Sugar Hollow

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The latch clicked loudly as he inserted the key and turned the handle before stepping into the small room which had been prepared for them he looked over his pack to make sure that everything had been there before closing the door behind him and locking it once more to keep out any unwanted visitor, though he suspected that the actual wooden door would not prevent anyone with intent from entering , thankfully not many knew where he was staying save for the Inn-keeper and the woman that had seen them leaving earlier- unless the cloud had followed them inside. He leaned back against the door, expelling a soft breath having picked up on the mood of Sione- Was rather tense though with the string of visitors they had received it did not surprise him. he pushed himself from the edge of the door and moved to draw the curtains of the room closed, before turning towards the bath – where he began to run the water to fill the basin allowing the inn-keep time to prepare a meal. -skip- Once he had finished he opened the door once more seeing the tray that had been left for him some soup and he took it to the small desk which was located next to the bed . Leaving the tray outside once more as well as a few coppers before sliding into the bed and almost immediately falling asleep.

Roy glanced over at Typhus as he growled at the whistlers, alarmed. What sort of person was he, growling and threatening to tear people's heads off? He turned back to Seren as she explained what she was exactly, curious. He'd heard of quite a few types of people, but a star daughter was not one of them. He was very curious, and

"The moon is your mother? Huh? How did that work out? Didn't it hurt when you fell from the sky? What's it like up there? I was in the sky once, but it was just on a floating island. How are you magic? Are you actually a star? Who tried to steal you?"

Roy was sympathetic, as he knew what it was like to be kidnapped. It happened to him from time to time, after all. He never really got used to it.

Someone who was a bit more adroit at making connections and observations may have been able to piece together why Typhus was so over protective. The obvious reason was of course what Seren just said, someone had tried to steal her once and such a thing could understandably create a fear of someone trying to do so again.

The other reasons would be a bit harder to figure out but not that hard for anyone who paid sufficient attention. It was the way he stopped growling when Seren lets out her beautiful tinkling laugh, the way his gaze watched transfixed by the way her hair shimmered as she shakes her head. The boy was quite clearly head over heels for the star, obvious to most except to the two people who'd be most effected by the revelation.

The final reason would be hardest to figure out casually but Typhus's predatory yellow eyes, slightly pointed teeth, the way he sniffs the air, and the way he growls. All this speaks to his lupine nature and it isn't surprising that wolf feels protective over his pack.

Typhus listens to the question and he admits that he wished he'd thought to ask them. This was all new information to him, he'd known she fell from the sky suspected she was a star but she'd never spoken of it so openly. Then again he'd never asked it was against his nature to ask question, life as a slave had beat curiosity out of him. His keen ears perk up eager to learn more of Seren his general anger temporarily forgotten.

"I was helping a Kobold find his parents when I found this place. The aroma stopped me dead in my tracks. It is so sweet AND salty." 

The server brought Appopo a drink, but Appopo took no part , letting it sit and asked the server for something sweet. His yellow eyes shifted to his drink and he pulled out a small pouch that had tiny green mushrooms. Appopo dropped one in his drink and it started to bubble.

"Master Destruction wants to see your magic to. We can go to my Wiz-O-Tower of Appopo to do it." Appopo spoke while stirring his drink and mushroom with the tip of his wand that gave off a soft yellow glow that gave the drink a nuclear green color and glow.

...Mere seconds after Grandma vanishes a well dressed older man walks into the tavern. He is wearing formal clothing, a nice suit and tie. The man, standing over six feet tall was rather imposing in stature. He would give one look over the tavern and it's patrons with a critical eye before adjusting his tie and striding over to Appopo.

The man would poke Appopo in the shoulder and when he turned around the man would speak, "Ah, there you are, just great. Appopo right? I am Grandma's associate, great woman she is, just a fantastic woman."

The man in the suit would offer his hand for Appopo to shake, whether he took it or not did not matter.

"You know I'm here for a certain reason. The hellscape, or wherever you're from, they aren't sending their best folks, so I'm here to fix that. I am going to have to annihilate you, unfortunately. Hope you understand, it's just business after all."

"H-hi." Wah shyly greets Xel'rath, "what's aniyalate mean? And mr appopopo that old man said that boy went to the inn."

What little Seren just told them was still enough to raise Typhus's hackles and make him worry. She had a big family apparently and the thought of her father or brother's coming to take her back. He shifts as he keeps stride with his star not sure what he'd do under such circumstances. He imagined that she wouldn't appreciate him fighting her family, but he also couldn't bare the thought of her being taken away. Such worry though was becoming common place for Typhus since he'd found his star so he manages to keep calm as he keeps pace with her.

Seren lowered to her knees beside Ollie and reached out for what it was that he had in his mouth. He played tug-of-war a little with her, making her laugh, the girl as pretty as a picture as she wrestled with the goofy golden retriever. When he finally relented, she felt it in her hands, then smelled it.

"What is this?" she asked, frowning a little as she tried to discover without actually seeing it. How frustrating it was to be blind for 12 hours, and perfect vision for the opposite 12!

"Oh, did you ask me a question?" Seren asked as she looked in the direction of Roy. She didn't know where Typhus was, exactly, but she knew that he couldn't be far. "When will sunset be?"

She was very impatient.

Roy hurried after the star girl, taking the piece of gingerbread from her and looking it over carefully.

"What is this? It looks like a roofing tile, but it's made of...gingerbread?"

He gasped, dropping the cookie. This was bad! Roxanne had warned him about this whenever he went out into the woods. She'd always been afraid that he'd be kidnapped by a witch.

"This is part of a witch house! There's a witch nearby! We should go, Seren. You two, Typhus! It's not safe if there's witches about!"

Grabbing Seren's hand, he began tugging her quickly down the road.

"The sun will go down in a few hours, Seren, but we need to go now! We'll be safe in town, come on!"

Seren would hear a soft meow from the woods, like that of a very adorable and fluffy cat.