<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/8/8c/Ry2.png)</div><strong>RYDER KNIGHT</strong><strong>[??? Class] <br/>HP: 15/15 | DEF: 7 | SEN: 6 | BM: 5 | CM: 3 </strong><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;">■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■</span><br/><br/>With the battle over, Ry gave a weary sigh and allowed the light of Aria's magic to soothe his wounds. He kept a weary eye on Madison, as well as Farren, and couldn't help but be a little disgusted when he noticed the rhino's horn being taken and secreted away by Farren. His expression twisted into a scowl before looking away, figuring that if anyone should have gotten the spoils it should have been one of them. Mads maybe, giving him losing his shit at the end. Ry's hand tightened on the hilt of his sword but it soon slipped between his fingers as Aria's magic had dissipated and the conjured weapons were no more. Fuck. If only they lasted a little longer, but at least now he knew how those conjured weapons worked. Elder Scrolls indeed.<br/><br/>Ry remained silent after that, a weary look on his face as they trekked through the rest of the mountain. It was the first time that he had killed something that was trying to kill him back. This was nothing like hunting, and the exhilaration that had filled him to the brim when they were fighting had left him a little hollow and in much need of rest. He couldn't even get excited for the temple when he saw it, but Madison and Farren seemed entranced enough. Farren said something about how the monstrous building put his church to shame, while Mads said only the churches of Rome could compare. Ry thought otherwise and figured that its size put all of Earth's building to shame. Shaking his head, Ry gave a weary sigh and rubbed at his shoulder to work out the  kink in it.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>So this was Soulspire Temple, huh? Ry thought to himself as they reached the steps leading up into the fortress-city. He considered for a second to consult his map, but not with the others around since he wanted to keep that to himself for the time being. He liked Mads well enough, but he didn't really trust either one yet. They had just met. Sure Mads had cooked for him, but there was something about Farren that kept him out of arms reach of the man. And the sugary words that started to spill from him as soon he tried to butter up the woman standing before them made his stomach turn.<strong>"You don't need directions to the Manastream. Its obvious where it is,"</strong>Ry tutted not to softly. He was sure they al felt it when they got here, or at lest he did when a pulse in the air shook him. Did they notice? Not his 'party' but the people that stayed here. Or had they been here so long that the pulse of the stream no longer bothered them.<br/><br/><strong>"We've been traveling for hours and needs a place to rest. Or I do at least. Anything more you can tell us about the temple would be helpful as well,"</strong>Ry told Althea after sighing from how the others were acting. He didn't mind Mad's blatant curiosity, but he could do without the sly wordplay that Farren was trying to affect. He would rather experience Verrune for himself when they got there instead of just hearing about it, since if what they were told about the stream was true then they were merely moments around from the city. Time was better spent asking for directions of somewhere to rest, not trying to manipulate a priestess for god sake. Giving the priestess a once over while Madison saw fit to ask anyways, Ry figured she'd be busy answering him anyways so he gave a look back at Aria and offered a weak smile,<strong>"I guess this is where we part ways, huh? I'll look you up if I'm ever in the Cove again."</strong>Which, Ry felt, would be happening soon or later. The map had told him there was still places to check out in the Cove the night he had looked at it, and if games ever taught him anything, it was to explore everything in case he had missed something.