"Travel will be much faster if we fly from this village here to Mycenae," he offers as explanation. "To stay covert, we tend to...keep at a higher altitude, until it is safe to come lower."
He will leave any further explanation for later, simply because it is not needed at this time. "Will you remove then count the bags of coins in that chest, while we look through this one?"
Lifting her from his thigh, he places her up higher onto his shoulder - yes he is bare-skinned, but his movements are careful (and her sense of balance is keen) to avoid her having to use her claws to grip as he moves to the other chest; it is keyed with a similar lock.
Carefully, he opens it and begins to take stock of the contents - there are smaller bags within this one (likely more coins) as well as some more personal type effects; a dagger with a finely carved and bejeweled handle, some 'fancy' clothes, silk scarves and the like. Skellig reaches for one of the smaller linen bags, which is tied with a drawstring, and unwraps it, allowing the contents - several cut gemstones of a decent size - to fall into his palm, which he presents for her 'inspection'.
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Date: 2024-08-24 04:43 pm (UTC)He will leave any further explanation for later, simply because it is not needed at this time. "Will you remove then count the bags of coins in that chest, while we look through this one?"
Lifting her from his thigh, he places her up higher onto his shoulder - yes he is bare-skinned, but his movements are careful (and her sense of balance is keen) to avoid her having to use her claws to grip as he moves to the other chest; it is keyed with a similar lock.
Carefully, he opens it and begins to take stock of the contents - there are smaller bags within this one (likely more coins) as well as some more personal type effects; a dagger with a finely carved and bejeweled handle, some 'fancy' clothes, silk scarves and the like. Skellig reaches for one of the smaller linen bags, which is tied with a drawstring, and unwraps it, allowing the contents - several cut gemstones of a decent size - to fall into his palm, which he presents for her 'inspection'.