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[Byron Allestor]

Newly Arrived
Autumn 60th 514 AV, 13th Bell
Location: Riverfall Streets, Near the Docks

Byron readjusted the pack on his back as the quiver next to it would sway loosely on his left shoulder, his hand ran through the hair on his head as he looked down at the parchments he'd been given with an irritable look. An annoyed sigh followed as he tried to figure out which of these places would be the best choice to start with first, granted they needed to find a place to rent a room as well as eat, and then of course see about poking around the city to possibly find something that would help give them a lead for memory recovery. "Well this is getting annoying." He glared at the map as he looked at the places they could all visit, the irritation present in his voice as he continued to mull over the layout and figure out where it was they needed to go. Tailen had been looking at the advertisements that were additional with the map and scroll, his curiosity piqued as he read over several places that might be interesting.

"Maybe... I should take over looking at the map?" He offered as he tried to look at the contents drawn on there, however Byron was quick to avert it elsewhere after what he had just heard.

"And why's that huh? You don't think I can read a map?!"

"Well you're the one who said it, not me!" The little brother snapped as he crossed his arms, a sudden angry pout on his face as he pretended to reread the scroll containing the laws of this city.

"Is that so?! Well at least somebody remembers how humor works!"

"Least that's a start, granted you can't help but be serious all the time! And I thought you were the one who wanted come here, now all of a sudden you want to go back home!" Tailen argued as he faced his brother once more, already tired of dealing with the sudden change in Byron's attitude.

"Damn straight I do! But you don't see me getting back on the boat do you?! No, instead I'm right here trying to figure out where we're gonna sleep, and to top it off all I'm seeing is the large amount of blue in this city!" Byron irked as he refrained from pointing all around and shouting like an idiot, at this point the two brothers continued to go on with their argument as they bickered practically over nothing really. Insults related to Tailen's memory loss were a start but the topic led to which one was being the bigger baby really, which pretty much led the two to nowhere in terms of verbal debate since they both failed with appearing to act their age.

[Lynx]

Lynx had needed to get out of the library again because quite frankly, she was getting sick and tired of the amount of mistakes that she was making. It was like, she had suddenly lost patience this Autumn season. The green leaves were beginning to yellow and then become a brown colour before they fell off of the tree. It annoyed her, because she felt like her patience was also begging to yellow and fade away. Drawing in a slow breath, she took a pause in her movements closing her violet hues to take in the breath, feeling her lungs expand with the oxygen. She held that breath before she slowly exhale and the woman began to feel better, at least for now, however the sun annoyed her just a little bit. Her job was during the day and she hadn’t been there long enough to talk to Zandar and Kvanth to see if she could work during the night. Except at the moment, it seemed like Syna was sucking the very patience out of her, much like how it was also sucking the life out of the tree leaves. Night time just couldn’t come fast enough and she could tell that she would just enjoy winter, where she would be less likely to make so many mistakes while copying.

Bouncing around her form, were a pair of black medium-sized silkena dogs, they were still growing, it was just that they were growing like weeds. However, they still retained their personalities from when they were pups. Lynx could tell the two apart because Shadow was a straight black and Snipe was black with a white blaze running along his nose. They rarely left her side when she was walking through the streets of Riverfall, but during the night time when they went for walks along the beach or the parks, the two tended to wander off a little bit. They sniffed out new scents and dashed off to play in the waters that were nearby, it amused her to say in the least. Shadow was mostly the one that instigated most of their little adventurous journeys, Snipe on the other hand would follow Shadow to an extent but he was a big softie and loved to seek attention from her. Lynx smiled and was about to reach out to pet Snipe upon the head, who was now seated right beside her, when she heard loud voices coming from near the docks.

Instantly Shadow and Snipe’s ears perked forwards while Lynx angled her head, her gaze turning towards the two men seeming to hold a parchment in front of them while arguing. Suddenly, the two dogs bounded over towards the males, yapping as they went and even managing to dart between the two. Quickly, she pressed her hands over the white material of her simple dress with a curse upon her lips, well petching shyke. Slowly, she made her way over towards the men, snapping her fingers as she growled at her dogs, ”Snipe, Shadow, come back here!” What had they been thinking? They had been paying attention to her and not wandering off like they had just done, but they did have some episodes where they forgot her orders. They bounded away from the two men and back to her, finally sticking to her sides once more like glue as she approached the men herself. Both of them seemed to have brown hair and blue eyes. Were they related in some kind of way? She silently asked before she stopped before them, a smile quick to her lips. ”Hello! I am so sorry about Snipe and Shadow, they occasionally forget their manners.” She lifted a hand to brush back her white locks, ”I’m Lynx by the way.”

[Byron Allestor]

"We don't have time for this! Let's just go someplace to eat and then we can catch up with the whole arguing thing later." Byron crossed his arms as he tried to dismiss the rounded debate, but of course his little brother wasn't ready to give up just yet.

"Oh, no no no! Since when have you been the boss of me? In fact, why am I even listening to you?"

"Because I'm your older brother idiot! I'm taking care of you and you have to do what I say!"

"Oh really?! Last I recall you're just a big cry baby, and that's because its the first thing I remember when I came around to, for all I know you could totally be lying about it!"

"I'm not lying dammit! Besides if you didn't believe me then why did you even bother to come alo-" His attention was soon distracted as two random black dogs ran their way, only to retreat at the call of their master as she took to approach the two. It was a female. One that had pale hair and pastel blue eyes, all while visible parts of her body were littered with an translucent appearance. Both Byron and Tailen stared in surprise as they'd never really seen a woman like this before, in fact as far as Byron could remember he'd never even met a woman like this in particular. Tailen of course didn't count, considering his memory was gone at the moment. Snipe and Shadow... these two are her's? He connected as he offered a slight grin instead of the usual friendly smirk he generally offered, whether it was because the argument got on his nerves or he was just plain hungry made it debatable though.

"No worries, dogs can be dogs sometimes. Its nice to meet you Lynx, I'm Byron and this here is my younger brother Tailen." He introduced as the little brother only looked to the side with arms crossed, he had the vague expression that something else appeared to trouble his mind. In the very least though he was nice enough to grant a "Hello." even if it was murmured. "Don't mind him though, he's just got a few issues he needs fixin'." He chuckled a bit nervously as he cast a short but subtle glare at the younger brother, he then proceeded to use this opportunity to see if Lynx might be able to help them out seeing as she appeared to be a local. "Anyways do you think you can help us out a bit? We sorta just got here and can't really figure out where the best place to stay is, that and I think if Tai and I get something to eat we'll be in much better spirits."

His request probably sounded the same as every usual foreigner that arrived here, granted that Riverfall definitely looked to be quite the place to visit. His only hope was that while both he and Tai was in this woman's presence, they wouldn't do anything to embarrass themselves while they learned more about the city in general.

[Lynx]

A smile curved her lips as she clasped her hands in front of her form, her violet hues drifting over the man that had introduced himself as Byron. Her gaze would slowly drift away from the older brother to view the younger brother and she gave a brief nod to Tailen’s ‘hello.’ He seemed to be pretty surly? She briefly wondered as to what could make the younger brother appear troubled, but at the same time, she was also glad that her initial assessment of them being brothers was correct. It wasn’t as if it was exactly hard to notice that fact, but she was still happy about the result anyway. Lynx took note of the fact that Shadow and Snipe were now obeying her and had sat back upon their haunches on either side of her. Lifting her left hand, she gently placed it upon Snipe’s head, softly running her fingers over his head before they settled at rubbing his ear in thought. She didn’t think that she had seen them from around Riverfall and she was fairly certain that she would remember seeing two boys that looked fairly a-like. Did that mean that they were new? She silently questioned before the older brother began speaking again.

Finally Byron began speaking again after he had glanced back at Tailen again and it seemed like as if they were new to Riverfall, Byron’s word only confirmed this. He asked about a place where they could have a meal and a room to rest in. She paused for a moment, angling her head slightly to the right as she thought about where they might be able to do that. She continued rubbing Snipe’s ear, something that the dog liked very much, for it seemed to be a sweet spot where he loved being rubbed. ”Hmm… She hummed softly, before she remembered the tavern and inn that she stayed at. Why it hadn’t come to her straight away, made her shake her head. Maybe it was because she had considered it more of a home, a home that she enjoyed staying in, for it provided for her basic needs. ”I honestly do not know why I didn’t think of it sooner, but Kulkukan Tavern and Inn provide both a meal and a room for you to sleep in.” A soft blush crept up into her cheeks, a pale pink tainting them in embarrassment. ”Maybe it’s because I’ve come to think of it as home now.”

She turned side on to them and angled her head in the direction that she would be heading in, ”I can show you if you like. I was originally going for a walk upon the beach, but I don’t mind helping you two out.” She offered another smile and waited for them to indicate that they were following, before she began to head off in the direction of the tavern. Snipe and Shadow were close upon her heels like always, darting in and around the blue and purple people. Indeed, she was very forward and straight to the point. The lethafal was finding out that this was more so around strangers, which was interesting to say in the least. Plus, it had only begun to happen when she had her dogs with her, they caused the trouble which gave her to have an excuse to talk to the person they caused trouble for. She glanced down at Shadow who was the leading instigator, for Snipe only seemed to follow his brother when he darted off. The woman then glanced back over her shoulder to look back at the brothers, ”So, what brings you to Riverfall?”

[Byron Allestor]

The two boys definitely had a lost expression on their face when they heard Lynx mention the name of the place she stayed at, the Kulkukan Tavern is the place she named and when Byron looked at the map, he took about a chime to locate its location within the southern area of Riverfall. It was nearby the docks, certainly close enough for them to reach without getting lost, and they even had themselves a guide that would be willing to escort them there. "Interesting. So this tavern must be pretty cozy then." He guessed after he heard Lynx mention that she thought of the place as home, an approving look soon appeared on his face when she actually did make the offer to guide them there.

"That'd be great actually! You've no idea how much that helps us out." He enthused as she started to take the lead, they in turn began to follow as the little brother kept close to the bigger. With the map in his hand Byron decided he would go ahead and try to locate possible areas to start with, as he want to establish some sort of travel plan that would take them to locations that could possibly be useful in the city. He noted the location Valkalah Academy when his vision ran over that section of the parchment, as he wondered whether or not they might have a library he could have access to. Granted reading wasn't necessarily going to jog Tailen's memory, there was still a possibility they could learn something about restoring it. Only Eyris knew for sure. That's definitely gotta be one place we're going to start with, but we gotta figure out some more. He glanced over to his brother for a moment and then in front of him to Lynx, his mind occupied with deciding whether or not he should ask her more about the city.

"To Riverfall? Oh. Well we're here from Lhavit on a personal quest, we need to learn as much about we can in order to achieve it." He explained with a small grin on his face, as he somehow felt more inclined to share their story with Lynx. "My brother lost his memory a while back and we're looking for a way to recover it, though I want to know every possible option we have as well as their risks." He added as he suddenly realized that he might've started to share a bit too much, which did alert him just a little bit as he became aware that he usually didn't share that bit of information, not unless it was to somebody he'd trusted enough or had to indulge with in order to find a lead. But a total stranger such as Lynx? That definitely raised an alarm in his mind, as he then began to wonder just how he came to feel like this.

"Brother," Tailen tugged on his sleeve in a low murmur, "Look here. The Alements offers both brews and healing! Maybe we could stop by there too. There's also Message Square, where we can probably collect information and-" He became interrupted by a hand brought onto his head as Byron brushed fingers through his hair, a bit of a playful grin on his face as he dismissed the suggestions for a moment and focused on the current task.

"We'll talk more about it later Tai," He murmured as he diverted Tailen's gaze up to the woman before them, "right now she's our primary focus!" The little brother looked lost then, unaware of what the older had come to think. "Think about it, if we play dumb for a little while then maybe she'll help us out. Who knows, she may even figure out where we can find a lead."

"Oh... ok." Tailen nodded in a confused manner, his expression still a little sullen after his brother focused on Lynx once again.

"Those sound some pretty great places, but you know I'm more interested in research." Byron vied as he prodded her for more. [color=#DF0101]"Know any good areas we might be able to visit?"

[Lynx]

Lynx turned her gaze back towards the street that they were currently traversing down so then she wouldn’t run into anyone, she especially wanted to avoid walking into anyone blue or purple. She was never too sure as to what or who was in control of that body and it was something that could be confusing at times, but she had grown used to it with Zander and Kvanth. Snipe jumped up to bump his head against her hand and a gentle smile curved her lips while she listened to Byron speak. Wait? Was it Byron? The two were similar except one was a little taller because he was the older brother. Although she quietly listened to Bryon talk about a personal mission and she did question as to why he started his search in Riverfall. Riverfall was mostly known for its strong blue and purple men. However, maybe there was some secret thing that she was not really aware of. It actually wouldn’t surprise her considering that she rarely was much of a social person. Ever since she had fallen, she had dedicated herself to knowing as much as she could, which meant she spent a lot of her time in the library, reading or doing her job of copying the text. Occasionally, she would read it as she copied, but that slowed the process down.

Silently, she listened to the words that were spoken about the younger brother’s memory and she wondered just how much memory that he had lost. She herself hadn’t much memory, but that was because she was trying to remember memories from a past life. A past life that constantly evaded her, even though she was stuck in the form of her past life during the day time. However, this young boy didn’t have memory of this life and she did wonder just how much of his memory that he had lost. How could memory even be restored? She didn’t even know how her own memory thing worked, so she was pretty useless in this situation. The lethafal knew she couldn’t offer much in the way of sources, so she wondered why they had even bothered to tell her of why they were there in the first place. She obviously couldn’t help them, but who could help them? They had come to a city that was full of Akalaks that were fighters. Well, one of their souls might be fighters and the other one… What was the word? She paused within her own thoughts for a moment as she pondered over the word, educational maybe? The whole two soul thing sometimes got her a little confused and frustrated at times.

”I don’t know how I can help you with the memory thing, nor can I direct you to anyone.” A simple shrug of her shoulders was given at this, as she stepped to the side of an Akalak. She glanced down at her dogs to make sure that they stayed out of his way, so then not to anger him as they continued along the road. ”I’m just a simple copyist at the library here.” A small curve of her lips was given at this as she continued moving forwards, they would soon be at the tavern and inn seeing as it wasn’t that far from the docks. ”Although maybe you can pull some information from the books there at the library, I could help you look for books about it, but I cannot guarantee anything. I may work there, but I try not to pretend that I know everything contained within those walls. It may take me a few years to familiarize myself with every book as I may just have to copy them eventually.”

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[Byron Allestor]

Both Byron and Tailen wound up with minor frowns on their face as they felt a bit disappointment, as their hopes for a possible lead had already seemed to vanish with the answer Lynx managed to provide. Yet with her mentioning that she works as a "copyist" at the library here, that actually kept enough what hope was left alive as they might very well have a source to resort to later on. If Lynx really did work at the library then she could've very well had access to all sorts of books, and if there were books that they weren't allowed access to then maybe Lynx could help in that department! Of course the boys weren't sure what all they'd expect to find in this library, only that it could very well be one of the most important places they'll visit in an effort to achieve their goal. If they were lucky enough then all the answers they needed would've been found there, but for Byron that already seemed like an optimistic stretch if he were to look at it from a skeptical view. "A copyist then? That's actually wonderful!" He enthused with a forced grin on his face, suddenly unamused with the topic of choice. "I bet you get to read a lot of fascinating books there."

He wasn't sure why but ever since their arrival he noticed something odd about his brother, which oddly enough led him to reflect on his own behavior as well. Tailen was usually more talkative then he is now and generally friendly, even after he lost his memory he still somehow managed to keep that aspect of his personality alive. That was more or less a plus on Byron's part, yet all the same he never stopped believing that there was a shot at regaining those lost memories. That's what their quest was all about, and the older brother didn't intend on resting, until he'd managed to accomplish just that. When Lynx actually offered to help them out though both Byron and Tailen had a moment of awe, as they failed to expect to have somebody actually willing to help them look for such a possible cause. "You'd really help us out?"

"That's really kind of you actually, it'd mean a lot if you did." Byron spoke with a bit of sincerity in his voice, a look over to the side as he suddenly felt a little guilty for thinking oddly of her just moments ago. He more or less only felt more conflicted here in this place, less in control of their situation as they practically walked into new territory for themselves. They were by far easy targets in this new world they dwelt in, and it greatly unnerved Byron to no end. "I'm actually curious though, have you seen or read any books on personal magics while you've been there?" The fact he found himself curious to ask that amused him, as he promised himself magic would be the last thing on his mind until this quest was over with. Yet why now? Why did he feel so differently now that they'd arrived in Riverfall? Why were they so strongly affected by the presence of a new domain? It intimidated Byron as he wasn't afraid to admit that, and sure he could tell Tailen had to be going through the same motions as well... but still this sort of change had been more or less sudden and dramatic all the same.

It made no sense and yet intrigued him at the same time, as Byron wondered if everyone who has lived or visited the place experienced this sort of thing. "By the way is there anything different in the city? Not that we've been here before but it just feels like there's something odd in the air, and something tells me there's been a rather unusual thing going around. Am I wrong?" He inquired curiously as he wondered what possible answers could occur, granted Lynx had to at least be some sort of local around here, he was willing to guess she knew enough to tell him what all has been going on.