The sun was just starting to peek over the horizon as the young man made his way over the swampy terrain. It was earlier than one might think, as it was currently summer on the waterlogged planet. Not that it mattered much, as the seasons were typically a blur here. Spring and summer were hot and soggy, and winter simply meant colder water and shorter days. There was no real fall here.
Maku lifted up his soaked leg, taking a step out of the old wooden boat that had so kindly taken him across the rather large distance between islands. He silently slipped his hand into his pocket and pulled out a few coins, slipping them into the boatman's open hand. It was quite the sum of Tu, but there was no other way to get around so quickly under the radar. Not that there was any real need to be under the radar, but the teenager figured it would be for the best.
As the boat sped away, Maku turned his gaze to a place not far away; a small house, in which lay his next vict-- the person he was to retrieve. He sighed at the impossibly long distance in which he had to walk to get there, running a hand through his hair.
"Hate this stupid swamp," he grumbled to himself, watching his hair fall back onto his face. The humidity wasn't something he was used to on Acea, and despite having been on this world for nearly a month collecting information, he still wasn't quite fond of it.
It didn't take him too long to arrive at the house, at which point he proceeded to fix his clothes, though the simply tank-top and shorts didn't require much fixing, and knocked on the door.
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The sun was shining, the gondra were out, and it was going to be a wonderful day.
Right?
Not even close.
Marcus groaned as he made his way through the city, running a gloved hand through his blonde hair. He squinted up at the sun, regretting not bringing his sunglasses to this world. Acea was covered in plants, the trees forming a pleasant canopy above them, unlike this rocky place. Lucky for him it was only the start of spring, and therefor it was hardly above room temperature outdoors.
A small jostle brought Marcus' thoughts back to his immediate surroundings, and he quickly uttered an apology to the person he had bumped into.
"Are you alri--" he cut himself off, his body twisting around to find it had simply been a light-post. "Wonderful scene you've made of yourself, Marcus. I am truly impressed." His words were spoken for only his ears, though he caught a few other people laughing to themselves. He shook his head, trying to get rid of the smile now on his face.
As he continued on his way, the man recollected exactly where he was heading. The sages had sent him on a mission to retrieve a young girl from Relcore, though he didn't quite know why. In fact, there were only four sages on all of Acea who knew; they were the oldest, and had been in charge of their little world for many decades. And, unfortunately for him, being the grandson of one of these sages didn't earn him anything. Not that Marcus would ever dream of getting off so easy, but it would've still been nice to know a few things.
The blonde was once again brought back into the present as he arrived at the house he had been searching for. He hesitated only a minute before knocking, hoping dearly that the girl, or at least her family, was home.
((Sorry I didn't type up Marcus' post last night, but I was insanely tired and a bit irritable. Also, I changed Chaster's name to Marcus because I didn't like it xD; As far as posting order goes, feel free to post whenever you like. It might be best to have the sages go first, and then the guardians, but to me it doesn't much matter <3 If you need help with anything, feel free to Rmail or Skype me @ kenanialadorath c: <33 also please forgive the powerplaying on where your homes were I just wanted to move things along lD))
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