Around them, there were few people now that they were away from the inn. The only ones in sight were a few kids playing some kind of game. Cináed’s eyes lingered on them momentarily before he turned to Neoma. “Can’t you hurry up?”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡswMzfQ4sX2
”No, we’re almost there.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyvBxka6Ra3
”Good,” he grumbled. She rolled her eyes and ran a hand through her messy, unbrushed hair, and Cináed resorted to once more glaring holes in the back of her head.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHNVObjvs3
”You know the two of you fighting doesn’t solve anything, right?” Luna crossed her arms and looked him dead in the eyes, which amused him.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡap5nsAacFa
”So? Doesn’t need to,” he responded honestly. 878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvfO1ZuWsSf
She sighed, her shoulders slumping slightly. After another few seconds, she got distracted by one of the clouds, and she was smiling once again. Idiot, he thought with a snort.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgHgs7zIpF
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After another few minutes, Neoma stopped in from of a store. “Here we are.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnqZg5sxii
”Finally…” he grumbled. Luna dashed over to the door and walked in, giving a soft giggle. The other two followed, Cináed first, then Neoma.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxLSSLRtkN
Various dresses of different colors stood on display. Most had wide, puffy sleeves, long ones, or a mix of both. All were floor-length. “Out of my area,” he muttered, gesturing for Neoma to actually do something.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdssNs0IRBV
”It’s not exactly mine, either,” she noted, looking at Luna, who was already looking at them with sparkling eyes.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOaT2gVcrah
”Can we just hurry up?” he complained. “I hate this.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXMPtMRc8x7
”Well, it’s not exactly my favorite way to be spending a Thursday morning.” She walked over to the counter, and Cináed followed, uninterested in examining the clothing. The girl slammed her fist onto the counter, grumbling quietly. 878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHQmuZgwwY
It took a few minutes for a woman to emerge from the back room, rambling in French and clearly distracted by whatever she was holding. Cináed huffed impatiently to catch her attention.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXKFz26bu9
She stopped to look up and gasped upon seeing his face. “Your eyes?”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6pS8iKuK9J
”Foreigners,” he said as a quick explanation, grimacing. “Normal for us.” Technically true. She gaped for a moment, looking between the two, then nodded slowly.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObY0nm2a2Z
Neoma piped up after a moment of silence, pushing a small bag of coins onto the table. Some fell out with a clatter; strangely, some had turned to French coins. “Dresses.” The shopkeeper looked up at her, then the coins, then slowly nodded, motioning for them to follow. “Luna! Come on.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6kO8uKpi0
Luna lifted her head and made a dash after them. On reflex, he made to step after the three, but after receiving a death glare, he moved back. They entered the back room, and he leaned against the counter. During the time they spent in there, a few yelps, soft chattering, and subdued growls were heard. Meanwhile, Cináed fiddled with the silver ring. It stung every time his fingers brushed it, but as for his other hand… it felt about the equivalent as sticking his hand into a furnace. 878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznqyfwFr6s
After a short while, Neoma and luna came back out, Neoma with her arms crossed and Luna practically skipping. He looked up and dropped both hands to the table. “Are you finished with this yet?”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdZ9tnIMOjq
”If we spend the day doing something, yeah, she needs time to actually make the dresses.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTJjZV05c1
”Fantastic.” 878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdKelnxbsPO
”Let’s go, then.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUp97F2asp
As they walked, Luna looked over at him. “So what should we do!?”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXz2MQkykW
”How should I know?” 878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpoC2Z6C0n
”I thought you’d have something in mind…” She pouted, looking off to the side.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFnHEvtF0B
”Why’s that?” Curiosity was starting to get the better of him now.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8fpqfC7UYr
”I dont know? Neoma’s kinda forcing you around, so I thought you’d wanna do something?”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrY83VINkeN
”Kinda? What I WANT to do is get this damn ring off so I can go where I want,” he hissed.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZetuUYbvM
She tilted her head. “I can’t control what Neoma does…”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGHl72xFNV
”That bitch… dunno why she’s even bothering to drag me around.” The shifter started toying with the ring again. The skin under and around was blistering and an ugly red color.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡovBI0LQsGB
She shrugged, looking ahead for a few moments, then at his hand. “The more you mess with it, the more it will end up burning, you know…”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXwBH6flEqg
He growled. “No shit. Better than having it burn through the skin.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDN5jHFR59
”Hm.” She paused. “Maybe when it’s loose enough you can slide it up?”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdw9t5Fz6fg
”Maybe. Damn, this hurts.” Understatement of the year. He glared at the ring for a minute before dropping his hand.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcHNJlM0bS
”Sorry?” She was looking at the shops now, staring at some food ones. He just muttered a jumbled complaint under his breath.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7Ep1xhrIB
Neoma suddenly stopped by one of the buildings, and he glanced toward her. After a second, she yawned and went back to walking, but just as suddenly made a sharp turn in his direction. “Hey.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPxYT1BHvX
He paused, eyebrows going up.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQy2Blt2L0
”Someone better have something to do, because this isn’t a thing to do.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuYGKNGeMwb
He shrugged. “Why don’t you?”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSlbscuYId4
”I’m not exactly the description of fun ideas.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJQcXSkunzS
”… Really? Never would’ve guessed.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAelO1cDvC
She grumbled lightly. “Like you should be commenting on that.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4xF6JHQ2J
”Hey, I’d have a lot more fun if you weren’t dragging me around, screwing with my magic.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNM6y8hm4QO
”And I would be too if Earth wasn’t so boring.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJ7tBmKGGh
”Eh, Earth can be pretty great.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQnZuAbv9U4
”How so?” She practically groaned. “I mean, you can’t even say magic without someone saying ‘devil!’”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6gMsp9bXn
He paused. “True, for most parts. That’s why you don’t get caught.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUBjrBs1rv
”I prefer my world.” She pressed one of her feet to the ground, nearly jumping as a stone pressed into her foot. 878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdoCQMPyaTa
He smirked at that. “Then why’re you here?”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0J94s0FhB8
”Need to get to a port home,” she said.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOGSg97cJLA
”You can’t just get back yourself?” 878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeeX4weDi7p
She shood her head and sighed. “Not exactly my forte.” 878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9tWNWCtXOd
”Sucks for you.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdzM3y7eua
She snickered. “You too, because you’re stuck with us ‘till we do.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5F7WHKvJTi
”Then what? Gonna drag me along there too?” He glared.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2bdmhaeLV
”A possibility, we might.” She turned around, starting to walk again.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVV9pOdObr4
”Oh, fantastic,” he grumbled.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfzLoK8PnQH
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Far later in the afternoon, after an extreme amount of boredom (they seriously don’t know how to enjoy themselves? Losers), Neoma walked into the dress shop, looking around for the French woman. She waited, then banged her hand on the table again.878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9wfWbIIzV4
Luna walked over to the door and knocked, causing it to swing open. Cináed flinched a bit when the dresses were practically thrown into their faces, and the shopkeeper opened her hand and held it out. 878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBx7IPSblz
Neoma shoved the bag on money into her hands, then nodded to the door. “Come on.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJsZIYbm9X
They headed out, stopping in front of it. Neoma shut the door behind them. “So we have about two hours to get out of here, because about half of those are shadow-made and will dissolve back.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4IX5Xtw8v
He grinned. “Sneaky. She’s not going to be happy, huh?”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Owk6nG70O
She smirked. “She deserves it, do you know how many times she poked us with pins?”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmolcq79vf
”She was almost as much of a bitch as you.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCgfdaPHxbo
”Thank you, thank you~” She started walking on the path back to their motel. “Let’s get our horse and scram.”878Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7t2nF43WY
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