Islwyn walked the borders of the rooftop once, pausing for a moment to stare down at the large 'rooftop' patio and private hot-tub of the suite at the top of the building. He wondered if the people inside could hear footsteps over their head or if the soundproofing was good. His sister was bouncing all over the place. He settled into a position near the vent sending warm air blowing into cold and sending billowing clouds of condensation into the night sky. Having left his gloves tucked in his pocket he pulled out a knife and began cleaning his nails, which while he was being human(ish) were already curved and short.<br/><br/>Aderyn finally finished bouncing all over the rooftop and settled beside him, "What if they can't find us? Maybe we should have got desert."<br/><br/>He looked at her for a long moment, "You motioned upwards, we're on the same building they are in, and you<span style="font-style: italic">gave the male your breath</span>. If these were our humans they'd be panting at your door already."<br/><br/>"Yes, but they aren't our humans. We don't know what these ones know. What they can do. Besides, a breath melts quickly and they were still needing to eat." Fingers tapping against her thigh Aderyn fidgeted.<br/><br/>"I think you've made it too simple. What will it tell us if they can take an elevator? They aren't brain dead? I think you just want to talk to human mages. You're not even trying to trick them." His tone was annoyed.<br/><br/>Aderyn stopped and considered him. Trick was a magic word. It was their duty really. "Well then. Just a little. If you want to learn something, lets take a jump. If they come out up here, we will see them, and if they can't figure out where we went that really would be telling. If they cross the street and come up the right building, well then we know they are decent. All of these seem pretty good for our purposes." Her foot tapped the surface they stood on, "They don't have earth or stone on the tops, just this poison."<br/><br/>Islwyn reached out to pet her shoulder and grinned, "That's a girl. I like knowing what I have to deal with."<br/><br/>His hand was smacked and Aderyn spoke, "No you don't, no killing. If they're hopeless and can't figure out where we went, lets hop back here and grab them. We can toss them in a pocket and if they are still alive when we're ready to go home we can fetch then and take them as a present for the Leanen. If they're slightly better, lets give them a chance. What we took of this place wasn't from any who knew about... us. I don't know how these mages will feel. I want to know the things they know."<br/><br/>Islwyn sighed and put his knife away, conceding the point. "Fine, but if they get nasty and all 'thou art spawn of demons', I get to do what I want. If there is enough pieces left when I'm done, you can lick them better and get information that way."<br/><br/>Aderyn laughed softly, her breath sending its own cloud into the air. "All right. I do like how human's taste. Obviously with all the things wandering about they won't have an issue believing in others, but I wonder if they know... the things that used to be."<br/><br/>"Not a lot of point wondering, we'll know something soon enough. You said outside the made groves in the city, you felt nothing from the plains that should have been there. This was what, Kiowa?" Islwyn closed his eyes, trying to remember the maps their grandfather was obsessed with. "Yeah Kiowa. So probably either they forgot, or they're going to be coming to kill us too."<br/><br/>"Maybe not. The groves are here. That could just be different groups of humans taking over. You know how that goes, no energy, no point staying. Anyway, lets move." She turned and ran, leaping from the edge of the building. Her cloak flared, letting her glide over the street far below and land on the next building.<br/><br/>A scornful snort came from the remaining twin, "Cheater." He considered the distance and walked casually to put himself in position. Then he ran, and with all his power, threw himself through the air. He slammed hard into the side of the next building, barely managing to keep a grip on the edge of the rooftop with one hand.<br/><br/>"You're a fucking idiot." Not that he would die if he fell, he did have wings. Islwyn grinned and reached up with his free hand, having it caught and his frame hauled smoothly upward. Strength was not lacking though it was a bit awkward for Aderyn since he was larger.<br/><br/>"You're lazy, you can't get better if you don't challenge yourself." Islwyn walked the pattern of this rooftop, finding the dimensions and the hiding place and obstacles. Then he once more settled himself against the warm vent that exchanged air for the building. It was fucking cold here. He didn't love it. He didn't love the view outside the city either, it was bare and seemed to extend to the end of the world. He wanted trees, sheltering life and not barren nothings. Of course it was about a billion times more entertaining than being stuck at home for another hundred years, so he had no regrets.<br/><br/>Aderyn finished her own bouncing around, which to him always seemed far less tactical. Having nothing better to do she came back to pester him again. "What I did doesn't make a big crash on the side of the building for people to notice. Also you could have hurt yourself and that's dumb when we're facing something unknown."<br/><br/>"It's dumb to think I'd hurt myself with a little jump." He grinned and happily refused to concede her a point. There were more useful things to speak of though, "Did you see or hear much of the others? That could say something of the current human attitude. If there are wolves, or whatever about then the humans obviously aren't hunting them out. I wasn't really thinking about it before. I didn't look. Hard to get anything off them anyway." Human's seemed to be everyone's favorite prey. Could be the sheer numbers though. Couldn't come overhill without running into them.<br/><br/>"No, I saw some though while I was exploring earlier. So they are about." That seemed to make Aderyn happy. "There seems to be a great.. diversity here. Except for the loss of everything that was outside the city, but that could have happened a long time ago. Good sign then I suppose." She settled down and stopped bouncing about, shifting to stare across the rooftops. Islwyn let her go to the things she did. He kept his eyes on the door to the rooftop, fire escape in his periphery, and waited. Aderyn would mention if the humans came up onto the other building.