Quest Runs (For Liten)

[CalmlyEccentric]

T'was a day like any other out there in a world of fantasy. You know, fantasy like dungeons, dragons, skeletons that have way too much health and archery skill, that stuff. A day like any other in this world also certainly wasn't a welcoming one. Violence wasn't uncommon and not was loss unfortunately. Somehow though, people still managed to prevail and create civilization and harness magic and so on in the world. With a little bit of persistence, it seemed like anything was possible.

Anyway, quest in this world were abundant because people either couldn't do something themselves or were just plain too lazy too. That was good news for some people because it directly gave them a job to do. That didn't mean it was all sunshine and dwindle though. As mentioned before, this world wasn't very nice, so having a friend or someone with one self out there would be ideal.

While some people had actual people to being with them out there, others had familiars and summons. Not exactly friends, yes, but it was close enough and sometimes, in rare cases, it was more support than they needed. Usually that meant that the summon or familiar was a powerful one, and these little, or big, things usually came at a cost, which varies greatly depending on what was chosen. Needless to say sometimes it was worth it, other times not so much...

[Liten]

But regardless of the costs of such a union, it was almost always beneficial to some degree, though the manner in which it was detrimental was always a point of contention for many. Like one girl for example. Her name was Kayla, like many others she too had gotten into the position of summoning a familiar.

Kayla was a fairly standard girl, practicing a wide array of magic like much of her profession, but also combining it with subtlety and a certain knack for the arts of the more sneaky.

She stood about four feet tall, give or take a couple of inches, the girl in question was of a hybrid species, of which was very common in her world, a mixture of skunk and squirrel. This left the girl with a deep, dark brown pelt, that darkened further at her tail and ear tips. As well as a signature grey stripe that ran from the front of her face down to the tip of her tail across her back.

Her tail was much more puffed out than that of a normal skunks, her ear tips had tufts of fur like a squirrel and overall she was much like the two of them put together as one would expect. This girl had entered into a relationship with a quite powerful familiar, which was a great boon on plenty of occasions, but the cost of this familiar wasn't quite like any other she had ever known about.

While some gave up large monetary amounts, others gave a portion of their own strength or soul into the agreement, some gave up pretty much anything they had or ever would have had to enter such an agreement. Not Kayla though, no.

Kayla gave up her continence.

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And in trade for her continence, she received a rather powerful familiar of course. It was a avian looking one that had the harpy sort of anatomy going on with it. As one could expect, it was associated with wind. It had white feathers with gray, curvy markings here and their. It beak was short and its face was pressed in somewhat, much like that of an owl, if an owl had glowing blue eyes anyway. Unexpectedly, probably, they were also the same height as Kayla, if not perhaps an inch taller. It also wore a bag with a single strap for and some mask that covered the upper half of its face.

One may have expected a familiar that apparently had such power on it to be of the more serious type, but this one truly wasn't. As a matter of fact, it seemingly hardly took anything serious most of the time. It came off as a rather eccentric being to say the least.

"So... In trade for me you chose to basically give up your dignity. I'm flattered." They said with a slight chuckle. "Are you sure that was the wisest choice?" They went on to ask her as they looked down at her.

[Liten]

"I mean, all things considered it's not like the worst thing in the world. Objectively it's a bit of hassle, and an incremental cost to myself, but it's nothing like giving up my actual life energy, or making a blood pact, things along those lines. So what I have to wear some extra protection. No big deal. At least not in the grand scheme of things." she stated. "The wisest choices aren't always wise at first, it takes time for that wisdom to come to fruition." she continued as she mused about the terms of their agreement. Mainly she was curious to see how well things would work out, and she hoped it was for the better.

[CalmlyEccentric]

Well, this thing decided to go ahead and give it a little bit of its opinion on her choice. "You know, that's a awful lot coming from someone who looks like they're only four years old. It almost makes me actually have some faith about us getting somewhere." Then it looked her over a little more, "Surely, someone who is capable of having me as their partner has some powerful magic on their side, otherwise they wouldn't be able to bring me here... You are not the equivalent of a tooth pick when it comes to magic, are you?"

[Liten]

"Being short is a blessing more that it is a curse. Can't get in as many places when your bigger." she stated. "Of course I know my magic, I mean I did summon you after all. I'd probably be a complete master if it wasn't for the fact that I chose to broaden my horizons by dipping my toes into a few other things, but in this line of work it pays to have a varied skill set for a lot of things. It wouldn't do to just be a one trick pony after all." she continued to say to her familiar. "Do you have a name? Need I come up with one or are you just going to go by familiar for the rest of the time?" she then asked, curious as it hadn't come up.

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"Call me Leshion." Said the familiar as they figured now would be a good time to stop examining their potential new master. "As easy as it would be for me to go by the name "Familiar" that really could get confusing in some situations. Also, it is somewhat disrespectful sounding as you might as well be calling you "thing."" They then figured they would walk around a little bit and examine their surroundings.

"So, considering that you just sacrificed your training in the bathroom department of your life, it may be best to find yourself protection soon... Unless you came into this prepared. If that's the case, then I do say: Bravo, you're probably already out doing a lot of other people." Leshion stated.

[Liten]

"Well as long as there's a name to say I can call you it. Please, do you really think I would make a deal to lose my continence and not have something prepared already. I spent the last week wearing it in advanced to get used to maneuvering with it on, it's not like a spur of the moment decision, I had time to think this through." she stated as they were going along. "It's honestly quite a weird feeling, having no control over it, like, a sort of hollow feeling where once I could have sensation, now there is none." she continued.

[CalmlyEccentric]

"Lets not get into the graphic details of that." Leshion said, waving a wing at her to get her to stop if she was planning to go any further with that. "It's probably best that you're not on my back if you ever choose to let me fly you around. As fun as that may be, I'd prefer that you didn't have an accident then." Leshion had stated. "Anyway... You can surely change yourself, correct?"

[Liten]

"Well it's not like I get to decide when I have one, and yes. I can change out of the garment myself, though it's a bit awkward and takes some time to do it properly given the positioning of the whole ordeal." she stated. "Though all things considered I shouldn't have to change myself too often, depending on the circumstance." she continued as she explained the logistics she had already thought about prior to this partnership. "Though since we've passed it, why is your price a lack of continence?" she asked.