[CA 1-3] Restoration [Solo]

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“You took your time,” Sayha greeted Saiph as he finally made it to the St. Pancras Station. It had been quite the trek through the city coming from the Thames Coastline, and Saiph was ready for a break. However, he doubted that was what he was going to get.

“Well, how about you trek all the way from the Thames to here,” Saiph responded, “Also why are we here?”

“We are here because we need to get the rock fixed up,” Sayha responded, “You’ll need to be able to read what’s on the cuneiform, and you can’t at the moment. An Artisan has the skills to restore it.”

“I’m guessing you know an Artisan then?”

“I do, but they’re busy at the moment,” Sayha shrugged, “The best place to search is here because there are crafting booths set up everywhere. It’s were a lot of people complete their services.”

“Sounds fair,” Saiph nodded, “Though why you’re here is what is making me curious.”

“I said to call when you needed help,” Sayha explained, “You called needing help so I’m here.”

“You said you had other plans today.”

“I had other things to take care of, yes, but I’ve taken care of them already. I was going to head back to Sarum when you called me. Lucky for you, the train hadn’t arrived yet so here I am.”

Saiph had yet to figure out Sayha. She was a mystery to him, but he wasn’t quite sure if he wanted to figure her out. She seemed to like secrets and keeping things to herself. Usually, she stayed out of business that wasn’t hers… and there was the answer. She had already made it her business, more than likely before Saiph even started investigating the Sages.

“Are you coming or what,” Sayha’s voice brought him back to the then and there. Sayha had begun moving inside the Station, and she was half turned towards him, waiting for him.

“Yeah, I’m coming,” Saiph began walking towards Sayha, and she resumed walking.

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Coding by Sayha of LH

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Sayha led Saiph through the station which seemed massive now that he was inside. There booths set up all over the place and a ton of Adventurer and Landers selling their wares, mostly Adventurers though. Most Landers had their booths set up in the many market squares in central Londinium. If he had to guess, most of the Adventurers in the Station were low-leveled, just getting started, as most of the crafts for sale he saw were level ten or below. However, that wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. Saiph made a mental note of the place for when he eventually started working on crafting… and it could be a great place to listen for information and possibly get a few more informants.

After a little while, Sayha stopped at some booths, speaking to the people or person manning the booth. She was asking for an Artisan that was at least level 10. Saiph was curious why the Artisan had to be level 10, but he chose to say nothing as Sayha seemed to know what she was doing. Finding the Artisans were easy as they were the ones who had sculptures and figurines for sale. Maybe Saiph would stop by again and buy some… though he didn’t have a place to put them yet.

It took a while before Sayha had finally found the right person… and by a while, Saiph meant like ten booths later or so.

Saiph handed the woman manning the booth the cuneiform, and she studied it. After a moment, she told the two to come back in half an hour as it would take her that long to restore it. The two of them thanked her, and Sayha lead Saiph to an empty booth off to the side.

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Coding by Sayha of LH

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“Oh, I just noticed you don’t have your wolf pup with you,” Saiph said after they had sat down.

“I dismissed him for now,” Sayha explained, “I’m also not wearing my Vanity gear which is why my equipment is a bit plain.”

“Tired of the lime green?”

“Not really,” Sayha shrugged, “I just didn’t feel like wearing it.”

Saiph studied Sayha for a moment, “You have something else on your mind.”

“I always have something on my mind,” Sayha waved, “but I do have a question for you I forgot to ask earlier.”

“You want to know if I’ve heard anything more about that Heretic. Hecate, right?”

“As well as if you’ve heard anything about her henchmen.”

“So far, nothing that’s current or that you don’t already know,” Saiph responded, “Though I have heard a rumor going around that there’s a kid going around claiming to be Queen of the Underground. Is it possible that she’s linked to the group?”

“Possibly,” Sayha said, “It will be something to check out at a later date. So nothing on her specifically.”

“No,” Saiph finally said, “I’ve never asked you this, but now I’m curious. Why are you so hell-bent after her?”

Sayha didn’t say anything right away, like she was trying to choose her words. “She’s lost in her own dream,” she finally said, “She needs to wake up from the dream. It needs to end.”

“That’s ironic,” Saiph said.

“How so?”

“You’re dog tags,” Saiph pointed to the dog tags that were hanging around her neck, “They say ‘Forever within a Lost Dream’.”

“No,” Sayha shook her head, “Only one says that. The other says ‘Lost but not Forgotten’. And my dream was never delusional or ill-intended.”

Saiph didn’t speak more about the topic, and the two waited until the half hour was up to return to the woman at the booth. She returned the Cuneiform to Saiph, and he paid her a few gold. It was time to return to the Sages.

Words: 332 | Total Words: 879

Coding by Sayha of LH