Theifs Gamble (Arika)

[Shinobarion]

Kash was leaning against the wall of an ally way eating on an apple that he had stolen earlier today. He watched as he saw poor and suspicious folks slink in and out of buildings, even there were some scantly clad women hanging outside of their homes seeing what customers they could bring in for the day. "another day in this shit stained town" he said as he took a bite of his apple. he soon began to take another bite but paused as he saw something that put a quizical look on his face. He saw a well dressed woman wander into this town, "well thats new...." he said as he dropped the apple and watched the strange women enter the town.

 

[Arika Harika]

Araki walked into the town confused as ever on where she had ended up at this time. "I wonder where the local guard is? I need to talk to him to see if i could get someone to help me find my way back to the right side of the kingdom." Araki wondered out loud before walking around at many of the different stalls that marketkeepers and stall owners were calling out to her to come buy their stuff in.

 

[Shinobarion]

Kash would watch her explore the town a bit before sneaking and following her. once he was sure she was lost he would walk towards her slowly and placed a hand on her shoulder. "excuse me miss....you don't seem to be from around these parts" he said with a soft smile on his face. "i go by Kash...or K for short...and your name is?" he asked as he made quick examinations with his eyes. She was a good looking woman..too good looking, he thought she might of been a traveler of some sort.

 

[Arika Harika]

She yelped a little at the sudden touch on her shoulder as she pulled away from him. Obviously, she was very startled by this mans sudden approach towards her from out of nowhere like this. Especially in this part of the kingdom, If she was even in the kingdom anymore. Holding her purse close to her as to not let anyone try and steal it from her, cut purses rant rampant all over the place in a area like this. "You aren't here to try and steal my coin purse from me or something are you?" She said as she tried to appear tough and not anxious at all, like she had been there all the time and was a regular down in these types of areas. But was doing a terrible job at it.

Her pearl necklace around her neck looked like the girl probably was the child of someone very important or at least, very very rich.
But unlike most others of her social status, She had a wandering streak that wasn't scared out of her as a small, impressionable child with stories of how savage the people outside the other ruling families and other upper classes were.
Instead it made her concerned for them. Maybe if she could help them? Teach them how to be civilized like her. Teach them how to be proper people. Then maybe everything didn't have to be so bad. I mean, its not their fault like they can help it they were raised the way they were anyway, but if they would be willing to learn from her. She would be more than happy to teach them.

 

[Shinobarion]

Kash raised his hands up to expose his palms to her. "no no just a passer by and notice you" he said as he put up a warm smile. "im no thief ma'am...though you don't seem to be from here?" he asked as he looked at her pearls. "are you new to the kingdom by any chance?" he asked trying to get more information .

 

[Arika Harika]

"New here? Before i answer your question, can i ask you a few questions first? What kingdom is this? Where can i find lodging for the night? Then also the most important one of all, Where can i find a few adventurers for hire to do something for me? You see, i need some assistance with something that i seemingly can't do by myself." She asked as she riddled through her bag for something to pay him with if she needed to hire him or bribe him for something or not to do something if it came to that. " What is your name in its entirety Kash? What do you do around here for a living? Do you usually just enjoy scaring the daylights out of all the women?" She said as she looked over him for any sign of someone she may know from somewhere before she decides to trust him or not.

 

[Shinobarion]

Kash smiled at her questions and began to raise his hand to attempt to answer her questions. "im sort of an adventurer perhaps we should talk more at an inn i can lead you to a nice one if you'd follow me" he said as he began to walk past her to go deeper into the city stopping ocassionally to see if she'd follow him. he soon stopped at a small in that was well kept. "here we are Kelo Kingdom's finest inn..." he said as he began to open the door's to the inn. The innkeeper was dozing off at his desk as Kash walked in and set down 2 gold coins from his pocket on the desk. The Inn keeper would wake up and just nod his head to Kash as Kash would lead her to a two bedroom and soon sit down on the right side bed and stretch. "now then i believe you had questions?" he said with a smile.

 

[Arika Harika]

Araki looked at him with a suprised look. "All the nobles ever told me was that you all acted like savages and weren't worth keeping around but you have been very kind to me." She stated before saying that she had several questions to ask. "Where is the nearest guardsmen post? I need to talk to some of the Local Guardsmen. But first I need you to tell something honestly first. What kingdom are we in right now? I need to know before i go talk to anyone important." She said as she played with her pearls nervously. She wanted to make sure she wasn't in enemy territory before revealing herself to be royalty from another kingdom if she really was somewhere else entirely. How did she always end up so lost like this?

 

[Shinobarion]

Kash gave a soft sigh as he looked down at the ground. "well...this kingdom is known as the Keloado...and its not too friendly to certain outsiders...even if i sent you to a guardsmen post they would wouldn't think twice to use you like some of the street girls here..." he said as he looked up at Araki. "the nobles were right to tell you that we can be a bit savage like...but they were half right...you ran into me after all. " he said with a smile.

 

[Arika Harika]

She looked very concerned with his his previous statements. "Oh, you really think the guardsmen here would get away with such things? My Father wouldn't stand for it, he would hire assassins to hunt them down if he couldn't get them punished diplomatically. He would not tolerate such actions towards me or my other siblings or especially my other sisters. I am very important to him you know. I would say one thing to them though about that, I'm well, don't tell anyone, but I'm a bit a slut myself actually, I usually daydream about doing a few street things sometimes but I know that none of that ever works out in the long run, especially if i got pregnant." Akari said with great concern towards the words of her newcoming friend here at the inn.

 

[Shinobarion]

Kash would sit quietly listening to the young girl. When she mentioned her small fantasy his eyebrow would perk up. "i now see your not truly from around here...things like hiring assassins and the like...those deals happen here...why here...your free to be who ever you desire..." he said as he gave a playful smile. "so even if you truly wished to...you could be that street girl you always desired...no one to judge you...no one to tell you its indecent...for it is the norm here" he said now resting his head on his hand smiling at the young woman.

 

[Arika Harika]

Yeah, well i heard it in bits and rumors. No one ever talks about that stuff around me. I was not the type you talked about those things around or else father would get very angry at them. No one talked about that around me or my siblings. My Brothers were a different story though when we got older. They were expected to "Act like men now and be real protectors for your other siblings." I don't get why men back where i came from are told to put their whole lives away for the protection of their sisters and wives. My brothers should have been given a choice on how to run their life just like i did. But that isn't how things are run where im from." Akira said to him as she got up from where they were sitting. "If i did decide to do that. I would never be able to go back to where I'm from. I am afraid i like the comforts my status affords me more than i like the idea of doing that." Akira says as she works on a piece of sheet music. It appears to be a syphony of instruments and quire pieces for a song she is writing to go with it. It is written in a completely different language as she mutters it under her breath quietly saying each word as she writes it out.

 

[Shinobarion]

Kash would sit and listen to her sing and keep quiet all the while thinking more and more of what to do with this girl. he couldn't give up on something so nice to other people in the town. As he continued to watch her, he began to look in his bag counting his coin from his latest job. he was paid well but was only enough for a few bits a food and 2 stays at this inn. "tell you what...how about i help you get back home?" he said with a smile.

 

[Arika Harika]

"Ok, well, i would love it if you would help show me around." Akari said as she held her purse close to her, "I still don't trust you though." Akira said to him as she got up from the table. "I don't know if your just being nice to me in hopes of getting some coin out of it later or not. I mean yes, there will be coin, but I'm still not sure if can trust you or not considering your not from my kingdom at all and I'm not sure how to react to what you said earlier." Akari said to her new friend here with a scared tone of voice. "Come to think of it, Where do the streetgirls go to collect people and how would i best act as one to go get laid sometime?" Akari said to him, wanting to get laid before she went back to being a royal somewhere that was told how to act dress talk and eat all the time.

 

[Shinobarion]

Kash raises and eyebrow at her last comment and set down his coin bag. "they normally hang out on the corner of cheep inns...normally at night you can see a few around this inn as well...if your looking to get laid i can be your first customer" he said as he gave a small chuckle. "i kid i kid" he said giving a small laugh.

 

[Arika Harika]

"Well, this is a cheap inn, so maybe i can go look for someone later. It will be the first time and the last time any of you sort will feel royalty on you" She muttered those last parts to herself personally in her head as she goes over each of her other parts. "So, can we get a room? It is getting dark. You know anywhere, a bit more expensive for me to stay at? I can pay for it no problem. It's just that i don't feel comfortable staying in here. It's too crowded and i don't like crowds. They make me nervous. and i don't like them.