Jadae sighed as Jack left. He became lost in the meandering crowds, and Jadae turned to face Arethin, Angalos, and Anuion. Arethin seemed to firmly believe in the story now, yet it seemed he fought an inner battle over some aspect of the journey. Anuion would be useful on the journey, with his skills as a ranger. Jadae wasn't sure about Angalos, though.
"I'm going," Jadae commented, and waited for some sort of acknowledgement.
"I will go too. It seems it will come in handy to have a ranger along with you. I'll see you at the 'Rusty Hilt'," With that, Anuion left the smithy. Whether he went right to the pub, or to some other place, Jadae didn't know.
"I'm not sure if I will go. I will think about it though," Angalos added.
"Well, if you show up at the Rusty Hilt, we'll know what you decided...right?" Jadae said, and began to close up shop.
"I...I'll be there," Arethin finished, with an unsure voice.
Jadae nodded and watched as Angalos and Arethin left the shop. Jadae began to pack her things. She lived in a small back room of her shop, for she hadn't seen her parents in a long time. Jadae had a friend in a shop nearby, and Jadae offered to let him use her shop until she came back. He agreed, but said that he would rather call it 'safeguarding' her shop. He assured her that many would be upset when they found she had taken a 'vacation'.
As Jadae stood outside her shop, she remembered how many cheap jobs it had taken for her to earn the money to buy the shop. Then she shook her head and began the walk to The Rusty Hilt.
[ January 30, 2003: Message edited by: Aylwen Dreamsong ]
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