Broken Compass and a Broke Man

He nodded eagerly, bowing clumsily to Bishop before turning towards the door. Junior broke into a run, tripped over his own shoe-laces, but caught himself with a palm planted against the wall. He's still a growing boy, and it's quite natural that he'd be uncoordinated with his ever-changing body. Junior's cheeks flushed pink, and he closed the door behind him as he ran out.

Junior Noah ran down the street, sprinting towards a nearby building. His own large, awkward feet almost tripped him a few times, but he managed to catch himself. He would head towards their home, to find his mother, Teanna.

Junior's mother is definitely no light-weight, or so he remembers father would describe. Bold and strong-willed. There's actually quite a resemblance between Teanna and his younger brother. But their mother's beautiful, with her head of blonde hair, and strange inhuman eyes. Junior Noah looks more like his father than his mother, but looks more like his grandmother, Camile Nandehui , than either of them.

Noah caught the way Bishop's blue eyes would sparkle at his son's words. Is it a sign of interest, or amusement? As Junior ran out awkwardly, Noah turned once more towards Bishop.

"I do believe it is a trait from his grandfather." From what Noah has heard of his own father from Camile, Shinoji has some sort of defect in talking, and his mind's rather arcane. At the very least, it doesn't work like most people's. In intelligence and learning capacity, Shinoji is very talented indeed, but his behaviors make him seem rather dumb, like junior Noah.

Noah once thought that people could take care of themselves. Now that he has kids of his own, he knows the extent most parents worry about their kids. In their childhood, a parent might worry about education, friends, and decency. Upon reaching adulthood, a parent might worry about their career, lifestyle, ability to support themselves, and later in life, a parent worries for their kid's romantic partner. Such endless worries!

"I have a favor to ask of you. It is a very great favor, indeed." There was a pause, "I would be indebted to you for ever."

Noah's wide eyebrows rose in curiousity at Bishop's words. Unwilling Masquerade?[ What's that?/i] The desire to know what it is, to understand it fully, drove Noah to ask excitedly, "What is this ... 'Unwilling Masquerade'?

There was a pause, and Noah spoke of his favor, "My son will be destined to be nothing-more than a hermit in the future, if he continues as he is." Noah has two sons, and both are practically opposites. Felix is a social butterfly, and suave. Noah Junior is awkard socially, and extremely nervous, even at a younger age.

"I see that you have vast knowledge, and so I ask of you to educate him, to train him." From what Noah sees in his son, he seems to be a fighter. Junior is much more interested in harnessing his powers, and more studious, than Felix. Perhaps if Junior is around others outside his family, and taught to practice a variety of arts, he would be less self-conscious, and more social.

Noah listened with acute attentions. Yes, Junior is more intelligent than Felix, even though the latter is more charismatic. A genius. He remembers how Junior would sit at a desk, piled with books; his philosophical reach is beyond most of those of his age. His son's very similiar to how Noah was; the resemblance is actually uncanny. Noah used to be a nervous child, though intelligent and eager to learn. His son is just more .. awkward socially, but he's more studious and intelligent.

Noah bowed his head at Bishop's answer, "But what of your departure?" Then a thought occured to him. He knows that Bishop will inevitably leave. But when?

Noah glanced out the window briefly, towards the vermillion skies. Would Junior have to go away with Bishop? His son has never left Nede before. His children has been here since the day of their birth. How would Junior adapt? The worries of a parent overwhelmed Noah for a moment. But then, it coud be his chance to experience more, to learn more of the world.

Noah's eyes flicked towards Bishop keenly, noting the question he replied with. Is he stalling? It does seem like it. Noah used the same technique, to either talk in riddles or answer with a question to stall for time to think of an adequate answer, or not answer at all. It is quite useful a trick.

Noah listened in silence. [o]My time to go? Is he going to die or something?[/i] But he will not push for an answer yet. As Bishop says, they will cross that bridge when it comes.

"Then let us cross the bridge when it comes."

"Do you want to meet with him now, or...?" Perhaps Bishop has some other business to attend to beforehand. Noah had his hand in his pocket, fingering the locket in there. He glanced out the window again. By now, Noah junior would be at home, either with his siblings or mother. Perhaps his son would visit him again later on.

Noah took notice of the beads of perspiration upon Bishop's forehead, and he blinked. Is he nervous? At Bishop's reply, Noah gave a curt bow of his head, "Tomorow will be fine." Perhaps it is best that he talk to Junior first, to give him a heads-up before just throwing him into something. Junior would most likely be more prepared if he has a pre-warning.

It seems to him that Bishop has some experience with this, or at least he makes it seem so. Perhaps that is best. It would be far better to get someone experienced. Bishop is a friendly person; Junior would be fine in his hands.

"I think it's just you." Noah tilted his head, eyebrows quirking up questioningly. He trudged towards the window, throwing it open to let a stream of cool air in. Turning back to Bishop, Noah nodded towards the window, "Is that helping?"

His eyes darted to the open window and narrowed. There was something out there causing a disturbance not too far from Nede. Perhaps south of it…he wasn’t certain. He could just sense the shift in the balance of energies. The negative now outweighed the positive.

“Do you feel that?”

A step was taken towards the door, but he came to a halt. Was it his place to interfere with matters that clearly didn’t involve him? He chewed on his bottom lip and looked at Noah. Perhaps the man, if he felt the disturbance, would know what to do. He brought a hand from his pocket and swiped the beads of sweat away.



Tick-tock.

Noah followed after Bishop to the window in silence. His eyes fluttered, then closed. A familiar sensation came to him; it's the imbalance of energies. But why? Noah pushed open the door of Bing Hei, and stepped out. Eyeing the heavens, arms folded across his chest in a sort of defiant manner.

"Something's wrong here."

What could be the cause of such an inequality? Noah sensed something was wrong in Aenied, but he couldn't pinpoint a specific direction or location. He's getting rather nervous, and his eyebrows tugged together, forming wrinkles near the corner of his eyes. It's a sign of his anxiety and confusion.

"Can you pin-point the location?"

"Hm?"

Noah quirked a quizzical brow at the pause in Bishop's reply.

"Not at all."

Noah has traveled before with teleportation. It's an interesting experience, but not unpleasant.. or at least, not the ways he traveled with before.

"Do you know why it's happening?"

Noah tucked his hands into the pockets of his denim, squaring his shoulders a tad as his eyes closed once more; he felt the imbalance in energy again, and it isn't exactly a comfortable sensation.

*Rhian nodded looking at Squiggy. She understood what he meant about bratty scholars.*


"I see....don't let him bother you. He may interrupt and know more English, yet he isn't as friendly as you. So pay him no mind."


*She meant every word she said.. Squiggy was may more open and friendly then Scribbs, it seemed that way. Scribbs knew he was more intellectual than Squiggy and took advantage of it, it seemed.*


*When you said something about a valuable given away she tilts her head*


"What kind of valuable? Why did he give it away?"

Noah turned his head to watch the raven tattoo upon Bishop's extended hand emerged from his flesh. It's a rather incredible scene, to watch a creature come out of the flesh. That's why the tatoo seemed to move before. Then the raven spread its wings, and off it flew, away from them for the time being. Ru. So that is it's name.

Noah's eyes widened at Bishop's words. A battle? Why? He remember visiting the Valle Delle Rotture Dell'Angelo before. It's the place he met Teanna, actually. But that's beyond the point. Why would they be fighting? Noah gave a nod to Bishop's question, then his hand became erect.

His arm extended, parallel to the ground, hand reaching out for Bishop's hand. Their hands clasped, and off they went as the rune triggered.

[Exit Noah to join Uncertainty]

*Rhian saw how Squiggy had shuddered amd how it see,ed things had changed. Atleast for him. She heard his words and really didn't know if she should ask anymore. A locket and a compass really did not give her much information.*


"He has a good reason. I am sure of it. Its not like a person to give something so valuable away for no reason."


*She grabbed her clothes and walked to the bathroom and changed. She walked back into the room and laid her clothes down on the bed looking at Squiggy.*


"You two are welcome to stay here as long as you guys need too. It's nice having some company"


*She put her clothes away and walked to the living room and almost screamed seeing the new furniture. At first somehow she believe she went to someone elses house. But when she saw Scribbs she calmed down a bit and grabbed a small blanket and laid it over you. Her eyes ran over the furniture and sat in the loveseat*

*She looked at you two. She knew you two were talking about the man from earlier, but what about him?*


"Bishop....what about Bishop??"


*She did feel as if something was different, but she wasn't sure what. Paige laid in her lap as she looked at you two.*


*She looked out the window for any clue and around the room. But no matter what she did she had no clue what they were talking about. To them, it seemed alarming.*


*She stood and walked to the kitchen placing Paige in her home-made bed. She got a bottle of water for herself and came back to the living room*

*Rhian sat down and saw they were watching her. She looked down at her water and then back them*

"What? Do I have something on my face??"


*Paige fell asleep quickly the sun now high in the sky.*


"You guys were talking about Bishop. Is it bad if he uses his magic?"