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[CrimsonEon]

Olison's head nodded slowly as he looked down.
: "Aye. I would think the same." The paladin hitched his horse to a nearby post, leaving him contentedly munching away at the ground "When all this is over, Prixima and her lot dealt with and all, I think I'll be heading back home. Maybe for good."

[SeriousConcentrate]

"I wish I had advice to give! Ami and I... this is the first one where... well, there's no way to make myself sound good on this one."

"This is the first time I've wanted a relationship beyond someone's bed or money for a night."

"But maybe that's what matters most. Just being honest and sincere with the person you love. To trust them. To love them for who they are."

"I suppose that's the best advice I can give for keeping a woman, although I can't pretend I know anything about it. Unless you were asking about, eh, 'other' relationship things. In which case I'm going to sit down and we'll have a much quieter, more serious conversation."

[Blade Master Model 42]

Valor's shoulders drooped. "Oh. I was just hoping for advice. I've never... Seyena is the only woman I've ever loved. Besides my mother, I mean. And that was kind of different." Valor ran a hand through his hair distractedly. "I uh, kind of have absolutely no idea what I'm doing."

[SeriousConcentrate]

"Oh. You've never...? Yeah, I think this is going to be 'sit down and talk' time..."

Chris pulled up the chair closest to Valor and sat down so he could talk quietly enough that Valor could hear him but no one else in the bar could.

"Now, I got paid for this by women more than a few times, so I like to think I know what I'm talking about in this area..."

*time passes*

"...and it's pretty important to remember to pay attention to that..."

*time passes*

"...well, no, you don't HAVE to, but..."

*time passes*

"...don't ask for the money right away, that's just poor manners. Wait. Forget that last part, that's not relevant at all..."

*time passes*

"...and that's about all I can tell you without you getting some practice in, I think. It's probably a lot to take in, so I'd be happy to clarify anything if you want me to."

[Blade Master Model 42]

Valor sort of just sat in disbelief once Chris had finished. After a few moments, his mouth started moving- Though it still took him longer than usual to actually produce words. "So, how would I bring this up, I guess? I mean, she said I've got the girl, that's a good sign, right? How would I approach the subject?"

[SeriousConcentrate]

"Well, hmm. It's different for each person, of course. Some would prefer it to be talked about or asked for openly, like both myself and Ami. Some might go about it more subtly, romantically - a kiss here or there, perhaps a caress, a whispered suggestion when no one is looking..."

Chris raised his eyebrow.

"I can't claim I know Seyena even half as well as you do. You'll have to figure out the approach on your own. But! If she says you already got the girl, then maybe she's just waiting for you to suggest some alone time. When you do ask, do so with confidence."

He grinned.

"You know, she's over there right now. Looking a bit lonely. Go ahead, go to her, order her a drink. Flirt with her a bit. And then... well... I'll leave what you ask and how up to you, but I think you get where I'm going with this."

[Xanmyral]

@Olison

Sal hopped off of Ormm, the wyvern barely registering his lack of being in the saddle beyond a glance at him before going back to tasting the air.

"Oi think Oi can understan' tha'. Home's where the heat is," he joked with an old Berebian phrase, "But Oi think Oi much prefer the other sayin' mahself, tha' its where the heart is."

"Oi can' say Oi know why yer ah mercenary, but Oi can guess. Fame an' fortune may brin' some ta 'ere, but not all o' us. This loife ain' somethin' one can keep though, not fer long. Yer ah good man, Olison, an' ah home is deserved fer all good men."

"Yah got ah loife o' peace ta look forward ta; rejoice fer yah yah should enjoy it. Oi thank yah fer tellin' me this, an' its been an honor knowin' yah Olison." The wyvern knight out stretched his hand to Olison.

"Course, don' be thinkin' Oi won' hold yah ta seein' those mountain, hahaha."

[Blade Master Model 42]

"Yeeeee-eah. Definitely know what I'm doing." Valor suddenly shook his head sharply.

"Hang on, what the heck am I even thinking about this for? Ernest has her marked for death, I shouldn't be thinking of... That stuff right now. Later. Definitely later. But right now, more important things." Valor raised his hand up in the air, and waved Seyena over to him.

[SeriousConcentrate]

Chris nodded.

"I can see your point, but let me put it this way. If you're in the same room as her, and I'm in the hallway keeping watch, then that's two people Ernest would have to go through to get to her. And if things were to happen between the pair of you during the night, well, that's a risk you're willing to take, right?"

[CrimsonEon]

Olison let out a single laugh, clasping Sal's hand briefly with a shake.
: "Heh. I would count on it. But don't think I'll be running off right away..." He nodded, pulling his hand back "But ultimately it's going to be something I need to do.
Olison's gaze turned back to steel, looking past Sal.
: "I had a talk with Mannan back when we were in his territory. According to him, my Lord... Former Lord, had passed away in the summer. And with it, his holdings have grown ever more contested. There's a political rift, and my old home is caught right in the center." Olison looked off in the distance towards Matilda, "When I left, I left a lot of people with it. I may have crossed paths with some now, but there are doubtless those who have stayed. The farmhands, the lowly retainers, are they scattered to the wind? Or were their roots too strong to be uplifted?"
He shook his head vigorously.
: "Grh. Well, this is no time to be talking about theories. We have a battle to fight come next morning, after all."

[Xanmyral]

Sal followed Olison's gaze to Matilda, listening with rapt attention.

"Now, don' be thinkin' tha'. Remember what yer foightin' fer, what yer bleedin' an' workin' fer. Even if'in 'ey may jus' be thea-ore-eis," the man butchered the pronouncement of the word quite viciously, "'ey're somethin' ta remember 'cause 'ey're down roight easy ta forget sometoimes."

Salvatore looked at others in the group around him for a quiet moment before looking back at Olison. "Nothin' droives ah man further than ah memory, ah future, 'er ah callin'. Ta darker paths, 'er broighter roads, an' some ah twistin' o' the two. Some 'ere foight fer 'eir homes, some ta go back, an' others ta get it back. Some fer friends an' love, others fer roight causes an' moral standin's. We 'ave ah foight tomorrow, ah important one, one tha' will determine all o' our fates."

"There ain' no greater toime than tha' ta think o' what yer foightin' fer. 'Ey ain' distractions, 'eir what gives us our strength."

"We 'ave homes ta get ta, friends by our sides, an' ah roightous cause ta give us floight! This Prixi ain' gonna stand ah chance 'gainst us."

[Haspen]

@Greglotte:

"So be it." Mannan raised his hands slightly.

"The Dragon watches this ceremony through my eyes. It is a ceremony to bind two people together, and may nothing bar death separate them. Do you, Gregor von Hexham, agree to take this woman as your wife, to care for her and protect the children she will give you? Do you, Charlotte Braxis, agree to take on the name Von Hexham, and to care for Gregor's homestead, and to provide him with children, and to never leave his side? If you both agree, say 'yes', and you will be bound by the oath of marriage from now on."

@Alexander:

"Oh, that one? To make sure that bad mages don't knock you down that often, my little cherry knight. You have tendency to fall down during any kind of magical onslaught."

[Powder Miner]

"Heheh, well yeah, that's true. ...It's been a looong journey, you know... I mean, you've been in the group for about as long as I have, so I guess I don't exactly need to tell you, but we've come so far. Since I was foisted off from Marpa's unit... Say, how did you come to meet our group?"

[Haspen]

@Alexander:

"Aww, you don't remember? We've met right here, it was half a year ago? When the Berebians attacked the city in that surprise assault. You guys asked me to give you a lift back to Kesselring castle. I will remember to buy you a memory tonic, you're getting senile whilst young. Wait, you never told me your age, sweetheart!"

[Powder Miner]

"Well, I remember that much, I just hadn't known how you got to Fezzan! As for age, I'm probably 22."