Argoth watched as the stranger's sword came down scoring a deep slash in his chest plate Why did it always have to come to this? Argoth drew Argamemnon. As the sword touched his hands hundreds of runes scored into the blade lit up with a ruddy glow and his eyes liereally exploded into an inferno of spectral fire. "You have just made the biggest mistake of your life" with that he let out a gutteral growl and made a strike for the stranger's torso. He quickly parried but almost lost a hold of his sword under the force of Argoth's swing rolling left as Argoth brought his sword down again. Argoth wrenched his sword out of the ground and swung again, Argamemnon becoming lodged half way through a tree trunk. After trying to remove it Argoth realised the futility of it and turned around just fast enough to see the stranger trying to split his "head" open. He quickly raised his hands and caught the blade. The stranger struggled to remove it from his grasp. Argoth twisted the blade out of his hands and flung it over his shoulder. It was now a fist fight. Argoth reeled his fist back and swung but only succeeded in scraping a bit of skin away near the outside of the strangers right eye. The stranger staggered back before sending out a kick to Arghoth's left knee. Argoth knee jerked back and he dropped to the floor. In the time that he had the stranger relocated his sword and pointed it at Argoth's face. Argoth in the meantime had readied a sphere of magical fire and was ready to let it loose. The stranger looked down at the sphere of fire in Argoth's hand " I now see the futility of this situation" Argoth shruged "as do I."
The stranger looked around. "hmm they wern't exactly watching" a sly grin cracked across his face "so I could just SAY I killed you" Argoth shook his head " you could but they would require evidence" Argoth thinks for a moment "wait here" he runs into the forest and comes bach with a helmet idendical to his except for a large hole that a sword had made half a century earlier. "take this. It should work as an acceptable ruse" The sstranger looks at him "and if it doesn't?" Argoth clenches a fist and opens it a small pouch containing Diamonds, rubys and several other precious gems. "then this should cover the cost."

Lia smiled and started to explain for the man, "Well this man is a tour guide as well as a body guard." She thought a moment, <Would that make him a body guide? A tour guard?> "So I would figure he is a mercinary of some sort. He was just talking about showing me around town. I am rather new here...." She started to muse.

"Well then, little mother, I should accompany you."

Kilik pushed himself inbetween the girl and the scammer, forcing him away. "I'll come too... I'm also a body gaurd and a tour guide..."

"Wow, another body guard and tour guide, that must be a new profession I haven't heard about. But do I really need two tour guides and a holy knight just to tour the town?" She thought for a moment, "But I guess the more, the merrier, right sir?" She smiled at the first tour guide.

"I'm more of an honor guard, little mother." Azrael replied.

Suddenly Ash's head apared between them: "Could you three tour us two to?" She asked and pointed with her empty hand at Calie: "I'm sure you could suport touring us. One guide for each of us, perhaps:-)!"

"But of course dear lady. I'm certain that this...erm... gentalman will serve you quite well. Now, where are we staying?"

Rath bowed his deepest coutrly bow.

"Well, what kind of inns are in this town?" Lia asked Rath, "I haven't made any reservations yet."

(OOC: just out of curiousity, is the name "Rath" from dragon knights? I love that manga and I was just curious.)

Hearing the word "Inn" He opened his eyes and looked towards the group that had moved towards the door. I haven't slept in a bed for some time now. This is the best time... not to mention, I think it might be nice to see around town. Looking around, Anzai noticed that his companion had left him. Taking a quick look around him he saw that she had mixed up with the group. For someone as shy as her, he she likes to jump into things Walking up and melting into the group he look for one of the guides. Reaching in for a shoulder, "I would also like to see the town. All I need is a guide to the inn. May I accompany you?"