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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><i>Fairly often. When he's hammered. Won't remember agreement.</i><br/>
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Ranis sighed hearing those words. Naolin was one of <i>'those'</i> kinds of drunks. The ones who liked to hit on anything that had a pulse. On the off-chance she was ever able to catch him sober, she would have to remember to set some ground rules so that there would be no misunderstandings between the two of them in the future. For now, she would have to continue to remind herself that she should forgive him for what he was doing, no matter how much it annoyed her. The Dragon Queen decided to focus her attention on the sell sword, Renate. She was polite, and she seemed to have her head on straight. More so than Naolin did at any rate.<br/>
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<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0040ff">"What I offer isn't just a sword, but another pair of ears. Surely, looking for this group all by yourself can not be easy. With another person searching, your chances of finding what you seek double, do they not,"</span> Ranis asked. <span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0040ff">"Do not lose hope, I'm sure the day will come when you are able to find her, and you will be able to find answers to all of your questions then."</span> There was no way that Ranis could guarantee any of the things she had just mentioned, but she was optimistic that - perhaps for this person - it would be possible for her to have a happy ending. In this mess of a world, there had to be at least one person who would be able to find happiness.<br/>
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Seeing the way that her new friend perked up at the thought of having another to travel with made a smile form on the humanoid dragon's face. She preferred to see people happy and smiling. Genuinely. To her, that was when people always looked their best. <span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0040ff">"Yes, the Northerlands. It is. . .rather cold there. Much more so than most beings seem to be able to stand. Being in such a place helps my people retain their neutrality. Other leaders, spies, assassins. . .they wouldn't last very long there, at least, not without certain assistance. They would be hard pressed to gain it,"</span> she said. To gain the trust of a dragon was extremely difficult. To gain the trust of a dragon to the point that they allowed on entrance into their domain? Near impossible. There were very few who gained such an honor - all people she could name off the top of her head.<br/>
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Upon feeling Naolin's hand on her chest, she quickly took hold of his wrist and moved it away. If he was going to be this bothersome, she would have to give him an incentive to stop. Ranis neither looked at him nor did she pay what he said any attention. <span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0040ff">"Would you mind if I asked about yourself? From where do you hail?"</span>[/list:u][/list:u]</li>
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