Saint James Inn [T|invite]

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Saint James Inn

The outside of the castle and inn are made of white old blocks called Jerusalem stone. there an moat around the castle some 20 meters from the walls. there is no walls for it, but there is an double drive coming over the waterway, creating an "C" type of moat. there is flowers everywhere on the grounds with in an 10 meters of the castle. there is 10 outer meters of grass. there is glass windows, there is no wood used in the walls of the castle, instead there is interlocked stones used to hold up the walls.

there is an court yard with teardrop circle drive with an pool with water flowers and fish. the pond is made out sleek clean new marble, out of place with the old stone holding up the castle. there is an East and west wing of the castle with the main house with an small tower rising above it. the main door is an sight to see; a single keep on each side of the door, while the door is larger, then normal.

Full outline of the Castle Inn

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East Wing

generally the flooring is an dark green shiny smooth marble flooring. the walls are white and black mixed marble as well. the furniture in the hallways are light cherry wood. the bedrooms are dark cherry wood color. the sitting and living rooms has walnut colored furniture in it. there is fine china in cabinets and other such places. but each bedroom is different. this is the main wing that Angel lives in and takes up her personal space.


each room details will be added as RP goes along for all places.



Frist Floor
Car 3.1, large room for her herbs. large hallway between them

second floor

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Main Keep

Basement

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Ground Floor

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Second floor

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Right Side View



Rear View


Left Side View

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West Wing

Ground Floor,
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Second Floor,
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[[.Abigail]]

Hābu Gyazā (Herbal Gathering) - Coastal

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Rank: "B"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User gains the knowledge of Gathering, and Extracting Herbs found in a Region without harming themself. 
Special: ---
Drawback: User must learn this technique multiple times. User must learn this technique once per Region.
Description: User understands and knows how to take a dangerous herb whether it is harmful or helpful and take the herb, extracting, and gathering without harming the effects of the Herb. Every human is capable of learning types of herbs in regions found in the countries they are from. A user may only learn two regions before going into Herbalist Specialist. The Regions a user may learn are regions they were brought up in which are the countries they are from, or the Hidden Village that their country is in. By knowing this technique the user knows how to extract solutions of herbs without harming themselves in any way found in one Region.
Limit: Must know Herbal Knowledge for the region they are trying to go into, Anyone is capable of learning unless they reach their limit, then user must be an Herbalist. Must learn off of the Hābu Gyazā Bukku (Herbalist Gathering Book).

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Angel moved though the drive to go sit on the smooth foot wide edge on the large pond in the drive. Her body came to a stop and she sat down the sun was shining down on her as she opened the book. Her hands smoothing out the dress after she had opened the book, the first name that popped at her eyes,

Anserke, you have to collect the root and place it on an wound to stop bleeding for a short while. Drawback is unable to move for 1 round after application. Plant is uncommon to find though, requires that skilled eye. There is little to no preparing it and there is varying duration for the. Though the plant can be found in the summer and on the Coastal plains.

Hmm, so basically using an knife to dig the plant out of the ground, will be the best thing to do.

With an nod, her eyes turned to the next page, it contained the plant Bastit, an plant with bright pink with red tipped pedals. It was an repellent, which was a good thing, that when crushed tends to repel parasitic insects, including mosquitoes and the other like wise bug. The odour is pungent but yet it is not unpleasant to the nose. It can be found in all seasons. The drawback is can be washed out or sweated off. Easily noticed by tracking animals.

So crushing it between two rocks would work, good. So far it has been good plants to prepare.

Her hand moved the page turning it to show the next page to show the next plant, Belan. An tree that is baring orange nuts. The nut must be eaten to stop bleeding this including internal bleeding. The recipient must not move for 1 additional hour or risk the bleeding restarting. The nut has sixteen dosages, there is no Preparation needed for this plant, draw back is that the person who takes it needs to be alive, and can eat the nut to stop the bleeding.

So it has orange nuts, suppose I would have to crack the nuts open to get to the meats.

Her hands moved to the next page, her eyes turning upwards to the sky watching the clouds before smiling slightly as her eyes turned back to her reading.

[Umehara]

+8

[[.Abigail]]

-2nd post-
8/80

Angel's eyes took in the next page that contained the sought after information of an a plant called, Bittermourn. She read that it was an vary small and rare plant. It was an colorless lichen fungus, that was found everywhere but it had to be harvested in the winter time. It takes about an hour of crushing the plant and straining it for an clear gel in freezing temperatures and then it melts into liquid when warmed up or in the warmer temperatures. She noted that it was an herb that increases the life span of a person though, might prove useful really. Her hand paused as she mused to herself,

So crushing it for about an hour and straining it would produce the youth gel that needs to be drank.

Her lips curved into an smile as she turned the page to the next pair. This plant was called Black Rose, her mind mused for half an second before she went back to reading about the plant. It was an herb that is used to remove very rare poisons from wounds by drawing out the poisons. There no preparing this plant at all, if anything its an ready to go fresh thing and that was just the thrones of the plant. The root was also useful as an sponge, the black rose's roots are often used to draw very rare poisons from wounds, or placed under the tongue to absorb alcohol and prevent intoxication.

I want a few of these Black Roses bushes. It would be most useful around here on the weekends.

Her mind turned to the next plant shortly, Bloodkeep. Intrusting name for an plant that stop blood and it was an herb that stops light bleeding. Preparing this plant the key is that the leaves have to be fresh to be bound to wounds. Plant is foot tall stalk that has jagged leaves and purple-red flowers. This plant can be harvested in the spring time and it is uncommon plant so finding it would be fairly hard. So how would one keep the leaves fresh? She mused about this for an few seconds before she nodded, she would want to add this one to her garden as well. Water and an alive plant would work really for fresh leaves.

Hmm... I might have to get an blank book to keep an list of plants for me to find for my garden now.

Her hands moved to turn the page of the book, her back protested though, so she stood up and she started to move along the edge of the drive moving down to an short brick wall enclosing the drive entrance creating an bridge effect, there was an bench there in the middle of wall the backing of the cast iron seating was to the wall, so she sat on the right side of the bench her back to the water behind her. Her front facing an another bench across the way. Though there was cherry trees around the moat along with weeping willows in with them as well.

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-3rd-
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Angel's eyes took in the page and its information, this next plant was about Dandelions. An slight short plant that is few inches high. Fresh dandelion greens, flower tops, and roots contain valuable constituents that are known to have anti-oxidant, disease preventing, and health promoting properties. It is also good source of dietary fiber. In addition, its latex is a good laxative. These active principles in the herb help reduce weight and control cholesterol levels in the blood. Heals Light wounds within 8 hours. Preparation for this plant has none, just needs to be fresh to work.

Hmm, sounds like an good dinner really, an salad with good health helpfulness.

The next page contained an plant called Degiik. An rare medium plant that is found in the summer time. Degiik leaves must be given to someone at the point of death. She supposed that the leaves could be dried for this then or did they never dry as this was an enchanted she was reading about. The drwback was kind of weird though in the second part, User is unable to perform any kind of Technique. User must become healed before hand or else they will pass on.

But still an useful plant, I wonder if I can get an cuttings to grow for me.

Angel's eyes turned to the next page, it contained the next plant was called Draaf. It is an uncommon and small heal type plant with an drawback and its found in the spring time. The blue-green leaves of the Draaf plant must be eaten to heal light damage. The drawback was the leaves had to be eaten in an ten minute time from taking damage.


So an intrusting plant, an nice draw back though, really nice.

Her hands moved to turn the page of the book, she was enjoying the time spent here reading, it wasnt often she had time alone with an book. her outfit was as follows first layer is fundoshi that is folded over the band at her waist and a second one for support for her chest. Next is the Han-juban which is white, that is the underwear and is long sleeves with a flowing to the slightly to below the waist. Next layer is the Gi which is the outdoor clothes which is rolled up and tucked into the belt. Then comes the hakama, which like the Gi is pale green and it has no pleats in the front. Its tied off with a red pattern sash with a red string, and matching white socks. Then the sandals with is slip onto the toes.

[Takeuchi]

A Hot Spring resort, this looked like the perfect place to read his books without too much worry. The black haired man was walking up the drive towards the large, castle-like building that he had been told about in town. Indeed, the place had a very grand presence to it, and as he walked towards the place he saw a woman on a metal bench, her back to the wall. What he got to see was a side profile of her, but that told quite the story. She wore a kimono that was capable of containing the pair of large breasts on her chest, their size seeming to rival the woman that had been swimming nude in the sound country. The pale green kimono with the crimson sash and string gave her a very traditional look, quite contrasting his own appearance.

The Uchiha wore a business suit with a white pearl snap shirt beneath the jacket with a peaked lapel, black and made from a silk, wool blend. The black tie around his neck was also woven from a blend of silk and wool. His slacks were also of a black silk and wool blend and his pearl snap shirt was tucked in to keep the hem out of sight. Upon his hands were black gloves, they seemed like normal leather gloves, but possessed a shock enhancement he could make use of. There were also two books under his arms, herbal books that the man had just purchased. Yet his physical features would be what stood out the most.

Eyes of an onyx hue that always had a cold look because of their color, the whites gives a topaz tint due to his reptilian ritual. His flesh also had a scaled reptilian look, though if touched it would still feel like normal skin. Then there was his body's muscle structure, a strong, athletic structure that was completely devoid of any fat. As he approached, long black hair still with the present lack of wind the man would pause near the bench. "Do you mind if I take a seat here?" Mukuro spoke to the woman, his voice not entirely cold but there was a distinct lack of warmth to it as well.

[[.Abigail]]

-4th-
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Angel's hand smoothed over the page as she read the following plant forms found around her Castle Inn. The first plant which is an uncommon huge plant was called an Ebur. It is an enchanted tree with healing effects that is closely related to tarfeg. But this one grows to be about twenty-five feet high with an straight single trunk. Its leaves are oval dark green and shiny, it has pale yellowish-white flowers with eight petals about 1 inch wide, and yellow-brown nuts. No prep time at all, just has to be cut off the tree, the flowers needs to be eaten but it is an herb used to help heal sprains.

Mmm.. intrusting, so just cutting an flower off the tree will work, I wonder if the flowers will dry out...

her eyes turned to the next page, it took in an plant that she was sure that would be an great add to an collection. It was called Eldaas which was used to cure stomach sicknesses. All stomach sicknesses that deals with nausea associated with hangovers, motion sickness, morning sickness, and more common illnesses. The cure of the Eldaas lasts for eight hours before wearing off. To prep the herb you have to prepare the herb for two days before making it into bitter-smelling and tasting herbal tea for the cure.

Her eyes moved to the next plant, this one was called Febfendu, this was was an very rare and small plant which is used for restore hearing. An enchanted water plant that looks like an water lily native to cool, temperate wetlands and streams. It has dark green rounded-heart-shaped leaves that float on the water and beautiful large yellow flowers. The preparation of this plant takes an week long to do, roots of this plant must be brewed over a low fire for 1 week. The resulting distillation drunk if used successfully will restore hearing to the recipient.

This is highly interesting, this would be an good item to add to the pond.

it was then at the sound of his voice that she lifted her face to look at him, her light amber eyes staring at the man, taking in what she was seeing. An man in an business suit, long black hair, an skin tones that looked like they were of the lizard family, interesting really. But his eyes were interesting, something that an grown woman could enjoy, topaz colored whites with rich black pools really, she gave him an nod before speaking softly,

"The bench is big enough for two, Hun."

Her body already moving to an side more before adjusting her book as to go back reading but ready to answer questions if he asked them.

[Takeuchi]

"Thank you," the man said before taking his seat beside her and continuing, "most people aren't fond of me sitting beside them." Resting his back against the metallic bench he would place the books on his lap, the title of the first, A Compendium of Grassland Plant Life, being clearly visible at a glance. The male then began to make himself a bit more comfortable by spreading his legs out, giving a less restricted feeling. Unintentionally he felt his leg bump into her's and drew it back instinctively, "Sorry." It was all he said on the subject of the matter for now before grabbing the first book and opening it. The title of the second book, Gathering and Handling of Grassland Herbs, became visible as well with the top book removed.

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-5th-
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Angel moved the pages of her book when he commented on that most didn’t want to sit next to him, oddly enough she had no problems with him or his looks over all. So what if he looked different?

Different didn't mean bad. . . right?

She shrugged as she went back to her reading paying him no mind for now, he was merely someone that would most likely stay an night or two and be on his way. Her way of life would not change for an single meeting as of yet. Her eyes tread on the next few words of her book,

the next plant was called, Felmather, this plant is small and uncommon that is found on the coastal and is to be harvested spring time, An herb capable of awakening a person from a coma. This plant one of the many a short enchanted bush, distantly related to fukavar. The leaves of this plant should be placed under the tongue of a person in a coma. If successful, the person will awake in 8 hours. The drawback though is an death of 1 in 20 chances, if that happens the persons mind will be destroyed.

Hmm, I like those odds really, interesting,

it was then that she felt his leg brush on her leg, her amber eyes lifted to look at him out of mildness of curiosity as he told her he was sorry for that. Her eyes noted the books, her lips pressed themselves into an small smile as she nodded back to the man. She spoke softly,

think nothing of it, Hun.

Hmm, there is something interesting about this man. But he will go off on his own after an while.

Her eyes went back to the page then to reading the page once she spoke, this next plant was called an Fumitore. This was an common but tiny plant that was coastal area that was harvested in the spring and summer times. This herb prevents hair growing on a characters eyelids. The prep time for this herb was two weeks before it could be used.

Hmm... another plant that could prove to be useful later in life when I age and start to grow random hairs every where I would dare to say.

Her eyes moved back to the page her hand moving the page to allow her eyes to take in the next plant. This one was called Gylvir, which is an algae, but the plant was tiny and vary vary rare to find, but this plant is to be found in coastal area and in the fall time is to harvest it. The plant allows the user to breath underwater when eaten for one hour. There is no preparation time for this plant so saving it would be an must, most likely in water that needs to be changed often or dried out.

Hmm... put enough of this in an bottle and I could sell this as pill form.

her amber eyes lifted from her book pausing as she glanced at him, taking in his books and himself reading. his choices mirrored her own, interesting. he posed an interesting image really, it wasn't everyday that an man came up to her and asked to sit to read on an bench with her. she half wondered if he would allow her to invite him to eat with her and an the few guests within the inn currently. but first this book had to be read before going to tend to supper.

[Takeuchi]

Hābu Narejji (Herbal Knowledge) [Grassland]
Rank: "C"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User gains the knowledge of Herbs found in a Region. User understands and knows what the Herb is and if the Herb is dangerous or not for the certain Region.
Special: ---
Drawback: User must learn this technique multiple times. User must learn this technique once per Region.
Description: Every human is capable of learning types of herbs in regions found in the countries they are from. A user may only learn three regions before going into Herbalist Specialist. The Regions a user may learn are regions they were brought up in which are the countries they are from, or the Hidden Village that their country is in. By knowing this technique the user knows and has basic knowledge of all Herbs found in one Region.
Limit: Anyone is capable of learning unless they reach their limit, then user must be an Herbalist. Must learn off of the Hābu Narejji Bukku (Herbalist Knowledge Book).

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The black haired man gave a sound of acknowledgement to the woman's dismissal of their contact as he flipped through the pages of his book. He needed this to have a good idea which plants could be edible or made into something useful to him. The order the pages went in had all the separate herbs listed in an alphabetical order, that would make this simpler. The very first plant in the book was Aloe, something he had heard of as an ingredient for products but didn't know much about overall. The man read a little more about the herb, discovering it's primary use was to aid in the healing of burns and light cuts.

He continued to flip through the pages, taking in the details of other herbs before another caught his attention. This one was one he had never heard of, listed as Very Rare in the book, it was called Bittermourn. It was an herb, a Lichen or type of fungus to be precise, that was capable of increasing an individual's lifespan if properly prepared. As he continued to read about it, interested in the properties it held, the man took notice that it was one that only grew during the winter time and was found beneath rocks that had been iced over. There were some fascinating plants in these books, it was a good thing he had purchased them.

As that thought crossed his mind he began to wonder about the book that the female beside him was reading. Turning the page he decided to pose the question while taking in the information it held, "So, what book are you reading so intently?" The male glanced over while saying it and caught her eye as she had been glancing at him as well. Quickly looking back to his book, not entirely sure why he felt the need for haste, the Missing Ninja read the contents of the page and absorbed the knowledge. The Garthash Tree was what he was reading about now, a bush that grew during the spring time with an interesting property.

When properly prepared it was able to form a paste that could disable the chakra manipulation of anyone unfortunate enough to be affected by it. It seemed to grow well all year, yet the book said that it could only be harvested during the spring time. It seemed rather odd, but he would find more about that in the next book. Continue his memorization of the book's contents he paused while reading about the Guard's Eye plant. Being on the run from those who may be after his head, the Uchiha took a great interest in this plant. It's proper preparation and ingestion would allow a person to detect all forms of life within five hundred meters, no matter the state of their visibility.

It was another very rare plant and this one could be found and collected during all seasons. So many interesting plants, some he passed over while taking in the details while others he could not help but pour over a bit longer. Healwell, Horseweed, Kargele, and KJilmakur; all interesting plants that he could not wait to find out how to gather. Continuing his read through the book there was another plant that caught his attention, the Sadillia tree, something with a rather intriguing effect. The nuts of this tree were able to increase a person's ability to move rather well and it also had the ability to increase the chakra reserves within a person's body.

It could only be collected turning the Summer and Autum, but it seemed interesting enough to look for someday, especially with how many nuts it was said to grow. The Uchiha found there to be a rather surprising number of tobacco related plants within the Grassland region. Mukuro continued to read, eyes dancing over the page as he took in the information necessary.

[[.Abigail]]

-6th-
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He spoke to her asking her about her book as she had glanced at him thinking to herself. He glanced away quickly as she looked down at her book guilty, it wasn’t polite to stare at people as she was sure that was going though his head. But he had acted shy but also busy, but her lips spoke in answering his question with the short answer as he now was busy reading the book,

I am reading on the 'Preparation and Effects of Coastal Herbs' vastly interesting book, Hun. Can I inquire about your reading set, Hun?

Her mind kinda hoped it was an nice subject but she would deal with it. Her eyes took in the words of the next plant of the book was called the Healwell this plant was small and uncommon. It could be found anywhere and in harvested in the summer time. This plant has the healing gift, its light green leaves are the key to its gift. There the preparation for the plant would take an mortar and pestle to the leaves to gain the oil from them for about an hour. The oil is then rubbed on light wounds to heal them in a few minutes.

This useful, I should most likely add it to the garden.

She turned the page, her eyes taking in the next plant. This one was called an, Horehound, this plant is common and small. This is an herb that allows the user to vomit and release any ingested poison. This plant has creamy white flowers and which group at the base of the leaves. The leaves are oval shaped tooth edged, ash green colored. The preparation of this plant is one hour of getting it ready for job. The drawback is that the person will be incapacitated by nausea for one to four days after taking this drug. Also the drug can cure some pretty rare poisons if given before and up to one day before their death.

A vastly intrusting drug, so I suppose an tea of this can be made then of the leaves by boiling it for an hour.

The next plant her eye fell on was called an Lavaryctia, this plant was rare and tiny. This plant can be found in all areas, and can be harvested in the summer time. The effects of the plant is to make the user sleep for 8 hours. The preparation time for this plant is 3 weeks. To do this, one takes the plant with gloves on, as the plant does give off some skin disorders, and crush the plant and then place it in an bowl and allow for it ferment for three weeks. Strain it once the weeks are over and distill, it produces acrid yellow liquid for each dose of plant. Drawback is massive overdoses may result in coma or death.

Hmm... intrusting, I like this really. Vary useful.

[Nyu]

Abigail: +43
Mukuro: +10

[Takeuchi]

After looking over the last of the herbs and committing them to memory, the man closed his book. He had become rather proficient when it came to reading and was already finished with the first book. Placing it carefully between them the man considered her question, it was not as if he could give her all the details. "Well, I travel quite a bit so I thought it would be best to learn how to identify and gather the edible herbs in various areas. It seems now that I might have to learn how to prepare them as well now, there are some with quite fascinating effects." He looked up towards the sky as he spoke, thinking about his fiscal situation and how he would be able to afford that last book he needed, he would have to spend another night out in the wild as well.

[[.Abigail]]

-7th-
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Angel's hand moved to turn page of the book and her amber eyes moved across the page to read about this plant Marsh Marllow. This plant is an common and small plant. It has 5 pedaled, pale pink flowers which sit at the base of the leaves. This plant is an herb capable of healing light burns. The preparation the root must be boiled and the resultant distillation applied to burns. When applied it will heal Light burns within an few minutes.

Intrusting, another one to boil to death

The man spoke answering her question in one of the most round about way for him to do. But she gained information about this man. He was learning how to fend for himself and he was a traveler. She glanced at him, maybe he came here for an room, she would bring that up shortly. She spoke softly as she looked at him thoughtfully,

"Learning how tell plants is vary useful to know, I agree, Hun. So your, an traveler, did you have an place for one such as yourself? Because I can offer an lodging for the night or longer, Hun, I have an inn just past the drive here. I am the Innkeeper Abigail."

Her eyes fell back to the page to read about the next plant, this one was called Olvar. This was two small enchanted perennials native to frigid ocean shores. It was found near the coastal or Artice areas, it has to be harvested in the winter time. There is no preparation time for this plant at all, all one has to do is the flower of the Olvar bush must be given to a person at near death. She figured merely eating the flower would work. As this plant was for extending the life of a near death person by one week. But once the week was up, if no medical attention is given, they will pass on to the afterlife.

Hmm I will have to remember this plant called Olvar.

Her hand turned the page as she listened for his tones to reply to her offer of the inn, she would not talk of an price out on the road, tis not an lady like nor was it professional of an woman to talk of prices of an room of the inn out on the road like an common woman. Her eyes read the next plant this one was called, Peasant's Hope. This plant was small and rare, it was found in all areas of the world, and it is be harvested in the fall time. This waist-high shrub has thin, oval leaves, white flowers, and bright blue berries the size of large peas. The preparation for this plant has many ways to healing an person. Bark can be saved for an tea, berries can be used in an ointment, or the bark can be dried and ground into an powder to be used in an highly sought after ointment with the berries. But this was to be harvested before the first frost.

Hmm, this one, I remember it well, my mother use to make an ointment out of it.

[Takeuchi]

The Uchiha let out a small sigh when Abigail touched upon his current predicament. "It's a pleasure to meet you Abigail, I'm Mukuro a wanderer." Scratching his chin for a moment he looked over at her to respond, hand moving from his chin to rub the back of his head. "Well, I was coming up here to look for a room when I saw you sitting and reading and decided to join you, I've remembered a slight problem though. I'm running low on funds so it seems like I'll have to sleep under the stars again, admittedly it is rather nice to be able to just look up and watch the stars." He did love to watch the moon, and it was going to be a full moon in just another week or so.

[[.Abigail]]

Angel nodded as she listened to the man speak to her, he spoke telling her his name, Mukuro, an name to go with the face now. She nodded, slightly as he spoke, about his little predicament of lack of funds. Her hands smoothed the page out as the wind blew softly, her pale pink lips moved,

"I have many wanderer lodge with me, Hun."

Her eyes fell back to the page when it started to rain. Her hands quickly closed the book to save the pages from the rain, it was going to be raining for an while. She moved to stand up, her height of five foot and five inches, she held her book just below her chest. She turned to the man,

"Come on, hun, my inn is dry, we can talk an price there before we get soaked by this rain."

Her feet turned to walk to her inn moving quickly but in an lady like manner, an lady never runs. She walks with an grace of an queen. The woman moved until she stood in front of an side door on the west wing. She opened the door and she would walk into an lounge room her hands clutched at her book, but she felt like she needed to change her dress now, with large open doors on the sides of the rooms, to the right was an room with no windows there was tables, an laboratory it would feel like to some people. It contained all the need items for one, but it was also empty.

To the right there is an extended lounge with chairs, but it was felt like an artist corner, it contained art objects, from the smell of paints, there was an order of paint thinner, but the lighting was beautiful for this part of the room. She would lead the way to an stair case on the side.

"Come up these steps, I have an bathroom that you can borrow, I think I have something that would fit you if you wished it for while your clothes dry, hun. But..."

her hand moved to place its self on the book, as she spoke to herself as moved up the steps she softly sighed at the end,

"I dare to believe I lost my place in my book now.... now im going to have to back over it.."

[Takeuchi]

As the first droplet of rain fell the black haired man was already storing his books within the pearl snap shirt he wore, doing this as opposed to his jacket. Once the books were secured he removed the jacket and drape it over the woman's head and shoulders, "That sounds like as good an idea as any." With his hands, firm yet somehow gentle, on her shoulders to keep the jacket in place, the male walked with her into the inn. The two made their way to the side door, him hunched slightly to keep the books protected from the water, and only once they were inside would he remove the soaked jacket from her, there was no need for it any longer.

Not knowing where to put it he continued to hold onto it, "I'll be fine, my pants did not get too wet, I just need to dry these off, thank you. If you would like to change then I can take my leave while you do." As he spoke he was already undoing the buttons of his pearl snap shirt, extracting the books and placing them on an empty table in the lounge area before continuing to unbutton the shirt. While still following her up the steps he overheard her comment about the book, "That's always annoying, do you mind if I look over it with you?"