Jeffrey
*Livio caught on to Sonja's awareness; he knew that she knew that he knew! Given this, he decided to take a small jab at the typically cool Ursinoid.*

"Hey, unless you want me to go into great detail on my adventures in bed, I did nothing."

"Aw, Carlyn left?"

*Damn, she was cute too. As for this new guy, Shaw... A Druid ranger. Probably a bow user?*

"Oh, a new guy? Other than Ryker, that is."
Vanessa
"Aha," *Sonja raised an eyebrow, mildly amused with his frank response. Between the drinking and sleeping around, Livio seemed more and more like the caricature of an average soldier. Bar the whole desertion thing.* "So you also hunt the loins of fellow travelers?"

*That the former soldier trusted her enough to share such a detail was not lost on Sonja. Though admittedly, she wasn't exactly keen on hearing the details. So the conversation went on.*

"Yes. Carlyn had to help out more with her family business. Merchants, I think?" *The Ursinoid shrugged.*

"I'm not sure what became of Shaw. We parted ways after our contracts with Upper Mentia were complete." *Interesting detail, the Ursinoid seemed to have previously fought on the opposite side of the current conflict? Whatever the reason for that might have been, she didn't volunteer it.*
Jeffrey
*Livio almost choked on air as Sonja rephrased his ordeals in such a way. Fellow travelers? Well, not exactly. They weren't travelers. Loins? Yes.*

"Ah, she did mention that. Oh well. Maybe I'll pay her a visit one of these days."

*With Upper Mentia? Wasn't Sonja currently fighting Upper Mentia?*

"Hold on, so you had a contract with Upper Mentia?"
Vanessa
*A slight grin seemed to tug at the corner of her mouth as she watched Livio sputter at her summary. She nodded in agreement as he suggested visiting her in the future. Sonja wouldn't have minded such a thing herself, though it was hardly on her agenda.*

*Sensing the confusion, the Ursinoid nodded to confirm his question.*

"I didn't like it at the time. Prior to the Upper Mentian conquest of the Beastkin Warlord states, there was some sort of power struggle. They had us carry out missions against their political opponents. We used the opportunity to free from the loosing faction. Including my former owner."

*The Ursinoid glance down at the opulent signet ring on her left hand. A token pried from the dead hands of her former oppressor, whom she had slayed in battle while he fled like a coward.*
Jeffrey
"I see. So something similar to my situation."

*And in the past as well. Livio remembered quite a few significant figures he had shot down; granted, none to the level of the recent death of Adelmar, but enough to affect the livelihoods of others. His golden eyes looked to where Sonja's gaze was; a signet ring, much too fancy for the beastkin to have attained herself. He recognized the style as Mentian; not much more needed to be said.*

"Spoils of war, eh? Only thing I've taken was lives."

*And some virginities, but he didn't want to mention that.*