The entrance of the newcomer stopped Avis, Larteis, and Bellant. Avis arched an eyebrow; Bellant narrowed his eyes; and Larteis- well, Larteis was a bit too shaken to do anything. Magnus chose to respond favorably to the man, so Avis relaxed slightly. She trusted Magnus’ judgement- he seemed a good man, and his actions so far had been fair. She stepped gingerly over the bodies, trying not to think about the man she had just killed. Sometimes, people died when you were fighting to defend yourself, but it didn’t make the uneasy feeling in her stomach go away. She didn’t want to look at the body, despite Atisha’s instruction. The idea was inherently repulsive.<br/><br/>“What was that?” Bellant murmured to Larteis, who mutely shrugged in bewilderment. He had never thought himself to be particularly capable at spells, especially in the heat of the moment. The stun spell was a surprise. Bellant sighed and nudged him. “In any case, good work. Don’t throw yourself into danger though. And speaking of, stay away from him.” He eyed the newcomer. He was unsettling, and even if he was judging by appearances, he would rather judge and keep Larteis and himself safe than not do so and get hurt, or worse.<br/><br/>Avis made her way over to Magnus, to see what he had in his hand. She stared at the medallion in curiosity, but didn’t get the chance to ask any questions before she saw him raise his head to look out the window. She turned to follow his gaze, only to see the swirling smoke in the distance. “Is that fire?” She said in disbelief. “What else could go wrong?” Nonetheless, she headed to the door, immediately ready to help.<br/><br/>—<br/><br/>In response to Tarkus’ question, Vasma simply snorted. “How could I know? I’m not babysitting them. Kamon doesn’t need it and Erik is Jas’ job.” She stretched, enjoying the blazing hot sun in the marketplace. She watched with some amusement as Brom startled the irritating Teryn boy. She would do the same thing, she was sure, if she had that size. However, her amusement lessened as he immediately began spilling money everywhere.<br/><br/>“Well, I know he’s being doing something. He’s asking people to rob him.” She stood and balanced on her cane. “We should get moving before someone takes him up on the offer.”