[ Closed ] If you like, I will tell you a tale.

[afflatusexarch]

Who: G'raha + You!
Status: Closed Threads - hit me up and I will do a thing
Where: Various
What: MANTA quests or whatever
Warnings: TBA for now?

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[yuezun]

[Daqiang pays attention to the fight only enough to navigate it and get to the box. While the Paladins that had been guarding it have stepped away to help break things up, he slips his vote into the box. It is only one of many.

He was briefly tempted to ignite the other votes already inside before dropping his, but he refrained from doing so. The voting was going on for more than one day. And he could not return to destroy all other votes each and every day just to ensure his was the only one that was read.

Once done, he began moving through the crowd to find a place to stand once his invisibility eventually wore off.]

[afflatusexarch]

[ All the while, G'raha is working towards getting everyone to settle down. This nonsense really can't continue. He's arguing that they all want the same thing - for this ex-Paladin to pay for what had been done. Now G'raha himself hasn't found himself harmed.

Yet.

Though both parties are certainly starting to give him the eye. ]

[yuezun]

[The crowd has somewhat thinned and active fighting has stopped. How briefly that will last very dependent on how well those trying to calm things can keep the discussion going.

Daqaing continued to move through the crowd, but glanced back at to see how likely it was that the crowd would remain calmed. He finally noticed G'raha being far too involved. Neither did he like the looks G'raha was getting as he gave an impassioned plea for peace and calm to prevail.

Quickly considering his options, Daqiang teleported the short span of distance to appear behind G'raha in a gout of black smoke and sparks. The effect had people stumbling back from what looked like a small explosion out of brief fear for their safety. Daqiang intended to keep that fear going: glaring down those who had been looking at G'raha wrong. He said nothing, however, and did nothing more since G'raha had not yet been harmed. But his threat to the lives of those in the area was obvious and palpable.]

[afflatusexarch]

[ Oh! His ears stand on end, feeling Daqiang's presence behind him. Honestly, G'raha had been about to take a less pleading approach and a more demanding one, but looks like Daqiang has been him to it.

With all of that showmanship, both Paladins and Corsairs alike are stopping in their tracks. They don't think that it would be such a good idea to make the shadowy and thundering man behind the shorter one. Thus with much grumbling, both sides seem to be backing off.

All the while G'raha looks over his shoulder. ]

If you always step in like this then I might become more and more reckless.

[yuezun]

[Daqiang's head whipped around, his eyes wide with alarm.]

Do not.

[afflatusexarch]

Why not, if you are always going to come to my rescue?

[ Can't call him a knight in shining armor. Flickering robes, perhaps? ]

[yuezun]

[Daqiang glared harder, grabbed G'raha by the wrist and began walking, pulling the man along with him.

Away from the danger of the once-fight.]

[afflatusexarch]

[ Hey! Hey hey hey! Why are you dragging him away like a child once again? ]

Daqiang! Slow down so I can keep up!

[yuezun]

[Because he doesn't want G'raha to get into more trouble and make him worry have to come help him.]

Keep up so this venerable one does not have to slow down.

[afflatusexarch]

[ There are moments where Daqiang is a little more than obvious. This is one of those times. And G'raha is still trying to suppress a grin. ]

'Tis hard to find my balance when you are tugging so insistently.

[yuezun]

[Unfortunately, Daqiang does not have the experience to understand what it is that he's feeling and drives him to be so possessive and protective. Only that it frustrates him that G'raha would even joke about purposely putting himself in more danger.]

This venerable one has seen you easily 'balance' in worse terrain and speeds.

[And yet, he did slow down. Just marginally.]

[afflatusexarch]

That almost sounds like a complement, Daqiang.

[ Honestly, it probably isn't one. Though G'raha doesn't really understand the reasoning behind why Daqiang is upset though either. Just that he is.

So once Daqiang slows down - marginally - G'raha will take the opportunity to time his steps and pace accordingly. ]

[yuezun]

It is the truth. Take it however you will.

[He huffed, but continued leading G'raha away. Now marginally more gently. His grip a bit looser and his pace slowing still a bit more. Since G'raha was keeping up with him and all. His proverbial feathers unruffling the further they got from the square and the crowd.]

[afflatusexarch]

[ G'raha is going to increase his pace so that he can walk side by side. Honestly, he had wanted to cast his vote. Doesn't look like he is going to be able to do that on this trip.

He'll just have to sneak back into town. ]

So you mean for me to take it as a complement.