Re: ranger Test Thread
Revalli listened to the siblings speak on what the city had once been, opening her mouth to offer a mollifying reply before the argument could continue only to have one or the other speak before she could. She couldn't even ascertain what "burlesque" meant! Luckily, someone in uniform came to inform them that they were to be allowed in before it could get really heated, and Revalli shut her mouth again. Samuel was summoned by the mayoress... That sounded important, but they apparently weren't going to go about it urgently if the shrugs from the pair were any indication.
Entering Endus for the first time, the initial impression was a bit muted and depressing, though that could probably be blamed on the recent battle. Still, it was a depressing start to her first time in the city, even if things quickly grew more lively as they penetrated deeper into the city. The cobbled streets and colorful variety in passersby was muted by the hanging cages, which left the elven mage shrinking in distaste even if all of the ones she passed were entirely empty. The buildings at least served as a better distraction, constructions of such oddity to her - who had lived only ever in her parent's magical tower - that she couldn't help but wonder how the larger ones were constructed if not with sorcery.
"How did they... Build them so big?" Revalli asked somewhat hesitantly. She was unused to being so ignorant, but there were just so many things here beyond her comprehension due to her isolated upbringing. How could people live so packed in? And in something so huge but so... Odd looking. She shared the feelings of her companions, certainly.
They passed the odd buildings soon enough, however, and came to more spread out constructions. The large mansion did catch her interest, and Revalli blushed at the mention of it. Sheltered though she was, she did know what the word "brothel" meant, and asked no further questions on that particular subject. How could that sort of thing be just... So open?
"Alright... Good luck Samuel," Revalli said, giving him a slight bow with her hands folded in front of her. With that, she would continue on with Vala, eventually approaching a small mansion where they were greeted by some guards. Their horses were stabled, and they were soon met by a wrinkly old woman whom Revalli could only assume was a house servant. This she was familiar enough with, though she had to suppress a smirk when Vala was bossed around by the older woman. She wasn't used to such weathered features, but knew enough about humans to understand how aging affected them differently from how it afflicted her own people. Her own servants had been bonded faeries, forced to obey by magic until the terms of their contract were complete. Revalli had never been the sort to abuse that kind of power, and though she didn't know it such had undoubtedly preserved her maidenhood given the famed amorousness of the fey.
The remark about Samuel colored her cheeks instantly and caused Revalli to flick her eyes away, unable to meet the servant woman's gaze. Vala's continued brashness proved a suitable distraction, and the idea of a more pleasant bath than magically manipulated cold water most certainly appealed to her. "Uhm... Ma'am, might I trouble your house for a bath as well? I have been on the road a while as long as Lady Vala. And... My name is Revalli."
