Lilyanna looked up from her plate, and saw the artist was working again, and it looked like her new creation looked a little like her. She also noticed that the artisti was not from around her, just like Lilyanna. She picked up both her's and Rua plates and walked over to the artist, and sat at her table, Rua laid by her side once more. "Nice work" she said, do you mind if I sit. I just arrived on this world and was wondering if you are a stranger to it like I am.

Bennon was thinking about what he had agreed to do, as he walked back towards the inn, his stomach full of good food. There was so much preparation, and then new factors kept showing up. Could the new woman, sleeping upstairs, even defend herself? They couldn't afford to have liabilities with them during the trip. Dracorix seems strong enough, and once we get to a magical realm, yama will be useful. Ivan is good to have around, obviously. Now, when I get back it's time to start with the rundown on the first realm. As he opened the door, he froze. A large tiger was standing in the lobby of the inn. He didn't even notice the armored woman.

Yama blinked and frowned as her table was invaded. "Aw. You moved." With a sigh she moved her latest piece to the side. "Yes I'm a stranger here, as are most of the people here. With all the portals springing up, it can't help but be so. In all likelyhood, it won't be long until this world collapses as well. Soon enough there will just be more refugees." Yama sighed again "So what world are you from?" Yama glanced up and smiled, Bennon was back. She waved him over to her table, but he didn't appear to see her, being more preoccupied with the large tiger.

Lilyanna, looked sad for a moment. My world is gone now, or at least it think it is. When we went through the portal, we were falling from a cliff after the last earth quake shook my world apart. I assume we are all that is left from it. She shook her head to get rid of the bad memories. So, do you have any idea as to why this is happening?

Yama shook her head "No one knows. At least, no one I've met. Honestly, I'm scared. There are a lot of worlds out there, but they are finite. Will the entire universe just end? I don't know, I just don't know."

There may be a reason just no one has found it, but it seems like a idea to try and figure it out. I will think on the matter, and try to come to a solution. Lilyanna noticed people staring, "I should go look for a clothing shop, I am attracting attention in this gear", she said. Under the light it glissened, little a midnight blue pearl.

Yama laughed uproariously "You're being followed around by a giant tiger. You're going to attract attention. Personally I'm traveling with a talking wolf, a man with dragon wings, a woman that looks like a demon, and Bennon over there." She waved at him "There are stranger things here then you, do you care if people look?"

"Not really, my father was a great warrior the best, that is why he was king", she said. "He taught me, when in a strange place always try to blend in the best you can". She looked down at Rua, "but I see what you mean about the rather large tiger, attracting attention", Lilyanna said with a smile but not to much of a smile, she learned early on how to smile and not show fang. Lilyanna continued and said, "She can become invisible if she attracts the wrong kind of attention though, which is always good".

Yama waved dismissively "At a crossroads like this, the best way to blend in IS to attract attention. But by all means, if you figure out why the worlds are collapsing, let me know. There's a woman upstairs who claims to have survived a world collapse, believe me I want to know how that one happened."

I wouldn't doubt her words, I too survived a collapse, well Rua and I fell through a portal as my world was collapsing. But, back to the problem at hand. There has to be someone who knows what is going on. We have to find the answer, but until then I need to figure out if my powers work here. She she said that, she raised her hand and concentrated, and black smoke started to form. She smiled and said "well at least I can still call the shadow", and before you ask most of my abilites are genetic not magic.

Yama raised an eyebrow. "If there was anyone that knew, that created or was there when the first portal came into existance, they're no doubt long dead. My priority is finding my friends and surviving, or at least dying the way I choose. You'll soon learn Princess. No one has a home anymore, all we have are friends. Most people don't even have the full extent of their powers." Yama snorted "Me one of them."

"It is a shame about your power, do they flux or are they not there. All the rest of my magical abilites seem to not be functioning either". Lilyanna sighed, "though I think you are right about friends being all we have, and please do not call me princess that title died when my world did. I am just Lilyanna now, what is your name". Lilyanna thought to herself that see rather liked this little female and hoped they could become friends.

Yama shrugged "Yama. Sometimes they work, but generally they just work weakly. My weaker spells work fine, but they take more out of me. My companions and I are going to go off in search of a world where magic works. Reportedly they're war zones though. But If that's the price for reliable power..." Yama shrugged.

"Do you mind if I join you, if we do cross a warzone Rua and I fight well". Lilyanna looked at Rua with a menacing glare. Not that she liked harming people, she was just very good at it, her father taught her well. "Besides if I get to a world were i can go into the Shadow world maybe i can get some answers about, why this is happening".

"No idea what the shadow world is, but you're welcome to come. We'll need every fighter we can get should it go bad, as I suspect it will. Bennon is our guide, but I'm hesitant to leave until I've had a chance to talk to the woman I mentioned earlier, so it looks like we'll be here for at least another day. Spend your time however you wish, but if you would hold still so I could finish my sculpture it would be appriciated." Yama moved her sculpture back in front of her and started working on it once again.

Lilyanna smiled at the woman, she liked her spunk. She did as she was asked and sat still for her to finish. She did not yet wish to go to sleep, she was a afraid of the memories that would come. While she sat, she told Yama of the Shadow world. "It is like the opposite of there plane we live on, everything is shadow. The beings that lived there are the ancestor's to mine. Some of them are very odl and wise and they might have some of the answers that we seek".

Having walked over while Yama and Lilyanna were talking, Bennon leaned against the table.
"Actually, the tendency for a world to collapse seems to be higher, the higher the amount of magic in it. Some worlds i've been through, those without magic at all, don't even know anything is going on at all. You have to lay low in those realms. I saw a magic user burned as a witch just for her spellbook, though she couldn't cast. Another time I saw a lizardfolk warrior hung for being a demon." he pulled out a table and sat down. "So. Since we are going to be going through these places, I think we should have a bit of a talk about the first one we will be going through. Where is everyone else, I only want to have to say this once, it's a bit lengthy."

Dracorix was just going outside when he heard Bennon say, "...Where is everyone else..." before his voice faded away into the general talk of the inn. He decided to go meet with him, finding him and Yama with a strange girl in black armor, with a very large wolf sitting at her side. "I'm here, although I'm not sure about everybody else. Who's this?"

[@hauntu4ever: It's a tiger lol.]

Emelia had trouble sleeping after only a few hours in. It seemed like it was getting louder downstairs which kept her in a half-asleep state. She was still dressed for work. Her clothes were dirty and torn, but she still looked much different than anyone else. [it looked like this.] This place is like the early 16th century.. No technology.. How will I survive here? She needed a new change of clothes. And so did July - who was a hard sleeper (still sleeping soundlessly).

She wondered if she would have to use the skills she learned a long time ago. 10 years ago, she had been recruited for training as a government spy. She had even had to kill a few people. But she stopped 2 years after her daughter was born. She'd taken on a life as a businesswoman. Her husband had done the same thing. She had not wanted their daughter to be in danger in any way.

Emelia had purposely avoided Yama's question. She did not want to relive that day.. It had been horrifying, and she had lost the love of her life. She didn't want to stay here. It was all too strange for her.

Around 3am, she got up and knocked on the innkeeper's bedroom door. She asked if she could get her money back. She was not staying here anymore. He reluctantly refunded her, and even gave her a velvet sack for the coins. She tied it tightly around her pants belt-loop. she decided she would try and sleep for a few more hours. She was still dreadfully tired.

Finally, the early morning sun woke her again. She checked her watch, surprised it still worked. It was 6am. All was still quiet in the inn. She woke her daughter and headed out the front door, not sure where she was going.

((You just completely time jumped us I think. We met you at breakfast, then went and had lunch which is where it is now, then suddenly you're at the next day? I'm confused.))

Yama frowned "Worrrrking. And it's paying for the roof over your heads right now so shush." She delivered a sharp tap to part of the wood and one of the larger chunks fell off and she nodded with mute satisfaction before muttering "This is Lilyanna, she might be coming along. Make with the quiet now."

(Well, lol. Since I was seperated I thought it'd be alright. 'Cause I don't plan posting anything for a couple days anyway since I'm moving out of state. And the way I worded it, you're easily able to continue on with it being the previous night. :nod: )

((Oh, that reminds me: I'm going to Mayhemfest tomorrow, then I'm going to Band Camp until Thursday. just thought I should tell you :D Don't go TOO far without me :P))

Ivan smiled at the tiger and watched Yama work. He stayed silent the whole time and smiled at the woman, whos name was Lilyanna, from time to time. "hello Lilyanna, it is a pleasure to met you, I am Ivan" he said with a smile. He wondered if she was going to freak out like some of the others do.

Bennon lifted his head from where he had been watching Yama work.
"Since we have most of the group here, I want to go ahead and start discussing something will be encountering in the next realm. It's a bit of a rare occurance, and I doubt many of you will have seen it before."
Bennon reached into the hard leather case hanging from his belt, and withdrew a flintlock pistol, longer than others of it's kind, with intricate brasswork depicting a crane on the wood encasing the barrel. Laying it on the table, he looked expectantly up at the group.
"Any of you familiar with these?"

Yama glanced at it "I once saw something similar, but it was smaller and made entirely of metal. Why?"