<blockquote><div><cite>Wave Drakon wrote:</cite>Kaim followed Imari's head movement and joined her at the table slowly lowering himself to the chair opposite her, his legs stretched outwards as his slouched in his seat, one hand resting on the tables rough surface while the other took its place on his lap. With a heartfelt gaze he stared at Imari as she shuffled apart her hands, speaking her story to him, he watched contently as she tucked her hair behind her ear for a moment while she spoke. Imari seemed to cut mid-sentence with Kaim for a moment, changing the subject to that of an somewhat self urged brighter outlook. <br/><br/>Kaim spoke out to her smiling at the corner of his lips, "You worked in a tavern for your pay..hmm? I thought you were the rogue Imari, don't tell me that such an honest job such as working at a tavern is what truly befell you?" He smirked behind a rising hand, coughing into it before lowering his arm once more. He didn't mind Imari being a criminal, or an ex-criminal for that matter, she never stole from him or even attempted a slight pickpocket of the other members, of a once outlandish party of travellers.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">"Trouble.."</span> Is what Kaims ears really picked up on her statement. What kind of trouble..he pondered lightly to himself, moving his hand from its owners lap onto the table to lightly drum his fingers upon the surface.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">"So what about you? I tell you have not been taking care of yourself at allâ€¦."</span><br/><br/>Kaim leant forward in his chair, both eyes wincing momentarily as his spine began throbbing once more. He chuckled quietly his chest lurched upwards slightly for a readied cough but instead forced his body to dismiss it and begin talking, "Hm, can you really tell?" He glanced way from Imari to look out of the window near to them, looking back to her with a more softened gaze this time, "Well..since the parting at the crossroads, I have just been walking..and walking, trying to find a purpose would be the right word for it. Once the treasure was discovered by us to be a fake, it damaged everything including what honour I had left..then..they.." 'They' meaning the source of nearly all his hatred. "..have continued to spread and soon, even this town won't have anything to celebrate anymore..so I'll keep moving, until I have nowhere else to go.." <br/><br/>He sighed tiredly and lowered his head, closing his eyes for a few seconds and reopening them to look to Imari, eye to eye. This would be the perfect opportunity for a travelling companion he could trust..but did he want one, let alone that did he want it to be Imari? With everything he had felt for her, it was too dangerous to be feeling it now. "So.." Kaim took the subject off of his reply forcing a smile, "You're still as devious as ever, those men down there couldn't withstand your charm..right?"</div></blockquote>