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Fayt Ravus	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDUxc6MLXoM Castle Ravus Magix Elites, on the whole, tend to live in some unusual places. some live towering smart houses, full of technological marvels. Some live in massive castles or forts. Still others live in pocket planes or in the sky, traveling wherever thier airship takes them. Fayt? He lives in an upside down castle underground, hanging over a massive abyss. This isn't so bad except for two problems. The first is that as a former would-be evil overlord's lair, said castle screams "evil" on the outside. The second problem is news of Fayt living there has resulted in rumors reaching the surface. The kind of rumors that tend to get the attention of curious adventurers searching for gold and experience points. Fortunately, while the castle hanfs over an abyss, a helpful land bridge leads right up to the front door.
Letty the Elf	Letty is here! Because of course she is. There's a chance at loot, an Obviously Evil Upsidedown Castle, and generally that yawning abyss makes it super obvious that no one not worth putting an arrow or eighty into would live there. No, this certainly /isn't/ the abode of one Fayt Ravus. Clearly this is the realm of an evil sorcerer or demon! Thus the elven woman, her cloak all aflutter, puts her Squirrel Friend down and pats him on the head. "Be good. I'll be right back with all the delicious sellable objects!" She adds confidently, before practically skipping up to the front door. Out comes a bottle that's dumped onto her arrows. Pulling back an arrow to her more normal bow, she takes aim, and lets loose. Mid-air, the Salamander Oil ignites, and then there's an exploding arrow trying to make an entrance for Letty. I mean, it's not like the door would be unlocked, right?
Fayt Ravus	Weirdly, there's a sign on the door! It reads. "Please ring doorbell to speak to current owner." There's even a helpful arrow pointing to a button set in the side of the archway. Not that it matters seeing as the note is destroyed along with the door in a fiery explosion. Oh well. The immediate inside of the castle is interesting, mostly because it's likely something Letty wouldn't expect. The lighting ot this place is not torches or candles, but electric lights hanging from the ceiling, with wires leading off to who knows where. There's also an odd lack of monsters rushing in to fight off the intruder. There's not even any traps, at least, none that are active at the moment.
Letty the Elf	Letty should really learn to read convenient signs. And arrows. And bells. But the thrill of adventure had gotten to her, and so they go unnoticed after her destructive arrow volley! Practically skipping inside, she has her bow at the ready, sharp eyes peering around. No monster. No obvious traps. Well-lit...and don't those lights look /odd/? They must be the work of an evil sorcerer! "Oh yeah, this place is evil!" She sucks in a breath, and wiggles her ears. "Come out you dastardly villains! Letty the Adventurer is here, and I'll kick all of your evil butts!" Slowly, she grins and giggles. A small leap to the air, just in case, and she's air-hopping about as she peers around for more doors to either lockpick, open, or blow up. Surely there's treasure in here! "I'm just one elf! Come and get me!" Taunting always helps. The Fighter, at least.
Fayt Ravus	There's an alarming lack of reply, maybe this place was abandoned? Then again the lights are on, clearly somebody's home! There's no immediate sign of treasure, in fact the main lobby is bare, but there's plenty of doors and hallways to search, clearly there's loot SOMEWHERE in here. What's the point of an inverted underground castle if there's nothing to steal? Well, semi-inverted, the interior is rightside up. Or is it upside down compared to outside? Probably best not ot think about that much.
Letty the Elf	This is too easy, screams the elf's brain. No monsters. No traps. The elf puffs her cheeks and pouts. Was she being ignored! Surely she's a threat! "...Oh come on. Come out monsters! I'm not some pushover to be ignored..." That voice is just achingly sweet in its pouty kind of way. Finally, she gives up on her wind-sprinting, and lands to the ground. She searches slowly now. Up, down, she even checks for hidden doors and illusory walls! Should she come across an actual door? Well, time to use those strong elf legs to put boot to door. Now she's just frustrated!
Fayt Ravus	Sticking to the outer parts of the castle result in... mostly empty rooms. A few have some crates full of simple supplies, some screws, a few lightbulbs, things like that. Getting closer to the castle interior is when things get interesting. There's a dining room! and a kitchen! Which has weird stuff like a stove and refrigerator! There's even a workshop! Her little rampage hasn't gone unnoticed however, there's some noise in the distance, sounds like people talking? There's an odd click as the talking suddenly stops however. There's the sound of someone approaching the room Letty is in, "What the hell is making that noise?" Sounds like it's just one person, lightly armed given the lack of clanking metal.
Letty the Elf	Letty is hands-deep in a supply create when that voice calls out! She's taken some Loot! Mostly lightbulbs, because to an elf, they look like some kind of magical doohickey that'll sell well! Surely they're valuable artifacts! But there's someone coming, and the elf stands up, kicks over the crate closed, and then she runs to the door! She pulls open the door, bow at the ready! "Surrender or face the wrath of Letty the Adventurer! I'll let you go if you tell me where all the loot and your evil leader is!" The elf stands, one foot in front of the other, as if she's not just broken into someone's home.
Fayt Ravus	Behold the face of evil! It's... kinda cute actually. Letty would find herself staring down what appears to be a short, somewhat scrawny teen with pale skin and pale blue hair. he's holding a staff out and looking kind of annoyed. "Huh? Are you the one who's been breaking all the doors in my home?" He's not attacking yet, and doesn't look at that armed, but the staff makes it obvious that the little guy's a mage, a very annoyed mage. "Is that a lightbulb? Why are you stealing lightbulbs?"
Letty the Elf	What horrible demon is it!? That bow slowly lowers. Letty just /stares/! That...isn't the face of evil. Not, it's the face of adorable. She kinda wants to hug Fayt. Slowly, her cheeks go bright red. "I...what do you mean? And what's a 'lightbulb'? I...I'm here to defeat evil in this obviously fell stronghold! Take me to the demon that's obviously enslaved you, and made you their emmissary!" The elf's confidence is slipping, stammering just a little, even as she points vaguely at Fayt!
Fayt Ravus	Fayt's head slowly tilts to the side. "A lightbulb is where the light in most electronic lights comes from. They burn out occasionally so I keep some spares around to replace them." slowly his head tilts to the other directly. "Demo-What are you talking about? I live here. This is my home, you broke into it and now you're stealing lightbulbs." He sounds more than a tad confused now.
Letty the Elf	Finally, things seem to click. The elf's ears fold down, and her mouth gapes a little. Hands go behind her, and she's leaning on her bow. "Y...you're not lying, are you?" She finally asks after an awkward minute. Blink blink. Blink blink. She suddenly falls to her knees and hugs Fayt's leg! Her bow falls with a clatter! "I...I'm SO SORRY! THIS PLACE LOOKED EVIL! S...SO I THOUGHT IT WAS A DUNGEON!" The elf is now sobbing earnestly at Fayt's feet, eyes all as red as her face!
Fayt Ravus	"No..." Fayt looks confused now. There's a long, awkward silence. "GAH! What the?!" Fayt wobbles for a bit as Letty hugs her, until finally. WHAM! Fayt doesn' take well to sudden movements like that, cue the tiny mage crashing to the floor, landing sprawled out on his back as his staff rolls away from him, a stunned look on his face. "ow..."
Letty the Elf	Down goes Fayt! The crying elf pauses, her sobs brought to an end. Then suddenly she's crawling over to him, trying to haul him bodily back up! She's stronger than she looks. "Oh no! Are...are you okay? I shouldn't have hurt you, c'mon, speak to me!" She's checking Fayt over for wounds, and her pack already has some bandages out just in case!
Fayt Ravus	Fayt quickly shakes his head, just as Letty hauls him up. "Huh? What are you?" He starts to blush, fidgeting as the elf checks on him. "I'm alright, really.. no need to worry." A pause then. "Why didn't you ring the doorbell? I had a sign out front and everything."
Letty the Elf	A deep sigh of relief. "You scared me! Yeeesh." Both hands go to her hips, she stares, and puffs out her cheeks. Letty's ears wobble expressively as she peers at Fayt! Then she relaxes. "Uhh. Sign. Heh. Heh heh heh heh." She's trying to hide her arrows now. They smell explosive. "Someone must have...taken off the sign! Yeah, that's it!" You know, the sign that's now a smoldering ruin. Much like the rest of the front door. Letty quickly covers. "S...so, uhh, how about we start over? I'm Letty, the Adventurer, and now Union ally! ...Who're you? You sound kinda familiar."
Fayt Ravus	Fayt actually backs up a step as Letty starts to stare. "Nice to meet you, I'm Fayt, a trader and sometimes mage. If your with the union that'd explain why the traps are off. They're tied to the radio and I heard you over Union bands once." A pause as his head tilts form side to side. "Someone took the sign? Not a lot of people come down here. I'll have to look into it later." Her attempts to hider her arrows gets a slightly odd look, but he doesn't comment on it.
Letty the Elf	Letty smiles a little bit finally! "Oh! No wonder! Well, uh, it's nice to meet you in person Fayt! Whoo, lucky me then! ...I thought it was too easy for even a beginner's dungeon." She sounds dissappointed, really. But them she claps her hands. "Well, since I broke in, how about I make some tea for you? I, uh...so I can make up for..." The door. "For stealing lightbulbs!" No, she hasn't given them back. She's running back into the kitchen, and just kinda peers at the stove. Peeeeer. Someone help a medieval elf. "...Where's the fire come from?"
Fayt Ravus	"You could give the lightbul..." He trails off as he seems to consider what he's saying for a moment, before shrugging and letting it drop. "Nevermind." Following Letty, Fayt calmly grabs a kettle and turns the stove on. "Here, I'll make it." fortunately he sounds much less annoyed now! Now he's just REALLY confused instead.
Letty the Elf	Letty the Elf lets out a gasp as Fayt works the stove, peering as the coils turn red. Her eyes are wide in amazement! "Wow! You must be a wizard, or an artificer, too Fayt?" She asks, clearly stuck on magic here. But once the kettle's boiling, she takes out some loose leaf tea and adds in it to steep! A small little giggle, and she grabs a chair, eventually scrounging some cups. "Man, how /did/ you end up with an evil sorcerer's castle anyway? No offense, but you don't look like the adventuring type."
Fayt Ravus	"The castle? A friend pointed me to it, it had been abandoned for ages and I needed to set up shop. And I am a mage, though the stove is just a stove I brought from a store, nothing too special, and I can fight if I have to, though I'm mostly just a trader."
Letty the Elf	PRUUUUUUUH! That's the sound of the tea kettle going off. With a jaunty whistle and a dextrous hand, she's pouring tea for the pair of them and trying to scrounge up some sugar and milk from the kitchen. Twin-tails swing as she works, her whistling never quite stoping until she's sitting down before Fayt with a warm smile. "So you bought out a cheap Evil Mage's Castle, and didn't think to redecorate so adventurer's don't try to come and raid you?" Smile! /Smile/! Reeeeach, she'll try to poke Fayt's nose. "Mister Ravus, I think you're a good man. But a little naive. If you're a good trader, hire an architect to put off less of a 'I'm evil come and plunder my dungeon' vibe to the place. Maybe some flowers! Or some maids to welcome in visitors!" The elf suggests!
Fayt Ravus	for his part. FAyt maeks sure to turn the stove off once the kettle is done, taking a seat as letty pours the tea. AS she reaches out to him though. "H-hey What are you-EEP!" Fayt actually blushes as his nose is poked, quickly shaking his head. "I-I'll keep that in mind. Honestly this place is remote and has been abandoned for ages. I wasn't really expecting anyone to show up down here.
Letty the Elf	Letty can't help but laugh at that blush, and the shake of the head! Truly, Fayt is adorable. The elf waggles a finger, and she shakes her head. Those two braids sway wildly in between sips of tea. She spots a bit of honey, swirls it around, then sips. Nod nod. Perfect. "And that's exactly your problem, Mister Fayt. You thought of the 'expected'. Adventurers delve into the unexpected by nature. If there's an abandoned place ages old? That's the ultimate goldmine! You're just lucky I'm the kind that's...well, smart. Heh. Some just...hack and slash through everything." Letty shudders for a moment. Silence. Then she smiles. "But you're a nice person, so you don't need to worry!" She reassures belatedly.
Fayt Ravus	"Hmm... right now I only have a few simple traps in place. you're with the Union though, so that explains why they didn't go off." He lets out a sigh. "There have been a couple break-ins. Fortunately nothing too crazy's happened." He takes a small sip of tea, letting out a pleased sound. "And before you ask, the traps are non-lethal. Mostly it's just a misdirection enchantment I put in the walls. Tends ot slow people down untill I can figure ot where they went."
Letty the Elf	Both arms thrust at having made it past the traps...even if due to her Union affiliation! She coughs, setting aside her adventurer triumph! "I'll look over your traps. I mean, as an Adventurer. So you can get better at protecting your home! You shouldn't get complacent. There's adventurers who don't care about who they raid too, you know? So you should be careful!" She offers, the slurps some tea. Pour pour. Sip! 'Non-Lethal'. Letty grins! "You really are a good man, Mister Ravus! Really, I'm glad. I might be an Adventurer, but I don't like seeing guild members' bones in dungeons. Most of them don't get taken out, you understand? It's..." She tries to come up with words, but sighs heavily. "I wish all dungeons were like yours. Treasures, but no one risks their lives." She states lowly.
Fayt Ravus	"Treasures um... I'd rather not be robbed at all?" Fayt looks just a tad confused as he says that. "Anyway, I wouldn't want anyone dead in here, especially over a simple mistake like what happened here. Besides. Deaths would just attracts some unwanted attention. So it's in my best interest to avoid that."
Letty the Elf	Letty nods several times. Arms are put behind her, rather seriously for the elf. "I agree. You seem like a nice man." Nod nod nod. "You'd just get even more unwanted attention, plus even less scrupulous adventurers wanting to plundger your home!" Nod nod nod. Teasip! Letty sucks in a breath, then lets it out. She pushes out the hair from her face, and her twintails wiggle. "For what it's worth, Mister Ravus, I'll tell my guild that your home isn't some dungeon to be plundered." Yaaawn. She cracks one out, despite the tea. "...Could I stay the night?"
Fayt Ravus	Fayt blinks. "Hmm? Well... you came in through the front door, it's a long trip down here just to find nothing..." apparently he didn't notice the stolen lightbulbs. "...and you offered to help. I guess I could let you stay the night in the gust room before heading out again." He stands up from the table. "Here, I'll lead you to it."