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[Zeion Lockhart]

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[Tiy Lockhart-Memnon]

Tiy nodded and looked at him. He seemed troubled by something, but she wasn't going to ask. Maybe if the chance came she would grab it, but not now. She sat there for a minute, taking a deep relaxing breath of the cool night air and looked at him as he said it was nice to hear from someone other than the people in the town. "Well... my home is a safe-place should you ever find yourself in a tight spot..." she smiled at him lightly.

He said that maybe Jez was all ready asleep and she smiled again. "Maybe. But I swear Jez acts like a worried mother. He's sometimes even pacing when I walk in the front door..." she laughed. And then yawned.

"Oh my..." she placed her hand over her mouth and finished the rather long yawn. "My lack of sleep must be catching up with me..."

[Zeion Lockhart]

Zeion knew what it was like not sleepign enough but he has always slept with one eye open or not at all."I know what you mean by a lack of sleep. Well if you want you can lay there. I'll protect you through the night or If you also wish I'll walk you home. It's to least I can do for such a beautiful woman." Zeion had been a mecenary yet sometimes acted like a knight. it came out more often around girls like Tiy. Yet each time he tried it in town he got shot down by every woman his age.

Zeion had listened and was amased she said that her home could be his safe house."Thank you Tiy. I will." Zeion looked back and forth between the lake and the lovely girl near him. He had to admit she was probly the only open hearted one here in Avaren. Tiy and Jez would be great to live with yet Zeion will continue fighting as he normally would.

[Tiy Lockhart-Memnon]

She heard him say that she could lie there and he would protect her through the night or he could walk her home, the least he could do for a beautiful woman. She smiled lightly at him and nodded. "The offer of a real gentleman," she said quietly.

When she offered her home to him as a safe-house, he smiled and thanked her, saying he would. She nodded and then thought about it for a minute. Sure, the man was a stranger to her still, but she knew that he had been kinder than his profession usually required. So she thought about it and then turned to stand and then looked over at him. "I think I will take that offer of an escort home," she laughed lightly, "Only if you let me be hospitable to you and give you a warm meal, a hot bath, and a warm bed to stay in for the night."

[Zeion Lockhart]

Zeion stood up and approached her."I'll gladly accept that offer of hospitality." He said he was amazed she'd offer such kindness to him after all no one else would have done what Tiy had just done after all Zeion was a mercenary. Tiy was very kind just like Zeion was toward the people of the city.

Tiy was very kind to him he smiled at her and thinking about the rocky path to the city and asked out of concern."Did you bring any foot wear? The path back home is covered in rocks some of which are very sharp. So I just thought I'd ask." He just thought he'd let her know about the rocks on the path. After all it seemed nice just to let her know after all he had not seen a pair of shoes or boots nearby since he met her.

[Tiy Lockhart-Memnon]

She was glad that he took the offer of her hospitality and smiled to him. She gathered her things and then looked at him as he asked if she had any shoes. She laughed lightly and shook her head. She knew the path was covered with rocks, and she nodded her thanks to him. "As a Mage, I transport from place to place," she held out a hand, "You're more than welcome to transport with me."

A strange nameless emotion held in the air, at least for Tiy. She looked at him, a light smile on her face and her hand outstretch towards the mercenary. She did not care where he was from, nor what he had done; all she knew is that there was trouble in his eyes, and some kindness goes a long way with some people in this world.

[Zeion Lockhart]

Zeion took her hand he didn't know why but there was somethign about her that just told him to grab her hand it may have been kindness or curiosity. Whatever it was he didnt seem to care Tiy was nice of enough to offer a safe place for him. He didn't want to refuse a chance of a safer was there after all who knew how many bandits there were. Zeion knew if he could be with Tiy he could find a place worth being at a place called a home.

Tiy there was defiatly more to her than met the eye Zeion felt more drawn to her the more powers she revealed to him. He wanted to know more about her. After all he felt somethign new around her and it wasn't her power it was just her in general. Tiy was definatly worth getting to know after all Zeion wasn't a slob like some people in the city he earened money and hung on to it unless he needed to get his blade sharpened before the half moon. Holding her hand he wanted to see her trasport them to where Tiy lived.

[Tiy Lockhart-Memnon]

Not a word was said as he took her hand and she smiled at him, nodding once and firm. She closed her eyes and then with a flash she wrapped them in a blue light and then they vanished from where they stood and then stopped inside her house. She looked around to see where Jez was and saw him asleep on the floor by the fire. She let go of Zeion's hand and went and patted the wolf three times and that let him know that she was home and with a safe guest. He did not budge from his warm spot on the floor by the fire, but his eyes did search over the new-comer's body and then he closed them again.

Tiy smiled lightly and looked over at him, motioning to the couch. "Please, sit. Rest your feet and I'll start us some tea before bed." she slipped out of her cape and hung it up, she reached out towards Zeion and slipped his cape off his shoulders and hung it up next to hers on the wall by the back door. She went to the kitchen and busied herself with the tea. Pictures of friends, family, and her certificates hung on the walls around the sitting room. "Please... make yourself at home. Jez knows you're all right with me and won't bother you.... Well... except for maybe a petting." she laughed lightly.

Something about making tea not only for herself, but for a guest, felt strangely nice to her. She had been so lonely, and as fun as it was to talk to a wolf that could respond to her through mind, she'd rather the company of another human.

[Zeion Lockhart]

Zeion had looked around the room and saw Jez near the fire and saw all the pictures and then certificrates he was shocked she was very smart and had a lot of friends he romoved the blade from his person and placed next to a chair. He did sit down after a little bit of just loking at the items on the walls. The chair he sat in was very comfortable. He didn't know why but he felt more at home even though he just go here. It was new yet the atmostphere was very calming just like a real home. He didn't want to know why but this was the most relaxed he had been in about 3 months.

"Jez seems very clam. Is he always this way?" He asked himself this one as he awaited Tiy and the tea. Tea now there is somethign Zeion only drank when he was off on a mission it helped clear his mind and allowed himself to be at his best when he acountered anything. This seemed so natural he thought after all a new friend invited him here but the house could make anyone feel at home.

[Tiy Lockhart-Memnon]

She smiled at him and handed him a cup of hot tea. "No... Jez is normally all over the place when we're outside. I put a spell on the house to keep anyone from hearing what's going on inside, being able to see whos here from some outside source, such as a crystal ball, and I also put a relaxation spell on here..." she sat in the chair next to is and tucked her feet up under her. She took a sip of the tea and then closed her eyes as she tilted her head back and let the tea seep over her body.

"I used to be a very stressed person, then I came up with a spell and will only use it on my home." she smiled and looked over at him. "Would you like something to eat?"

[Zeion Lockhart]

Zeion listened to what Tiy said as he took the tea from her. Zeion couldn't help but look at Tiy she was very beautiful. He heard her question and thought about it."No I'm not very hungry." Zeion said just before taking a sip of tea. He smiled it was better than what he drank before a mission. It was muc sweeter it was actually very relaxing. He looked over at Tiy after what she said he nodded he was listening yet he just enjoying the time he was spending with her.


Zeion thought about it and asked."If someone is stressed in their own home then where do people go to relax?" Zeion asked after a;; that is somethign he noticed about people they were always stressed and that seemed to cause all the bad things in town. Zeion drank more tea after all it was the best tasting tea he's ever had.

[Tiy Lockhart-Memnon]

She nodded as he said he wasn't very hungry, and a silence fell between them. It was nice to just sit after a while. He suddenly asked if people are stressed in their own homes, where do they go to relax. She smiled. She wasn't a doctor, but she did know about that.

"Sometimes the most relaxing thing for a person is something familiar. If there is a disruptiveness in the house, usually we travel somewhere where we can escape for a while. Someplace where we can go back to our childhood and remember the innocence and the simplicity of life as it were back then..." she took another sip and closed her eyes for a moment as the tea seeped over the inside of her.

"You found me at the lake," she looked over at him. "That was one place I remember for some reason... I'm not sure what, but I do." She drank the last of her tea and then set it on the table. She waved her hand at it and it hovered over to the sink, it turned on, washed the cup, and then settled it back in the cabinet that had opened while the towel was drying the cup. She smiled lightly and then looked back at him. But the picture of her grandfather caught her eye, behind and above Zeion and she stopped to look at him.

"You would have liked my grandfather... He was also a mercenary. But he didn't tell me anything more than that. But he was kind and very wise..."

[Zeion Lockhart]

Zeion watched at cup just floated off and Zeion finished his cup as well after listening to her."The lake is a place of calming solitude that is where people who have trouples go after a while of fighting." He heard her talk about her grandfather. Zeion couldn't see the picture."To keep a family safe one must keep secrets I guess. I guess he didn't want you getting hurt."

Zeion decided when she finished talking about her grandfather he took his cup out and washed it himself and put it away. He soon came back in the room and saw the picture of her grandfahter and sat back down."He looks very kind in the picture." Zeion didn't know why but Tiy seemed even nicer then before. Was that the picture or was it something else? Zeion closed his eyes and laid back into the chair. He very comfortable now after being here after a cup of tea.

[Tiy Lockhart-Memnon]

She heard what he said and she couldn't agree more. She sighed and settled down on her place back on the couch and closed her eyes for a minute. She looked over at Zieon and wondered what he was thinking about. After his comment about keeping secrets she nodded. "O, Yes. I know he did..."

A moment later he was back in his chair, after washing his own cup and settled back in his chair and commented that he looked so kind in the picture. She nodded lightly, "He was... extraordinary." She sighed again, smiling lightly and then looked over at Zieon. His clothes seemed a little dirty and he looked it too. She then looked over to the washroom and told him. "I'm going to start you a hot lavender bath. Then I'll wash your clothes for you. I'm sure I have one of my grandfather's robes somewhere around here you could have for bed." She rose and walked towards the washroom.

Taking the jar of lavender powder from the windowsill, she took four pinches of it and sprinkled each in the base of the tub. She began to crank the water and muttered a spell that turned the water hot. Within a couple minutes, the tub was three fourths full, the steam and water smelt of lavender, and she came back to the front room, smiling at him. "There we are. Go rest them bones of yours. Toss your clothes on the floor just outside of the door. The robe is on the back of the door."

[Zeion Lockhart]

Zeion heard the water running it had been a lond time since he had a hot bath. He decided not to argue though he didn't feel it right at first after all she was being so kind and he wanted to show how kind he can be. So he figured he'd wake up early and see if he can make her life a little bit easier. After all she deserved a nice day. Zeion got up and walked into the bathroom. He took off his clothes and placed them on the ground he streched before he got into the tub. He just wanted to relax. He after all had a tough time when working. Tonight though was great he met a wonderful girl he felt like he could really find a great time with her.

He just had to relax after all he figured he'd get out in about a half-hour. He started thinking of how to pay her back for her kindness. He really started wondering if he would have anything to sleep in tonight.

OOC: I left it open ended so you can post what you want during his time in the bath.)