(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, Lyuk<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Ralena took Luca's hand and got back to her feet, rubbing the back of her head gently. It seemed that either she didn't notice or didn't care about where Luca landed when he crashed on top of her, as she was quick to move on past it and instead focus on the fact that the three of them had just been attacked. "Naah, I didn't even get THAT much, unfortunately. But, that doesn't even matter, does it? We still need to track them down, where ever they are. The good news is that since they decided to introduce themselves, we know that they're close now.... Now that I'm thinking about it though, why would they do something like that? Wouldn't it have been better to just skip town without being spotted and run for it?" She shrugged, realizing that they were missing just a little bit too much information to try and deduce their reasons for warning the Fairy Tail mages, as well as showing up here in the first place. "Well... No point in dwelling on the past for too long. How about we stick together this time, and try to figure out just what their end game is? Uh... Speaking of which, have either of you seen Alice around? She might have been approached too.<br/><br/>However, it was around that point that Lyuk damn near pounced on her again. While she didn't move away from his eager hug, she mostly just gave him a small pat on the back, the look in her eyes clearly un-enthused as she began to move away again. "Uh-huh? Well... That's sweet of you... I guess? With that she tugged away, looking back between the two of them. "Anyway, we should see if we can find Alice anywhere, she might be in trouble. Still, since those creeps could be around any corner, maybe it would be for the best if we stuck together from now on too."<br/><br/>................................................<br/><br/>(http://i.imgur.com/Blj66.jpg)<br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;">Red</span><br/><strong>Location:</strong>Bar in Leolt<br/><strong>With:</strong>Alice<br/><br/>As was expected, the other three men at the table were so pissed off that it was impossible for them to keep a decent poker face. There would be several twitching eyebrows, groans, and looks in their eyes of disappointment or excitement as they drew their cards, allowing for the other two people at the table to read them like an open book. 'Red' took his two cards without even batting an eye, looking them over before he locked gazes with Alice. Again, that calm, confident, almost arrogant smirk remained on his features without flinching in the slightest. "Betting with other people's money is boring, don't you think? I mean, it's not like you've got anything on the line. I was thinking, why don't we spice this up a little bit, blondie? How about the loser of this hand shares their name with the table, hm?<br/><br/>At this point, one of the three other men spoke up in a familiar, overly agitated voice. "And if neither of you win? "Then we both say our names." "Even still, that seems pretty damn petty, Red." Red chuckled at that, shaking his head gently  as he gave his response. "Gotta start out gently, right? Like I said before, you three were boring me senseless before blondie showed up, so now I'm in the mood to spice things up a bit, and gamble with more then just jewels. It's the risk and reward that makes it so fun, you see? It's a special kind of thrill with the knowledge that you can be on top of the world one moment, and then in the gutters, broken, the next. Seeking out that danger is what makes us gamblers who we are, and if you don't think that way, then you have no business playing at this table."<br/><br/>Again, his eyes locked on hers, his small hand of cards right in front of his face while he waited for the river to be turned over. "What do you say? You in?"