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Iseult wasn't very talkative or she was a shy girl, that was Seyren's conclusion of this woman's personality and perhaps the it was the fact that this woman proved to be so tight-lipped that drove her to want to know more. Seyren was positive that Iseult had a good story to share, it was usually the case with the quiet ones anyway. Her logic, the fact that they didn't speak much meant they had much to hide and that usually equated to juicier stories or in rare instances confessions.
"Jaedaxia? No, not at all... but I was supposed to have a cousin who lived this far north... Not really in Jaedaxia, one of the nearby cities but I can't remember which... His name was Stray..." she bit her lips, her delicate brows furrowing as she tried hard to remember his name. "I can't remember his full name but I remember playing with him back when we were kids." and then she realized she had said too much, oh well, there was no way Iseult would know Stray, she couldn't even remember him all that well herself.
Seyren's pint of ale arrived at this point of her spiel and she completely forgot about Stray. The small girl nursed the rather large mug of ale and took a swig of the alcohol-laced drink, she wanted to wash down the exhaustion from a long day's hard work with this and it had always helped in the past but now... How come it tastes bad all of a sudden...
It had never occurred to her that maybe her tastes would change now that she inhabited this smaller frame. Surely that couldn't be true, the prospect of not enjoying her alcohol was the last straw she could take.
"I was simply stranded in this city due to a few mitigating circumstances that went beyond my control. I guess simply put, karma dictated my arrival here." which was the truth, or at least part of it. She couldn't really tell the Fluersdotter that she was on the run on accusations of kidnapping herself, that would definitely sound crazy and she doubted Iseult was the sort who'd believe long tales.
"And how about you, from where do you come from?"
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