A walk in the park (Open to Timmir and 1 other)

"You got this Kaseki?" Xiaowei looked at her friend. "She appeared to have... taken a liking to you. It's probably better I go." She pointed at the bite marks on Kaseki's arm as well as his sleeve. "If you must, then please tend to my younger, she must be worried." Xiaowei slowly walked away, giving Kaseki time to maneuver Artemis into his own arms.

He picked her up and had begun to walk with her. This whole event to him was odd. "Artemis, surely you have a place to go..." He looked over to the man he had met moments ago. "Malm, what do you suggest we do?" he asked.

Malm looked over at the drunken Artemis. "I don't really know. If she doesn't have a home nearby, then we probably should take her to an inn. Though from the sounds of it, it's unlikely she has the money to stay in one. I know I don't, or I would offer to pay for one myself." Malm paused to think for a moment.

"Isn't there suppose to be a guildless 'guildhall' somewhere in this town. Maybe we could take her there. Though I don't think they really have an area for drunk girls to rest at. We could also just do what she asked. Just set her down against a tree, and keep watch until she regains consciousness. Though that probably isn't a good idea either." Malm sighed as he found that they didn't have many options, "I hate feeling useless. Surely there must be something we could do to help her." Malm added under his breath trying his best to think of something else they could do.

"Nope nope. No home to go.~" Slurred Artemis happily, leaning on Kaseki. She was out of it, they would be able to tell she would be of little to no help.

"Trees are Free. Trees are free!~" Sang Artemis in her drunken stupor. She pushed herself off of Kaseki and began to swerve to the closest tree. By some miracle she made it to the tree but ended up tripping and face planting into the tree."

Kaseki ran after the girl and grabbed her. To the passerby, it appeared as just a hug, but Kaseki for an odd reason, could not bring himself to let go. "Look Artemis. We're going to take care f you. Look, look..." He stared into her eyes. "I'm a tree. I am free. You want to lay by a tree? Then stay with me? Okay? We will take care of you."

Kaseki looked at the man behind him. "Normally I would take you both to Dragon Fang, it's my 'guild' base. It's a large homey tree. However, I don't know your intentions, nor who you both are. I don't even know if you would be willing to fight along side with other Legal and Dark mages for the sake of Fiore. To unite us all under one flag." Kaseki held onto Artemis, "I doubt you would join a group made by a dark mage. Even if the group has Legal mages, even from the heroic guild of Lamia."

Malm winced as Artemis faceplanted into a tree. That looked like it hurt. Before he could go help the girl however, he saw Kaseki beating him to the punch... Again. It was beginning to weird Malm out how clingy Kaseki seemed to be getting. He had embraced the wolf-eared girl, and it didn't seem like he was going to let her go.

Kaseki then went on to explain that he would take them to Dragon Fang, the mysterious 'guild' he had mentioned before. But since he didn't knew there intention, he can't. It did strike Malm as odd that Kaseki would mention the guild now of all times. If he didn't trust them to go there, why would he tell them about it in the first place. Especially after specifically not mentioning anything other then it being a mysterious 'guild'. What was Kaseki trying to do?

"If you don't mind me asking, but why even mention that in the first place if you believe we aren't trustworthy enough to take there? You could of easily kept that information to yourself, and we wouldn't be the wiser." Malm asked Kaseki as he thought about what the treeman's motive could be

"And for the record, I don't care if I'm working with Dark Mages as long as their willing to help people. The problem is that most are only willing to help themselves at the cost of other lives. And don't forget that I did agree to work with you on a mission when you had offered." He added matter-of-factly.

He then looked over at Artemis. Maybe there was something else he could do after all. "If we can't take her to this guild of yours, I think I've just thought of a way we could afford a room at an inn for her." He said as he put a hand into his pocket. He honestly didn't like the idea, but he couldn't think of any better way he could help the young woman.

"Kaseki tree! Kaseki tree!~" sung Artemis as she hugged Kaseki. And then she fell asleep. Full out asleep, knocked out complete with snoring and drooling. As one could image she wasn't much help in the current conversation. And she was out for a good 10 minutes until.

"I ish not a sleeshp" said Artemis suddenly before falling asleep once more.

Kaseki looked at the girl. He heard the words of the boy and had his head full of thoughts. He picked Artemis up in his arms and begun to carry her away. He looked over at Malm.

He smiled. "Now that was an answer I wanted to hear. So follow me, we shall take this girl to my estate. You are welcome to join the ranks of Dragon Fang, if not, then no harm done."

He begun to walk towards the outskirts of the city. He seemed to carry the wolf girl effortlessly. "We need more people like you Malm. We need people who know what's right for the world, not just themselves."

Malm thought about Kaseki's offer as he followed the treeman. He had to admit, it was a bit tempting. With him currently being a guildless wizard, it could prove useful to have some connections. Yet what would joining Dargon's Fang entail? Kaseki has been pretty vague about what the 'guild' is about. Sure he says that it's to help Fiore, but what exactly did that foretell. Well only one way to find out.

"I have to say, you definitely got my interest. Though I'm afraid I'm gonna need a bit more information about this 'guild' of yours before I can commit myself to joining. No offense, but I just want to know what exactly I'm getting myself into before I make any decisions." Malm told Kaseki as they walked, hoping the tree would understand and comply.

Artemis laid in Kaseki's arms. Not like she had much of a choice. From someone looking out the outside and taking they could look at her animal parts with out disgust, she would look rather cute. Her ears where back, eyes close and her tail was hanging off to the side. One of her canines suck out of her mouth as well. She stirred slightly her in sleep, moving over to her side and chewing on whatever was closest in her sleep.

Kaseki walked on as Artemis started to nibble on his cloak. It was odd to him, this girl was one of the first things that reminded him of the love he once had years ago. He held her and her head brushed up against his chest. He could feel the pressure of her against his metallic-wooden chest. Her ears rubbed against him...

"Dragon Fang stands for three things, well mainly..." he said to his side, hoping Malm was beside him. "The first is Unity. Dragon Fang is a home to all mages who wish to help us in our fight. No one is rejected, we accept everyone, no matter what they have done. We give them redemption." Kaseki continued, "The fight? That is the second, Freedom. By unifying all guilds, Legal and Dark, we eliminate all that is evil and good, only what is right. With this there is no more terror, only peace in Fiore... and with peace, we find ourselves to venture freely in our land." He smiled, "And the last is something I mentioned already... It's acceptance. With these three things we can change the world and cleanse it of the evils. Dragon Fang is our peacekeeper. This is the world that we fight for.

A world where mages fight not because they must, but because they can. It is not a world of violence, but peace. There will be no more mass bloodshed... only peace."

Kaseki started to enter the forest.

"Sure it's a dream, yes it's a long shot... but with the changes... we can still achieve something."

Malm listened as Kaseki explained to him the three foundations that Dragon Fang stood for, and what it's ultimate goal was. "Peace huh? I guess that's a dream I could follow. Though I fear even the most noble of intentions can bring the most dire of results." Malm stated as he made his decision, "Sure, I'll join this group of yours. To be honest with you, it'll be nice to know that I have allies and a place of refuge when needed."

Malm then took a look at Artemis as she was chewing on Kaseki's cloak. "So what about her? Are you gonna extend an invitation to her too when she wakes up, or just let be?" He asked Kaseki curiously. Seeing how she was either drunk or unconscious during their little discussion, he doubted she would remember any of it. Actually, now that Malm thought about it, how would she react to waking up in a strange place she hasn't been in before. Malm knew that he'd probably freak out if he did.

[OOC: For the sake of not repeating of what I just posted again just skip me this go around, not much I can do with Artemis when she is knocked out.]

Kaseki held the girl in his arms as he kicked (lightly) his treehouse door open. Inside it appeared just as an average home. There was the dining room, it was noting more than a park table. The kitchen, which was home to the only technology in the house. In the far corner was a large collection of wood and branches, it was odd. In fact, the whole house was odd, it seemed to be made of the same material Kaseki was made of.

Kaseki opened the door to his room, it was one of several around the house. He lay Artemis on his bed and walked out, leaving the door open.

"Malm, welcome to Dragon Fang, you're welcome to stay in any of the open rooms if you like. We grow a bit everyday. However, don't get to comfortable, before you actually join, we throw a party and tell you a little more with the other members." Kaseki had remained silent until this point. Now he bounced around the home picking things up and checking on both the branches and the girl. He heard he make noises from time to time and wanted to make sure she was alright. "So Malm, why don't you tell me about yourself?" said Kaseki as he poured a strange amber liquid into a glass.

It looked like sap.

As Malm entered the house, he took a second to look at his new surroundings. The whole place looked like it was made from some strange type of wood he had only seen once before. In fact, it looked like the same type of wood that Kaseki's body was covered in. It made Malm curious what exactly Kaseki was, and if there was perhaps a closer connection between him and this house then one may suspect at first glance.

Malm took a sit as Kaseki went into his room and laid Artemis down. He gave a small nod as Kaseki advised him not to get to comfortable. Malm honestly didn't think a party was really needed, but didn't argue as he saw it as a chance to meet some of the other members. He then watched as Kaseki bounced around the house doing whatever it was he was doing before the treeman asked him to talk a bit about himself.

"I'm not sure if there's much to talk about really." Malm said as he sat up in his chair, "Where to begin? I mean, my life at home isn't much to talk about. I learned how to cast magic from my grandmother, while my mother and grandfather use to tell me stories about when they were adventurers. I guess it's part of the reason why I started on this journey in the first place."

Artemis woke up with a yawn. Her head was killing her... how much did she drink? Yeah she remembered drinking something... a ball of something. Wait wasn't there people with her. Her eyes flickered open and she wasn't in a place she remembered. In fact she was in a rather large bed. What exactly happened last night. She got up groggily and made her way out of the bed room and into the main room. This place was weird. It looked like it was made of the same stuff as Kaseki...

Both Malm and Kaseki sat in the main room, both of them happily talking over something. Artemis burned red. Wait, what? Did she? No she couldn't have, could she? She couldn't help but let out a high pitched noise. She quickly covered her mouth but by then it was to late. The pair's attention would now be on her.

"We didn't... umm... you know... uhh... We didn't right?" said Artemis, tripping over her words.

Kaseki blushed. "I... wait... No I didn't, right?" He thought to himself. "The wolf awakens." he said. He turned to Malm to say a few words before getting up, "Malm, then let us have an adventure to tell our children about." Kaseki grabbed the amber drink and walked it over to Artemis, "No my dear, nothing happened. You drank rum and were sent to another mental state. Here, I made this drink for you, it tastes like water, drink it, you'll recover."

Kaseki stood proud, "This is the home of Dragon Fang, home to a great group of heroes." he laughed and looked over at Artemis, "I don't believe you plan to join us, do you?" he asked.

Malm jumped a bit as he heard a high pitch noise. He had quickly looked over towards the direction of the noise to notice that Artemis was up, and covering her mouth. Malm had to admit that he was a bit surprise that she was already awake. He had suspected she would be out for a couple more hours at least.

Artemis then asked something that took Malm a second to figure out what she meant, but when he did, his face began to heat. "Wait... What? No, nothing happened. You just fell unconscious after drinking so much, and we brought you here so you could rest. That's it. Honest" Malm quickly defended, obviously not use to being asked a question like that, or being in this situation

Malm then quickly shook his head trying to think of something to change the subject. He then heard Kaseki say that he didn't believe that Artemis would join them. "Uhh... I don't believe she knows what exactly your talking about Kaseki. She's wasn't uhh... Exactly in her right mind when we were discussing about Dragon Fang." Malm told Kaseki as he rubbed the back of his head. He believed that it would be best to explain exactlu what Dragon Fang was before she made a choice to join them or not.

"Oh... ok..." said Artemis, blushing. She wrapped her arms under her chest, pushing it up slightly. Her cleavage could be clearly seen, her shirt was still unbuttoned from the other night and she hadn't noticed yet.

"Um... I-I guess I would be ok if you guys did anything to me though. So if you do you didn't have to lie. You two seem like nice people and I'm kinda used to stuff happening..." Artemis' face just burned red and she shuffled towards the two and unwrapped her arms. She grabbed the drink from Kaseki and sniffed it. It didn't look like water and it didn't have any smell either. But when she tried it the liquid was tasteless like water.

"P-Probably not... but I don't even know what dragon fang is."

Kaseki pointed a lifeless finger as he whispered to his female guest, "You might kinda wanna, Y'kno... fix that..."

Then he continued to his speech, "Now, I'm not here to force anything upon you. In fact, you are both welcome to leave my home at anytime. However I must at least tell you was Dragon Fang is." he smiled, "It's a dream."

"On this day Dragon Fang has reached out to every guild there is. We have our members belonging everywhere and anywhere. Chances are, next time you go to town, you'll see a member of Dragon Fang. If you go to your guild, you'll find Dragon Fang. We're everywhere.

Now, what is Dragon Fang? Dragon Fang is a society that believes in 3 core concepts. First is acceptance. We believe Dragon Fang is a refuge to all that seek it, a new beginning if you will. The second is unity. Together we must rise. We do what we want individually and have it benefit us as a whole. The third and last is freedom. We put no restraints on you. We believe in a world that will be utterly peaceful, a utopia. We know that this is impossible without some sort of engagement of fighting... and that's where our mixed mages come in.

You see, the first concept, acceptance, has created a place where Dark and Legal mages can find common ground. We do things that we want to do, not what someone tells us to do. The only thing that changes is who you do it for. We do what we want, for the sake of Dragon Fang.

So once again, you are both welcome to leave this home at anytime," Kaseki looked at Artemis, "Although you might want to rest before doing so," then he looked at his guests equally, "But this is my society. This is my family. It may seem insane or even unbelievable... but this this something we have achieved... peace between mages."

Malm looked away with a red face as he noticed Artemis' shirt was still unbuttoned from earlier. While he wanted to suggest to her that she should button up, he didn't knew how to tell her without either of their faces burning up. It seemed that Kaseki beated him to the punch yet again though as he whispered to her to fix that. So Malm decided to just stay quiet on the matter and act as if he hadn't noticed it.

Artemis then went on to say that they could be honest if they did do anything with her. She then went on to say that they seem to be nice and mumble something about her being use to something. While Malm couldn't hear exactly what that something is, he did have a good guess.

"Look. All that happened is that you got drunk and fell unconscious, we went to this house, and Kaseki lied you on the bed before we began talking. If I'm right, you've only been asleep for less then an hour. I would make a joke about it being catnap, but I don't think that's quite appropriate for this situation." Malm told her plainly, trying his best to convince her that nothing happened.

Malm then listened as Kaseki gave his, quite honestly, pretty lengthy summary of what Dragon Fang is. Malm didn't feel like he had anything to add, so he just remained quiet. A small escaped his lips as he took this time to glance around this house. He wondered if the wolf girl would end up joining the group or not. He saw little reason to not join the group, but she might have different views on the matter.

((I have to be honest, I'm starting to notice that Malm isn't really adding anything to this thread :( ))

((I think it would be a good time to start and end it, not sure what else we could do in it.))

Artemis' face burned even brighter and she realized her shirt was unbuttoned and she rushed to fixed the problem. She did listen to what Kaseki said. It sounded like an invite to a guild. And Artemis was not interested in joining a guild just yet, although she did have one in mind. She got up and began to inch for the door.

"Umm... I-I think I'll pass. ThankyouforthehositailyI-I'lljustbegoingnowbye!" said Artemis quickly before shooting out the door like a bullet. Even the thought of being around lots of people began to make her nervous.


((Artemis has left))

Kaseki watched as the wolf girl leave. He was disappointed and displeased. "Perhaps she misunderstood..." he said lightly. He looked out of the window and saw the sun setting, he knew what time it was.

There was a knock at the door, and in a moment, a familiar face emerged. "Kaseki, we're going to be missing the party" he said. It was Xiaowei, the girl who had given Kaseki the bottle from before.

Kaseki smiled as he passed a paper note to Malm. "If you truly wish to join Dragon Fang, then meet me in Joya. This is a map of the place as well as how to get there." Kaseki stood up and walked to the girl. They simply grasped hands... "Don't destroy the tree house, my friend... Long Live Dragon Fang."

And in a bright flash, the two vanished.

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OOC: Xiaowei can teleport. XD

Well it seemed Artemis had decided against joining Dragon Fang right before. It was kindof a shame as Malm would have liked to know the girl a bit more. Especially when she wasn't drunk. Oh well...

Kaseki mentioned something about Artemis probably misunderstanding what exactly Dragon Fang is before the strange woman from earlier reappeared. She mentioned something about them missing a party. Kaseki smiled as he passed a note to Malm with a short explanation that he should head to Joya if he was still serious about joining Dragon Fang. Then, with that said, he and the woman vanished.

"Huh? Joya. It sounds kindof familiar. Could it be the name of a nearby city by any chance?" He wondered aloud before he looked at the map Kaseki gave him. When he did, however, his face dropped. "Wait? Joya is a different country! How does he expect me to get there when I don't even have money to pay for an inn." He asked as he collapsed onto the couch defeated. He honestly had no idea how he would ever be able to travel all that way.

Also, to make matter's even worse, Malm got a good feeling that the party Xiaowei was talking about them almost missing was the one Kaseki mentioned earlier that he wanted Malm to attend. Just perfect...

[And with that depressing note, I believe this is the end of the thread.]