Cora
As Jade walked through one of the smaller side-streets in the bustling city in Salvainia, she looked down at the silver cradled in her hands. She frankly had no idea what to do with it.

"Get something for yourself. A necklace or some sort of fragrance," The General had said. "I'll be delivering our briefing to some dignitaries today, about our training. It would be best if only humans and macens attended. Come back in a few hours. Then, we will depart for home in the morning."

And so, that's how she'd ended up here. The general stayed with a cousin of his when visiting the city, but lived in his own manor away from this concentration of people. Jade wasn't used to these surroundings yet, and so had stuck to the side streets for the time being..

The oriate swallowed, thinking. _What am I supposed to buy? How much does a necklace cost... Or a fragrance?_
Harriet
*Sephi had been wondering through the city for the better half an hour by now, she was still dripping wet from washing up on the relatively nearby shore and frankly, she had no idea on where she was in this world. She could clearly understand the language that people wrote and read in, but the think that was her biggest problem right now was that the coins in her coin pouch were foreign and thus rendered absolutely useless in this world that she had found herself in. What she did have going for her though was that all her armor and sword were in good shape, she also somehow kept her head-piece which was frankly extremely important to her. Well, despite being absolutely broke, Sephi saw that she could at least to pretend to be a human which was what most people seemed to be here in this city... She wasn't sure on how people would react to seeing a kitsune here quite yet.*
Cora
Jade turned the corner and bumped into a passer-by, causing her to stumble back and drop some of her coin. The fur on her ears and tail bristled, and she nervously looked up at the man she'd run into.

"Watch where you're going!" He said gruffly, pushing his way past her and purposefully scattering some of her silver with his foot.

The oriate gasped and turned, crouching down to pick up what she'd lost. "My apologies," She said, hoping the man would turn around and forgive her. However, he continued to walk away, his back square and unapproachable.

The young woman sighed, standing back up to her feet once she had what had fallen. She eventually looked up and saw an armored woman approaching, seeming just as disoriented as Jade was. _Should I talk to her?_
Harriet
*Sephi had heard a some sort of commotion nearby which of course had drawn her attention a little, what she had seen was a smaller woman with more animal-like ears and such... Something like a kitsune, but not. This woman had apparently bumped into a man and the man didn't take kindly to that which then seemingly caused him to make a bit of a seen... Sephi didn't really like the looks of that one bit.

*Now, Sephi couldn't say that this was definite or anything, but it did seem that most humans didn't really see the more animalistic races as equal... Which wasn't a surprise to Sephi seeing as it was the same in her homeland. Thankfully she had the ability to conceal her ears and tail and at least disguise as a human, which was probably better than not.*

*Despite all this, Sephi felt a bit sad to see how the younger looking woman was treated... But she couldn't exactly jump in to help without seeming suspicious, she did look like a high class noble after all with the fancy armor and accessories that she was wearing, but in reality she was dirt poor in this new land. After some quick thought, Sephi decided upon at least asking if the younger woman was okay, so she approached Jade.*
"Hey, are you okay?"

*As Sephi said those four words, it was more than evident that her accent didn't match that of those who lived in this region, which made her stand out a little. This was less of a worry though as Sephi knew that she could conjure up a story easily enough if she ever had to tell where she was from, she would just need to see a map of this region and all. But anyways, she was more focused on the wellbeing of the smaller kemonomimi in front of her*
Cora
"U-Um.." Jade murmured, looking up at the woman. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly, one of her ears flicking as she noticed how Sephi spoke. _Strange... What sort of accent is that?_

"I'm alright. I should really look where I'm going.." Jade said. Her nose twitched slightly as she gathered a little whiff of the woman standing before her. She smelled of sea salt and... Something Jade had never smelled before. Her first instinct was that this was a spy of some sort, from some distant, hostile land..

The kemonomimi was wearing a plain cream colored dress, with nothing nearly as protective as the woman's armor, but still. _Should I tell the general? Should I detain her right now?_

Jade swallowed and clenched the silver in one hand, staring up intently at the woman. "Who are you? U-Um.. If you wouldn't mind telling me, ma'am.." She asked, forward, but still seeming apprehensive. Her gaze drifted away nervously.
Harriet
*The apprehension in both the woman's voice as well as her whole demeanor really made Sephi nervous, she had spent the better half of a day in this new world and she was probably oh so close to having the guards called on her... Which was possibly for the better seeing as she would be sleeping in a sheltered place, even though it would be behind bars*
"Oh... Uhh"

*Sephi wasn't going to lie with this question, but if it lead to where she was from, which she half expected, she knew that a lie would be needed. How did she expect the second question somehow? Well she saw the young woman's nose twitch, like she was smelling something coming off of her, Sephi could do something similar due to being a kitsune and all... But she didn't due to wanting to seem as human as possible. As for the question, she was just going to answer it was naturally as she could*
"I'm Sephi, may I ask who you are?"

*Unlike a slick spy that would usually speak smoothly or with confidence, Sephi was nearly a nervous wreck and that was evident in her voice... This didn't match her looks though because despite her nervousness, she was trying to show confidence in how she stood, but that was pretty hard to do in the situation that she was in at least.*

*All in all, Sephi really didn't see this conversation ending too well... Half because of the suspicion that the other was showing and half because Sephi was a foreigner, and she knew full well that she was probably the most suspicious person in this town right now due to that fact... But alas, she was also probably the least likely to start a fight at this point, she didn't know how powerful people were here after all*
Cora
Jade brought her hands up to her face, clasping them next to her cheek as her ears perked. She gave a little tilt to her head, her eyes closed as she smiled wide.

"Sephi; that's such a cute name!" The kemonomimi cooed, her tail swaying back and forth as she thought about it.
It didn't take much to distract her, after all.

"My name is Jade," She said, soon snapping back to attention. Seeing the woman in her armor made Jade almost want to salute.. But here, out in the open an with a stranger, it was sure to look odd.

"Are you here on business? To see His Imperial Majesty? You seem... Lost," Jade murmured, tilting her head in the other direction now. Her ear with the metal tag on it flicked again, as she wondered what the General might think of her bringing home a visitor. Perhaps he'd be able to assess better if this stranger were friendly or not..
Harriet
"To see who?"
*Sephi hadn't realized that this place was a monarchy... Then again most places were so she shouldn't have been surprised in all honesty, she did have a lot to learn about this place though and meeting the person in power may have been best for her. She did realize that though meeting the one in power could be good, there was also a chance that it could turn out bad for her as well, she was a foreigner after all, someone without a past and with no known family... It would be easy to either enslave her or simply make her disappear, neither of these things are what she wanted at all.*

*Sephi had also been caught off guard by Jade's reaction to her name, she hadn't really seen it as cute or anything before but she guessed that to one who hadn't heard it before it could be seen as cute or soft or what not. That wasn't a high priority though, she had to get herself situated and it seems like Jade here was the best person to help right now*
"Well anyways, it's nice meeting you Jade. As for if I'm here on business... Well that's sorta a complicated matter because I only just got here... By washing up on the shore"

*As Sephi replied, she could see the metal tag on Jade's ear, it looked like it would have been painful to put in but Jade seemed mostly unbothered by it. The thing was though, the tag reminded Sephi of that of which one would mark their cattle with so that anyone who found a lost cow could see who it's owner was... Was this young woman in a similar situation with having an owner and such? Sephi didn't really know nor did she jump to conclusions because she simply didn't know the ways of the land here*
"But yeah... If you could, I would like to meet this Imperial Majesty"
Cora
"The Emperor. You know, the one who made Sylvainia... How do you not.. Know?" Jade said. She was becoming concerned now. Either this woman was truly clueless and confused, or her facade of ignorance was too obvious. Jade's stomach felt uneasy. Neither option was exactly ideal.

"Well, you can't just go and meet him. You'd have to request an audience. And getting one, _if_ you get one, may take months. Unless you're here for business, I'm not sure he'd even want to speak with you..." Jade said, rubbing her chin as she thought.

"But.. You could meet my master, General Bougaine. He might be able to help. He's busy, right now.." Jade said. She paused for a few moments, her voice softening.

"I don't understand... You washed up on shore.. Was there a ship wreck? Where were you sailing from?" She felt like she was asking a lot of questions, but there was so much known about this woman.. She wanted to be as prepared as possible.
Harriet
"I think there was a ship wreck, I remember some of it... But I can't say I know where I'm from, I can't remember that too well"
*Sephi couldn't have been lying at this point, she had tried to remember where she had come from before, when she had washed up on the beach, but all she could remember back to was her being on a ship before it collided with something and ended up wrecking somewhere out at sea. After that she remembered bailing and floating on a large chunk of wood from the ship before she blacked out and woke up on the shore. This being all she knew, of course she would be confused and even clueless, she wasn't from here after all*

*When Jade had mentioned meeting her master, General Bougaine, Sephi saw that as the second best thing that she could do in this sort of situation. What worried her though was that her attire looked and probably was that of a General's armor set, she wasn't sure what she did before today but it probably involved some sort of fighting seeing as her armor was pretty protective.*
"As for General Bougaine, I would like to meet him whenever it's convenient. I would also like to make it known that I would like to meet him on peaceful matters... If that helps at all"

*Despite the composure that Sephi was showing, she was just going off of what felt right in her gut. She didn't know anyone here so she was feeling the same about Jade as she felt about her, only it was less suspicion and more of a sense of slight curiosity overlapped with immense worry. This worry coming from the fact that though Sephi wasn't dead in the water, she still wasn't sure if she could make a living here easily... She would rather not remain homeless in the winter and eventually freeze to death.*
"And I guess meeting with the imperial majesty can wait..."
Cora
"Great!" Jade exclaimed, though the excitement didn't quite carry over to her face. After seeing that this woman had clearly been through something traumatic, she felt determined to help. Besides, as an important-looking human, she was being nice to the kemonomimi, and that was something Jade would easily remember.

"The General is busy right now. But, he told me to buy something with this silver," Jade said, holding the silver out to the woman. Her hands were wrapped up with bandages, and her nails were sharp, primed for combat.

"Do you know how to buy things? I've never done it on my own before. He told me to buy... Oh, what was it.." Jade murmured, trying her hardest to remember as she closed her eyes shut. Suddenly, she opened them. "Yes, I remember now! A necklace or a fragrance. Can you help me find those?"
Harriet
"Yeah... I think I may be able to help a little"
*Sephi was a bit clueless as to how the monetary system worked here in Salvainia, but she figured that it shouldn't be too hard to get the hang of... She hoped. As for the items that needed to be found, a necklace or fragrance, she knew that was needed and she could probably guess on why this general wanted either of these items... But she wasn't going to take wild guesses on such a matter, she was going to help after all*

*What she needed to figure out though was where they could find these items, she had no idea what the layout of this city was so it may take her a bit of wandering around to find a marketplace or something similar to that. When they find that, Sephi knew that she could help at least pick something out. As fo what that something should be, she knew that a well crafted necklace should work best, half because of the looks and half because of it's longetivity.*
"Okay so in my opinion we should get a necklace instead of a fragrance, a necklace is both parts beautiful and long lasting after all. We also need to find a jeweler or some place similar to get the necklace if you do agree on it"

*Sephi may have been clueless earlier but now that she had her mind set on the task on hand, she knew what needed to be done to accomplish said task. She wasn't too sure on how this General would react to her helping though, but Sephi decided to think on that later because she and jade needed to buy either the necklace or fragrance and then they may just be set in stone and ready to go!*
Cora
"Beautiful and long lasting..." Jade repeated, nodding to herself as she did her best to be reasonable in her own mind. She began walking in the direction of the more wealthier properties, staring down at her silver again, as if admiring it.

"This is the first time the General has let me go out on my own. I want to do a good job. I want him to be happy with me." Jade said, her face set with resolve. "If we want to find a jewel... Er? We should probably go this way. People with more money live this way."

Jade's tail swung back and forth as she walked, eager to prove herself as someone capable of accomplishing things on her own... Even if she had some help.
Harriet
*Sephi followed along and as she did, she hoped that Jade would have enough money to get something good because she knew that she hadn't any money to spare to help pay... Probably because she had no money local to this region at all. She could solve that problem later though, especially when there were other things to focus on. As they walked though, Sephi saw just how foriegn the architecture was in this region... It was familiar to her but it was also obviously different to her... She just couldn't place her finger on it though.*

*One thing that Sephi had noticed about Jade though was just how happy she was, especially for being what she presumed was a slave. Of course she was assuming some things, but it was near obvious to Sephi that Jade wasn't treated badly, which was also reinforced by the fact that she was actually allowed to go out and about to do shopping. Other than the whole possible slave thing, Sephi could definitely see Jade being a normal townsperson... Which may have been an odd thing to think, but it was at least on the better end of things in Sephi's mind.*
"With they way you are, I bet the General is already happy with you. Along with that, We'll do a good job so he is extra happy with you"
Cora
_"Extra_ happy?" Jade looked over toward Sephi, blinking a few times. She'd seen what it meant for the general to be pleased with her. But to reach something even beyond that? Jade could hardly imagine it. Her cheeks immediately flushed, and her ears pinned back toward her neck.

"Oh my..." The kemonomimi said, releasing a pent in breath. 

She paused as the two passed by a shop, instead of a temporary vendor's stand. There was a diamond etched into a sign hanging out front, and through the window, there stood a couple inspecting what seemed to be a fairly large stone atop a display case.
Harriet
"Mhm! If we get this right, then I bet that he'll be extremely happy with you!"
*Sephi was of course going off of guesses and such, but her attempts to make Jade all giddy worked. She didn't do this for any real reason except to just make the her happy... Though seeing Jade's reaction was a bit odder than what Sephi had expected. Nonetheless, she planned on helping Jade get this errand done right!*

*When they had reached what seemed to be a Jeweler's shop, Sephi stopped and peered through the window to see if her assumption was correct, and by the seems of it it was! Now there was only one thing that she had to worry about now, and that was the cost of a necklace. She didn't know how much Jade had but she did really hope that it was enough now that they were there.*
"I think this is the shop right here"