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[flameguard]

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[sootprints]

[ she's exploring the new area! but her shadowy visage probably sticks out way more on a cute tropical island than it does in a spooky foggy town, so she is very easy to spot. ]

Rondo? What is it?

[ in her usual calm voice. but then she sees the book under his arm. ]

Oh? Oh!

[flameguard]

[ HOLDS OUT THE BOOK it's like a full on animal crossing pose with fish you caught moment. victory fanfare. ]

I got a bestiary!!! I asked War about it, and they said there were no guarantees, but it showed up this morning!

[ it is a (mod voice) universal bestiary i do not know what this means actually but also BOOK OBTAINED ]

[sootprints]

A bestiary? Really!?

I'd love to look at it! May I?

[flameguard]

Of course! I thought you might want to see it first.

[ he'd wag his tail if he had one. he comes right up to her though and offers her the book to flip through!! ]

I think I'm going to try and study it the best that I can - there are really a lot of monsters I've never even heard of.

[sootprints]

[ she takes it and starts flipping through... ]

-- Oh, should we sit down somewhere?

[flameguard]

Oh! Yes, that's a good idea. Um, it feels a little wrong to sit in the houses, but... they're empty, and I don't want you to get your dress dirty, so...

[ houses? to the houses?? ]

[sootprints]

Okay... If there are any residents, we can apologize later.

[ to the houses! maybe we can sit on a nice couch while looking over monsters. ]

[flameguard]

Maybe we can clean up and write them a thank you note.

[ like the world's nicest burglars. anyway, he will pick a house that seems decent and holds the door open for kate. in you get! ]

This place's really nice, compared to the village, isn't it?

[sootprints]

It really is. Even if it is a bit peculiar.

[ she pauses in the doorway and looks around, as if worried an inhabitant will just walk in to see them entering. but no such thing happens! so she continues to the living room and sits with the book open for both of them to see it. ]

Do you come from a place that normally has monsters, Rondo?

[flameguard]

[ he nods, pulling the door shut and coming over to join her, peering curiously at the book itself - expression a little more serious than usual, more thoughtful. ]

I do. They're really common in Orsterra - there are a lot of places that aren't very safe because of it. There are monsters, and there are demihumans, too - they're a little different, but the concept is the same. Even... with what happened to Sir Boothill, there are creatures that have tentacles like that that can be pretty nasty, though I've never had to fight one myself.

[sootprints]

Wow... I can't imagine. It sounds terrifying, but exciting, too.

Although, I've seen very little of my world... so maybe I don't even know what kinds of creatures are out there.

[flameguard]

That's right, you mentioned a manor...

[ nodding...as he's flipping pages. ]

... Is there a reason why, Miss Kate? If you don't mind me asking.

[sootprints]

[ watching as he flips through the pages... ]

Shadows aren't allowed to leave the manor.

[flameguard]

[ shadows... his gaze flicks over her form briefly, and he nods, frowning a little down at the pages. ]

... If this whole situation wasn't so awful, it could've been awfully exciting, huh... [ if it wasn't. you know. murder cults. ] If we keep finding places like this one while we're here, we'll have to make sure we explore every inch of them.

[ ... ]

...It must be awfully lonely.

[sootprints]

Sometimes. Yes.

But it was lonelier outside of the manor, anyway.

[flameguard]

Are there other shadows there, too?

[ curious... ]

[sootprints]

Yes. About 50 of us in the children's wing. I'm not sure how many adults.

[flameguard]

[ WHOA ]

-- Fifty! That's so many!! [ WAY MORE THAN EXPECTED ] Do you get along with them all okay? Are they all around your age, then...?

[sootprints]

Many are my age, yes. I suppose we do get along... the older girls in my group, Maryrose and Sara, were very kind and taught me many things.

[flameguard]

Good! That's good, I'm glad.

[ he's just very relieved and glad kate isn't alone in a manor all by herself tbh she deserves to have friends ] I don't know what I was expecting when you said manor, but it definitely wasn't that, hehe. I grew up in kind of a similar place, but... I don't think there was a ever a time we had fifty people living there.

Are they your family?

[sootprints]

[ ... she shakes her head. ]

[flameguard]

[ oh... the smile immediately dims. ]

Miss Kate...

[sootprints]

You don't need to look at me that way.

... Have you had a look at this book yourself, yet? Are there any entries that interest you?

[flameguard]

[ he'll let it go with a frown, though... it's affection week, so he reaches out and gives her hand a little squeeze before he moves on. ]

...Mmm. Well... there was my monster. I... haven't shared it yet. And then some of the others - there are ones in here I've never even heard of! And some that were kind of similar to home.

[ he flips through to a page about like. idk a vampire or something. ]

I've never heard of anything like this before. We have bats, but...somehow that feels a lot different...

[sootprints]

Oh, I think I've read a story about this before. I thought it was going to be a scary story, but it turned out kind of romantic?