Back at the now dark alley, Kit finally sees El's familiar holding his missing dagger, It descended in front of him and droped the dagger at his open hands. El's senses returns to his body and he calls upon his familiar to his shoulder. "My beloved dagger!" Kit shouted. "No thank you?" El inquired as he nuzzles his owl’s feathery body, which looks like it really enjoyed itself as it makes sounds of delightfulness. "Thank you very much El, by the way did you see the lovely wife? Isn’t she a hottie?" Kit replied. "Really? That is what you're asking? You shouldn't play with fire like that, that Captain will kill you" El warned. "If he find out that is" Kit retorted. "Anyway, I heard an interesting conversation inside; looks like the Triad are using orphans now" El said. "Really? Ha, did you hear anything else?" Kit replied with interest. "Nothing else, I panicked when I remembered why I'm there in the first place" El explained. "Sorry hehe, change subject! You should name your familiar for convenient purposes" Kit said. "I'll think about it, how about with a drink? Your treat!" El teased. "Why me?" Kit asked. "Ah? Did you just forget what just happened and what caused it to begin with?" El replied with displeasure. "Fine my treat then" Kit replied ruefully “Race you there!" El shouted.
The two ran towards the busy streets of the Inner District to go to their go-to place in the city, the Earner's Keep. The Earner's Keep is one of the taverns located inside the Inner Walls; it is not the most popular yet it is the cheapest which is hard to find especially inside the Inner Walls. It is El and Kit's favorite establishment not only because it is cheap but also no snub rich people goes there, only the humble workers stays and drinks there. This is where they usually hang out and relax, talk about their day-to-day experiences. The two boys reach Earner's Keep and entered its doors, the atmosphere is lively as ever, the smell of beer and roasts are hanging in the air, new candles are lit, and more and more people enter the tavern as time goes by. The two head straight to their spot at the far corner where no one can disturb their conversation but will have the vantage point to see everyone else inside the tavern. They start ordering their usually drinks, a regular mead for Kit and the sweet Maiden's Tears for El. An alcoholic drink mixed with cherry and honey popular for its sweetness without eliminating the effect of alcohol.
"So what's the name?" Kit asked. "Name of what?" El answered after drinking. "You’re familiar! I thought you were going to think about it?" Kit said. "Oh, I was just joking earlier, so you can buy me a drink, but if you want you can name it" El explained taking another sip of his drink. "Ok, Pip then? Cute right?" Kit replied chewing a piece of pork they ordered. "Seriously? Your talent for giving nicknames are really terrible" El responded. "What? I'm offended, you name it then" Kit pretending to be upset. "Pip's fine, anyway, what did you do today? Besides sleeping with the Captain's wife." El said changing the subject. "Nothing interesting, you know the usually, stalk here, stalk there" Kit answered after a sip of his mead. "Another spying job from a paranoid merchant, I see" El replied trying to look interested. "So how about you? Do you say you just wasted your day in the library again?" Kit asked. "Not wasted though, I found the book right?" El answered smiling clearly glad. "Well technically, it is I who found it" Kit answered proudly. "Manticore, Chimera, same thing, the point is I have it now" El retorted. "Whoa, whoa, there is a huge difference between the two, but whatever, so that's Elian's Grimiore?" Kit said. "No, but it is a major lead" El relied finishing his drink. "So you still haven't found it then" Kit said dissatisfied "It is still progress though, means more clues!" El countered. "More clues means more searching, are you even getting anywhere?" Kit replied getting more disappointed. "I am getting somewhere, see look at this" El takes out the book and places it on the top of their table, he opens the book at the middle section and in there is a detailed map of the continent of Osloris where there can be found a trail that leads to something.
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