Drew smiled a small smile "yeah maybe it will" he said softly and stood up. He walked over to Alora. He smiled at her and dug into his pocket and pulled out a bag of money. he handed it to her and said "here, go and buy yourself some better clothing" he said with a smile.

Ivan smiled and hugged her back "I love you too" he said happly. Things where finally looking up for them and he hoped that nothing would ruin this. He was with the girl he loved and they weren't slaves anymore. They where free and happy just like everyone else. They just had to stay free so that they could be happy

Allie smiled at him and walked inside. It was furnished, very well done. There was a fire place and some couches. She went to the small kitchen area and smiled. The first thing she did was turn on the water, she let out a soft sigh. It was so nice to feel water again. She felt strengthened and ready to take on anything. She splashed him to dry off her hands as she giggled and ran to hide behind the couch.

Ivan laughed and chased after her "I am going to get you" he said and when she hid behind the couch he laughed and grabed her around the waist and held her up in the air. "I told you I would" he said as he looked at her in his arms and laughed happly.

Iori nodded and turned to walk from the box "Shall we select your opponent then?" Without waiting for an answer he began to navigate his way through the area tunnels to the fighter stables. Not the best term for them really, they were more like hotel rooms only instead of numbers there were names, scores and a basic description of each. The variety of fighters was simply astounding and Iori strolled through the halls with the self assurance of a much beloved lord surrounded by his own personal guard. Clearly any attack on him here would end badly for the attacker.

Alora took it with raised eyes and hefted it in her hand, estimating the amount from the weight. It wasn't bad. She gave Drew a bright smile and a nod. "I will, if you're still hungry there are some leftovers right there." She indicated them and turned to leave the shop/house, already planning the best things to purchase and what prices she would be willing to pay for them.

Allie gasped as he chased her, she ran but smiled as he caught her. She squealed as he lifted her into the air. She held onto him, she was afraid of heights. She trusted him so it wasn't that bad. She squealed again and giggled as she said "put me down.." she said holding him tighter.

Celyse looked around and followed him with a sigh. He was going to have too much fun with this. As she followed him to the hotel looking hallway she gulped. Their descriptions made her think twice about fighting. She wasn't a coward, she would start small and make her way till she beat the strongest person on here. She really wanted to face the guy with the axe.

"okay" Drew said and watched her go. He hoped that she would enjoy her stay here with him becuase it wasn't going to be for long. He had gotten word that the people who raised him where coming and they were starting to wonder if he really was a slaver. So h e might have to get out of this place soon.

Ivan laughed and brought her into a hug. "do I have to?" he asked as he kissed her on the neck then on the lips. He didn't want to let go of her or put her down. He loved her to much and knew that he would never let anything happen to her.

Iori turned back to Celyse "So who do you choose, and what kind of fight? First blood, incapacitation, no limits..." he waved a hand extravagantly "Take your pick." ((OOC: give a brief description of whatever you want and I'll rp your opponent.))

Alora spent several hours in the market before returning arms laden with items. She was a merciless haggler, and had gotten most of it quite cheaply. A variety of clothes for different environments and situations, accesories, and even a pair of the fighting gloves she favored, just in case. She went up to her room and put it all away neatly before coming back downstairs to look for Drew.

Allie squealed and shivered when he kissed her neck. She closed her eyes at the feeling and then happily kissed him back. "can you just lower me a little bit?" she pleaded. She didn't want to be out of his arms.. just not so high up. She loved him and never wanted to be away from him.

Celyse looked over to him and smiled. The guy was a little shorter then she was. He had only won a few fights. He was pretty muscular and used a sword. He looked like he would be okay to start with. His name was Aaron. Maybe she could beat him and then one day she could fight her master herself. She looked over to him and smiled "first blood is good.. we don't want to go full out yet.." she said with a small smile

Aaron nodded silently and stood, bowing to her and Iori. Iori nodded to him and he left to go to the arena, hand resting on his sword. Iori turned to Celsye. "He waits, I will be watching. Good luck and good hunting." He flashed her a small smile and left as well to return to the box. This match promised to be entertaining, he intended to see if it fufilled that promise.

Celyse bowed to Aaron and then to Iori. She watched him go and knew it was best to follow him. She would have to go the main entrance, not the box anymore. It looked like a fun challenge and maybe even some learning to be involved. She watched as he master left as she made her way to the opposite side of the arena. She knew she could have all her powers to help if things got out of control. She looked over to him and smiled as she bowed again, looking back to the box at Iori.

Iori looked down at her and nodded, giving a slight wave of his hand. Taking that as the signal Aaron drew his sword and charged, holding it poised over his shoulder ready for a downward swipe. He clearly intended to end this quickly.

Celyse looked over to him and watched him wave his hand. Suddenly looked back to the arena, Aaron was charging at her already. His sword was above his head. She jumped over him and did a flip in the air landing on the other side of him. He turned to charge at her again but she just jumped again this time landing a bit of a distance away. She looked up at her master and then back to Aaron, he seemed to want to end this quickly. She had to find a sword. She looked around wildly as she finally found one. She flipped over to it, grabbing it and holding it up just as their swords clashed.

Iori smirked slightly. The walls of the arena were covered in various weapons for just that purpose. Young Celyse seemed resourceful enough, but he had expected her to merely use her powers to make Aaron bleed. Either she was just testing herself, or her powers were not as keen as he first thought. Aaron was a sore loser, but his strategies were simple and straightforward, relying on his muscle and speed to win. He had been easy to mold. Aaron locked crossguards with Celyse with a grin, pushing downwards to try and force her to the ground.

Celyse was thankful for her sword. She gasped as he was pushing her down. He was stronger then she was. She thought for a moment then grinning letting it happen. She was now on her back, her blade the only thing helping her. She used a bit of her power to help her kick him off her. She jumped up and spun now behind him going to slash at his back. It would have been a lot faster just to use her powers, but this was more fun. She could take out her anger as well as learn some more fighting skills.

Aaron tumbled to the ground and kept rolling away from her, coming up on his feet sword drawn. He circled her cautiously, about ten feet away. Waiting for her next move or for her to let down her guard. From above, Iori watched with eyes glinting. The sky was cloudy, but now and then the moon peeked through, sending beams of light down to illuminate the area. One of them caught Aaron and his eyes watered, momentarily blinding him as he stepped backwards.

Celyse looked over to him and and sighed as he rolled away. She followed him cautiously and finally they were just circling. She would wait for him to move or mess up. She looked up at the moon, it was beautiful. Most of her powers came from the moon. Hence her last name. She felt power flow into her body as a beam of white light entered her from the moon. She saw it hit him as well. She used her powers and pushed the clouds back in front of the moon, his blindness and her power boost wasn't fair and she was a fair fight. She just stood ready watching him waiting for his next move.

Blinking the water from his eyes he watched her warily for a moment before charging, feinting to the left and swinging up from the bottom right in a slash designed to cut a shallow slice from hip to throat, this was only first blood after all.

Celyse looked over at him watching his movements. She gasped as he faked his movement and slashed her. She quickly puled up her sword holding it to him, up to his chest, slashing at the same time. Blood was dripping from his chest and her upper chest. She was breathing heavily and panting. What happen now? It was one swing and they both bled. Did she loose because he swung first?

Aaron touched his chest and looked up to the box where Iori stood. Iori neither nodded nor shook his head, his eyes merely glinting in the light. Medics ran onto the field to both of them, potions and spells at the ready. Aaron shrugged them off and sheathed his sword, trudging back to the fighter's quarters with hunched shoulders. A medic respectfully offered a potion to Celyse as Iori turned and left the box, reappearing moments later at an entrance to the arena.

Celyse mimicked him and also touched her chest, blood stained her fingers. She looked back up to him and then down at the medics. They were very fast. She respectfully declined as well as she placed the sword back against the wall. She watched Aaron go sadly, he looked like he really wanted to win. Maybe they could fight again and she would let him win? She looked back to her master and sighed as she walked to him.

Iori nodded to her "A good fight, but tell me, why did you not use your powers? I expected you to end the fight quickly and without preamble. Yet you went for the sword."

Celyse looked over to him and sighed. "I didn't want i to end that fast.." she said honestly. She didn't know how to control her powers a lot and she didn't want him to know that. On the other side, maybe he could help her control them. She sighed and looked back to him. "was I supposed to end it quickly? It just shows you can't expect things from people you don't know.." she said softly.

Ivan smiled "sure I can" he said and lowed her a little bit. He smiled at her and looked at her. "that better, love" he asked and kissed her nose. He could hardly believe that things where going as great as they where. He hoped that nothing would happen and that they could just live normal lives.

Drew was hard at work making salves and other things. He had a few orders of different herbs and some potions to help wounds heal. He smiled when he saw Alora come in "it looks like you had fun" he said seeing everything she bought.

Iori shook his head "No, it is not that you were supposed to, it is merely that I expected you to. Regardless, it was a good battle. Though you should tend to your wound or allow the medics to do it, it could get infected otherwise and that is the last thing either of us need, yes?"

Alora gave him a slight nod as she slipped on her new gloves "It was satisfying. The merchants here are quite willing to haggle, and I have never been one to back down from a challenge." She stepped up beside him and examined the mixes. "Do you need any help?"

Allie smiled and relaxed. "much" she said with a smile. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him softly. Now that she wasn't scared she could calm down. "I love you.." she said softly as she kissed him again.

Celyse looked over to him and smiled. "you didn't tell me you wanted me to use my powers.. it was a fight, I was fighting fair.." she said softly. "oh don't worry.." She raised her arm as a light blue light came from it. She placed it on her chest as it healed. She let go with a gasp and looked back to him. "My powers aren't... developed all the way.. I didn't want to cause any excess problems unless it was needed. I was afraid I would kill him..." she said softly.