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Raven brushed his hair out his eyes, smiling as he took a seat next to Eliae. "I think it's as good as place to start a life as any." He shifted, putting one arm around Eliae's shoulder as he gazed at the town. "Are you sure you're okay?" He asked, turning to place a tender kiss on her cheek.

Raven nodded, facing the town once more as he bent his head to place it one her shoulder. "And I'm glad you did. I don't think I would be able to pursue this new path alone." He closed off his mind to the images that splashed across it: images of his past deeds and future possibilities. "But for now, we should probably head into town for the evening, secure a place to stay."

Raven looked at the high walls and the shadows that seemed to sink into the very stone itself. "It is increasingly familiar." He ran through all of the towns he had been through over the years. "Hopefully it isn't one of the ones I burned..." he muttered to himself.

Raven smiled, letting the aromas of the market place flow over his nostrils, weiving an intricate tapestry of colors in his mind. "Of course we can." He wrapped his arm a little tighter around her waist as they made their way through the crowd. He stopped to examine a small crystalline butterfly clip, shining in the light. "How much?" He asked the woman behind the stall.

She eyed him for a moment, as if there were a name on the tip of her tongue. "Three pieces, five for the pair." She indicated the butterfly's mate, a stunning dragonfly that seemed to splash jets of jade across the table.

Raven smiled at her. "I'll take both of them." His hands disappeared for a moment, coming up with the necessary coinage. He slid them across the counter, scooping up his newly aquired pieces. He turned and laced the butterfly through Eliae's hair. "There we go." He smiled. "Now, it's beautiful."

"That's because I don't think any of these people have ever been outside of the city walls." Raven looked around, smiling at the collection of bright tapestry that served as the backdrop for a woman dancing in the street for gold coins as a man played a stringed instrument behind her. "Or at least, none of them but the players. I haven't seen a single person who doesn't seem to know their neighbor." He indicated a pair of bakers that greeted each other by name as they passed one another, one carrying a cart laden with food, the other empty handed. "Even theft seems pretty scarce." He said, as he took notice of the colletion fo purses that lay out in the open. "It's like a paradise."

One of the men leaned on a large staff, catching a glimpse of Eliae before shouting to the men fighting in the circle. "Oy, keep your wits about you boys, you've got quite the admirer." This was followed by a round of good-hearted laughter.

Raven smiled along with them, making his way to Eliae's side. "Careful now," he grinned. "You might just end up picking a fight you stand no chance at winning."

The large man looked him over with his own laugh. "No offense mate, but I doubt a skinny thing like you'd last five mintues in the ring."

Raven smiled. "I was talking about her." He chuckled.

The big man let out a large laugh. "Alright then, missy, since I don't think he should be talkin for you int he first place, what do you say? Do you think you can last a round with Bear?" He patted his barrel chest at his, most likely self-appointed nickname.

Bear let out a laugh, making his own way into the rim. "Well then, I think this should quite interesting indeed." He feigned a strike at her left side before driving a shot towards her right.