He chuckled softly at her reaction to him disappearing, and nodded, listening patiantly to her talk about her past, making sure to remember everything. This girl was indeed interesting, and while it was odd she was named after her grandfather, it didn't surprise him. He looked at her and raised an eyebrow back when asked about his own origins, and laughed on the inside when she called him an assassin.<br/><br/>He sighed before sitting down next to her on her right, taking off his hat before talking, "Well, first off all, I'm not an Assassin originally by trade, happened when I was younger, I'd say sixteen, maybe 17, when I was a young scholar actually, believe it or not. It was after my village was attacked and my whole family burnt alive, except for my sister, and me barely escaping with the help of the man who offered me my revenge." He lifted up his left sleeve, showing deep burn scars along the length of his arm. "Got this from there. Luckily my sister was somewhere else with her husband and child, so they were safe. But the man offered to train me how to fight and hide and sneak and hunt and steal, and many other things I needed to kill those who killed my parents. After extracting revenge at nineteen, I realized I wanted to keep up the profession, so I did, with a lot more training from my master, as well as this."<br/><br/>He pulled out the amulet, now only one third filled with his blood. "This, this is a good part of why I want to go to Avalon, since it's Avalonian in make, and considering what it can do, you can't deny it's origins, and you have only seen half of what it can do. I wish to see the other wonders that Avalon may hold, and you have transportation and aren't a bloody worthless scoundrel that I'd be better off killing and stealing your ship, and, if it's correct, you have a map. I'm glad for your Uncle then, seems like he was the only one with common sense in that place. And that is quite the accomplishment, building your own ship, from scrap on your own. and Hell's Gate? Hmm, interesting name, I kinda like it, and it looks like it too." He laughed softly at that, actually relaxed for the first time in a few weeks. He then reach his hand halfway to her, saying "Nice to meet you by the way J.C. Most people just call me Shadow or Shade by the way. The whole disappearing and reappearing in a different place thing sorta spooks some people. Though I've never been called a ninja before." He chuckled at that and was smiling.