Meredith
*Azrael is walking down the dirt road within the wilderness, far from civilization. Hes carrying his backpack which has a spear tied to the side. While he walks, hes mumbling and muttering to himself, holding a very untidy and disorganized looking book, papers and notes jutting out from between the pages in no particular order*
Teresa
Around the same time some distant commotion was heard and past some random bushes Romi, a 7 foot tall Minotaur with a disabled knee was shooing away some crows, he had gotten leftover chunks of wheat on his fur and was trying to take it away, when the crows swooped down and started to peck at his fur. He thrashed around, and when he got frustrated he stomped his hoove and pointed menacingly at a crow that was gonna swoop down to his fur again "I dare you!" He said but the crow pecked his finger and he jolted back, dropping his bag which spilled open and spilled some books he had inside "Dammit—" He sighed, deadpanning
Meredith
*Upon hearing the commotion he looks up and around for the source of it, his eyes falling on the Brayer as he drops his books. He tilts his head slightly, his expression returning to blank as he puts his research book away into a pocket inside his jacket and starts walking directly towards the Brayer*
Teresa
He sighed again hearing the crows, having not yet noticed the fae as he leaned down with a bit of difficulty due to his knee and picked up his bag, trying to collect his books before he jerked back feeling one of the crows pick at his knee brace, he moved his arm around, shooing the crow again "Not that!" He said, finally shooing them away successfully he fixes his bag before looking up, finally noticing the fae he had a confused 'face' despite not being able to see his eyes

"Ah— sorry if I disturbed you—"
Meredith
*He observes the brayer for a few moments in silence before nodding slightly*
"Whats a Brayer doing all the way in Lymia?"

"Thought you all live mostly in the beastkin lands"
Teresa
He stayed silent for a bit, almost like he was thinking of an asset before he spoke softly "I got lost"

"Somehow" He uttered, rubbing the back of his neck with his darkened fingers
Meredith
*He stares at him for a few seconds before slowly repeating*
"You got lost"

"How exactly did you get lost"
Teresa
He slowly nodded scratching the back of his neck "We'll, in reality I did mean to travel far but on the way to the wanted location I did originally wanna go to— I fell into a pile of wheat.. And the goth birds attacked me" He said and his voice got more and more silent as he spoke, a bit embarrassed

He slowly nodded scratching the back of his neck "In reality I intended to travel far but on the way— I fell into a pile of wheat.. And the goth birds attacked me" His voice got more and more silent as he spoke, a bit embarrassed
Meredith
*He keeps staring at him for a few seconds, staying silent as he considers if this is how the world will start to slowly devolve into morons*

"And how did you fall into wheat exactly?"
Teresa
He hummed silently and pointed to his leg. It had a brace on it that connected to the lower portion of his hoove. A metal bar connecting them both as well. Straps on it with yellow accents keeping the brace tight on his hoove 

"I have a bad limp, so when I went down a hill my brace snapped for a moment and it made me trip into the wheat pile" He said in honesty, looking down at the fae. But he smiled "Are you a fairy?" He mused
Meredith
He just slowly nods at the brayer, pretending to understand
"Well yes and no. Im an Ardent Macen, which is a type of fae with the physical properties of a Macen"

"Most Ardent think theyre just a type of Macen but on a biological level we are closer to Fae"
Teresa
He nodded and watched him for a moment, like he was taking a moment listening to the smaller one before he nodded . "Ah. I see.." He said silently before he leaned down and picked up his journal from the floor, dusting it off any grass.

"You think I am a bit stupid don't you?" He said with a chuckle as he fixed the papers of his journal
Meredith
He just stares at him blankly with that exact same dead expression he's had the whole time

"Everyone is stupid until proven otherwise"
Teresa
He hummed, surprised as he closed his journal, finally looking down at the smaller one before him as he chuckled "That is.. A very strong inferiority complex.." He said silently before nodding. "I heard a lot of muttering earlier— I'm gonna guess that was from you" He said after.
Meredith
He simply shrugs 
"Superiority is the word youre looking for. And yes that was me. Rather surprised you heard that considering the distance between us"
Teresa
He hummed "It can go both ways, even if I said inferiority... Nevermind that" He said before tilting his head, pointing to his fluffy ears that moved at the slightest background noise. Like he was attentive "I'm very focused on my sorroundings when it comes to sound"
Meredith
*He rubs his chin and his wings flutter*
"So Brayer have a more sensitive hearing?"

"Or whatever you are. You dont really look quite like a Brayer"

"Similar, but not quite"
Teresa
"Ah" He said silently as his gaze falters to the fluttering wings, which made his head tilt to the side in curiosity as he adverted his gaze back up to azrael. "Im Romi, Romi Priestley" He said silently and extended his large hand
Meredith
*The stares at hus hand for a few seconds, debating whether to shake it or not. But he relents and cautiously lifts his hand and shakes his*
"Azrael Ufenhort"
Teresa
He shook his hand, having a rough feeling to his but let go once he did shake it. Stepping back only a bit "Azrael" He repeated "That's a very.. Unique name" He hummed, but smiled "I mean it in a good way of course. That aside.. Yes I'm a Brayer.. Minotaur, we'll. Half Macen half Minotaur." He mused as he looked down at Az
Meredith
*He retracts his hand and puts it in his jacket pocket, his wings twitching*
"Interesting. A Brayer-Macen mix. Judging by your name you inherited most of it from your Macen parent. What are you traveling all the way out here for?"
Teresa
He tilted his head at the curious words , humming in thought before he nodded "We'll. In full honesty I was supposed to travel to find some blank books and some specific inks and such. But a big part of me wanted to explore for a while" He said in full honesty. Smiling a bit
Meredith
*He raises an eyebrow and tilts his head slightly as he shifts his weight onto one leg*
"Youre looking for blank books and ink? But somehow you ended up all the way in Lymia?"

"Seems rather far fetched"
Teresa
He chuckled, scratching the back of his neck he shifted in his spot a bit "Well.. I got distracted very easily. But it's not too bad. I explored a lot and got attacked by goth birds"
Meredith
"Theyre crows. You were attacked by crows. And the crows wanted the wheat grain stuck to your fur"

"They also now know what you look like"
Teresa
"Ah i know that part but they did get a little harsh on the pecking" He said "Back where I live now I feed a lot of them, I can make my own little crow army" He chuckled
Meredith
"I heavily advise against attempting to create a crow army. If you slight even one of them on accident your entire army is going to have it out for you"
Teresa
He smiled "I know, I've read a lot about them and their species" He mused
Meredith
*He raises an eyebrow skeptically*
"You can read?"
Teresa
*He tilts his head* "I've gotten that a lot.. I'm suspecting beastkin are not known for reading" *He muttered rubbing the stubble on his chin*
Meredith
"Its because the average literacy rate is so low" *He grumbles*

"You know how many people cant read or write? Too bloody many"
Teresa
"I.. Didn't know that" He said in honesty, tilting his head to the words of the fae. But at the same time his tail starting swaying from side to side.
Meredith
*His attention wanders over to the tail cuz movement*
"So what did you say you were out here to get? Blank books?"

"What would you need blank books for? Journal? Notes?"
Teresa
He hummed and nodded "Yea, and because I've been wanting to help fill out my library, we'll the guildhalls library. There's many shelves I want to fill"
Meredith
"How exactly would a *Blank* Book help with that? Youre not intending on putting empty books on the shelves are you?" *His expression visibly turned to mild disgust and disdain at the prospect of blank books on the library shelves*
Teresa
"Not at all" He chuckled "Let me clear up what I mean, I want blank books so that I can fill them with information, useful one and put them there but while I look for blank books I want to look for other books that have writings in them. To put them in the blank shells" He said
Meredith
*He slowly nods, still suspicious of him for now*
"And where are you copying the information from? Hard to read books with bad handwriting or blurred words?"
Teresa
"Both if I can." He mused but said with his hands on his hips now. "If anything I should be able to do my own writings as well if needed." He said and smiled again
Meredith
*He looks him up and down*
"Your own writings? You dont look like youre particularly knowledgeable with the organisms around. Or artifacts. Or magic"
Teresa
"I was hoping to fill in a story" He said in full honesty, now his gaze drifting away. "I don't remember anything of my past and I'm tired of hiding so I figured I could fill in journals or entry's" He chuckled
Meredith
*He just stares at him skeptically*
"An autobiography?"
Teresa
"No i—" He hesitates, no rethinking his whole idea "No I— I meant. Just an entry of my discovering. Not of my story"
Meredith
"Whats the difference between that and an autobiography? If by discovering you mean scientific facts and the like then great, just get official expertise."
Teresa
He stared at him "You are incredibly stubborn, and grumpy" He stated in a matter-of-fact voice. But chuckled "Sorry, didn't mean to sound so blunt—"
Meredith
He stares blankly at him for a few seconds

"Im well aware. But I prefer it when people are blunt. Gets the point across faster and more effectively"
Teresa
"Ah" He scratches the back of his neck, clearing his throat "You're a researcher— maybe?" He asked in curiosity
Meredith
"Howd you come to that conclusion?" *He questions, genuine curiosity flitting across his oh so blank face*
Teresa
He rubs the back of his neck again, though his eyes hidden his lips held a frown to them "Just a guess at the unique questions"
Meredith
He raises an eyebrow then shrugs dismissively
"Yes Im a researcher. I'll give you props for being observant at least"
Teresa
He nodded and tilted his head "Are you speaking to me because you find me unique?" He questions, putting his hands back on his hips, his tail continuing to sway just a little slower now and his head is cocked to the side
Meredith
*He shrugs dismissively again, his wings fluttering*
"Mostly yes. Half Macen-half Brayer, stumbles in with a bizarre story about crows and wheat, librarian in some guild"

"Sounds like some badly thought out plot point doesn't it"
Teresa
He slowly nods "Ah— I almost forgot" He said trying his best to just ease up the tensed moment. "If you ever need information you can stop by my library at the—" He pauses then lifted his hand. His finger pointing at a direction "That way" He said. Yes. He didn't know his north or south.
Meredith
"I sincerely doubt that youd have anything that would interest me or that I dont already have. But I'll humor you, where is this library located. Simply pointing in a direction isnt particularly accurate"

*He idly rummages through his pocket and takes out a box of cigarettes, proceeding to remove one and hold his finger up to the tip, a spark of fire lighting at his finger. He then, of course, proceeds to take a drag of the cigarette while putting the box away*
Teresa
He watched the smaller Fae take a drag of the cigarette and hummed and rubbed at the stubble of his chin in though, his darkened lip pursing in a line as he thought. Before he smiled. Lifting his darkened fingers "West of lake Agan just by the beastkin warlords lands there resides a small town and past that up and past a hill; the Guildhall and inside the library that holds over 1000 books" He said way too specifically. He doesn't know directions but for some reason remembers far too specifically the place.
Meredith
*He turns his head away from Romi and blows out the smoke, intentionally avoiding throwing smoke in the tall bastards face*
"Thats certainly specific. Does this village have a name?"

"Oh and you do realize lake Agu is bloody far right? How lost are you?"
Teresa
He chuckled, then cleared his throat as his tail stops swaying. He defintely didn't think his journey through "I'm quite lost" He admits in defeat. Dead panning.
Meredith
"So youre lost but at the same time you know exactly where to go to get to the library?"

*He raises an eyebrow at him, taking another drag of the cigarette*
Teresa
"Well I know the exact location of the library I just don't know where I am currently"

He frowned, looking down at the fae
Meredith
*He shakes his head in some sense of defeat*
"Youre in the Republic of Lymia. Several nations away from Lake Aguć
Teresa
"Ahhh lymia. I've heard a lot of this place but haven't visited it until now" He responded with a chuckle as he glanced around for a moment
Meredith
"You hear a lot about every nation except the beastkin and island ones. And Amangoko, or however you pronounce the name."

"Unfortunately it makes it difficult to filter out useful information"
Teresa
He nodded "Indeed" He said silently then hummed, looking at the sky as it progressively got darker and darker "Maybe this is a sign as we should part ways?" He suggested, tilting his head to the side "I do hope to see you at my library one day" He gave of a gentle smile.
Meredith
*He glances at the sky and nods*
"Rain. Well that's unfortunate. No new specimens for me I suppose."

*He grumbles and takes another drag of his cigarette and blows out the smoke*
"I suggest getting a map or carriage ride back to that village"
Teresa
"Im afraid because of my height carriages will be difficult" He chuckled "But I'll make it, no need to worry"

"But I will trace my steps back if you're wondering— hopefully it works"
Meredith
"Dont see how a carriage will be difficult but whatever"
*He drops his cigarette and stomps it out*
"I'll be taking my leave now. Good luck on your... Retracing"
Teresa
He gave him another smile and nodded. "Good luck on.. Research I suppose" He said and turned, fixing the bag that was slung on his shoulder before he started his trut on the way back, having waved back at Az before disappearing in the distance
Meredith
*He simply turns around and walks off back on the road, heading home to Pepor*