Janet
*A light crunching would fill the early morning air as the Elf found himself once more under the shade of the large pines that made up Ombu's forest. It had only been about a month since he last visited, but just as promised, he had returned to pick up the Raccoon who claimed to want to travel with him. Terrel of course didn't have much faith in the idea, not being the first time someone agreed with going only to vanish completely within the week, but he was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. 

He'd retrace his steps back to where he last remembered leaving the Raccoon, knowing that there'd be an imprint on the ground somewhere if nothing disturbed the area for the time he was gone. Eventually he'd catch sight of the familiar location, soon coming to a stop just before where they were originally standing in their previous discussion. He stood there in silence for a while, not looking to call out to the raccoon, but simply waiting for any sign of him potentially returning. He had made it clear that if Xylon wanted to go he'd be here, so now it was only a matter of time.*
Stanton
*The sound of footsteps woke him from his place in the trees, not really a best place to sleep at but he'd been running from creatures of the night previously until he came across the tree and decided to seek shelter there, few hours of cowering in fear and flinging rocks at the creatures they finally left though not wanting to be chased again the raccoon decided to stay on the tree.*

*After running through this forest for months he had grown accustomed to being alert at the slightest crunch of a twig and also sleeping in random places, he looked around for the source of the noise and eyes eventually landed on a familiar pig mask. He almost completely forgot about the deal he had made but nonetheless he was excited about this* 

"PIGMAN—"

*He yelled before promptly falling off of the tree out of excitement and landed flat on his back and he groaned not the smoothest introduction from last time but hey who's exactly keeping score?*
Janet
*Terrel would look up in time to notice Xylon falling from the tree and would promptly take a step back to avoid him dropping on him as the Raccoon would crash onto the ground.*"Why were you-"*He'd begin to ask, soon realizing that whatever the reason was that he was up there, he probably didn't want to know.*"Had a nice nap, I'm guessing?"*Terrel would reach his hand down to Xylon to help him up. It seemed like he really was serious about it or as serious as one could take from a person that just fell out of a tree.*"Seems like you held your end of the deal."*He'd continue before a faint grin would appear on his face. 

Consider him partially impressed, though whether that was because Xylon was still alive or actually still here, it could be either really. Maybe the kid still had some survival skills yet out here, but if he was sitting up in the trees, he was probably putting hiding into better use than fighting. If it works, it works he supposed, so who was he to judge really?*
Stanton
"Ow ow ow- Yeah i had a nice nap until i fell out of course... Stupid tree" *He winced grabbing Terrel's hand and getting back on his feet and glared at the tree though it looked more like a pout than anything menacing, dusting off some dirt before smiling at Terrel confidence radiating off of him.*

"Well since I'm still alive" *He gestures to himself, he wasn't supporting much injuries aside from few new bruises that weren't there before* "Now it's *Your* Turn to hold your own end of the deal!" *He says triumphantly grinning ear to ear.*
Janet
*With Xylon back up on his feet, the Elf would let go of his hand.*"Well fortunately for you, where we're going there won't be many trees."*He'd say, brushing off his cloak in discovering a twig that decided to make its home there.*"But we're going to have to stock up a lot when we get there. Let's just say, my business in Mentia gave me a sudden change in plans. About to go on a life-risking adventure with the potential of never returning."*He'd say casually.*"You know. The usual. There won't be many places to leave you at, but if you're not sure about wanting to go, it would be best to make your mind before we leave this place because where we're going, there won't be as much..."*He'd tug at a loose branch, pulling it down by the end of it in waiting for it to snap before he'd let it fall to the ground.*"Cover..."
Stanton
"I think i could handle it, i mean i survived this far right? Besides i like a challenge!" *He smirks confident air still upholding, whilst on the inside he was everything but confident his head is already swimming with doubt and instinct to turn back.*

*But Xylon was stubborn and that almost always landed him in many many many sticky situations even if he did come out in one piece, the scar on his back stung at the memory of his less than fortunate incident due to his idiocy but that's a story for another day.*

"Just curious, where are we heading exactly? There won't be many trees but that's not exactly a big clue to wherever we're heading" *He inquired pestering away the scenarios in his head of how he'll die.*
Janet
*He'd let out a snort of suppressed laughter, soon turning away from the Raccoon as he'd begin to head off into the forest without paying attention to whether or not he was following.*"Your confidence will either get you killed or end with you destroying a small town. My gold is on the former until you've lived for as long as I have in half the places I've been."*He'd say, retracing his steps back a bit before making a turn in knowing they'd have to head South East to reach their destination.*

"Right now, we're heading to the Siuian Empire. If we can pass through the country within the next couple of months, there are a couple people we'll be meeting up with in the Steppes to travel with."*He'd explain to him, not sure if the Raccoon was even sure of where the locations were or if he's been mostly hanging around the same place for most of his life.*

"Whatever you plan on doing when we reach the Empire, try not to draw attention to yourself. I don't want to have to drag you away from some fight waiting to happen because you couldn't help yourself from waving a dagger at the first person you see."
Stanton
*He scoffed at the last comment* "Not unless they wave their daggers first Pigman, I'm not gonna kill people without a reason" *He followed the larger elf in his walk* "And besides my confidence hasn't gotten me killed yet but the idea of a town burning is tempting" *He said trying his best to keep up with him with his small legs, he wasn't sure about these new names Terrel keeps mentioning those are definitely places he has never been before but that's just more exciting, just imagining seeing new places instead of the old structures he had seen before made his curiosity shoot up along side his ever growing fear that's being repressed at the moment.*
Janet
*Terrel would scoff.*"You wouldn't kill people with a reason. Have you ever even fought before? Like properly?"*The Elf would ask back to him. He could admire the overconfidence, but if it hadn't yet gotten him killed, it was bound to in a place as big as the empires. People were hardly tolerable there much like the enforcers there to keep the peace.*"Or frankly even been to an Empire before? Believe you can fight people all you want, I've yet to see you win in a match against a tree."*The Elf didn't seem to notice Xylon struggling keep up, making much easier strides across the forest floor without noticing the struggle of someone with much shorter legs than his own.*
Stanton
"Of course i can fight properly-" *He frowned at the Terrel* "I just don't do it often unless i get cornered and to answer your other question no i haven't exactly seen or been to these empire places i mostly stay at here and at home.. Though i don't go there much nowadays" *The paintings were haunting him everytime he came back to his old home and he'd get nightmares of screaming figures of his parents often, so not exactly the best place to stay sometimes but that's really all he had and he wasn't about to just live in a rundown alley anytime soon, a ticket out of this place could make him forget it and start anew maybe even find a new family though the odds are more so he'd die on the way and risk not see his dreams come to fruition.*
Janet
"Well you're about to be in for a treat."*He'd say with Xylon answering his question about never visiting the empire.*"We'll probably just be staying at the different Taverns we find there as we travel through if not camping out for the nights in the wilderness. I'd enjoy whatever you manage to convince me to buy while we're there if I were you because once we leave, we won't be eating the same way, if it all. I'd like to think that's still up in the air."*He'd say, laughing at their own potential demise in him knowing they were about to travel through some unknown desert in the middle of summer with no clue what they'd be up against. He'd push back a branch that threatened to get in his way, soon continuing on until he could find a thin ray of light that suggested where the forest ended.*"And who knows, maybe we can put your sneaking skills to the test while we're there. What's a little mischief every now and then?"*He'd say as he turned back to notice the Raccoon frowning. Terrel could at least give him some hope. He'd rather see his skills prior to leaving for the desert at least. One could only imagine how it would end for them in a life threatening situation if he couldn't even hold his own.*