(http://uc.exteenblog.com/saintzoul/images/seinarukana/character/ruptna.jpg)<br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Ralena Tharin</span><br/><strong>Location:</strong>Leolt city streets<br/><strong>With:</strong>Luca<br/><br/>With the chase now over and the skittish Shadow Crow subdued, Ralena was more then happy to play the role of the 'bad cop' while Luca asked him what their plans were, threatening the man with the potential of Ralena ruthlessly beating him senseless as the alternative. As such, she put on a dark smile and looked over towards Luca, playing her part incredibly. "Aww c'mon, why bother asking this idiot anything? I'd much rather just teach him a lesson about what happens when you mess with us." The man let out a panicked shout, scrambling backwards before he was restrained and stopped. "Waaagh!!!! Okay! OKAY!!! I'll talk!" Ralena shrugged, disbanding her gauntlets as she rested up against a nearby building. "Bo-ring!" The man got up to his feet, though that would come along with Ralena summoning a chain from her hand, swinging it around softly as she nonverbally threatened the Shadow Crow. "M-My name is Teran Klaus, I'm the... the... uh... the butt of the crow. I don't know that much about the amulet, only that they wanted me to steal it and return to headquarters with it. I- I think that boss said something about how it's vital to the ultimate goal of the Shadow Crows, but I don't know how."<br/><br/>Ralena lifted a curious eyebrow at that point. "What would that ultimate goal be?" Teran shook his head at that point, his eyes widening in panic. "I-I can't say! The boss would-" Ralena looked towards him, her chain spinning to a halt as a spiked tip appeared at the end of it. "AAGH! Okay! They're- they're planning on draining the world of magic!" Ralena froze, blinking a few times in confusion. "Uh... Run that by me one more time."<br/><br/>................................................<br/><br/>(http://i.imgur.com/Blj66.jpg)<br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Gaius Eigenfilter</span><br/><strong>Location:</strong>Bar in Leolt<br/><strong>With:</strong>Alice, Lyuk<br/><br/>On Alice's end, the cards would come out in a way that would amuse Gaius more and more as it continued. The first card (http://www.learntarot.com/w7.htm) that Gaius pointed at rested just on top of her wheel of fortune. "The Seven of wands. Even when you're faced with the chaotic chain of events in your future, it suggests that your greatest weapon would be to remain strong and show your conviction. From here, we see two possible endings for your future, a future where your strength gives in and you surrender, and a future where you are able to prevail against the chaos in the future. Let's start with the bad possibility, shall we?" He pointed towards one of the cards off to the side, one that looked rather grim (http://www.learntarot.com/p5.htm). "The five of Pentacles. If you fail, you'll find yourself in a world utterly void of life and energy, a world where you and all around you are mere husks of your former selves. It's a world very worth fighting to prevent, but I'm curious to see rather or not you can pull it off. Anyway, this way." The next card (http://www.learntarot.com/c2.htm) Gaius pointed to looked much more uplifting. "The two of cups. It's a sign of understanding and peace, an indication that if you're able to prevail over the darkness and the chaos, that you'll find yourself with a very beloved circle of friends, and an understanding of the people around you."<br/><br/>Gaius pulled a card out of his jacket pocket, tossing it onto the table. Even when compared to the tarot cards, this one was dramatically different. Alice would be able to see a strange, unnatural glow to it. "The Shadow Crows have some pretty crazy things planned, things that'll change the world. I'm curious to see if they can do it though, and rather or not the heralds of the new world will be able to overpower the final guardians of the old world. If you've got the guts, follow the trail on this card, and prove both to me and the shadow crows that you live in a world worth defending." Gaius snapped his fingers, and the cards on both tables started to dissipate, as well as both copies of Gaius. "I suppose that means that I'll see you soon." And with that, Alice and Lyuk were alone in the tavern again, though the normal people were starting to come back around now that Gaius was gone.<br/><br/>Wait, that meant that both of the Gaiuses were illusions, and that he had deliberately completely and totally blown off Lyuk once he returned to his normal idiotic self. Either way, the only card that remained was the one in Alice's hand, one that showed a small golden trail whenever she looked through it, a path for her and her comrades to follow that would lead them to the truth.