"Back room, let's go." Ruewen spoke quicky and in slightly annoyed tones, turning his back on them as he strode past a pair of SandWing customers, who had stopped to stare as Leif and Fae shuffled past them.
Leif placed a nervous talon on his sister's shoulder, "Wait- Fae, what is going on?"
She shrugged him off wordlessly.
The doorway was covered with thick stands of chunky, colorful beads. Ruewen swished through the colorful doorway, sending the beads clacking noisly behind him.
Leif followed, squinting as he parted the beady doorway and stumbled after Fae.
They entered into a small back room, colorful rugs and cushions slouched against the floor and walls.
"It's here?" Fae questioned when Ruewen stopped to down a glass of green liquid, which had been sitting on a small table beside the beaded doorway.
Ruewen, swallowed hard then nodded vigorously, "Yea, yea, it's here."
The SkyWing tottered slightly as he crossed the room, stopping at a large painting spanning half the wall.
"And is the SandWing here?" Fae asked, glancing around the small room.
Ruewen removed the painting, which had been covering a large door. "Uh, yes, here, here, IceWing should like this." He flung the door open and motioned them into the room.
There were no windows, but a cool breeze rushed out of the doorway.
Fae slunk into the room and Leif followed, relieved as the air turned crisper in his throat. He had already adjusted his scales to the desert temperatures, but the once stifling air had still felt thick.
"Faaaae," A SandWing hunched against a red sofa to their left, greeted. The SandWing grinned.
"Hello, dear," Fae gave the SandWing a quick nod as Ruewen shut the door behind them, stopping to stare at his talon curiously for a moment, then stumbled over to a large chest.
This room was very similar to the previous, though instead of the bright windows illuminating their surrounds, small glowing lamps hung from the ceiling.
"What is this stuff?" Leif tapped a small glass bulb containing the light.
Ruewen didn't look up as he flipped the chest open, "SilkWing light. Er, creepy, but the mmm the
aesthetic..."
Fae peered over his shoulder at the chest with a content look.
The SandWing stood abruptly. "So, I take that? That's the..." She mimed an explosion and Leif straightened, taking a wary step back.
"Fae.."
The SeaWing Queen snatched a small, clear vial from the chest, grabbing another and comparing them critically.
Ruewen turned abruptly towards Leif, giving him a funny look as he sized up the IceWing. "Wow." He motioned towards the Prince, nodding. "You are... Shiny."
Leif blinked uncertainly.
Ruewen narrowed his eyes. "Does he- does he talk? He, uhh, you talk right?"
Leif let out a congested sigh, swallowing hard and taking another step closer to the door.
(Sorry, I didn't realize how long this got (*_*)
Abrupt ending, but we'll see what Aphono does and then it shall continue

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