A meeting of Fate

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Galius
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Frost 12th, 120 AS Galius had decided that he wanted tea. But he wasn't skilled at making it himself. Which meant it was time for him to go out and head to the tea shop. A chance to do some more people watching. But this time Galius was planning on doing some work. He needed to continue with his studies, less he fall behind and feel ashamed. He hadn't traveled from his family to be branded as a failure. More then some already believed he was anyway. So the man had purchased some ink and a quill. As well as a small journal to write in. Strolling down the cobbled streets until he stood in front of Rose's Teashop. The man slipped in, ordered some tea and took a seat at a table far enough away from the door.

Opening the journal to the first page. Galius placed the quill on the table and the ink as well. Dipping the pen into the ink before he began scribbling across the paper. Absentmindedly sipping at the tea as he went. The quill only leaving the page when he had to re-dip it in the ink. Mumbling to himself now and then as he wrote. If one were to look over his shoulder. They would see a mix of lists and paragraphs. Everything from shopping lists for 'projects' to slightly more in depth comments about certain people that he had met.

Though this would look like nothing more than scribblings of a mad Orkhan. They made since to him. It was an exercise of sorts. Writing whatever came across his mind. Working at memories and keeping them recorded. Eventually he would come back to them. Transfer them to another tome of some sort and make them more easier to follow. But for now he continued the scribbling.
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Sumerki
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A Meeting of Fate
12th of Frost, 120 AoS

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‘Ok, don’t panic, they’re here somewhere…’

That same mantra ran on repeat in Sumerki’s head as he rummaged his pockets, various little trinkets jingling with his search. His pace remained casual, though, despite the increasingly aggressive nibble on his bottom lip.

Fingers curling around an array of things, he pulled his hand out and opened his palm. Lips pursed, Sumerki’s eyes darted from one item to the next - none of which were the few coins he knew he grabbed before he left. He had grabbed them, hadn’t he? He paused, pondering. Eyes downcast, he ran the last hour over again, a scramble of pieces.

“Hmmm.”

He ‘organized’ a few things, if that was even the right thing to call it. Read a little, but couldn’t focus on that when he knew there were still errands to run. That’s when he decided to head out. But on the way out, had he grabbed the coins carelessly tossed on his desk. He wondered, as he stared down at the crumpled paper scraps and … were those pebbles or old breadcrum- ‘It doesn’t matter.’ Sumerki dropped it all back in his pocket.

As he picked up his steady, slow walk once more, he gave his other pocket a second check - he had a bad habit of overlooking things. So focused on his digging, his legs moved on their own, doing the minimum required to keep to the same path. His eyes remained on the ground beneath his feet as the tips of his fingers finally skimmed over something promising. The man pinched the object and raised it for inspection.

Well, it was money at the very least. A single silver piece, so not quite what he was looking for, and he wasn’t even sure when or how that had gotten there. Regardless, it was more than enough for a bit of mint. Then, he could finally get some reading done.

The Siltori finally ceased his aimless walking, raising his head for the first time in a solid minute. He scanned the area with pressed lips.

‘Shit.’

It was fine, he needed only to retrace his steps. Sumerki spun on the ball of his foot before taking a single step and stopping once more. He wasn’t the best with directions; there was a chance an attempt at heading back would get him turned around in a third direction, and he really didn’t want this to take longer than necessary.

He spun again, but this time, immediately to the first building to his left. He strolled in, not even bothering to look for a sign. Standing in the entrance, he took one quick glance around at the patrons seated through the establishment.

“I hate to intrude on all of your fine folk, but would anyone care to point me in the direction of the nearest herbal merchant?”


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