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a headache today would be — she knew as much. fates divined there was a disturbance walking amongst the newly docked crew of astral travelers, unbeknowst to them. with the stellaron crisis & several mundane issues that frequently occured to plague the xianzhou, her plate was full enough. add on a stowaway & there was enough to knock any normal person down for a week — but not her. 

           steps led her to where the man in question was caught by the local knights. her job was simply to ascertain his motives & report back to an aging general of her findings. easy enough. once it was swiftly complete, she could return to the greater tasks at hand. 

@merchenary sent: ‘ can i have some cash? ’

🕸 — · Kafka let out a genuine laugh but then stopped to stare at Sampo when she didn't hear him join in, « What? You're not serious are you? »

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whoever it was that decided caelus would be the one to read the map really should have thought their decision through. and for the sake of his dignity, he's going to pretend that he isn't the one who insisted on it. truth be told, he probably should have left that responsibility to sampo. he's the belobog resident and he has an occupation that basically requires him to know this sort of thing. he most definitely knows where they're supposed to be going even without a map. maybe next time, he won't be so stubborn. ...then again, he thinks he knows himself well enough by now; it's doubtful that he'll learn his lesson.

it hasn't even been that long yet, so they really couldn't have gotten far even if he wasn't quite sure where they were. not to mention that there really isn't any rush, and they were given plenty of time for this assignment. though that won't matter much if he can't get them anywhere to begin with. but, ever the defiant individual, he insists that: " look, i know where we're going, we're not lost! "

at least, he's sure of it until sampo provides an alternative train of thought, and suddenly getting lost doesn't sound half bad. honestly, he shouldn't be so blindly trusting of someone like him, but he's proven himself to be reliable more than once, no? he can at least trust him with directions. besides, this is easy work, they can still do what they need to do with little issue, and... no one said they weren't allowed to goof off at all, did they? really, what's the worst that could happen aside from getting scolded by march and dan heng when they return?

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caelus isn't the type to overthink. in fact, he's more likely to underthink than anything, which is what makes this situation so odd. then again, his companions usually aren't gone this long, so he doesn't have to worry. after what all they've been through here on jarilo iv, there really shouldn't be any threats the two of them can't handle. but now... now, he has no idea what's happening, or why he decided not to go in the first place, or if they're even okay, or if they've tried reaching to him and it simply didn't go through because something horrible has befallen them both and he can't do anything about it and by the time he found out it would already be too late anyway and their deaths would both be his fault in the end and–

sampo speaks, and caelus about jumps out of his skin. ah... right. he forgot he wasn't alone, and that he's been pacing. he can't imagine he's doing any favors for sampo's nerves, either.

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          ❝   You should ,  give a fuck .  While I believe in your strength as a soldier ;  dozens of my men die to the corrupted .  To the everlasting frostbite .   ❞    With frustrated sighs ,  Guardian rubs her temples - trying to prevent their on coming headache from Sampo .  While most of their run ins from the past were on rough terms - the former Knight has decided to give this man another chance .  However ,  his cockiness remain    [  ...  ]