A simple nod came from Ike, as he watched his travel companion move through the door and enter the Bed & Breakfast as well. Ike waited for him to have fully entered before he closed the door again, which once more caused the bell to sound. Ike took a few steps further into the Bed & Breakfast, merely so he would not be standing in the doorway if anyone else were to wish to enter or exit the premise.<br/><br/>As Ike waited, he set his eyes on Gaelen as he watched the other converse with the bartender. It was clear to see that they were not the favourite type of customer of this fellow. And Ike fully understood it. Though he himself could still pretend to be human, Gaelen was obviously not human. Especially not when one would observe that tail. Casually Ike wondered how much control the other had over the tail. Would it mostly  move on its own, based upon instinct, or could the other also move it on his own command?<br/><br/>It was very unfortunate to hear that the whole place was filled up. It would mean that Gaelen would not have a place to remain tonight, unless Ike were to be as kind as to allow the other to remain in his room as well. This was surely not a preferred situation for Ike. The shadow person had a healthy dose of distrust in others. It was highly unlikely that his travel companion and fellow member of the Verbintenis would harm him in any way, but that did not mean that it was any less unfortunate to have to share the room. After all, as a gentleman of class, Ike could not force the other to find shelter elsewhere, knowingly that his own room had two beds and that this place was the only Bed & Breakfast nearby.<br/><br/>Briefly Ike's attention had drifted off as he had stepped aside, inspecting some of the artwork that actually portrayed the sight they were about to behold, when suddenly he heard his travel companion. Ike turned his head and gave a short nod as the other declared to be just a minute. Ike listened to the quick steps on the chaircase, which occasionally creaked at the weight. Ike turned his focus back to the painting as he was waiting. He could hear the weather outside, and he was itching to be going out there, to explore the ruins and see what mysteries they would behold.<br/><br/>For a moment Ike wondered if perhaps he should take off his fedora and coat, but as they were going to leave again soon anyway, it felt rather a waste of time to do so. And he would probably risk getting his clothes underneath wet if he were to handle his wet coat too fast. However, it seemed that it was useless to contemplate this idea any further, as Gaelen's voice called for him. Ike turned to face Gaelen, as he stood steady with his back and shoulders straightened as a man of honour.<br/><br/>"Device?" Ike tilted his head for a moment as he considered Gaelen's words. "I must truly disappoint you. Though I do have quite some useful devices with me, I do not have a device with a force field. I am capable of magic, you see, hence I was intending to use a magic force field. I have not trained my force field in such a manner that I could emit exclusively negatively charged ions with it." Ike admitted. That was a highly interesting idea though, and Ike would make sure to test and train himself in it once he would be back home. It would require some more instruments though, to measure what exactly his force field was emitting and when it would change. A very curious idea indeed. It made Ike enthusiastic to return home to start experimenting. However, there was important work to be done and thus he had to push the idea to the back of his mind and hope it would reside there until he had time.<br/><br/>Ike waited for the other to be done with his cloak, then Ike headed for the door. The sounds of the storm were urging them to hurry up. There was no telling how long this storm would be, and thus no telling how much time they truly had to make their way towards the site and get a safe spot.