Fei pauses for only a moment to listen to Hanako's outburst, before storming down the mountain herself, back to the town. "You know..." She turns her head to call to Lily. "There's a reason I don't tend to group up very often. It's bad enough that this job means risking life and limb for... For what? Riches? Power?" She nearly shouts, kicking at a loose bit of rock. "But then people bring their pointless drama into it. Do I look like the kind of girl that wants to get incinerated? No? Then don't go insulting dragons to their face!"<br/><br/>Outburst done, she turns and makes the quick trip towards the village. '<em>I don't even care at this point.</em>' She sends over the link to Emiko. '<em>Just... Let's just go kill this stupid witch and leave. I want to go home and hang out with my idiot brother, or do something normal. After this... After this I'm going to take some time off and just go back to crafting. it's good enough business for me.</em>'<br/><br/>The sight of the closed gates, and the response of the Faun is even more disheartening. "The dragon wanted one of us to be her champion, or trophy girlfriend or something. She insulted the dragon, and now they're both having a temper tantrum." Fei sighs, running a hand through her short hair. "But yeah, good news is the dragon doesn't really care about the tribute."<br/><br/>"That doesn't fill me with a lot of confidence." The guard captain growls.<br/><br/>"We shouldn't have sent outsiders." One of the guards mutters quietly, and the others seem to murmur in agreement.<br/><br/>"Right, well... What say we just go take care of that witch problem?" Fei laughs weakly. '<em>Preferably before we end up incinerated, or chased by an angry mob? Guess we won't be having that feast.</em>'