[20:18:46] Quinn raises her head to meet his stare. She was pissed at him moments before, but now? There was some satisfied glimmer in her eye. Yes - someone had sent him. No one would have come out to the middle of nowhere only to ogle at her - he wanted to learn.

Everyone wanted to learn. Quinn wanted to teach.

She crosses her arms, and for once, she smiles.

"I don't ask anything in exchange for teaching, Dante, only your attention and your respect. You should know this. Do you see where we are?" She motioned up to Lionheart, the towering school behind them.

"Who sent you here, Dante?"
(Quinn)
[20:24:44] He glanced at the building that she motioned to before looking back to her, he wasn't sure if he was ready to smile at her so soon after a loss. He really didn't enjoy losing!

"I see it... I don't know what it is. Lionhold or some such." he said with a shrug. "No idea what the place is for. Just got told I could find ya here, told where it was, and I made my way. I don't mess around with too many details. Imma simple guy, like simple things. " Another shrug as he rolled his shoulders to work out a bit of soreness.

"You don't want anything?" he questioned skeptically, almost suspiciously. "Ya had my attention the moment I saw ya... I came here for you after all. Ya earned my respect some where between acceptin' my challenge and kickin' me in the gut."

He narrowed his gaze a bit. He wanted to trust people but this wasn't a world that bred trust. Especially for a Urayan. "What's your game?"
(Dante Malakia)
[20:26:27] Dante Malakia: (Oh whoops gonna add a quick white)
[20:26:27] Dante Malakia: (Forgot to answer part)
[20:27:18] Dante Malakia: Nobody sent me. I wanted to find you. Member of my outfit named Ciel told me where, but I came because I wanted to. Not because I was sent.
[20:33:16] "We're at Lionheart - a school for the magically curious. I'm a teacher here, Dante. It's what I do all the time. I enjoy it. If you're here to learn, especially by Ciel's guidance, then you're in the right place."

She plants her hands on her hips, and she motions back to the school.

"You're free to rest up here. If you're with Ciel, then you're with Lyse - all the way across the continent. You've travelled far. We have extra beds and food to spare. Any comrade of Lyse and Ciel is a comrade of mine."

She dips her head, and she smiles again. Wow! Two in one conversation. Dante was now her official student! He had student status, so he got student treatment!

"I'll teach you what I can, if you have the patience."
(Quinn)
[20:42:40] He held a hand up.

"Ciel is under my guidance. Lyse is also under my guidance." he stated with a thin smirk. "Don't let them tell ya otherwise. They wanted to join my outfit. I lead, they follow." he stated with a nod of his head. "Comes with the responsibility of keeping them safe too though." he stated with a more sincere smile.

How the tables had turned, what once had nearly been a bitter interaction quickly turned itself around. Though he did make sure to correct her on the misunderstanding that he was with those two... No they were definitely with him.

A devious smirk spread on his face. "Ya know, I think Lyse has a thing for me though. They kissed me.... Made me do it in fact. Grabbed me by the face and everything. Think they're tryin' to cozy up to me to try and worm their way to the top of the ranks." he rolled his wrist. "That won't work of course. First off they're not a real woman. Second off I don't play favorites like that. " he shrugged, poor Lyse, their tactics would bear no fruit.

"I have patiences. I trained for five years straight before I was ever granted power by Caendr. That means every single day, four times a day. Not to count my meditations and reading. If I can do all that I'm sure I can sit through your lessons and get the hang of it all. Believe it or not I'm a pretty quick learner."
(Dante Malakia)
[20:46:56] Quinn took in a deep breath. Suddenly, Lyse had become the topic of the conversation, and Quinn's friendly attitude froze up. She had become ice-cold again, and her stare, fixated on Dante, was as sharp as daggers.

"You listen to me. Lyse is one of the greatest warriors I've ever met. He's the reason I am who I am, and I'm your teacher. You treat him with respect, and you speak about him with respect."

Her tone has a threatening edge to it.

"He wouldn't do stuff like that, and you know it. The next time your tongue spreads lies about Lyse, it's getting cut off. You hear me?"

It was hard to tell if she was serious or not... but it was very evident that Quinn was protective over Lyse.
(Quinn)
[20:51:12] He blinked a few times in surprise how quickly she switched attitudes and threatened him. "What? I'm not lying... Calm down... It's just a funny story that happened between us back in Wychwood..." he stated looking at her a bit puzzled. "What do I have to lie about? It's not a big deal, not like it hurt me or anything." the confusion on his face showed two things. Firstly, that he wasn't lying. Secondly that he didn't at all understand what she was so upset about.

"I ain't ever disrespected Lyse a day in my life." he said back a bit more firmly, clearly stepping onto the defensive lightly. "I ride with Lyse. I work with Lyse. I live with Lyse. I ain't say nothin' bad about them. Only shared a funny story about someone we both know. So you can calm down with all that over protective junk. I risk life and limb to keep Lyse safe, and do so without a second thought." he held a bit of a warning tone to his voice.

He was typically pretty laid back, but he did care about and defend the people in his group. It was how he'd been since he was a child, defending friends was always an important aspect of his life.
(Dante Malakia)
[20:55:28] Quinn was hurt! She had refused to believe it, but now that Dante grew serious, her fragile little heart was cracking!

"But why?" Her expression twisted. She looked genuinely upset. Her cheeks flushed red, and now her gaze was flitting this way and that, as if she were looking for some explanation among the greenery. "Why would Lyse kiss you?"

Suddenly, Quinn's tough facade had shattered! Dante had found her weak spot! She almost looked like she was on the brink of tears.
(Quinn)
[20:58:52] {combat} You killed a Bandit! (+1 EXP, +155cr)
[20:58:52] Dante Malakia: (Your true form was revealed!)
[20:58:52] Dante Malakia: (A giant fish blob!)
[20:59:44] He laughed a little. "Because I'm so damn attracti-" he bit his tongue as he saw how close she was to breaking down in tears, the tough girl act crumbling away. He blinked in confusion before stepping forward placing a hand on her shoulder.

"Hey... Calm down... Like I said it didn't hurt me or anything, it's not like he did anything too bad. I was shocked yeah but it didn't make me think he was a bad guy." He was clearly missing something or another here.

But one thing he wasn't missing was the fact that she was on the verge of crumbling into tears. He reached for her hand to tug her inside. "Hey.. C'mon, let's go sit down. Look like you could use a rest... And a talk." he stated, attempting to guide her inside. He'd find a table or something in there to sit her at.

Dammit... This was his own weakness combined in two. Girl's crying, Friends being upest. Neither sight pleased him and he was having to witness both at once.
(Dante Malakia)
[21:04:51] Quinn: the warpers for the school are broke rn so)
[21:04:51] Dante Malakia: (Whats up with all the broken warpers..)
[21:04:51] Quinn: idk lmao)
[21:04:51] Quinn let him guide her. She was in no shape to act tough. Her eyes were glistening with tears and her face was flushed to match the shade of her hair. Her hand was weak and limp in his.

"H-He.."

Her voice was shaking! Was she okay? He had hit a really sensitive spot, it looks like. There's very few ways to make Quinn cry, and this was one of them.

"...when...?"

She slid down onto the bench, right inside the entrance to the school, hunched over with her elbows on her knees.
(Quinn)
[21:05:42] Dante Malakia: (We will use the bench oocly)
[21:05:42] Dante Malakia: (and just say we are inside
[21:06:33] Dante Malakia: (I like the side view of my hat the best)
[21:10:49] Dante lowered her to the bench before sitting next to her as she hunched over. He exhaled before placing his hand on her back and rubbing it a few times trying to comfort her. The last thing he wanted her to do was break out in tears!

"It's fine... It's fine...Quinn..." he said quietly as he continued to try comforting her. This wasa bit of a mess it seemed.

"I dunno... Shortly after we met. Like.. A year or so? We just had a meeting at our old base of operations." he pulled two small flasks away from his hip and passed her the one with whiskey... She wasn't prepared for the Knight Slayer in the other flask. That was a no go for the average person. "I dunno if ya drink but... Well we do all the time back at camp. Helps get through rough times." he said with a shrug.

"Anyways, I had been drinkin' and was about to leave to go patrol and Lyse grabbed me and kissed me... Kinda forceful but they didn't hurt me or nothin' like that."
(Dante Malakia)
[21:13:23] Quinn took the flask and downed it. Like, really downed it. She didn't care that it burned, no, nothing could hurt more than what Dante was telling her!

When the flask was empty, she shoved it back at him and hunched over again. She was staring at her feet, and her palms were pressed against her cheeks. Tears were rolling down them.

It was small, but it had meant a lot to Quinn. She was hurt! A lot! She didn't really have anything to say. She was so overwhelmed!
(Quinn)
[21:19:21] The Sacred Knight blinked as she downed the entire flask before cracking open his own flask, the smell of alcohol from it was far stronger than that of the whiskey. He took a swig before capping it and putting it in his lap for the time being.

"Hey, it's fine. Sometimes people are dumb." he said softly as he continued to rub her back, though now Sacred Power glowed lightly, his hand growing warmer and his attempts to make her feel a bit better increasing. The Sacred Light was soothing and hopefully calming.

"You'll be all good. They're uh... Not Flasks full but ..." he pulled out a three small vials of dark liquid, more whiskey by the looks of it. A shot per vial, give or take. He offered them up. "Seem like ya need 'em."
(Dante Malakia)
[21:22:46] Dante's soothing touch only makes her cry more. Quinn is shuddering, grasping on to the hilt of Revelation tightly as if the warm glow of it could heal her broken heart!

She couldn't muster up the energy to speak right now, but her free hand accepted the offer of more alcohol. She needed it. She popped the cork of the first one and downed the shot with a tiny cough. She beats her collarbone and clears her throat of all the snotty gunk that's built up.

Finally, she speaks, her voice shaky.

"W-We're supposed to be together," she blubbers, moving to lean into Dante. She's shaking!
(Quinn)
[21:27:02] Dante let's out a sigh, well that dampened his opinion of Lyse slightly. Breaking Quinn's heart wasn't a great thing to do. Dante exhaled as she leaned into him before taking another sip of his Knight Slayer, the strong alcohol burning in his chest a moment before he capped it once more.

He wrapped his arms around her. "Hey, it's fine. It's fine." he brushes his hand through her red locks. "I know that feelin'." he admitted before frowning lightly as he thought back.

He turned her face to look at him, giving her a little smile. "Take it from me though. Sometimes things don't work out that way and it always means somethin' better is around the corner." an optimist it seemed.
(Dante Malakia)
[21:32:09] Quinn: are you still wanting to rp with the yoker)
[21:32:09] Dante Malakia: (If you'd like to)
[21:33:00] Quinn: well they're inside now so)
[21:33:00] Quinn: if a kaor strolls by im not sure if quinn would notice)
[21:33:00] Dante Malakia: (Its fine with me if we dont')
[21:35:34] Onibi: (sup b
[21:36:25] Onibi: (we gonna rp?
[21:36:25] Quinn: oh hey)
[21:36:25] Quinn: we're inside the school icly now, the warpers are broke)
[21:36:25] Dante Malakia: (^that
[21:36:25] Quinn: would u cause a big enough ruckus to draw them out?)
[21:37:16] Quinn melts into his embrace. It's all she can do - she'd rather fall into him than into nothing at all. She was a strong woman, physically. Mentally? Quinn had been through quite a lot! It was easy to hurt her, if one could get past her armor...

When he turns her, she can barely look at his face. Her vision is blurred by tears, and she raises a wrist to wipe at her eyes. She sniffles, and she blinks up at him.

"I can't think of anything that could make this better." She scrambles for her side pack, and pulls out a moleskin of water. She downs it - perhaps she's a responsible drinker after all? "This is ass, Dante."

"Complete and utter ass!"
(Quinn)
[21:38:08] Onibi: (wouldn't that mean nearby PCs can join
[21:38:08] Onibi: (I ain't tryna get ganked :(
[21:38:59] Quinn: we're the only ones around here rn)
[21:38:59] Onibi: (naw
[21:38:59] Onibi: (gavin and damian are like
[21:38:59] Quinn: i think?)
[21:38:59] Onibi: (a little further from here
[21:38:59] Quinn: ah)
[21:38:59] Onibi: (yup
[21:38:59] Quinn: well i mean - if you shout up at the school or something)
[21:39:50] Quinn: 'hoo hoo come out little kiddies lemme eat u up')
[21:39:50] Onibi: (kk I'll go after Dante
[21:41:32] Onibi: (xD
[21:41:32] Ciel: (we meet again
[21:42:24] Onibi: (Hahaha
[21:42:24] Quinn: my boy ciel)
[21:42:24] Ciel: (you've bested me!
[21:42:24] Ciel: (now I run!
[21:42:24] Quinn: my baby..........)
[21:42:24] Onibi: (Quinn, your baby is missing an arm :x
[21:42:24] Ciel: (Quinn <3
[21:42:24] Ciel: (;-;
[21:42:24] Ciel: (anyways, gnight~
[21:42:24] Onibi: (night bro
[21:43:15] Ciel: (just gotta save our rp for my dev
[21:44:06] Dante blinked as he felt the slight buzz. He lifted a hand to wipe the tears from her face as she melted against him. His breathing grew a bit slower and caught in his chest as he looked at her.

He'd bend his head and quickly kiss her, perhaps in the pull of alcohol, perhaps the heat of the moment, or maybe something else entirely, but the movement was quick. "It is ass..." he said with a slight chuckle. "Maybe it makes it better. Maybe it doesn't."

He shrugs his shoulders but doesn't release her and instead simply continues to do his best to comfort her, his sacred light glowing gently with the extra spur. "Things get better though... Ya have to remember that, above everything else. Things always get better."
(Dante Malakia)
[21:45:48] Quinn: mmk go for it onibi)
[21:48:22] Quinn: ah, if you need material to work on, onibi)
[21:48:22] Quinn: the ground directly outside the school is scoured with magic from a recent battle)