hydrangeabloom | Forever and again

[ he doesn't expect to be greeted with such praise or such warmth (for to be offered the chance to try it for himself is certainly a warmth offered by a blacksmith that puts their sweat and blood into each of their creations.) Ajax shifts, his visible eye going wide like a little kid being offered a precious object they have wanted for a long time, and he takes it carefully, reverently. ]

Thank you so much.

[ his tone is so grateful, that it's clear he is actually normally very polite and humble rather than intentionally rough around the edges. It's safe to say that he most likely was a gentle child before whatever scraps the world there him when he was forced at to kneel at its feet.

his expression becomes a bit flustered at bring asked about the creature, but he speaks with equal excitement. ] I-I'm not sure, but it really is best like this!

[ Ajax's fighting style is quite acrobatic afterall, being able to move through the air is important to him. It's weird to explain that right now, though, Morax will understand that part by seeing it in action, surely. ]

[ Lady Yun chuckles behind a leather gloved hand, soot smeared upon her chin. ]

"Now now, Lord Rex Lapis. No need to interrogate the poor boy. You asked him to pick and so he did. And a fine blade, too. That edge was made with my last stock of dragonfall. Maybe he can help cull those field tillers the cataclysm left behind. I'm sure then he'll show you his aerial prowess."

[ Morax seems impervious to her teasing. She shakes her head when he considers her words with the same amount of seriousness he would for a contract or a war room meeting. He nods solemnly: ]

I see. Perhaps I will ask for his aid in such an endeavor.

[ Morax turns back to Ajax, nodding at the weapon now secured in his hands. ]

Shall we be off then? You seem eager to test out your new weapon.

[ Ajax seems to beam a little bit at Lady Yun's indirect encouragement through her teasing of Morax. He even nods a bit absentmindedly at her remark about him demonstrating, making special note to indeed do so when the time comes.

A quick nod from him when Miss talks to him, though. ] Yeah, I'm ready to go!

[ And once again, the two of them head out into the wilderness— this time to the north. Upon their way they pass by tall towering jagged mountains too sharp and too angled to have been formed solely by nature's hands as well as a scattering of huts and houses of people who tend to the land outside of the Harbor proper. Farmers and gatherers and those who prefer not the hustle and bustle of the city (even if the city is just a washed-up pebble in comparison to the splendid diamond it will become). A few bow in greeting to see their Archon pass by their humble abode, offering the same deference to the companion that walks beside him. A handful of children peek out behinds tree trunks and tall plants of rice and tea to whisper quietly to each other about the strange man with the blue eyes and red hair.

But eventually even those thin until they get closer and closer to a cave — a massive one cut into the side of a mountain. Great chunks of beautiful amber cor lapis ore is embedded in the rocks, giving the whole place a soft golden gleam. And as they enter the cave, Ajax will notice how warm it gets. Warmer still the farther in they tread even though shouldn't it be cool here sheltered from the light from the sun.

A few more minutes walking will reveal the cause of the heat and warmth. A massive pyro regisvine, leaves lashing about like tendrils of fire at it basks in the light of a single hole in the cave up high overhead. A crust of ruby red minerals encircles its crown, small chunks of it chipped away as if mined by someone or something.

Morax turns to Ajax then: ]

Have you ever encountered one of these before? Perhaps not of this element.

[ Ajax's visible eye widens as he stares up at the pyro regisvine. It's been a long while since he's seen one of these of any element for varying reasons, but he doesn't recall ever encountering one with the pyro element. ]

Maybe ... a few ... but... [ he tilts his head now, staring at the crown. ] ...? Do you guys use this thing for something?

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