RP:Helping Out Jynx

Thalra meets Jynx.

RP

Jynx had settled down for the evening as she was growing rather tired and hungry from her long adventure from her home. The young neko had decided to take shelter in a rather large pile of leaves. All was covered, except for that pesky tail of hers. A long and skinny black tail could be seen sticking out from the pile of leaves and thumping lightly against the terra. The young girl let out a small sigh as she nuzzled into the pile of leaves. Everything was quiet so far. In her hands was her most prized possession, a jeweled dagger she found in someone’s trunk outside of Kelay Tavern. Her belly rumbled with hunger. Dry lips quivering with thirst. Tears came to her eyes as she tried to shut them for the night.

It was a rare opportunity for Thalra to be able to take her usually morning jog in the evening, The drowess jogged at a brisk pace, wearing, crop top and a pair of long skin tight paints hugging her hips. Ears open to the sounds of nature, she casually glanced toward the forest as she continued by, that is until her eyes fell upon the sight of a feline tail sticking up from a leaf pile. She stilled her motions and keeping some distance as some felines in the past had a reputation for hunting humanoids, namely one or so she had heard. She approached slowly, light on her feet ready to bolt if need be, but she stopped for a moment and said, "Are you alright?"

Jynx blinked her eyes open as she thought she could hear something running towards her. The young one’s heart quickened out of fear as her eyes grew big. The sounds of the unfamiliar voice made her flinch in the crunchy leaves. Wiping her tears away that were rolling down her cheeks, she poked her head above the leaves, “Hi,” Chirped the young feline as she dipped her head back into the leaves as her ears perked up towards the stranger. Popping her head up just enough so her green eyes can be seen she answers, “I’m not okay.. Honestly.” She’d sit up now and reveal herself to her better now. She was barely clothed as her dress was rather thin and had many holes in it. The young pre-teen looked rather cold, hungry and sad. “I.. I don’t know where I am.”

Thalra looked upon the small feline with sympathy as she stood. Kneeling down to the height of the pre-teen she said. "Your in Keylay little one, heart of Lithrydale, you from parts unknown?" she said gazing at the condition that the feline was in. "Come with me little one, the tavern is just a little west of here, lets get you a meal."

Jynx withdrew from the woman as she approached. Her ears folding back to hug at her head as her eyes closed in fear of being hit. It was a strange response, but quickly she snapped out of it. “Kelay?” She asked her as she would rise up from the leaves. Starting to brush herself off as best as she could, “I’ve been traveling for at least a week now.. I don’t have money to buy food though.” Taking a moment to hide her jeweled dagger behind her back as she didn’t want to give it up to the woman yet.

Thalra smiled, "Not a problem, little one, come with me, and I'll get you meal, some clothing and some starting money."

Jynx gave a genuine smile back to the lady as she quickly responded, "Oh thank you, Miss!"

Thalra offered her hand, and stood to walk her to keylay tavern if she so chose to proceed. "Where'd you find the dagger little one?" She would ask, as well it kinda hard to hide a dagger. when clothes are threadbear.

Jynx took her hand with her own dirty smaller one. She'd walk by her side as her tail swished behind them. The question of her dagger made her cringe internally as she just replied with, "I found it." The young feline probably stood at only four feet and a couple of inches. She was small, but still had plenty of growing to do!

Thalra stood almost 5' 9" though she did this only because she took an elixer to be a little smaller, being a potion-maker as such she was, her normal height if she ever took a potion to reacquire her true height would have placed her 5' 14", a lady never declares herself six feet and more. "Little one, did you find it nearby, if so you might want to hide it better. Tpeople are hard to interpret when they see something they think is theirs."

Jynx took in a deep breath as she understood what she was saying to her, "You're right.. Although, I don't have anything to hide it in.. Perhaps that's something I should.. Find next." Nonchalantly joked the younger one. She'd look up at the woman now with her green eyes, ears perked and tail happily swishing lightly behind herself. "Why are you helping me? You don't even know my name."

Thalra smiled. "Little one you remind me of one my daughters, I too come from other lands, and i had to leave them behind, lets just say, I have a mothers affection." She pushed the door open to the tavern and moved her up to the bar. "Hey pricilla, would you pourin a tap?" she said placing three gold on the bar. "tell the nice lady what you want." She said, as the woman came around."

Jynx smiled true to the woman as she looked away with blushing cheeks. It was nice to have a kind mother-figure, even if she had just met the woman, "You're nice." Softly said the young one as she followed her to the tavern. Bare feet dangled from the bar stool as she sat next to Thalra. Looking around the room quickly once they were seated before fixing her eyes on the one named Pricilla, "Could I please have some steak and sausage with a glass of cold milk?" She gave her the best smile she could muster before turning to Thalra, "I guess I should tell you my name.. I'm Jynx.." She said her name in a more hushed tone as if she didn't want anyone else to hear it. "I'm so excited to eat something warm! I've been eating the rats I've been finding on the streets around here."

Thalra nodded, "Eaten rats before to Lil'Jinx, you'll enjoy a warm meal, and plenty of it. Might need to get you to healer at some point, or take you over to my shop get you a germ purge, rats uncooked got lots of nasty in them." Thalra smiled at the feline, "Hey pricilla, why don't we get the milk first before the meal, this little ones thirsty." Priscilla returned with a large glass of milk, and then went back to get work on the steak and sausage.

Jynx giggled lightly as she shook her head, "A pretty woman like you ate rats? I can't see that." Attention quickly zipped to the large glass of milk. Eagerly the kit went to work on gulping it down. Ears twitching lightly with delightly. Licking her lips clean after that big drink as she would ask her, "What's your name? I'm in your debt, Miss. Please, let me know what I can do to repay you for your kindness." The smell of the cooking food had Jynx rather impatient. She'd start to lean onto the counter, watching Priscilla cooking. Tail swishing behind her.

Thalra smiled, "Oh when you grow up being a drow, you often go unfed, so things start looking good when your hungry." Thalra smiled watching the feline guzzle down the milk. "My name is Thalra. There is something I could use your help with, I have a shop in cenril about to open on two days from now, with large crowds some might try to swipe my products from their shelves without paying for them, I could use somone who could keep an eye out for potential thieves, and what better person than somone, who knows a bit about it?" She said with some logic in her words, "plus if they don't pay for it, then it isn't a crime to take it back." She let that mischievous smile sit on her face as the hot food arrived.

Jynx quickly turned and sat back down on her stool, but more in a perched way. Squatting ontop of the stool as she listened to Thalra talk about her shop, "Ooooh. I'm good at watching. Very good, that I promise." A mischevious grin came to the girl's face as she nodded her head, "Sure Miss Thalra, I can do that for you. I'm good at remembering faces, too." She'd take another moment to gulp down some more of her milk before asking her, "Where's your shop and what do you sell? I'm excited to see it." Talking all the while with a milk-mustache upon her face.

Thalra smirked, "Well then you'll do perfectly," She smiled, putting up some silver for a brandy since they stopped serving bourbon here. "My shop is in cenril due east of here, down the milous road. Big city, The shop is on the most western part of market street overlooking the busiest part of cenril. I am a Potion maker, I make potions, Elixers, and poisons. I am also a collector of exotic forign arts and pets. I sell those as well but mostly at auctions." She winked, "Thats where real money is made."

Jynx looked down at her food and quickly started to rip into that sausage. Closing her eyes as she was truly enjoying the flavor of the cooked meat. In mid munch she'd tell her, "Oh this is much better than cold rats." She'd focus on her talk about the potion shop in Cenril. Thankfully, the girl did know her directions quite well. "That sounds like fun. Making potions. My kind isn't good with magic though, but I do admire it... Yet, it is scary sometimes." Honestly spoke the girl as she quickly finished up her sausage and started to eat at the steak that was in front of her. She was indeed hungry!

Thalra nodded, "Oh yes magic can indeed be scary especially if one doesn't know what they are doing, same goes with potions except, sometimes the consquences of using one have greater problems than anticpated if done wrong." She looked down at her own bust, which was quite large "I used to be a bit smaller, tried to feed my children when they were born and well now I am stuck being a larger size." she said looking back up with a sad smile. "Lessons to make sure you iron everything out with a potion or elixer before you try it." She paused, "how do you do around snakes and frost drakes, I have two pets, they help in keeping thieves from stealing stuff in the store. The frost drake is a cutie, but Sherman, well he's a bit moody, and he'll tell you if he is."

Jynx looked to her chest and then back up to her. She didn't quite understand why it would be a problem, but just nodded her head. "Right. Consequences." She'd finish up her steak as she smiled to the talk of animals. "Oh, I'm not squeemish with other beasts. I actually like snakes. They're silly." Taking a moment to chug down the rest of her milk before rubbing on her belly, "Wow, I haven't been this full in well... For as long as I can remember! In my old pride, I got to eat usually last. I don't miss it there. Everyone was mean.." Grumbled Jynx as she had a little bit of a pouty face going on about her. "Wait, your snake can talk?"

Thalra nodded. "Its getting him to shut up thats the problem. He has a mind of his own, and a will of his own. I keep him small when i am moving him about, otherwise he's pretty large, Acid Bog Snakes typically are, they got to eat Froads after all." She shivered hearing that word come out of her own mouth. "I am glad your full how about we get something on you. other than that dress. Theres a shop just south of here."

Jynx chuckled as she heard about the snarky snake she was going to meet and hopefully soon, "He sounds funny." Seeing her shiver she questioned, "What's a Froad? I'm gonna guess a frost toad?" The mention of getting her something else to wear made her nod rather switftly, "Oh yes, please. I really hate wearing this thing.. I also don't like dresses." Spoke the girl as she glared down at the rubbage she was currently wearing. "I'm ready when you are."

Thalra offered her hand as she got up and moved toward the door, walking south. "Tell you the truth little one, neither do I, unless I am at a party," She shivered when the question was asked. "You ever seen a toad or frog before? Okay, so you know how they eat bugs with their tongue okay? Imagine something like a frog or toad over 60' tall and weighing over 12 tons, sitting by an often traveled road, and snatching up anything, anyone, any caravan, that crosses its vision. In a single second horse, rider, and wagon, in the stomach of a Froad, where I come from there are such things, and only three people from my homeland have ever been able to dodge being licked up." She shivered at the thought that there was one right now actually loose in lithyrdale, "Not something you forget, a Froad." As she approached the shop she offered larry some gold, "whatever the little lady wants."

Jynx began to look a bit scared in the face after Thalra's talk about Froads. "That's.. That's really scary. How do they get to be so big?" The talk of it made the young one stay close the woman's side, almost holding onto her arm, but she did her best not to touch. Once they entered the shop she quickly made way towards the leather clothing, "Oooh this looks good." She'd test its strength and even gnawed on a piece before nodding her head and picking out a bunch of it. "May I use your changing room?" She'd ask before being led to the back. It wouldn't take her long before she came back out in all black leather and some soft looking black slippers. "This is much better. Thank you, Miss Thalra!" Happily exclaimed the feline as she was purring ever so softly. "I think I can actually sleep comfortably outside now in this."

Thalra shuddered, "Ask Sherman sometime. That would be my snake, he used to hunt them." She waited as the little one went about and found herself some leather clothing. "Your welcome Jynx, and if you ever want to stay somewhere in cenril I have some extra rooms above my shop." She smiled, "I need to get back to my shop now little one, you take care of youself." She said tapping jynx on her nose, and smiling. When the goodbye was said she, turned to the east and began to jog for a second, and figure she needed to lose some more calories she darted forward top speed, reaching the end of the cenril in less than half minute. Since the road was almost 8 miles long.

Jynx smiled to Thalra as she nodded her head to her, "Thanks again. Safe paths." With the nose boop her ears would flutter lightly and her tail flicked in joy. A small giggle is given as she waved to her, "I'll see you soon.." Once the woman took off, she'd start heading back to her leaf pile to sleep in for the night. Tomorrow she was headed for Cenril!