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Tobias laughed lightly, shaking his head," I don't understand you." He shook his head again," I don't know about saying whatever comes first to me. I've always had to think first." He tilted his head," Although not by choice." He admitted."Do, any questions you've got?" He asked. Then he laughed merrily again," I guess that's a question too." He jested.


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"I'll take that as a compliment?" Cyrene chuckled awkwardly. Then she rolled her shoulders into a shrug, putting a little skip into her step in attempt to cover her slight stumble. "I mean, sure. I have a.. list of infinitesimal questions." She narrowed her eyes. "Wrong word. Infinitesimal doesn't mean fair in size-" The rogue scoffed at herself, scrunching her nose. "Scratch that! Yes, I guess I have questions. What were you like as a kid? And you make it sound like you aren't afraid of death? Why is that?"

Tobias smiled softly," Well, I guess I'll answer them one at a time." He nodded to himself," So the first one,as a kid?" He quoted with a sarcastic smile," Whatya think I am? An adult?" He grinned even wider before laughing," Sorry, I know what you mean." He tilted his head thinking before looking down and giving Duke a gentle pat. He brought his gaze back up to Cyrene," Well, I suppose I was a bit of a prankster." He grinned." I mean, If you could blink in and put of existence I can only imagine the mischief you would cause." He laughed, not trying to be rude, just trying to make make humor," I often stole things. Until the collar anyway." He admitted." I think I still have a piece of that really important magic chalk." He tilted his head, trying to remember. He nodded before plunging his hand deep within one of his many pockets. He pulled it out with a victorious smile," Here!" He told her. He drew in the air with it. The chalk dust stayed in the air and then began to glow. Tobias blew on it and the dust landed on a plant. The plant grew about half an inch before it shrank back sown. He shrugged nonchalantly," Lost a bit of its potency when it broke." He smiled impishly," But boy was it fun to steal it."

Then his smile dropped, his expression becoming more serious." Not fearing death. No, I don't. And any true elf wouldn't. There are those that don't follow our religion but they go..." His brow furrowed as he thought. He looked down to her," I guess I don't know what happens to them." He shrugged," Anyway, from a young age we're taught that our God Lothfalas is watching over us, helping us. He's the one that made us." He gave her a look that obviously stated that he believed otherwise," Supposedly. But it does rub off on you even if you don't believe entirely." He shrugged," And I guess I don't entirely disbelieve in it, it's just that I don't know if I can really put that kind of trust in someone besides myself." He smiled apologetically," Sorry, that sounds pretty cynical doesn't it?" He asked her.



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Cyrene, slowly, nodded and processed the information she was given. Though, she did smile, roll her eyes, and scoff at his joke. She waved a hand, too, but she reminded herself not to interrupt. If the word disrespectful was labeled over her name, she would attempt to get rid of that rather quickly. It brought an unfamiliar yet recognized feeling to her mind, the thought of disappointment or disrespect, but she chose to brush it off, once again. She was the kind of person who ignored their problems until forced to face them, and that was the ( harsh ) truth.

Suddenly, she nearly recoiled when he drew something from his pocket, the small movement startling her. It wasn’t that she was frightened by it, exactly. It had just caught her off-guard. Nonetheless, she chuckled at her own silly action. Tobias didn’t seem like the type of person to stab someone in the back after befriending them, right? Her brows furrowed. How could she have second thoughts about this? About him? She didn’t- and shouldn’t- have anything against him. And she was letting him ride Duke!

“No, no, not at all!” Cyrene drew a breath. “Though I can’t relate- nor understand- where exactly you’re coming from, let alone talking about-” She nervously chuckled. “-I guess I have the same thought process. I don’t entirely have a lot of beliefs or a religion, either. I mean, there were stories I was told by my tutor and a few other people I used to know, but I don’t entirely believe them. Well, most of them, anyways.” The redhead shrugged. “Besides, a little independence never hurts once in a while, right?”

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Tobias nodded," Independence." He repeated as if tasting the word for the first time. He was unsure if he liked it. After all he had spent most of his life living under the wing of the council. He had noticed her reaction to him pulling out the chalk. He gave her an inquisitive look, unsure of why she would start at such a small action. He raised an eyebrow," What kind of beliefs do you believe?" He asked." You said most of them. So, what ones do you believe?" He explained his question fully.

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“Well,” The redhead blinked, tucking her hands into the pockets of her leather pants, “I don’t.. I mean..” She shrugged her shoulders again and pinched her brows together. “Reincarnation. I was told once a person dies, their spirit doesn’t. And they just kinda.. reform as another life source, but what it is exactly depends on who they are and what they did.” Cyrene yawned, running a hand through her hair. “Pfft! I can’t imagine what I would turn out to be, in my next life. I mean, if what I was told is true, of course.” Then she looked towards Tobias. “It’s sort of ridiculous, isn’t it? Not that I am disrespecting anyone-” She quickly paused, lowered herself, and patted the ground four times, which was something she was taught to do when speaking of these sorts of things. It resembled nature and peace spiritually, the number four did. Quickly, she raised her posture and continued walking. “-but stuff like that sounds like it would come out of some of the stories I was told as a kid, y’know?”

Tobias chuckled quietly to himself," You'd be a raccoon." He told her before explaining," They're trashy, thieves, and they aren't too intelligent." He joked." What was that?" He asked," The pats, on the ground? Something to do with reincarnation? Or are you hitting a worm?" He asked, pretending to be rather unsure of her sanity. After all, what's a good friendship without a little teasing?" Perhaps it's not a worm, but rather..." He pointed his finger in the air as an epiphany hit him," Its a rabid leaf." He nodded, as if that explained everything," You were hitting a rabid leaf."

Cyrene snorted, struggling to breathe due to the laughter for a moment, “A raccoon? I beg to differ! Though, that is a very accurate definition of me, now that I think about it. But- hey!- I may not be the smartest, but I’m definitely not the stupidest, either. I just have too much confidence and not enough will to learn,” She grinned. Though, she couldn’t help but laugh a little more at his accusations. “Despite the rabid leaves and worms secretly planning their attacks, I wasn’t hitting them, no. Not this go-round.” She snickered. “It was a way to respectfully apologize to nature, I suppose that’s how I could explain it. Fours taps means peace and nature. I mean, I know it sounds like I’m insane, but I guess I’ll add that to the list under ‘cocky’ and ‘more-than-likely-a-raccoon’.” Cyrene chuckled, shaking her head slightly as she did.

Tobias chuckled for another few moments," Not this go-round." He shook his head. " So you're.... Petting it?" He asked not understanding her explanation. He understood animals, If you pet them then they don't act up. And it calms them down. He wasn't so sure he understood petting the ground but, he shrugged, everybody's got their thing, right? Maybe it really did help. He smirked, next time he tripped over a root he would have to try it." So, the raccoon is waiting a little while before she attacks the rabid worms and leaves?" He asked jokingly.

Cyrene thought for a moment, pausing before speaking, "Well.. Oh! It's a sign of respect to bow to someone who has higher power, right?" She clasped her hands together, proud she was finally able to think of something. "It's basically- almost- the same thing. So, as I was talking, I said something about disrespect, so I just wanted them to know-" She held out her hands by her waist, palms down. She spoke slowly and carefully. "I didn't mean anything by it. Alright? Good." Then the redhead looked up at the elf again with a smile. "And, yes, I'm is planning on waiting before getting my revenge on those small creatures!" She awkwardly paused, laughed, and furrowed her brows. "And leaves, I guess!"

Tobias chuckled," So, when are you going to attack them, eh?" He asked her between laughs." Are you going to find a poison? Or are you waiting until you can get more allies to attack them?" He asked her. He tilted his head for a moment as if listening," Ah, I hear them." He grinned," They're getting ready to attack you." He nodded several times, as if nodding made it true. Then he asked," Any other questions?"

“Ah, good question,” Cyrene looked around, lowering her voice to a whisper. “Whenever they least expect it. But, yes, I’m going to gather allies before I attack. Just in case they fire back, I’ll have back-up; more raccoons. They’ll never know what hit them!” She chuckled, but then she quickly looked around and cupped her hands around her mouth. “Aye! Y’all better watch out! I’m comin’ for ya!” Then, slipping back into a somewhat more serious tone, Cyrene smiled. “Alright.. Since I’m apparently a raccoon, what animal do you see yourself as?”

Tobias chuckled quietly to himself, covering his mouth with a half gloved hand. Half gloved because it was only an archery glove, meant to protect your index, middle, and ring fingers from the bowstring, and not your other fingers. He calmed himself and thought for a moment before answering," Well," He started unsurely," I suppose I've never thought about that before. " Then he grinned mischeviously." Yunno, I told you what animal you are," He stopped, looking up while thinking," Er... would be. I think." He shrugged, unsure of what the correct answer was." No matter." He said with an uncaring flutter of his hand," you should tell me what I am." He finished with a grin.

"Ah," Cyrene ducked her head into a single nod, making a simple noise to acknowledge she had heard what he said. There was a small amount of silence that followed. Suddenly, after a moment of thought put forward, she looked up and snapped her fingers. She looked Tobias up and down, offered a warm smile to him, and placed one hand on her hip ( the one not causing the limp, preferably ). "An elk. Whilst they symbolize strength and stamina, they also resemble patience and relationships with others." She then grinned with a tilt of her head. "Not to mention they can be slightly intimidating at first, but they mean no harm in the end."

Tobias raised a sarcastic eyebrow, " An elk huh?" He asked."I'm intimidating?" He queried innocently. He tilted his head back and forth." I'm patient?" He continued his list of queries." Strength and stamina I can see. Relationships with others. Hmmm... I suppose." He shrugged," Your pretty nice, in comparison to your companion." He nodded to shoe his gratitude.

"I'll be honest with you, Tobias," Cyrene exhaled, glancing towards him, "I thought you were.. some sort of menace at first, but you're not half bad." She said that with a smile, hoping it would be taken lighter than it sounded. "Patient? Yes. Well, from what I have seen anyways. Though, you tread lightly, almost as if you were walking on ice that could break at any moment, but wouldn't." She shrugged, but she was quick to follow her words with some sort of panic in her tone. "I mean- No offense. That would.. I didn't mean it like that. Gah! I knew I should have studied Irish instead of English." The joke was meant to point out that she was terrible with words, and she hoped it did that clear enough. She took a breath before settling. "But thank you, I guess. For the 'you're nice'-" She did air quotations with a smile. "-part. That's definetely not something you hear everyday. And I suppose you're..delightful, if that's the right word for it. "

Tobias raised an eyebrow," Treading on thin ice?" He asked, he knew the meaning of the figure of speech he wasn't sure it applied to him. He also wasn't sure about being a menace. He was a young blonde haired elf, How much more trustworthy and honest looking can you get? Then he realized what she had said," Half bad? You mean I am close to half bad? " He asked, taking offense, or atleast pretending to.

"N-No.. That's not what I.." Her voice trailed off as she fumbled with her words, attempting to find the write thing to say. Ice. What was she saying about ice? "Not.. in a bad way? More of a 'you-care-about-what-other-people-are-feeling-and-don't-want-to-tilt-the-bottle-over', if that even makes sense. But- uhm- that's a good thing, to care about others!" She nodded. Cyrene, slowly, reached out a shaking hand towards Duke, brushing her fingers over his neck. She didn't want to upset him. She didn't mean to. "And, no, you're not pad. Not even by a half a chance. I just.. You..?" She nodded towards him with a furrowed brows, obviously confusing herself. "You're a good person. I don't think I mean it.. like that. Apologies! I don't even understand what I'm saying- or.. trying to say, preferably- anymore."

Tobias pulled up the cowl of his hood moodily. He stuck out his lower lip in a pout," You don't like me." He sniffled, trying to sell the act before he pulled down the hood with a good natured laugh. It grew into a full chortle before he doubled over holding his gut. He laughed so hard tears began to stream down his face. He wiped his eyes and face before explaining," Sorry, I don't get many chances to play that kind of prank anymore. I knew you weren't trying to offend, although you obviously have more of a lead tongue then a silver one." His eyes sparkled with humor as a single beam of sunlight fell through the canopy and illuminated his golden hair and eyes." Couldn't help myself, I'm sorry." He apologized before smiling mischeviously," But it was kinda funny, even you have to admit that." He teased.

And sometimes she wonders why she hesitates to trust people. Before Tobias had pulled down his hood with a good laugh that would raise the spirit of Cyrene, she was sent into a stage of anxiety and unease. She had screwed up, and she didn't know how to fix it. Only moments before were they joking about her attacking rapid leaves, now she felt as if she had spat insults carelessly without even realizing it. She took another breath. It was quick and short, but she held back the urge to take another one. She might not be magnificent with words, but she could breathe.

Then, she heard the relief of laughter. At first, it had completely surprised her, but she quickly found out why he was doing so. "Oh, all the glorious things above-" Cyrene's jaw fell open, and she lifted her hand to smack the elf's arm. She struggled holding back a laugh of her own, not to mention the weak grin that spread across her face. "You jerk! I thought you were upset with me!"