[KRI] The Hunt (Valerius)

[Crassus Lazarin]

Timestamp Spring 43th ; 512 AV Having lived his entire life in Ravok, Crassus Lazarin knew very well how useful the Ravolasamen could be, they were much more than what they appeared to be at first glance. Being Ravok's primary source of transport throughout the city, their ears were the audience of many stories, rumors and secrets shared between their passengers. Passengers, oblivious to the fact that the Ravolasamen had ears and mouths of their own, were usually more at ease and 'hidden' when they were in the confinement of the Ravolasa and its silent, sailing master. Sailing through the murky waters of Ravok, Crassus leaned in forward and rested his lower arms on his knees as he continued his seemingly bored state and attempt to stay awake while being guided to an unestablished destination. After a while of silence, Crassus cleared his throat before the wind muffled his question aimed at the Ravolasaman. Even with the wind's inteference, the man knew what the question had been about. With a certainty only matched by the certain torture that'd await him if he decided to remain silent. " Sir, there have actually been many rumors adrift lately, are there any in particular that I could please you with? " " I wish...For something fun. Something I can act upon right away. " Crassus' silky voice, inherited from his father, was soft and articulate yet cold and malicious at the same time. Drifting and floating towards the Ravolasaman who wished nothing more than to bring 'Sir' Crassus of the Lazarin Family, to his destination and sail away as swiftly as possible. " I heard of a rumor, from a rather reliable source, that there has been a rather sizeable group of Kelvics who have broken out of the Kelvic Research Institution. A reward has been offered for the capture and return of each individiual escaped Kelvic....Perhaps this is what you seek, sir? " " ... A hunt? ... This could prove to be quite entertaining indeed, my thanks to you. Take me to the Kelvic Research Institution, at once. " Fast, yet remaining steady and comfortable, Crassus was taken to the KRI. After a while he arrived there and set foot on shore, before turning to face the Ravolasaman and handing him 1 Gold Miza as a token of his gratitude. " Thank you, Sir Crassus Lazarin, that you may have a fun and exciting hunt! " With a grin, Crassus nodded before walking away from the shore and towards the KRI.

[Valerius Nitrozian]

Valerius‘ position at the Kelvic Research Institute had improved somewhat since the djed storm, as strange as it sounded. Large parts of the institute were still unusable. He had spent the first couple of days after the catastrophe here, helped to clean everything and got rid of the dead bodies. His dear aunt Amanda still made him do what he considered slave labour quite frequently – he was convinced that the woman had a somewhat sadistic streak. But on the other hand she had allowed him to take a Kelvic home and study her. In his opinion that more than made up for all the mistakes the woman had made when it came ot him. As Crassus approached the Kelvic Research Institute, the Nitrozian just stood near the entrance and ordered a few slaves to take the food that had been delivered a few chimes earlier into the storage room so that it could be distributed later. The creatures – the ones that hadn’t died or escaped in the chaos after the djed storm – were hungry. After the catastrophe they seemed to be even more desperate to get their meals than usual. Despite the fact that he was mostly doing work that was below him – work that forced him to get dirty and sweaty occasionally – the Nitrozian’s appearance was as always impeccable. Even when he was cleaning cages and bathing animals, he was dressed in silk and velvet rather than what would be considered reasonable clothes. For him it was all about appearances. He was better than the other people working here, and he didn’t doubt that his aunt would realize it soon. Maybe he’d hunt a few of the escaped Kelvic down once he was done with his work. That would certainly impress her, and maybe she’d finally let him assist her during her experiments then.