"scratch that destination, do you know any places that sell these items he said to Abot while quickly writing them down after he asked for material to do so with.
Abot looked over the list quickly and informed Damon that all items listed could be purchased except for pellucid blood and the pellucid core. he also mentioned the amount of money it would take as well, which was not what Damon thought it would be. the cheapest things listed were the cobalt and copper which were one gold coin a pound for cobalt and one silver coin a pound for copper which meant he would have to fork over thirty gold and silver coins in which he did not have.
"I don't have that type of money. well not the gold coins. is there any other way I can obtain anything on that list. he asked. certainly but it depends on how bad you want it. I can take you somewhere that's ahhhh let's say is illegal but it will have to wait until around twelve am. I told you I know this city like the back of my hand and just like many cities I've been to, this one also has ill-advised ways to get something you need if you can't pay for it." Abot said.
we can talk about it later. do you have a link crystal. I don't want to speak about such things in front of my milli he said looking over at her who was knocked out sound asleep with Javalin still in her lap. Damon respected his decision and agreed they would link their crystals for communication and a late night ride to handle business.
Before ending their discussion on the matter Abot warned Damon about what he was getting himself into but Damon response and resolve were the same. with that Damon asked Abot to take him somewhere he could buy gifts for milli and one place he asked about was a clothing store which surprised him but he did as he was told. they soon pulled up to a store that sold nice clothing. he didn't say anything to Abot about it but he noticed abot was dressed nicely while milli had on a dingy white blouse shirt with blue worn out pants and worn out brown boots.
this reminded him of how he used to dress when he was less fortunate. he didn't have a ton of money but he did have a little over two hundred silver coins which was still considered not much on their planet when it came to expenses but he knew it was enough to get her a few outfits. Damon had been saving the silver coins from his job with old man butcher for years and two hundred was all he had saved up.
with him being homeless he learned to do without and this was one of the reasons he wouldn't simply buy him more clothes or boots especially when he was bootless for days. it was because he was a cheap person and held on to the money for dear life unless it was real emergencies. seeing milli with those type of clothes on he couldn't bare the sight of such a sweet girl to have to wear such filthy clothing.
Abot told Damon her clothing size and shoe size as Damon requested it before he got out the carriage. he soon returned with a few boxes. he had gotten her four different outfits and three pairs of pants along with a nice dress, shoes and boots. in total he spent one hundred and sixty two silver coins leaving him with a little over seventy for himself.
when entering the carriage milli was still asleep and Abot was sitting there admiring her sleeping still holding on to Javalin with a few tears in his eyes.
"what's going on is something wrong. Damon asked looking at Abot shed silent tears. it took a few seconds before he spoke. you know she's supposed to become an awakened soul in four months and all she ever spoke about for years was awakening a beast that could change the world by making people happy he said with a few sobs. she wants her soul beast to have the ability to make people happy and kind. she would tell me if she ever got her wish that she would do her best to bring happiness to the world by changing people emotions. if only I had the strength to tell her that isn't how things work. I let her hold on to that dream because I was scared she wouldn't understand.
the world is cruel in many ways and one day she will figure that out. you know, after those guys robbed us and threatened to kill her. you know what she said to me. he said turning to look at Damon who was looking at him and her with thoughtful eyes.
She said dad I wish I had my soul beast already so she could have made them happy instead of mad. she didn't even understand why that had happened to us. the only thing she cared about was making those sick bastards feel good about life and themselves. hearing this Damon almost shed a tear himself but quickly caught himself as he looked at milli and smiled.
"she's a great kid with a great dream. let her keep her dream. you never know. it may come true he said to Abot with a slight smile.
Damon didn't really understand why Abot was like this all of a sudden but he thought it could have been because she was soon to awaken and because Javalin a soul beast is what she was holding onto while she slept.
"she's a late bloomer but I know she will awaken before her birthday and so does she. she's already been going through the awakening stages a little. hearing this Damon was about to ask about the awakening stages because he never heard of it but left it alone for now.
thank you Damon, I know you seen her clothing. don't think I'm a bad father. the clothes I have on I stole a few months back before coming to coast city and I wear them every day just to look presentable for work. it makes people feel a little more comfortable if they thought I was at least a little wealthy. don't worry I didn't take them off of anyone. a customer left his bag in my carriage and I didn't notice it until I had returned home. I opened it to be curious and see if I could find any information on them and I did.
instead of returning it I kept it because it had this nice suit inside it. we were already preparing to move and so I just held on to it. I felt bad about it but I felt it would help us in certain ways. I'm not a bad person I promise Damon. he said in length.
Damon understood and didn't hold what he had done against him. Damon too had stolen things and in fact many times to get by in life. " maybe those guys robbing us was what I deserved for what I did Abot added to his thoughts and said to Damon.
"no those people were just straight up bad people. to threaten a little girl to get what they want. what you did and what they did is not the same so don't think like that. Damon spoke.
Abot soon got himself together and snapped back into a professional mode. "so where to now my friend he said straighting his suit up and sitting up straight. take me to the hoagies and soup caffe I'm meeting my squad there and I can't be late. right away he responded and they were on the move once again. this go around going through the city Damon saw a group of people who were clearly apart of a guild. he knew this because as the walked together one of them in the back of the group had a small flag pole sticking out behind his back high in the air showcasing their guild symbol which was a purple and gold figure on an white and silver flag with the two Capital P's and the very top.
"purple puppets he mumbled to himself as they passed by them. upon passing by two of the members were facing the road way and noticed him looking at them through the carriage window which was see through. it was a male and female and they both were pale skinned with bright red hair and eyes. the male was carrying four swords on his back while the female had only one at her side. they held their glance at Damon for a few seconds as he passed by and looked away.
"they must have business here as well he thought. they arrived here a day before you and your guild. Abot chimes in seeing Damon's reaction. they are all real jerks if you ask me. well except those two that you were just looking at. I think they are twins that are brother and sister or maybe just siblings that closely resemble each other he said.
They reached the restaurant soon after and Damon stepped out the carriage while calling for Javalin to come in which she slowly slithered out of milli's arms and went to Damon disappearing in his beast storage within his cloak.
"I'll contact you thirty minutes before 12 am he said handing Abot ten silver coins. Abot tried to give them back and said his payment wasn't necessary but Damon didn't take it back and explained to him that it was fine as long as he gave milli a message when she woke up.
it was now dark and had been for a little over an hour now. everyone was already there inside waiting on Damon. he wasn't late and was actually on time. walking inside he was greeted by two young men dressed in a white and green uniform with soft white comfy looking shoes.
the shirt of the uniforms looked like an apron combined with a shirt that had part of the name of the restaurant on the front of it which read (Shirley's hoagies) in the color green and right underneath that was a picture of a hoagie sandwich with lettuce, meat, cheese and sauce printed on it. on the back of the workers shirt it read ( & soups) which also had a picture of a bowl of steamy soup that looked appetizing with colorful meat and veggie filled broth.
"yes my good sir you must be part of a guild. will it be just you or do you expect company. actually my squad is right over there. he said pointing to vora and the others who had already taken seats at a table near the corner of the restaurant. ah yes of course sir enjoy and I recommend trying the guild member special by the way. "
Damon nodded and walked over to everyone taking a seat between glee and Tara. now that they were all present vora informed them of their stay at GMI inn which stood for Guild member inn. a large building strictly for guild members to rest and enjoy themselves while on a journey, mission or just passing through. it was also used as a checkpoint. vora sent Sir Hughes a message of their whereabouts and once checked into the inn he also received a notification from the inn itself as funds were charged.
all squad leaders and everyone in the squads were also given a guild card in which could only be processed at certain places including inns like the one she had them staying. each card would pull up guild information as well as small personal information for each individual.
this helped the guilds keep track of a squad or guild member last position if the card is used.
"anyone find anything interesting in this city. kimbo asked. they all shared their thirty to forty minute experience with moving around in the city before there meetup except for Damon. when asked about his he simply told them he got in a carriage and rode around and left other things out because he felt he didn't have to tell them.
"vora says you and her faced off against a few people in the forest. she said you made someone a broken soul. we heard all the fighting in the distance but orders are orders. glee said. we didn't need much help, they weren't a big deal Damon responded. dude I think I would have just put him out of his misery instead of making him into a broken soul. that's worst than death they say kimbo chimed in saying.
Damon gave him a side eye while looking up. "oh, of course you would rather kill someone or at least try. he said sarcastically with dead eyes after hearing kimbos words of killing which just slick flipped a switch in Damon's head thinking about taylen and them.