[Thread; Closed] Escort Service

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Characters: Delita, Aerith
Progress: Ongoing
Summary: Escorting Aerith to her friends
Location: Conde Petie to Lindblum
Date: January 1803
Warnings: TBD

It took Delita a while to find the item shop.  Added to the fact that he was unfamiliar with the village, he had tried to find them a ride out of the city. Unfortunately, it seemed that no airships were available in Conde Petie.  Having no desire to meet his companion without availability of a way out, he spent the afternoon asking the dwarves of any alternate routes. He would have arrived sooner if they had not shouted Rally Ho to every passerby.

Arriving in the item shop, it occurred to him that he had no idea what this Aerith even looked like. He was relieved to find the shop was filled mostly with dwarves, still he was hesitant to incorrectly identify the lady. Approaching a young lady, he quietly asked, "Aerith?"

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One thing that Aerith's noticed about this world is that nearly everyone in Gaia is overly polite. "Whoa, whoa!" She laughed softly as the young knight approached. "First off, no need for all the stuffy big words. I am glad you got here when you did, its good not to be the only tall person here." In all due truth, Aerith isn't very tall at all. She was the average height of any human girl but here within the village, she was a giant compared to these dwarves.

"Second..." She took his hand and gave it a firm enough handshake. "I should be thanking you already for even arriving. I've have no idea how I am going to reach Lindblum but I am sure you'll be a great help along the way." Feeling like an oddball in this insane little fantasy world, Aerith just wondered if Gaia was anything like the world she knew.

“So, should we be off? I got us a few potions that might be helpful along the way.” She offered the knight one phial of soft and a phial of eye drops.

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Delita took the items offered and looked at them. Sticking them in his pocket, he wondered if he would ever have a use for them. After he was versed in the techniques of a Holy Knight Paladdin. In fact he had never been one to study the chemist alchemist techniques.

"Lest I be remiss, I must inform you that I have been unable to procure expedient transportation to Lindblum. It shall endeavor to become a more difficult journey than I had anticipated. While it is nothing, we cannot manage, I will understand if you wish to delay your journey for more preferable arrangement."

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A little frown settled upon her face once she heard his explanation. It seems that their bid for an airship didn't go through and that the two of them weren't going to have an easy time making it to Lindblum. Despite that said, Aerith knew she didn't have time to linger. "That's fine." She replied with a rather worried gaze.

"The faster we leave, the better the chances I can reach there before tomorrow. I-I made a promise to someone." The promise she made was a life or death pact she made with Tifa to heal her son. While she still had her issues about the whole triangle between herself and the other two, Aerith wasn't going to let a little boy die because of it.

"How we reach there? There doesn't seem to be many chocobos around."

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Delita remembered the last time he had offered to travel through the night he had been completely shot down, but if they were to have any hope of the speed at which she wished to return they could not spare a moment.

Grabbing her hand, he beings to walk out the door. "If you are serious as to the hastiness of our journey, then we cannot spare a moment."

Outside the door stood two chocobos. "We will be able to take these as far as Fum."

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Reaching for her pouch filled with items, Aerith hurried out of the shop with her knight for the journey leading the way. Everything about this new adventure had the makings to be a whimsical fairytale and the flower girl was the heroine of this story. "W-wait, you mean we are going to ride chocobos?" She asked with a slightly curious gaze as she eyed the yellow birds. Remembering the time when Cloud raced a chocobo during their fun-filled stay at the Golden Saucer, a gleeful smirk appeared upon her face as she walked over towards one of the birds.

"This is surreal..." She muttered to herself as she tried to climb on to the saddle. Failing the first time to climb on to the bird, Aerith let out a little ‘huff’ as she tried for a second time. The chocobo let out a small ‘Kweh’ every time she came near, inching a little away from her as she tried to get on it.

“Stop moving, will you!?” She nearly hissed in annoyance. Maybe there was a reason why Cloud and the others never volunteered Aerith for this kind of gig.

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What had he gotten himself into. Surely he needn't have offered this lady an escort home, but if the nobility were not going to take care of her then it was to fall to him.

Rubbing the chocobo to calmless, he coaxed it into a kneeling position. "'Tis a sure hand and confidence, this one is looking for. As long as he believes you are in control, he will do your bidding."

He offered Aerith his knee for a step and his arm for support. "Shall we place you aboard your mount now?"

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Letting out a little sigh as she glared hotly at the chocobo, Aerith's glare soon cooled as she watched Delita handle the bird. She smiled faintly as she watched the two, slightly awed that he managed to get the chocobo to kneel so easily. "A sure hand and confidence?" She questioned with a mildly confused glance. "Oh, good. I was worried I would need to offer it a gyshal green for it to listen to me." After wasting most of her gil upon supplies, the young flower girl barely had any money left.

Using the knight's knee for that much needed boost, Aerith hopped upon the saddle with a little grunt. "Ah, there we go." She commented idly as she reached to claim the bird's reins.

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Delita lifted his expression a tad. "He has been fed already."

As much as he had enjoyed his visit to Garden and his trips on the airship, Delita felt the most comfortable traveling by chocobo. Unfortunately, he knew that this trip would require traveling by some creature referred to as a gargant. Rather than unnecessarily raise his charge's apprehension he stayed quiet on the subject for the moment.

He swung his leg over the chocobo. "Do you require anything else before we depart for Fum?"

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Grabbing the brown leather reins within her hands, Aerith couldn't help but feel somewhat empowered now. Here she was sitting on this large yellow feathered bird that possessed a beak strong enough to snap through wood and talons sharp enough to leave more than just a few scars. Reaching her hand out to pet the chocobo's head carefully, Aerith almost let out a childish giggle when it cooed, maybe chocobos like her after all.

"No, no. I'm fine now!" Aerith replied gleefully before she snapped the chocobo's reins. It lurched forward, starting up with a slow and even pace as to not startle it's rider.

"Come on, Delita!" She yelled. "Let's get going."

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Delita nodded as they exited the village. His curiosity was aroused by the actions of his companion, yet his tongue remained guarded. There would be time enough to understand the young lady either during or after their travels.

He kept his eye on the road, watching for fiends and any ruffians that might be along the way.

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Trotting along the road by chocobo through these uncharted lands was definitely an experience to be had. The terrain was a rocky one filled with hills and perfect view of the mountain range nearby. This part of the continent was nearly devoid of any trees or grass but the further they traveled away from Condo Petie, the more the landscape evolved.

"Wow, look at that." Aerith said as she pointed towards a few birds that flew by. They were falcons of some kind, brown-feathered falcons flying within a small flock of five. Smiling briefly as she gazed into the blue-hued sky, Aerith soon allowed her vision to return upon the road ahead.

"How far is Fum?"

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Delita looked up into the sky at Aerith's observation. He checked their patterns to see if they showed anything out of the ordinary. It would not do well to lead his companion into any danger they were fleeing from. Seeing nothing that alarmed him, he resumed his study of the land before them.

"We should arrive in Fum within an hour."

Looking briefly towards Aerith's welfare, he asks politely, "Unless you require a respite from travel before then."

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Figuring that the knight didn't bear a fondness for conversation, Aerith didn't mind taking the control of the topic now. "No, no! I am just peachy." She replied with a happy smirk and little playful wink. "I'm not made out of glass, you know. I am much tougher than I look." This was definitely true since she was able to keep up with Cloud and the gang during their adventures across the world.

"I just hope you won't tire out on me, Delita. I doubt I can toss you over my shoulder." Aerith teased with a chuckle. Glancing back at the road ahead, the flower girl spotted something. "Oh, look! Wild chocobos!" She pointed in glee once she saw a herd of multicolored birds. They came in various colors, from the average yellow to the more exotic greens and reds.

"Wow, they are pretty..."