research and development guild... but it sounds like a place full of interesting people and information. With no judgement of people's pasts it must be a haven of unique and powerful magic..." Nikomar had drifted off in thought for a moment, considering the opportunities offered by visiting the guild. "Why not!" He concluded with a gentle smile. "I don't have any plans for the near future, which was really getting on my nerves, and I'm quite used to cold weather. How far up the mountain is the guild based?.

A place where newcomers won't be judged by their choices, past or present Nikomar thought to himself as the two left the bookshop with a final farewell to the staff, and began their journey through the city towards the mountains. That's an odd detail. I have nothing in my past to hide, but do members commonly have dark previous lives? Or do they continue to live them? She did say "past or present". I'll have to be on my guard when I get there. Although, the darker side of magic would be interesting to observe... Despite these odd details, Nikomar didn't feel wary about the motives of the guild itself. Poko was too bright and enthusiastic when talking about it. The smile that on her face was a warm, friendly one. One you get when thinking about the good times you shared with close family members. That last thought brought a cold feeling to Nikomar's stomach, reminding him that those days had ended for him. He shook the negative thoughts away, no point worrying about that now. Those matters were out of his hands.

"So what sort of experiments do you and your friend have planned?" He asked as they walked, keeping an ear out for any potential darker aspects to the guild. He doubted there would be, based on Poko's attitude towards the guild. Still, he'd rather find out if there was anything malicious about it before he arrived.

"Harmless experiments? Your smile suggests otherwise." Nikomar said, a gentle grin on his own face. Her tone of voice was more mischievous than menacing, so he doubted these experiments were anything malicious. "And of course I want to come! It sounds like I can really fill some of the gaps in my knowledge at this guild." He certainly couldn't say no to those eyes at the very least. They had changed colour again, he'd have to note that down at some point. I wonder if the colour change is a conscious thing, or if it's linked to something like mood or emotion... or if it's entirely random. He pondered to himself, maybe he'd ask at some point in the journey. It apparently wouldn't be too long to travel, just a few days, but it sounded like a rough route. Having grown up on the lower slopes of a mountain range, Nikomar was used to cold weather and snow, but blizzards were on a whole other level. Not that he hadn't experienced them. His highly adventurous father had often taken him hiking up the mountains, never near the peak, but high enough for the snow to become deep enough to wade through, at least for a young boy. A couple of these hikes had ended early as snowstorms began to brew. He was glad that they would be taking such a route to the guild, he had nothing but fond memories of those times, and he wouldn't mind the nostalgia. "I'm used to snow, but not snowstorms." He said "I expect they're out of my league, but I could try some defensive magic just to see how well it holds up. What sort of magic do you have to deal with snowstorms?" His magic power was still relatively new as only recently had it started to develop, and he hadn't been able to thoroughly test it yet. An environmental challenge, like a blizzard, seemed like an good place to start. I'm sure I'll also be able to spar with some of the guild members if I'm there long enough, testing my abilities in combat is the best way to analyse it for weaknesses.

"Aerokinesis..." Nikomar said to himself as he spun around on the spot, the wind writhing around the pair but without feeling the faintest breeze. I must remember to document this, along with any magic she demonstrates at a later date, not to mention the information about the guild. She certainly had more power than he had initially imagined. "I've never met a wielder of wind magic before, there certainly weren't any I grew up. I see how you can manage to reach the guild in such a harsh environment. . He couldn't help but be charmed by her smile, and eyes dancing with colour as she showed off her magic. Yellow and purple, those colours have repeated I think... It'll take time to figure out if the correspond with something

"My own magic? Well... it's funny..." Nikomar said, pausing to think for a moment. "I'm not entirely sure myself." He said, raising one hand into the air, fingers extended, before contracting them into a fist. Light around the hand seemed to distort, similar to looking through a sphere of water, but the distortion continually changed. "I can create pulses and contractions in... well, space itself. I initially used it to study any object was interested in, as I could explore all it's physical properties, but recently I made some discoveries that show promising defensive properties. As he said this, he dispelled the distortion. "I've only begun to really develop my magic recently, and like I said before I'm not sure of how useful it will be on our journey, speaking of which, is there anything we'll need before we make our way up the mountain?"