"So..." Black said, attempting to start a conversation with his human master (it was either that, or the high-strung elf paladin or the squirrel boy), "Is the capitol as noisy as that last city?"<br/><br/>"Probably more, I'd guess," the boy laughed. "It's the capitol, so there's bound to be a lot of people. And that makes for a lot of noise," he said, smirking at his familiar.<br/><br/>After that, much to Black's surprise and irritation, the human meandered until he was walking beside Skippy. The Anithrope was busy chattering at one of Kyralae's new servants, and the poor creature seemed glad when Ijemaru interrupted the conversation.<br/><br/>"Pardon me," he said to the furry boy, "Your name's Skippy, isn't it?" he asked. "So," he continued before the boy could start his own conversation topic, "I heard those demons were after you because you have something they want. That's true, isn't it? What in the world did you find?" Being the kind of person he was, there was, of course, an ulterior motive to asking this question. He was hoping the squirrel boy would show him the object. With his knowledge of magical things, there was a good chance he'd recognize it. That was what he hoped anyway. He wanted to see if this object was interesting enough to waste his efforts on.