Cazimir Heskel
Outside the Warden's Keep, Avalon District
After spending a bit of his time playing around with Dante, Cazimir decided to go above ground. Why? Well, everyone seemed to be already busy in the underground, and now that he had nobody to pester, it was getting quite boring. As he walked, twirling pouch of gold on his fingers, his eyes caught a familiar figure. Scarlet hair and eyes, she was just standing there, looking over at the crowd of people walking in inside the keep. She looked clean and fresh, as though she had just taken a bath, but her expression was that of fatigue and uncertainty. As he walked closer to her, he realized that she indeed had just taken a bath, as evidenced by her slightly damp hair. Their eyes caught, and she straightened up, nodding respectfully at him.
"Caizimir." she murmured.
"Rene'ilyah." he said with a raise of an eyebrow. "I haven't seen you in a while. You look terrible."
"Do I?' she asked, as she looked down on herself. FInding nothing articularly off, she shook her head. "I'm not. Why would you say that?"
He leaned closer and held her chin, staring into her eyes with a tilt of his head. "It's the look in your eyes, Renee. Had a rough day?"
Unfazed, she laughed, but it was dry, with no humor. She hugged herself and stepped back, closing her eyes. "That's putting it lightly."
"What happened?"
She shook her head, looking back at the keep with a determined look on her face, even as her eyes were glistening unshed tears. "It's just... my father---"
Cazimir stared blankly. He knew she had just lost her dad, and seeing her like this made him feel a little uneasy. Renee has always been a strong, no nonsense girl. The one he enjoys sparring with. They don't know much about each other though, and for her safety, he'd like to keep it that way. His heart... ached for her. And that's when he knew he had to change the topic and get out of her sight soon. So instead of asking for more details, he stared at the keep as well and asked. "What's up in there?"
Renee gave him a questioning look. "Didn't you know? The city is accepting sign ups for people who are willing to go to Oblitus... the plume has been stolen..." she trailed off.
Cazimir's eyes widened. "Excuse me? How in the hell..."
She shook her head. She didn't know much of the details either. Caz twirled the pouch on his fingers again. Soon enough, a grin formed in his face. "Interesting... very interesting." he murmured. His expression brightened significantly. "That's great! I can have a little more fun today! Are you going to sign up?"
Renee stared at the people again, looking uncertain. "I haven't... decided yet." she replied honestly.
Caz shrugged. "Well, that sucks for you. See you around, Renee!" he said, as he walked gave a mock salute and walked towards the crowd nonchalantly. "Excuse me! Coming through! Now, will someone tell me how I can sign up?" he yelled, quite rudely, gathering everyone's attention.