"By the way, Sam said we shouldn't mention that we became adventurers at Rix, as that may make people suspicious of us and the legitimacy of our rank as adventurers"
He whispered, and she nodded; it was pretty obvious to both of them that Rix City was quite lax when it came to rules; it was evident by the fact Sam saw no reason to mention the [quest observer] thing when they arrived there.
This made both of them believe there were probably other rules and regulations that Sam ignored to mention, meaning they'll need to be sure they don't break any rules they don't know.
"This is going to be boring, let's play another game"
Eon suggested, and Reniris didn't object; this time, he decided to teach her how to play patty cake; he never really knew the point of the game, and he figured it was more about being in sync than winning.
And so, as they waited, Eon taught Reniris how to play patty cake while also teaching her the lyrics to the song; of course, it took a while for her to have movements right, but she got them eventually.
"Next"
The guard said, pulling the two from their game and causing them to stop, much to the dismay of the few children who were interested in watching them play.
"We'd like to enter the city"
"That is 5ixe per person and please show your form of identification"
The two complied and handed the guard their adventurer guards. However, Eon took note of the slight eyebrow raise from the guard as he examined their adventurer cards.
"Did you encounter or slay any monsters on the way here?"
"No"
Hearing their answer, the guard let them in, and they walked into the city, immediately, they were able to see the stark difference between this city and the city of Rix.
The city of Hen was a bustling city filled with people; the streets were practically crowded as both civilians and adventurers walked about, some folk bumping into each other, carriages being pulled by horses, and street vendors selling their products; Eon even saw some women handing out flyers.
"Well, better find our way to an inn or guild"
Eon said; however, suddenly, a woman wearing a dark gothic dress with black hair and black eyeliner, which reminded Eon of a goth girl, appeared before them.
"Excuse me, would like to join the church of the night, we offer–"
"No soliciting"
Eon quickly cut her off as he grabbed Reniris by the arm and walked away from that interaction, Eon had a particular hatred for such interactions.
As the two walked in search of the guild and asked for directions, in the shadows, they were being followed, invisible silhouette figures stalked them, jumping from building to building, keeping their eyes on these newcomers.
The two found their way to an inn called Restway Inn, after a few minutes of having to ask questions, they found it was the cheapest but moderately decent Inn.
Entering the inn, they found it full to the brim, with adventurers and knights alike; all the tables were seated, and the staff of waitresses were buzzing about, moving all over the place, taking people's orders and such.
"Hopefully they have some rooms left"
Eon said as they walked towards the reception desk, and Reniris gave him a nod; they planned on paying for 4 days in an attempt to save some money in case they needed to buy something.
Reniris smiled slightly as she noticed that no one was looking at her or directing their lust in her direction, those who did notice only spared her glance. She made a mental note to thank Reniella in the future.
The two were able to quickly make it to the desk, paid and got a room; fortunately, or unfortunately, they got a single bedroom, but they only had to pay half of what they would have if they got a double bedroom.
"Well, it's better than nothing I suppose? Should we alternate between sleeping on the floor"
Eon asked, doing his best not to blush a little, he found it odd that he was blushing despite having shared the same room with her for quite a while now.
"I don't see why should we sleep on the floor we can share the bed"
"The bed is certainly not big enough for both of us"
He said, looking at her with a curious gaze; it seemed that she hadn't realised what it meant to sleep in the same bed. Of course, he was certainly eager to share a bed with her, but she had to be comfortable with it.
"We can squeeze together to–"
She paused as her face turned beet red, realising the implications of what it may mean to sleep on the same bed as Eon.
"There you go, although I wouldn't have minded, I'll go ask for extra blankets"
He said before exiting the room, not giving her enough time to respond.
Now alone with her thoughts, Reniris began to properly think, this situation with the bed brought the state of their relationship to the forefront of her mind.
Eon was upfront about his feelings, and he was quite eager to start a relationship that goes beyond just being friends, so if she said she wanted the same, there'd be no hesitation on his part.
So the question becomes does she want such a relationship with Eon?
At present, she couldn't say she could properly answer that question, but she could say that she likes him. He's definitely a handsome and fun person to be around, and he's honest, too.
'He's definitely got a nice body'
She thought, placing her hand on her chin, recalling the times she got a good look at his lean yet muscular build. However, she quickly shook her head, removing such thoughts from her head.
Thinking further about it, she figured that they'll be together for quite some time. She guesses that even after having figured everything out about her origins, he'll still be present by her side, but that also presents its own question.
That question being is it right to consider a romantic relationship purely because the other person will be around for a long time?
As she was thinking, the door to the room opened once more and Eon came back with the extra blankets.
"I brought the blankets, although we'll have to wash them after using them"
"So who's going to sleep on the bed first?"
"You do, I'm fine on the floor, but we'll set up everything after coming back from a guild"
He said plopping the blankets on top of the bed, Reniris gave him a nod, acknowledging his words, when they Left Rix it was noon and it took them thirty minutes to arrive and an hour to enter the city so it was still quite early.
After placing the blankets on the bed, he made his way to the bathroom to take a piss.
After having entered the still jarring modern toilet, Eon began to think, he too considering the current status of his relationship with her.
Eon knew he had to make a move that would progress their relationship at some point, he had to be assertive and properly display that he indeed does want her.
'Be more assertive'
He thought, however there was a fine line between assertiveness and coercion, he doesn't want to push too hard, too fast and end up making her feel like she has no choice but to accept.
It was imperative that when you're pursuing a woman, she feels safe and comfortable, without making it feel like she has to accept your advances or at least that's what he thought.
However he also knew that his inexperience with women also played a role in his hesitation, there was an underlying anxiousness within him, one that made him afraid of disturbing the delicate friendship he's created.
'Not to mention, she's only ever interacted with me'
He thought. Her lack of experience with men or rather her amnesia made it so she's never had any male friends or figures in her life, with him being essentially the first she's had and Eon felt that like it would be taking advantage of someone vulnerable if he chose to put pressure on her.
'There's also– no stop overthinking this'
He quickly chastised himself, he was in a new world now, his old habits need to also be left in his old world.
After he finished urinating he flushed the toilet. It was still quite weird that this type of toilet existed in this world, it made his brain feel a bit of discomfort and disconnect, like this wasn't an actual fantasy world, it was a weird feeling.
Although it did make him wonder if there were other modern things in this world.
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A/N: hope you enjoyed, leave a like and comment.
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