05-24-2015, 08:06 PM
The pair stopped, and there did not seem to be many about. Agnès mentally counted her blessings. Being around so many people and feeling so insignificant among them was a strange feeling - Shay managed to blend in with the many people previously around her so well, but she did not, and she had struggled to find her way through the group. Such was to be expected with her terrible sense of direction, she though Tiz would say if he were here. She turned to face Shay, who she unfortunately had to look up to in order to meet his eyes. His expression was serious, causing a bit of worry in her, though she listened as he spoke... And then she was furious.
"Unacceptable!" Agnès shouted in response. "I will not simply let you do this all alone! This is much too difficult a task for anyone to complete alone!" She heard him in her voice, the one she had been thinking of only moments ago. "Let me bear this burden with you!" She stopped herself. It wasn't like her, even remotely, to lash out like that. She let out a sigh, a longer and slightly raspy sigh, one of shock at her own words, one she had not let out for a long time. "I apologize for that," she began again. "I should not have been so aggressive with my words..."
"There's no need to apologize," Shay responded, which rather shocked her. "Just don't jump into things like that while we're on this mission together - For both of our sakes, we need to be as careful as possible. Like I said, I don't take any pleasure in lives ending. That applies to enemies and allies alike."
That was reassuring, at least. She hadn't expected a violent reaction, as she had been among the kind of people who would never act such ways with her, as her friends were often almost too supporting, if such a thing was possible. She cleared her throat and, as she led the two through the gate, she saw a pair of guards walking towards them - Or the gate. One or the other. "I will handle this," she said over her shoulder as she walked toward the two. As she turned her head back to face the two guards, she saw Shay's expression was almost puzzled.
"Excuse me," she began as the two neared her. "I am Agnès Oblige, vestal of wind. By order of the King, myself and my ally are to deal with a target in Carrefore. I humbly request the most convenient directions, and then I will be on my way." the two guards looked at one another, at first rather confused, though Agnès' dead-serious expression did not seem like one that would lie or joke about such a thing. Of course, that was true, because she wouldn't. The guard on the left was the one that spoke up, and with a few quick words... She had absolutely no idea where she was going. That was to be expected, of course, because of her terrible sense of direction - It was a miracle, even with the path and signs, that Agnès had gotten to Nippur. Regardless, she thanked the two and returned to Shay. "How did it go?" he asked. As a response, she cleared her throat and parroted the directions back at Shay. This only seemed to further his confusion, even if only by a little bit.
"I am not the most reliable when it comes to directions," she stated, "Especially when it comes to following them. However, I can assure you that what I told you is exactly what I was told. Would you like to lead the way? I imagine I would only get us lost."
"Unacceptable!" Agnès shouted in response. "I will not simply let you do this all alone! This is much too difficult a task for anyone to complete alone!" She heard him in her voice, the one she had been thinking of only moments ago. "Let me bear this burden with you!" She stopped herself. It wasn't like her, even remotely, to lash out like that. She let out a sigh, a longer and slightly raspy sigh, one of shock at her own words, one she had not let out for a long time. "I apologize for that," she began again. "I should not have been so aggressive with my words..."
"There's no need to apologize," Shay responded, which rather shocked her. "Just don't jump into things like that while we're on this mission together - For both of our sakes, we need to be as careful as possible. Like I said, I don't take any pleasure in lives ending. That applies to enemies and allies alike."
That was reassuring, at least. She hadn't expected a violent reaction, as she had been among the kind of people who would never act such ways with her, as her friends were often almost too supporting, if such a thing was possible. She cleared her throat and, as she led the two through the gate, she saw a pair of guards walking towards them - Or the gate. One or the other. "I will handle this," she said over her shoulder as she walked toward the two. As she turned her head back to face the two guards, she saw Shay's expression was almost puzzled.
"Excuse me," she began as the two neared her. "I am Agnès Oblige, vestal of wind. By order of the King, myself and my ally are to deal with a target in Carrefore. I humbly request the most convenient directions, and then I will be on my way." the two guards looked at one another, at first rather confused, though Agnès' dead-serious expression did not seem like one that would lie or joke about such a thing. Of course, that was true, because she wouldn't. The guard on the left was the one that spoke up, and with a few quick words... She had absolutely no idea where she was going. That was to be expected, of course, because of her terrible sense of direction - It was a miracle, even with the path and signs, that Agnès had gotten to Nippur. Regardless, she thanked the two and returned to Shay. "How did it go?" he asked. As a response, she cleared her throat and parroted the directions back at Shay. This only seemed to further his confusion, even if only by a little bit.
"I am not the most reliable when it comes to directions," she stated, "Especially when it comes to following them. However, I can assure you that what I told you is exactly what I was told. Would you like to lead the way? I imagine I would only get us lost."
Quote:Wow, this took way longer to post than I expected... Apologies. Then again, it really was my fault... Reminder: If Mamgnès takes too long to post, a poke and a reminder is welcomed. If Mamgnès takes even longer still, a reminder and a poke with a spear is welcomed. Thank you, have a nice day~!