Money owns this town (PRIVATE FOR REDKITE AND SCARSMATE)

[Scars Mate]

A tile skittered down from the roof, landing at River's feet. Her wolf bent down to sniff it, and gave her a look that could only be described as intelligent.

'He's up there,' she said, pointing above her head. She turned and, using a box of ale to hoist herself up, got onto the roof, Matias in her wake. Xavier turned to the woman, shrugged, and followed.

[RedKite]

Giovanni slips skilfully off the pipes at the back and takes off further into the town, his pace quickens to a sprint and he discards his cloak, then loops around the back, scaling a stone wall to the nearby chapel, he crouches on the spire and grins.

Lana scoffs at Xavier, taking the lead, Ryder trotting beside her.

"Listen to me, I'll deal with Giovanni..." She growls to River, "I've known him longer than you two, we'll meet at the dragon ridges, to the west..."

She speeds off and scales the church. She holds up his cloak between two slim fingers.

"Thought you might need this..." She smiles.

He drops down to the ledge she is standing on.

"Lana...You know I can't-" He starts.

She presses a finger to his lips and sighs.

"Look, Giovanni... You know we have to..."

"But-"

"shhh... No buts, I know you don't like that Xavier guy, but still...For me...For us..."

He sighs deeply and follows her.

[Scars Mate]

River, remembering her cloak, instructed Xavier to wait with Matias in the shadows. She slipped inside the inn, unnoticed (she could occasionally do small 'spells' like that), grabbed her cloak, as well as Xavier's, and grabbed some supplies as well. A blanket, some food and a large sleeping back, all in a shoulder bag would go unnoticed. Or, so she told herself. She hoped the other two, Giovanni, and- Lana, was it?- could supply things for themselves. When she got out, she tossed the big black travelling cloak to Xavier, and fastened her own around her neck. She tossed the bag over her shoulder, and gestured impatiently for Xavier to hurry up.

'I'm coming, I'm coming,' he grumbled, but followed anyway. They set off, the cold wind like sharp knives across their faces, briskly walking as fast as they could.

'West,' River muttered. 'Dragon ridges.'

'Hey!' Xavier said, a grin on his face. 'Maybe we'll see dragons.' She snorted.

'Very likely. All the ones I've met a wild- you'd be extremely lucky to find a decent dragon anywhere. They're almost all extinct. I'm just lucky.'

'You've met dragons?' He said seriously.

(Can I make River a Dragon lord? So all dragons respect/protect her?)

[RedKite]

(yeah. I was thinking a similar thing with Lana. Or maybe Giovanni would be good with wolves or something?)

[Scars Mate]

(Sure. And River can't figure out why Matias likes him so much)

[RedKite]

(yeah, nice one!)

[Scars Mate]

(You wanna post? It your turn)

[RedKite]

(sorry...)

Giovanni sighs, trailing behind the others. He looks around nervously. Lana raises an eyebrow and smiles slightly.

"I, for one, have met dragons before..."

Giovanni looks interested for a minute, but turns away

[Scars Mate]

'A few.' River said decisively.

'How many?' Xavier asked interestedly.

'A few!' She repeated, an edge to her voice.

'Sorry', he muttered, looking like a sad puppy. 'I've just never really met any dragons, or anyone who has.'

'If you met a dragon, you'd be dead before you could call for help, or in the case of meeting a nicer one, they'd at least let you say a prayer. And no one survives meeting dragons, only-' she stopped abruptly, turning around to face Lana. She grabbed her arm, and looked her dead in the eyes. Lana didn't look surprised, but smiled. River drew back, her brow furrowing. 'Nice to meet you. I've never met another-' she stopped again, aware that they weren't alone. She shook her head, and continued walking, with Matias lagging behind to walk, it appeared, beside Giovanni.

'So who survives them?' Xavier asked, trying to restart the conversation. Instead of an answer, he just got an eyebrow raised at him.

'It really doesn't matter. I mean, you should be able to work it out. Who's in charge of dragons? Who do they fear, and respect?'

[RedKite]

Giovanni looks down at the large black wolf, they didn't make eye-contact, but kept silent in respect. In a way, Giovanni found himself liking the company of a wolf again. As a child, he had no family, only the wolves. He looks to his left and finds Ryder walking by him too, he begins to relax.