Sugar Hollow

"Rock Candy." Wah replied to Appopo. He followed to the tavern and protested to Appopo saying about getting him everything on the menu. "Oh no, I can't eat too much. My poor belly couldn't hold all that."

He looked up at the Tall One (the woman) and shyly asked her, "Um, also, I'm looking for my family. My daddy is a wizard, his name is Doobie. Would you happen to know anythin'?"

Doobie would likely not be known around here, but if anyone had heard of him, they probably wouldn't know exactly where he was from. It would be more commonly known that there were a lot of Kobold in the Moorlands.

"We will get some of this 'Rock Candy' today. Maybe this lady can get us some now." Appopo spoke to Wah in a serious and inquisitive tone, now want to try the Rock Candy like it was life or death, "I'll eat what you can't. I didn't think you could eat it all anyways."

When the food was brought, Appopo slapped his hands together and pulled down the cloths hiding the lower half of his face. A mouth with no lips and a series of bright white triangular razor sharp teeth, all formed into a large grin was seen. A yellow tongue stuck out and kicked his teeth before his hands strated shoveling the food in. Within three minutes had his food cleared and half of Wahs. Each plate was no more than a bite to him, and when the lady returned, he had the pie pan to his face and licking it clean.

When he heard the lady, his eyes slanted as if he was angry and set down the pie pan to reveal his unusual face in full,  "Rock Candy. I want two of these 'Rock Candies'. They don't sound good, but it is candy made of rocks, and we must have it... And more food. My table has become sick with famine since your last visit."

Blinked at the male’s abrupt departure only shortly after he had sat down. Xin slumped forward, arms resting across the length of the table as he peered up at Sione , with that single orb. ”I guess we won’t be getting that explanation after all.” He merely lay there a moment before slowly rising and sliding out of his chair. Gathering up the plate and ware as he moved over towards the counter where the poor baker had been cowering. He set the empty plate and silverware on the counter. “Thank you for the meal, Lucy!” his tone was surprisingly light despite having just received the news that they were now being hunted. A slender digit tapped lightly against the surface of the mask. ”I would like to place an order please, we will be traveling soon and will need something that won’t expire – Can you have something ready for me?” he asked, before turning slowly back towards Sione.

“I think, I will have lots of friends now..” he moved over towards Sione , and lightly took her hand before heading out of the bakery. It probably was not a good idea to tarry if this stranger was able to find them so quickly then others might not be long behind – Leading back towards the streets, likely enough time had passed now for his order to be fulfilled so he would began to head back towards the smithy.

Marzi's eyes widened as she saw Appopo's face. What sort of mouth was that? It looked like a lizard's mouth, or some kind of monster! Still, he seemed to enjoy the food, considering how fast he wolfed it all down. She hurried to the kitchen and returned with another two pies and the rest of the roast chicken. Who knows what would happen if he didn't get enough food. He might eat her! She smiled nervously, trying to take deep breaths to calm herself. However, her tightly-laced corset limited how deeply she could breathe, and it didn't help much.

"H-here, I've brought some more. I've got some fresh fruits, too, if you'd like. And of course, there's always more pie..."

When Appopo mentioned the rock candy, she paused. Rock candy? Where did he get that idea?

"I haven't got any myself, but they have some at the candy shop down the street. I have some lollipops, if you want...they're pretty similar."

Reaching into her pocket, she pulled out a handful of large, bright red cherry lollipops. She set them on the table, but kept one for herself. Unwrapping it, she popped it into her mouth. Lollipops were a guilty pleasure of hers, and they often helped her calm down. Considering the circumstances, she needed all the help to calm down that she could get.

Continued to walk down the road as she spoke, suggesting that they leave immediately rather than their intended stay it would certainly throw anyone else off as they had already booked a room at the inn; where he had left the remainder of his items. Though for now he was intent on retrieving the metal disks he had commissioned of the smith – at least he would be able to protect himself a little better in that case. “That sounds like a good idea, let me get my things then we can go.” He told her, though part of him wondered what sort of other people would be coming after them the first that they had met certainly seemed interesting ; after all the male had offered no name nor reason as to why he would help them.

His seemed a little reluctant, and why wouldn’t he be, he had rather looked forward to sleeping on an actual bed for once – and they had been walking most of the day with little rest. A soft breath spread across his lips.- At least if they were to purchase a horse they would certainly be able to travel much more comfortably.

Tap, tap, tap. he knocked on the door of the Smithy once more, ready to pick up his order which hopefully was done by then.

Wah accepts the lolipop and puts it away for later. He slides out of the chair and says "Thank you" to the nice people, then followed Appopo. He himself was unaware that the bones he was moving around had disappeared, on the plate was an image of a bird-like creature made from sauce that had a few star shapes on it.

Stood back as the door swung open once more revealing the frame of Orville. He held out his hands to accept the sack feeling the weight of it within his hands, listening as the orbs clinked together. He lifted his head once more as the other decided to pat the top of his head , that single eye narrowing slightly. At least he would not have to deal with his hair being tussled by strangers once they left. He slipped a couple of the disk into the pouch at his side while simply holding onto the pouch; nodding slowly once Orville asked if that was all that they needed.

“We won’t get into any trouble.” He told the man; before deciding to leave when Sione had asked about a horse .

Once outside, Wah took two small rocks and swallowed them. He looked up to see what Appopo's reaction was. "You're probably wondering why I ate those rocks, they help with digestion! They'll grind up food in my belly."

Wah smiles and looks around while walking with Appopo. He hears the squeak, "What's that?"

When Appopo Popolimpapo prodded the creature, he would find that it was rather soft and fluffy, similar to a ball of lint. His finger sank into the squishy thing, and it let out another squeak. If he prodded a little harder, it would suddenly burst with a soft pop and a puff of black sooty smoke. When the smoke cleared, three smaller versions of the same creature sat in its place. They let out an chorus of somewhat higher-pitched squeaks, sprouted skinny black arms and legs, hopped out of the nook, and scurried off down the street.