Post by makotetsuhana on Jul 29, 2008 5:10:45 GMT -5
Rai awoke in his room. It was maybe an hour or two past dawn. He stretched lazily in his bed before finally standing and washing his face in the basin the inn had provided for him. He hadn't the time for a bath so he simply washed what he could with the simple basin. Having done what he could he put a simple shirt and pants on and walked down the stairs past the guys room, to where Gracia was waiting for him with a steaming cup of tea and what appeared to be breakfast. Gracia waited patiently for him to finish knowing he was worse than a rabid bear when interrupted while eating. In fact, a couple people had been fried to cinders because they saw fit to attack during meal times.
After finishing his meal he motioned for Gracia to sit across from him and and brief him on everything he needed to know. She gave him every bit of information he had asked for from how deep his bow should be to which fork he should use when if offered a meal. He decided on his favorite royal purple doublet with the matching black pants and boots. Not too modest but neither was it too showy.
It was here though the real conversation began. "Gracia, I had an encounter last night that seemed a little odd. I came across a young girl all alone in the rougher part of town. The thing was, she didn't seem at all dirty but all together out of place. The scenery didn't mesh well with her. When I addressed her and tried to engage her in conversation she was rather guarded and suspicious. It was almost like she was being...hunted. She didn't look it but she was very observant of everything around her. I placed a tracker on her so I could find her later. What do you think of this?"
Gracia sat in quiet contemplation for a little bit. Knowing Rai as intimately as a lover, she knew that when he noticed things like this it was very important. He didn't ask for advice about nothing. "Well sir, from what I can gather she seems almost like a runaway. She might be the child of a noble that has run away from home. I'll make some quiet inquiries while we are at the castle and see what I can find out. Should I have Lianth and Jestor sneak around see what they can find?"
Rai took all of a second to think about it. "No. If this was our country maybe but we are here on a diplomatic mission of peace. We can't afford to have that compromised because of a runaway child. Have them ask the servants quietly while you probe the nobles. Sometimes the walls really can talk." Having given his orders he left it to Gracia to get the others in line while he went to change. Talking to nobles was never fun.
After finishing his meal he motioned for Gracia to sit across from him and and brief him on everything he needed to know. She gave him every bit of information he had asked for from how deep his bow should be to which fork he should use when if offered a meal. He decided on his favorite royal purple doublet with the matching black pants and boots. Not too modest but neither was it too showy.
It was here though the real conversation began. "Gracia, I had an encounter last night that seemed a little odd. I came across a young girl all alone in the rougher part of town. The thing was, she didn't seem at all dirty but all together out of place. The scenery didn't mesh well with her. When I addressed her and tried to engage her in conversation she was rather guarded and suspicious. It was almost like she was being...hunted. She didn't look it but she was very observant of everything around her. I placed a tracker on her so I could find her later. What do you think of this?"
Gracia sat in quiet contemplation for a little bit. Knowing Rai as intimately as a lover, she knew that when he noticed things like this it was very important. He didn't ask for advice about nothing. "Well sir, from what I can gather she seems almost like a runaway. She might be the child of a noble that has run away from home. I'll make some quiet inquiries while we are at the castle and see what I can find out. Should I have Lianth and Jestor sneak around see what they can find?"
Rai took all of a second to think about it. "No. If this was our country maybe but we are here on a diplomatic mission of peace. We can't afford to have that compromised because of a runaway child. Have them ask the servants quietly while you probe the nobles. Sometimes the walls really can talk." Having given his orders he left it to Gracia to get the others in line while he went to change. Talking to nobles was never fun.