There seemed to be no answer from the big guy, she just angled her head to try and see a little more under that hood and scarf before giving up and sighing. Maybe the shopkeeper was having trouble with an introvert, or an indecisive individual? She was about to walk away when she heard the gruff, pausish words, and slightly muffled voice come from big, tall, and mysterious- halting her step and making her look back up at him. Something about leather with metal studs, or woven rivets of chain-mail, or something. The reasoning to it seemed well placed to her, but she didn't have much money to spend in the first place, would she be able to afford such a luxury item such as that? Plain leather seemed fine to her. "Oh, really?" Ana said in a small voice, rhetorically, about to say more to him she felt the tap on her shoulder and feared the worse. Her hand was hidden underneath her cloak, but had shifted to rest on her shortswords hilt whilst her other hand held the scabbard in place, turning ever so slightly on her feet, a mean glint flickering in her eyes just barely visible from the hood. It was Vaspira from before. Ranting at Ana as if the thief had done something completely wrong. Had she witnessed the exchange between her, the big guy, and the shop keeper? If so then she had been following Ana from the start, she kept her hand ready to draw her blade if need be. Ana did not like being followed or stalked, that was her job to do, not the other way around. The thief cleared her throat somewhat, trying to be as intimidating as she could. What was this womans problem? "I don't believe I did anything wrong, I wished you a good day- had I not? I was being polite, and civil, was I not?" She felt her metaphorical feathers begin to rustle at this woman, she had no right to accuse her of being rude when this Vaspira was being a total hypocryte in Ana's own eyes, she had been polite thusly, in a rather.. 'Unique' way of course. Even going so far as to maliciously add in that Ana had screwed the date up, what if she did have a dream of flight around the beginning of Spring? Maybe Ana meant Spring, and not Winter; though on a side note, it had just been a slip of Ana's own tounge- in reality she had meant to say Winter but for some reason she had said Spring instead. Tensing, Ana said quietly, trying to make it seem as if she could care less "thankyou for correcting me on the difference between Winter" "and Spring..." A hand firmly gripped her shoulder, and then let go- giving her heart a sharp jump in surprise for having of been taken completely offgaurd. Why, if it hadn't been for Zandelia's reassuring voice, Ana might have ended up trying to stab the woman. Letting her hand fall away to grip her chest, she began to fret over the group which had now started to form. Why was everyone being attracted to her? It was insane. First Vaspira, now Zandelia- heck- even the sauntering Ximal whom had come up behind the two conniving little birds, Ana at least was facing his way to notice him. It took every ounce of restraint she had to not yell at them to leave her alone, such attention was not wanted, maybe if they were in a different setting, an area other than where her thieving hands could be put to good use. At least she could tolerate Zandelia... But the others? Vaspira? Ximal? Maybe the bulky dude next to her? He seemed alright, familliar, but she still couldn't place her finger on where she may have met him. Perhaps it was just a feeling of deja vu? No matter, they must have been thinking of the same things to be dragged here, by force? Coincidence? How unlikely, Ana made a few assumptions, and tried to figure out what Zandelia had meant before on 'birds'. "If I had spoiled myself, it would have been over bread.. and food.. lots of food." Ana replied to Zandelia very bluntly, but truthfully with a dreamish tone to her voice, she loved food "but I'm putting my money to a better use, I've decided that going around unprotected isn't the right way, so you're right there on what you said.. I want to be prepared as best as I can be and big, tall, and mysterious right here" Ana jerked a thumb at Banir, completely not realizing who she was pointing at "suggested the same thing, studded leather.. But is it light, and.. Quiet?" Ana tried to hint as best as she could to Zandelia on what she meant, stealth was her ulterior motive. Maybe Ximal would get that too, he did know she was a thief, or at least from what she thought- he 'thunk' she currently was an ex-thief. "Hey Ximal," Ana greeted the big guy casually, lifting her hand to wave just as Banir did- she caught it within the corners of her eyes and spazzed. Jerking her hand down and hunching her shoulders a bit, and placing her hands in between her arm pits. Blushing underneath her hood all around embarresed over the synced action. Posting OrderAna (me) - After this post, it starts as such: Vaspira Zandelia Ximal Banir Sound good guys? There may be new additions, but I've went and changed the thread to "PM To Join" just in case. |