forum Angsty Roleplay Because I Want Another One - OXO - (Romance)

Started May 12, 2021 by @cryptic-glitch

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“Oh, you don’t mean that,” Kayin said. “You wouldn’t last a day without me. If assassins are after you, it’ll take an assassin to keep them away. Unless, of course, you want to die,” he said sweetly.

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"I assure you, I can handle myself just fine." Gold let out a carefree laugh. "I've survived up until this point, haven't I?" He glanced away slightly, pointedly ignoring the small wave of relief that swept through him when Kayin seemed to want to stay. "But if you insist, I suppose it wouldn't be too terrible for you to stick around."

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"I somehow doubt that. You know, I could have just left your prone body on the beach after stealing all of your valuables and clothes. So, you're welcome, and all that shit. Look, my point is, you can probably reward me handsomely for my protective services, and I can deliver you safely back home." Kayin raised an eyebrow at him, crossing his arms.

Gold wrinkled his nose. "When I'm conscious, I can take care of myself," he amended. "What's your idea of 'handsomely', then? I'm sure my family will reward you for helping me, but they're not made of jei." Jei was the currency used in Seajun, and Gold suddenly wondered if it was also used here. If not, that might be a little big awkward.

"When you state the obvious, you make me rethink my decision not to run you through with my blade. Handsomely. Well. In my currency, which we call steel, I would expect. . . maybe a hundred and fifty steel? I'm not sure how that would equate to your jei, however." Kayin tipped their head upward, looking at the overcast sky, trying to calculate whether or not it was going to begin storming.

"Ajzela-yoa?" Gold repeated the number, trying to figure out if that was a good number or not. In the past, his family had given people who'd helped him 1000 jei as a thank-you, and if they'd been really heroic, they'd also grant them one favor from Han Seyanal. "Yeah, I don't know." He shrugged. They could figure that out later. I see something. From the front of town. Where we came from. Lekin did a little loop in front of Gold, just in case he didn't hear the bird. Gold cast a quick look back, but didn't see anything. "Are you sure?" He whispered, giving Lekin a suspicious look.

"What?" Kayin asked curiously. "What does the bird say?" They pulled her knife from the inside of her arm and adjusted his posture. Kayin certainly hoped this wasn't a ploy and that she was going to be arrested. That wouldn't be good for Kayin or Gold, but they were relatively certain that he could escape. They wouldn't be surprised if Gold betrayed him, exactly, but maybe disappointed.

"Check again. This had better not be a trick," Gold snapped. Lekin let out an exasperated sigh in his mind and took off. "They thought they saw something. I'm having them double-check." Gold explained, eyes following Lekin. The bird swooped out of sight for a second, then did a quick turn and zoomed back towards him. I recognize one of them from before. The rest are new. They're looking for you, I'm sure. "Well, oben." Gold turned to Kayin. "There are people looking for me, apparently. That was fast."

"Alright then," Kayin said, slightly relieved. They grabbed Gold's arm and dragged him back the way they came. "Come on. If anybody gets to kill you, it's gonna be me. And don't tell me this is the way those people are headed. I know that perfectly well." At the entrance of the town, Kayin sent a flare up into the sky by snapping his fingers. "Aspen will be here in a minute, so don't lose your shit, alright?"

"You do know this is the way–" Gold started saying, though he shut up as soon as Kayin said she knew that. "Why would I lose my shit?" Gold asked, giving Kayin a frown. He had been in a rather bad situation when they'd met, but that didn't mean he was absolutely useless and stupid. That seemed to be what Kayin thought, however, and Gold didn't appreciate that.

"I don't know. You seem particularly. . . sporadic." Kayin looked up at the sky, watching Aspen circle overhead. "Alright. Now, I've only tried wind magic once or twice, so just, uh, don't be too hard on me if we plummet to our deaths." Kayin put an arm around Gold's waist and made a spiral motion with her hand, and they rose about twenty feet in the air, continuing to rise slowly.

"Well, forgive me for being a bit on-edge. It's not like there are multiple people trying to kill me." Gold rolled his eyes. "Wait, what?" His eyes widened, but it was too late to stop whatever was about to happen. Gold was now flying with nothing but Kayin keeping him up. "Ah, uyaki velio li."

Kayin flicked their wrist, sending them up a few more feet and deposited Gold on Aspen's back. Kayin hopped on in front of Gold, and sat for a moment. "Well, that went fantastically," she said. "I might pass out. So you can let me fall to my death, I guess. Well, actually, I don't think Aspen will be too happy about that." Kayin slumped backward, leaning against Gold heavily, his eyes fluttering shut.

"You might– but the dragon?" Gold's eyes widened, his arms encircling Kayin instinctively. He wasn't going to let them fall, mostly because he didn't want to get killed by a dragon. Also, that wouldn't be a very nice thing to do. He had helped Gold, after all. "Um. Lekin. Can you talk to the dragon?" I don't know. Hey, dragon! Lekin did a loop in the air, tone very dubious. Just because I can talk to you magically doesn't mean I can talk to everything.

Hello, tiny bird! Aspen said, though to Gold it probably sounded like a growl. Please, tell your friend not to let my human fall. Also, if you tell me where you would like to go, I will take you there. Aspen leveled out, gliding smoothly, trying to keep Gold on his back, in turn keeping Kayin safe.

"Well?" Gold asked. He'd heard a growl, but didn't know if that was a good sign or not. Well, beaf. The dragon is speaking to me. It would like you to not drop Kayin. "Yeah, I'm not going to do that." Gold grumbled, adjusting his hold on Kayin to better keep her on the dragon. Oh, and it says that you can tell it where to go. "Away? Towards Seajun? I have no clue where we are." So, we're letting the dragon decide. Somewhere safe, Lekin directed the last words to Aspen, still sounding very unbelieving that this was actually happening.

I am a boy. Not an it. Aspen sounded slightly angry. I will take you somewhere safe, only because you're keeping my human safe. Aspen picked up the speed slightly, and kept an eye on the ground below.

The dragon is only doing it because of his human, Lekin relayed to Gold. So don't insul drop them. "Why would I drop them, you feiy? You have no faith in me." Gold rolled his eyes, then glanced down at the ground. He would not drop Kayin, but she was much taller than him. Gold was strong, though. He could manage. Probably.

Aspen began a slow spiral downward, landing in a valley between two hills, and bending down so Gold could pull Kayin off of his back. Thank you, the bird's friend. I appreciate your help. I will watch and protect you.

Gold waited until the dragon appeared to be fully settled before attempting to get Kayin down. It certainly wasn't graceful, but he managed to not drop Kayin or hit their head on anything. The dragon is thanking you. He's also going to protect you, apparently. Lekin swooped down and landed on Kayin's leg. "Oh. Uh. Thanks" Gold glanced towards the dragon and gave him a quick smile.

You're quite welcome, the bird's friend. Aspen looked at him curiously, then leaped into the air and flew in low, lazy circles above Gold's head, watching for danger. Nothing particular seemed to be happening, but Aspen kept looking.
Kayin opened his eyes, her vision blurry. They didn't sit up, looking at the sky until his vision stopped swimming. "Well, that seemed to go well," Kayin said. "We aren't dead."

He says mesea, by the way. Lekin looked up at the dragon for a second. "Okay." Gold sighed and dropped onto the ground next to Kayin. "Hikama velio nosani." Gold glanced around, wishing he was back at home. Surrounded by lakes and reeds, hearing the frogs sing, and knowing that someone was keeping him relatively safe. Who knew if his gods could watch over him here? He quickly looked toward Kayin when they spoke, trying to hide how much it had scared him. "Of course we're not dead."

"You're welcome, by the way," Kayin sat up, happy that their head wasn't swimming. "Aspen, check if they're following us."
Aspen snorted.
"Please," Kayin said. "We're sort of in a predicament here, and you're stuck with us."
Aspen didn't make any noise as an indicator that he'd heard Kayin, but he flew away, and returned in a moment. They're following us, but they're at least a mile away.
"Okay. We can stay here for a few minutes."

Gold tried to follow the conversation between the dragon and Kayin, found that it was too much work, and instead stared up at the sky.
"Oh? Good." He nodded slowly. "Do you have any plan? Or are we just… going with the flow?" Gold twirled a lock of hair around his finger. At this point, he didn't care. Plan or no, he just wanted to stay alive. And maybe find a freshwater lake.

"The plan is to take you back to wherever you came from, and earn some money in the process." Kayin stood up, checking to make sure all his knives were in place, then took them all out of their respective sheaths and laid them on the grass, sharpening a few and making sure they were polished and ready to go.