A Nighttime Stroll ((Raistlin, open RP))

[raistlin_black]

The majority of Raistlin's time had been spent either in the library, researching the darkest magics that he could locate, or out in the Forbidden Forest, where he could pratice without any absurd interruptions from the school or the insanity that seemed to permeate the walls of the place

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[ariemorytwo]

No dragon here, but if a young woman strolling the grounds alone didn't catch Raistlin's interest, the arcane pelt in which she was swathed might do so?

[raistlin_black]

Women ceased to hold much appeal for the wizard many years ago. But the odd pelt she was wearing was.. interesting. Raistlin altered his path to intersect with hers.

"An odd choice of outerwear given the time of year. How did you happen to come by something so rare?"

[ariemorytwo]

The ruined voice grated across Ariane's awareness - if she'd been a dog, her ears would've flattened. To her, the connotations were of exposure to silicates, to Cyteen's toxic outback. Not personal and present danger, but past danger faced long ago; the toll exacted by a frontier hostile to human life.

She paused, politely, in her walk, and answered with her usual straightforwardness.

"It was a gift," she said. "After the bear attack, I feel safer with this than without it."

[raistlin_black]

His eyebrows rose beneath his dark hood. "The pelt of the magical creature. A rare find indeed."

The wizard coughed raggedly and continued in a low, harsh whisper. "It seems it would attract more attention than deter another onslaught."

[ariemorytwo]

"Do you think so?" Her own brow arched, with no hood to conceal the expression. "I think it's the best form of camouflage available to me, should another attack occur."