Gary
*The city is quiet at night. The stars shine, the moon light illuminates the streets, you can hear the families distant chatter, the occasional guardsmen yelling, the crickets, the dogs barking and cats meowing. Nighttime is busy in a large city but its much more peaceful at night as well, not many people walk through the streets and its like the whole world has calmed down for a little bit.
Its for this reason Azrael sometimes takes a walk at night, when he can't sleep he will occasionally step out and walk through the moonlit roadways that link everything in the city together. Its peaceful, and god knows he needs that peace for his thinking time*
Rebecca
*With night having fallen, the Silnari found himself keeping to the side of the roads and drinking in the cool night air in peace with a good portion of the population having turned in for the night. It wasn't often he stayed out this late, though it was one of the few times he could go out and visit his wolves without them bringing a lot of attention back to him. Now that he had done such, the Elf had made his way back to the city, figuring a proper bed was better than taking the long way around and sleeping in the forests anyways. Besides, he got the night to himself. Or so he thought anyways. His gaze fell upon Asrael as he walked opposite of him, raising an eyebrow towards one of the few people that kept at the street in the dimly lit darkness.*"Bit cold out to be going on a troll don't you think?"*He questioned him casually as he walked by, it being the occasional time where he passed word to someone be randomly came across.*
Gary
*He looks at the elf, his wings twitching and a slight glint of irritating passing over his face for a moment before it returns to a more curious/suspicious expression. He has his jacket on so the comment does warrant some confusion considering most people ignore him*
"Could say the same to you. Youre walking through here without a jacket after all"
Rebecca
*Terrel stopped walking for a brief moment at his returned comment, turning to look back at him.*"I got my cloak, don't I?"*He said, pulling the red fabric tightly against himself. Seems like neither were the most keen in observation. Not that the night helped with that much. It didn't prevent the Elf from being able to read the man's emotions though, taking in the slightest hints he provided him from the smallest twitch that he had learned to observe from his canine friend.*"I'm guessing you're trying to get away from people?"*He questioned, tilting his head back a bit as he watched the man through the gaze of his pig mask.*
Gary
*The Ardent stops as well and looks back at the elf, regarding them with a less than subtle mix of curiosity and suspicion. Its clear that hes observing him and taking note of his appearance while thinking. He cant help but be curious why he said that and whether he picked up on his irritation or not*
"Isn't it the same for you? Why else would someone be walking around in the dead of night"
*He seems to pause for a moment like he's considering his own words* "Well thats a rhetorical question. Theres many less than savory reasons Im sure"
Rebecca
*He thought about the question for a moment.*"Something like that. It's easier to carry out business without any eavesdroppers watching your every move."*The Elf answered.*"Typically only have to worry about those looking for trouble during the night, though that's as much of a day problem, and I don't care much about them. Besides, if you really wanted to avoid people, you probably wouldn't linger in the large capitols. You seem more so like someone just looking for a break than rather risk it out in the forest for the sake of some space."
Gary
*He turns around so that hes facing the elf, watching their expression for a few seconds before seeming to relax a bit. He takes a packet out of his pocket and opens it, lighting a cigarette for himself*
"Well I suppose youre not wrong. People are nosy at day, judgy at night. People like me don't want that attention so we take a walk through the streets when everyone's busy with their dinner."
*He takes a drag of the cigarette and turns his head to blow the smoke away from the elf*
" But I would risk the woods for some quiet. There just happens to be good money in the capitol"
Rebecca
"I suppose that much is true. Though I can imagine better places of work besides a large city like this."*He said, knowing very well it could simply be from his country side origins. The man mentioning him being fine with risking it out in the forest, made him slightly curious. Then again most people can be all talk at times.*"You work around here?"*He decided to ask.*"Or have you managed to wander to the complete opposite side of the Capitol?"
Gary
*The Ardent glances around, obviously checking where he actually is and considering what to say. His wings flick and he looks back at the elf*
"Theres many places that are good for my profession, but accessible information is much more important. I could go work in.. Anushkin lets say and it likely wouldn't be much of an issue. Buut I do work on the other side of the capitol, so I mustve been walking for a while"
Rebecca
"I'd assume information is accessible in any Capitol."*He thought aloud, partially growing distracted by every small movement Azrael's wings did. The Elf had a relatively short attention for things that moved a lot in his view, though he tried to readjust it back to the Ardent.*"Anushken is pretty far from here though. What do you do exactly?"
Gary
*The Ardent takes another drag from his cigarette, glancing up the street and blowing the smoke out before refocusing his attention on the elf*
"The technical term would be a scholar. But I mostly just research magic and how it interacts with.. Well lets say this cigarette or your body." *He indicates at the elf with the cigarette to make his point*
Rebecca
"Well I'm no magic professional, but magic interacting with anything usually leaves with it killing said thing."*He said in response. The Elf was not a magic user whatsoever, but he had to fight enough mages to make it feel like the universe trying to convince him otherwise. Too bad he wasn't the best listener at times.*
Gary
*The Ardent shakes his head, visibly annoyed at the misconception, his wings flicking as well*
"Thats why I can work anywhere. Most people don't actually know much about magic, they use it occasionally but they don't know how it works. Consider this, where did magic come from? Has it always been around? What did it do before the first person used magic?"
Rebecca
*At his questions, Terrel gave a light shrug.*"Never paid that much attention in magic school."*He said to answer. Even now, he still didn't get it. It was like new kinds of magic were popping up everyday anytime he encountered it again.*"What did you learn about it so far?"
Gary
*He simply shrugs and takes another drag of his cigarette, dropping it and squashing it to make sure its out*
"A lot of things. Its likely that the reason why some animals can use magic and others cant is directly related to how developed their brain is. How intelligent they are at a base level essentially"
Rebecca
"Ouch. Fair though."*He said towards the comment.*"Can't say I've ever seen any magic animals on my travels, but sounds like a rare enough occurrence if they have to be as intelligence as you make it sound. Must study animals often if that's the conclusion you came to."
Gary
*He shakes his head and puts his hands in his pockets, his wings flicking again. Its difficult to tell why his wings keep flicking. It could either be emotion or just a subconscious tick but who knows, it's up for interpretation*
"I don't study them all that often, I focus more on the properties and interactions of magic. Like I said earlier, I determine how it interacts with the world around us when we're not trying to blow people up with a fireball"
Rebecca
*Terrel gaze followed every single movement he made with his wings, finding it hard to shift away as he found himself simply listening to the man at this point.*"Well I can speak from experience and say... That we aren't trying hard enough."*The Elf noted.*"Only time I've ever seen magic used for anything other than killing people is probably healing magic and I'm sure users would find a way to kill people with that as well."