quietly slips up onto the stool next to him, trying to be un-noticed as he watches him.

takes a gulp out of his beer, feeling watched and one of his hands slips into his robes, taking hold of his knife

the feeling he's been noticed and quickly orders a drink to avoid further suspicion. But he still can't hel but glance back at the stranger.

*help

places some coins on the table and stands up to leave, he did not want another confrontation that day, he was tired enough

wanted to find out about the man, and without thinking he reaches up to touch him, 'E-excuse me, Sir,'

jumps slightly after feeling the touch and turns to look at who was calling him "Yes?..."

forgot what he was going to say and simply stares at him for a few moments, before fighting out 'I...like your robes,' He then spends the_

following few seconds mentally kicking himself for sounding like an idiot.

chuckles softly and smiles half-heartedly "That's somethin' weird to go around sayin' don't ye think?"

'Trust me, I say weirder things,' he admits with a little smile, 'But whoever really enjoyed discussing weather...right?'

smiles, he likes this kid "Ye got a point there. What is someone as young as ye doing here alone, eh?" sits down and raises his hand...

to a waitress

'I like to people-watch.' He grins, 'I learn their secrets by watching them and then I feel superior-all behind a glass of beer,' He likes_

the accent this man has and immediately wonders where he learned it.

nods and takes a gulp from his beer "That's very smart of ye, lil one, keeps ye one step ahead of yer enemy"

nods, 'I try. Although I hope that I remain relatively hidden so I don't make many enemies. For example,' he points to an old man in the_

corner of the bar, 'He stole 45 cence from the tip jar and then used it to help pay for his seventh vodka shot.'

blinks amazed "That's very good, kiddo. Ye'd make a good archer."

grins happily, 'An archer? I don't think my observational and hiding skills are that up to scratch yet, but maybe...' He takes a sip of his_

beer and looks to him, 'Are you an archer yourself, or do you specialize in something else?'

smiles and brings out an arch "I'm an archer ma'self. And believe me, ye have the skills to start training, and if ye're consistent...

I bet ye're gonna make an amazing archer."

admires the arch, his finger lightly running over it, 'That's beautiful, it really is...' Without looking away from it he says, 'I-I'm_

sometimes consistant. Where do you learn how to be an archer? Is there a school?'

smiles saddly "My pappa showed me how to. He also made me this arch when I finished the training..." lets him take the arch

carefully takes it and takes in the beautiful craftsmenship before catching his sad smile, 'You're pappa...he's not around anymore?' he asks

shakes his head "My village was burnt down by the Angies as they were lookin' for a Demon. We were all asleep, I managed to escape but..."

s face falls into saddness, 'I-I'm very sorry to hear that. For one silly Demon..?' looks down, 'I'm very sorry you lost your home and...'

pats the kid on the shoulder "Dun' worry, kiddo. It passed long ago, and I'm ok, now. Besides, he lives on in that bow yer holdin'." smiles

sniffs but returns a small smile, feeling almost unworthy of holding such an item. 'You think he'd be proud to see you with the skills you_

possess now? Y'know, as an adult?'

smiles fondly as he takes back the arch "I suppose... I don't think he'd aprove of some things I've done.." brushes his finger over the-

demonic emblem in his bow "...but he knows I try my best... or he'd find a way to slap me hard on my head. He'd allways do that when he-

angry with me" laughes

* -was angry with me" laughes

Smiles at his memory, especially since his own father did similar to him. ‘May I ask, though…since the incident with your village,

did you chose to support the demonic side?’

nods and looks bitterly ahead "Sometimes I regret that decision, but I'm stickin' to it"

looks thoughtful, taking another drink. 'With a reason like that spurring you on I'm not surprised. I'm a neutral. To be honest both sides_

scare me a little.'

shrugs "Neither is as bad as the other makes them sound. And as soon as I find the person responsible for my family's death, and giving-

him what he deserves, I have allways planned on quiting..."

tips his head to the side, 'Really?' He knew there was something about this guy from the second he seen him, 'Do you know anything about the

guy behind it? Are you looking for him now?'

looks around suspiciously and nods "I know he's an Angel Comander, and that he is a wizard with elemental powers, and that he's somewhere-

-near this town. That's all I've found out."

that's a lot to figure out, and looks

((sorry, new laptop has the ENTER button where the SHIFT button should be haha ^^))

that's a lot to figure out and looks at him, impressed. 'With facts like that I can try to find out more for you. I'm kinda invisible to_

most people so I can listen into private conversations easily. Have you got any suspects yet?'

shakes his head "It's dangerous, kiddo, I dun' want to get ye in a bad situation. Even if it's just information, Angies don' appreciate-

someone helpin' Demons"

grins, 'S'ok, no-one expects the little, quiet pony-boy. Angelics scare me-they say they're trying to make the world better but they aren't_

above violence themselves. If I hear anything I'll let you know, 'cause whoever did that to your village should be brought to justice.'

widens his eyes surprised at the courage of the little boy and then nods with a proud smile. "Thank ye, kiddo, it means a lot te me."

him a reassuring smile, 'Not a problem, I want to help.' He takes a sip of is beer and then asks quietly, 'So...do you have any family_

that's still alive?'

falls silent for a moment "This may sound funny, but I'm not entirely sure..."

raises his eyebrows in surprise, 'You're not sure? Do you think you may have family still out there somewhere?'

"My borthers' corpses... they weren't found..."

'Oh geez...' He stays quiet for a few moments, 'Well, that must give you hope that they're alive and well. If you escaped there's every_

chance they did too.'

smiles saddly "I hope they did, and that they have a happy life, wherever they are"

nods silently, before suddenly saying, 'Let me be your brother!' He gives small smile, 'Until you find them again, I'll be your step-in_

brother.'

blinks surprised and is unsure of how to react "My... brother...." he feels a sudden warmth within him and he can't help the smile-

-as he pats the kid on the head "I don't see why ye'd want to be my brother... but it'd be awesome if ye were" grins happily

grins too, nodding ferociously, 'I don't have any brothers but I've always wanted one. Especially one as great as you.' He lifts his glass,_

'Brothers?' he asks cheerfully.

laughes wholeheartedly "I'm not great, but I'll try to be a good brother" rises his glass as well "Borthers, then!"

delighted as he drinks to his new brother-even if the bartender *did* look at them funny. 'This is awesome,' he says after downing his_

drink, 'We can do all the things brothers normally do, like...' He actually doesn't know what brothers do.

"He... I wonder what brothers usually do... I remember going fisin' with mine... and we trained together..."smiles warmly as he remembers-

-his life with his family

that sounds fun, 'Then why don't we do that? I already know how to fish, so we can enjoy that together, and you can train me in other_

stuff! We can go riding as well, as long as you like horses.' He talks rapidly in excitement.

laughes and shuffles his hair "Sure that sounds like a lot of fun... though, I think I'll pass the riding horses..." will never admit he's-

afraid of horses

nods, 'I get that, for some reason people either love them or hate them. It confuses me sometimes...but all the other stuff,' he grins, _

'We'll do that and, oh, what's that word...bond! Yeah, that's it. Good ol' brotherly bonding.'

sighs and sweatdrops with a smile "It's not that I don't like horses, they are the ones who doesn't seem to like me"

blinks, 'Horeses don't like you?' he laughs, 'That's strange, are you sure? I'm sure my lot would love you-you should come see them.'

"I allways seem to get bittten, or pushed off. It seems they have a nack for putting me through pain..." chuckles nervously

that sounds like an unfed, moody horse. His lot aren't usually as bad. 'Don't let a few bad experiences put you off.' he puts his hand on_

his arm, 'You've just been...unlucky. Horses are very loving most of the time.'