Anna
*The kitsune watches as the supposed ninja burns her mouth. A light smirk on his face as he raises an eyebrow at her.*
"Magic eh? Where'd you learn? I can think of a couple magic schools in Runra. Although whether they still exist or not I couldn't say."
Teresa
"Hawthawthawt-"

*Cuo swallows the crispy hot potato stick quickly, before taking a sip of the cooling juice and letting out a sigh.*

"Hm, it was... Shinkuryu, I believe. It's for both martials and magic, with most of them being both. I'm no good in a physical fight though."
Anna
"Shinkuryu... I've heard of it, never been there myself. What did you study?"
*The fox rests back on the countertop, glancing past Cuo for a moment to check on the crowd. The stage crew were preparing for another performance, probably the last of the night.*
Teresa
"Eeehh... Not that much. Just some basic Arcana and Force magic, along with some offensive fire. Garuda here helped me with the rest of what I know."

*Cuo stroked the raven's head. Said raven did not look too happy to be petted.*

"I wasn't a very good student."
Anna
*The blond glanced at the bird, wondering how exactly a crown could teach her magic. Then again it didn't exactly seem like a normal crow.*
"Well, school isn't for everyone. I taught myself just about everything I know, and look around."

*He gestures too and around the building, it's large hauls paid for by his own labor.*
"You can do a lot of things in a lot of ways. Just gotta open your mind."
Teresa
"Hm? Everything?"

*Cuo looked to the building as Horace gestures to it, and her eyes widen.*

"Did you build this entire thing?"

*The raven hops off the mage's shoulder before picking up a potato stick and eating it.*
Anna
"I certainly worked my ass off for it. Never been much into architecture, but gold is the language everyone speaks."
*He chuckles lightly, deciding to serve himself a drink.*

"I'll admit I never thought I'd have all this when I was a boy. Back then just having a roof over my head was a luxury."
*His face went a little dead as he reminisced to himself. Ending with a blink as he snapped back, taking a sip of his whiskey on the rocks.*
"Be ambitious, work hard, and save up the coin. You'll be able to do anything then."
Teresa
"Ooh... Were you a gold miner?"

*It was clear that Cuo wasn't very bright.*

"Well, hopefully that job pays well. I've been through some bad times too..."

*Her expression darkened, for a moment, then brightened as a potato stick floated up into her mouth. She soon saw the bird taxing her food though.*

"Wow, that's good! Hey, those are mine-"

*The raven would soon speak on its own though, in perfect Silnarian.*

"But I ordered them."
Anna
*The blond raised an eyebrow at the girl. Where'd she get that from? She certainly seemed like an interesting girl.*
"Everyone's got a story to tell..."

*He took another brief sip, glancing between the crow and girl as they bickered. The bird had already squawked out a couple words, so maybe a sentence wasn't that surprising either. He decided to intervene in the conversation, scooping up the bowl of fries from them both.*
"And who paid for these?"
Teresa
"The fries-!"

*Both Garuda the crow and Cuo the macen looked at each other, the crow speaking up first.*

"What, do you want me to summon a gold coin out of thin air? I can't use magic at all in this form. I'm not going to cough it up either."

"Fiiiinnne. How much are the fries? Oh, and the drink."

*Cuo began sipping on the juice as if she had already paid for it, and a handful of fries began slowly floating up and out of the basket.*