<div class="floatright">(http://1-media-cdn.foolz.us/ffuuka/board/tg/image/1337/09/1337095155450.jpg)</div>Tiktik wasn't a very complex being. He really didn't have that many worries in his life. Sure, food and water were a big part of it, and amusement was also a necessary part. But there were a lot of things in life that simply confused him and that he wished he could break down to their basic elements. Like mammals. Sometimes he wished that mammals could be broken down into their basic parts. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case, and wasn't what was going to happen here. He looked at the two newcomers and wondered to himself just how much wax the man had to put into his moustache to keep it where it was. The other was a bumbling catfolk, and while their kind was for the most part graceful, this one seemed ungainly. He might even go so far as to think, "incompetent", but that was to be seen. Regardless, the airheadedness she seemed to display could get you killed in the desert, and even in the city. Perhaps she might prove useful, but that was still to be seen, and hopefully whatever skills she brought to the table would outweigh the annoyance he felt from her needy attitude.<br/><br/>He wasn't familiar with the gods that the humans dealt with, and the deity she said she worshipped rang no bells--after all, his people believed that one day a winged wurm would be born to carry them all to some sort of paradise, but the day had not yet come, and might not during his lifetime. Plus, all the mammalian gods were... well, mammals and warmblooded, nothing his own people could identify with. He had pointed this out a few times to missionaries who sometimes visited the kobold clutches in the hope of turning the impoverished reptiles to their faith, when one couldn't even identify with the leader of a religion, it was hard to join it.<br/><br/>His own nostrils were thick with the scent of some pungent perfume one of the females had dabbed themselves with, and he was unable to smell the stains left on the man's clothing. He said nothing though either way, simply appearing disapproving at the two newcomers, though with the lack of facial muscles compared to mammals, he might always appear to feel this way. At the man's mention of lack of offense, he gave him a scathing look. Another one who had been addled by hours in the sun? Or knocked about the head, if his manner was any indication. Another human who tried to ingratiate himself with Tiktik by trying to be "nice". He wondered if they were this scared of him, that they had to bow down and pretend they were no threat by muttering pleasantries and the like. It was almost unheard of for a mammal to show one of the kobolds courtesy, and it galled him that these beings were so divorced from society that they had no idea how to act.<br/><br/>At the mention of the payment, the kobold started a little in surprise. He was sure that 80-90% of the pay was going to be taken as "taxes" or "services rendered" and the like, but even that was a very nice sum, and he would be able to live on that easily for potentially weeks to come, months were he frugal with it. He stayed quiet, allowing the others to respond and haggle if they wished, but from his earlier question, which still had yet to be answered, it was clear that he was in and impatient to go as soon as they were able.