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?”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1rZ68wkr5
”No, we’re almost there.”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoruknrMT6q
”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.875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwe9Md97m9j
”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.875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFq8CXGGyNL
”So? Doesn’t need to,” he responded honestly. 875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhygdhfjhsh
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.875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIiLhxuMEpW
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After another few minutes, Neoma stopped in from of a store. “Here we are.”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwE0rOvzTF
”Finally…” he grumbled. Luna dashed over to the door and walked in, giving a soft giggle. The other two followed, Cináed first, then Neoma.875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjklPGL0pcM
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.875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PBHG8JTEV
”It’s not exactly mine, either,” she noted, looking at Luna, who was already looking at them with sparkling eyes.875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ92rZ4JglYT
”Can we just hurry up?” he complained. “I hate this.”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrQsybc0fa
”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. 875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdAroKRtVV
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.875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0mGB9OhRwD
She stopped to look up and gasped upon seeing his face. “Your eyes?”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfz2PXgdbUY
”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.875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElZjPaToca
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.”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtmTCZMoPEk
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. 875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHRcQAvlkB
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?”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj2INKAEelr
”If we spend the day doing something, yeah, she needs time to actually make the dresses.”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxyGAohEwh
”Fantastic.” 875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2999DXu2ek
”Let’s go, then.”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9SdwIH4R3X
As they walked, Luna looked over at him. “So what should we do!?”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJSgSwYKcEH
”How should I know?” 875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEKDttbOxr
”I thought you’d have something in mind…” She pouted, looking off to the side.875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXHuOZeLGA1
”Why’s that?” Curiosity was starting to get the better of him now.875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvfpOz9gcp
”I dont know? Neoma’s kinda forcing you around, so I thought you’d wanna do something?”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEqdFpTUJA
”Kinda? What I WANT to do is get this damn ring off so I can go where I want,” he hissed.875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sZYMJ6y7S
She tilted her head. “I can’t control what Neoma does…”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPePgDzypI
”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.875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGt1uZYLyRj
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…”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1f1At5toat
He growled. “No shit. Better than having it burn through the skin.”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnTeQ6RGuQL
”Hm.” She paused. “Maybe when it’s loose enough you can slide it up?”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJK9rvDp0Fc
”Maybe. Damn, this hurts.” Understatement of the year. He glared at the ring for a minute before dropping his hand.875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO2J6orF4dV
”Sorry?” She was looking at the shops now, staring at some food ones. He just muttered a jumbled complaint under his breath.875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvcJEBmRUZ
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.”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVa2GVPyhI
He paused, eyebrows going up.875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRVr3sN2Av
”Someone better have something to do, because this isn’t a thing to do.”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvEGYaqkti3
He shrugged. “Why don’t you?”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzsY4S6UUD
”I’m not exactly the description of fun ideas.”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNIvnsDZGJQ
”… Really? Never would’ve guessed.”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGn20FDAwlC
She grumbled lightly. “Like you should be commenting on that.”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡho1YUTHCpE
”Hey, I’d have a lot more fun if you weren’t dragging me around, screwing with my magic.”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUYFgacLys
”And I would be too if Earth wasn’t so boring.”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7CNJOO3Fsa
”Eh, Earth can be pretty great.”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyDjNPMi4K
”How so?” She practically groaned. “I mean, you can’t even say magic without someone saying ‘devil!’”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLNIN2VkGv
He paused. “True, for most parts. That’s why you don’t get caught.”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq12UC2q8fr
”I prefer my world.” She pressed one of her feet to the ground, nearly jumping as a stone pressed into her foot. 875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7H1r8nQA6U
He smirked at that. “Then why’re you here?”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoABBjF8jnM
”Need to get to a port home,” she said.875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAd19H99mbW
”You can’t just get back yourself?” 875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNHUgS8m1uS
She shood her head and sighed. “Not exactly my forte.” 875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDrwWgtUgc
”Sucks for you.”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAdmBgj1cCk
She snickered. “You too, because you’re stuck with us ‘till we do.”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5R1CPdejBs
”Then what? Gonna drag me along there too?” He glared.875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRYx3I0HDT
”A possibility, we might.” She turned around, starting to walk again.875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2qJmVtMaz
”Oh, fantastic,” he grumbled.875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl54mtaRzvW
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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.875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9PzDdKWMBw
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. 875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQuAalUfli
Neoma shoved the bag on money into her hands, then nodded to the door. “Come on.”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVudTFtnY5
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.”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqFxGvi0ga
He grinned. “Sneaky. She’s not going to be happy, huh?”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxy2c7oRm2k
She smirked. “She deserves it, do you know how many times she poked us with pins?”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKEww5h6h6L
”She was almost as much of a bitch as you.”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKayD3RYey
”Thank you, thank you~” She started walking on the path back to their motel. “Let’s get our horse and scram.”875Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRuxYXX4rrg
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