Dragomir Omake

[Bean Bandit]

Wraith smirked. "Kids are all the same...well, the good ones are, anyway...I'd have been a little worried if she didn't care..."

With that, he bent down to his back again, and sent his question fingers after the grey box.

[Asrana]

Wraith's hand found the boxy easily.

As the final door down the hall closed behind Ariana, the world grew silent except for the quiet sounds of the citadel grounds.

[Bean Bandit]

Wraith tucked the box into a concealed pocket in his cloak, frowning.

"I wish I hadn't given my word I wouldn't open it...I REALLY wanna know what this is... No help for it now, I guess..."

Absently, Wraith removed the blue rose from the bouquet...along with one of the pink roses. As he pondered, he began weaving the flexible stems of the two flowers together, not really paying attention to what he was doing.

He glanced outside once he had finished, and noted the position of the sun.

"Hmm...I'd better get going..."

With that, he put the twon interwoven flowers into the bouquet, picked it up, and left his quarters, heading back to the woods to meet Asrana...

[Asrana]

Wraith waited in the grove only minutes before Asrana landed behind him silently, slipping her arms around his waist and huggin him, molding her body against his back.

"Hi, Wraith..." Her voice purred into his ear.

[Bean Bandit]

He grinned, blushing slightly.

"Hi...have a good time?"

[Asrana]

Asrana smiled and kissed his neck, "Very...I haven't seen my cousins since I was unveiled as the Crown Princess... How were you?"

[Bean Bandit]

Wraith smirked.

"Just amusing myself around town...and talking to Ariana."

[Asrana]

Asrana giggled, "I see...my little cousin likes to meet the people in my life..."

She stepped back and turned him around before huggin him again, resting her head on his hsoulder, "So, where do you want to go?"

[Bean Bandit]

Wraith smiled, and pulled the bouquet into view.

"How about to get these some water, first?" he asked. "I'd hate for my first gift for you to die a quick death..."

[Asrana]

Asrana giggled and blushed as she took the flowers, cupping them to her face for a brief time. Her hands slipped around Wraith's neck as she kissed him. Pulling out of it after a single moment, she smiled, "How'd you know I love pink roses? And I really want to know where you got this Blue Demoria. They're very rare..."

[Bean Bandit]

Wraith opened his mouth to tell her...and then realized that he'd be better off taking a different tack.

"Hi-Mi-Tsu," he grinned. "I'll tell you someday...but for now, Just assume I know everything." he teased.

"Just kidding."

[Asrana]

Asrana giggled, "I think I already know where you got the Demoria...only two florists in the city specialize in royal and clan flowers..."

Her arms came off his neck as she looked up to her window, "I'll be back in a minute..." And with that she spread her wings again and took off, unlocking her window seemingly by tracing a finger along it and stepping in.

Moments later she jumped back out, landing only a few feet from Wraith, "Where do you want to go for lunch?"

[Bean Bandit]

Wraith shrugged and smiled.

"No preference. As long as it's where you're going, I'll eat anywhere."

[Asrana]

Asrana smiled, "Then we'll go to a place that caters to Dragon Clan officers..." She took his hand and led him off the grounds, smiling and nodding to the gate guards as she passed.

They traveled through the streets, the everpresent bubble of respect and fear of the Dragon and Jade Assassin Guilds around them whenever they encountered non-draconians.

She pulled him down a side street and into a black stone building. The inside was spacious and filled with dark wood tables and chairs. Occupying many of those chairs and tables were a number of men and women obviously of either the Dragon or Jade Guilds.

[Bean Bandit]

Wraith sighed slightly as he noted that they were still attracting attention.

Shaking his head slightly, he followed her into the black building.

"What do they serve here?" he asked curiously.