Jeanette
"My business is pretty unique on purpose. It's all about image and standing out!"
He smiles and takes a sip of his wine, his face crinkling a little bit.
"Mmm, really need to get used to the taste of this for when I'm gonna be dining with nobles. But yes, do remember me, you can always come visit for any kind of legal advice or otherwise."
Gregory
*She'd let out a quiet laugh at his side comment of dining with nobles, asking:*"I'm guessing you must get a lot of famous patrons with that confidence."*Melody would take another sip of her water, quickly finishing the glass from her own thirst after a long day of walking and training.*
Jeanette
"It's something I'm building up to. None at the moment, but that's the end game. You know how many squabbles nobles have? Enough to get me my own keep."
He chuckles
Gregory
"Can't say I have too often."*She'd say.*"That's a bit higher up than the field I work in, y'know? But I can say I have a decent idea after the events that go on in Mentia."
Jeanette
"The events that go on in Mentia? Refresh my memory a bit on those if you could."
Gregory
"Haven't heard of the war that's been ravaging the country for like... Well forever it feels at this point. I'm not too involved with it, but I've taken on law enforcement in the smaller areas of the countryside whenever I could. It makes me feel like I at least can help those who may not feel as safe in their homeland."
Jeanette
"I am from an island about half the world away from all of this, so I'm mostly picking it up as I go."
He nods and takes another sip of his wine
Gregory
"It's alright."*She'd say with a smile, soon letting out a quiet yawn from her own exhaustion.*"The war is practically an old tale to those uninvolved in it. It's a shame how long it's gone on for, but can really help where you can y'know?"
Jeanette
"Yeah, I don't really plan to get wrapped up in anything that bad. Mostly just bickering between nobles of who owns what and what the other did."
He nods
Gregory
"I try to avoid it as well, but never know what you'll get into with law enforcement. Sometimes people like to get creative and next thing you know you're in deeper than you realize. I guess that's what makes it all the more fun though. You ever had interesting clients you had to work for?"*She'd ask curiously.*"Besides the bickering nobles of course, I'm sure there's not a dull moment with them."
Jeanette
"Yeah that's why you gotta get a law enforcement job as close to the capital as possible, and then just hope you don't get raided."
He nods
"I've worked a lot of... Very interesting cases. Just had one the other day where I was helping a woman get an amulet she was being scammed for, and it ended up the merchant wasn't even actually the man he said he was. That the actual merchant was killed awhile back and he was just someone with disguise magic taking his place and there's this big leader who does that to other people and hoo boy was not expecting getting into all that."
Gregory
"Disguise magic?"*Melody would say, musing at the thought of it.*"I can say I've had a quite bit of experience with that."*While it was true that magic typically made cases harder to work around, Melody had found use in using magic herself, especially with her taking the form of a Macen currently rather than the Centaur she was. That was more for convenience in maneuverability rather than trying to hide. Not many places were built for a Centaur.*
Jeanette
"Oh, you do?"
He tilts his head curiously at that.
"Tell me then, is there anyway to spot someone using that? Any easy tricks or anything?"
Gregory
*Melody would think on it a bit.*"I've read somewhere there's this form of magic that allows people to detect whenever magic is being used. It would help a lot in the workforce, but I can't quite recall where I've read it from. My guess is the higher ups typically use it for the more dangerous tasks like dealing with a powerful mage or a well developed gang of criminals."
Jeanette
"Hmmm, that definitely seems useful, I'll have to check that out. Would be good just in general to know who has magic on them."
He pauses for a second
"And... Why exactly do you have experience in disguise magic?"
Gregory
"Well... I'm not exactly a Macen."*She'd say with a quiet laugh. It was often she was met with surprise whenever changing between forms, but there were times when she forgot that people didn't even know of her being a centaur. Hopefully that would change with her getting her own place. Taverns weren't exactly the best place for her to fit into, quite literally.*
Jeanette
"Oh. Huh."
He pauses
"So what are you?"
Gregory
"A centaur, or at least a fae in disguise I guess you can consider it. I mainly take this form whenever visiting places that may not be so well-made for centaurs if you get what I mean, but it does have other uses."*She'd explain.*
Jeanette
"So... It's more for convenience rather than an actual disguise?"
He seems a bit surprised
"I guess most things are not built for centaurs..."
He chuckles
Gregory
*She'd give a light nod.*"I'd have that changed, but sadly things like that take longer than what it's worth when I can just become this."*She'd say.*"It would explain the lack of seeing many centaurs around here though."
Jeanette
"That... Definitely makes sense. You know, if I get into a position of power, I'll try and make things centaur friendly."
He smiles
Gregory
"Consider it my first request then as a client."*She'd say back, soon glancing outside after.*"I should probably get some rest soon. Big day tomorrow with turning in this paperwork and getting settled in my home, but it would be nice to meet up again. Maybe I'll go visit your office and put that request in officially."