Hours would pass as the weasel slept, resting happily as even the sound of the door opening and closing was deaf to him no matter how big his ears were over all. Eventually he would begin to wake up to the sound of talking near by, as if someone was having a conversation but he couldn't really understand it so he’d begin to wake up and groan softly, “He dose look really cute like this..I wana pet him..” a feminine voice would say, who he could guess was Vee. “Just take a picture already, add it to the photo album.” A more masculine voice would say, still feminine in delivery though. Which after the snap of a photo he would soon begin to wake up, yawning as he noticed Vee holding a camera, the only ones where they printed out poliroid. Looking embarrassed from being caught as Ricter began stretching now, “Oh um, sorry I coudln’t help it...” She would say, scratching one of her long ears as she seemed like she did something bad, but all she did was wake him up. “I-its okay, besides I like taking pictures too, helps me keep lasting memories, how was work for you both?”
Vee would think about it a bit but it was fairly boring for her, “It was alright, my manager didn’t come back though, I hope she is alright…That reminds me though, we should go see the guy soon when your ready to go I mean.” Then Vel would chime in, seemingly beginning to raid his own fridge as he pulled out a few things, “Not bad on my end, though some guy came in looking for an enchantment for his engagement ring to stop his wife form nagging his ear off, you’ll be surprised how many married guys literally asked for the exact same thing.” Carrying a pile of ingredients he would lay them flat on a table as Ricter snickered to his mention of such a ring, all the while taking heed of what Vee said about visiting Maurice. Looking around he noticed that she was already stuffing the photo inside of a big book, which seemed to be magical in nature as flipping a page she got to a blank part of it, but flipping it back multiple pages would flip past before she’d close it and hug it close to herself.
“Right, we can head out soon, but probably should eat first probably.” The weasel would say while clearing his eyes, starting to get up, which Vee would do the same, nodding to his advice as Vel was way ahead of them, already beginning to chop things and start up the oven. It seemed like the two traded off cooking with one another, either that or Vee made breakfest and Vel made dinner, which made him wonder how his food would taste. Maybe he’d even cook for his two hosts, which given how happy they were to have him here, roommates seemed like a better term for what this was over all, "Making a stew, carrots, potato’s, some meat, hope your not allergic to anything.” The moogle listed off, Ricter would respond soon after, “No I’m not, besides if I did have an allergic reaction I’d just eat some Alfalic Root, maybe mix it with something else.” The term sparking Vee’s ears to perk up as she floated over to the table, smiling a bit, “You know about Alfalic root? I’m surprised, how did you learn about it?”
It looked like he had retained some of the information from reading her books, which as she asked how he knew about it he would gesture to the book shelf not too far away from them right now. “It was in one of your books, I didn’t really feel like walking around so I started reading, but uh…kinda passed out after a while…” Drawing a long “Ooooh, well if you want I could teach you some things about roots and what not, if anything I could help you learn a bit of alchemy and potion making.” She proposed, which Ricter would nod, he was fine with learning such an important skill but he had no intention of becoming some kinda warlock. “Thanks! I’d love too.” Would be his response, he had no reason to say no after all. However looking to Vel he would give an expecting look, playful as of course he wouldn't ask him to teach him anything but he remembered his sword which was why he was looking in his direction. Eventually he’d catch on to Ricter’s gaze and give a quirked brow in response, wondering what he wanted before just smiling.
“What? Don’t expect me to to teach you any enchantments, gives me the excuse for you to come to me for favors. What ever payment option that is is up to you.” Sparking a hearty laugh form everyone, even Vee seemed fine with his flirting, but he guessed that he could say anything and Ricter would stick around. But the weasel would clarify, “No no, its not that, I was more so looking for my sword Hah!” Still laughing Vel would point over near the door, it as hanging on a rack that was used for walking sticks, which as he placed there for the time being.
“Sorry, over there. By the way where are you guys heading This late in the evening?”
“No where special, just taking him to go out and about the town is all.” His sister would say.
“Sounds like a date” Vel would say teasingly.
“I-its not a date! We only met yesterday!”
“Its totally a date.” Ricter would add, grinning as he knew now that she didn't want him to know about what they had planned, for some reason or another.
“Ricter!”
Sharing another laugh together, well all but the fluster female moogle who huffed at their teasing, dinner would be served not too long afterwards. The trio would enjoy the meal, even opting to get more as the weasel was a bit larger and didn’t mind eating more when given the chance to do so. Eventually though Vel would be set on cleaning the dishes and both Ricter and Vee were already getting up, preparing to head out the door with her photo album and his sword in hand. The streets were similar to how they were last night, the lanterns and light posts giving a dim glow over the roads, while fire flies and other magically glowing fauna made themselves known and made for a natural light that looked beautiful in the darkness. “You didn’t tell your brother?..” Ricter would look over to the moogle, she'd shy away a bit at the question but eventually would tell him. “I’m Sorry, I couldn’t get his hopes up too, even now I’m still skeptical…hesitant that this might to work out in the end, honestly I haven’t even told them the full truth of what happened…” Which would spark alarms in his head but he would be sure to ask her why.
“What did you tell them?” He was interested in what they might know, and if she told them only half truths or not much at all “ I told them we got attacked by goblins, and that he had gotten kidnapped, I know it was bad to lie but Luis’ mom never took things very well. She contemplated suicide a bunch when we were just kids, I could still see the mix of hope and fear in her eyes that she thought he could be saved. I even told my brother the same, he still thinks that he can be rescued, probably why he upgraded your weapon so willingly. He thinks if you could save me you can save him, but he’s long gone now…or so I think anyways.” Hearing her explanation he almost couldn’t believe it, but in a way it was what she wanted to believe in, however she couldn’t just cover the truth forever, after all she’d have to explain to everyone about what actually happened. Still the mention of his weapon did make him wonder what Vel did to it, but he'd find out when a fight would happen, right now he was better off seeing if he could rectify this whole ordeal.
The pair continued to walked along, Vee opened her book along the way and would show him pictures of her friend, he was a cat, similar to ones from the Monster Hunter series, or for die hard fans a Fayline. He seemed quite friendly, many pictures showing them having fun together, enjoying a picnic, or even pictures of when they were kids playing with one another. He could see why she would lie, keeping false hope, but maybe he could change that as he noticed something else, a fish-bone necklace that was made of silver like alloys, decorative but not something he’d expect her to wear as it was placed in the book like a marker. “That’s his I’m guessing?” Ricter asked politely while she would give a soft, “Mhm, it was, it was the last thing he had on before they did what they did to him, the guy said the last few things before death right? Well maybe this will have his essence in it..” Ricter would sigh and try to say her name, but she’d shake her head, flying along, she didn't know what to do and banking on some small hope probably wouldn't help them in the long run. But as he was about to tell her this she spoke back, cutting him off, “I know, lying is bad, but I couldn’t bring myself to say it, to say what I saw, everyone would be so much more depressed, or even worse…Besides I’ve gone through enough already, I don’t want to be chastised on being wrong, please?”
The weasel was surprised by her small outburst, which she’d soon cover her mouth giving a soft apology in return, "I'm sorry I shouldn't be so rude." Vee felt embarrassed but Ricter would gently bump her side with his hand, “Its alright, I wont beat you up about it, lets just try to make this better, okay?” She’d look up to him, giving a soft now, even smiling a little although she felt like this might not work. “O..Okay..Thanks.” The walk to the stand wouldn’t take very long, they had made up most of the trip there just talking, and more so about her friend than anything else, eventually a minute or two later they would come to the open air market. As promised the old man was there, though he seemed to be snoring, fully asleep as given his wares were still out he guessed no one would want a bunch of nagging souls just to take off his hands anyways. Either way he would ring a bell on the side, the ones you see in hotel lobbies or in the window of a restaurant for clerks to place orders for the chefs to make and ring once its done, “Uh, Maurice?..Hello?..” Ricter questioned as the man got up with a small jolt, nearly falling back into his chair again as he looked up at the two, the moogle hugging her book with increased tension.
“Huh?! Oh its you again, come to test out my skills I take it?”
“You could say it, I have a photo album for you to inspect and also some other things that my friend has, I was wondering if it was possible you could pull anything from it.” Pointing to the book the weasel would then look back to him.
“I could try, I’d have to see it for myself, or at least get my hands on it.” The older individual would ask, holding out his hand to the moogle who gave an uneasy expression that turned away from him and towards Ricter.
“Alright, Vee mind giving him the book?”
“Mm..” She mumbled under her breath.
“Vee?”
“Okay, sorry, I…just still..-”
“I know, its okay, I understand, this sort of thing isn't what you'd be willing to do every day, is it?" Maurice would try to make the situation less tence for them but he'd be happy she'd comply.
Handing over the book apprehensively she would watch as the wizard would take hold of it, inspecting it before opening it and touching the necklace. He’d do so for about ten seconds before saying, “His name was Luis, he was a Fayline, or so he distincts himself to bing. Male, about two in a half feet or so, and you both grew up together, yes?” All of which was done with out even opening the book as she seemed stunned, “Y-yes, can you bring him back?” Hopeful eyes sparkling with small tears forming, leaving her little dark pools trained on the man as he followed, “’Back’ is a subjective word in this case, but in some way yes I can indeed glean enough energy from all of what you’ve brought me to recreate their soul. Unfortunately he will not have a body but that shouldn’t be too hard given your Prime friend here, but since you seem so eager to see such a loved one again I will let this one be on the house.” As he said this Ricter quirked a brow at his mention of a body, like he knew where it was or was hiding it which Vee’s eyes shot open instantly.
“Ricter!! You’re a prime!” She'd yell, drawing the eye of a few people walking by but they would ignore it and keep on their way. “Uh yeah, what else is new?” He' give a casual reaction back, but she'd soon explain. “No no, you don’t get it, Primes can manifest anything in this world, it just takes them time and energy to do it. Sometimes complex things take longer while simple things like a pack of gum or a yo-yo take seconds. You can recreate Luis!” This shocked him to no degree, he didn’t want this kind of power as it felt like a violation of the rules he was brought up around, he felt like a deity but in a world that was full of them. “But I’ve never met them, never touched them, heck I don’t even know what they sound like..” Ricter would explain which would be interrupted by the mage, “You don’t have to worry about that, my gem work will allow it so that the voice and personality should match given all of what you’ve given me. However a body, one to match his previous form is what you would have to focus on, and given my work takes some time as is you have plenty to test your new found ability! Now if you excuse me I shall be back with in the hour.”
Making his leave into the back of the tent he would start working on this while he’d offer Ricter a few photos out of the book to use for this. He’d take them and gleefully Vee would grab his hand and pull him off to the side to sit on a bench, instructing him. “I know this is new to you but its not as hard as making a camera, just focus and picture him in your mind. You don’t have to work on anything besides how they look, and the body in general, I’m…not a prime myself but that's how I’d guess it would work for how to make stuff out of thin air.” Her comments seemed naive but they helped as he would pull himself into a meditative position and begin to envision the body of Luis, how he would move, walk, and even gesture and breath. He focused for 20 strait minutes, not moving, or even opening his eyes as Vee waited, excitement turned in impatient pacing, wondering if he would be able to do it or was she thinking about false hope again. But her hopes seemed to be granted as something began to materialize after what seemed like ages of waiting.
First just a pair of eyes floating in empty space, then the stature of his frame, followed by legs, arms, torso and face. All of which would be added to the description of what he looked like, what he moved like, and finally what he would become as after forty minutes of concentration and standing still finally he would open his eyes to see a sleeping cat in front of him. Vee was hugging Luis, crying tears that streamed down her face so much that it looked like she would never stop. He would’ve said something but decided against it for now, allowing her to nuzzle against his cheek, to hug and hold him for as long as she liked but she’d get no response from him. Eventually her cries and sniffles would stop, not wishing to attract a crowd she would prop him up against the bench with Ricters help and she’d smile, “I never thought I’d see him again, here, alive…I hope the mage can do it, I really do. Thank you so much, you've done more for me in just a days time than I could ever dream of.” Which only made the mustelid blush a bit, he wasn't one for being a hero as stated prior, but with someone so happy and even crying tears of joy for his actions it was hard not too feel important.
But he wouldn't let it go to his head, "I'm only returning the favor, you've given me a house to rest in and better yet a place to eat and stay, You've treated me like family, so at best I could try to act like it." This was how he saw it, or how he'd display he saw it as she would lean over on him. Making him scooch back but she'd plant a soft little kiss on his cheek, which surprised him with how forward she was. But he didn't think anything more of it than her own personal thanks for all he's done, "Still, thank you for being there through it all. You might not like being called it but your my hero." Fiddling with her paws she would give a cute little expression which he'd only smirk and give her a soft hug. Embracing the small moogle as Vee returned it in kind, purring and nuzzling back, almost like a fuzzy feline that was affectionate and enjoyed being around others. It wouldn't be long after this that they would see the mage back at the front of his little shop, making Ricter pick up the cat and into his arms as they ‘slept’ while Vee zoomed over in a rush.
“Whoa easy there tiger, you almost ran strait into my support beams. Well anyways its finished, I placed what I could into the gem, luckily for you that necklace had most if not all of his memories since he was a kid, now he might not know a few things, like his school teacher from 5th grade or middle name of his grand parent, which I doubt most of us would. But this is your friend for what I could grab from them.” Maurice would offer her the stone, which she would slowly take it in her paws before a voice called out to Vee, it was a voice that she was very accustomed to hearing. “Vee? Whats going on? Why am I in a rock…Wait is that me?! What happened! We were fighting goblins one minute and the next I’m stuck here.” He’d complain, or the rock would complain, which only drew jubilation in Vee’s own soul, it was Luis! Just in ruby form, so now it was a matter of putting the ruby into the body that Ricter created, but for now though by her reaction Ricter guessed the wizard did a great job in recovering what he could from the cat. “Thank you Maurice, I’ll be sure to pay you well.” The man would save off the weasels attempts at paying him, “Blah, don’t bother, I said it was on the house, besides someone like you knows full well you’ll be back for a sample of my wares. However your not done yet, you see I can only place them into gems, you’ll need someone to bind the gem to his body some how.”
“So..your saying we'd need an enchanter?” Vee's wings fluttered rapidly, she always defaulted to her brother to solve problems so maybe this was something he could actually do? “Exactly young lass! My, aren’t you a sharp one? Now I don’t know many enchanters who would be willing to do this for you bu-” Vee was already leaving at this point, flying down the street as she was going as fast as she could to get home, Ricter would follow behind at a slower pace but he would stay to thank the old man more as he seemed bewildered, even waving, “Sorry she is really excited, um thanks again, I hope you get some more business in the future!" Ricter would say while carrying the feline in his arms. The man would nod and let him go, only calling back "Come again soon! I'll be right here waiting.” He’d say, feeling good about the job he did, and hopefully gaining a life time customer.
Vee would think about it a bit but it was fairly boring for her, “It was alright, my manager didn’t come back though, I hope she is alright…That reminds me though, we should go see the guy soon when your ready to go I mean.” Then Vel would chime in, seemingly beginning to raid his own fridge as he pulled out a few things, “Not bad on my end, though some guy came in looking for an enchantment for his engagement ring to stop his wife form nagging his ear off, you’ll be surprised how many married guys literally asked for the exact same thing.” Carrying a pile of ingredients he would lay them flat on a table as Ricter snickered to his mention of such a ring, all the while taking heed of what Vee said about visiting Maurice. Looking around he noticed that she was already stuffing the photo inside of a big book, which seemed to be magical in nature as flipping a page she got to a blank part of it, but flipping it back multiple pages would flip past before she’d close it and hug it close to herself.
“Right, we can head out soon, but probably should eat first probably.” The weasel would say while clearing his eyes, starting to get up, which Vee would do the same, nodding to his advice as Vel was way ahead of them, already beginning to chop things and start up the oven. It seemed like the two traded off cooking with one another, either that or Vee made breakfest and Vel made dinner, which made him wonder how his food would taste. Maybe he’d even cook for his two hosts, which given how happy they were to have him here, roommates seemed like a better term for what this was over all, "Making a stew, carrots, potato’s, some meat, hope your not allergic to anything.” The moogle listed off, Ricter would respond soon after, “No I’m not, besides if I did have an allergic reaction I’d just eat some Alfalic Root, maybe mix it with something else.” The term sparking Vee’s ears to perk up as she floated over to the table, smiling a bit, “You know about Alfalic root? I’m surprised, how did you learn about it?”
It looked like he had retained some of the information from reading her books, which as she asked how he knew about it he would gesture to the book shelf not too far away from them right now. “It was in one of your books, I didn’t really feel like walking around so I started reading, but uh…kinda passed out after a while…” Drawing a long “Ooooh, well if you want I could teach you some things about roots and what not, if anything I could help you learn a bit of alchemy and potion making.” She proposed, which Ricter would nod, he was fine with learning such an important skill but he had no intention of becoming some kinda warlock. “Thanks! I’d love too.” Would be his response, he had no reason to say no after all. However looking to Vel he would give an expecting look, playful as of course he wouldn't ask him to teach him anything but he remembered his sword which was why he was looking in his direction. Eventually he’d catch on to Ricter’s gaze and give a quirked brow in response, wondering what he wanted before just smiling.
“What? Don’t expect me to to teach you any enchantments, gives me the excuse for you to come to me for favors. What ever payment option that is is up to you.” Sparking a hearty laugh form everyone, even Vee seemed fine with his flirting, but he guessed that he could say anything and Ricter would stick around. But the weasel would clarify, “No no, its not that, I was more so looking for my sword Hah!” Still laughing Vel would point over near the door, it as hanging on a rack that was used for walking sticks, which as he placed there for the time being.
“Sorry, over there. By the way where are you guys heading This late in the evening?”
“No where special, just taking him to go out and about the town is all.” His sister would say.
“Sounds like a date” Vel would say teasingly.
“I-its not a date! We only met yesterday!”
“Its totally a date.” Ricter would add, grinning as he knew now that she didn't want him to know about what they had planned, for some reason or another.
“Ricter!”
Sharing another laugh together, well all but the fluster female moogle who huffed at their teasing, dinner would be served not too long afterwards. The trio would enjoy the meal, even opting to get more as the weasel was a bit larger and didn’t mind eating more when given the chance to do so. Eventually though Vel would be set on cleaning the dishes and both Ricter and Vee were already getting up, preparing to head out the door with her photo album and his sword in hand. The streets were similar to how they were last night, the lanterns and light posts giving a dim glow over the roads, while fire flies and other magically glowing fauna made themselves known and made for a natural light that looked beautiful in the darkness. “You didn’t tell your brother?..” Ricter would look over to the moogle, she'd shy away a bit at the question but eventually would tell him. “I’m Sorry, I couldn’t get his hopes up too, even now I’m still skeptical…hesitant that this might to work out in the end, honestly I haven’t even told them the full truth of what happened…” Which would spark alarms in his head but he would be sure to ask her why.
“What did you tell them?” He was interested in what they might know, and if she told them only half truths or not much at all “ I told them we got attacked by goblins, and that he had gotten kidnapped, I know it was bad to lie but Luis’ mom never took things very well. She contemplated suicide a bunch when we were just kids, I could still see the mix of hope and fear in her eyes that she thought he could be saved. I even told my brother the same, he still thinks that he can be rescued, probably why he upgraded your weapon so willingly. He thinks if you could save me you can save him, but he’s long gone now…or so I think anyways.” Hearing her explanation he almost couldn’t believe it, but in a way it was what she wanted to believe in, however she couldn’t just cover the truth forever, after all she’d have to explain to everyone about what actually happened. Still the mention of his weapon did make him wonder what Vel did to it, but he'd find out when a fight would happen, right now he was better off seeing if he could rectify this whole ordeal.
The pair continued to walked along, Vee opened her book along the way and would show him pictures of her friend, he was a cat, similar to ones from the Monster Hunter series, or for die hard fans a Fayline. He seemed quite friendly, many pictures showing them having fun together, enjoying a picnic, or even pictures of when they were kids playing with one another. He could see why she would lie, keeping false hope, but maybe he could change that as he noticed something else, a fish-bone necklace that was made of silver like alloys, decorative but not something he’d expect her to wear as it was placed in the book like a marker. “That’s his I’m guessing?” Ricter asked politely while she would give a soft, “Mhm, it was, it was the last thing he had on before they did what they did to him, the guy said the last few things before death right? Well maybe this will have his essence in it..” Ricter would sigh and try to say her name, but she’d shake her head, flying along, she didn't know what to do and banking on some small hope probably wouldn't help them in the long run. But as he was about to tell her this she spoke back, cutting him off, “I know, lying is bad, but I couldn’t bring myself to say it, to say what I saw, everyone would be so much more depressed, or even worse…Besides I’ve gone through enough already, I don’t want to be chastised on being wrong, please?”
The weasel was surprised by her small outburst, which she’d soon cover her mouth giving a soft apology in return, "I'm sorry I shouldn't be so rude." Vee felt embarrassed but Ricter would gently bump her side with his hand, “Its alright, I wont beat you up about it, lets just try to make this better, okay?” She’d look up to him, giving a soft now, even smiling a little although she felt like this might not work. “O..Okay..Thanks.” The walk to the stand wouldn’t take very long, they had made up most of the trip there just talking, and more so about her friend than anything else, eventually a minute or two later they would come to the open air market. As promised the old man was there, though he seemed to be snoring, fully asleep as given his wares were still out he guessed no one would want a bunch of nagging souls just to take off his hands anyways. Either way he would ring a bell on the side, the ones you see in hotel lobbies or in the window of a restaurant for clerks to place orders for the chefs to make and ring once its done, “Uh, Maurice?..Hello?..” Ricter questioned as the man got up with a small jolt, nearly falling back into his chair again as he looked up at the two, the moogle hugging her book with increased tension.
“Huh?! Oh its you again, come to test out my skills I take it?”
“You could say it, I have a photo album for you to inspect and also some other things that my friend has, I was wondering if it was possible you could pull anything from it.” Pointing to the book the weasel would then look back to him.
“I could try, I’d have to see it for myself, or at least get my hands on it.” The older individual would ask, holding out his hand to the moogle who gave an uneasy expression that turned away from him and towards Ricter.
“Alright, Vee mind giving him the book?”
“Mm..” She mumbled under her breath.
“Vee?”
“Okay, sorry, I…just still..-”
“I know, its okay, I understand, this sort of thing isn't what you'd be willing to do every day, is it?" Maurice would try to make the situation less tence for them but he'd be happy she'd comply.
Handing over the book apprehensively she would watch as the wizard would take hold of it, inspecting it before opening it and touching the necklace. He’d do so for about ten seconds before saying, “His name was Luis, he was a Fayline, or so he distincts himself to bing. Male, about two in a half feet or so, and you both grew up together, yes?” All of which was done with out even opening the book as she seemed stunned, “Y-yes, can you bring him back?” Hopeful eyes sparkling with small tears forming, leaving her little dark pools trained on the man as he followed, “’Back’ is a subjective word in this case, but in some way yes I can indeed glean enough energy from all of what you’ve brought me to recreate their soul. Unfortunately he will not have a body but that shouldn’t be too hard given your Prime friend here, but since you seem so eager to see such a loved one again I will let this one be on the house.” As he said this Ricter quirked a brow at his mention of a body, like he knew where it was or was hiding it which Vee’s eyes shot open instantly.
“Ricter!! You’re a prime!” She'd yell, drawing the eye of a few people walking by but they would ignore it and keep on their way. “Uh yeah, what else is new?” He' give a casual reaction back, but she'd soon explain. “No no, you don’t get it, Primes can manifest anything in this world, it just takes them time and energy to do it. Sometimes complex things take longer while simple things like a pack of gum or a yo-yo take seconds. You can recreate Luis!” This shocked him to no degree, he didn’t want this kind of power as it felt like a violation of the rules he was brought up around, he felt like a deity but in a world that was full of them. “But I’ve never met them, never touched them, heck I don’t even know what they sound like..” Ricter would explain which would be interrupted by the mage, “You don’t have to worry about that, my gem work will allow it so that the voice and personality should match given all of what you’ve given me. However a body, one to match his previous form is what you would have to focus on, and given my work takes some time as is you have plenty to test your new found ability! Now if you excuse me I shall be back with in the hour.”
Making his leave into the back of the tent he would start working on this while he’d offer Ricter a few photos out of the book to use for this. He’d take them and gleefully Vee would grab his hand and pull him off to the side to sit on a bench, instructing him. “I know this is new to you but its not as hard as making a camera, just focus and picture him in your mind. You don’t have to work on anything besides how they look, and the body in general, I’m…not a prime myself but that's how I’d guess it would work for how to make stuff out of thin air.” Her comments seemed naive but they helped as he would pull himself into a meditative position and begin to envision the body of Luis, how he would move, walk, and even gesture and breath. He focused for 20 strait minutes, not moving, or even opening his eyes as Vee waited, excitement turned in impatient pacing, wondering if he would be able to do it or was she thinking about false hope again. But her hopes seemed to be granted as something began to materialize after what seemed like ages of waiting.
First just a pair of eyes floating in empty space, then the stature of his frame, followed by legs, arms, torso and face. All of which would be added to the description of what he looked like, what he moved like, and finally what he would become as after forty minutes of concentration and standing still finally he would open his eyes to see a sleeping cat in front of him. Vee was hugging Luis, crying tears that streamed down her face so much that it looked like she would never stop. He would’ve said something but decided against it for now, allowing her to nuzzle against his cheek, to hug and hold him for as long as she liked but she’d get no response from him. Eventually her cries and sniffles would stop, not wishing to attract a crowd she would prop him up against the bench with Ricters help and she’d smile, “I never thought I’d see him again, here, alive…I hope the mage can do it, I really do. Thank you so much, you've done more for me in just a days time than I could ever dream of.” Which only made the mustelid blush a bit, he wasn't one for being a hero as stated prior, but with someone so happy and even crying tears of joy for his actions it was hard not too feel important.
But he wouldn't let it go to his head, "I'm only returning the favor, you've given me a house to rest in and better yet a place to eat and stay, You've treated me like family, so at best I could try to act like it." This was how he saw it, or how he'd display he saw it as she would lean over on him. Making him scooch back but she'd plant a soft little kiss on his cheek, which surprised him with how forward she was. But he didn't think anything more of it than her own personal thanks for all he's done, "Still, thank you for being there through it all. You might not like being called it but your my hero." Fiddling with her paws she would give a cute little expression which he'd only smirk and give her a soft hug. Embracing the small moogle as Vee returned it in kind, purring and nuzzling back, almost like a fuzzy feline that was affectionate and enjoyed being around others. It wouldn't be long after this that they would see the mage back at the front of his little shop, making Ricter pick up the cat and into his arms as they ‘slept’ while Vee zoomed over in a rush.
“Whoa easy there tiger, you almost ran strait into my support beams. Well anyways its finished, I placed what I could into the gem, luckily for you that necklace had most if not all of his memories since he was a kid, now he might not know a few things, like his school teacher from 5th grade or middle name of his grand parent, which I doubt most of us would. But this is your friend for what I could grab from them.” Maurice would offer her the stone, which she would slowly take it in her paws before a voice called out to Vee, it was a voice that she was very accustomed to hearing. “Vee? Whats going on? Why am I in a rock…Wait is that me?! What happened! We were fighting goblins one minute and the next I’m stuck here.” He’d complain, or the rock would complain, which only drew jubilation in Vee’s own soul, it was Luis! Just in ruby form, so now it was a matter of putting the ruby into the body that Ricter created, but for now though by her reaction Ricter guessed the wizard did a great job in recovering what he could from the cat. “Thank you Maurice, I’ll be sure to pay you well.” The man would save off the weasels attempts at paying him, “Blah, don’t bother, I said it was on the house, besides someone like you knows full well you’ll be back for a sample of my wares. However your not done yet, you see I can only place them into gems, you’ll need someone to bind the gem to his body some how.”
“So..your saying we'd need an enchanter?” Vee's wings fluttered rapidly, she always defaulted to her brother to solve problems so maybe this was something he could actually do? “Exactly young lass! My, aren’t you a sharp one? Now I don’t know many enchanters who would be willing to do this for you bu-” Vee was already leaving at this point, flying down the street as she was going as fast as she could to get home, Ricter would follow behind at a slower pace but he would stay to thank the old man more as he seemed bewildered, even waving, “Sorry she is really excited, um thanks again, I hope you get some more business in the future!" Ricter would say while carrying the feline in his arms. The man would nod and let him go, only calling back "Come again soon! I'll be right here waiting.” He’d say, feeling good about the job he did, and hopefully gaining a life time customer.