"Meh.  Ya got the wrong shop them.  This 'ere is a general goods store for farm related things.  If ya want medical goods, lookout for an open-air market down the street.  A sign that says "Mikan's Wares" is what you'll want." the man said and waved his hand in the air.  "Have a good 'ay now folks." 

"Maru!  Maruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!  Makuuuuuuuuuuu! Come and get the goods!  We heal and deal!  Just like Gavlan!" a voice called, they were rather close to the open-air markets.  A number of voices all called and chatter filled the small square.  "We heal and deal!  All the wares ya need!" one voice called.  A rather handmade sign that read "Mikans Wares!" hovered over the womans cart.  

The looked at Aestus' bewildered.  "BARU!  YOU ASS!  STOP CHANGIN' MY SIGN!" the woman cried out and looked at her sign before taking it down.  For a moment she grumbled and mumbled to herself before regaining her composure.  This woman wore a rather nice light blue sundress and her skin was rather normal compared to the other merchant.  Well, minus her left hand, which was ash.  "Name's Miki, Mikan is my full man, but I like Miki for short better.  What can I do ya two for?" 

"What kinda cream?  Ya gotta be a bit more specific.  And I'll take any coin, it's never hard to melt down one for another." Miki said and smiled brightly.  

(When you say bracers, could you be more specific?  What type of bracers are we talking about?  Because I keep thinking about forearm bracers...)

"Oh yeah!  I got that kinda stuff!  What kinda pain is it?" 

(What type, like arm?  Leg?  And on what limbs?)

(No no, that's all good!  In Garcardia they have advanced tech, so a full-body brace would exist.  But I was curious since the brace wasn't described as being all around.) 

"Ummmmm, earth to customer?  Come in customerrrrrrrrrr!" Miki said, waving her hand.  "What kinda pain ya got?" 
 

"Sounds like major bone degradation and revitalization.  I do have a cream for it, but I can't promise that it'll work all the time.  If your condition is bad enough to rely on the rather...generous amounts of braces, you may want to see Dr. Aster about this kinda stuff.  He's really good at medical junk when he's in town.  Ya might be able to find him in the Castle over there.  But I can give ya a month supply, for 25 gold coins and 3 silver to cover the stock replenishing." 

Miki took the coins and jingled them in her hands and jumped up and down gleefully.  "First purchase of the day!  Yahoo!" she said, Her infection tone and grim catching the eye of a few other shoppers.  Storing the coins on her cart, she handed the duo some finely carved wooden boxes.  "Handmade for ya!  Come again~" she said.  

"Mikiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!" Fang cried, tackling her to the ground, creating a rather loud commotion.  "FANG!" Miki said, hugging the girl tightly. "How are youuuuuuu!" 

Flare sighed and rubbed his temples, watching from afar as the two girls began to talk the day away.  "This...will be awhile."

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As the two began their walk home, they saw quite a number of Hanai's residents talking, chatting, doing regular things despite their appearances somehow saying otherwise.  A few came up to make small talk, you know, how was your day, things like that.  It was a rather pleasant change of pace and scenery.  By the time they entered the Castle again, it was around sundown, or at least early evening.  The dead silence in the castle was off-putting after coming back from the lively town.

(Nope!  They're on a different schedule.  Fang and Flare are shopping for some foods too.  Mostly for Crimson on his orders and Aster's too.)

(Yep!) 

"Home!  Yes yes!  Home!" one voice said, rather cheerfully.  "A place to rest and gather".  Another said.  Further into the main hall, around the middle of the room, a spiraling staircase descended from the ceiling and softly reached to the ground.  

"This way, it's comfy!" 

The staircase winded up and up, leading to a rather narrow hallway, big enough only for three people side-by-side.  At the end was an old painting of...

Oh...Caligo won't like this one too much.  It's a painting of the garden tree he climbed on.  A faded cloth was draped over it, the gentle glow of the embers stained the pink petals of the tree an odd red color, like a lighter color of blood.  The sword at the trunk of the tree was no different than the once before, except for one difference.  There was a red ribbon on it's hilt, letting the wind blow it around.  The background of the painting was a beautiful blue sky.  As the two got closer to the painting, figures of 6 people appeared.  One man in the middle, kneeling down and smiling brightly.  Parts of his face were bleached by the embers light.  The two behind him, to his left and right, were Fang and Flare, smiling softly and carrying a dagger and a naginata respectfully.  Infinity and Agni were sitting on some branches above too, Infinity was carrying a great-sword on her shoulder and Agni was using what looked to be a bow slung around his neck.  However another girl was riding on top of Crimson's shoulders.  It was impossible to see what her face way like.  And even more so was the figure itself.  The clothes were faded and hard to tell what was being worn.  Clearly someone did this with an intent...

As they walked past the painting an old door was creaked open.  Peeking inside the door you see a simple room, not too lavishly decorated or even ornate in nature.  A simple bed, nightstand and a few chairs in front of an old and extinguished fireplace.  A figure was sitting in front of the fireplace, holding what seemed to be a violin...

(The Castle of Ash is controlled by Crimson, but other factors still play in.  As of now, you are entering the "TRAUMA DUMP" era for the RP)

The violin was thrown into the air and turned into ash in a rather spectacular fashion.  The figure stood up and brushed itself off.  A mans voice came from it.  "You may use this room as you please, but if you change anything, please make sure to put it back where it belongs.  Crimson is always a pain in the ass to deal with sometimes." the man said and turned to face the two.  You couldn't quite make out what he was, or who he was.  A physical and magic veil seemed to cover his face.  But one thing was certain, you could tell his eyes were a gold color.  "I am rather surprised the Fallen sent you to my room of all places...granted, no one uses it anymore..." for a moment the man vanished and appeared face to face with Caligo then Aestus.  "Gods from Genesis?  How funny, Aster would love to hear that story I'm sure.  Anyways, enjoy the room.  Oh, and if you need something for this room just call my name: Leonidas.  I can tell you a lot of this world, it's people, even this castle." 

With that the man vanished in thin air, leaving a golden dust behind, sparking among the embers.  

(Ok, so for Context, Leonidas is related to Crimson in some way.  Not by blood, but another reason.  Remember when everyone was talking about the Emperor?  This is the Emperor)

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