Location: Morris Capital
"Jazz, unlock the door!" Raz shouted, ignoring the strange looks passerby were giving her. She pounded her fist on the door again. "Open it up, you jack-wagon -- oh. Hiya Jazzy."
Jazz was a red-head, taller than Raz by two inches (6' 5") and a light sprinkling of freckles across the bridge of his nose and cheeks, combined with his green eyes, gave him a slightly mischievous look. He wore plain, typical clothes -- pants, shirt, and mismatched socks. Though handsome enough, he wouldn't be mistaken for royalty, and he had a constant lingering odor of sawdust about him. Often absent-minded and perpetually cheerful, he was always stumbling into trouble or forgetting where he put something down just seconds ago. It was enough to make the most patient cleric tear his or her hair out by the roots.
Raz loved him madly. Of course, she would never admit it, much less to herself.
"Raz, come in, I gotta show you this!" He reached forward, snagged Raz's arm and hauled her inside.
After nearly an hour of him showing off a new harp design to her, they finally left his shop and residence. They were soon strolling down the street, arm in arm, browsing the various booths.
"Wow, look at this," Raz said, pausing at one booth. On her finger balanced a tiny silver frog that chirped at Jazz as he inspected it. On the table, more enchanted silver frogs chirped a musical chorus in perfect harmony when the merchant snapped his fingers over them.
Raz laughed at his bugged-out eyes and delighted grin. "I'm buying you one," she declared, suiting action to her words before he could stop her. Jazz grinned sheepishly at the silver frog she slipped into his pocket, which popped out and looked around, chirping musically.
"Wow.... I mean... Thank you..."
She ruffled his haphazard red hair. "Nah, you deserve it for putting up with me."
Jazz shrugged, smiling, and casually looped an arm around her shoulders. "Well, I wasn't going to say anything, but..."
"Hey!"
They two bantered their way up the market, several empty spaces indicating that merchants still had yet to arrive for the Morris Magical Meet. Even so, intoxicating spices wafted through the air, glowing furs tempted the passerby to caress them, and merchants loudly defended their prices in several broken tongues. It would be a good week for the economy.
Eventually, Raz and Jazz had meandered into the Castle Proper. The large, breezy hall was stuffed with pricey goods and some powerful magical items. Raz spotted a likely booth that had several enchanted rings and immediately went over to inspect, while calculating what money she had left from her last job.
The booth in question was nestled into a corner, slightly out of the main flow of browsers, which meant this booth had only serious buyers perusing the merchandise. Which was fine with Raz -- she hated having to go shopping with people brushing by her butt the whole time.
Wish it had a little more light, though, she thought as she inspected one ring. It was in a shadowy corner and made reading the runes difficult.
"Jazz, unlock the door!" Raz shouted, ignoring the strange looks passerby were giving her. She pounded her fist on the door again. "Open it up, you jack-wagon -- oh. Hiya Jazzy."
Jazz was a red-head, taller than Raz by two inches (6' 5") and a light sprinkling of freckles across the bridge of his nose and cheeks, combined with his green eyes, gave him a slightly mischievous look. He wore plain, typical clothes -- pants, shirt, and mismatched socks. Though handsome enough, he wouldn't be mistaken for royalty, and he had a constant lingering odor of sawdust about him. Often absent-minded and perpetually cheerful, he was always stumbling into trouble or forgetting where he put something down just seconds ago. It was enough to make the most patient cleric tear his or her hair out by the roots.
Raz loved him madly. Of course, she would never admit it, much less to herself.
"Raz, come in, I gotta show you this!" He reached forward, snagged Raz's arm and hauled her inside.
After nearly an hour of him showing off a new harp design to her, they finally left his shop and residence. They were soon strolling down the street, arm in arm, browsing the various booths.
"Wow, look at this," Raz said, pausing at one booth. On her finger balanced a tiny silver frog that chirped at Jazz as he inspected it. On the table, more enchanted silver frogs chirped a musical chorus in perfect harmony when the merchant snapped his fingers over them.
Raz laughed at his bugged-out eyes and delighted grin. "I'm buying you one," she declared, suiting action to her words before he could stop her. Jazz grinned sheepishly at the silver frog she slipped into his pocket, which popped out and looked around, chirping musically.
"Wow.... I mean... Thank you..."
She ruffled his haphazard red hair. "Nah, you deserve it for putting up with me."
Jazz shrugged, smiling, and casually looped an arm around her shoulders. "Well, I wasn't going to say anything, but..."
"Hey!"
They two bantered their way up the market, several empty spaces indicating that merchants still had yet to arrive for the Morris Magical Meet. Even so, intoxicating spices wafted through the air, glowing furs tempted the passerby to caress them, and merchants loudly defended their prices in several broken tongues. It would be a good week for the economy.
Eventually, Raz and Jazz had meandered into the Castle Proper. The large, breezy hall was stuffed with pricey goods and some powerful magical items. Raz spotted a likely booth that had several enchanted rings and immediately went over to inspect, while calculating what money she had left from her last job.
The booth in question was nestled into a corner, slightly out of the main flow of browsers, which meant this booth had only serious buyers perusing the merchandise. Which was fine with Raz -- she hated having to go shopping with people brushing by her butt the whole time.
Wish it had a little more light, though, she thought as she inspected one ring. It was in a shadowy corner and made reading the runes difficult.