Spotting the Shadow Demon, Auroth cocked a brow. It was rare to see him out like this, giggling and staggering around. Was he drunk? Looking to his hands, she found a bottle. Yes, he was certainly drunk. As if the staggering around wasn’t enough of a giveaway, but the thought that he might have been injured had crossed her mind. He seemed to speaking Ozkavosh, and from the little she knew she could make out a greeting. As he staggered closer, the foul smell of a fiery alcohol reached her nose. His next words she could only understand the referral to self, but after that it could mean anything, a sputtering of twisted sounds and nothing more to her ears. Quickly she understood as he explained it, although his abrasiveness made her brow crease. About to interject with a response, Auroth found herself cut off again as he spoke on, talking now of theft. She did not judge, of course, for she was a thief herself. As he moved his hand, the Wyvern watched for what it held.
The sight made her forget her previous disgruntlement, the stone red and glittering like a fire. Thankfully it seemed not to radiate heat, or else she might be more annoyed. Listening to his tale, Auroth found it interesting, but it seemed just another story of demonic sin and debauchery, nothing inspiring. When he made the offer though, the Wyvern was quite interested. “Firstly, I can speak some Ozkavosh. I am looking for a teacher, but we can discuss that later,” she spoke warmly, the annoyance that would have come with her words earlier not present now. “As for the offer…I must accept. Such a stone as pretty as that would look good in the cover of a book. Thank you.”
He was halfway through draining the bottle, before he took a double-take and looked back at her incredulously. “Why, I believe I can help you there!” he threw the bottle aside, ignoring the shattering glass, and clapped his hands together. “Truth be told, I have already been called upon to teach Ozkavosh to another! It was...” he trailed off, narrowing his eyes. “I almost gave away the secret... I keep my secrets... he asked me not to tell, so I shall not...” he waggled a finger at Auroth, grinning lazily. “You almost wormed my secrets out of me! Do not be so... uh... whatever the word is. I am quite sure I am a capable teacher by this point. If you are less of a dunce than he was, I am sure it will go much smoother. I am in no condition to teach right now...”
“Here.” he held out the stone, which glittered fiery orange in the low light. In its heart roared an inferno, yet it was simply warm to the touch, like the gentle warmth of a candle. It was heavier than it looked, although there was no sign of a curse on it. “Do as you wish with it. Where did my drink go...” he turned away, looking around awkwardly.