- Event Details:
"I don't know about you, but I find it rather suspicious that someone would ask so many mages to help gather pumpkins. I can understand that they might need a lot of people, but you don't need to be capable of using magic to collect some pumpkins." It wasn't the first time that Akeya had voiced her doubts about this assignment, even if it was entirely voluntary and there was nothing really forcing her to be here. Although from a certain perspective it was precisely because it was entirely voluntarily that she'd come: she also found it suspicious that someone would ask for mages but then not place any other requirements whatsoever, nor much of a way to make it an obligation.
The dragoness was talking to Leila, her mate and rather often her companion on expeditions these days. Aside from the fact that she actually found the goddess's presence pleasant she also would readily acknowledge that the silver-haired mage was both a powerful and useful ally to have. Aside from magical ability it also helped to have someone accompanying you with a more acceptable social attitude if you wanted to give the impression of being no threat to civilization.
Not that she thought that Leila's powers would be needed today, but she'd be a rather poor mate if she only ever asked Leila to accompany her for practical purposes. The dragoness still had difficulty with how to be more sensitive and caring, but at least she was willing to make the effort. There was a lot of trial and error involved, and it was a good thing that Leila was more patient than many others would have been as Akeya did something which, to her mind, was perfectly rational and logical but which completely ignored social protocols or even the feelings of others.
The two of them were walking towards a pumpkin patch located near Peace Village, a site chosen because the assassin was pretty sure no other mages had gone there yet for the pumpkin collecting. Almost nobody ever went to Peace Village, it was about the least eventful place in the entirety of Fiore. Given how enthusiastic and powerful mages could be it would be rather stupid to have entire groups of mages gather pumpkins from the same field. They'd get all excited trying to gather the most pumpkins and make a mess of it.
So far the weather had been good, albeit the chill of autumn that had only been hinted at during the harvest festival was now setting in for real. Akeya's draconic blood made her resistant to minor things such as a little cold, but pretty much anybody whose body wasn't notably enduring had already switched their daily attires to something better suited for keeping the cold at bay. Still, the skies were a clear blue and there was only a mild breeze, and the sun still shone strongly enough that if one made themselves comfortable in the its warm light they could imagine that summer hadn't completely left yet.
WC: 506
TWC: 506/1,500