Breath of Fire Arc

[RyderHakubi]

Ryder laughed nervously as he remembered one of Washu's tests...

'The things I do for a lab' Ryder thought with a mutter...

Outwardly, Ryder replied, "Hah hah hah, you two are real funny..."

[Shukuen]

"Well, if that's over with, shall we check this place out?" Hotaru asked, glancing at what appeared to be a village.

[RyderHakubi]

"Alright, sounds like a plan to me... I'd rather not stick around and hear you two make jokes about me right now..." Ryder responded...

"Ami, can you ask Zitwan to make a scan of how many villagers are in there?"

[Shukuen]

Ami nodded and turned to Zitwan. "Do you think you can scan how many humans are in that settlement?"

[Dracos]

"On surface scan: 40 humanoids."

Fearless Leader

[Shukuen]

"Still no confirmation that they are either friendly or hostile?"

[Dracos]

"Error, data not found."

Fearless Leader

[Shukuen]

"Pity. I suppose we have no choice but to go in and hope for the best then." Ami sighed and walked towards the village, motioning the others to follow.

[Dracos]

As they approached, no one rose to meet them.  The village appeared filled mainly with elderly folk.  A few children scampered about here and there, but the town looked thoroughly devestated.  A large well sat in the middle of the town.  The entire place was built of sturdy stone.  A few shops lined the sides of the town, obviously they did a little trading from the strange yaklike beasts tied up in front of them.  In the back of the town a towering temple stood, stairs leading to some altar at the top.

Fearless Leader

[Shukuen]

The girls felt strangely out of place in the dismal town, but decided it was just nervousness in exploring new worlds.

Ami, feeling that befriending some locals might calm down their ill feelings, tapped one of the nearby villagers to catch her attention. "Excuse me, but can you tell us where we are? We're travellers and very lost, you see."

[Dracos]

The old women gazed up with a strange look in her eyes at Ami.  "Young girl, you are in the city of dragnier.  However did you get here?"

Fearless Leader

[RyderHakubi]

Ryder chose to remain silent, not knowing how the locals would react to them coming from the city...

However, he continued to watch Ami for any signs that his powers would manifest...

[Shukuen]

"We came from somewhere northeast, passing the abandoned city." Ami pointed in the direction they came from. "Can you tell us about where we are?" She asked politely.

[Dracos]

The old woman blinked and then took a fearful step back.  Many of those nearby suddenly took interest in the conversation, turning to watch.  Even a couple of small children stopped tossing the ball between them as the old woman hissed out her response.

"You came from Xiang Khan?"

Fearless Leader

[Shukuen]

Ami blinked at the sudden change in attitude. "No, we aren't from around there. We only passed through and got lost along the way," she explained, starting to feel a bit leery at the attention their group was suddenly getting.