Amie
*The rest of the crowd gathered at the end of the alleyway, watching Ramafes and Hitoshi. A few of them still had rotten produce in their hands, but none were yet brave enough to throw it. It was far easier to stain a wall than it was to directly piss off an Oni. The burly Macen from before stepped forward, though, with a stone in his hand.*

*Ramafes put his hands behind his back and untied the knot holding up a bloodstained apron that had covered his shirt and trousers. He let the cloth fall to the floor, saying nothing to the Macen. This made the harasser angrier.* "Both of you are freaks!" *He wound up and hurled the stone at Ramafes.*
Cora
*Hitoshi watches the stone fly at Ramafes, scowling at the thrower. He debates giving the man a taste of his own medicine, but, again, doesn't want to escalate the situation. He just opts to get verbal. Not that he's certain it'll work, to this idiot he'll likely just be a "Funny foreign man".*

"You! Watch it!" *He points at the man and yells furiously.*
Amie
*Ramafes was struck in the face, with the stone hitting his chin. It left a small cut and seemed like the area might bruise. The Oni stepped forward, confident that his family had gotten into their cart by now. Everyone in the group reflexively took one step back as Ramafes went towards them. He took a look around the crowd, then wiped the blood from his chin and licked his fingers.* "Hmm," * He muttered, looking straight to the Macen who was leading them,* "I much prefer Macen, but I don't shy from the taste of blood." 

*Ramafes took another step, driving the crowd to backpedal out onto the street.* "I wonder, boy, if you like the taste of your own blood." *Ramafes glanced back now, not seeing the carriage, then winking at Hitoshi.*
Cora
*Hitoshi gives back an incredibly fast wink, and follows the Oni, cracking his knuckles. He clicks his tongue, wondering what show of power he could use to scare these people a bit... And then begins motioning at the shadows from the alleyway, muttering under his breath. Seconds later, a tendril forms from said shadows, wrapping around the kitsune's arm.

He uses the tendril to wrap around and grab the stone which hit Ramafes in the face, and then swings it like a flail for a couple seconds, before launching it at the thrower's stomach. Not hard enough to break bones or anything, but enough to wind the man.*

"Don't try it, *Friend.*"

`Hitoshi uses "Get Over Here", and expends 10 Mana. 115/125`
Amie
*The crowd was now visibly freaked out, with a couple running off and down the street. The others were unnerved, but not backing down yet. The Macen bent over with a cough upon being hit, growling as he stood up straight.* "We'll see what the city guard has to say about a couple of monsters like you." *The Macen waved the others to go with him as he marched up the road, away from Hitsohi and Ramafes.*

*The Oni chuckled quietly.* "That tentacle kinda creeped me out, too. The leader, Wullen, has friends in the city guard. Not many, so it'll take a while for him to gather them up. Still, we should get moving." *Ramafes pointed where the two weaker willed Macen ran.* "We'll be going this way."
Cora
*Hitoshi smirked. Most people find his Jutsu creepy, and he didn't mind that. Hell, it was a strategic advantage at times. He follows the Oni, looking behind his shoulder the entire time.*

*Hitoshi admittedly enjoyed throwing the rock, and likely would've been far more violent with it had he not explicitly been told to meet attacks with equal force. Cruel? Yes. But so was ruining a man's life over rumours and racism.*
Amie
*The two would walk in silence as they made their way through the road, with people giving them a decent berth. Oni weren't rare, but most used magic to conceal themselves to a lesser, more sociable form. Ramafes was attracting a fair bit of attention as an ogre, with people whispering as they passed.* "Wullen has friends who'll tell him where we are. Bett er than him searching around and finding my family instead." *The pair were about halfway to the gates they were leaving through.*
Cora
"What do we do now? We've made the town... Not happy."

*Hitoshi clicks his tongue, as if to mull over that point. Not happy was an understatement. A kitsune that manipulates the shadows and a "Cannibal" Oni... Yikes. Perfect for sensationalist rumours. If anything, Hitoshi weirdly anticipated seeing or hearing some outlandish rumours about himself. Some of them get pretty funny. Either that, or just nasty, as is the case with the butcher. He quickly rushes off to retrieve the horse, and returns, holding onto its reins but not actually riding it. That's New Sunlight property, god damn it, and Hitoshi didn't fancy his first impression being "Forgot their horse".*

"You want to ride it, or will I?"
Amie
*Ramafes shook his head.* "Wouldn't want to trouble the poor beast so. You go ahead and ride." *The Oni squinted up the road, towards the gate. A few riders were coming from a side path, heading towards the gates. A couple guards trailed behind them, and a familiar Macen was at the lead.* "Think Wullen found couple buddies..."
Cora
*As Hitoshi rides alongside the Oni and notices the riders, he groans. Hooray, everyone's favourite racist is back...*

"Mm-hmm." *Hitoshi sighs, a little perturbed with this man's insistence on getting in their way.*
Amie
*By the time the pair reach the gates, four guards would stand in their way, while two stood by the open gates.* "Halt!" *One of the four stepped forward, gesturing for them to stop with his hand.* "You've been accused of assault, threatening the life of another, and causing general disturbances throughout the city. We will be detaining you for questioning." *Wullen stood to the side, wearing a shit-eating grin while watching this go down.*

*Ramafes growled, whispering to Hitoshi.* "Usually they're not so bold. Mostly, they just make sure that no one patrols near my shop, but never this."
Cora
*Hitoshi sighs, glaring at the guard who addressed him and the Oni. He calls to the guards.*

"What will you do to us?" *Hitoshi wanted to know the best course of action here. If it was safest to just allow themselves to be arrested, then Hitoshi would be arrested. Of course, he hated complying to these arseholes. But he had a job to do, and any course of action that would keep this man alive, Hitoshi would do. He whispers back to the Oni, admitting that he thought the men had some bad ideas up their sleeve.*

"I think we should see what the choices are first. I can change my plans fast."
Amie
*The guard at the front smiled.* "Well, we'll have to take you to the barracks and get information out of you. You'll be staying in the holding cells, a couple days at most. Not like you two were going anywhere, right?" *The guard now stepped forward a bit, lowering his voice.* "Of course, you two could just turn out your pouches and we can collect the fine, send you on your way."

*Wullen seemed alarmed. He marched up to them, now talking in a loud whisper.* "Robbing them? Letting them go? What the hell? I want them in prison." *One of the guards pushed Wullen back now.*

"Shut up, we're handling this, like you asked." *The two started arguing now, too quiet for Hitoshi or Ramafes to hear. The Oni just glared at the guard, not saying anything.*
Cora
*Hitoshi clenches tightly onto the reins of his horse. He didn't think there was much choice in this scenario except to listen to what the guards had to say, and he certainly couldn't pay them off. However, he wouldn't do this without Ramafes's consent. He whispers to the Oni.*

"I think we should just go with them. If anything bad happens... I can stop it. You saw what I can do.

 What do you think?"
Amie
"And where are we keeping them, your house?" *The guard was now yelling at Wullen.* "We've got until the captain—" *The guard stopped shouting, realizing how loud they were being. He then went back to whisper yelling at Wullen.*

*Ramafes started speaking now.* "My friend and I will comply. Escort us to the barracks, if it pleases you." *The Oni was trying to be much more civil with the guards, but visibly annoyed. However, Ramafes' compliance made the guards uncomfortable.*

"Look," *The leader said, still being quiet,* "We're trying to be nice. Just give us what coin you've got, and we won't have to throw you in prison, yeah?" *The guard was also looking around, noticing the onlookers. It was a strange and public scene taking place.* "Let's just be quick about it."
Cora
*Hitoshi rolls his eyes toward the guard leader.*

"I don't have any money, or I would have paid you by now..."

*Hitoshi sighs again. He was being dead honest when he said he'd just pay the "Fine". Again, he would rather just beat them up. Hell, he's more than capable. But he's over that life now, that life where anyone who slightly "Wronged" Him died.*
Amie
*Ramafes blinked, only now realizing something. He nodded to himself, then spoke up.* "Arrest us, then. We're ready to be detained and questioned." *The guards awkwardly shuffled at this, with only their leader keeping a poker face.* "All the silver I have in the world," *The Oni continued,* "Is on a carriage with my family, which left through the gates on the other side of the city."

*The leader now turned to Wullen, shoving him.* "That's not you said, Wully. You said he was clearing out his safe and skipping town, Wully." *It was a shakedown, clear and simple, a chance for some morally bent guards to take advantage of a bad situation. But now, the formation moved away from the street, clearing a path as they encircled Wullen. They had no authority to arrest the two, posing empty threats. Good thing Hitoshi was broke.*
Cora
*Hitoshi sighs with relief. Thank God that was solved easily enough. Hitoshi can't help but wonder if the man wasn't going to leave it at that, though. He turns to Ramafes, and quietly asks him a question.*

"Should we go now?"

*While everyone is busy lambasting Wullen, Hitoshi thinks that it's smartest to slip away. Not that they'll care much.*
Amie
*Ramafes nodded, walking forward.* "Yes, that'd be best. By the gods, that man is dumb." *The guards would not be dragging off Wullen who was hurling obscenities left and right.*

*Outside the gates, a carriage would be waiting for the Oni. He turned to Hitoshi and extended a hand.* "Thank you for your help. I couldn't have done it without. Or maybe I could've. Either way, it was nice to meet you." *For the first time, Ramafes seemed happy, no longer trying to look intimidating.*
Cora
*Hitoshi shakes the Oni's hand and smiles a little. The man who tried to get them arrested really was an idiot, huh... Well, he certainly didn't save the Oni's life or anything, they both managed to escape the situation safely enough, and the mere fact that Hitoshi was even there was probably a good thing. After all, nobody would mess with a man whose ally knows how to manipulate the shadows to obey his will.*

"Nice meeting you too. Will you be fine from here?"
Amie
"I think we should be. Wherever we end up going, if I open up a shop again, you'll eat for free." *With that, Ramafes climbed onto the carriage, greeting his family. The drive drove the carriage North, away from the city and guild, off for the Oni to start a new life.*

**QUEST COMPLETE**
*1PP Awarded!*
Cora
*Hitoshi rides back to the New Sunlight Guild, in order to report on the success.

...Wow, eating for free would be nice.*