Damen's smile widens at the shifter's words. Friends help you protect what you have, my dear Imperia. Is that not the the way your Empire works? You fight, you die, you sacrifice for them? And they repay you by letting you join? Sounds friendly to me.
Kaeysari considers Phoenix's words.
"That's a strange view of the gods," she says. "I don't see them as hoarding, although they are hard to understand sometimes. Besides, if all you can trust is the power you take for yourself, how can you ever have any friends?"
He says "So...what you think we should be doin'?" he asks.
Enlightened self interest. That is what makes the world go around. That and amiable compansionship.His eyes twinkle a moment as he responds to Phoenix."As for friends, I've never met someone that wasn't just into it for their angle. The best you can hope for is companions that won't stab you in the back before the contract is completed."
*He grins under his masked helm.*
Why the tavern of course! To the tavern!
*He chuckles and turns about once again. Continuing along the way into the town.*
"I think we should head to the barn and see what evidence we can discover."
"The barn is probably our best bet," Kaeysari says. "If you could show us where it is, we can take a look around. There might be something you missed."
Papolstaanas starts out of his reverie. "Huh? Well, um--""Friendship, you don't really need or expect anything in return, but you get it anyway. Like with me and Papolstaanas. We don't look like we've got a lot in common, but we're still friends. Isn't that right... hey, Papolstaanas, are you okay?"