Aduial took Adiou by the elbow and started to lead him through the crowd. "Wait," Aidou spoke up suddenly. He listened to the voices of the crowd and picked out the ones that he was familiar with. One was the voice that was instructing the crowd earlier, and the other was from the previous night's battle. "Interested in meeting people?" "Not really," Adiual answered. "But if you think they'll be useful, then tell me where they are." "They could be," Aidou replied matter-of-factly. "One has a way with words, and the other is - from what we've seen - a good fighter." OOC: Softball is fun. XD Even if the team I was rooting for go whopped. ><
"I guess there isn't any other reason for having all of them with you," Anna responded. "They're in the library still," Hannah told Edward. "And by the look she gave me, Anna's still not warmed up to me." She laughed. "She's fun to mess with." "I know," Beatrice answered. "But... weren't you just saying how you didn't want-" She paused, saddened by the thought. "That you didn't want to see me again?"
Aidou looked towards the newcomer, his gray eyes peircing. "Nice to know." Adiual laid a hand on Aidou's arm. "Maybe we should go."
"Information," Aidou answered before Adiual could. "This war has affected all reaches of life. But that doesn't mean that there has to be a bloody end to it." Adiual tried to mask her frown. Aidou was a good lier, she'd give him that.
"And I assume that you've got this all figured out?" Anna said. "Well," Hannah began, crossing to the bed. "I had a little complication, but I took care of it." Beatrice yanked away from Lestat and stood up, folding her arms to cover her trembling. She had not forgotten the blood on her palms, and she was sure that Lestat hadn't either. "Lestat... I- I don't think... What I mean is.... See, I just... um..."
Aduial turned to see who it was that addressed her. "I'm not really sure. Sorry. We're only travelers." Aidou opened his eyes at the voice of the newcomer. "Actually, they're discussing the raid of this past night." He answered after Aduial had spoken. His ice blue eyes turned gray in the sun's light.
Aidou couldn't help the chuckle that escaped his lips. This fellow sure had a way with words. The crowd was unsettled, Aidou could tell. Perhaps someone would leave, and Aidou could get a quick meal so that he could focus more on Aduial than his hunger. "What's the noise?" Aduial murmured, the sun and crowd having woken her. "Have you caused trouble, Aidou?" "For once, no," Aidou answered. "Are you no longer tired?" "I can manage," Aduial smiled, but it faded quickly. "Why are we in the sun?" Aidou set the Cylian on her feet. "Don't worry about it." Aduial lowered her voice, "But you can't see." "Don't worry about it," Aidou repeated. "Listen to this crowd."
"I only meant that we shouldn't just barge in there without a care," Anna clarified. She was about to continue when Hannah came back in. The pause in conversation made Hannah stop and look at Anna. She gave Anna little wave and then headed back to Edward's room. Before she went in, she ran the back of her wrist over her lips to get rid of any excess blood. Beatrice looked to the side instead of at Lestat. She answered, "At times."
Aidou stopped near the crowd. By the sounds of it, they were talking about what had happened the night before. Whoever had spoken was right, this town had no time to try to defend themselves from the second wave of Lizards. Aidou frowned - there went his easy dinner, now he'd have to follow them. He decided to stay with this crowd for a moment longer, maybe he'd hear something interesting.
