Darcy
*Zenith was sat on the rocks by the river. He had crotchet needles in his hands and he was attempting to create a hat. What it looked like was a messy ball of colors knotted together however, not anything resembling a hat. His boots were rested to the side of him and muddy, like he had been walking through a swamp. His socks had gotten wet, so he had left them to bake in the sun. Sighing, he put down the needles to take a drink from his canteen. As he did so he almost choked, A huge fish had jumped out of the water in front of him.* 
"He would have loved to see that one... Damn." 
*The wind picked up and he looked to the sky. Closing his eyes he took a deep breath in and smiled, leaning deeper into the rocks.*
Robert
*There was the distant sound of hoofbeats, the noise gradually becoming louder as something drew close to where he was. Melody ran across the rocky terrain, her breathing heavy as she kept up the pace. The Centaur looked back for a brief moment to see if her pursuers were still after her, only to almost miss the man she was hurling towards. She glanced back just in time, suddenly skidding to halt and letting out a gasp of air as she came to a quick stop.*"My, there are a lot of you-."*Melody said between breaths, switching her gaze between him and where she had come a few times before finally looking at him with a face of accusation.*"You're not another opportunist are you?"*She asked.*
Darcy
*He had looked up with a start at the sound of hoofs coming towards him. Now sitting in an upright position with his hands between his legs, he rubbed his eye and looked at her in confusion. What the hell had happened to her? Why was she running? As she accused him, he pointed to himself confused.* 
"Me? Opportunist? I'm not sure what you mean by that ma'am." 
*He looked to where she had come from, still confused but then looked back at her, concerned.* 
"Are you okay?
Robert
"Shhhh!"*She quickly said to him as if she hadn't just asked him a question. The Centaur turned her head, standing rather still as she tried to listen out for something. A long moment of silence seemed to pass before she finally let out a tired sigh.*"Right right, not an opportunist then, maybe anyways."*She finally said skeptically as she turned to face him. The fur along her deer half stood up in clumps while her hair hardly seemed any better than the rest. Whoever or whatever she had been running from clearly sent her through a lot. She stretched back one of her hind legs, wincing at the popping sound that came from it before trying to test it a bit.*"I... Suppose I look like a mess don't I?"*She asked him, eventually holding out a hand in greeting.*"Melody Vander."*The Centaur winced.*"Currently having my abilities being tested out here with how things are going."
Darcy
*He had kept his mouth shut just watching her, nervously. As soon as she had relaxed, he did too.*
 "Zenith Scirocco..."
 *He took her hand and shook it. His hands were rough with calluses and he held her hand tightly, but not enough to hurt her.*
 "What's going on?" 
*You could see that his left eye was brown and his right eye was a cloudy grey. He had gone blind in that eye. It didn't bother him however, as he had slowly gone blind in early childhood.*
Robert
"Bandits and raiders."*She breathed.*"A whole lot of them around here. If I could take them on all at once I would have, but it seems the further I go through Mentia, the worst it gets."*She lowered her hand away after a while of shaking his, silently studying the man.*"Nice to meet you Mr. Scirocco. Apologies for the interruption, seems like there have been more people taking advantage of this war than I originally thought. She gradually lowered herself to the ground, part of her body begging for some rest between all the traveling and running.*"Don't mean to intrude, but you wouldn't mind if I stayed here for a short while would you? At least until I'm sure they're fully gone from here."
Darcy
*He smiled and shook his head. Leaning back he sprawled out more on the rocks, wiggling his toes.* 
"No I don't mind. I should probably be more social anyway." 
*He closed his eyes and sighed, the sun feeling good on his face.*
 "What are you doing still in Mentia if it's causing this for you? Have family or friends down here?" 
*He kept his eyes closed, enjoying the meditation of sorts. The water nearby was a nice noise too, it felt calming to him.*
Robert
*Melody decided to relax back for a bit, reaching out towards the river water to cup some of it in her hand.*"Family."*She said simply, using the water to wash out her dirtied hair.*"Had I known the war would make it this difficult to get back to them, I'd have simply taken them with me the first time I left."*She removed her hair tie, allowing all the strands to fall down the length of her back as she continued to wash it, her deer half still seeking needed attention. Suddenly she lifted her head back up, shaking it to and fro and causing several large droplets of water to fly from it.*"What are you doing out here? Seem pretty relaxed for being in a nation at war."