Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-26104528-20150928195402/@comment-26130256-20151016215941

"Wow," Azulius responded, his voice quiet. "Dealing with that, you've got every right to angst a little.  My family is still picking up some pieces from when my grandmother was killed." He closed his eyes, trying not to dig up the memories of Rosa Cardamom's death, and all the fallout from afterwards. Seeing his family broken and not being able to do anything about it, and only ten years old.

As he kept his eyes closed, he smelled something he didn't expect. Chocolate. The magician opened his eyes and saw the wastebasket was filled with wrappers for candy bars. He pulled one out to examine. Vacuan Semi-Dark Chocolate, Smythe and Co. Their mixes were just a little sour for Azzie's liking (Mistrali Extra Dark was where it was at), but Smythe still commanded a top dollar price.

"Hey, did Laelia have much financial backing herself?  If she was running from the Realm with only the clothes on her back, no way she could afford this high-quality chocolate.  Maybe she had a friend helping her, a friend with expensive taste?  And why is the guy who saved my team's life in a pic with your girl Laelia and our new friend?"