<div class="floatleft">(http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg142/ElectricBadger/Characters/1f0d2db3-6dd9-478d-a58f-4f647d6cfa20_zpsbd413ba6.jpg)   </div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 16pt;">Nys Vedatti</span><br/>Elven Transmuter (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=178832.msg8519219#msg8519219)<br/>Location: City Gate<br/>Tagging: Chi, Alice<br/><hr/>Nys smirked.  "Some might call it that, yes."  He inclined his head to the guard.  "Our thanks, that might be a solution...although I have another one in mind as well."  Overhead, a black raven opened its beak to release a twitter of melodious, wicked laughter.<br/><br/>He made no effort to hide the tinge of sorrow at Alice's obvious dislike of him; he enjoyed her company well enough, and their dealings in the past had been fair.  It was a pity his respect wasn't returned.  He gave a noncommittal reply to her denial of shame.  A debate about the reason trust was needed for so simple an act as disrobing would be fascinating - if there were no shame, what would it matter what the other person thought of one's body? - but this wasn't the place and he feared the prickly paladin might dislike his curiosity.<br/><br/>"Here on business, today, dear paladin.  A simple enough matter with some fey in the Garden District, but they're nervous about outsiders; I hoped Chi's presence might reassure them.  They've developed an intriguing dye that changes from a lovely purple to the deepest blue with the phases of the moon.  And yourself?  Is there some ghoulish infestation in Krinol I ought to avoid?"<br/><br/>He pointed to an open air cafe across the street that offered the shade of linen umbrellas and a cool, spiced tea.  "Shall we wait there for Torryx to catch up?"