Julian
*It was yet another small work that Tavish has found today, to patrol the path of a forest city making sure there isn't any "Weird magical activity because it's making the animals flee" , nothing he hadn't seen before , probably just a sneaky animal that got a little too successful for the hunters. But hey, even if the problem was just a big nothing that got blown over, Tavish still gets his pay, and the villager still get fed. If it's a real problem, he'll find it, deal with it one way or another and get a bonus.*

*What he'll end up hearing is the sound the a tree being felled and the sounds of machines, which meant he had to do some investigating , he would of course find the place where the tree fell and chances are the cut down tree are just a few meters away from Mr ryker. Where Tavish would be sadly disappointed and yet relieved it was just a dude using machines and the undead*



*Tavish would say in his thick Scottish accent and probably with one bottle down the gullet*
Paul
*Ryker opened his eyes as he found himself being distracted by the newcomer. The light blue glow faded away from his horns and soon enough he managed to track the disturbance. An Earth Macen. He let out a deep sigh of annoyance, having seen so many at this point interrupting his work. For a forest, it sure seemed to be full of them. The skeletons glanced over at the newcomer for a short while, only to receive a look from the Oni and sent back to work.

Ryker wasn't exactly sure what Tavish was asking, a rather perplexed expression crossing his face at the man's question.*"I can't say I have...?"*He said slowly, trying to make sure he answered correctly before returning back to his more stoic expression.*"What exactly is the purpose of this encounter Macen? I am quite busy with setting up camp as you can see."*He told him. Giving up on getting some good meditation in, Ryker decided to get up from where he sat, becoming more alert to the things around him.*
Julian
*Tavish would wait and listen semi-patiently for the oni's answer, seeing his obvious annoyance*



*Would say tavish calmly and a tad bit slower to make it easier to understand, even though his thick accent may make it hard to understand the fact he slowed down and doesn't seem outright aggressive from the start should probably indicate that he's serious about what he's talking about and that it truly find ryker suspicious.*
Paul
"A hunting path..."*He said slowly as if trying to process what he was going on about. Hunters just claimed paths now? Even more so they get protective over them? The only hunters he's ever seen seemed quite comfortable hunting on whatever trail they found. Sometimes they even chased after them if the animals so much as continued to flee.*"Well I'll admit, I do not understand the rowdiness accumulated from a trail in the woods, but yes this work is quite necessary."*He answered, gesturing to the skeletons as the tree soon crumbled and fell to the ground with a loud crash.*"While unaccustomed to the constant threats these forests contain, I find it all the more convenient to set up a more proper shelter to keep them at bay while I focus on other things."

*He waved the skeletons away from the fallen tree and in a flash of darkened light, they all faded from existence.*"Of course it's not the most discreet task, but I figured this place being absent of enough of others for it not to be bothersome. Well... I thought so anyways. Seems like there's always someone else no matter where one treks."*He grew lost in thought for a moment before looking back at Tavish and squinting past his blue spectacles.*"It is your job you said? Are you another guard of sorts? Knight even?"
Julian
"Yea, a hunting path,i ca' it that fur thare isnae ony civilian or merchant that uses it 'n' ah juist loops back tae th' village, juist made fur efter enough time gaun thro' th' identical area thare wull be traces that shows it's travelled, nae a stowed oot oan weel maintained path bit easier than gaun thro' th' bushes afore bein' far enough awa' fae toun tae be able tae properly hunt.
'n' th' kinch is that tis becoming harder 'n' harder tae fin' fairn fur some dimwit doesn't ken that th' animals wull bolt fae a area if disturbed awfy much "




*Tavish would say, being quite annoyed that the person in from of him doesn't seem to understand that noise will cause animals to leave the area*

"A'm a guard 'n' general weapon fur hire, th' plate armor didnae awready shaw it"


"''n' fur th' loue o' god dinnae uise pure weird magic that's gonnae startle th' wildlife, fowk need tae sloch 'n' if th' animals lea they're fucked if th' harvest goes ill, 'n' a' that juist fur yin guy that wis passing by decided tae huv a go 'n' be a bawherr mair comfy while in th' wild, th' bears wull lea ye alone as lang as ye dinnae lea yer fairn oot in th' open 'n' dinnae gang near thaim"
Paul
"....Right."*The Oni said slowly, only ever to understand half of what the guard was saying. He wondered if most people from the city spoke like this. If that was the case, traversing the Capitol was going to be a lot harder than he thought. At least he could understand the latter statement in the man being a guard to which at the response, Ryker's once stoic attitude seemed to soften up a bit. Maybe it was better to not get on their bad side when he'd probably need help from them later on. Especially with having to send out search parties. For now though, perhaps he should just go along with whatever chaos he was supposedly being blamed for causing.*

"Of course. I must deeply apologize for the inconvenience."*He said to him.*"I suppose my magic can sometimes get out of hand when I'm not having to worry of supply. You see there was this weird find out in the woods here. Some object that seemed to be holstering quite a lot of magic within it and effecting things in the surrounding area. I could have only assumed it to have been best to help myself and well, this was the end result of such."
Julian
"Oh bloody hell, How come dae travellers aye titch magical objects, Tell me laddie, whaur urr ye gaun 'n' whit whaur ye daein' that required that magical artifact 'n' howfur did it affect th' surrounding"


*Would say tavish, while he did sound less annoyed at him than before he still was but it was more due to people not knowing not to pick up magical stuff without knowing full well the effect and consequences of those object, at least it created more job opportunity but it's most of the time a pain in the ass to fix the downfall of whatever happened*
Paul
"I was actually trying to make my way to the Capitol. You see I wasn't the only one to stumble across this object. Some Ardent was trying to take some for himself, but I just grabbed my own portion and was advised to go to the Capitol for this small problem I appear to be having."*He explained before clearing his throat.*"A descendant of a nobleman back where I'm from has gone missing and I was hoping to have a patrol sent for them. I had lost sight of him during an ambush and now only really have what magical objects I come across to keep the magic flowing out here."
Julian
*Tavish would say as he pulled out a map that was on the back of his belt along side some bottles and his equipment, he looks really closely at it for a minute before declaring.*

"A'richt comme 'ere a'm gonnae shaw ye whit tae dae, foremaist yer gonnae follow th' path ah juist cam fae ower thare 'til ye reach th' main road, thare ye'll be able tae set up camp wi'oot making th' wildlife lea 'n' ye wull hae na need tae dae a bloody fort juist fur a nicht, dinnae wory aboot thief, that path is secured 'n' tis a fair direct path tae th' capitol ye juist git anither toun in atween 'ere 'n' th' capital.

That means ye git a quicker 'n' safer path toward whaur ye gang, 'n' we in a few day wull hae th' animals come back sin yer pure weird magic thing wull be far awa' "





*All the while tavish is pointing through the path he is explaining so that's he's obsoletely sure ryker understand this is the path he needs to go*
Paul
*Ryker moves over to Tavish to get a glance at the map he held, squinting while he listened to the Macen's instructions.*"I see... And... Once I get to the Capitol... Who do I go to then?"*He asked as he looked back over to him. At least the route seemed clear enough, but part of him wondered if the trip would really be worth it. The nobleman could be anywhere by now which would only mean less priority if forcing those from the Capitol to cross the countries. There seemed to be many travelers though, so perhaps worst case he'd have to go to them.*
Julian
*Would calmly explain tavish, he didn't go to the capitol that often so he wouldn't know if they replaced the guy to handle all of that*
Paul
*Ryker's expression faltered at Tavish's explanation. How exactly was he going to get proof of his disappearance? Too much attention and the Nobleman's father would find out about the little skirmish they had and that was the last thing he needed when he was expected to keep them safe.*"Right. Of course."*He said in monotone response.*"And, the name's Ryker. Ryker Dusken more formally."*With Tavish getting ready to leave, Ryker found himself having one last question on mind.*"Yes, I am quite curious actually. Do they accept magic in the Capitol? It seems that the locals of this area already doesn't seem welcoming of it so I can only imagine the central capitol's view of it.*
Julian
"Aye ryker, magic's accepted haes lang as ye uise it in a wey whaur it wilnae threaten th' lee o' a'body, lik' trying tae murdurr thaim or lik' ye juist saw, ruining maybee aye fairn sources, ye kin jalouse howfur some fowk git whin ye stoap thaim fae getting fairn" (aye ryker, magic's accepted has long as you use it in a way where it won't threaten the life of anyone, like trying to kill them or like you just saw, ruining possible food sources, you can imagine how some people get when you stop them from getting food) 

*Tavish would wait a few seconds to see what else ryker had to say, if that was all he would say his goodbye and continue his patrol, otherwise if another question arose he would wait a bit more to answer it, not like he was really pressed on time since he technically was doing his job.*
Paul
*YPart of Ryker couldn't imagine much of his magic being tolerated within such a big population. Perhaps it was better he just kept it discreet for now or more so rely on the smaller mechanisms to help him roam about.*"Right."*He said, gazing at him blankly.*"I suppose I shall be off on this route you speak of. Perhaps we shall encounter again."*Ryker turned away, heading off along the trail that Tavish has pointed out and leaving the remnants of the destroyed clearing behind.*