<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=300584.msg14707920#msg14707920">Quote from: PhantomPistoleer on 20-02-2019, 14:34:07</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><strong>Happenings</strong><br/><br/>Elmaran was delighted to see Iona.  The half-elf was tall and gaunt, with long blond hair that neatly framed his skeletal face.  It was difficult to tell due to a fashionable cloak covering half of his body, but he had dressed as finely as possible to see his young protege off without relying on his usual assortment of wigs, make-up, or elaborate dresses.<br/><br/>”You joke!” Jocy stated dramatically, feigning heartbreak.  ”But what if this is the last time I ever see you again?  It would be dreadful.  Come here,” he said, shushing a bit, as he embraced her.   “Do you have everything you need?”<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/><div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/SVgHqW2.jpg)</div><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">Iona Viliulf (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=300582.msg14694421#msg14694421)</span></strong>Iona ducked aside, just apart from the crowd, to slip her arms about the man's shoulders and return the comforting embrace-- though more comforting for her than for him, it would seem, for as stoic as she is with the others, and for all her nonchalance, he can tell her nerves are up.  "Pft.  Last time?  You'll be sick of me when I come back telling stories."  She grips a little tighter.  "Won't be able to shut me up, you won't."  She smirks again and then leans away, noting that her grandparents are not there... of course, this is to be expected.  Her grandfather would only be riled up by the crowds, confused and terribly upset by it all, and her grandmother wasn't really aware of anything any more.<br/><br/>Of course, Jocy could tell what she was thinking, and as she met his eyes, she fished into her pocket for the last gold coin she carries.  "I've got all the gear I should require, I hope.  Course we'll try to scavenge along the way, I'm sure.  You know me... won't leave good gear to rot."  She hands the coin to Jocy.  "You'll check in from time to time on them, right?  I'm confident the widow will do her best, but... this might give her a bit of incentive not to cut corners.  Know what I mean?"<br/><br/>Shrugging, she glances over the group.  "Lot of good-looking women here.  Bet you're jealous."  She grins at him.  "Any words of wisdom before I run off for fortune and glory?"