Asham's behavior was making Olono nervous and she wondered if there was something extremely dangerous here that she wasn't able to detect. She looked back at the innkeeper when he handed her the key to her room and, for a split second, was distracted from her uneasiness after seeing his smile and brightly smiled back as he gave her the option of having her meal now and then turned his attention away too talk to another lady.
Right away, she was once again immersed in Asham's overbearing aura. She waited for the innkeeper to finish his business with a new customer that she couldn't help examining in curiosity. Hopefully, he would attract more of the attention to himself. When the innkeeper, that many of them addressed as Reynold, started wiping the counter with apparent wariness of the stranger in his eyes, she smiled warmly at him.
"I think I can wait a little while for the meal. Thank you for your service dear sir."
Asham stared at Olono. He'd figured out where the source of familiarity was coming from, though it had taken a few minutes, and he didn't want to look at it anymore. If he did, he'd put off too much and it would be too impossible to keep the small grip on his emotions that he had handled. At one point, he felt eyes on him and automatically looked in their direction to see a small creature, a faerie dragon to be exact, with it's gaze fixed directly on him. It was mostly hidden from view and he probably would have overlooked it if it had done likewise to him. He met the creature's eyes as its owner seemed to be trying to soothe it. An animal's ability to recognize spirits when no one else could truly was amazing... and a major disadvantage to spirits who wished to stay hidden.
Olono walked to her room just as Asham's dark aura started getting stronger. She turned to him with concern after closing the door behind them.
"Are you alright Ash? You're omitting dark vibes. I was so sure someone would notice... in fact I'm pretty sure that a few did. Is something wrong? Should we leave?"
Asham heaved a sigh and looked at his companion, "It's.. it's nothing..." "That's what you call 'nothing'?" "Well... okay, it's not nothing, but it doesn't concern you."
Her eyes filled with annoyance, "Doesn't concern me? Asham, if you can't keep your own emotions under control then you might as well stop making yourself invisible. That would attract even less attention!"
He glared at her for a moment then sighed, "I'm sorry, alright? I can't help it, but don't worry. We're not in danger, it's just... well... I just saw something that sort of jogged my memory. That's all."
She studied him for a moment. If he were still alive, she'd strangle him for giving such vague explanations. Something was troubling him and she couldn't help him if she didn't know what it was. If this went on, people would become suspicious of them.
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